diff --git a/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c b/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c
index f09f5b58e..b70484d8a 100644
--- a/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -690,6 +690,8 @@ static int get_sta_handler(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 		[NL80211_STA_INFO_INACTIVE_TIME] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 		[NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_BYTES] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 		[NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BYTES] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+		[NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_PACKETS] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+		[NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_PACKETS] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	};
 
 	nla_parse(tb, NL80211_ATTR_MAX, genlmsg_attrdata(gnlh, 0),
@@ -719,6 +721,12 @@ static int get_sta_handler(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 		data->rx_bytes = nla_get_u32(stats[NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_BYTES]);
 	if (stats[NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BYTES])
 		data->tx_bytes = nla_get_u32(stats[NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BYTES]);
+	if (stats[NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_PACKETS])
+		data->rx_packets =
+			nla_get_u32(stats[NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_PACKETS]);
+	if (stats[NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_PACKETS])
+		data->tx_packets =
+			nla_get_u32(stats[NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_PACKETS]);
 
 	return NL_SKIP;
 }