diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config.c b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
index 2a166c7de..c423bc3be 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
@@ -2822,6 +2822,7 @@ static const struct global_parse_data global_fields[] = {
 #endif /* CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE */
 	{ INT_RANGE(eapol_version, 1, 2), 0 },
 	{ INT(ap_scan), 0 },
+	{ INT(disable_scan_offload), 0 },
 	{ INT(fast_reauth), 0 },
 	{ STR(opensc_engine_path), 0 },
 	{ STR(pkcs11_engine_path), 0 },
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config.h b/wpa_supplicant/config.h
index 968f14bfb..eca0d0ff3 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config.h
@@ -243,6 +243,15 @@ struct wpa_config {
 	 */
 	int ap_scan;
 
+	/**
+	 * disable_scan_offload - Disable automatic offloading of scan requests
+	 *
+	 * By default, %wpa_supplicant tries to offload scanning if the driver
+	 * indicates support for this (sched_scan). This configuration
+	 * parameter can be used to disable this offloading mechanism.
+	 */
+	int disable_scan_offload;
+
 	/**
 	 * ctrl_interface - Parameters for the control interface
 	 *
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c b/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
index 671f7d655..3a4c35f4b 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
@@ -710,6 +710,9 @@ static void wpa_config_write_global(FILE *f, struct wpa_config *config)
 		fprintf(f, "eapol_version=%d\n", config->eapol_version);
 	if (config->ap_scan != DEFAULT_AP_SCAN)
 		fprintf(f, "ap_scan=%d\n", config->ap_scan);
+	if (config->disable_scan_offload)
+		fprintf(f, "disable_scan_offload=%d\n",
+			config->disable_scan_offload);
 	if (config->fast_reauth != DEFAULT_FAST_REAUTH)
 		fprintf(f, "fast_reauth=%d\n", config->fast_reauth);
 	if (config->opensc_engine_path)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
index eec5c7bf6..6f16baaff 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ int wpa_supplicant_req_sched_scan(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 		max_sched_scan_ssids = WPAS_MAX_SCAN_SSIDS;
 	else
 		max_sched_scan_ssids = wpa_s->max_sched_scan_ssids;
-	if (max_sched_scan_ssids < 1)
+	if (max_sched_scan_ssids < 1 || wpa_s->conf->disable_scan_offload)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (wpa_s->sched_scanning) {