diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 31fd8bab2173..e01c63aad66c 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -1974,6 +1974,16 @@ struct ieee80211_sta *ieee80211_find_sta(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 /* Rate control API */
 
+/**
+ * enum rate_control_changed - flags to indicate which parameter changed
+ *
+ * @IEEE80211_RC_HT_CHANGED: The HT parameters of the operating channel have
+ *	changed, rate control algorithm can update its internal state if needed.
+ */
+enum rate_control_changed {
+	IEEE80211_RC_HT_CHANGED = BIT(0)
+};
+
 /**
  * struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control - rate control information for/from RC algo
  *
@@ -2010,6 +2020,9 @@ struct rate_control_ops {
 	void *(*alloc_sta)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, gfp_t gfp);
 	void (*rate_init)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 			  struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta);
+	void (*rate_update)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+			    struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+			    void *priv_sta, u32 changed);
 	void (*free_sta)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			 void *priv_sta);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ht.c b/net/mac80211/ht.c
index 69b6e9a4df3d..4e3c72f20de7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ht.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ht.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <net/wireless.h>
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
+#include "rate.h"
 
 void ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_sta_ht_cap(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 				       struct ieee80211_ht_cap *ht_cap_ie,
@@ -93,7 +94,9 @@ u32 ieee80211_enable_ht(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
+	struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
 	struct ieee80211_bss_ht_conf ht;
+	struct sta_info *sta;
 	u32 changed = 0;
 	bool enable_ht = true, ht_changed;
 	enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
@@ -136,6 +139,16 @@ u32 ieee80211_enable_ht(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (ht_changed) {
                 /* channel_type change automatically detected */
 		ieee80211_hw_config(local, 0);
+
+		rcu_read_lock();
+
+		sta = sta_info_get(local, ifmgd->bssid);
+		if (sta)
+			rate_control_rate_update(local, sband, sta,
+						 IEEE80211_RC_HT_CHANGED);
+
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+
         }
 
 	/* disable HT */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.h b/net/mac80211/rate.h
index 928da625e281..b9164c9a9563 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.h
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ static inline void rate_control_rate_init(struct sta_info *sta)
 	ref->ops->rate_init(ref->priv, sband, ista, priv_sta);
 }
 
+static inline void rate_control_rate_update(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+				    struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+				    struct sta_info *sta, u32 changed)
+{
+	struct rate_control_ref *ref = local->rate_ctrl;
+	struct ieee80211_sta *ista = &sta->sta;
+	void *priv_sta = sta->rate_ctrl_priv;
+
+	if (ref->ops->rate_update)
+		ref->ops->rate_update(ref->priv, sband, ista,
+				      priv_sta, changed);
+}
 
 static inline void *rate_control_alloc_sta(struct rate_control_ref *ref,
 					   struct ieee80211_sta *sta,