diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index 33cb8bc34..14f128bb2 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -1641,6 +1641,57 @@ static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_data_test_tx(struct hostapd_data *hapd, char *cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_data_test_frame(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
+					      char *cmd)
+{
+	u8 *buf;
+	struct ether_header *eth;
+	struct l2_packet_data *l2 = NULL;
+	size_t len;
+	u16 ethertype;
+	int res = -1;
+	const char *ifname = hapd->conf->iface;
+
+	if (os_strncmp(cmd, "ifname=", 7) == 0) {
+		cmd += 7;
+		ifname = cmd;
+		cmd = os_strchr(cmd, ' ');
+		if (cmd == NULL)
+			return -1;
+		*cmd++ = '\0';
+	}
+
+	len = os_strlen(cmd);
+	if (len & 1 || len < ETH_HLEN * 2)
+		return -1;
+	len /= 2;
+
+	buf = os_malloc(len);
+	if (buf == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (hexstr2bin(cmd, buf, len) < 0)
+		goto done;
+
+	eth = (struct ether_header *) buf;
+	ethertype = ntohs(eth->ether_type);
+
+	l2 = l2_packet_init(ifname, hapd->own_addr, ethertype,
+			    hostapd_data_test_rx, hapd, 1);
+	if (l2 == NULL)
+		goto done;
+
+	res = l2_packet_send(l2, eth->ether_dhost, ethertype, buf, len);
+	wpa_dbg(hapd->msg_ctx, MSG_DEBUG, "test data: TX frame res=%d", res);
+done:
+	if (l2)
+		l2_packet_deinit(l2);
+	os_free(buf);
+
+	return res < 0 ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 
 
@@ -1958,6 +2009,9 @@ static void hostapd_ctrl_iface_receive(int sock, void *eloop_ctx,
 	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "DATA_TEST_TX ", 13) == 0) {
 		if (hostapd_ctrl_iface_data_test_tx(hapd, buf + 13) < 0)
 			reply_len = -1;
+	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "DATA_TEST_FRAME ", 16) == 0) {
+		if (hostapd_ctrl_iface_data_test_frame(hapd, buf + 16) < 0)
+			reply_len = -1;
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "CHAN_SWITCH ", 12) == 0) {
 		if (hostapd_ctrl_iface_chan_switch(hapd->iface, buf + 12))