diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/main.c b/wpa_supplicant/main.c
index 1b3364cbe..d495ec167 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/main.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/main.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "wpa_supplicant_i.h"
 #include "driver_i.h"
+#include "p2p_supplicant.h"
 
 extern struct wpa_driver_ops *wpa_drivers[];
 
@@ -289,6 +290,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; exitcode == 0 && i < iface_count; i++) {
+		struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s;
+
 		if ((ifaces[i].confname == NULL &&
 		     ifaces[i].ctrl_interface == NULL) ||
 		    ifaces[i].ifname == NULL) {
@@ -299,7 +302,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			exitcode = -1;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (wpa_supplicant_add_iface(global, &ifaces[i]) == NULL)
+		wpa_s = wpa_supplicant_add_iface(global, &ifaces[i]);
+		if (wpa_s == NULL) {
+			exitcode = -1;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (wpa_s->global->p2p == NULL &&
+		    (wpa_s->drv_flags &
+		     WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS_DEDICATED_P2P_DEVICE) &&
+		    wpas_p2p_add_p2pdev_interface(wpa_s) < 0)
 			exitcode = -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
index b0ebaaeb1..abba791b5 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
@@ -2975,6 +2975,44 @@ static void wpas_p2p_debug_print(void *ctx, int level, const char *msg)
 }
 
 
+int wpas_p2p_add_p2pdev_interface(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
+{
+	struct wpa_interface iface;
+	struct wpa_supplicant *p2pdev_wpa_s;
+	char ifname[100];
+	char force_name[100];
+	int ret;
+
+	os_snprintf(ifname, sizeof(ifname), "p2p-dev-%s", wpa_s->ifname);
+	force_name[0] = '\0';
+	wpa_s->pending_interface_type = WPA_IF_P2P_DEVICE;
+	ret = wpa_drv_if_add(wpa_s, WPA_IF_P2P_DEVICE, ifname, NULL, NULL,
+			     force_name, wpa_s->pending_interface_addr, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "P2P: Failed to create P2P Device interface");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	os_strlcpy(wpa_s->pending_interface_name, ifname,
+		   sizeof(wpa_s->pending_interface_name));
+
+	os_memset(&iface, 0, sizeof(iface));
+	iface.p2p_mgmt = 1;
+	iface.ifname = wpa_s->pending_interface_name;
+	iface.driver = wpa_s->driver->name;
+	iface.ctrl_interface = wpa_s->conf->ctrl_interface;
+	iface.driver_param = wpa_s->conf->driver_param;
+	iface.confname = wpa_s->confname;
+	p2pdev_wpa_s = wpa_supplicant_add_iface(wpa_s->global, &iface);
+	if (!p2pdev_wpa_s) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "P2P: Failed to add P2P Device interface");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	wpa_s->pending_interface_name[0] = '\0';
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * wpas_p2p_init - Initialize P2P module for %wpa_supplicant
  * @global: Pointer to global data from wpa_supplicant_init()
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h
index 0a7212ca4..a7fadc049 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ struct p2p_go_neg_results;
 enum p2p_send_action_result;
 struct p2p_peer_info;
 struct p2p_channels;
+struct wps_event_fail;
 
 int wpas_p2p_init(struct wpa_global *global, struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 void wpas_p2p_deinit(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 void wpas_p2p_deinit_global(struct wpa_global *global);
+int wpas_p2p_add_p2pdev_interface(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 int wpas_p2p_connect(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, const u8 *peer_addr,
 		     const char *pin, enum p2p_wps_method wps_method,
 		     int persistent_group, int auto_join, int join,
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index 7363ef59e..ff96668a5 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -2328,7 +2328,8 @@ int wpa_supplicant_update_mac_addr(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 		const u8 *addr = wpa_drv_get_mac_addr(wpa_s);
 		if (addr)
 			os_memcpy(wpa_s->own_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	} else if (!(wpa_s->drv_flags &
+	} else if (!wpa_s->p2p_mgmt &&
+		   !(wpa_s->drv_flags &
 		     WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS_P2P_DEDICATED_INTERFACE)) {
 		l2_packet_deinit(wpa_s->l2);
 		wpa_s->l2 = l2_packet_init(wpa_s->ifname,
@@ -2348,10 +2349,6 @@ int wpa_supplicant_update_mac_addr(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "Own MAC address: " MACSTR,
-		MAC2STR(wpa_s->own_addr));
-	wpa_sm_set_own_addr(wpa_s->wpa, wpa_s->own_addr);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2397,6 +2394,10 @@ int wpa_supplicant_driver_init(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 	if (wpa_supplicant_update_mac_addr(wpa_s) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
+	wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "Own MAC address: " MACSTR,
+		MAC2STR(wpa_s->own_addr));
+	wpa_sm_set_own_addr(wpa_s->wpa, wpa_s->own_addr);
+
 	if (wpa_s->bridge_ifname[0]) {
 		wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "Receiving packets from bridge "
 			"interface '%s'", wpa_s->bridge_ifname);
@@ -2960,11 +2961,21 @@ next_driver:
 	if (wpa_s->max_remain_on_chan == 0)
 		wpa_s->max_remain_on_chan = 1000;
 
+	/*
+	 * Only take p2p_mgmt parameters when P2P Device is supported.
+	 * Doing it here as it determines whether l2_packet_init() will be done
+	 * during wpa_supplicant_driver_init().
+	 */
+	if (wpa_s->drv_flags & WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS_DEDICATED_P2P_DEVICE)
+		wpa_s->p2p_mgmt = iface->p2p_mgmt;
+	else
+		iface->p2p_mgmt = 1;
+
 	if (wpa_supplicant_driver_init(wpa_s) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TDLS
-	if (wpa_tdls_init(wpa_s->wpa))
+	if (!iface->p2p_mgmt && wpa_tdls_init(wpa_s->wpa))
 		return -1;
 #endif /* CONFIG_TDLS */
 
@@ -3002,7 +3013,7 @@ next_driver:
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_P2P
-	if (wpas_p2p_init(wpa_s->global, wpa_s) < 0) {
+	if (iface->p2p_mgmt && wpas_p2p_init(wpa_s->global, wpa_s) < 0) {
 		wpa_msg(wpa_s, MSG_ERROR, "Failed to init P2P");
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index cc1dc5e16..924086310 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ struct wpa_interface {
 	 * receiving of EAPOL frames from an additional interface.
 	 */
 	const char *bridge_ifname;
+
+	/**
+	 * p2p_mgmt - Interface used for P2P management (P2P Device operations)
+	 *
+	 * Indicates whether wpas_p2p_init() must be called for this interface.
+	 * This is used only when the driver supports a dedicated P2P Device
+	 * interface that is not a network interface.
+	 */
+	int p2p_mgmt;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -566,6 +575,8 @@ struct wpa_supplicant {
 	unsigned int roc_waiting_drv_freq;
 	int action_tx_wait_time;
 
+	int p2p_mgmt;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_P2P
 	struct p2p_go_neg_results *go_params;
 	int create_p2p_iface;