diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 9e63fc28f859..a7a78f28ff6f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1549,7 +1549,11 @@ static int ieee80211_mgmt_tx(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	switch (sdata->vif.type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-		if (mgmt->u.action.category == WLAN_CATEGORY_PUBLIC)
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
+		if (!ieee80211_is_action(mgmt->frame_control) ||
+		    mgmt->u.action.category == WLAN_CATEGORY_PUBLIC)
 			break;
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		sta = sta_info_get(sdata, mgmt->da);
@@ -1558,6 +1562,7 @@ static int ieee80211_mgmt_tx(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			return -ENOLINK;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index 46f371160896..caf11a427507 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -876,21 +876,53 @@ int cfg80211_mlme_mgmt_tx(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
 	if (ieee80211_is_action(mgmt->frame_control) &&
 	    mgmt->u.action.category != WLAN_CATEGORY_PUBLIC) {
-		/* Verify that we are associated with the destination AP */
+		int err = 0;
+
 		wdev_lock(wdev);
 
-		if (!wdev->current_bss ||
-		    memcmp(wdev->current_bss->pub.bssid, mgmt->bssid,
-			   ETH_ALEN) != 0 ||
-		    ((wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
-		      wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT) &&
-		     memcmp(wdev->current_bss->pub.bssid, mgmt->da,
-			    ETH_ALEN) != 0)) {
-			wdev_unlock(wdev);
-			return -ENOTCONN;
-		}
+		switch (wdev->iftype) {
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
+			if (!wdev->current_bss) {
+				err = -ENOTCONN;
+				break;
+			}
 
+			if (memcmp(wdev->current_bss->pub.bssid,
+				   mgmt->bssid, ETH_ALEN)) {
+				err = -ENOTCONN;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * check for IBSS DA must be done by driver as
+			 * cfg80211 doesn't track the stations
+			 */
+			if (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
+				break;
+
+			/* for station, check that DA is the AP */
+			if (memcmp(wdev->current_bss->pub.bssid,
+				   mgmt->da, ETH_ALEN)) {
+				err = -ENOTCONN;
+				break;
+			}
+			break;
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
+			if (memcmp(mgmt->bssid, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN))
+				err = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		default:
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			break;
+		}
 		wdev_unlock(wdev);
+
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 	}
 
 	if (memcmp(mgmt->sa, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN) != 0)
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 0087c4323c53..cbbbe9ab452f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -4828,7 +4828,10 @@ static int nl80211_register_mgmt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
 	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC &&
-	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT) {
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -4881,7 +4884,10 @@ static int nl80211_tx_mgmt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
 	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC &&
-	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT) {
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}