diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.c b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
index ccaa5067..a6e9cf83 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ bgp_close_conn(struct bgp_conn *conn)
   conn->local_caps = NULL;
   mb_free(conn->remote_caps);
   conn->remote_caps = NULL;
+
+  conn->notify_data = NULL;
+  conn->notify_size = 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -694,7 +697,7 @@ bgp_conn_enter_established_state(struct bgp_conn *conn)
 }
 
 static void
-bgp_conn_leave_established_state(struct bgp_proto *p)
+bgp_conn_leave_established_state(struct bgp_conn *conn, struct bgp_proto *p)
 {
   BGP_TRACE(D_EVENTS, "BGP session closed");
   p->last_established = current_time();
@@ -702,6 +705,10 @@ bgp_conn_leave_established_state(struct bgp_proto *p)
 
   if (p->p.proto_state == PS_UP)
     bgp_stop(p, 0, NULL, 0);
+
+  bmp_peer_down(p, p->last_error_class,
+		conn->notify_code, conn->notify_subcode,
+		conn->notify_data, conn->notify_size);
 }
 
 void
@@ -718,7 +725,7 @@ bgp_conn_enter_close_state(struct bgp_conn *conn)
   bgp_start_timer(conn->hold_timer, 10);
 
   if (os == BS_ESTABLISHED)
-    bgp_conn_leave_established_state(p);
+    bgp_conn_leave_established_state(conn, p);
 }
 
 void
@@ -732,7 +739,7 @@ bgp_conn_enter_idle_state(struct bgp_conn *conn)
   ev_schedule(p->event);
 
   if (os == BS_ESTABLISHED)
-    bgp_conn_leave_established_state(p);
+    bgp_conn_leave_established_state(conn, p);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -876,10 +883,7 @@ bgp_graceful_restart_timeout(timer *t)
     }
   }
   else
-  {
     bgp_stop(p, 0, NULL, 0);
-    bmp_peer_down(p, BE_NONE, NULL, 0);
-  }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1003,10 +1007,7 @@ bgp_sock_err(sock *sk, int err)
   if (err)
     BGP_TRACE(D_EVENTS, "Connection lost (%M)", err);
   else
-  {
     BGP_TRACE(D_EVENTS, "Connection closed");
-    bmp_peer_down(p, BE_SOCKET, NULL, 0);
-  }
 
   if ((conn->state == BS_ESTABLISHED) && p->gr_ready)
     bgp_handle_graceful_restart(p);
@@ -1331,7 +1332,6 @@ bgp_neigh_notify(neighbor *n)
       bgp_store_error(p, NULL, BE_MISC, BEM_NEIGHBOR_LOST);
       /* Perhaps also run bgp_update_startup_delay(p)? */
       bgp_stop(p, 0, NULL, 0);
-      bmp_peer_down(p, BE_MISC, NULL, 0);
     }
   }
   else if (p->cf->check_link && !(n->iface->flags & IF_LINK_UP))
@@ -1343,7 +1343,6 @@ bgp_neigh_notify(neighbor *n)
       if (ps == PS_UP)
 	bgp_update_startup_delay(p);
       bgp_stop(p, 0, NULL, 0);
-      bmp_peer_down(p, BE_MISC, NULL, 0);
     }
   }
   else
@@ -1385,7 +1384,6 @@ bgp_bfd_notify(struct bfd_request *req)
       if (ps == PS_UP)
 	bgp_update_startup_delay(p);
       bgp_stop(p, 0, NULL, 0);
-      bmp_peer_down(p, BE_MISC, NULL, 0);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -2266,12 +2264,13 @@ bgp_error(struct bgp_conn *c, uint code, uint subcode, byte *data, int len)
 
   bgp_log_error(p, BE_BGP_TX, "Error", code, subcode, data, ABS(len));
   bgp_store_error(p, c, BE_BGP_TX, (code << 16) | subcode);
-  bgp_conn_enter_close_state(c);
 
   c->notify_code = code;
   c->notify_subcode = subcode;
   c->notify_data = data;
   c->notify_size = (len > 0) ? len : 0;
+
+  bgp_conn_enter_close_state(c);
   bgp_schedule_packet(c, NULL, PKT_NOTIFICATION);
 
   if (code != 6)
diff --git a/proto/bgp/packets.c b/proto/bgp/packets.c
index 2f1ff659..6b728b4e 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/packets.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/packets.c
@@ -3042,7 +3042,6 @@ bgp_fire_tx(struct bgp_conn *conn)
   {
     conn->packets_to_send = 1 << PKT_SCHEDULE_CLOSE;
     end = bgp_create_notification(conn, pkt);
-    bmp_peer_down(p, BE_BGP_TX, pkt, end - pkt);
     return bgp_send(conn, PKT_NOTIFICATION, end - buf);
   }
   else if (s & (1 << PKT_OPEN))
@@ -3334,6 +3333,11 @@ bgp_rx_notification(struct bgp_conn *conn, byte *pkt, uint len)
   bgp_log_error(p, BE_BGP_RX, "Received", code, subcode, pkt+21, len-21);
   bgp_store_error(p, conn, BE_BGP_RX, (code << 16) | subcode);
 
+  conn->notify_code = code;
+  conn->notify_subcode = subcode;
+  conn->notify_data = pkt+21;
+  conn->notify_size = len-21;
+
   bgp_conn_enter_close_state(conn);
   bgp_schedule_packet(conn, NULL, PKT_SCHEDULE_CLOSE);
 
@@ -3352,8 +3356,6 @@ bgp_rx_notification(struct bgp_conn *conn, byte *pkt, uint len)
       p->p.disabled = 1;
     }
   }
-
-  bmp_peer_down(p, BE_BGP_RX, pkt + BGP_HEADER_LENGTH, len - BGP_HEADER_LENGTH);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/proto/bmp/bmp.c b/proto/bmp/bmp.c
index 22b9f2fb..261e9fdd 100644
--- a/proto/bmp/bmp.c
+++ b/proto/bmp/bmp.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ bmp_send_peer_down_notif_msg(struct bmp_proto *p, const struct bgp_proto *bgp,
 
 static void
 bmp_peer_down_(struct bmp_proto *p, const struct bgp_proto *bgp,
-	       const int err_class, const byte *msg, size_t msg_length)
+	       int err_class, int err_code, int err_subcode, const byte *data, int length)
 {
   if (!p->started)
     return;
@@ -899,31 +899,43 @@ bmp_peer_down_(struct bmp_proto *p, const struct bgp_proto *bgp,
 
   TRACE(D_STATES, "Peer down for %s", bgp->p.name);
 
-  buffer payload = bmp_buffer_alloc(p->buffer_mpool, 1 + BGP_HEADER_LENGTH + msg_length);
+  uint bmp_code = 0;
+  uint fsm_code = 0;
 
-  if (msg)
+  switch (err_class)
   {
-    if (err_class == BE_BGP_TX)
-      bmp_put_u8(&payload, BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_LOCAL_BGP_NOTIFICATION);
-    else
-      bmp_put_u8(&payload, BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_REMOTE_BGP_NOTIFICATION);
+  case BE_BGP_RX:
+    bmp_code = BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_REMOTE_BGP_NOTIFICATION;
+    break;
 
-    bmp_put_bgp_hdr(&payload, BGP_HEADER_LENGTH + msg_length, PKT_NOTIFICATION);
-    bmp_put_data(&payload, msg, msg_length);
+  case BE_BGP_TX:
+  case BE_AUTO_DOWN:
+  case BE_MAN_DOWN:
+    bmp_code = BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_LOCAL_BGP_NOTIFICATION;
+    break;
+
+  default:
+    bmp_code = BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_REMOTE_NO_NOTIFICATION;
+    length = 0;
+    break;
   }
-  else
+
+  buffer payload = bmp_buffer_alloc(p->buffer_mpool, 1 + BGP_HEADER_LENGTH + 2 + length);
+  bmp_put_u8(&payload, bmp_code);
+
+  switch (bmp_code)
   {
-    // TODO: Handle De-configured Peer Down Reason Code
-    if (err_class == BE_SOCKET || err_class == BE_MISC)
-    {
-      bmp_put_u8(&payload, BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_REMOTE_NO_NOTIFICATION);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      bmp_put_u8(&payload, BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_LOCAL_NO_NOTIFICATION);
-      // TODO: Fill in with appropriate FSM event code
-      bmp_put_u16(&payload, 0x00); // no relevant Event code is defined
-    }
+  case BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_LOCAL_BGP_NOTIFICATION:
+  case BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_REMOTE_BGP_NOTIFICATION:
+    bmp_put_bgp_hdr(&payload, BGP_HEADER_LENGTH + 2 + length, PKT_NOTIFICATION);
+    bmp_put_u8(&payload, err_code);
+    bmp_put_u8(&payload, err_subcode);
+    bmp_put_data(&payload, data, length);
+    break;
+
+  case BMP_PEER_DOWN_REASON_LOCAL_NO_NOTIFICATION:
+    bmp_put_u16(&payload, fsm_code);
+    break;
   }
 
   bmp_send_peer_down_notif_msg(p, bgp, bmp_buffer_data(&payload), bmp_buffer_pos(&payload));
@@ -934,12 +946,12 @@ bmp_peer_down_(struct bmp_proto *p, const struct bgp_proto *bgp,
 }
 
 void
-bmp_peer_down(const struct bgp_proto *bgp, const int err_class,
-	      const byte *msg, size_t msg_length)
+bmp_peer_down(const struct bgp_proto *bgp,
+	      int err_class, int code, int subcode, const byte *data, int length)
 {
   struct bmp_proto *p; node *n;
   WALK_LIST2(p, n, bmp_proto_list, bmp_node)
-    bmp_peer_down_(p, bgp, err_class, msg, msg_length);
+    bmp_peer_down_(p, bgp, err_class, code, subcode, data, length);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -988,6 +1000,13 @@ bmp_rt_notify(struct proto *P, struct channel *c, struct network *net,
   struct bgp_proto *bgp = (void *) src->c.proto;
   bool policy = (c->table == src->c.table);
 
+  /*
+   * We assume that we receive peer_up before the first route and peer_down
+   * synchronously with BGP session close. So if bmp_stream exists, the related
+   * BGP session is up and could be accessed. That may not be true in
+   * multithreaded setup.
+   */
+
   struct bmp_stream *bs = bmp_find_stream(p, bgp, src->afi, policy);
   if (!bs)
     return;
diff --git a/proto/bmp/bmp.h b/proto/bmp/bmp.h
index e51c2ea0..2d700c25 100644
--- a/proto/bmp/bmp.h
+++ b/proto/bmp/bmp.h
@@ -116,14 +116,13 @@ bmp_peer_up(struct bgp_proto *bgp,
  * established state
  */
 void
-bmp_peer_down(const struct bgp_proto *bgp, const int err_class, const byte *pkt,
-  size_t pkt_size);
+bmp_peer_down(const struct bgp_proto *bgp, int err_class, int code, int subcode, const byte *data, int length);
 
 
 #else /* BMP build disabled */
 
-static inline void bmp_peer_up(const struct bgp_proto *bgp UNUSED, const byte *tx_open_msg UNUSED, uint tx_open_length UNUSED, const byte *rx_open_msg UNUSED, uint rx_open_length UNUSED) { }
-static inline void bmp_peer_down(const struct bgp_proto *bgp UNUSED, const int err_class UNUSED, const byte *pkt UNUSED, size_t pkt_size UNUSED) { }
+static inline void bmp_peer_up(struct bgp_proto *bgp UNUSED, const byte *tx_open_msg UNUSED, uint tx_open_length UNUSED, const byte *rx_open_msg UNUSED, uint rx_open_length UNUSED) { }
+static inline void bmp_peer_down(const struct bgp_proto *bgp UNUSED, const int err_class UNUSED, int code UNUSED, int subcode UNUSED, const byte *data UNUSED, int length UNUSED) { }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_BMP */