+--- a/wpa_supplicant/bss.c
++++ b/wpa_supplicant/bss.c
+@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
+ #include "utils/common.h"
+ #include "utils/eloop.h"
+ #include "common/ieee802_11_defs.h"
++#include "common/ieee802_11_common.h"
+ #include "drivers/driver.h"
+ #include "eap_peer/eap.h"
+ #include "wpa_supplicant_i.h"
+@@ -290,6 +291,10 @@ void calculate_update_time(const struct
+ static void wpa_bss_copy_res(struct wpa_bss *dst, struct wpa_scan_res *src,
+ struct os_reltime *fetch_time)
+ {
++ struct ieee80211_ht_capabilities *capab;
++ struct ieee80211_ht_operation *oper;
++ struct ieee802_11_elems elems;
++
+ dst->flags = src->flags;
+ os_memcpy(dst->bssid, src->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+ dst->freq = src->freq;
+@@ -302,6 +307,15 @@ static void wpa_bss_copy_res(struct wpa_
+ dst->est_throughput = src->est_throughput;
+ dst->snr = src->snr;
+
++ memset(&elems, 0, sizeof(elems));
++ ieee802_11_parse_elems((u8 *) (src + 1), src->ie_len, &elems, 0);
++ capab = (struct ieee80211_ht_capabilities *) elems.ht_capabilities;
++ oper = (struct ieee80211_ht_operation *) elems.ht_operation;
++ if (capab)
++ dst->ht_capab = le_to_host16(capab->ht_capabilities_info);
++ if (oper)
++ dst->ht_param = oper->ht_param;
++
+ calculate_update_time(fetch_time, src->age, &dst->last_update);
+ }
+
+--- a/wpa_supplicant/bss.h
++++ b/wpa_supplicant/bss.h
+@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ struct wpa_bss {
+ u8 ssid[SSID_MAX_LEN];
+ /** Length of SSID */
+ size_t ssid_len;
++ /** HT capabilities */
++ u16 ht_capab;
++ /* Five octets of HT Operation Information */
++ u8 ht_param;
+ /** Frequency of the channel in MHz (e.g., 2412 = channel 1) */
+ int freq;
+ /** Beacon interval in TUs (host byte order) */
+--- a/wpa_supplicant/main.c
++++ b/wpa_supplicant/main.c
+@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static void usage(void)
+ "vW] [-P<pid file>] "
+ "[-g<global ctrl>] \\\n"
+ " [-G<group>] \\\n"
+- " -i<ifname> -c<config file> [-C<ctrl>] [-D<driver>] "
++ " -i<ifname> -c<config file> [-C<ctrl>] [-D<driver>] [-H<hostapd path>] "
+ "[-p<driver_param>] \\\n"
+ " [-b<br_ifname>] [-e<entropy file>]"
+ #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FILE
+@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ static void usage(void)
+ " -g = global ctrl_interface\n"
+ " -G = global ctrl_interface group\n"
+ " -h = show this help text\n"
++ " -H = connect to a hostapd instance to manage state changes\n"
+ " -i = interface name\n"
+ " -I = additional configuration file\n"
+ " -K = include keys (passwords, etc.) in debug output\n"
+@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+
+ for (;;) {
+ c = getopt(argc, argv,
+- "b:Bc:C:D:de:f:g:G:hi:I:KLMm:No:O:p:P:qsTtuvW");
++ "b:Bc:C:D:de:f:g:G:hH:i:I:KLMm:No:O:p:P:qsTtuvW");
+ if (c < 0)
+ break;
+ switch (c) {
+@@ -248,6 +249,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ usage();
+ exitcode = 0;
+ goto out;
++ case 'H':
++ iface->hostapd_ctrl = optarg;
++ break;
+ case 'i':
+ iface->ifname = optarg;
+ break;