diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211.h b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
index 5e8cc9c3d45a817d8a415447c9101e0df064983a..cbd2942394309c98cdafb6a84251e4243a6f36a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
@@ -1261,6 +1261,7 @@ struct ieee80211_mgmt {
 #define BSS_MEMBERSHIP_SELECTOR_HT_PHY	127
 #define BSS_MEMBERSHIP_SELECTOR_VHT_PHY	126
 #define BSS_MEMBERSHIP_SELECTOR_HE_PHY	122
+#define BSS_MEMBERSHIP_SELECTOR_SAE_H2E 123
 
 /* mgmt header + 1 byte category code */
 #define IEEE80211_MIN_ACTION_SIZE offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u.action.u)
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 78c763dfc99abe3fe3432a7fc85347b98cc9e3f6..f3dfb26b50b99980f7402de4fb759bb8c2c3a317 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ enum cfg80211_ap_settings_flags {
  * @vht_required: stations must support VHT
  * @twt_responder: Enable Target Wait Time
  * @he_required: stations must support HE
+ * @sae_h2e_required: stations must support direct H2E technique in SAE
  * @flags: flags, as defined in enum cfg80211_ap_settings_flags
  * @he_obss_pd: OBSS Packet Detection settings
  * @he_bss_color: BSS Color settings
@@ -1218,7 +1219,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
 	const struct ieee80211_vht_cap *vht_cap;
 	const struct ieee80211_he_cap_elem *he_cap;
 	const struct ieee80211_he_operation *he_oper;
-	bool ht_required, vht_required, he_required;
+	bool ht_required, vht_required, he_required, sae_h2e_required;
 	bool twt_responder;
 	u32 flags;
 	struct ieee80211_he_obss_pd he_obss_pd;
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 57f615a6d2f3ccb514fccbb6f11275884bbd0280..8e7320a868d3d9805a0aa021370b84ed621692d1 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5017,6 +5017,8 @@ static void nl80211_check_ap_rate_selectors(struct cfg80211_ap_settings *params,
 			params->vht_required = true;
 		if (rates[2 + i] == BSS_MEMBERSHIP_SELECTOR_HE_PHY)
 			params->he_required = true;
+		if (rates[2 + i] == BSS_MEMBERSHIP_SELECTOR_SAE_H2E)
+			params->sae_h2e_required = true;
 	}
 }