diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211.h b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
index 98c86ff657bb1faa82d5541f950fde2bea4af8d9..6e0601189db94e1c150c65f64b1ce09d7da6fa8e 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
@@ -567,6 +567,26 @@ struct ieee80211s_hdr {
 #define MESH_FLAGS_AE		0x3
 #define MESH_FLAGS_PS_DEEP	0x4
 
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_preq_flags - mesh PREQ element flags
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_PREQ_PROACTIVE_PREP_FLAG: proactive PREP subfield
+ */
+enum ieee80211_preq_flags {
+	IEEE80211_PREQ_PROACTIVE_PREP_FLAG	= 1<<2,
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_preq_target_flags - mesh PREQ element per target flags
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_PREQ_TO_FLAG: target only subfield
+ * @IEEE80211_PREQ_USN_FLAG: unknown target HWMP sequence number subfield
+ */
+enum ieee80211_preq_target_flags {
+	IEEE80211_PREQ_TO_FLAG	= 1<<0,
+	IEEE80211_PREQ_USN_FLAG	= 1<<2,
+};
+
 /**
  * struct ieee80211_quiet_ie
  *
@@ -1474,6 +1494,28 @@ enum {
 	IEEE80211_PATH_METRIC_VENDOR = 255,
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum ieee80211_root_mode_identifier - root mesh STA mode identifier
+ *
+ * These attribute are used by dot11MeshHWMPRootMode to set root mesh STA mode
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_NO_ROOT: the mesh STA is not a root mesh STA (default)
+ * @IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_ROOT: the mesh STA is a root mesh STA if greater than
+ *	this value
+ * @IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_NO_PREP: the mesh STA is a root mesh STA supports
+ *	the proactive PREQ with proactive PREP subfield set to 0
+ * @IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_WITH_PREP: the mesh STA is a root mesh STA
+ *	supports the proactive PREQ with proactive PREP subfield set to 1
+ * @IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_RANN: the mesh STA is a root mesh STA supports
+ *	the proactive RANN
+ */
+enum ieee80211_root_mode_identifier {
+	IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_NO_ROOT = 0,
+	IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_ROOT = 1,
+	IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_NO_PREP = 2,
+	IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_WITH_PREP = 3,
+	IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_RANN = 4,
+};
 
 /*
  * IEEE 802.11-2007 7.3.2.9 Country information element
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 7cf19509fb682f21d69716a7352b345127ed3f4c..6bff3c4d17dd986cc7282b6bf4e93e56a9c6091f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -541,11 +541,17 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_housekeeping(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 static void ieee80211_mesh_rootpath(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
+	u32 interval;
 
 	mesh_path_tx_root_frame(sdata);
+
+	if (ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRootMode == IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_RANN)
+		interval = ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval;
+	else
+		interval = ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMProotInterval;
+
 	mod_timer(&ifmsh->mesh_path_root_timer,
-		  round_jiffies(TU_TO_EXP_TIME(
-				  ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval)));
+		  round_jiffies(TU_TO_EXP_TIME(interval)));
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 9b6da2de660d5a75f80ef15f47ea404d5a780d0e..a6b08f5c4612bfe60d56c64910f75a0b82e157a3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -1154,13 +1154,34 @@ mesh_path_tx_root_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
 	u32 interval = ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRannInterval;
-	u8 flags;
+	u8 flags, target_flags = 0;
 
 	flags = (ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol)
 			? RANN_FLAG_IS_GATE : 0;
-	mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_RANN, flags, sdata->vif.addr,
+
+	switch (ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRootMode) {
+	case IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_RANN:
+		mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_RANN, flags, sdata->vif.addr,
 			       cpu_to_le32(++ifmsh->sn),
 			       0, NULL, 0, broadcast_addr,
-			       0, sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.element_ttl,
+			       0, ifmsh->mshcfg.element_ttl,
 			       cpu_to_le32(interval), 0, 0, sdata);
+		break;
+	case IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_WITH_PREP:
+		flags |= IEEE80211_PREQ_PROACTIVE_PREP_FLAG;
+	case IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_PREQ_NO_PREP:
+		interval = ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout;
+		target_flags |= IEEE80211_PREQ_TO_FLAG |
+				IEEE80211_PREQ_USN_FLAG;
+		mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_PREQ, flags, sdata->vif.addr,
+				cpu_to_le32(++ifmsh->sn), target_flags,
+				(u8 *) broadcast_addr, 0, broadcast_addr,
+				0, ifmsh->mshcfg.element_ttl,
+				cpu_to_le32(interval),
+				0, cpu_to_le32(ifmsh->preq_id++), sdata);
+		break;
+	default:
+		mhwmp_dbg("Proactive mechanism not supported");
+		return;
+	}
 }