diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 5e204655c..677b729d5 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -667,6 +667,16 @@ struct wpa_driver_scan_params {
 	 */
 	unsigned int p2p_include_6ghz:1;
 
+	/**
+	 * non_coloc_6ghz - Force scanning of non-PSC 6 GHz channels
+	 *
+	 * If this is set, the driver should scan non-PSC channels from the
+	 * scan request even if neighbor reports from 2.4/5 GHz APs did not
+	 * report a co-located AP on these channels. The default is to scan
+	 * non-PSC channels only if a co-located AP was reported on the channel.
+	 */
+	unsigned int non_coloc_6ghz:1;
+
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: Whenever adding new parameters here, please make sure
 	 * wpa_scan_clone_params() and wpa_scan_free_params() get updated with
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_scan.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_scan.c
index b82e5af2a..c31ed6eb1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_scan.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_scan.c
@@ -203,6 +203,21 @@ nl80211_scan_common(struct i802_bss *bss, u8 cmd,
 				goto fail;
 		}
 		nla_nest_end(msg, ssids);
+
+		/*
+		 * If allowed, scan for 6 GHz APs that are reported by other
+		 * APs. Note that if the flag is not set and 6 GHz channels are
+		 * to be scanned, it is highly likely that non-PSC channels
+		 * would be scanned passively (due to the Probe Request frame
+		 * transmission restrictions mandated in IEEE Std 802.11ax-2021,
+		 * 26.17.2.3 (Scanning in the 6 GHz band). Passive scanning of
+		 * all non-PSC channels would take a significant amount of time.
+		 */
+		if (!params->non_coloc_6ghz) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+				   "nl80211: Scan co-located APs on 6 GHz");
+			scan_flags |= NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_COLOCATED_6GHZ;
+		}
 	} else {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Passive scan requested");
 	}
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
index abd48edb7..ce29d9953 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
@@ -2915,6 +2915,7 @@ wpa_scan_clone_params(const struct wpa_driver_scan_params *src)
 	params->relative_adjust_band = src->relative_adjust_band;
 	params->relative_adjust_rssi = src->relative_adjust_rssi;
 	params->p2p_include_6ghz = src->p2p_include_6ghz;
+	params->non_coloc_6ghz = src->non_coloc_6ghz;
 	return params;
 
 failed: