diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index a405a7a9775c..5b7a3dadadde 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ enum ieee80211_rssi_event {
  * @basic_rates: bitmap of basic rates, each bit stands for an
  *	index into the rate table configured by the driver in
  *	the current band.
+ * @beacon_rate: associated AP's beacon TX rate
  * @mcast_rate: per-band multicast rate index + 1 (0: disabled)
  * @bssid: The BSSID for this BSS
  * @enable_beacon: whether beaconing should be enabled or not
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
 	u32 sync_device_ts;
 	u8 sync_dtim_count;
 	u32 basic_rates;
+	struct ieee80211_rate *beacon_rate;
 	int mcast_rate[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
 	u16 ht_operation_mode;
 	s32 cqm_rssi_thold;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 7a6f1a0207ec..a4dfb0be53d7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct ieee80211_bss {
 #define IEEE80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES 32
 	u8 supp_rates[IEEE80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES];
 	size_t supp_rates_len;
+	struct ieee80211_rate *beacon_rate;
 
 	/*
 	 * During association, we save an ERP value from a probe response so
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index ad9bb9e10cbb..87f2d4df31f8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1779,8 +1779,10 @@ static void ieee80211_set_associated(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		 * probably just won't work at all.
 		 */
 		bss_conf->dtim_period = sdata->u.mgd.dtim_period ?: 1;
+		bss_conf->beacon_rate = bss->beacon_rate;
 		bss_info_changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INFO;
 	} else {
+		bss_conf->beacon_rate = NULL;
 		bss_conf->dtim_period = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1903,6 +1905,8 @@ static void ieee80211_set_disassoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	del_timer_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.chswitch_timer);
 
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.dtim_period = 0;
+	sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_rate = NULL;
+
 	ifmgd->have_beacon = false;
 
 	ifmgd->flags = 0;
@@ -2754,8 +2758,10 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	bss = ieee80211_bss_info_update(local, rx_status, mgmt, len, elems,
 					channel);
-	if (bss)
+	if (bss) {
 		ieee80211_rx_bss_put(local, bss);
+		sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_rate = bss->beacon_rate;
+	}
 
 	if (!sdata->u.mgd.associated ||
 	    !ether_addr_equal(mgmt->bssid, sdata->u.mgd.associated->bssid))
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 99b103921a4b..1b122a79b0d8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ ieee80211_bss_info_update(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 			bss->valid_data |= IEEE80211_BSS_VALID_WMM;
 	}
 
+	if (beacon) {
+		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband =
+			local->hw.wiphy->bands[rx_status->band];
+		if (!(rx_status->flag & RX_FLAG_HT) &&
+		    !(rx_status->flag & RX_FLAG_VHT))
+			bss->beacon_rate =
+				&sband->bitrates[rx_status->rate_idx];
+	}
+
 	return bss;
 }