diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 4a07fb89021e..776f415e8567 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ ath5k_txbuf_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_buf *bf,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&txq->lock);
 	list_add_tail(&bf->list, &txq->q);
+	txq->txq_len++;
 	if (txq->link == NULL) /* is this first packet? */
 		ath5k_hw_set_txdp(ah, txq->qnum, bf->daddr);
 	else /* no, so only link it */
@@ -889,6 +890,7 @@ ath5k_txq_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc,
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&txq->q);
 		spin_lock_init(&txq->lock);
 		txq->setup = true;
+		txq->txq_len = 0;
 	}
 	return &sc->txqs[qnum];
 }
@@ -983,6 +985,7 @@ ath5k_txq_drainq(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_txq *txq)
 		spin_lock_bh(&sc->txbuflock);
 		list_move_tail(&bf->list, &sc->txbuf);
 		sc->txbuf_len++;
+		txq->txq_len--;
 		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->txbuflock);
 	}
 	txq->link = NULL;
@@ -1479,6 +1482,9 @@ static int ath5k_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto drop_packet;
 	}
 
+	if (txq->txq_len >= ATH5K_TXQ_LEN_MAX)
+		ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, txq->qnum);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->txbuflock, flags);
 	if (list_empty(&sc->txbuf)) {
 		ATH5K_ERR(sc, "no further txbuf available, dropping packet\n");
@@ -1601,13 +1607,14 @@ ath5k_tx_processq(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_txq *txq)
 		spin_lock(&sc->txbuflock);
 		list_move_tail(&bf->list, &sc->txbuf);
 		sc->txbuf_len++;
+		txq->txq_len--;
 		spin_unlock(&sc->txbuflock);
 	}
 	if (likely(list_empty(&txq->q)))
 		txq->link = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&txq->lock);
-	if (sc->txbuf_len > ATH_TXBUF / 5)
-		ieee80211_wake_queues(sc->hw);
+	if (txq->txq_len < ATH5K_TXQ_LEN_LOW)
+		ieee80211_wake_queue(sc->hw, txq->qnum);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2391,6 +2398,7 @@ ath5k_attach(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	struct ath5k_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath5k_hw *ah = sc->ah;
 	struct ath_regulatory *regulatory = ath5k_hw_regulatory(ah);
+	struct ath5k_txq *txq;
 	u8 mac[ETH_ALEN] = {};
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2456,12 +2464,33 @@ ath5k_attach(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		goto err_bhal;
 	}
 
-	sc->txq = ath5k_txq_setup(sc, AR5K_TX_QUEUE_DATA, AR5K_WME_AC_BK);
-	if (IS_ERR(sc->txq)) {
+	/* This order matches mac80211's queue priority, so we can
+	 * directly use the mac80211 queue number without any mapping */
+	txq = ath5k_txq_setup(sc, AR5K_TX_QUEUE_DATA, AR5K_WME_AC_VO);
+	if (IS_ERR(txq)) {
 		ATH5K_ERR(sc, "can't setup xmit queue\n");
-		ret = PTR_ERR(sc->txq);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(txq);
 		goto err_queues;
 	}
+	txq = ath5k_txq_setup(sc, AR5K_TX_QUEUE_DATA, AR5K_WME_AC_VI);
+	if (IS_ERR(txq)) {
+		ATH5K_ERR(sc, "can't setup xmit queue\n");
+		ret = PTR_ERR(txq);
+		goto err_queues;
+	}
+	txq = ath5k_txq_setup(sc, AR5K_TX_QUEUE_DATA, AR5K_WME_AC_BE);
+	if (IS_ERR(txq)) {
+		ATH5K_ERR(sc, "can't setup xmit queue\n");
+		ret = PTR_ERR(txq);
+		goto err_queues;
+	}
+	txq = ath5k_txq_setup(sc, AR5K_TX_QUEUE_DATA, AR5K_WME_AC_BK);
+	if (IS_ERR(txq)) {
+		ATH5K_ERR(sc, "can't setup xmit queue\n");
+		ret = PTR_ERR(txq);
+		goto err_queues;
+	}
+	hw->queues = 4;
 
 	tasklet_init(&sc->rxtq, ath5k_tasklet_rx, (unsigned long)sc);
 	tasklet_init(&sc->txtq, ath5k_tasklet_tx, (unsigned long)sc);
@@ -2554,8 +2583,14 @@ static int
 ath5k_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ath5k_softc *sc = hw->priv;
+	u16 qnum = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
 
-	return ath5k_tx_queue(hw, skb, sc->txq);
+	if (WARN_ON(qnum >= sc->ah->ah_capabilities.cap_queues.q_tx_num)) {
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return ath5k_tx_queue(hw, skb, &sc->txqs[qnum]);
 }
 
 static int ath5k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
index dc1241f9c4e8..5e2366d3db09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
 #define	ATH_TXBUF	200		/* number of TX buffers */
 #define ATH_BCBUF	1		/* number of beacon buffers */
 
+#define ATH5K_TXQ_LEN_MAX	(ATH_TXBUF / 4)		/* bufs per queue */
+#define ATH5K_TXQ_LEN_LOW	(ATH5K_TXQ_LEN_MAX / 2)	/* low mark */
+
 struct ath5k_buf {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct ath5k_desc	*desc;	/* virtual addr of desc */
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ struct ath5k_txq {
 	struct list_head	q;	/* transmit queue */
 	spinlock_t		lock;	/* lock on q and link */
 	bool			setup;
+	int			txq_len; /* number of queued buffers */
 };
 
 #define ATH5K_LED_MAX_NAME_LEN 31
@@ -204,7 +208,6 @@ struct ath5k_softc {
 	spinlock_t		txbuflock;
 	unsigned int		txbuf_len;	/* buf count in txbuf list */
 	struct ath5k_txq	txqs[AR5K_NUM_TX_QUEUES];	/* tx queues */
-	struct ath5k_txq	*txq;		/* main tx queue */
 	struct tasklet_struct	txtq;		/* tx intr tasklet */
 	struct ath5k_led	tx_led;		/* tx led */