--- a/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
@@ -3619,6 +3619,8 @@ ieee80211_recv_mgmt(struct ieee80211vap 
 			vap->iv_stats.is_rx_mgtdiscard++;
 			return;
 		}
+		if (vap->iv_no_probereq)
+			return;
 		if (IEEE80211_IS_MULTICAST(wh->i_addr2)) {
 			/* frame must be directed */
 			vap->iv_stats.is_rx_mgtdiscard++;	/* XXX: stat */
--- a/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ enum {
 	IEEE80211_PARAM_RSSI_DIS_COUNT	= 81,	/* counter for rssi threshold */
 	IEEE80211_PARAM_WDS_SEP			= 82,	/* move wds stations into separate interfaces */
 	IEEE80211_PARAM_MAXASSOC		= 83,	/* maximum associated stations */
+	IEEE80211_PARAM_PROBEREQ		= 84,	/* enable handling of probe requests */
 };
 
 #define	SIOCG80211STATS			(SIOCDEVPRIVATE+2)
--- a/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ struct ieee80211vap {
 	u_int32_t iv_debug;				/* debug msg flags */
 	struct ieee80211_stats iv_stats;		/* statistics */
 
+	int iv_no_probereq;
 	int iv_max_nodes;
 	int iv_monitor_nods_only;			/* in monitor mode only nods traffic */
 	int iv_monitor_txf_len;				/* in monitor mode, truncate tx packets */
--- a/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c
@@ -2881,6 +2881,9 @@ ieee80211_ioctl_setparam(struct net_devi
 		else
 			vap->iv_max_nodes = value;
 		break;
+	case IEEE80211_PARAM_PROBEREQ:
+		vap->iv_no_probereq = !value;
+		break;
 #ifdef ATH_REVERSE_ENGINEERING
 	case IEEE80211_PARAM_DUMPREGS:
 		ieee80211_dump_registers(dev, info, w, extra);
@@ -3243,6 +3246,9 @@ ieee80211_ioctl_getparam(struct net_devi
 	case IEEE80211_PARAM_MAXASSOC:
 		param[0] = vap->iv_max_nodes;
 		break;
+	case IEEE80211_PARAM_PROBEREQ:
+		param[0] = !vap->iv_no_probereq;
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
@@ -5802,6 +5808,10 @@ static const struct iw_priv_args ieee802
 	 IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "maxassoc"},
 	{ IEEE80211_PARAM_MAXASSOC,
 	 0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_maxassoc"},
+	{ IEEE80211_PARAM_PROBEREQ,
+	 IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, 0, "probereq"},
+	{ IEEE80211_PARAM_PROBEREQ,
+	 0, IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1, "get_probereq"},
 
 #ifdef ATH_REVERSE_ENGINEERING
 	/*
