diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 7ea23caa7301..4bb3b3811ebe 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -3369,6 +3369,8 @@ struct cfg80211_update_owe_info {
  * @set_default_key: set the default key on an interface
  *
  * @set_default_mgmt_key: set the default management frame key on an interface
+
+ * @set_default_beacon_key: set the default Beacon frame key on an interface
  *
  * @set_rekey_data: give the data necessary for GTK rekeying to the driver
  *
@@ -3702,6 +3704,9 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
 	int	(*set_default_mgmt_key)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 					struct net_device *netdev,
 					u8 key_index);
+	int	(*set_default_beacon_key)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					  struct net_device *netdev,
+					  u8 key_index);
 
 	int	(*start_ap)(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			    struct cfg80211_ap_settings *settings);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 158bccb4a47b..e331038d114b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -4559,6 +4559,7 @@ enum nl80211_key_default_types {
  *	See &enum nl80211_key_default_types.
  * @NL80211_KEY_MODE: the mode from enum nl80211_key_mode.
  *	Defaults to @NL80211_KEY_RX_TX.
+ * @NL80211_KEY_DEFAULT_BEACON: flag indicating default Beacon frame key
  *
  * @__NL80211_KEY_AFTER_LAST: internal
  * @NL80211_KEY_MAX: highest key attribute
@@ -4574,6 +4575,7 @@ enum nl80211_key_attributes {
 	NL80211_KEY_TYPE,
 	NL80211_KEY_DEFAULT_TYPES,
 	NL80211_KEY_MODE,
+	NL80211_KEY_DEFAULT_BEACON,
 
 	/* keep last */
 	__NL80211_KEY_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -5552,6 +5554,9 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
  *	can use src and dst MAC addresses with control port over nl80211 rx
  *	and tx operations.
  *
+ * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION: The driver supports Beacon protection
+ *	and can receive key configuration for BIGTK using key indexes 6 and 7.
+ *
  * @NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: number of extended features.
  * @MAX_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES: highest extended feature index.
  */
@@ -5600,6 +5605,7 @@ enum nl80211_ext_feature_index {
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_VLAN_OFFLOAD,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_AQL,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211_MAC_ADDRS,
+	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION,
 
 	/* add new features before the definition below */
 	NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES,
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 447c388b5905..fac699731417 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NUM_NL80211_ATTR] = {
 	[NL80211_ATTR_KEY] = { .type = NLA_NESTED, },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_DATA] = { .type = NLA_BINARY,
 				    .len = WLAN_MAX_KEY_LEN },
-	[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_IDX] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 5),
+	[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_IDX] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 7),
 	[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_CIPHER] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_DEFAULT] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_SEQ] = { .type = NLA_BINARY, .len = 16 },
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ struct key_parse {
 	struct key_params p;
 	int idx;
 	int type;
-	bool def, defmgmt;
+	bool def, defmgmt, defbeacon;
 	bool def_uni, def_multi;
 };
 
@@ -1055,12 +1055,13 @@ static int nl80211_parse_key_new(struct genl_info *info, struct nlattr *key,
 
 	k->def = !!tb[NL80211_KEY_DEFAULT];
 	k->defmgmt = !!tb[NL80211_KEY_DEFAULT_MGMT];
+	k->defbeacon = !!tb[NL80211_KEY_DEFAULT_BEACON];
 
 	if (k->def) {
 		k->def_uni = true;
 		k->def_multi = true;
 	}
-	if (k->defmgmt)
+	if (k->defmgmt || k->defbeacon)
 		k->def_multi = true;
 
 	if (tb[NL80211_KEY_IDX])
@@ -1167,14 +1168,17 @@ static int nl80211_parse_key(struct genl_info *info, struct key_parse *k)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (k->def && k->defmgmt) {
-		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "key with def && defmgmt is invalid");
+	if ((k->def ? 1 : 0) + (k->defmgmt ? 1 : 0) +
+	    (k->defbeacon ? 1 : 0) > 1) {
+		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info,
+				 "key with multiple default flags is invalid");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (k->defmgmt) {
+	if (k->defmgmt || k->defbeacon) {
 		if (k->def_uni || !k->def_multi) {
-			GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "defmgmt key must be mcast");
+			GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info,
+					 "defmgmt/defbeacon key must be mcast");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1186,14 +1190,20 @@ static int nl80211_parse_key(struct genl_info *info, struct key_parse *k)
 						 "defmgmt key idx not 4 or 5");
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
+		} else if (k->defbeacon) {
+			if (k->idx < 6 || k->idx > 7) {
+				GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info,
+						 "defbeacon key idx not 6 or 7");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 		} else if (k->def) {
 			if (k->idx < 0 || k->idx > 3) {
 				GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "def key idx not 0-3");
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 		} else {
-			if (k->idx < 0 || k->idx > 5) {
-				GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "key idx not 0-5");
+			if (k->idx < 0 || k->idx > 7) {
+				GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "key idx not 0-7");
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3819,8 +3829,14 @@ static int nl80211_get_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	void *hdr;
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 
-	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_IDX])
+	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_IDX]) {
 		key_idx = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_KEY_IDX]);
+		if (key_idx > 5 &&
+		    !wiphy_ext_feature_isset(
+			    &rdev->wiphy,
+			    NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
 		mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
@@ -3896,7 +3912,7 @@ static int nl80211_set_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	/* Only support setting default key and
 	 * Extended Key ID action NL80211_KEY_SET_TX.
 	 */
-	if (!key.def && !key.defmgmt &&
+	if (!key.def && !key.defmgmt && !key.defbeacon &&
 	    !(key.p.mode == NL80211_KEY_SET_TX))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -3943,6 +3959,24 @@ static int nl80211_set_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
 		dev->ieee80211_ptr->wext.default_mgmt_key = key.idx;
 #endif
+	} else if (key.defbeacon) {
+		if (key.def_uni || !key.def_multi) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (!rdev->ops->set_default_beacon_key) {
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		err = nl80211_key_allowed(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
+
+		err = rdev_set_default_beacon_key(rdev, dev, key.idx);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
 	} else if (key.p.mode == NL80211_KEY_SET_TX &&
 		   wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
 					   NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_EXT_KEY_ID)) {
diff --git a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
index 5ea34c1b60fe..9063035b2902 100644
--- a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
+++ b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ rdev_set_default_mgmt_key(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline int
+rdev_set_default_beacon_key(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+			    struct net_device *netdev, u8 key_index)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	trace_rdev_set_default_beacon_key(&rdev->wiphy, netdev, key_index);
+	ret = rdev->ops->set_default_beacon_key(&rdev->wiphy, netdev,
+						key_index);
+	trace_rdev_return_int(&rdev->wiphy, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static inline int rdev_start_ap(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				struct net_device *dev,
 				struct cfg80211_ap_settings *settings)
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index d32a2ec4d96a..ac3e60aa1fc8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -1111,9 +1111,16 @@ void __cfg80211_disconnected(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *ie,
 	 * Delete all the keys ... pairwise keys can't really
 	 * exist any more anyway, but default keys might.
 	 */
-	if (rdev->ops->del_key)
-		for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+	if (rdev->ops->del_key) {
+		int max_key_idx = 5;
+
+		if (wiphy_ext_feature_isset(
+			    wdev->wiphy,
+			    NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION))
+			max_key_idx = 7;
+		for (i = 0; i <= max_key_idx; i++)
 			rdev_del_key(rdev, dev, i, false, NULL);
+	}
 
 	rdev_set_qos_map(rdev, dev, NULL);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/trace.h b/net/wireless/trace.h
index b6b60e3aea41..63754c528a62 100644
--- a/net/wireless/trace.h
+++ b/net/wireless/trace.h
@@ -510,6 +510,23 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rdev_set_default_mgmt_key,
 		  WIPHY_PR_ARG, NETDEV_PR_ARG, __entry->key_index)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(rdev_set_default_beacon_key,
+	TP_PROTO(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *netdev, u8 key_index),
+	TP_ARGS(wiphy, netdev, key_index),
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		WIPHY_ENTRY
+		NETDEV_ENTRY
+		__field(u8, key_index)
+	),
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		WIPHY_ASSIGN;
+		NETDEV_ASSIGN;
+		__entry->key_index = key_index;
+	),
+	TP_printk(WIPHY_PR_FMT ", " NETDEV_PR_FMT ", key index: %u",
+		  WIPHY_PR_ARG, NETDEV_PR_ARG, __entry->key_index)
+);
+
 TRACE_EVENT(rdev_start_ap,
 	TP_PROTO(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *netdev,
 		 struct cfg80211_ap_settings *settings),
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 8481e9ac33da..72926f87c913 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -231,7 +231,12 @@ int cfg80211_validate_key_settings(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				   struct key_params *params, int key_idx,
 				   bool pairwise, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
-	if (key_idx < 0 || key_idx > 5)
+	int max_key_idx = 5;
+
+	if (wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+				    NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION))
+		max_key_idx = 7;
+	if (key_idx < 0 || key_idx > max_key_idx)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!pairwise && mac_addr && !(rdev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN))
