diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
index 895b62ae3..bac79b2e4 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
@@ -134,6 +134,24 @@ no_vht:
 }
 
 
+static struct hostapd_hw_modes *
+wpa_supplicant_find_hw_mode(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
+			    enum hostapd_hw_mode hw_mode)
+{
+	struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode = NULL;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < wpa_s->hw.num_modes; i++) {
+		if (wpa_s->hw.modes[i].mode == hw_mode) {
+			mode = &wpa_s->hw.modes[i];
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return mode;
+}
+
+
 int wpa_supplicant_conf_ap_ht(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 			      struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
 			      struct hostapd_config *conf)
@@ -147,9 +165,6 @@ int wpa_supplicant_conf_ap_ht(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* TODO: enable HT40 if driver supports it;
-	 * drop to 11b if driver does not support 11g */
-
 	/*
 	 * Enable HT20 if the driver supports it, by setting conf->ieee80211n
 	 * and a mask of allowed capabilities within conf->ht_capab.
@@ -158,17 +173,28 @@ int wpa_supplicant_conf_ap_ht(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	 */
 	if (wpa_s->hw.modes) {
 		struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode = NULL;
-		int i, no_ht = 0;
+		int no_ht = 0;
 
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
 			   "Determining HT/VHT options based on driver capabilities (freq=%u chan=%u)",
 			   ssid->frequency, conf->channel);
 
-		for (i = 0; i < wpa_s->hw.num_modes; i++) {
-			if (wpa_s->hw.modes[i].mode == conf->hw_mode) {
-				mode = &wpa_s->hw.modes[i];
-				break;
-			}
+		mode = wpa_supplicant_find_hw_mode(wpa_s, conf->hw_mode);
+
+		/* May drop to IEEE 802.11b if the driver does not support IEEE
+		 * 802.11g */
+		if (!mode && conf->hw_mode == HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211G) {
+			conf->hw_mode = HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211B;
+			wpa_printf(MSG_INFO,
+				   "Try downgrade to IEEE 802.11b as 802.11g is not supported by the current hardware");
+			mode = wpa_supplicant_find_hw_mode(wpa_s,
+							   conf->hw_mode);
+		}
+
+		if (!mode) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+				   "No match between requested and supported hw modes found");
+			return -1;
 		}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HT_OVERRIDES
@@ -193,6 +219,14 @@ int wpa_supplicant_conf_ap_ht(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 				      HT_CAP_INFO_SUPP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET),
 				   ssid->ht40);
 			conf->ieee80211n = 1;
+
+			if (ssid->ht40 &&
+			    (mode->ht_capab &
+			     HT_CAP_INFO_SUPP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET))
+				conf->secondary_channel = ssid->ht40;
+			else
+				conf->secondary_channel = 0;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_P2P
 			if (ssid->p2p_group &&
 			    conf->hw_mode == HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211A &&