/* Record the transition on the transport.  */
        switch (command) {
        case SCTP_TRANSPORT_UP:
+               /* If we are moving from UNCONFIRMED state due
+                * to heartbeat success, report the SCTP_ADDR_CONFIRMED
+                * state to the user, otherwise report SCTP_ADDR_AVAILABLE.
+                */
+               if (SCTP_UNCONFIRMED == transport->state &&
+                   SCTP_HEARTBEAT_SUCCESS == error)
+                       spc_state = SCTP_ADDR_CONFIRMED;
+               else
+                       spc_state = SCTP_ADDR_AVAILABLE;
                transport->state = SCTP_ACTIVE;
-               spc_state = SCTP_ADDR_AVAILABLE;
                break;
 
        case SCTP_TRANSPORT_DOWN: