diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 6ea77e95277ba52d4b04fe58ef38bf76ff16bba6..ec8b082917904f761f890819b463ef5e34def0ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ struct mac80211_hwsim_data {
 	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
 	unsigned long beacon_int; /* in jiffies unit */
 	unsigned int rx_filter;
-	bool started, idle;
+	bool started, idle, scanning;
+	struct mutex mutex;
 	struct timer_list beacon_timer;
 	enum ps_mode {
 		PS_DISABLED, PS_ENABLED, PS_AUTO_POLL, PS_MANUAL_POLL
@@ -956,9 +957,9 @@ static int mac80211_hwsim_hw_scan(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	hsd->hw = hw;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&hsd->w, hw_scan_done);
 
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "hwsim scan request\n");
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "hwsim hw_scan request\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < req->n_channels; i++)
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "hwsim scan freq %d\n",
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "hwsim hw_scan freq %d\n",
 			req->channels[i]->center_freq);
 
 	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(hw, &hsd->w, 2 * HZ);
@@ -966,6 +967,36 @@ static int mac80211_hwsim_hw_scan(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void mac80211_hwsim_sw_scan(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct mac80211_hwsim_data *hwsim = hw->priv;
+
+	mutex_lock(&hwsim->mutex);
+
+	if (hwsim->scanning) {
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "two hwsim sw_scans detected!\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "hwsim sw_scan request, prepping stuff\n");
+	hwsim->scanning = true;
+
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&hwsim->mutex);
+}
+
+static void mac80211_hwsim_sw_scan_complete(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct mac80211_hwsim_data *hwsim = hw->priv;
+
+	mutex_lock(&hwsim->mutex);
+
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "hwsim sw_scan_complete\n");
+	hwsim->scanning = true;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&hwsim->mutex);
+}
+
 static struct ieee80211_ops mac80211_hwsim_ops =
 {
 	.tx = mac80211_hwsim_tx,
@@ -983,6 +1014,8 @@ static struct ieee80211_ops mac80211_hwsim_ops =
 	.conf_tx = mac80211_hwsim_conf_tx,
 	CFG80211_TESTMODE_CMD(mac80211_hwsim_testmode_cmd)
 	.ampdu_action = mac80211_hwsim_ampdu_action,
+	.sw_scan_start = mac80211_hwsim_sw_scan,
+	.sw_scan_complete = mac80211_hwsim_sw_scan_complete,
 	.flush = mac80211_hwsim_flush,
 };
 
@@ -1178,8 +1211,11 @@ static int __init init_mac80211_hwsim(void)
 	if (radios < 1 || radios > 100)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (fake_hw_scan)
+	if (fake_hw_scan) {
 		mac80211_hwsim_ops.hw_scan = mac80211_hwsim_hw_scan;
+		mac80211_hwsim_ops.sw_scan_start = NULL;
+		mac80211_hwsim_ops.sw_scan_complete = NULL;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&hwsim_radio_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hwsim_radios);
@@ -1284,6 +1320,7 @@ static int __init init_mac80211_hwsim(void)
 		}
 		/* By default all radios are belonging to the first group */
 		data->group = 1;
+		mutex_init(&data->mutex);
 
 		/* Work to be done prior to ieee80211_register_hw() */
 		switch (regtest) {