diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 11d5610d2ad5..f43f23b13ab6 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ struct ieee80211_vif_chanctx_switch {
  * @BSS_CHANGED_TWT: TWT status changed
  * @BSS_CHANGED_HE_OBSS_PD: OBSS Packet Detection status changed.
  * @BSS_CHANGED_HE_BSS_COLOR: BSS Color has changed
+ * @BSS_CHANGED_UNSOL_BCAST_PROBE_RESP: Unsolicited broadcast probe response
+ *	status changed.
  *
  */
 enum ieee80211_bss_change {
@@ -350,6 +352,7 @@ enum ieee80211_bss_change {
 	BSS_CHANGED_TWT			= 1<<27,
 	BSS_CHANGED_HE_OBSS_PD		= 1<<28,
 	BSS_CHANGED_HE_BSS_COLOR	= 1<<29,
+	BSS_CHANGED_UNSOL_BCAST_PROBE_RESP = 1<<30,
 
 	/* when adding here, make sure to change ieee80211_reconfig */
 };
@@ -607,6 +610,8 @@ struct ieee80211_ftm_responder_params {
  * @he_oper: HE operation information of the AP we are connected to
  * @he_obss_pd: OBSS Packet Detection parameters.
  * @he_bss_color: BSS coloring settings, if BSS supports HE
+ * @unsol_bcast_probe_resp_interval: Unsolicited broadcast probe response
+ *	interval.
  */
 struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
 	const u8 *bssid;
@@ -674,6 +679,7 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
 	} he_oper;
 	struct ieee80211_he_obss_pd he_obss_pd;
 	struct cfg80211_he_bss_color he_bss_color;
+	u32 unsol_bcast_probe_resp_interval;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -2325,6 +2331,9 @@ struct ieee80211_txq {
  *	aggregating MPDUs with the same keyid, allowing mac80211 to keep Tx
  *	A-MPDU sessions active while rekeying with Extended Key ID.
  *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UNSOL_BCAST_PROBE_RESP: Hardware/driver supports
+ *	unsolicited broadcast probe response transmission
+ *
  * @NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS: number of hardware flags, used for sizing arrays
  */
 enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
@@ -2377,6 +2386,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID,
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_ONLY_HE_MULTI_BSSID,
 	IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_KEYBORDER_SUPPORT,
+	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UNSOL_BCAST_PROBE_RESP,
 
 	/* keep last, obviously */
 	NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS
@@ -6558,4 +6568,18 @@ u32 ieee80211_calc_tx_airtime(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
  */
 bool ieee80211_set_hw_80211_encap(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_get_unsol_bcast_probe_resp_tmpl - Get unsolicited broadcast
+ *     probe response template.
+ * @hw: pointer obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ *
+ * The driver is responsible for freeing the returned skb.
+ *
+ * Return: Unsolicited broadcast probe response template. %NULL on error.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *
+ieee80211_get_unsol_bcast_probe_resp_tmpl(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+					  struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+
 #endif /* MAC80211_H */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 9b360544ad6f..b4b028599cff 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -837,6 +837,35 @@ static int ieee80211_set_probe_resp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+ieee80211_set_unsol_bcast_probe_resp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				     struct cfg80211_unsol_bcast_probe_resp *params)
+{
+	struct unsol_bcast_probe_resp_data *new, *old = NULL;
+
+	if (!sdata->local->hw.wiphy->support_unsol_bcast_probe_resp)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!params->tmpl || !params->tmpl_len)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	old = sdata_dereference(sdata->u.ap.unsol_bcast_probe_resp, sdata);
+	new = kzalloc(sizeof(*new) + params->tmpl_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	new->len = params->tmpl_len;
+	memcpy(new->data, params->tmpl, params->tmpl_len);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->u.ap.unsol_bcast_probe_resp, new);
+
+	if (old)
+		kfree_rcu(old, rcu_head);
+
+	sdata->vif.bss_conf.unsol_bcast_probe_resp_interval =
+							params->interval;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ieee80211_set_ftm_responder_params(
 				struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				const u8 *lci, size_t lci_len,
@@ -1097,12 +1126,18 @@ static int ieee80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	err = ieee80211_assign_beacon(sdata, &params->beacon, NULL);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		ieee80211_vif_release_channel(sdata);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto error;
 	changed |= err;
 
+	if (params->unsol_bcast_probe_resp.interval) {
+		err = ieee80211_set_unsol_bcast_probe_resp(sdata,
+							   &params->unsol_bcast_probe_resp);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto error;
+		changed |= BSS_CHANGED_UNSOL_BCAST_PROBE_RESP;
+	}
+
 	err = drv_start_ap(sdata->local, sdata);
 	if (err) {
 		old = sdata_dereference(sdata->u.ap.beacon, sdata);
@@ -1110,8 +1145,7 @@ static int ieee80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		if (old)
 			kfree_rcu(old, rcu_head);
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ap.beacon, NULL);
-		ieee80211_vif_release_channel(sdata);
-		return err;
+		goto error;
 	}
 
 	ieee80211_recalc_dtim(local, sdata);
@@ -1122,6 +1156,10 @@ static int ieee80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		netif_carrier_on(vlan->dev);
 
 	return 0;
+
+error:
+	ieee80211_vif_release_channel(sdata);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_change_beacon(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
@@ -1158,6 +1196,7 @@ static int ieee80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev)
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct beacon_data *old_beacon;
 	struct probe_resp *old_probe_resp;
+	struct unsol_bcast_probe_resp_data *old_unsol_bcast_probe_resp;
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
 
 	sdata_assert_lock(sdata);
@@ -1166,6 +1205,9 @@ static int ieee80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!old_beacon)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	old_probe_resp = sdata_dereference(sdata->u.ap.probe_resp, sdata);
+	old_unsol_bcast_probe_resp =
+		sdata_dereference(sdata->u.ap.unsol_bcast_probe_resp,
+				  sdata);
 
 	/* abort any running channel switch */
 	mutex_lock(&local->mtx);
@@ -1189,9 +1231,12 @@ static int ieee80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev)
 	/* remove beacon and probe response */
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ap.beacon, NULL);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ap.probe_resp, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ap.unsol_bcast_probe_resp, NULL);
 	kfree_rcu(old_beacon, rcu_head);
 	if (old_probe_resp)
 		kfree_rcu(old_probe_resp, rcu_head);
+	if (old_unsol_bcast_probe_resp)
+		kfree_rcu(old_unsol_bcast_probe_resp, rcu_head);
 
 	kfree(sdata->vif.bss_conf.ftmr_params);
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ftmr_params = NULL;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index 54080290d6e2..18047db2e56f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ static const char *hw_flag_names[] = {
 	FLAG(SUPPORTS_MULTI_BSSID),
 	FLAG(SUPPORTS_ONLY_HE_MULTI_BSSID),
 	FLAG(AMPDU_KEYBORDER_SUPPORT),
+	FLAG(SUPPORTS_UNSOL_BCAST_PROBE_RESP),
 #undef FLAG
 };
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index ec1a71ac65f2..b54108ef3560 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@ struct probe_resp {
 	u8 data[];
 };
 
+struct unsol_bcast_probe_resp_data {
+	struct rcu_head rcu_head;
+	int len;
+	u8 data[];
+};
+
 struct ps_data {
 	/* yes, this looks ugly, but guarantees that we can later use
 	 * bitmap_empty :)
@@ -287,6 +293,7 @@ struct ps_data {
 struct ieee80211_if_ap {
 	struct beacon_data __rcu *beacon;
 	struct probe_resp __rcu *probe_resp;
+	struct unsol_bcast_probe_resp_data __rcu *unsol_bcast_probe_resp;
 
 	/* to be used after channel switch. */
 	struct cfg80211_beacon_data *next_beacon;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index b4a2efe8e83a..0c326d5616ae 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -1168,6 +1168,12 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				WLAN_EXT_CAPA3_MULTI_BSSID_SUPPORT;
 	}
 
+	/* mac80211 supports unsolicited broadcast probe response
+	 * transmission, if the driver supports it
+	 */
+	if (ieee80211_hw_check(&local->hw, SUPPORTS_UNSOL_BCAST_PROBE_RESP))
+		local->hw.wiphy->support_unsol_bcast_probe_resp = true;
+
 	local->hw.wiphy->max_num_csa_counters = IEEE80211_MAX_CSA_COUNTERS_NUM;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index e9ce658141f5..49ca7227c9fa 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -4998,6 +4998,35 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_proberesp_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_proberesp_get);
 
+struct sk_buff *
+ieee80211_get_unsol_bcast_probe_resp_tmpl(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+					  struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+	struct unsol_bcast_probe_resp_data *tmpl = NULL;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
+
+	if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
+		return NULL;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	tmpl = rcu_dereference(sdata->u.ap.unsol_bcast_probe_resp);
+	if (!tmpl) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	skb = dev_alloc_skb(sdata->local->hw.extra_tx_headroom + tmpl->len);
+	if (skb) {
+		skb_reserve(skb, sdata->local->hw.extra_tx_headroom);
+		skb_put_data(skb, tmpl->data, tmpl->len);
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return skb;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_get_unsol_bcast_probe_resp_tmpl);
+
 struct sk_buff *ieee80211_pspoll_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				     struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
