diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index b002ef2060fa..66fffc30bb73 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1632,7 +1632,8 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  *	flag is included, then control port frames are sent over NL80211 instead
  *	using %CMD_CONTROL_PORT_FRAME.  If control port routing over NL80211 is
  *	to be used then userspace must also use the %NL80211_ATTR_SOCKET_OWNER
- *	flag.
+ *	flag. When used with %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH, pre-auth
+ *	frames are not forwared over the control port.
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_TESTDATA: Testmode data blob, passed through to the driver.
  *	We recommend using nested, driver-specific attributes within this.
@@ -2442,6 +2443,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  *	on output (in wiphy attributes) it contains only the feature sub-
  *	attributes.
  *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH: disable preauth frame rx on control
+ *	port in order to forward/receive them as ordinary data frames.
+ *
  * @NUM_NL80211_ATTR: total number of nl80211_attrs available
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -2912,6 +2916,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 
 	NL80211_ATTR_TID_CONFIG,
 
+	NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH,
+
 	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
 	__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -5642,6 +5648,10 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
  * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION: The driver supports Beacon protection
  *	and can receive key configuration for BIGTK using key indexes 6 and 7.
  *
+ * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH: The driver can disable the
+ *	forwarding of preauth frames over the control port. They are then
+ *	handled as ordinary data frames.
+ *
  * @NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: number of extended features.
  * @MAX_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: highest extended feature index.
  */
@@ -5690,6 +5700,7 @@ enum nl80211_ext_feature_index {
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_VLAN_OFFLOAD,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_AQL,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION,
+	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH,
 
 	/* add new features before the definition below */
 	NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES,
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 750b73a52fd8..c6ab3776eff9 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NUM_NL80211_ATTR] = {
 	[NL80211_ATTR_HE_BSS_COLOR] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(he_bss_color_policy),
 	[NL80211_ATTR_TID_CONFIG] =
 		NLA_POLICY_NESTED_ARRAY(nl80211_tid_config_attr_policy),
+	[NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 };
 
 /* policy for the key attributes */