diff --git a/src/common/privsep_commands.h b/src/common/privsep_commands.h
index 6f02ed8b7..be94fb810 100644
--- a/src/common/privsep_commands.h
+++ b/src/common/privsep_commands.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ enum privsep_cmd {
 	PRIVSEP_CMD_L2_UNREGISTER,
 	PRIVSEP_CMD_L2_NOTIFY_AUTH_START,
 	PRIVSEP_CMD_L2_SEND,
+	PRIVSEP_CMD_SET_MODE,
 };
 
 struct privsep_cmd_associate
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c b/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c
index a441e6a45..4e0a36f3c 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c
@@ -726,6 +726,15 @@ static const u8 * wpa_driver_privsep_get_mac_addr(void *priv)
 }
 
 
+static int wpa_driver_privsep_set_mode(void *priv, int mode)
+{
+	struct wpa_driver_privsep_data *drv = priv;
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "%s mode=%d", __func__, mode);
+	return wpa_priv_cmd(drv, PRIVSEP_CMD_SET_MODE, &mode, sizeof(mode),
+			    NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+
 struct wpa_driver_ops wpa_driver_privsep_ops = {
 	"privsep",
 	"wpa_supplicant privilege separated driver",
@@ -763,7 +772,9 @@ struct wpa_driver_ops wpa_driver_privsep_ops = {
 	NULL /* mlme_remove_sta */,
 	NULL /* update_ft_ies */,
 	NULL /* send_ft_action */,
-	wpa_driver_privsep_get_scan_results2
+	wpa_driver_privsep_get_scan_results2,
+	NULL /* set_probe_req_ie */,
+	wpa_driver_privsep_set_mode
 };
 
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c
index 4a8d363ad..231b962fe 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c
@@ -564,6 +564,17 @@ static void wpa_priv_cmd_l2_send(struct wpa_priv_interface *iface,
 }
 
 
+static void wpa_priv_cmd_set_mode(struct wpa_priv_interface *iface,
+				  void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	if (iface->drv_priv == NULL || iface->driver->set_mode == NULL ||
+	    len != sizeof(int))
+		return;
+
+	iface->driver->set_mode(iface->drv_priv, *((int *) buf));
+}
+
+
 static void wpa_priv_receive(int sock, void *eloop_ctx, void *sock_ctx)
 {
 	struct wpa_priv_interface *iface = eloop_ctx;
@@ -635,6 +646,9 @@ static void wpa_priv_receive(int sock, void *eloop_ctx, void *sock_ctx)
 	case PRIVSEP_CMD_L2_SEND:
 		wpa_priv_cmd_l2_send(iface, &from, cmd_buf, cmd_len);
 		break;
+	case PRIVSEP_CMD_SET_MODE:
+		wpa_priv_cmd_set_mode(iface, cmd_buf, cmd_len);
+		break;
 	}
 }