diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
index cb3d4b70bcbc39c641f9efd49451ef9a6419e2b5..98328b7f83324e7a975138f8c26fd0054d2db5c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2004 Balint Seeber <n0_5p4m_p13453@hotmail.com>
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Guido Guenther <agx@sigxcpu.org>
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@iki.fi>
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Sebastian Smolorz <sesmo@gmx.net>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -1685,6 +1686,22 @@ static int at76_join(struct at76_priv *priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void at76_work_join_bssid(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct at76_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct at76_priv,
+					      work_join_bssid);
+
+	if (priv->device_unplugged)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&priv->mtx);
+
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(priv->bssid))
+		at76_join(priv);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->mtx);
+}
+
 static void at76_mac80211_tx_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct at76_priv *priv = urb->context;
@@ -1722,6 +1739,7 @@ static int at76_mac80211_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct at76_priv *priv = hw->priv;
 	struct at76_tx_buffer *tx_buffer = priv->bulk_out_buffer;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+	struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *)skb->data;
 	int padding, submit_len, ret;
 
 	at76_dbg(DBG_MAC80211, "%s()", __func__);
@@ -1732,6 +1750,21 @@ static int at76_mac80211_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	}
 
+	/* The following code lines are important when the device is going to
+	 * authenticate with a new bssid. The driver must send CMD_JOIN before
+	 * an authentication frame is transmitted. For this to succeed, the
+	 * correct bssid of the AP must be known. As mac80211 does not inform
+	 * drivers about the bssid prior to the authentication process the
+	 * following workaround is necessary. If the TX frame is an
+	 * authentication frame extract the bssid and send the CMD_JOIN. */
+	if (mgmt->frame_control & cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH)) {
+		if (compare_ether_addr(priv->bssid, mgmt->bssid)) {
+			memcpy(priv->bssid, mgmt->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+			ieee80211_queue_work(hw, &priv->work_join_bssid);
+			return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ieee80211_stop_queues(hw);
 
 	at76_ledtrig_tx_activity();	/* tell ledtrigger we send a packet */
@@ -1806,6 +1839,7 @@ static void at76_mac80211_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	at76_dbg(DBG_MAC80211, "%s()", __func__);
 
 	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->dwork_hw_scan);
+	cancel_work_sync(&priv->work_join_bssid);
 	cancel_work_sync(&priv->work_set_promisc);
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mtx);
@@ -2107,6 +2141,7 @@ static struct at76_priv *at76_alloc_new_device(struct usb_device *udev)
 	mutex_init(&priv->mtx);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->work_set_promisc, at76_work_set_promisc);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->work_submit_rx, at76_work_submit_rx);
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->work_join_bssid, at76_work_join_bssid);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->dwork_hw_scan, at76_dwork_hw_scan);
 
 	tasklet_init(&priv->rx_tasklet, at76_rx_tasklet, 0);
@@ -2508,5 +2543,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Balint Seeber <n0_5p4m_p13453@hotmail.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Guido Guenther <agx@sigxcpu.org>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@iki.fi>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Sebastian Smolorz <sesmo@gmx.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.h b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.h
index 1ec5ccffdbc03b54f87c13193fd2c1f7492d733f..db89d72df4f3f6b47586a2b660a062ed5c92b949 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.h
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ struct at76_priv {
 	/* work queues */
 	struct work_struct work_set_promisc;
 	struct work_struct work_submit_rx;
+	struct work_struct work_join_bssid;
 	struct delayed_work dwork_hw_scan;
 
 	struct tasklet_struct rx_tasklet;