diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config.c b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
index bc3d8ffd6..ce5c80d02 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
@@ -442,47 +442,99 @@ static char * wpa_config_write_bssid_hint(const struct parse_data *data,
 #endif /* NO_CONFIG_WRITE */
 
 
+static int wpa_config_parse_bssid_ignore(const struct parse_data *data,
+					 struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int line,
+					 const char *value)
+{
+	return wpa_config_parse_addr_list(data, line, value,
+					  &ssid->bssid_ignore,
+					  &ssid->num_bssid_ignore,
+					  "bssid_ignore", 1, 1);
+}
+
+
+/* deprecated alias for bssid_ignore for backwards compatibility */
 static int wpa_config_parse_bssid_blacklist(const struct parse_data *data,
 					    struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int line,
 					    const char *value)
 {
 	return wpa_config_parse_addr_list(data, line, value,
-					  &ssid->bssid_blacklist,
-					  &ssid->num_bssid_blacklist,
-					  "bssid_blacklist", 1, 1);
+					  &ssid->bssid_ignore,
+					  &ssid->num_bssid_ignore,
+					  "bssid_ignore", 1, 1);
 }
 
 
 #ifndef NO_CONFIG_WRITE
+
+static char * wpa_config_write_bssid_ignore(const struct parse_data *data,
+					    struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
+{
+	return wpa_config_write_addr_list(data, ssid->bssid_ignore,
+					  ssid->num_bssid_ignore,
+					  "bssid_ignore");
+}
+
+
+/* deprecated alias for bssid_ignore for backwards compatibility */
 static char * wpa_config_write_bssid_blacklist(const struct parse_data *data,
 					       struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 {
-	return wpa_config_write_addr_list(data, ssid->bssid_blacklist,
-					  ssid->num_bssid_blacklist,
-					  "bssid_blacklist");
+	return wpa_config_write_addr_list(data, ssid->bssid_ignore,
+					  ssid->num_bssid_ignore,
+					  "bssid_ignore");
 }
+
 #endif /* NO_CONFIG_WRITE */
 
 
+static int wpa_config_parse_bssid_accept(const struct parse_data *data,
+					 struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int line,
+					 const char *value)
+{
+	return wpa_config_parse_addr_list(data, line, value,
+					  &ssid->bssid_accept,
+					  &ssid->num_bssid_accept,
+					  "bssid_accept", 1, 1);
+}
+
+
+/* deprecated alias for bssid_accept for backwards compatibility */
 static int wpa_config_parse_bssid_whitelist(const struct parse_data *data,
 					    struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int line,
 					    const char *value)
 {
 	return wpa_config_parse_addr_list(data, line, value,
-					  &ssid->bssid_whitelist,
-					  &ssid->num_bssid_whitelist,
-					  "bssid_whitelist", 1, 1);
+					  &ssid->bssid_accept,
+					  &ssid->num_bssid_accept,
+					  "bssid_accept", 1, 1);
 }
 
 
 #ifndef NO_CONFIG_WRITE
+
+static char * wpa_config_write_bssid_accept(const struct parse_data *data,
+					    struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
+{
+	return wpa_config_write_addr_list(data, ssid->bssid_accept,
+					  ssid->num_bssid_accept,
+					  "bssid_accept");
+}
+
+
+/* deprecated alias for bssid_accept for backwards compatibility */
 static char * wpa_config_write_bssid_whitelist(const struct parse_data *data,
 					       struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 {
-	return wpa_config_write_addr_list(data, ssid->bssid_whitelist,
-					  ssid->num_bssid_whitelist,
-					  "bssid_whitelist");
+	return wpa_config_write_addr_list(data, ssid->bssid_accept,
+					  ssid->num_bssid_accept,
+					  "bssid_accept");
 }
+
+#endif /* NO_CONFIG_WRITE */
+
+
+#ifndef NO_CONFIG_WRITE
 #endif /* NO_CONFIG_WRITE */
 
 
@@ -2362,8 +2414,10 @@ static const struct parse_data ssid_fields[] = {
 	{ INT_RANGE(scan_ssid, 0, 1) },
 	{ FUNC(bssid) },
 	{ FUNC(bssid_hint) },
-	{ FUNC(bssid_blacklist) },
-	{ FUNC(bssid_whitelist) },
+	{ FUNC(bssid_ignore) },
+	{ FUNC(bssid_accept) },
+	{ FUNC(bssid_blacklist) }, /* deprecated alias for bssid_ignore */
+	{ FUNC(bssid_whitelist) }, /* deprecated alias for bssid_accept */
 	{ FUNC_KEY(psk) },
 	{ INT(mem_only_psk) },
 	{ STR_KEY(sae_password) },
@@ -2763,8 +2817,8 @@ void wpa_config_free_ssid(struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 	os_free(ssid->freq_list);
 	os_free(ssid->bgscan);
 	os_free(ssid->p2p_client_list);
-	os_free(ssid->bssid_blacklist);
-	os_free(ssid->bssid_whitelist);
+	os_free(ssid->bssid_ignore);
+	os_free(ssid->bssid_accept);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HT_OVERRIDES
 	os_free(ssid->ht_mcs);
 #endif /* CONFIG_HT_OVERRIDES */
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c b/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
index 6f02ad32f..fd6275e22 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
@@ -767,8 +767,8 @@ static void wpa_config_write_network(FILE *f, struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 	INT(scan_ssid);
 	write_bssid(f, ssid);
 	write_bssid_hint(f, ssid);
-	write_str(f, "bssid_blacklist", ssid);
-	write_str(f, "bssid_whitelist", ssid);
+	write_str(f, "bssid_ignore", ssid);
+	write_str(f, "bssid_accept", ssid);
 	write_psk(f, ssid);
 	INT(mem_only_psk);
 	STR(sae_password);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
index b4fdc8a17..3f7b31480 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
@@ -153,16 +153,16 @@ struct wpa_ssid {
 	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	/**
-	 * bssid_blacklist - List of inacceptable BSSIDs
+	 * bssid_ignore - List of inacceptable BSSIDs
 	 */
-	u8 *bssid_blacklist;
-	size_t num_bssid_blacklist;
+	u8 *bssid_ignore;
+	size_t num_bssid_ignore;
 
 	/**
-	 * bssid_blacklist - List of acceptable BSSIDs
+	 * bssid_accept - List of acceptable BSSIDs
 	 */
-	u8 *bssid_whitelist;
-	size_t num_bssid_whitelist;
+	u8 *bssid_accept;
+	size_t num_bssid_accept;
 
 	/**
 	 * bssid_set - Whether BSSID is configured for this network
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
index 445434cf2..d8ee36cf9 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_error_no_memory(DBusMessage *message)
 static const char * const dont_quote[] = {
 	"key_mgmt", "proto", "pairwise", "auth_alg", "group", "eap",
 	"bssid", "scan_freq", "freq_list", "scan_ssid", "bssid_hint",
-	"bssid_blacklist", "bssid_whitelist", "group_mgmt",
+	"bssid_ignore", "bssid_accept", /* deprecated aliases */
+	"bssid_blacklist", "bssid_whitelist",
+	"group_mgmt",
 	"ignore_broadcast_ssid",
 #ifdef CONFIG_MESH
 	"mesh_basic_rates",
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/events.c b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
index aadb05409..d321cb2e2 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/events.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
@@ -1217,23 +1217,23 @@ static bool wpa_scan_res_ok(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/* check blacklist */
-	if (ssid->num_bssid_blacklist &&
-	    addr_in_list(bss->bssid, ssid->bssid_blacklist,
-			 ssid->num_bssid_blacklist)) {
+	/* check the list of BSSIDs to ignore */
+	if (ssid->num_bssid_ignore &&
+	    addr_in_list(bss->bssid, ssid->bssid_ignore,
+			 ssid->num_bssid_ignore)) {
 		if (debug_print)
 			wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG,
-				"   skip - BSSID blacklisted");
+				"   skip - BSSID configured to be ignored");
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/* if there is a whitelist, only accept those APs */
-	if (ssid->num_bssid_whitelist &&
-	    !addr_in_list(bss->bssid, ssid->bssid_whitelist,
-			  ssid->num_bssid_whitelist)) {
+	/* if there is a list of accepted BSSIDs, only accept those APs */
+	if (ssid->num_bssid_accept &&
+	    !addr_in_list(bss->bssid, ssid->bssid_accept,
+			  ssid->num_bssid_accept)) {
 		if (debug_print)
 			wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG,
-				"   skip - BSSID not in whitelist");
+				"   skip - BSSID not in list of accepted values");
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c
index a5f7ef353..f5bda1abd 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c
@@ -1408,8 +1408,8 @@ static int wpa_cli_cmd_get_network(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
 
 
 static const char *network_fields[] = {
-	"ssid", "scan_ssid", "bssid", "bssid_blacklist",
-	"bssid_whitelist", "psk", "proto", "key_mgmt",
+	"ssid", "scan_ssid", "bssid", "bssid_ignore",
+	"bssid_accept", "psk", "proto", "key_mgmt",
 	"bg_scan_period", "pairwise", "group", "auth_alg", "scan_freq",
 	"freq_list", "max_oper_chwidth", "ht40", "vht", "vht_center_freq1",
 	"vht_center_freq2", "ht", "edmg",
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
index 7a9eac139..9d5de8591 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
@@ -2009,12 +2009,12 @@ network={
 	key_mgmt=NONE
 }
 
-# Example configuration blacklisting two APs - these will be ignored
+# Example configuration ignoring two APs - these will be ignored
 # for this network.
 network={
 	ssid="example"
 	psk="very secret passphrase"
-	bssid_blacklist=02:11:22:33:44:55 02:22:aa:44:55:66
+	bssid_ignore=02:11:22:33:44:55 02:22:aa:44:55:66
 }
 
 # Example configuration limiting AP selection to a specific set of APs;
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ network={
 network={
 	ssid="example"
 	psk="very secret passphrase"
-	bssid_whitelist=02:55:ae:bc:00:00/ff:ff:ff:ff:00:00 00:00:77:66:55:44/00:00:ff:ff:ff:ff
+	bssid_accept=02:55:ae:bc:00:00/ff:ff:ff:ff:00:00 00:00:77:66:55:44/00:00:ff:ff:ff:ff
 }
 
 # Example config file that will only scan on channel 36.