diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 4ec6fedeb220..1bb2a2b4e187 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -1683,6 +1683,7 @@ struct ieee80211_sta_rates {
  * @tdls: indicates whether the STA is a TDLS peer
  * @tdls_initiator: indicates the STA is an initiator of the TDLS link. Only
  *	valid if the STA is a TDLS peer in the first place.
+ * @mfp: indicates whether the STA uses management frame protection or not.
  * @txq: per-TID data TX queues (if driver uses the TXQ abstraction)
  */
 struct ieee80211_sta {
@@ -1700,6 +1701,7 @@ struct ieee80211_sta {
 	struct ieee80211_sta_rates __rcu *rates;
 	bool tdls;
 	bool tdls_initiator;
+	bool mfp;
 
 	struct ieee80211_txq *txq[IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS];
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 68e551e263c6..63d03dad654c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1138,6 +1138,7 @@ static int sta_apply_parameters(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	}
 
 	if (mask & BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_MFP)) {
+		sta->sta.mfp = !!(set & BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_MFP));
 		if (set & BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_MFP))
 			set_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_MFP);
 		else
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 56ef9a8e151c..9c450ffdabe8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3044,8 +3044,12 @@ static bool ieee80211_assoc_success(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	rate_control_rate_init(sta);
 
-	if (ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_MFP_ENABLED)
+	if (ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_MFP_ENABLED) {
 		set_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_MFP);
+		sta->sta.mfp = true;
+	} else {
+		sta->sta.mfp = false;
+	}
 
 	sta->sta.wme = elems.wmm_param && local->hw.queues >= IEEE80211_NUM_ACS;