diff --git a/include/corosync/ipc_votequorum.h b/include/corosync/ipc_votequorum.h
index 5a820da6..5cf1bb20 100644
--- a/include/corosync/ipc_votequorum.h
+++ b/include/corosync/ipc_votequorum.h
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ enum res_votequorum_types {
 	MESSAGE_RES_VOTEQUORUM_GETINFO,
 	MESSAGE_RES_VOTEQUORUM_QDISK_GETINFO,
 	MESSAGE_RES_VOTEQUORUM_TRACKSTART,
-	MESSAGE_RES_VOTEQUORUM_NOTIFICATION
+	MESSAGE_RES_VOTEQUORUM_NOTIFICATION,
+	MESSAGE_RES_VOTEQUORUM_EXPECTEDVOTES_NOTIFICATION
 };
 
 struct req_lib_votequorum_setvotes {
@@ -142,4 +143,10 @@ struct res_lib_votequorum_notification {
 	struct votequorum_node node_list[] __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 };
 
+struct res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification {
+	mar_res_header_t header __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+	mar_uint64_t context __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+	mar_uint32_t expected_votes __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/corosync/votequorum.h b/include/corosync/votequorum.h
index b6807ae8..bcb593d5 100644
--- a/include/corosync/votequorum.h
+++ b/include/corosync/votequorum.h
@@ -84,8 +84,15 @@ typedef void (*votequorum_notification_fn_t) (
 	votequorum_node_t node_list[]
 	);
 
+typedef void (*votequorum_expectedvotes_notification_fn_t) (
+	votequorum_handle_t handle,
+	uint64_t context,
+	uint32_t expected_votes
+	);
+
 typedef struct {
 	votequorum_notification_fn_t votequorum_notify_fn;
+	votequorum_expectedvotes_notification_fn_t votequorum_expectedvotes_notify_fn;
 } votequorum_callbacks_t;
 
 
diff --git a/lib/votequorum.c b/lib/votequorum.c
index f241421b..e67d5357 100644
--- a/lib/votequorum.c
+++ b/lib/votequorum.c
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ cs_error_t votequorum_initialize (
 	pthread_mutex_init (&votequorum_inst->response_mutex, NULL);
 	pthread_mutex_init (&votequorum_inst->dispatch_mutex, NULL);
 	if (callbacks)
-		memcpy(&votequorum_inst->callbacks, callbacks, sizeof (callbacks));
+		memcpy(&votequorum_inst->callbacks, callbacks, sizeof (*callbacks));
 	else
-		memset(&votequorum_inst->callbacks, 0, sizeof (callbacks));
+		memset(&votequorum_inst->callbacks, 0, sizeof (*callbacks));
 
 	saHandleInstancePut (&votequorum_handle_t_db, *handle);
 
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ cs_error_t votequorum_dispatch (
 	votequorum_callbacks_t callbacks;
 	struct res_overlay dispatch_data;
 	struct res_lib_votequorum_notification *res_lib_votequorum_notification;
+	struct res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification *res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification;
 
 	if (dispatch_types != CS_DISPATCH_ONE &&
 		dispatch_types != CS_DISPATCH_ALL &&
@@ -764,7 +765,7 @@ cs_error_t votequorum_dispatch (
 
 	/*
 	 * Timeout instantly for CS_DISPATCH_ONE or CS_DISPATCH_ALL and
-	 * wait indefinately for CS_DISPATCH_BLOCKING
+	 * wait indefinitely for CS_DISPATCH_BLOCKING
 	 */
 	if (dispatch_types == CS_DISPATCH_ALL) {
 		timeout = 0;
@@ -822,6 +823,17 @@ cs_error_t votequorum_dispatch (
 				;
 			break;
 
+		case MESSAGE_RES_VOTEQUORUM_EXPECTEDVOTES_NOTIFICATION:
+			if (callbacks.votequorum_expectedvotes_notify_fn == NULL) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification = (struct res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification *)&dispatch_data;
+
+			callbacks.votequorum_expectedvotes_notify_fn ( handle,
+								       res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification->context,
+								       res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification->expected_votes);
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			error = CS_ERR_LIBRARY;
 			goto error_put;
diff --git a/services/votequorum.c b/services/votequorum.c
index 6f274af1..05ae2e50 100644
--- a/services/votequorum.c
+++ b/services/votequorum.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static int quorum_exec_send_killnode(int nodeid, unsigned int reason);
 
 static void add_votequorum_config_notification(hdb_handle_t quorum_object_handle);
 
+static void recalculate_quorum(int allow_decrease, int by_current_nodes);
 
 /*
  * Library Handler Definition
@@ -543,6 +544,8 @@ static int votequorum_exec_init_fn (struct corosync_api_v1 *api)
 	if (corosync_api->object_find_next(find_handle, &object_handle) == 0) {
 		read_quorum_config(object_handle);
 	}
+	recalculate_quorum(0, 0);
+
 	/* Listen for changes */
 	add_votequorum_config_notification(object_handle);
 	corosync_api->object_find_destroy(find_handle);
@@ -629,6 +632,27 @@ static int send_quorum_notification(void *conn, uint64_t context)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void send_expectedvotes_notification()
+{
+	struct res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification;
+	struct quorum_pd *qpd;
+	struct list_head *tmp;
+
+	log_printf(LOG_DEBUG, "Sending expected votes callback\n");
+
+	res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification.header.id = MESSAGE_RES_VOTEQUORUM_EXPECTEDVOTES_NOTIFICATION;
+	res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification.header.size = sizeof(res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification);
+	res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification.header.error = CS_OK;
+	res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification.expected_votes = us->expected_votes;
+
+	list_iterate(tmp, &trackers_list) {
+		qpd = list_entry(tmp, struct quorum_pd, list);
+		res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification.context = qpd->tracking_context;
+		corosync_api->ipc_dispatch_send(qpd->conn, &res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification,
+						sizeof(struct res_lib_votequorum_expectedvotes_notification));
+	}
+}
+
 static void set_quorate(int total_votes)
 {
 	int quorate;
@@ -673,6 +697,7 @@ static int calculate_quorum(int allow_decrease, int max_expected, unsigned int *
 	unsigned int total_nodes = 0;
 
 	ENTER();
+
 	list_iterate(nodelist, &cluster_members_list) {
 		node = list_entry(nodelist, struct cluster_node, list);
 
@@ -725,25 +750,33 @@ static int calculate_quorum(int allow_decrease, int max_expected, unsigned int *
 /* Recalculate cluster quorum, set quorate and notify changes */
 static void recalculate_quorum(int allow_decrease, int by_current_nodes)
 {
-	unsigned int total_votes;
+	unsigned int total_votes = 0;
 	int cluster_members = 0;
 	struct list_head *nodelist;
 	struct cluster_node *node;
 
 	ENTER();
 
-	if (by_current_nodes) {
-		list_iterate(nodelist, &cluster_members_list) {
-			node = list_entry(nodelist, struct cluster_node, list);
+	list_iterate(nodelist, &cluster_members_list) {
+		node = list_entry(nodelist, struct cluster_node, list);
 
-			if (node->state == NODESTATE_MEMBER) {
+		if (node->state == NODESTATE_MEMBER) {
+			if (by_current_nodes)
 				cluster_members++;
-			}
+			total_votes += node->votes;
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Keep expected_votes at the highest number of votes in the cluster */
+	log_printf(LOG_DEBUG, "total_votes=%d, expected_votes=%d\n", total_votes, us->expected_votes);
+	if (total_votes > us->expected_votes) {
+		us->expected_votes = total_votes;
+		send_expectedvotes_notification();
+	}
+
 	quorum = calculate_quorum(allow_decrease, cluster_members, &total_votes);
 	set_quorate(total_votes);
+
 	send_quorum_notification(NULL, 0L);
 	LEAVE();
 }
@@ -1080,8 +1113,6 @@ static void message_handler_req_exec_quorum_reconfigure (
 	switch(req_exec_quorum_reconfigure->param)
 	{
 	case RECONFIG_PARAM_EXPECTED_VOTES:
-		node->expected_votes = req_exec_quorum_reconfigure->value;
-
 		list_iterate(nodelist, &cluster_members_list) {
 			node = list_entry(nodelist, struct cluster_node, list);
 			if (node->state == NODESTATE_MEMBER &&
@@ -1089,6 +1120,7 @@ static void message_handler_req_exec_quorum_reconfigure (
 				node->expected_votes = req_exec_quorum_reconfigure->value;
 			}
 		}
+		send_expectedvotes_notification();
 		recalculate_quorum(1, 0);  /* Allow decrease */
 		break;
 
diff --git a/test/testvotequorum1.c b/test/testvotequorum1.c
index 92a677d6..158e09e5 100644
--- a/test/testvotequorum1.c
+++ b/test/testvotequorum1.c
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ static char *node_state(int state)
 	}
 }
 
+
+static void votequorum_expectedvotes_notification_fn(
+	votequorum_handle_t handle,
+	uint64_t context,
+	uint32_t expected_votes
+	)
+{
+	printf("votequorum expectedvotes notification called \n");
+	printf("  expected_votes = %d\n", expected_votes);
+}
+
+
 static void votequorum_notification_fn(
 	votequorum_handle_t handle,
 	uint64_t context,
@@ -99,6 +111,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	callbacks.votequorum_notify_fn = votequorum_notification_fn;
+	callbacks.votequorum_expectedvotes_notify_fn = votequorum_expectedvotes_notification_fn;
+
 	if ( (err=votequorum_initialize(&handle, &callbacks)) != CS_OK)
 		fprintf(stderr, "votequorum_initialize FAILED: %d\n", err);