diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index 117ee0836..aeeddf938 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -176,8 +176,27 @@ static void hostapd_clear_old(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 }
 
 
+static int hostapd_iface_conf_changed(struct hostapd_config *newconf,
+				      struct hostapd_config *oldconf)
+{
+	size_t i;
+
+	if (newconf->num_bss != oldconf->num_bss)
+		return 1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < newconf->num_bss; i++) {
+		if (os_strcmp(newconf->bss[i]->iface,
+			      oldconf->bss[i]->iface) != 0)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 int hostapd_reload_config(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 {
+	struct hapd_interfaces *interfaces = iface->interfaces;
 	struct hostapd_data *hapd = iface->bss[0];
 	struct hostapd_config *newconf, *oldconf;
 	size_t j;
@@ -200,6 +219,35 @@ int hostapd_reload_config(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 	hostapd_clear_old(iface);
 
 	oldconf = hapd->iconf;
+	if (hostapd_iface_conf_changed(newconf, oldconf)) {
+		char *fname;
+		int res;
+
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+			   "Configuration changes include interface/BSS modification - force full disable+enable sequence");
+		fname = os_strdup(iface->config_fname);
+		if (!fname) {
+			hostapd_config_free(newconf);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		hostapd_remove_iface(interfaces, hapd->conf->iface);
+		iface = hostapd_init(interfaces, fname);
+		os_free(fname);
+		hostapd_config_free(newconf);
+		if (!iface) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+				   "Failed to initialize interface on config reload");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		iface->interfaces = interfaces;
+		interfaces->iface[interfaces->count] = iface;
+		interfaces->count++;
+		res = hostapd_enable_iface(iface);
+		if (res < 0)
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+				   "Failed to enable interface on config reload");
+		return res;
+	}
 	iface->conf = newconf;
 
 	for (j = 0; j < iface->num_bss; j++) {