diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index f235edcf2..ad3701d39 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -632,6 +632,8 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_set(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		ret = wpas_ctrl_set_relative_band_adjust(wpa_s, value);
 	} else if (os_strcasecmp(cmd, "ric_ies") == 0) {
 		ret = wpas_ctrl_iface_set_ric_ies(wpa_s, value);
+	} else if (os_strcasecmp(cmd, "roaming") == 0) {
+		ret = wpa_drv_roaming(wpa_s, atoi(value), NULL);
 	} else {
 		value[-1] = '=';
 		ret = wpa_config_process_global(wpa_s->conf, cmd, -1);