diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.c b/hostapd/config_file.c
index 900d81131..394658985 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -2745,6 +2745,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
 				   line, pos);
 			return 1;
 		}
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "acs_exclude_dfs") == 0) {
+		conf->acs_exclude_dfs = atoi(pos);
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "channel") == 0) {
 		if (os_strcmp(pos, "acs_survey") == 0) {
 #ifndef CONFIG_ACS
diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd.conf b/hostapd/hostapd.conf
index 135715eb4..9b9ab10bc 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd.conf
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ channel=1
 #chanlist=100 104 108 112 116
 #chanlist=1 6 11-13
 
+# Exclude DFS channels from ACS
+# This option can be used to exclude all DFS channels from the ACS channel list
+# in cases where the driver supports DFS channels.
+#acs_exclude_dfs=1
+
 # Beacon interval in kus (1.024 ms) (default: 100; range 15..65535)
 beacon_int=100
 
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.h b/src/ap/ap_config.h
index 849c69d92..9fb0a003c 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ struct hostapd_config {
 	u8 channel;
 	u8 acs;
 	struct wpa_freq_range_list acs_ch_list;
+	int acs_exclude_dfs;
 	enum hostapd_hw_mode hw_mode; /* HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211A, .. */
 	enum {
 		LONG_PREAMBLE = 0,
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
index ecf60e247..b3d4f0324 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
@@ -816,7 +816,9 @@ static void hostapd_get_hw_mode_any_channels(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 		if ((acs_ch_list_all ||
 		     freq_range_list_includes(&hapd->iface->conf->acs_ch_list,
 					      chan->chan)) &&
-		    !(chan->flag & HOSTAPD_CHAN_DISABLED))
+		    !(chan->flag & HOSTAPD_CHAN_DISABLED) &&
+		    !(hapd->iface->conf->acs_exclude_dfs &&
+		      (chan->flag & HOSTAPD_CHAN_RADAR)))
 			int_array_add_unique(freq_list, chan->freq);
 	}
 }
@@ -871,6 +873,9 @@ int hostapd_drv_do_acs(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 				    &hapd->iface->conf->acs_ch_list,
 				    chan->chan))
 				continue;
+			if (hapd->iface->conf->acs_exclude_dfs &&
+			    (chan->flag & HOSTAPD_CHAN_RADAR))
+				continue;
 			if (!(chan->flag & HOSTAPD_CHAN_DISABLED)) {
 				channels[num_channels++] = chan->chan;
 				int_array_add_unique(&freq_list, chan->freq);