diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index e0dc89eceab8..9679d561f7d0 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -5690,6 +5690,8 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
  *
  * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION: The driver supports Beacon protection
  *	and can receive key configuration for BIGTK using key indexes 6 and 7.
+ * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION_CLIENT: The driver supports Beacon
+ *	protection as a client only and cannot transmit protected beacons.
  *
  * @NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH: The driver can disable the
  *	forwarding of preauth frames over the control port. They are then
@@ -5755,6 +5757,7 @@ enum nl80211_ext_feature_index {
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_PROTECTED_TWT,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_DEL_IBSS_STA,
 	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_MULTICAST_REGISTRATIONS,
+	NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION_CLIENT,
 
 	/* add new features before the definition below */
 	NUM_NL80211_EXT_FEATURES,
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 73a3e885d4dd..d470d77d2eb6 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3905,14 +3905,25 @@ static int nl80211_get_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	};
 	void *hdr;
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
+	bool bigtk_support = false;
+
+	if (wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+				    NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION))
+		bigtk_support = true;
+
+	if ((dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
+	     dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT) &&
+	    wiphy_ext_feature_isset(&rdev->wiphy,
+				    NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_PROTECTION_CLIENT))
+		bigtk_support = true;
 
 	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))
+
+		if (key_idx >= 6 && key_idx <= 7 && !bigtk_support) {
+			GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "BIGTK not supported");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])