diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
index ce503ddd5a41e8504d894cd5516973d078af8769..a338b1c93a29b9a743b01bbba63f04c805693d6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
@@ -746,3 +746,31 @@ int wl1271_cmd_disconnect(struct wl1271 *wl)
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int wl1271_cmd_set_sta_state(struct wl1271 *wl)
+{
+	struct wl1271_cmd_set_sta_state *cmd;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_CMD, "cmd set sta state");
+
+	cmd = kzalloc(sizeof(*cmd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cmd) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	cmd->state = WL1271_CMD_STA_STATE_CONNECTED;
+
+	ret = wl1271_cmd_send(wl, CMD_SET_STA_STATE, cmd, sizeof(*cmd), 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		wl1271_error("failed to send set STA state command");
+		goto out_free;
+	}
+
+out_free:
+	kfree(cmd);
+
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.h
index af577ee8eb0257c4585c86518f776b98d380e387..ce0476ceb84acf46c0f1ac02916ba40f0b9923c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int wl1271_cmd_set_key(struct wl1271 *wl, u16 action, u8 id, u8 key_type,
 		       u8 key_size, const u8 *key, const u8 *addr,
 		       u32 tx_seq_32, u16 tx_seq_16);
 int wl1271_cmd_disconnect(struct wl1271 *wl);
+int wl1271_cmd_set_sta_state(struct wl1271 *wl);
 
 enum wl1271_commands {
 	CMD_INTERROGATE     = 1,    /*use this to read information elements*/
@@ -469,4 +470,13 @@ struct wl1271_cmd_disconnect {
 	u8  padding;
 } __packed;
 
+#define WL1271_CMD_STA_STATE_CONNECTED  1
+
+struct wl1271_cmd_set_sta_state {
+	struct wl1271_cmd_header header;
+
+	u8 state;
+	u8 padding[3];
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
 #endif /* __WL1271_CMD_H__ */