diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 451c1bf00df9..bdb4a7cbab31 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -1374,6 +1374,7 @@ struct ieee80211_sta_rates {
  *	the station moves to associated state.
  * @smps_mode: current SMPS mode (off, static or dynamic)
  * @rates: rate control selection table
+ * @tdls: indicates whether the STA is a TDLS peer
  */
 struct ieee80211_sta {
 	u32 supp_rates[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
@@ -1388,6 +1389,7 @@ struct ieee80211_sta {
 	enum ieee80211_sta_rx_bandwidth bandwidth;
 	enum ieee80211_smps_mode smps_mode;
 	struct ieee80211_sta_rates __rcu *rates;
+	bool tdls;
 
 	/* must be last */
 	u8 drv_priv[0] __aligned(sizeof(void *));
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 7b8d3cf89574..d8b236633ca3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1459,6 +1459,8 @@ static int ieee80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!(params->sta_flags_set & BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_TDLS_PEER))) {
 		sta_info_pre_move_state(sta, IEEE80211_STA_AUTH);
 		sta_info_pre_move_state(sta, IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC);
+	} else {
+		sta->sta.tdls = true;
 	}
 
 	err = sta_apply_parameters(local, sta, params);