diff --git a/protocols/bgp/packet/bgp.go b/protocols/bgp/packet/bgp.go
index 41a2113f8e6cb85cb0250d0333908071dc03fd79..3b6e0129a15644a975a2ef92b8afef57983856e2 100644
--- a/protocols/bgp/packet/bgp.go
+++ b/protocols/bgp/packet/bgp.go
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ const (
 	InvalidNetworkField       = 10
 	MalformedASPath           = 11
 
+	// Notification Msg Subcodes
+	AdministrativeShutdown = 2
+	AdministrativeReset    = 4
+
 	// Attribute Type Codes
 	OriginAttr     = 1
 	ASPathAttr     = 2
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/packet/decoder.go b/protocols/bgp/packet/decoder.go
index 961789b3cfdd43b0aae606e2a693ceef88a315b9..31583bf1b68257625dfaa3d8b8e40893982d6713 100644
--- a/protocols/bgp/packet/decoder.go
+++ b/protocols/bgp/packet/decoder.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func decodeNotificationMsg(buf *bytes.Buffer) (*BGPNotification, error) {
 			return invalidErrCode(msg)
 		}
 	case Cease:
-		if msg.ErrorSubcode != 0 {
+		if !(msg.ErrorSubcode == 0 || msg.ErrorSubcode == AdministrativeShutdown || msg.ErrorSubcode == AdministrativeReset) {
 			return invalidErrCode(msg)
 		}
 	default: