diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 20a2f25a38fac1b1fd58a421372a4e1908152204..954cc029a9f9d1c0b35cf139515e0baf0da99601 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -5986,6 +5986,22 @@ struct ieee80211_sta *ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 					       const u8 *addr,
 					       const u8 *localaddr);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_find_sta_by_link_addrs - find STA by link addresses
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw()
+ * @addr: remote station's link address
+ * @localaddr: local link address, use %NULL for any (but avoid that)
+ * @link_id: pointer to obtain the link ID if the STA is found,
+ *	may be %NULL if the link ID is not needed
+ *
+ * Obtain the STA by link address, must use RCU protection.
+ */
+struct ieee80211_sta *
+ieee80211_find_sta_by_link_addrs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				 const u8 *addr,
+				 const u8 *localaddr,
+				 unsigned int *link_id);
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_sta_block_awake - block station from waking up
  * @hw: the hardware
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index ac88a894e5f943fc7d526e385ebd73258b6d9e67..bbf582a5702d58225a70e31b269cf042ee4e5c7d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -274,6 +274,43 @@ link_sta_info_get_bss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, const u8 *addr)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+struct ieee80211_sta *
+ieee80211_find_sta_by_link_addrs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				 const u8 *addr,
+				 const u8 *localaddr,
+				 unsigned int *link_id)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
+	struct link_sta_info *link_sta;
+	struct rhlist_head *tmp;
+
+	for_each_link_sta_info(local, addr, link_sta, tmp) {
+		struct sta_info *sta = link_sta->sta;
+		struct ieee80211_link_data *link;
+		u8 _link_id = link_sta->link_id;
+
+		if (!localaddr) {
+			if (link_id)
+				*link_id = _link_id;
+			return &sta->sta;
+		}
+
+		link = rcu_dereference(sta->sdata->link[_link_id]);
+		if (!link)
+			continue;
+
+		if (memcmp(link->conf->addr, localaddr, ETH_ALEN))
+			continue;
+
+		if (link_id)
+			*link_id = _link_id;
+		return &sta->sta;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee80211_find_sta_by_link_addrs);
+
 struct sta_info *sta_info_get_by_addrs(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				       const u8 *sta_addr, const u8 *vif_addr)
 {