diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index bb748c4..5806c75 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1537,6 +1537,7 @@ struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request {
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	unsigned long scan_start;
+	u32 owner_nlportid;
 
 	/* keep last */
 	struct ieee80211_channel *channels[0];
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index d775245..a0e3b32 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1655,6 +1655,9 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  * @NL80211_ATTR_SOCKET_OWNER: Flag attribute, if set during interface
  *	creation then the new interface will be owned by the netlink socket
  *	that created it and will be destroyed when the socket is closed.
+ *	If set during scheduled scan start then the new scan req will be
+ *	owned by the netlink socket that created it and the scheduled scan will
+ *	be stopped when the socket is closed.
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_TDLS_INITIATOR: flag attribute indicating the current end is
  *	the TDLS link initiator.
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 4c2e501..8236e2d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -320,6 +320,20 @@ static void cfg80211_destroy_iface_wk(struct work_struct *work)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+static void cfg80211_sched_scan_stop_wk(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
+
+	rdev = container_of(work, struct cfg80211_registered_device,
+			   sched_scan_stop_wk);
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+
+	__cfg80211_stop_sched_scan(rdev, false);
+
+	rtnl_unlock();
+}
+
 /* exported functions */
 
 struct wiphy *wiphy_new_nm(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv,
@@ -406,6 +420,7 @@ use_default_name:
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->destroy_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->destroy_work, cfg80211_destroy_iface_wk);
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->sched_scan_stop_wk, cfg80211_sched_scan_stop_wk);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS
 	rdev->wiphy.flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
@@ -764,6 +779,7 @@ void wiphy_unregister(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	flush_work(&rdev->event_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&rdev->dfs_update_channels_wk);
 	flush_work(&rdev->destroy_work);
+	flush_work(&rdev->sched_scan_stop_wk);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	if (rdev->wiphy.wowlan_config && rdev->ops->set_wakeup)
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index faa5b16..5327375 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ struct cfg80211_registered_device {
 	struct list_head destroy_list;
 	struct work_struct destroy_work;
 
+	struct work_struct sched_scan_stop_wk;
+
 	/* must be last because of the way we do wiphy_priv(),
 	 * and it should at least be aligned to NETDEV_ALIGN */
 	struct wiphy wiphy __aligned(NETDEV_ALIGN);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index b5e3c48..a5cc4d6 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -6090,6 +6090,9 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	rdev->sched_scan_req->dev = dev;
 	rdev->sched_scan_req->wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
 
+	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SOCKET_OWNER])
+		rdev->sched_scan_req->owner_nlportid = info->snd_portid;
+
 	nl80211_send_sched_scan(rdev, dev,
 				NL80211_CMD_START_SCHED_SCAN);
 	return 0;
@@ -12471,6 +12474,13 @@ static int nl80211_netlink_notify(struct notifier_block * nb,
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(rdev, &cfg80211_rdev_list, list) {
 		bool schedule_destroy_work = false;
+		bool schedule_scan_stop = false;
+		struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request *sched_scan_req =
+			rdev->sched_scan_req;
+
+		if (sched_scan_req && notify->portid &&
+		    sched_scan_req->owner_nlportid == notify->portid)
+			schedule_scan_stop = true;
 
 		list_for_each_entry_rcu(wdev, &rdev->wdev_list, list) {
 			cfg80211_mlme_unregister_socket(wdev, notify->portid);
@@ -12501,6 +12511,12 @@ static int nl80211_netlink_notify(struct notifier_block * nb,
 				spin_unlock(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
 				schedule_work(&rdev->destroy_work);
 			}
+		} else if (schedule_scan_stop) {
+			sched_scan_req->owner_nlportid = 0;
+
+			if (rdev->ops->sched_scan_stop &&
+			    rdev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SCHED_SCAN)
+				schedule_work(&rdev->sched_scan_stop_wk);
 		}
 	}
 
