diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 5fb80dd8bbbca64a6bcf6a98a935c022d25ece22..f3147633dda2305b09c9bf481b367882a2bae940 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -3125,7 +3125,10 @@ enum ieee80211_filter_flags {
  * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START: start RX aggregation
  * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP: stop RX aggregation
  * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START: start TX aggregation, the driver must either
- *	call ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe() or return the special
+ *	call ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe() or
+ *	call ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe() with status
+ *	%IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START_DELAY_ADDBA to delay addba after
+ *	ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe is called, or just return the special
  *	status %IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START_IMMEDIATE.
  * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_OPERATIONAL: TX aggregation has become operational
  * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP_CONT: stop TX aggregation but continue transmitting
@@ -3151,6 +3154,7 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
 };
 
 #define IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START_IMMEDIATE 1
+#define IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START_DELAY_ADDBA 2
 
 /**
  * struct ieee80211_ampdu_params - AMPDU action parameters
diff --git a/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c b/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
index 32f40c4f3120109e4f155cad44de86032d888f20..c2d5f512526d8f8f880d613fbe40356378fe59f1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ static void ieee80211_send_addba_with_timeout(struct sta_info *sta,
 				     tid_tx->dialog_token,
 				     sta->tid_seq[tid] >> 4,
 				     buf_size, tid_tx->timeout);
+
+	WARN_ON(test_and_set_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_SENT_ADDBA, &tid_tx->state));
 }
 
 void ieee80211_tx_ba_session_handle_start(struct sta_info *sta, int tid)
@@ -521,7 +523,9 @@ void ieee80211_tx_ba_session_handle_start(struct sta_info *sta, int tid)
 
 	params.ssn = sta->tid_seq[tid] >> 4;
 	ret = drv_ampdu_action(local, sdata, &params);
-	if (ret == IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START_IMMEDIATE) {
+	if (ret == IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START_DELAY_ADDBA) {
+		return;
+	} else if (ret == IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START_IMMEDIATE) {
 		/*
 		 * We didn't send the request yet, so don't need to check
 		 * here if we already got a response, just mark as driver
@@ -765,6 +769,12 @@ void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct sta_info *sta, int tid,
 	if (WARN_ON(test_and_set_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_DRV_READY, &tid_tx->state)))
 		return;
 
+	if (!test_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_SENT_ADDBA, &tid_tx->state)) {
+		ieee80211_send_addba_with_timeout(sta, tid_tx);
+		/* RESPONSE_RECEIVED state whould trigger the flow again */
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (test_bit(HT_AGG_STATE_RESPONSE_RECEIVED, &tid_tx->state))
 		ieee80211_agg_tx_operational(local, sta, tid);
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index 36f1abaab9fffa3ad2be705cea148432e06999c6..a5de3aa6ea4232165960983de697943ed148d95a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2002-2005, Devicescape Software, Inc.
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright(c) 2015-2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #ifndef STA_INFO_H
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ enum ieee80211_sta_info_flags {
 #define HT_AGG_STATE_WANT_STOP		5
 #define HT_AGG_STATE_START_CB		6
 #define HT_AGG_STATE_STOP_CB		7
+#define HT_AGG_STATE_SENT_ADDBA		8
 
 DECLARE_EWMA(avg_signal, 10, 8)
 enum ieee80211_agg_stop_reason {