diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 2ff0c04e720a..fcba8f292420 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -5654,6 +5654,9 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
  *
  * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_PROTECTED_TWT: Driver supports protected TWT frames
  *
+ * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_DEL_IBSS_STA: The driver supports removing stations
+ *      in IBSS mode, essentially by dropping their state.
+ *
  * @NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: number of extended features.
  * @MAX_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: highest extended feature index.
  */
@@ -5704,6 +5707,7 @@ enum nl80211_ext_feature_index {
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_PROTECTED_TWT,
+	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_DEL_IBSS_STA,
 
 	/* add new features before the definition below */
 	NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES,
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 3ef271ac0261..9d01d19a9ec1 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -6286,7 +6286,12 @@ static int nl80211_del_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
 	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
 	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT &&
-	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO)
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC &&
+	    !wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+				     NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_DEL_IBSS_STA))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!rdev->ops->del_station)