diff --git a/include/net/af_ieee802154.h b/include/net/af_ieee802154.h
index a5563d27a3eb..8003a9f6eb43 100644
--- a/include/net/af_ieee802154.h
+++ b/include/net/af_ieee802154.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct sockaddr_ieee802154 {
 #define WPAN_WANTACK		0
 #define WPAN_SECURITY		1
 #define WPAN_SECURITY_LEVEL	2
+#define WPAN_WANTLQI		3
 
 #define WPAN_SECURITY_DEFAULT	0
 #define WPAN_SECURITY_OFF	1
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/socket.c b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
index a60658c85a9a..bc6b912603f1 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/socket.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/termios.h>	/* For TIOCOUTQ/INQ */
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <net/datalink.h>
 #include <net/psnap.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
@@ -452,6 +453,7 @@ struct dgram_sock {
 	unsigned int bound:1;
 	unsigned int connected:1;
 	unsigned int want_ack:1;
+	unsigned int want_lqi:1;
 	unsigned int secen:1;
 	unsigned int secen_override:1;
 	unsigned int seclevel:3;
@@ -486,6 +488,7 @@ static int dgram_init(struct sock *sk)
 	struct dgram_sock *ro = dgram_sk(sk);
 
 	ro->want_ack = 1;
+	ro->want_lqi = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -713,6 +716,7 @@ static int dgram_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 	size_t copied = 0;
 	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct dgram_sock *ro = dgram_sk(sk);
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_ieee802154 *, saddr, msg->msg_name);
 
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, flags, noblock, &err);
@@ -744,6 +748,13 @@ static int dgram_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 		*addr_len = sizeof(*saddr);
 	}
 
+	if (ro->want_lqi) {
+		err = put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IEEE802154, WPAN_WANTLQI,
+			       sizeof(uint8_t), &(mac_cb(skb)->lqi));
+		if (err)
+			goto done;
+	}
+
 	if (flags & MSG_TRUNC)
 		copied = skb->len;
 done:
@@ -847,6 +858,9 @@ static int dgram_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	case WPAN_WANTACK:
 		val = ro->want_ack;
 		break;
+	case WPAN_WANTLQI:
+		val = ro->want_lqi;
+		break;
 	case WPAN_SECURITY:
 		if (!ro->secen_override)
 			val = WPAN_SECURITY_DEFAULT;
@@ -892,6 +906,9 @@ static int dgram_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	case WPAN_WANTACK:
 		ro->want_ack = !!val;
 		break;
+	case WPAN_WANTLQI:
+		ro->want_lqi = !!val;
+		break;
 	case WPAN_SECURITY:
 		if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN) &&
 		    !ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_RAW)) {