diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.c b/hostapd/config_file.c
index 6dc7e8c83..6c53151d7 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -2411,6 +2411,9 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
 		bss->radius_das_time_window = atoi(pos);
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "radius_das_require_event_timestamp") == 0) {
 		bss->radius_das_require_event_timestamp = atoi(pos);
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "radius_das_require_message_authenticator") ==
+		   0) {
+		bss->radius_das_require_message_authenticator = atoi(pos);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_RADIUS */
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "auth_algs") == 0) {
 		bss->auth_algs = atoi(pos);
diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd.conf b/hostapd/hostapd.conf
index c2446240b..a310c0576 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd.conf
@@ -1088,6 +1088,9 @@ own_ip_addr=127.0.0.1
 #
 # DAS require Event-Timestamp
 #radius_das_require_event_timestamp=1
+#
+# DAS require Message-Authenticator
+#radius_das_require_message_authenticator=1
 
 ##### RADIUS authentication server configuration ##############################
 
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.h b/src/ap/ap_config.h
index 0ae9a6e0c..64daf4c81 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ struct hostapd_bss_config {
 	int radius_das_port;
 	unsigned int radius_das_time_window;
 	int radius_das_require_event_timestamp;
+	int radius_das_require_message_authenticator;
 	struct hostapd_ip_addr radius_das_client_addr;
 	u8 *radius_das_shared_secret;
 	size_t radius_das_shared_secret_len;
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index 30f57f4b0..65f513d1a 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -1044,6 +1044,8 @@ static int hostapd_setup_bss(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int first)
 		das_conf.time_window = conf->radius_das_time_window;
 		das_conf.require_event_timestamp =
 			conf->radius_das_require_event_timestamp;
+		das_conf.require_message_authenticator =
+			conf->radius_das_require_message_authenticator;
 		das_conf.ctx = hapd;
 		das_conf.disconnect = hostapd_das_disconnect;
 		hapd->radius_das = radius_das_init(&das_conf);
diff --git a/src/radius/radius.c b/src/radius/radius.c
index defcd9274..407e4f8b9 100644
--- a/src/radius/radius.c
+++ b/src/radius/radius.c
@@ -538,7 +538,8 @@ int radius_msg_verify_acct_req(struct radius_msg *msg, const u8 *secret,
 
 
 int radius_msg_verify_das_req(struct radius_msg *msg, const u8 *secret,
-			      size_t secret_len)
+			      size_t secret_len,
+			      int require_message_authenticator)
 {
 	const u8 *addr[4];
 	size_t len[4];
@@ -577,7 +578,11 @@ int radius_msg_verify_das_req(struct radius_msg *msg, const u8 *secret,
 	}
 
 	if (attr == NULL) {
-		/* Message-Authenticator is MAY; not required */
+		if (require_message_authenticator) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_WARNING,
+				   "Missing Message-Authenticator attribute in RADIUS message");
+			return 1;
+		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/radius/radius.h b/src/radius/radius.h
index cba2b9118..cd510d2c8 100644
--- a/src/radius/radius.h
+++ b/src/radius/radius.h
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ void radius_msg_finish_acct_resp(struct radius_msg *msg, const u8 *secret,
 int radius_msg_verify_acct_req(struct radius_msg *msg, const u8 *secret,
 			       size_t secret_len);
 int radius_msg_verify_das_req(struct radius_msg *msg, const u8 *secret,
-			       size_t secret_len);
+			      size_t secret_len,
+			      int require_message_authenticator);
 struct radius_attr_hdr * radius_msg_add_attr(struct radius_msg *msg, u8 type,
 					     const u8 *data, size_t data_len);
 struct radius_msg * radius_msg_parse(const u8 *data, size_t len);
diff --git a/src/radius/radius_das.c b/src/radius/radius_das.c
index b7d991bbd..8a3d7e032 100644
--- a/src/radius/radius_das.c
+++ b/src/radius/radius_das.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct radius_das_data {
 	struct hostapd_ip_addr client_addr;
 	unsigned int time_window;
 	int require_event_timestamp;
+	int require_message_authenticator;
 	void *ctx;
 	enum radius_das_res (*disconnect)(void *ctx,
 					  struct radius_das_attrs *attr);
@@ -234,9 +235,11 @@ static void radius_das_receive(int sock, void *eloop_ctx, void *sock_ctx)
 		radius_msg_dump(msg);
 
 	if (radius_msg_verify_das_req(msg, das->shared_secret,
-				       das->shared_secret_len)) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "DAS: Invalid authenticator in packet "
-			   "from %s:%d - drop", abuf, from_port);
+				       das->shared_secret_len,
+				       das->require_message_authenticator)) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+			   "DAS: Invalid authenticator or Message-Authenticator in packet from %s:%d - drop",
+			   abuf, from_port);
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
@@ -362,6 +365,8 @@ radius_das_init(struct radius_das_conf *conf)
 
 	das->time_window = conf->time_window;
 	das->require_event_timestamp = conf->require_event_timestamp;
+	das->require_message_authenticator =
+		conf->require_message_authenticator;
 	das->ctx = conf->ctx;
 	das->disconnect = conf->disconnect;
 
diff --git a/src/radius/radius_das.h b/src/radius/radius_das.h
index ce731d46a..9863fdc1e 100644
--- a/src/radius/radius_das.h
+++ b/src/radius/radius_das.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct radius_das_conf {
 	const struct hostapd_ip_addr *client_addr;
 	unsigned int time_window;
 	int require_event_timestamp;
+	int require_message_authenticator;
 	void *ctx;
 	enum radius_das_res (*disconnect)(void *ctx,
 					  struct radius_das_attrs *attr);