diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211.h b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
index 95621528436c4a3ce766f6652ae9f1160238a41f..ce07161c873504b3ff8222d2ba3bf27830490dfa 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
@@ -864,6 +864,11 @@ struct ieee80211_mgmt {
 					u8 action_code;
 					u8 variable[0];
 				} __packed chan_switch;
+				struct{
+					u8 action_code;
+					struct ieee80211_ext_chansw_ie data;
+					u8 variable[0];
+				} __packed ext_chan_switch;
 				struct{
 					u8 action_code;
 					u8 dialog_token;
@@ -1816,6 +1821,7 @@ enum ieee80211_key_len {
 
 /* Public action codes */
 enum ieee80211_pub_actioncode {
+	WLAN_PUB_ACTION_EXT_CHANSW_ANN = 4,
 	WLAN_PUB_ACTION_TDLS_DISCOVER_RES = 14,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index bd581a80e4b7919e3ad7dde1dbb8d1a92cfc60ec..c53aedb47a6a2dcd4e3a0b30da3c392e39825501 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3100,6 +3100,8 @@ void ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	enum rx_mgmt_action rma = RX_MGMT_NONE;
 	u8 deauth_buf[IEEE80211_DEAUTH_FRAME_LEN];
 	u16 fc;
+	struct ieee802_11_elems elems;
+	int ies_len;
 
 	rx_status = (struct ieee80211_rx_status *) skb->cb;
 	mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *) skb->data;
@@ -3130,10 +3132,9 @@ void ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		break;
 	case IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION:
 		if (mgmt->u.action.category == WLAN_CATEGORY_SPECTRUM_MGMT) {
-			struct ieee802_11_elems elems;
-			int ies_len = skb->len -
-				      offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt,
-					       u.action.u.chan_switch.variable);
+			ies_len = skb->len -
+				  offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt,
+					   u.action.u.chan_switch.variable);
 
 			if (ies_len < 0)
 				break;
@@ -3145,6 +3146,28 @@ void ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			if (elems.parse_error)
 				break;
 
+			ieee80211_sta_process_chanswitch(sdata,
+							 rx_status->mactime,
+							 &elems);
+		} else if (mgmt->u.action.category == WLAN_CATEGORY_PUBLIC) {
+			ies_len = skb->len -
+				  offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt,
+					   u.action.u.ext_chan_switch.variable);
+
+			if (ies_len < 0)
+				break;
+
+			ieee802_11_parse_elems(
+				mgmt->u.action.u.ext_chan_switch.variable,
+				ies_len, &elems);
+
+			if (elems.parse_error)
+				break;
+
+			/* for the handling code pretend this was also an IE */
+			elems.ext_chansw_ie =
+				&mgmt->u.action.u.ext_chan_switch.data;
+
 			ieee80211_sta_process_chanswitch(sdata,
 							 rx_status->mactime,
 							 &elems);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index e9825f15c14c1966fe6fbd07e45fe2d4d2d463c2..643fcf7c9dcd4cf0b15edc9e70b53526701cebe5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -2424,6 +2424,22 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_action(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 		}
 
 		break;
+	case WLAN_CATEGORY_PUBLIC:
+		if (len < IEEE80211_MIN_ACTION_SIZE + 1)
+			goto invalid;
+		if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
+			break;
+		if (!rx->sta)
+			break;
+		if (!ether_addr_equal(mgmt->bssid, sdata->u.mgd.bssid))
+			break;
+		if (mgmt->u.action.u.ext_chan_switch.action_code !=
+				WLAN_PUB_ACTION_EXT_CHANSW_ANN)
+			break;
+		if (len < offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt,
+				   u.action.u.ext_chan_switch.variable))
+			goto invalid;
+		goto queue;
 	case WLAN_CATEGORY_VHT:
 		if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
 		    sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT &&