diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index adc686087a26..c37611bea429 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1544,6 +1544,8 @@ batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_find(const struct batadv_tt_global_entry *entry,
  *  by a given originator
  * @entry: the TT global entry to check
  * @orig_node: the originator to search in the list
+ * @flags: a pointer to store TT flags for the given @entry received
+ *  from @orig_node
  *
  * find out if an orig_node is already in the list of a tt_global_entry.
  *
@@ -1551,7 +1553,8 @@ batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_find(const struct batadv_tt_global_entry *entry,
  */
 static bool
 batadv_tt_global_entry_has_orig(const struct batadv_tt_global_entry *entry,
-				const struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node)
+				const struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
+				u8 *flags)
 {
 	struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry;
 	bool found = false;
@@ -1559,6 +1562,10 @@ batadv_tt_global_entry_has_orig(const struct batadv_tt_global_entry *entry,
 	orig_entry = batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_find(entry, orig_node);
 	if (orig_entry) {
 		found = true;
+
+		if (flags)
+			*flags = orig_entry->flags;
+
 		batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put(orig_entry);
 	}
 
@@ -1741,7 +1748,7 @@ static bool batadv_tt_global_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 			if (!(common->flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_TEMP))
 				goto out;
 			if (batadv_tt_global_entry_has_orig(tt_global_entry,
-							    orig_node))
+							    orig_node, NULL))
 				goto out_remove;
 			batadv_tt_global_del_orig_list(tt_global_entry);
 			goto add_orig_entry;
@@ -2884,23 +2891,46 @@ batadv_tt_req_node_new(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_tt_local_valid - verify that given tt entry is a valid one
+ * batadv_tt_local_valid() - verify local tt entry and get flags
  * @entry_ptr: to be checked local tt entry
  * @data_ptr: not used but definition required to satisfy the callback prototype
+ * @flags: a pointer to store TT flags for this client to
+ *
+ * Checks the validity of the given local TT entry. If it is, then the provided
+ * flags pointer is updated.
  *
  * Return: true if the entry is a valid, false otherwise.
  */
-static bool batadv_tt_local_valid(const void *entry_ptr, const void *data_ptr)
+static bool batadv_tt_local_valid(const void *entry_ptr,
+				  const void *data_ptr,
+				  u8 *flags)
 {
 	const struct batadv_tt_common_entry *tt_common_entry = entry_ptr;
 
 	if (tt_common_entry->flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NEW)
 		return false;
+
+	if (flags)
+		*flags = tt_common_entry->flags;
+
 	return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_tt_global_valid() - verify global tt entry and get flags
+ * @entry_ptr: to be checked global tt entry
+ * @data_ptr: an orig_node object (may be NULL)
+ * @flags: a pointer to store TT flags for this client to
+ *
+ * Checks the validity of the given global TT entry. If it is, then the provided
+ * flags pointer is updated either with the common (summed) TT flags if data_ptr
+ * is NULL or the specific, per originator TT flags otherwise.
+ *
+ * Return: true if the entry is a valid, false otherwise.
+ */
 static bool batadv_tt_global_valid(const void *entry_ptr,
-				   const void *data_ptr)
+				   const void *data_ptr,
+				   u8 *flags)
 {
 	const struct batadv_tt_common_entry *tt_common_entry = entry_ptr;
 	const struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry;
@@ -2914,7 +2944,8 @@ static bool batadv_tt_global_valid(const void *entry_ptr,
 				       struct batadv_tt_global_entry,
 				       common);
 
-	return batadv_tt_global_entry_has_orig(tt_global_entry, orig_node);
+	return batadv_tt_global_entry_has_orig(tt_global_entry, orig_node,
+					       flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2924,25 +2955,34 @@ static bool batadv_tt_global_valid(const void *entry_ptr,
  * @hash: hash table containing the tt entries
  * @tt_len: expected tvlv tt data buffer length in number of bytes
  * @tvlv_buff: pointer to the buffer to fill with the TT data
- * @valid_cb: function to filter tt change entries
+ * @valid_cb: function to filter tt change entries and to return TT flags
  * @cb_data: data passed to the filter function as argument
+ *
+ * Fills the tvlv buff with the tt entries from the specified hash. If valid_cb
+ * is not provided then this becomes a no-op.
  */
 static void batadv_tt_tvlv_generate(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				    struct batadv_hashtable *hash,
 				    void *tvlv_buff, u16 tt_len,
 				    bool (*valid_cb)(const void *,
-						     const void *),
+						     const void *,
+						     u8 *flags),
 				    void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct batadv_tt_common_entry *tt_common_entry;
 	struct batadv_tvlv_tt_change *tt_change;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	u16 tt_tot, tt_num_entries = 0;
+	u8 flags;
+	bool ret;
 	u32 i;
 
 	tt_tot = batadv_tt_entries(tt_len);
 	tt_change = (struct batadv_tvlv_tt_change *)tvlv_buff;
 
+	if (!valid_cb)
+		return;
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -2952,11 +2992,12 @@ static void batadv_tt_tvlv_generate(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 			if (tt_tot == tt_num_entries)
 				break;
 
-			if ((valid_cb) && (!valid_cb(tt_common_entry, cb_data)))
+			ret = valid_cb(tt_common_entry, cb_data, &flags);
+			if (!ret)
 				continue;
 
 			ether_addr_copy(tt_change->addr, tt_common_entry->addr);
-			tt_change->flags = tt_common_entry->flags;
+			tt_change->flags = flags;
 			tt_change->vid = htons(tt_common_entry->vid);
 			memset(tt_change->reserved, 0,
 			       sizeof(tt_change->reserved));
