diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index f94f57a53..4fcc64801 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ struct wpa_driver_mesh_join_params {
 	const u8 *ies;
 	int ie_len;
 	int freq;
+	int beacon_int;
 	enum ht_mode ht_mode;
 	struct wpa_driver_mesh_bss_params conf;
 #define WPA_DRIVER_MESH_FLAG_USER_MPM	0x00000001
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index c04286c42..f7ab6fcc8 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -7761,6 +7761,13 @@ wpa_driver_nl80211_join_mesh(void *priv,
 			goto fail;
 	}
 
+	if (params->beacon_int > 0) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * beacon_int=%d", params->beacon_int);
+		if (nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL,
+				params->beacon_int))
+			goto fail;
+	}
+
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * flags=%08X", params->flags);
 
 	container = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MESH_SETUP);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
index 68187e0ae..7adfa63b9 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ int wpa_supplicant_join_mesh(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	params.meshid = ssid->ssid;
 	params.meshid_len = ssid->ssid_len;
 	params.freq = ssid->frequency;
+	if (ssid->beacon_int > 0)
+		params.beacon_int = ssid->beacon_int;
+	else if (wpa_s->conf->beacon_int > 0)
+		params.beacon_int = wpa_s->conf->beacon_int;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211N
 	params.ht_mode = ssid->mesh_ht_mode;
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211N */