diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 3411c59b636b..8cff800f7046 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2666,6 +2666,10 @@ enum ieee80211_roc_type {
  *	zero using ieee80211_csa_is_complete() after the beacon has been
  *	transmitted and then call ieee80211_csa_finish().
  *
+ * @join_ibss: Join an IBSS (on an IBSS interface); this is called after all
+ *	information in bss_conf is set up and the beacon can be retrieved. A
+ *	channel context is bound before this is called.
+ * @leave_ibss: Leave the IBSS again.
  */
 struct ieee80211_ops {
 	void (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
@@ -2857,6 +2861,9 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
 	void (*channel_switch_beacon)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				      struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				      struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef);
+
+	int (*join_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+	void (*leave_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index b3ea11f3d526..5d03c47c0a4c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -1085,4 +1085,31 @@ drv_channel_switch_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 }
 
+static inline int drv_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+				struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	might_sleep();
+	check_sdata_in_driver(sdata);
+
+	trace_drv_join_ibss(local, sdata, &sdata->vif.bss_conf);
+	if (local->ops->join_ibss)
+		ret = local->ops->join_ibss(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+	trace_drv_return_int(local, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void drv_leave_ibss(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+				  struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+	check_sdata_in_driver(sdata);
+
+	trace_drv_leave_ibss(local, sdata);
+	if (local->ops->leave_ibss)
+		local->ops->leave_ibss(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+	trace_drv_return_void(local);
+}
+
 #endif /* __MAC80211_DRIVER_OPS */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 5ea9b3ae303e..21a0b8835cb3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	struct beacon_data *presp;
 	enum nl80211_bss_scan_width scan_width;
 	bool have_higher_than_11mbit;
+	int err;
 
 	sdata_assert_lock(sdata);
 
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata,
 						 BSS_CHANGED_IBSS |
 						 BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED);
+		drv_leave_ibss(local, sdata);
 	}
 
 	presp = rcu_dereference_protected(ifibss->presp,
@@ -329,11 +331,26 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	else
 		sdata->flags &= ~IEEE80211_SDATA_OPERATING_GMODE;
 
+	ieee80211_set_wmm_default(sdata, true);
+
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined = true;
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_creator = creator;
-	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, bss_change);
 
-	ieee80211_set_wmm_default(sdata, true);
+	err = drv_join_ibss(local, sdata);
+	if (err) {
+		sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined = false;
+		sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_creator = false;
+		sdata->vif.bss_conf.enable_beacon = false;
+		sdata->vif.bss_conf.ssid_len = 0;
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(ifibss->presp, NULL);
+		kfree_rcu(presp, rcu_head);
+		ieee80211_vif_release_channel(sdata);
+		sdata_info(sdata, "Failed to join IBSS, driver failure: %d\n",
+			   err);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, bss_change);
 
 	ifibss->state = IEEE80211_IBSS_MLME_JOINED;
 	mod_timer(&ifibss->timer,
@@ -761,6 +778,7 @@ static void ieee80211_ibss_disconnect(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	clear_bit(SDATA_STATE_OFFCHANNEL_BEACON_STOPPED, &sdata->state);
 	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED |
 						BSS_CHANGED_IBSS);
+	drv_leave_ibss(local, sdata);
 	ieee80211_vif_release_channel(sdata);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/trace.h b/net/mac80211/trace.h
index 1aba645882bd..5d62c5804819 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/trace.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/trace.h
@@ -1475,6 +1475,41 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(local_sdata_evt, drv_ipv6_addr_change,
 );
 #endif
 
+TRACE_EVENT(drv_join_ibss,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+		 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+		 struct ieee80211_bss_conf *info),
+
+	TP_ARGS(local, sdata, info),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		LOCAL_ENTRY
+		VIF_ENTRY
+		__field(u8, dtimper)
+		__field(u16, bcnint)
+		__dynamic_array(u8, ssid, info->ssid_len);
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		LOCAL_ASSIGN;
+		VIF_ASSIGN;
+		__entry->dtimper = info->dtim_period;
+		__entry->bcnint = info->beacon_int;
+		memcpy(__get_dynamic_array(ssid), info->ssid, info->ssid_len);
+	),
+
+	TP_printk(
+		LOCAL_PR_FMT  VIF_PR_FMT,
+		LOCAL_PR_ARG, VIF_PR_ARG
+	)
+);
+
+DEFINE_EVENT(local_sdata_evt, drv_leave_ibss,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+		 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata),
+	TP_ARGS(local, sdata)
+);
+
 /*
  * Tracing for API calls that drivers call.
  */