diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
index 64dffafa35fb6a19dd24944d1bc9615a7f976980..8b4827f47deb8fd941043cbe905fe47343031767 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -1616,6 +1616,15 @@ static int wl12xx_set_key(struct wl1271 *wl, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
 	return wlcore_set_key(wl, cmd, vif, sta, key_conf);
 }
 
+static int wl12xx_set_peer_cap(struct wl1271 *wl,
+			       struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
+			       bool allow_ht_operation,
+			       u32 rate_set, u8 hlid)
+{
+	return wl1271_acx_set_ht_capabilities(wl, ht_cap, allow_ht_operation,
+					      hlid);
+}
+
 static int wl12xx_setup(struct wl1271 *wl);
 
 static struct wlcore_ops wl12xx_ops = {
@@ -1651,6 +1660,7 @@ static struct wlcore_ops wl12xx_ops = {
 	.set_key		= wl12xx_set_key,
 	.channel_switch		= wl12xx_cmd_channel_switch,
 	.pre_pkt_send		= NULL,
+	.set_peer_cap		= wl12xx_set_peer_cap,
 };
 
 static struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap wl12xx_ht_cap = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.c
index 801d8af5cef22a53d7bc45a5d4c76904e285f03d..a169bb5a5dbf7984c0cdb52390492e0d6a27fbb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.c
@@ -140,3 +140,57 @@ int wl18xx_acx_peer_ht_operation_mode(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 hlid, bool wide)
 	return ret;
 
 }
+
+/*
+ * this command is basically the same as wl1271_acx_ht_capabilities,
+ * with the addition of supported rates. they should be unified in
+ * the next fw api change
+ */
+int wl18xx_acx_set_peer_cap(struct wl1271 *wl,
+			    struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
+			    bool allow_ht_operation,
+			    u32 rate_set, u8 hlid)
+{
+	struct wlcore_acx_peer_cap *acx;
+	int ret = 0;
+	u32 ht_capabilites = 0;
+
+	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_ACX,
+		     "acx set cap ht_supp: %d ht_cap: %d rates: 0x%x",
+		     ht_cap->ht_supported, ht_cap->cap, rate_set);
+
+	acx = kzalloc(sizeof(*acx), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!acx) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (allow_ht_operation && ht_cap->ht_supported) {
+		/* no need to translate capabilities - use the spec values */
+		ht_capabilites = ht_cap->cap;
+
+		/*
+		 * this bit is not employed by the spec but only by FW to
+		 * indicate peer HT support
+		 */
+		ht_capabilites |= WL12XX_HT_CAP_HT_OPERATION;
+
+		/* get data from A-MPDU parameters field */
+		acx->ampdu_max_length = ht_cap->ampdu_factor;
+		acx->ampdu_min_spacing = ht_cap->ampdu_density;
+	}
+
+	acx->hlid = hlid;
+	acx->ht_capabilites = cpu_to_le32(ht_capabilites);
+	acx->supported_rates = cpu_to_le32(rate_set);
+
+	ret = wl1271_cmd_configure(wl, ACX_PEER_CAP, acx, sizeof(*acx));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		wl1271_warning("acx ht capabilities setting failed: %d", ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+out:
+	kfree(acx);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.h
index b57e3483509d28636cbd735765b96293abb391d3..0e636def1217b9c150f323fcbbc8bd5214bf0386 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.h
@@ -297,11 +297,44 @@ struct wlcore_peer_ht_operation_mode {
 	u8 padding[2];
 };
 
+/*
+ * ACX_PEER_CAP
+ * this struct is very similar to wl1271_acx_ht_capabilities, with the
+ * addition of supported rates
+ */
+struct wlcore_acx_peer_cap {
+	struct acx_header header;
+
+	/* bitmask of capability bits supported by the peer */
+	__le32 ht_capabilites;
+
+	/* rates supported by the remote peer */
+	__le32 supported_rates;
+
+	/* Indicates to which link these capabilities apply. */
+	u8 hlid;
+
+	/*
+	 * This the maximum A-MPDU length supported by the AP. The FW may not
+	 * exceed this length when sending A-MPDUs
+	 */
+	u8 ampdu_max_length;
+
+	/* This is the minimal spacing required when sending A-MPDUs to the AP*/
+	u8 ampdu_min_spacing;
+
+	u8 padding;
+} __packed;
+
 int wl18xx_acx_host_if_cfg_bitmap(struct wl1271 *wl, u32 host_cfg_bitmap,
 				  u32 sdio_blk_size, u32 extra_mem_blks,
 				  u32 len_field_size);
 int wl18xx_acx_set_checksum_state(struct wl1271 *wl);
 int wl18xx_acx_clear_statistics(struct wl1271 *wl);
 int wl18xx_acx_peer_ht_operation_mode(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 hlid, bool wide);
+int wl18xx_acx_set_peer_cap(struct wl1271 *wl,
+			    struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
+			    bool allow_ht_operation,
+			    u32 rate_set, u8 hlid);
 
 #endif /* __WL18XX_ACX_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
index a5119d3d5e70263f0b5b19f291cd93997a762447..55fd46b9628df47362e4925cd7a515c93ac113fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
@@ -1386,6 +1386,14 @@ static void wl18xx_sta_rc_update(struct wl1271 *wl,
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 }
 
+static int wl18xx_set_peer_cap(struct wl1271 *wl,
+			       struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
+			       bool allow_ht_operation,
+			       u32 rate_set, u8 hlid)
+{
+	return wl18xx_acx_set_peer_cap(wl, ht_cap, allow_ht_operation,
+				       rate_set, hlid);
+}
 
 static int wl18xx_setup(struct wl1271 *wl);
 
@@ -1423,6 +1431,7 @@ static struct wlcore_ops wl18xx_ops = {
 	.channel_switch	= wl18xx_cmd_channel_switch,
 	.pre_pkt_send	= wl18xx_pre_pkt_send,
 	.sta_rc_update	= wl18xx_sta_rc_update,
+	.set_peer_cap	= wl18xx_set_peer_cap,
 };
 
 /* HT cap appropriate for wide channels in 2Ghz */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.c
index 9c32f0c840d7a9c93e08f74b4ebb9016e4f7fa64..c79654323396cb6fd73b5dff82b44f72e1148d08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.c
@@ -1340,6 +1340,8 @@ int wl1271_acx_set_ht_capabilities(struct wl1271 *wl,
 	kfree(acx);
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wl1271_acx_set_ht_capabilities);
+
 
 int wl1271_acx_set_ht_information(struct wl1271 *wl,
 				   struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.c
index 56432c8cda00c564f25918cbdc96997f4c39fadf..1fbee0d518723bfaf3daea362211729a8d1c8194 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.c
@@ -506,11 +506,10 @@ int wl12xx_cmd_role_start_sta(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif)
 	cmd->sta.hlid = wlvif->sta.hlid;
 	cmd->sta.session = wl->session_ids[wlvif->sta.hlid];
 	/*
-	 * We don't have the correct remote rates in this stage, and there
-	 * is no way to update them later, so use our supported rates instead.
-	 * The fw will take the configured rate policies into account anyway.
+	 * We don't have the correct remote rates in this stage. the rates
+	 * will be reconfigured later, after authorization.
 	 */
-	cmd->sta.remote_rates = cpu_to_le32(supported_rates);
+	cmd->sta.remote_rates = cpu_to_le32(wlvif->rate_set);
 
 	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_CMD, "role start: roleid=%d, hlid=%d, session=%d "
 		     "basic_rate_set: 0x%x, remote_rates: 0x%x",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/hw_ops.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/hw_ops.h
index 0e0b6563a3ff01ef5b397a024738bef3bd65e667..4db03e14acf7e1afead38c74b35e445c0a4c5d53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/hw_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/hw_ops.h
@@ -209,4 +209,17 @@ wlcore_hw_sta_rc_update(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif,
 		wl->ops->sta_rc_update(wl, wlvif, sta, changed);
 }
 
+static inline int
+wlcore_hw_set_peer_cap(struct wl1271 *wl,
+		       struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
+		       bool allow_ht_operation,
+		       u32 rate_set, u8 hlid)
+{
+	if (wl->ops->set_peer_cap)
+		return wl->ops->set_peer_cap(wl, ht_cap, allow_ht_operation,
+					     rate_set, hlid);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index 486b7fa0259c95317d2cd4e8cc1bb17e3ed77b3f..fed227c88a8af0d17fc2edff26145134d4ceb185 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -4132,10 +4132,11 @@ static void wl1271_bss_info_changed_sta(struct wl1271 *wl,
 		bool enabled =
 			bss_conf->chandef.width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT;
 
-		ret = wl1271_acx_set_ht_capabilities(wl,
-						     &sta_ht_cap,
-						     enabled,
-						     wlvif->sta.hlid);
+		ret = wlcore_hw_set_peer_cap(wl,
+					     &sta_ht_cap,
+					     enabled,
+					     wlvif->rate_set,
+					     wlvif->sta.hlid);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			wl1271_warning("Set ht cap failed %d", ret);
 			goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore.h
index e8245f36a67ec52893e065ce4534148726db1866..a4441164bb4b03d38eed39fec97ca1b77b17409d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore.h
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ struct wlcore_ops {
 	u32 (*pre_pkt_send)(struct wl1271 *wl, u32 buf_offset, u32 last_len);
 	void (*sta_rc_update)(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif,
 			      struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u32 changed);
+	int (*set_peer_cap)(struct wl1271 *wl,
+			    struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
+			    bool allow_ht_operation,
+			    u32 rate_set, u8 hlid);
+
 };
 
 enum wlcore_partitions {