diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index e2ae0ad44..7af4f095a 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -1347,21 +1347,29 @@ static void hostapd_disassoc_deny_mac(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 
 
 static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_set_band(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
-				       const char *band)
+				       const char *bands)
 {
 	union wpa_event_data event;
-	enum set_band setband;
+	u32 setband_mask = WPA_SETBAND_AUTO;
 
-	if (os_strcmp(band, "AUTO") == 0)
-		setband = WPA_SETBAND_AUTO;
-	else if (os_strcmp(band, "5G") == 0)
-		setband = WPA_SETBAND_5G;
-	else if (os_strcmp(band, "2G") == 0)
-		setband = WPA_SETBAND_2G;
-	else
-		return -1;
+	/*
+	 * For example:
+	 *  SET setband 2G,6G
+	 *  SET setband 5G
+	 *  SET setband AUTO
+	 */
+	if (!os_strstr(bands, "AUTO")) {
+		if (os_strstr(bands, "5G"))
+			setband_mask |= WPA_SETBAND_5G;
+		if (os_strstr(bands, "6G"))
+			setband_mask |= WPA_SETBAND_6G;
+		if (os_strstr(bands, "2G"))
+			setband_mask |= WPA_SETBAND_2G;
+		if (setband_mask == WPA_SETBAND_AUTO)
+			return -1;
+	}
 
-	if (hostapd_drv_set_band(hapd, setband) == 0) {
+	if (hostapd_drv_set_band(hapd, setband_mask) == 0) {
 		os_memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
 		event.channel_list_changed.initiator = REGDOM_SET_BY_USER;
 		event.channel_list_changed.type = REGDOM_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
index cc7ea07a2..0257c3a65 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
@@ -385,11 +385,11 @@ hostapd_drv_send_external_auth_status(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 }
 
 static inline int
-hostapd_drv_set_band(struct hostapd_data *hapd, enum set_band band)
+hostapd_drv_set_band(struct hostapd_data *hapd, u32 band_mask)
 {
 	if (!hapd->driver || !hapd->drv_priv || !hapd->driver->set_band)
 		return -1;
-	return hapd->driver->set_band(hapd->drv_priv, band);
+	return hapd->driver->set_band(hapd->drv_priv, band_mask);
 }
 
 #endif /* AP_DRV_OPS */
diff --git a/src/common/defs.h b/src/common/defs.h
index bbe3120de..b01ab03b6 100644
--- a/src/common/defs.h
+++ b/src/common/defs.h
@@ -388,9 +388,10 @@ enum mesh_plink_state {
 };
 
 enum set_band {
-	WPA_SETBAND_AUTO,
-	WPA_SETBAND_5G,
-	WPA_SETBAND_2G
+	WPA_SETBAND_AUTO = 0,
+	WPA_SETBAND_5G = BIT(0),
+	WPA_SETBAND_2G = BIT(1),
+	WPA_SETBAND_6G = BIT(2),
 };
 
 enum wpa_radio_work_band {
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 58a7bd776..b0543e7b4 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -4277,12 +4277,12 @@ struct wpa_driver_ops {
 	int (*do_acs)(void *priv, struct drv_acs_params *params);
 
 	/**
-	 * set_band - Notify driver of band selection
+	 * set_band - Notify driver of band(s) selection
 	 * @priv: Private driver interface data
-	 * @band: The selected band(s)
+	 * @band_mask: The selected band(s) bit mask (from enum set_band)
 	 * Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure
 	 */
-	int (*set_band)(void *priv, enum set_band band);
+	int (*set_band)(void *priv, u32 band_mask);
 
 	/**
 	 * get_pref_freq_list - Get preferred frequency list for an interface
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 8ba1bf72f..448c404f3 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -10795,38 +10795,49 @@ static int wpa_driver_do_acs(void *priv, struct drv_acs_params *params)
 }
 
 
-static int nl80211_set_band(void *priv, enum set_band band)
+static int nl80211_set_band(void *priv, u32 band_mask)
 {
 	struct i802_bss *bss = priv;
 	struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv = bss->drv;
 	struct nl_msg *msg;
 	struct nlattr *data;
 	int ret;
-	enum qca_set_band qca_band;
+	enum qca_set_band qca_band_value;
+	u32 qca_band_mask = QCA_SETBAND_AUTO;
 
-	if (!drv->setband_vendor_cmd_avail)
+	if (!drv->setband_vendor_cmd_avail ||
+	    (band_mask > (WPA_SETBAND_2G | WPA_SETBAND_5G | WPA_SETBAND_6G)))
 		return -1;
 
-	switch (band) {
-	case WPA_SETBAND_AUTO:
-		qca_band = QCA_SETBAND_AUTO;
-		break;
-	case WPA_SETBAND_5G:
-		qca_band = QCA_SETBAND_5G;
-		break;
-	case WPA_SETBAND_2G:
-		qca_band = QCA_SETBAND_2G;
-		break;
-	default:
-		return -1;
-	}
+	if (band_mask & WPA_SETBAND_5G)
+		qca_band_mask |= QCA_SETBAND_5G;
+	if (band_mask & WPA_SETBAND_2G)
+		qca_band_mask |= QCA_SETBAND_2G;
+	if (band_mask & WPA_SETBAND_6G)
+		qca_band_mask |= QCA_SETBAND_6G;
+
+	/*
+	 * QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_SETBAND_VALUE is a legacy interface hence make
+	 * it suite to its values (AUTO/5G/2G) for backwards compatibility.
+	 */
+	qca_band_value = ((qca_band_mask & QCA_SETBAND_5G) &&
+			  (qca_band_mask & QCA_SETBAND_2G)) ?
+				QCA_SETBAND_AUTO :
+				qca_band_mask & ~QCA_SETBAND_6G;
+
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+		   "nl80211: QCA_BAND_MASK = 0x%x, QCA_BAND_VALUE = %d",
+		   qca_band_mask, qca_band_value);
 
 	if (!(msg = nl80211_drv_msg(drv, 0, NL80211_CMD_VENDOR)) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_ID, OUI_QCA) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_SUBCMD,
 			QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_SETBAND) ||
 	    !(data = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_DATA)) ||
-	    nla_put_u32(msg, QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_SETBAND_VALUE, qca_band)) {
+	    nla_put_u32(msg, QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_SETBAND_VALUE,
+			qca_band_value) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(msg, QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_SETBAND_MASK,
+			qca_band_mask)) {
 		nlmsg_free(msg);
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 	}
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 8306950a5..7ce2a90e8 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -299,20 +299,30 @@ static int wpas_ctrl_pno(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, char *cmd)
 }
 
 
-static int wpas_ctrl_set_band(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, char *band)
+static int wpas_ctrl_set_band(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, char *bands)
 {
 	union wpa_event_data event;
+	u32 setband_mask = WPA_SETBAND_AUTO;
 
-	if (os_strcmp(band, "AUTO") == 0)
-		wpa_s->setband = WPA_SETBAND_AUTO;
-	else if (os_strcmp(band, "5G") == 0)
-		wpa_s->setband = WPA_SETBAND_5G;
-	else if (os_strcmp(band, "2G") == 0)
-		wpa_s->setband = WPA_SETBAND_2G;
-	else
-		return -1;
+	/*
+	 * For example:
+	 *  SET setband 2G,6G
+	 *  SET setband 5G
+	 *  SET setband AUTO
+	 */
+	if (!os_strstr(bands, "AUTO")) {
+		if (os_strstr(bands, "5G"))
+			setband_mask |= WPA_SETBAND_5G;
+		if (os_strstr(bands, "6G"))
+			setband_mask |= WPA_SETBAND_6G;
+		if (os_strstr(bands, "2G"))
+			setband_mask |= WPA_SETBAND_2G;
+		if (setband_mask == WPA_SETBAND_AUTO)
+			return -1;
+	}
 
-	if (wpa_drv_setband(wpa_s, wpa_s->setband) == 0) {
+	wpa_s->setband_mask = setband_mask;
+	if (wpa_drv_setband(wpa_s, wpa_s->setband_mask) == 0) {
 		os_memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
 		event.channel_list_changed.initiator = REGDOM_SET_BY_USER;
 		event.channel_list_changed.type = REGDOM_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h
index 3a2828982..237f4e085 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h
@@ -954,11 +954,11 @@ static inline int wpa_drv_disable_transmit_sa(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 #endif /* CONFIG_MACSEC */
 
 static inline int wpa_drv_setband(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
-				  enum set_band band)
+				  u32 band_mask)
 {
 	if (!wpa_s->driver->set_band)
 		return -1;
-	return wpa_s->driver->set_band(wpa_s->drv_priv, band);
+	return wpa_s->driver->set_band(wpa_s->drv_priv, band_mask);
 }
 
 static inline int wpa_drv_get_pref_freq_list(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
index edf3ca800..5339b796b 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
@@ -713,12 +713,15 @@ static void wpa_setband_scan_freqs(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	if (params->freqs)
 		return; /* already using a limited channel set */
 
-	if (wpa_s->setband == WPA_SETBAND_5G)
+	if (wpa_s->setband_mask & WPA_SETBAND_5G)
 		wpa_add_scan_freqs_list(wpa_s, HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211A, params,
 					0);
-	else if (wpa_s->setband == WPA_SETBAND_2G)
+	if (wpa_s->setband_mask & WPA_SETBAND_2G)
 		wpa_add_scan_freqs_list(wpa_s, HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211G, params,
 					0);
+	if (wpa_s->setband_mask & WPA_SETBAND_6G)
+		wpa_add_scan_freqs_list(wpa_s, HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211A, params,
+					1);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index ddd43e5d2..5560197bd 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -5111,6 +5111,7 @@ wpa_supplicant_alloc(struct wpa_supplicant *parent)
 	wpa_s->parent = parent ? parent : wpa_s;
 	wpa_s->p2pdev = wpa_s->parent;
 	wpa_s->sched_scanning = 0;
+	wpa_s->setband_mask = WPA_SETBAND_AUTO;
 
 	dl_list_init(&wpa_s->bss_tmp_disallowed);
 	dl_list_init(&wpa_s->fils_hlp_req);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index ffaacf948..212cc37b6 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ struct wpa_supplicant {
 	struct wpa_ssid_value *disallow_aps_ssid;
 	size_t disallow_aps_ssid_count;
 
-	enum set_band setband;
+	u32 setband_mask;
 
 	/* Preferred network for the next connection attempt */
 	struct wpa_ssid *next_ssid;