diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 8049bf77d799384bee4870c8e1e80bfe29b343ab..9107adc73e0b00bd9bcc81f85de8cc3245a04d70 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -509,6 +509,16 @@
  * @NL80211_CMD_TDLS_OPER: Perform a high-level TDLS command (e.g. link setup).
  * @NL80211_CMD_TDLS_MGMT: Send a TDLS management frame.
  *
+ * @NL80211_CMD_UNEXPECTED_FRAME: Used by an application controlling an AP
+ *	(or GO) interface (i.e. hostapd) to ask for unexpected frames to
+ *	implement sending deauth to stations that send unexpected class 3
+ *	frames. Also used as the event sent by the kernel when such a frame
+ *	is received.
+ *	For the event, the %NL80211_ATTR_MAC attribute carries the TA and
+ *	other attributes like the interface index are present.
+ *	If used as the command it must have an interface index and you can
+ *	only unsubscribe from the event by closing the socket.
+ *
  * @NL80211_CMD_MAX: highest used command number
  * @__NL80211_CMD_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
@@ -638,6 +648,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
 	NL80211_CMD_TDLS_OPER,
 	NL80211_CMD_TDLS_MGMT,
 
+	NL80211_CMD_UNEXPECTED_FRAME,
+
 	/* add new commands above here */
 
 	/* used to define NL80211_CMD_MAX below */
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 0c71d4a30cd64ae2ae024fa8c98029cb9f1fb2b2..ef118e4525893f8a5eccac36f6b31b1be0bf24f9 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -2183,6 +2183,8 @@ struct wireless_dev {
 
 	int beacon_interval;
 
+	u32 ap_unexpected_nlpid;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
 	/* wext data */
 	struct {
@@ -3193,6 +3195,21 @@ void cfg80211_gtk_rekey_notify(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 void cfg80211_pmksa_candidate_notify(struct net_device *dev, int index,
 				     const u8 *bssid, bool preauth, gfp_t gfp);
 
+/**
+ * cfg80211_rx_spurious_frame - inform userspace about a spurious frame
+ * @dev: The device the frame matched to
+ * @addr: the transmitter address
+ * @gfp: context flags
+ *
+ * This function is used in AP mode (only!) to inform userspace that
+ * a spurious class 3 frame was received, to be able to deauth the
+ * sender.
+ * Returns %true if the frame was passed to userspace (or this failed
+ * for a reason other than not having a subscription.)
+ */
+bool cfg80211_rx_spurious_frame(struct net_device *dev,
+				const u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp);
+
 /* Logging, debugging and troubleshooting/diagnostic helpers. */
 
 /* wiphy_printk helpers, similar to dev_printk */
diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index 21fc9702f81c355a772803f507aa8496801adb0e..f4d868b1e11c80491ff19b177772bcec63b87b57 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -879,6 +879,9 @@ void cfg80211_mlme_unregister_socket(struct wireless_dev *wdev, u32 nlpid)
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&wdev->mgmt_registrations_lock);
+
+	if (nlpid == wdev->ap_unexpected_nlpid)
+		wdev->ap_unexpected_nlpid = 0;
 }
 
 void cfg80211_mlme_purge_registrations(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
@@ -1107,3 +1110,16 @@ void cfg80211_pmksa_candidate_notify(struct net_device *dev, int index,
 	nl80211_pmksa_candidate_notify(rdev, dev, index, bssid, preauth, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_pmksa_candidate_notify);
+
+bool cfg80211_rx_spurious_frame(struct net_device *dev,
+				const u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+		    wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO))
+		return false;
+
+	return nl80211_unexpected_frame(dev, addr, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_rx_spurious_frame);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 2bcaa579cebf3939e21e96d5f6ac8f003475f585..9910c3cb9a851be49187dffeed4bf4a75b310ded 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5832,6 +5832,23 @@ static int nl80211_set_rekey_data(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int nl80211_register_unexpected_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					     struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+
+	if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+	    wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (wdev->ap_unexpected_nlpid)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	wdev->ap_unexpected_nlpid = info->snd_pid;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define NL80211_FLAG_NEED_WIPHY		0x01
 #define NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV	0x02
 #define NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL		0x04
@@ -6387,6 +6404,14 @@ static struct genl_ops nl80211_ops[] = {
 		.internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV_UP |
 				  NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
 	},
+	{
+		.cmd = NL80211_CMD_UNEXPECTED_FRAME,
+		.doit = nl80211_register_unexpected_frame,
+		.policy = nl80211_policy,
+		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+		.internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV |
+				  NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct genl_multicast_group nl80211_mlme_mcgrp = {
@@ -7171,6 +7196,47 @@ void nl80211_send_sta_del_event(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	nlmsg_free(msg);
 }
 
+bool nl80211_unexpected_frame(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy);
+	struct sk_buff *msg;
+	void *hdr;
+	int err;
+	u32 nlpid = ACCESS_ONCE(wdev->ap_unexpected_nlpid);
+
+	if (!nlpid)
+		return false;
+
+	msg = nlmsg_new(100, gfp);
+	if (!msg)
+		return true;
+
+	hdr = nl80211hdr_put(msg, 0, 0, 0, NL80211_CMD_UNEXPECTED_FRAME);
+	if (!hdr) {
+		nlmsg_free(msg);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, rdev->wiphy_idx);
+	NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, dev->ifindex);
+	NLA_PUT(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MAC, ETH_ALEN, addr);
+
+	err = genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		nlmsg_free(msg);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	genlmsg_unicast(wiphy_net(&rdev->wiphy), msg, nlpid);
+	return true;
+
+ nla_put_failure:
+	genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
+	nlmsg_free(msg);
+	return true;
+}
+
 int nl80211_send_mgmt(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		      struct net_device *netdev, u32 nlpid,
 		      int freq, const u8 *buf, size_t len, gfp_t gfp)
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.h b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
index f24a1fbeaf19a8bf3cee73a3ec8b3b33d6e0f0ad..d94456e54f4e09a811d2d50e3ddf1634e3c9d6f7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.h
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
@@ -117,4 +117,7 @@ void nl80211_pmksa_candidate_notify(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				    struct net_device *netdev, int index,
 				    const u8 *bssid, bool preauth, gfp_t gfp);
 
+bool nl80211_unexpected_frame(struct net_device *dev,
+			      const u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp);
+
 #endif /* __NET_WIRELESS_NL80211_H */