diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
index d7dd3def07b5..8141447e8f96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -1288,6 +1288,13 @@ static void wl12xx_get_mac(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		wl12xx_get_fuse_mac(wl);
 }
 
+static void wl12xx_set_tx_desc_csum(struct wl1271 *wl,
+				    struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr *desc,
+				    struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	desc->wl12xx_reserved = 0;
+}
+
 static struct wlcore_ops wl12xx_ops = {
 	.identify_chip		= wl12xx_identify_chip,
 	.identify_fw		= wl12xx_identify_fw,
@@ -1306,6 +1313,7 @@ static struct wlcore_ops wl12xx_ops = {
 	.sta_get_ap_rate_mask	= wl12xx_sta_get_ap_rate_mask,
 	.get_pg_ver		= wl12xx_get_pg_ver,
 	.get_mac		= wl12xx_get_mac,
+	.set_tx_desc_csum	= wl12xx_set_tx_desc_csum,
 };
 
 static struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap wl12xx_ht_cap = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.c
index aed8d0dff91b..3379db23a165 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.c
@@ -55,3 +55,29 @@ out:
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int wl18xx_acx_set_checksum_state(struct wl1271 *wl)
+{
+	struct wl18xx_acx_checksum_state *acx;
+	int ret;
+
+	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_ACX, "acx checksum state");
+
+	acx = kzalloc(sizeof(*acx), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!acx) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	acx->checksum_state = CHECKSUM_OFFLOAD_ENABLED;
+
+	ret = wl1271_cmd_configure(wl, ACX_CHECKSUM_CONFIG, acx, sizeof(*acx));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		wl1271_warning("failed to set Tx checksum state: %d", ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+out:
+	kfree(acx);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.h
index c8eebd8500c1..544db6ef3841 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/acx.h
@@ -45,8 +45,24 @@ struct wl18xx_acx_host_config_bitmap {
 
 } __packed;
 
+enum {
+	CHECKSUM_OFFLOAD_DISABLED = 0,
+	CHECKSUM_OFFLOAD_ENABLED  = 1,
+	CHECKSUM_OFFLOAD_FAKE_RX  = 2,
+	CHECKSUM_OFFLOAD_INVALID  = 0xFF
+};
+
+struct wl18xx_acx_checksum_state {
+	struct acx_header header;
+
+	 /* enum acx_checksum_state */
+	u8 checksum_state;
+	u8 pad[3];
+} __packed;
+
 int wl18xx_acx_host_if_cfg_bitmap(struct wl1271 *wl, u32 host_cfg_bitmap,
 				  u32 sdio_blk_size, u32 extra_mem_blks,
 				  u32 len_field_size);
+int wl18xx_acx_set_checksum_state(struct wl1271 *wl);
 
 #endif /* __WL12XX_ACX_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
index 1e0719c7ccb9..c47f52c81a72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/ip.h>
 
 #include "../wlcore/wlcore.h"
 #include "../wlcore/debug.h"
@@ -501,9 +502,38 @@ static int wl18xx_hw_init(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = wl18xx_acx_set_checksum_state(wl);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void wl18xx_set_tx_desc_csum(struct wl1271 *wl,
+				    struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr *desc,
+				    struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	u32 ip_hdr_offset;
+	struct iphdr *ip_hdr;
+
+	if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
+		desc->wl18xx_checksum_data = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ip_hdr_offset = skb_network_header(skb) - skb_mac_header(skb);
+	if (WARN_ON(ip_hdr_offset >= (1<<7))) {
+		desc->wl18xx_checksum_data = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	desc->wl18xx_checksum_data = ip_hdr_offset << 1;
+
+	/* FW is interested only in the LSB of the protocol  TCP=0 UDP=1 */
+	ip_hdr = (void *)skb_network_header(skb);
+	desc->wl18xx_checksum_data |= (ip_hdr->protocol & 0x01);
+}
+
 static struct wlcore_ops wl18xx_ops = {
 	.identify_chip	= wl18xx_identify_chip,
 	.boot		= wl18xx_boot,
@@ -517,6 +547,7 @@ static struct wlcore_ops wl18xx_ops = {
 	.tx_immediate_compl = wl18xx_tx_immediate_completion,
 	.tx_delayed_compl = NULL,
 	.hw_init	= wl18xx_hw_init,
+	.set_tx_desc_csum = wl18xx_set_tx_desc_csum,
 };
 
 int __devinit wl18xx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.h
index 2d1302d23ac8..ff0c5ba8e8ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.h
@@ -1245,6 +1245,7 @@ enum {
 	ACX_CONFIG_HANGOVER              = 0x0042,
 	ACX_FEATURE_CFG                  = 0x0043,
 	ACX_PROTECTION_CFG               = 0x0044,
+	ACX_CHECKSUM_CONFIG              = 0x0045,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/hw_ops.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/hw_ops.h
index 9384b4d56c24..4573249ea89f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/hw_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/hw_ops.h
@@ -119,4 +119,15 @@ static inline int wlcore_identify_fw(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void
+wlcore_hw_set_tx_desc_csum(struct wl1271 *wl,
+			   struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr *desc,
+			   struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	if (!wl->ops->set_tx_desc_csum)
+		BUG_ON(1);
+
+	wl->ops->set_tx_desc_csum(wl, desc, skb);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
index b4e02ef22fc5..44e4e7bb29bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ static void wl1271_tx_fill_hdr(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif,
 	if (extra) {
 		int hdrlen = ieee80211_hdrlen(frame_control);
 		memmove(frame_start, hdr, hdrlen);
+		skb_set_network_header(skb, skb_network_offset(skb) + extra);
 	}
 
 	/* configure packet life time */
@@ -332,9 +333,9 @@ static void wl1271_tx_fill_hdr(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif,
 	    ieee80211_has_protected(frame_control))
 		tx_attr |= TX_HW_ATTR_HOST_ENCRYPT;
 
-	desc->reserved = 0;
 	desc->tx_attr = cpu_to_le16(tx_attr);
 
+	wlcore_hw_set_tx_desc_csum(wl, desc, skb);
 	wlcore_hw_set_tx_desc_data_len(wl, desc, skb);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.h
index 220727421fa2..e24c436bf65f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.h
@@ -130,7 +130,16 @@ struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr {
 	u8 tid;
 	/* host link ID (HLID) */
 	u8 hlid;
-	u8 reserved;
+
+	union {
+		u8 wl12xx_reserved;
+
+		/*
+		 * bit 0   -> 0 = udp, 1 = tcp
+		 * bit 1:7 -> IP header offset
+		 */
+		u8 wl18xx_checksum_data;
+	} __packed;
 } __packed;
 
 enum wl1271_tx_hw_res_status {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore.h
index 0b3f0b586f4b..c062d304ab0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ struct wlcore_ops {
 				    struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif);
 	s8 (*get_pg_ver)(struct wl1271 *wl);
 	void (*get_mac)(struct wl1271 *wl);
+	void (*set_tx_desc_csum)(struct wl1271 *wl,
+				 struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr *desc,
+				 struct sk_buff *skb);
 };
 
 enum wlcore_partitions {