diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 9f0025a1f..cfbc2252c 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -8670,6 +8670,9 @@ char * wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_process(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "SCAN_RESULTS") == 0) {
 		reply_len = wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_scan_results(
 			wpa_s, reply, reply_size);
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "ABORT_SCAN") == 0) {
+		if (wpas_abort_ongoing_scan(wpa_s) < 0)
+			reply_len = -1;
 	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "SELECT_NETWORK ", 15) == 0) {
 		if (wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_select_network(wpa_s, buf + 15))
 			reply_len = -1;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c
index 37d4ff417..275bf392d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_cli.c
@@ -1770,6 +1770,13 @@ static int wpa_cli_cmd_scan_results(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
 }
 
 
+static int wpa_cli_cmd_abort_scan(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc,
+				  char *argv[])
+{
+	return wpa_ctrl_command(ctrl, "ABORT_SCAN");
+}
+
+
 static int wpa_cli_cmd_bss(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	return wpa_cli_cmd(ctrl, "BSS", 1, argc, argv);
@@ -3029,6 +3036,9 @@ static const struct wpa_cli_cmd wpa_cli_commands[] = {
 	{ "scan_results", wpa_cli_cmd_scan_results, NULL,
 	  cli_cmd_flag_none,
 	  "= get latest scan results" },
+	{ "abort_scan", wpa_cli_cmd_abort_scan, NULL,
+	  cli_cmd_flag_none,
+	  "= request ongoing scan to be aborted" },
 	{ "bss", wpa_cli_cmd_bss, wpa_cli_complete_bss,
 	  cli_cmd_flag_none,
 	  "<<idx> | <bssid>> = get detailed scan result info" },