diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index e0949c8bc2d16b41cc76d807e61e71def9283306..ed37304fa09dc7b8bc8a16f4837e56eeac27a0c9 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ struct cfg80211_bitrate_mask {
  *	MAC address based access control
  * @pbss: If set, start as a PCP instead of AP. Relevant for DMG
  *	networks.
- * @beacon_rate: masks for setting user configured beacon tx rate.
+ * @beacon_rate: bitrate to be used for beacons
  */
 struct cfg80211_ap_settings {
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
@@ -1365,6 +1365,7 @@ struct mesh_config {
  * @beacon_interval: beacon interval to use
  * @mcast_rate: multicat rate for Mesh Node [6Mbps is the default for 802.11a]
  * @basic_rates: basic rates to use when creating the mesh
+ * @beacon_rate: bitrate to be used for beacons
  *
  * These parameters are fixed when the mesh is created.
  */
@@ -1385,6 +1386,7 @@ struct mesh_setup {
 	u16 beacon_interval;
 	int mcast_rate[NUM_NL80211_BANDS];
 	u32 basic_rates;
+	struct cfg80211_bitrate_mask beacon_rate;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 2206941514345345128a1a46819a337f4ce812ed..ec10d1b2838f8e7c97309aa0595ce0831c65a091 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1343,7 +1343,13 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  *	enum nl80211_band value is used as the index (nla_type() of the nested
  *	data. If a band is not included, it will be configured to allow all
  *	rates based on negotiated supported rates information. This attribute
- *	is used with %NL80211_CMD_SET_TX_BITRATE_MASK.
+ *	is used with %NL80211_CMD_SET_TX_BITRATE_MASK and with starting AP,
+ *	and joining mesh networks (not IBSS yet). In the later case, it must
+ *	specify just a single bitrate, which is to be used for the beacon.
+ *	The driver must also specify support for this with the extended
+ *	features NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_LEGACY,
+ *	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HT and
+ *	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_VHT.
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_FRAME_MATCH: A binary attribute which typically must contain
  *	at least one byte, currently used with @NL80211_CMD_REGISTER_FRAME.
@@ -4551,6 +4557,12 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
  *	(if available).
  * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SET_SCAN_DWELL: This driver supports configuration of
  *	channel dwell time.
+ * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_LEGACY: Driver supports beacon rate
+ *	configuration (AP/mesh), supporting a legacy (non HT/VHT) rate.
+ * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HT: Driver supports beacon rate
+ *	configuration (AP/mesh) with HT rates.
+ * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_VHT: Driver supports beacon rate
+ *	configuration (AP/mesh) with VHT rates.
  *
  * @NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: number of extended features.
  * @MAX_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: highest extended feature index.
@@ -4562,6 +4574,9 @@ enum nl80211_ext_feature_index {
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SCAN_START_TIME,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BSS_PARENT_TSF,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SET_SCAN_DWELL,
+	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_LEGACY,
+	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HT,
+	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_VHT,
 
 	/* add new features before the definition below */
 	NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES,
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index a10484da60c0976f64d59c4bd69cbfadf97c69bf..b8441e60b0f6aba650afd789a997f68197b98d7e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3569,13 +3569,12 @@ static int nl80211_parse_tx_bitrate_mask(struct genl_info *info,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int validate_beacon_tx_rate(struct cfg80211_ap_settings *params)
+static int validate_beacon_tx_rate(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+				   enum nl80211_band band,
+				   struct cfg80211_bitrate_mask *beacon_rate)
 {
-	u32 rate, count_ht, count_vht, i;
-	enum nl80211_band band;
-
-	band = params->chandef.chan->band;
-	rate = params->beacon_rate.control[band].legacy;
+	u32 count_ht, count_vht, i;
+	u32 rate = beacon_rate->control[band].legacy;
 
 	/* Allow only one rate */
 	if (hweight32(rate) > 1)
@@ -3583,9 +3582,9 @@ static int validate_beacon_tx_rate(struct cfg80211_ap_settings *params)
 
 	count_ht = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_HT_MCS_MASK_LEN; i++) {
-		if (hweight8(params->beacon_rate.control[band].ht_mcs[i]) > 1) {
+		if (hweight8(beacon_rate->control[band].ht_mcs[i]) > 1) {
 			return -EINVAL;
-		} else if (params->beacon_rate.control[band].ht_mcs[i]) {
+		} else if (beacon_rate->control[band].ht_mcs[i]) {
 			count_ht++;
 			if (count_ht > 1)
 				return -EINVAL;
@@ -3596,9 +3595,9 @@ static int validate_beacon_tx_rate(struct cfg80211_ap_settings *params)
 
 	count_vht = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < NL80211_VHT_NSS_MAX; i++) {
-		if (hweight16(params->beacon_rate.control[band].vht_mcs[i]) > 1) {
+		if (hweight16(beacon_rate->control[band].vht_mcs[i]) > 1) {
 			return -EINVAL;
-		} else if (params->beacon_rate.control[band].vht_mcs[i]) {
+		} else if (beacon_rate->control[band].vht_mcs[i]) {
 			count_vht++;
 			if (count_vht > 1)
 				return -EINVAL;
@@ -3610,6 +3609,19 @@ static int validate_beacon_tx_rate(struct cfg80211_ap_settings *params)
 	if ((count_ht && count_vht) || (!rate && !count_ht && !count_vht))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (rate &&
+	    !wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+				     NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_LEGACY))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (count_ht &&
+	    !wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+				     NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HT))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (count_vht &&
+	    !wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+				     NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_VHT))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3847,7 +3859,8 @@ static int nl80211_start_ap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		err = validate_beacon_tx_rate(&params);
+		err = validate_beacon_tx_rate(rdev, params.chandef.chan->band,
+					      &params.beacon_rate);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
@@ -9406,6 +9419,17 @@ static int nl80211_join_mesh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			return err;
 	}
 
+	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_TX_RATES]) {
+		err = nl80211_parse_tx_bitrate_mask(info, &setup.beacon_rate);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
+		err = validate_beacon_tx_rate(rdev, setup.chandef.chan->band,
+					      &setup.beacon_rate);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	return cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev, &setup, &cfg);
 }