diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/event.c
index c28f06854195..548bb9e7e91e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/event.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int wlcore_smart_config_sync_event(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 sync_channel,
 	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_EVENT,
 		     "SMART_CONFIG_SYNC_EVENT_ID, freq: %d (chan: %d band %d)",
 		     freq, sync_channel, sync_band);
-	skb = cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc(wl->hw->wiphy, 20,
+	skb = cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc(wl->hw->wiphy, NULL, 20,
 					  WLCORE_VENDOR_EVENT_SC_SYNC,
 					  GFP_KERNEL);
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int wlcore_smart_config_decode_event(struct wl1271 *wl,
 	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_EVENT, "SMART_CONFIG_DECODE_EVENT_ID");
 	wl1271_dump_ascii(DEBUG_EVENT, "SSID:", ssid, ssid_len);
 
-	skb = cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc(wl->hw->wiphy,
+	skb = cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc(wl->hw->wiphy, NULL,
 					  ssid_len + pwd_len + 20,
 					  WLCORE_VENDOR_EVENT_SC_DECODE,
 					  GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 28fff56f5606..12a6121ea76e 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -4295,6 +4295,7 @@ struct sk_buff *__cfg80211_alloc_reply_skb(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 					   int approxlen);
 
 struct sk_buff *__cfg80211_alloc_event_skb(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					   struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 					   enum nl80211_commands cmd,
 					   enum nl80211_attrs attr,
 					   int vendor_event_idx,
@@ -4349,6 +4350,7 @@ int cfg80211_vendor_cmd_reply(struct sk_buff *skb);
 /**
  * cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc - allocate vendor-specific event skb
  * @wiphy: the wiphy
+ * @wdev: the wireless device
  * @event_idx: index of the vendor event in the wiphy's vendor_events
  * @approxlen: an upper bound of the length of the data that will
  *	be put into the skb
@@ -4357,16 +4359,20 @@ int cfg80211_vendor_cmd_reply(struct sk_buff *skb);
  * This function allocates and pre-fills an skb for an event on the
  * vendor-specific multicast group.
  *
+ * If wdev != NULL, both the ifindex and identifier of the specified
+ * wireless device are added to the event message before the vendor data
+ * attribute.
+ *
  * When done filling the skb, call cfg80211_vendor_event() with the
  * skb to send the event.
  *
  * Return: An allocated and pre-filled skb. %NULL if any errors happen.
  */
 static inline struct sk_buff *
-cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc(struct wiphy *wiphy, int approxlen,
-			    int event_idx, gfp_t gfp)
+cfg80211_vendor_event_alloc(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev,
+			     int approxlen, int event_idx, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	return __cfg80211_alloc_event_skb(wiphy, NL80211_CMD_VENDOR,
+	return __cfg80211_alloc_event_skb(wiphy, wdev, NL80211_CMD_VENDOR,
 					  NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_DATA,
 					  event_idx, approxlen, gfp);
 }
@@ -4467,7 +4473,7 @@ static inline int cfg80211_testmode_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static inline struct sk_buff *
 cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb(struct wiphy *wiphy, int approxlen, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	return __cfg80211_alloc_event_skb(wiphy, NL80211_CMD_TESTMODE,
+	return __cfg80211_alloc_event_skb(wiphy, NULL, NL80211_CMD_TESTMODE,
 					  NL80211_ATTR_TESTDATA, -1,
 					  approxlen, gfp);
 }
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 66666fdf1c8d..01874628ae00 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -7389,8 +7389,8 @@ static int nl80211_set_mcast_rate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 static struct sk_buff *
 __cfg80211_alloc_vendor_skb(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
-			    int approxlen, u32 portid, u32 seq,
-			    enum nl80211_commands cmd,
+			    struct wireless_dev *wdev, int approxlen,
+			    u32 portid, u32 seq, enum nl80211_commands cmd,
 			    enum nl80211_attrs attr,
 			    const struct nl80211_vendor_cmd_info *info,
 			    gfp_t gfp)
@@ -7421,6 +7421,16 @@ __cfg80211_alloc_vendor_skb(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 	}
 
+	if (wdev) {
+		if (nla_put_u64(skb, NL80211_ATTR_WDEV,
+				wdev_id(wdev)))
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+		if (wdev->netdev &&
+		    nla_put_u32(skb, NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX,
+				wdev->netdev->ifindex))
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+	}
+
 	data = nla_nest_start(skb, attr);
 
 	((void **)skb->cb)[0] = rdev;
@@ -7435,6 +7445,7 @@ __cfg80211_alloc_vendor_skb(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 }
 
 struct sk_buff *__cfg80211_alloc_event_skb(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					   struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 					   enum nl80211_commands cmd,
 					   enum nl80211_attrs attr,
 					   int vendor_event_idx,
@@ -7460,7 +7471,7 @@ struct sk_buff *__cfg80211_alloc_event_skb(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return __cfg80211_alloc_vendor_skb(rdev, approxlen, 0, 0,
+	return __cfg80211_alloc_vendor_skb(rdev, wdev, approxlen, 0, 0,
 					   cmd, attr, info, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cfg80211_alloc_event_skb);
@@ -9906,7 +9917,7 @@ struct sk_buff *__cfg80211_alloc_reply_skb(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	if (WARN_ON(!rdev->cur_cmd_info))
 		return NULL;
 
-	return __cfg80211_alloc_vendor_skb(rdev, approxlen,
+	return __cfg80211_alloc_vendor_skb(rdev, NULL, approxlen,
 					   rdev->cur_cmd_info->snd_portid,
 					   rdev->cur_cmd_info->snd_seq,
 					   cmd, attr, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);