diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index f3539a15c411..6510ccf53a54 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -3194,6 +3194,7 @@ struct cfg80211_cached_keys;
  * @ibss_dfs_possible: (private) IBSS may change to a DFS channel
  * @event_list: (private) list for internal event processing
  * @event_lock: (private) lock for event list
+ * @owner_nlportid: (private) owner socket port ID
  */
 struct wireless_dev {
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
@@ -3241,6 +3242,8 @@ struct wireless_dev {
 	unsigned long cac_start_time;
 	unsigned int cac_time_ms;
 
+	u32 owner_nlportid;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
 	/* wext data */
 	struct {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 1ba9d626aa83..5e405fd55a71 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1579,6 +1579,10 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  * @NL80211_ATTR_TDLS_PEER_CAPABILITY: flags for TDLS peer capabilities, u32.
  *	As specified in the &enum nl80211_tdls_peer_capability.
  *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_IFACE_SOCKET_OWNER: flag attribute, if set during interface
+ *	creation then the new interface will be owned by the netlink socket
+ *	that created it and will be destroyed when the socket is closed
+ *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
@@ -1914,6 +1918,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 
 	NL80211_ATTR_TDLS_PEER_CAPABILITY,
 
+	NL80211_ATTR_IFACE_SOCKET_OWNER,
+
 	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
 	__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 086cddd03ba6..5a63c3cbda2e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -260,6 +260,45 @@ static void cfg80211_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+void cfg80211_destroy_ifaces(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
+{
+	struct cfg80211_iface_destroy *item;
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
+	while ((item = list_first_entry_or_null(&rdev->destroy_list,
+						struct cfg80211_iface_destroy,
+						list))) {
+		struct wireless_dev *wdev, *tmp;
+		u32 nlportid = item->nlportid;
+
+		list_del(&item->list);
+		kfree(item);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
+
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(wdev, tmp, &rdev->wdev_list, list) {
+			if (nlportid == wdev->owner_nlportid)
+				rdev_del_virtual_intf(rdev, wdev);
+		}
+
+		spin_lock_irq(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
+}
+
+static void cfg80211_destroy_iface_wk(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
+
+	rdev = container_of(work, struct cfg80211_registered_device,
+			    destroy_work);
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	cfg80211_destroy_ifaces(rdev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+}
+
 /* exported functions */
 
 struct wiphy *wiphy_new(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
@@ -318,6 +357,10 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
 	rdev->wiphy.dev.class = &ieee80211_class;
 	rdev->wiphy.dev.platform_data = rdev;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->destroy_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->destroy_work, cfg80211_destroy_iface_wk);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS
 	rdev->wiphy.flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
 #endif
@@ -675,6 +718,7 @@ void wiphy_unregister(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	cancel_work_sync(&rdev->conn_work);
 	flush_work(&rdev->event_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&rdev->dfs_update_channels_wk);
+	flush_work(&rdev->destroy_work);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	if (rdev->wiphy.wowlan_config && rdev->ops->set_wakeup)
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 5b1fdcadd469..6f6f75609852 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ struct cfg80211_registered_device {
 
 	struct cfg80211_coalesce *coalesce;
 
+	spinlock_t destroy_list_lock;
+	struct list_head destroy_list;
+	struct work_struct destroy_work;
+
 	/* must be last because of the way we do wiphy_priv(),
 	 * and it should at least be aligned to NETDEV_ALIGN */
 	struct wiphy wiphy __aligned(NETDEV_ALIGN);
@@ -232,6 +236,13 @@ struct cfg80211_beacon_registration {
 	u32 nlportid;
 };
 
+struct cfg80211_iface_destroy {
+	struct list_head list;
+	u32 nlportid;
+};
+
+void cfg80211_destroy_ifaces(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev);
+
 /* free object */
 void cfg80211_dev_free(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 052c1bf8ffac..b25b5ce4076d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
 	[NL80211_ATTR_MAC_HINT] = { .len = ETH_ALEN },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ_HINT] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_TDLS_PEER_CAPABILITY] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[NL80211_ATTR_IFACE_SOCKET_OWNER] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 };
 
 /* policy for the key attributes */
@@ -2514,6 +2515,9 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	enum nl80211_iftype type = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
 	u32 flags;
 
+	/* to avoid failing a new interface creation due to pending removal */
+	cfg80211_destroy_ifaces(rdev);
+
 	memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
 
 	if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME])
@@ -2563,6 +2567,9 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		return PTR_ERR(wdev);
 	}
 
+	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFACE_SOCKET_OWNER])
+		wdev->owner_nlportid = info->snd_portid;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
 		if (!info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID])
@@ -11649,9 +11656,15 @@ static int nl80211_netlink_notify(struct notifier_block * nb,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(rdev, &cfg80211_rdev_list, list) {
-		list_for_each_entry_rcu(wdev, &rdev->wdev_list, list)
+		bool schedule_destroy_work = false;
+
+		list_for_each_entry_rcu(wdev, &rdev->wdev_list, list) {
 			cfg80211_mlme_unregister_socket(wdev, notify->portid);
 
+			if (wdev->owner_nlportid == notify->portid)
+				schedule_destroy_work = true;
+		}
+
 		spin_lock_bh(&rdev->beacon_registrations_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(reg, tmp, &rdev->beacon_registrations,
 					 list) {
@@ -11662,6 +11675,19 @@ static int nl80211_netlink_notify(struct notifier_block * nb,
 			}
 		}
 		spin_unlock_bh(&rdev->beacon_registrations_lock);
+
+		if (schedule_destroy_work) {
+			struct cfg80211_iface_destroy *destroy;
+
+			destroy = kzalloc(sizeof(*destroy), GFP_ATOMIC);
+			if (destroy) {
+				destroy->nlportid = notify->portid;
+				spin_lock(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
+				list_add(&destroy->list, &rdev->destroy_list);
+				spin_unlock(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
+				schedule_work(&rdev->destroy_work);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();