diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index b6676c6722fc..9ab70e435b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ void rt2x00lib_txdone(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(entry->skb);
 	enum data_queue_qid qid = skb_get_queue_mapping(entry->skb);
 	unsigned int header_length = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(entry->skb);
-	u8 rate_idx, rate_flags;
+	u8 rate_idx, rate_flags, retry_rates;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	/*
 	 * Unmap the skb.
@@ -259,16 +260,27 @@ void rt2x00lib_txdone(struct queue_entry *entry,
 
 	rate_idx = skbdesc->tx_rate_idx;
 	rate_flags = skbdesc->tx_rate_flags;
+	retry_rates = test_bit(TXDONE_FALLBACK, &txdesc->flags) ?
+	    (txdesc->retry + 1) : 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialize TX status
 	 */
 	memset(&tx_info->status, 0, sizeof(tx_info->status));
 	tx_info->status.ack_signal = 0;
-	tx_info->status.rates[0].idx = rate_idx;
-	tx_info->status.rates[0].flags = rate_flags;
-	tx_info->status.rates[0].count = txdesc->retry + 1;
-	tx_info->status.rates[1].idx = -1; /* terminate */
+
+	/*
+	 * Frame was send with retries, hardware tried
+	 * different rates to send out the frame, at each
+	 * retry it lowered the rate 1 step.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < retry_rates && i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
+		tx_info->status.rates[i].idx = rate_idx - i;
+		tx_info->status.rates[i].flags = rate_flags;
+		tx_info->status.rates[i].count = 1;
+	}
+	if (i < (IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES -1))
+		tx_info->status.rates[i].idx = -1; /* terminate */
 
 	if (!(tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)) {
 		if (test_bit(TXDONE_SUCCESS, &txdesc->flags) ||
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
index 47d175a13790..a5591fb2b191 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ struct rxdone_entry_desc {
  *
  * @TXDONE_UNKNOWN: Hardware could not determine success of transmission.
  * @TXDONE_SUCCESS: Frame was successfully send
+ * @TXDONE_FALLBACK: Frame was successfully send using a fallback rate.
  * @TXDONE_FAILURE: Frame was not successfully send
  * @TXDONE_EXCESSIVE_RETRY: In addition to &TXDONE_FAILURE, the
  *	frame transmission failed due to excessive retries.
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ struct rxdone_entry_desc {
 enum txdone_entry_desc_flags {
 	TXDONE_UNKNOWN,
 	TXDONE_SUCCESS,
+	TXDONE_FALLBACK,
 	TXDONE_FAILURE,
 	TXDONE_EXCESSIVE_RETRY,
 };