diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
index f79ce133e51a..6c7193b4873c 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
@@ -303,6 +303,22 @@ struct ieee802154_coord_desc {
 	bool gts_permit;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct ieee802154_pan_device - PAN device information
+ * @pan_id: the PAN ID of this device
+ * @mode: the preferred mode to reach the device
+ * @short_addr: the short address of this device
+ * @extended_addr: the extended address of this device
+ * @node: the list node
+ */
+struct ieee802154_pan_device {
+	__le16 pan_id;
+	u8 mode;
+	__le16 short_addr;
+	__le64 extended_addr;
+	struct list_head node;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct cfg802154_scan_request - Scan request
  *
@@ -478,6 +494,11 @@ struct wpan_dev {
 
 	/* fallback for acknowledgment bit setting */
 	bool ackreq;
+
+	/* Associations */
+	struct mutex association_lock;
+	struct ieee802154_pan_device *parent;
+	struct list_head children;
 };
 
 #define to_phy(_dev)	container_of(_dev, struct wpan_phy, dev)
@@ -529,4 +550,29 @@ static inline const char *wpan_phy_name(struct wpan_phy *phy)
 void ieee802154_configure_durations(struct wpan_phy *phy,
 				    unsigned int page, unsigned int channel);
 
+/**
+ * cfg802154_device_is_associated - Checks whether we are associated to any device
+ * @wpan_dev: the wpan device
+ */
+bool cfg802154_device_is_associated(struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev);
+
+/**
+ * cfg802154_device_is_parent - Checks if a device is our coordinator
+ * @wpan_dev: the wpan device
+ * @target: the expected parent
+ * @return: true if @target is our coordinator
+ */
+bool cfg802154_device_is_parent(struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev,
+				struct ieee802154_addr *target);
+
+/**
+ * cfg802154_device_is_child - Checks whether a device is associated to us
+ * @wpan_dev: the wpan device
+ * @target: the expected child
+ * @return: the PAN device
+ */
+struct ieee802154_pan_device *
+cfg802154_device_is_child(struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev,
+			  struct ieee802154_addr *target);
+
 #endif /* __NET_CFG802154_H */
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/Makefile b/net/ieee802154/Makefile
index f05b7bdae2aa..7bce67673e83 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/Makefile
+++ b/net/ieee802154/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154_SOCKET) += ieee802154_socket.o
 obj-y += 6lowpan/
 
 ieee802154-y := netlink.o nl-mac.o nl-phy.o nl_policy.o core.o \
-                header_ops.o sysfs.o nl802154.o trace.o
+                header_ops.o sysfs.o nl802154.o trace.o pan.o
 ieee802154_socket-y := socket.o
 
 CFLAGS_trace.o := -I$(src)
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/core.c b/net/ieee802154/core.c
index 57546e07e06a..cd69bdbfd59f 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/core.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/core.c
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ static int cfg802154_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		wpan_dev->identifier = ++rdev->wpan_dev_id;
 		list_add_rcu(&wpan_dev->list, &rdev->wpan_dev_list);
 		rdev->devlist_generation++;
+		mutex_init(&wpan_dev->association_lock);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wpan_dev->children);
 
 		wpan_dev->netdev = dev;
 		break;
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/pan.c b/net/ieee802154/pan.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..012b5e821d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ieee802154/pan.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * IEEE 802.15.4 PAN management
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Qorvo US, Inc
+ * Authors:
+ *   - David Girault <david.girault@qorvo.com>
+ *   - Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <net/cfg802154.h>
+#include <net/af_ieee802154.h>
+
+/* Checks whether a device address matches one from the PAN list */
+static bool cfg802154_device_in_pan(struct ieee802154_pan_device *pan_dev,
+				    struct ieee802154_addr *ext_dev)
+{
+	if (!pan_dev || !ext_dev)
+		return false;
+
+	/* We know the PAN device extended address, and if it is a child which
+	 * required a short address, then we also know its short address and the
+	 * (preferred) mode is set to IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT.
+	 */
+	if (ext_dev->mode == IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT &&
+	    pan_dev->mode != IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT)
+		return false;
+
+	switch (ext_dev->mode) {
+	case IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT:
+		return pan_dev->short_addr == ext_dev->short_addr;
+	case IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG:
+		return pan_dev->extended_addr == ext_dev->extended_addr;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+bool cfg802154_device_is_associated(struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev)
+{
+	bool is_assoc;
+
+	mutex_lock(&wpan_dev->association_lock);
+	is_assoc = !list_empty(&wpan_dev->children) || wpan_dev->parent;
+	mutex_unlock(&wpan_dev->association_lock);
+
+	return is_assoc;
+}
+
+bool cfg802154_device_is_parent(struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev,
+				struct ieee802154_addr *target)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wpan_dev->association_lock);
+
+	if (cfg802154_device_in_pan(wpan_dev->parent, target))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+struct ieee802154_pan_device *
+cfg802154_device_is_child(struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev,
+			  struct ieee802154_addr *target)
+{
+	struct ieee802154_pan_device *child;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wpan_dev->association_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(child, &wpan_dev->children, node)
+		if (cfg802154_device_in_pan(child, target))
+			return child;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
