diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index d2050d0..24f3192 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static void iwl_free_frame(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_frame *frame)
 	list_add(&frame->list, &priv->free_frames);
 }
 
-static unsigned int iwl_fill_beacon_frame(struct iwl_priv *priv,
+static u32 iwl_fill_beacon_frame(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					  struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 					  int left)
 {
@@ -328,34 +328,74 @@ static unsigned int iwl_fill_beacon_frame(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	return priv->ibss_beacon->len;
 }
 
+/* Parse the beacon frame to find the TIM element and set tim_idx & tim_size */
+static void iwl_set_beacon_tim(struct iwl_priv *priv,
+		struct iwl_tx_beacon_cmd *tx_beacon_cmd,
+		u8 *beacon, u32 frame_size)
+{
+	u16 tim_idx;
+	struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *)beacon;
+
+	/*
+	 * The index is relative to frame start but we start looking at the
+	 * variable-length part of the beacon.
+	 */
+	tim_idx = mgmt->u.beacon.variable - beacon;
+
+	/* Parse variable-length elements of beacon to find WLAN_EID_TIM */
+	while ((tim_idx < (frame_size - 2)) &&
+			(beacon[tim_idx] != WLAN_EID_TIM))
+		tim_idx += beacon[tim_idx+1] + 2;
+
+	/* If TIM field was found, set variables */
+	if ((tim_idx < (frame_size - 1)) && (beacon[tim_idx] == WLAN_EID_TIM)) {
+		tx_beacon_cmd->tim_idx = cpu_to_le16(tim_idx);
+		tx_beacon_cmd->tim_size = beacon[tim_idx+1];
+	} else
+		IWL_WARN(priv, "Unable to find TIM Element in beacon\n");
+}
+
 static unsigned int iwl_hw_get_beacon_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv,
-				       struct iwl_frame *frame, u8 rate)
+				       struct iwl_frame *frame)
 {
 	struct iwl_tx_beacon_cmd *tx_beacon_cmd;
-	unsigned int frame_size;
+	u32 frame_size;
+	u32 rate_flags;
+	u32 rate;
+	/*
+	 * We have to set up the TX command, the TX Beacon command, and the
+	 * beacon contents.
+	 */
 
+	/* Initialize memory */
 	tx_beacon_cmd = &frame->u.beacon;
 	memset(tx_beacon_cmd, 0, sizeof(*tx_beacon_cmd));
 
-	tx_beacon_cmd->tx.sta_id = priv->hw_params.bcast_sta_id;
-	tx_beacon_cmd->tx.stop_time.life_time = TX_CMD_LIFE_TIME_INFINITE;
-
+	/* Set up TX beacon contents */
 	frame_size = iwl_fill_beacon_frame(priv, tx_beacon_cmd->frame,
 				sizeof(frame->u) - sizeof(*tx_beacon_cmd));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(frame_size > MAX_MPDU_SIZE))
+		return 0;
 
-	BUG_ON(frame_size > MAX_MPDU_SIZE);
+	/* Set up TX command fields */
 	tx_beacon_cmd->tx.len = cpu_to_le16((u16)frame_size);
+	tx_beacon_cmd->tx.sta_id = priv->hw_params.bcast_sta_id;
+	tx_beacon_cmd->tx.stop_time.life_time = TX_CMD_LIFE_TIME_INFINITE;
+	tx_beacon_cmd->tx.tx_flags = TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK |
+		TX_CMD_FLG_TSF_MSK | TX_CMD_FLG_STA_RATE_MSK;
 
-	if ((rate == IWL_RATE_1M_PLCP) || (rate >= IWL_RATE_2M_PLCP))
-		tx_beacon_cmd->tx.rate_n_flags =
-			iwl_hw_set_rate_n_flags(rate, RATE_MCS_CCK_MSK);
-	else
-		tx_beacon_cmd->tx.rate_n_flags =
-			iwl_hw_set_rate_n_flags(rate, 0);
+	/* Set up TX beacon command fields */
+	iwl_set_beacon_tim(priv, tx_beacon_cmd, (u8 *)tx_beacon_cmd->frame,
+			frame_size);
 
-	tx_beacon_cmd->tx.tx_flags = TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK |
-				     TX_CMD_FLG_TSF_MSK |
-				     TX_CMD_FLG_STA_RATE_MSK;
+	/* Set up packet rate and flags */
+	rate = iwl_rate_get_lowest_plcp(priv);
+	priv->mgmt_tx_ant = iwl_toggle_tx_ant(priv, priv->mgmt_tx_ant);
+	rate_flags = iwl_ant_idx_to_flags(priv->mgmt_tx_ant);
+	if ((rate >= IWL_FIRST_CCK_RATE) && (rate <= IWL_LAST_CCK_RATE))
+		rate_flags |= RATE_MCS_CCK_MSK;
+	tx_beacon_cmd->tx.rate_n_flags = iwl_hw_set_rate_n_flags(rate,
+			rate_flags);
 
 	return sizeof(*tx_beacon_cmd) + frame_size;
 }
@@ -364,19 +404,20 @@ static int iwl_send_beacon_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	struct iwl_frame *frame;
 	unsigned int frame_size;
 	int rc;
-	u8 rate;
 
 	frame = iwl_get_free_frame(priv);
-
 	if (!frame) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Could not obtain free frame buffer for beacon "
 			  "command.\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	rate = iwl_rate_get_lowest_plcp(priv);
-
-	frame_size = iwl_hw_get_beacon_cmd(priv, frame, rate);
+	frame_size = iwl_hw_get_beacon_cmd(priv, frame);
+	if (!frame_size) {
+		IWL_ERR(priv, "Error configuring the beacon command\n");
+		iwl_free_frame(priv, frame);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	rc = iwl_send_cmd_pdu(priv, REPLY_TX_BEACON, frame_size,
 			      &frame->u.cmd[0]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 83b7f60..294d50c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ u8 iwl_toggle_tx_ant(struct iwl_priv *priv, u8 ant)
 	}
 	return ant;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_toggle_tx_ant);
 
 const u8 iwl_bcast_addr[ETH_ALEN] = { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_bcast_addr);
