diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 11942e5e33cf5745e8c32dfa4e9f559a18209890..2befac5659cc08e82b2cf39ccd182dfe5ba762c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -867,6 +867,35 @@ static const u32 mwifiex_cipher_suites[] = {
 	WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_AES_CMAC,
 };
 
+/* Supported mgmt frame types to be advertised to cfg80211 */
+static const struct ieee80211_txrx_stypes
+mwifiex_mgmt_stypes[NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES] = {
+	[NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION] = {
+		.tx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
+		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_RESP >> 4),
+		.rx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
+		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ >> 4),
+	},
+	[NL80211_IFTYPE_AP] = {
+		.tx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
+		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_RESP >> 4),
+		.rx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
+		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ >> 4),
+	},
+	[NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT] = {
+		.tx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
+		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_RESP >> 4),
+		.rx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
+		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ >> 4),
+	},
+	[NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO] = {
+		.tx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
+		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_RESP >> 4),
+		.rx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
+		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ >> 4),
+	},
+};
+
 /*
  * CFG802.11 operation handler for setting bit rates.
  *
@@ -1935,6 +1964,7 @@ int mwifiex_register_cfg80211(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 	wiphy->max_scan_ssids = MWIFIEX_MAX_SSID_LIST_LENGTH;
 	wiphy->max_scan_ie_len = MWIFIEX_MAX_VSIE_LEN;
+	wiphy->mgmt_stypes = mwifiex_mgmt_stypes;
 	wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
 				 BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) |
 				 BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP);