diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 5ed93f4406a82728d89ac5f5c6ebaeb325b2a38e..e2fb5767e1fa6bee05f08bf138c3fcbf2850b73a 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -1244,10 +1244,13 @@ ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
  *	mac80211 needs to do and the amount of CPU wakeups, so you should
  *	honour this flag if possible.
  *
- * @FIF_CONTROL: pass control frames, if PROMISC_IN_BSS is not set then
- *	only those addressed to this station
+ * @FIF_CONTROL: pass control frames (except for PS Poll), if PROMISC_IN_BSS
+ *  is not set then only those addressed to this station.
  *
  * @FIF_OTHER_BSS: pass frames destined to other BSSes
+ *
+ * @FIF_PSPOLL: pass PS Poll frames, if PROMISC_IN_BSS  is not set then only
+ *  those addressed to this station.
  */
 enum ieee80211_filter_flags {
 	FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS	= 1<<0,
@@ -1257,6 +1260,7 @@ enum ieee80211_filter_flags {
 	FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC	= 1<<4,
 	FIF_CONTROL		= 1<<5,
 	FIF_OTHER_BSS		= 1<<6,
+	FIF_PSPOLL		= 1<<7,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 8d790e40f3e90b31760bd73041dc1df616e98309..630a438180fd059e9eef95116b487f5f1539ac4e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	int open_count;
 	int monitors, cooked_mntrs;
 	/* number of interfaces with corresponding FIF_ flags */
-	int fif_fcsfail, fif_plcpfail, fif_control, fif_other_bss;
+	int fif_fcsfail, fif_plcpfail, fif_control, fif_other_bss, fif_pspoll;
 	unsigned int filter_flags; /* FIF_* */
 	struct iw_statistics wstats;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 8c1284d45e69cc04f06961e433ea0d72e6c758c4..e8fb03b91a443b2aa62c68e70f1f975829f1127c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -220,8 +220,10 @@ static int ieee80211_open(struct net_device *dev)
 			local->fif_fcsfail++;
 		if (sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_PLCPFAIL)
 			local->fif_plcpfail++;
-		if (sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_CONTROL)
+		if (sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_CONTROL) {
 			local->fif_control++;
+			local->fif_pspoll++;
+		}
 		if (sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_OTHER_BSS)
 			local->fif_other_bss++;
 
@@ -244,7 +246,14 @@ static int ieee80211_open(struct net_device *dev)
 			spin_unlock_bh(&local->filter_lock);
 
 			ieee80211_start_mesh(sdata);
+		} else if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
+			local->fif_pspoll++;
+
+			spin_lock_bh(&local->filter_lock);
+			ieee80211_configure_filter(local);
+			spin_unlock_bh(&local->filter_lock);
 		}
+
 		changed |= ieee80211_reset_erp_info(sdata);
 		ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed);
 		ieee80211_enable_keys(sdata);
@@ -388,6 +397,9 @@ static int ieee80211_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (sdata->flags & IEEE80211_SDATA_PROMISC)
 		atomic_dec(&local->iff_promiscs);
 
+	if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
+		local->fif_pspoll--;
+
 	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
 	spin_lock_bh(&local->filter_lock);
 	__dev_addr_unsync(&local->mc_list, &local->mc_count,
@@ -439,8 +451,10 @@ static int ieee80211_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 			local->fif_fcsfail--;
 		if (sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_PLCPFAIL)
 			local->fif_plcpfail--;
-		if (sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_CONTROL)
+		if (sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_CONTROL) {
+			local->fif_pspoll--;
 			local->fif_control--;
+		}
 		if (sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_OTHER_BSS)
 			local->fif_other_bss--;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 22e07385ff60a97ab9fb1603246eb62772f0916f..0c4f8e122ed67c0ae24421072a3d3e4342a3962b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ void ieee80211_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	if (local->fif_other_bss)
 		new_flags |= FIF_OTHER_BSS;
 
+	if (local->fif_pspoll)
+		new_flags |= FIF_PSPOLL;
+
 	changed_flags = local->filter_flags ^ new_flags;
 
 	/* be a bit nasty */