diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_pasn.py b/tests/hwsim/test_pasn.py
index 956d2b358..5139ce7c3 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_pasn.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_pasn.py
@@ -1024,3 +1024,65 @@ def test_pasn_noauth_0(dev, apdev):
     hapd = start_pasn_ap(apdev[0], params)
 
     check_pasn_akmp_cipher(dev[0], hapd, "PASN", "CCMP", status=1)
+
+def test_pasn_sae_driver(dev, apdev):
+    """PASN authentication using driver event as trigger"""
+    check_pasn_capab(dev[0])
+    check_sae_capab(dev[0])
+
+    params = hostapd.wpa2_params(ssid="test-pasn-sae",
+                                 passphrase="12345678")
+    params['ieee80211w'] = "2"
+    params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = 'SAE SAE-EXT-KEY PASN'
+    params['sae_pwe'] = "2"
+    hapd = start_pasn_ap(apdev[0], params)
+    bssid = hapd.own_addr()
+
+    params = hostapd.wpa2_params(ssid="test-pasn-sae",
+                                 passphrase="12345678")
+    params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = 'SAE PASN'
+    params['sae_pwe'] = "0"
+    hapd2 = start_pasn_ap(apdev[1], params)
+    bssid2 = hapd2.own_addr()
+
+    dev[0].scan_for_bss(bssid, freq=2412)
+    dev[0].scan_for_bss(bssid2, freq=2412)
+
+    try:
+        dev[0].set("sae_pwe", "2")
+        cmd = f"PASN_DRIVER auth {bssid} 02:11:22:33:44:55 {bssid2}"
+        if "OK" not in dev[0].request(cmd):
+            raise Exception("PASN_DRIVER failed")
+
+        ev = dev[0].wait_event(["PASN-AUTH-STATUS"], timeout=10)
+        if ev is None:
+            raise Exception("No PASN-AUTH-STATUS event (1)")
+        if f"{bssid} akmp=PASN, status=0" not in ev:
+            raise Exception("Unexpected event 1 contents: " + ev)
+
+        ev = dev[0].wait_event(["PASN-AUTH-STATUS"], timeout=10)
+        if ev is None:
+            raise Exception("No PASN-AUTH-STATUS event (2)")
+        if f"{bssid2} akmp=PASN, status=0" not in ev:
+            raise Exception("Unexpected event 2 contents: " + ev)
+
+        hapd2.disable()
+        time.sleep(1)
+        dev[0].dump_monitor()
+
+        if "OK" not in dev[0].request(cmd):
+            raise Exception("PASN_DRIVER failed")
+
+        ev = dev[0].wait_event(["PASN-AUTH-STATUS"], timeout=10)
+        if ev is None:
+            raise Exception("No PASN-AUTH-STATUS event (1b)")
+        if f"{bssid} akmp=PASN, status=0" not in ev:
+            raise Exception("Unexpected event 1b contents: " + ev)
+
+        ev = dev[0].wait_event(["PASN-AUTH-STATUS"], timeout=10)
+        if ev is None:
+            raise Exception("No PASN-AUTH-STATUS event (2b)")
+        if f"{bssid2} akmp=PASN, status=1" not in ev:
+            raise Exception("Unexpected event 2b contents: " + ev)
+    finally:
+        dev[0].set("sae_pwe", "0")
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 32f964f9c..d05c9b845 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -11190,6 +11190,48 @@ static int wpas_ctrl_iface_pasn_deauthenticate(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	return wpas_pasn_deauthenticate(wpa_s, wpa_s->own_addr, bssid);
 }
 
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
+static int wpas_ctrl_iface_pasn_driver(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
+				       const char *cmd)
+{
+	union wpa_event_data event;
+	const char *pos = cmd;
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
+
+	os_memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
+
+	if (os_strncmp(pos, "auth ", 5) == 0)
+		event.pasn_auth.action = PASN_ACTION_AUTH;
+	else if (os_strncmp(pos, "del ", 4) == 0)
+		event.pasn_auth.action =
+			PASN_ACTION_DELETE_SECURE_RANGING_CONTEXT;
+	else
+		return -1;
+
+	pos = os_strchr(pos, ' ');
+	pos++;
+	while (hwaddr_aton(pos, addr) == 0) {
+		struct pasn_peer *peer;
+
+		if (event.pasn_auth.num_peers == WPAS_MAX_PASN_PEERS)
+			return -1;
+		peer = &event.pasn_auth.peer[event.pasn_auth.num_peers];
+		os_memcpy(peer->own_addr, wpa_s->own_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		os_memcpy(peer->peer_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		event.pasn_auth.num_peers++;
+
+		pos = os_strchr(pos, ' ');
+		if (!pos)
+			break;
+		pos++;
+	}
+
+	wpa_supplicant_event(wpa_s, EVENT_PASN_AUTH, &event);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_PASN */
 
 
@@ -13087,6 +13129,11 @@ char * wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_process(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "PASN_DEAUTH ", 12) == 0) {
 		if (wpas_ctrl_iface_pasn_deauthenticate(wpa_s, buf + 12) < 0)
 			reply_len = -1;
+#ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
+	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "PASN_DRIVER ", 12) == 0) {
+		if (wpas_ctrl_iface_pasn_driver(wpa_s, buf + 12) < 0)
+			reply_len = -1;
+#endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 #endif /* CONFIG_PASN */
 #ifndef CONFIG_NO_ROBUST_AV
 	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "MSCS ", 5) == 0) {