diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 649f073eb6df..dc3e9d9c3527 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Copyright 2007-2010	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright (C) 2015 - 2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2018        Intel Corporation
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -2069,6 +2070,14 @@ struct ieee80211_txq {
  * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_TDLS_BUFFER_STA: Hardware supports buffer STA on
  *	TDLS links.
  *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_DEAUTH_NEED_MGD_TX_PREP: The driver requires the
+ *	mgd_prepare_tx() callback to be called before transmission of a
+ *	deauthentication frame in case the association was completed but no
+ *	beacon was heard. This is required in multi-channel scenarios, where the
+ *	virtual interface might not be given air time for the transmission of
+ *	the frame, as it is not synced with the AP/P2P GO yet, and thus the
+ *	deauthentication frame might not be transmitted.
+ *
  * @NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS: number of hardware flags, used for sizing arrays
  */
 enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
@@ -2112,6 +2121,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 	IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_LOW_ACK,
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_TX_FRAG,
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_TDLS_BUFFER_STA,
+	IEEE80211_HW_DEAUTH_NEED_MGD_TX_PREP,
 
 	/* keep last, obviously */
 	NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS
@@ -3356,6 +3366,9 @@ enum ieee80211_reconfig_type {
  *	management frame prior to having successfully associated to allow the
  *	driver to give it channel time for the transmission, to get a response
  *	and to be able to synchronize with the GO.
+ *	For drivers that set %IEEE80211_HW_DEAUTH_NEED_MGD_TX_PREP, mac80211
+ *	would also call this function before transmitting a deauthentication
+ *	frame in case that no beacon was heard from the AP/P2P GO.
  *	The callback will be called before each transmission and upon return
  *	mac80211 will transmit the frame right away.
  *	The callback is optional and can (should!) sleep.
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index 1f466d12a6bc..a75653affbf7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static const char *hw_flag_names[] = {
 	FLAG(REPORTS_LOW_ACK),
 	FLAG(SUPPORTS_TX_FRAG),
 	FLAG(SUPPORTS_TDLS_BUFFER_STA),
+	FLAG(DEAUTH_NEED_MGD_TX_PREP),
 #undef FLAG
 };
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 010b127a3937..0024eff9bb84 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * Copyright 2007, Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright (C) 2015 - 2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2018        Intel Corporation
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -2008,9 +2009,22 @@ static void ieee80211_set_disassoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		ieee80211_flush_queues(local, sdata, true);
 
 	/* deauthenticate/disassociate now */
-	if (tx || frame_buf)
+	if (tx || frame_buf) {
+		struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
+
+		/*
+		 * In multi channel scenarios guarantee that the virtual
+		 * interface is granted immediate airtime to transmit the
+		 * deauthentication frame by calling mgd_prepare_tx, if the
+		 * driver requested so.
+		 */
+		if (ieee80211_hw_check(&local->hw, DEAUTH_NEED_MGD_TX_PREP) &&
+		    !ifmgd->have_beacon)
+			drv_mgd_prepare_tx(sdata->local, sdata);
+
 		ieee80211_send_deauth_disassoc(sdata, ifmgd->bssid, stype,
 					       reason, tx, frame_buf);
+	}
 
 	/* flush out frame - make sure the deauth was actually sent */
 	if (tx)