diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index f118b8fe667a..b8e8c82b53aa 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -6070,6 +6070,16 @@ void ieee80211_disconnect(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool reconnect);
  */
 void ieee80211_resume_disconnect(struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_hw_restart_disconnect - disconnect from AP after
+ * hardware restart
+ * @vif: &struct ieee80211_vif pointer from the add_interface callback.
+ *
+ * Instructs mac80211 to disconnect from the AP after
+ * hardware restart.
+ */
+void ieee80211_hw_restart_disconnect(struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_cqm_rssi_notify - inform a configured connection quality monitoring
  *	rssi threshold triggered
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 6a2421a066fb..b07ccfc44115 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -767,6 +767,8 @@ struct ieee80211_if_mesh {
  *	back to wireless media and to the local net stack.
  * @IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_RESUME: Disconnect after resume.
  * @IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER: indicates interface was added to driver
+ * @IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_HW_RESTART: Disconnect after hardware restart
+ *  recovery
  */
 enum ieee80211_sub_if_data_flags {
 	IEEE80211_SDATA_ALLMULTI		= BIT(0),
@@ -774,6 +776,7 @@ enum ieee80211_sub_if_data_flags {
 	IEEE80211_SDATA_DONT_BRIDGE_PACKETS	= BIT(3),
 	IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_RESUME	= BIT(4),
 	IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER		= BIT(5),
+	IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_HW_RESTART	= BIT(6),
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 197cad4a2768..29bfce6b3561 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -4934,6 +4934,18 @@ void ieee80211_sta_restart(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 		sdata_unlock(sdata);
 		return;
 	}
+
+	if (sdata->flags & IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_HW_RESTART) {
+		sdata->flags &= ~IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_HW_RESTART;
+		mlme_dbg(sdata, "driver requested disconnect after hardware restart\n");
+		ieee80211_sta_connection_lost(sdata,
+					      ifmgd->associated->bssid,
+					      WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED,
+					      true);
+		sdata_unlock(sdata);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	sdata_unlock(sdata);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index caea8dbd1d9b..682a164f795a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -2347,6 +2347,7 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request *sched_scan_req;
 	bool sched_scan_stopped = false;
 	bool suspended = local->suspended;
+	bool in_reconfig = false;
 
 	/* nothing to do if HW shouldn't run */
 	if (!local->open_count)
@@ -2698,6 +2699,7 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		drv_reconfig_complete(local, IEEE80211_RECONFIG_TYPE_RESTART);
 
 	if (local->in_reconfig) {
+		in_reconfig = local->in_reconfig;
 		local->in_reconfig = false;
 		barrier();
 
@@ -2715,6 +2717,15 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 					IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SUSPEND,
 					false);
 
+	if (in_reconfig) {
+		list_for_each_entry(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
+			if (!ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
+				continue;
+			if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
+				ieee80211_sta_restart(sdata);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (!suspended)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -2744,7 +2755,7 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void ieee80211_resume_disconnect(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+static void ieee80211_reconfig_disconnect(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u8 flag)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct ieee80211_local *local;
@@ -2756,19 +2767,35 @@ void ieee80211_resume_disconnect(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 	sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
 	local = sdata->local;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!local->resuming))
+	if (WARN_ON(flag & IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_RESUME &&
+		    !local->resuming))
+		return;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(flag & IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_HW_RESTART &&
+		    !local->in_reconfig))
 		return;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION))
 		return;
 
-	sdata->flags |= IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_RESUME;
+	sdata->flags |= flag;
 
 	mutex_lock(&local->key_mtx);
 	list_for_each_entry(key, &sdata->key_list, list)
 		key->flags |= KEY_FLAG_TAINTED;
 	mutex_unlock(&local->key_mtx);
 }
+
+void ieee80211_hw_restart_disconnect(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+	ieee80211_reconfig_disconnect(vif, IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_HW_RESTART);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee80211_hw_restart_disconnect);
+
+void ieee80211_resume_disconnect(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+	ieee80211_reconfig_disconnect(vif, IEEE80211_SDATA_DISCONNECT_RESUME);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee80211_resume_disconnect);
 
 void ieee80211_recalc_smps(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)