diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config.c b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
index 9d7f38ed1..70c28fe85 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
@@ -324,6 +324,21 @@ static int wpa_config_parse_psk(const struct parse_data *data,
 				struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int line,
 				const char *value)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXT_PASSWORD
+	if (os_strncmp(value, "ext:", 4) == 0) {
+		os_free(ssid->passphrase);
+		ssid->passphrase = NULL;
+		ssid->psk_set = 0;
+		os_free(ssid->ext_psk);
+		ssid->ext_psk = os_strdup(value + 4);
+		if (ssid->ext_psk == NULL)
+			return -1;
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "PSK: External password '%s'",
+			   ssid->ext_psk);
+		return 0;
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_EXT_PASSWORD */
+
 	if (*value == '"') {
 #ifndef CONFIG_NO_PBKDF2
 		const char *pos;
@@ -381,6 +396,17 @@ static int wpa_config_parse_psk(const struct parse_data *data,
 static char * wpa_config_write_psk(const struct parse_data *data,
 				   struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXT_PASSWORD
+	if (ssid->ext_psk) {
+		size_t len = 4 + os_strlen(ssid->ext_psk) + 1;
+		char *buf = os_malloc(len);
+		if (buf == NULL)
+			return NULL;
+		os_snprintf(buf, len, "ext:%s", ssid->ext_psk);
+		return buf;
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_EXT_PASSWORD */
+
 	if (ssid->passphrase)
 		return wpa_config_write_string_ascii(
 			(const u8 *) ssid->passphrase,
@@ -1771,6 +1797,7 @@ void wpa_config_free_ssid(struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 {
 	os_free(ssid->ssid);
 	os_free(ssid->passphrase);
+	os_free(ssid->ext_psk);
 #ifdef IEEE8021X_EAPOL
 	eap_peer_config_free(&ssid->eap);
 #endif /* IEEE8021X_EAPOL */
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index 924719547..61fbec99c 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -1104,6 +1104,63 @@ int wpa_supplicant_set_suites(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 			wpa_sm_set_pmk(wpa_s->wpa, psk, PMK_LEN);
 		}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_PBKDF2 */
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXT_PASSWORD
+		if (ssid->ext_psk) {
+			struct wpabuf *pw = ext_password_get(wpa_s->ext_pw,
+							     ssid->ext_psk);
+			char pw_str[64 + 1];
+			u8 psk[PMK_LEN];
+
+			if (pw == NULL) {
+				wpa_msg(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, "EXT PW: No PSK "
+					"found from external storage");
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			if (wpabuf_len(pw) < 8 || wpabuf_len(pw) > 64) {
+				wpa_msg(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, "EXT PW: Unexpected "
+					"PSK length %d in external storage",
+					(int) wpabuf_len(pw));
+				ext_password_free(pw);
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			os_memcpy(pw_str, wpabuf_head(pw), wpabuf_len(pw));
+			pw_str[wpabuf_len(pw)] = '\0';
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_NO_PBKDF2
+			if (wpabuf_len(pw) >= 8 && wpabuf_len(pw) < 64 && bss)
+			{
+				pbkdf2_sha1(pw_str, (char *) bss->ssid,
+					    bss->ssid_len, 4096, psk, PMK_LEN);
+				os_memset(pw_str, 0, sizeof(pw_str));
+				wpa_hexdump_key(MSG_MSGDUMP, "PSK (from "
+						"external passphrase)",
+						psk, PMK_LEN);
+				wpa_sm_set_pmk(wpa_s->wpa, psk, PMK_LEN);
+			} else
+#endif /* CONFIG_NO_PBKDF2 */
+			if (wpabuf_len(pw) == 2 * PMK_LEN) {
+				if (hexstr2bin(pw_str, psk, PMK_LEN) < 0) {
+					wpa_msg(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, "EXT PW: "
+						"Invalid PSK hex string");
+					os_memset(pw_str, 0, sizeof(pw_str));
+					ext_password_free(pw);
+					return -1;
+				}
+				wpa_sm_set_pmk(wpa_s->wpa, psk, PMK_LEN);
+			} else {
+				wpa_msg(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, "EXT PW: No suitable "
+					"PSK available");
+				os_memset(pw_str, 0, sizeof(pw_str));
+				ext_password_free(pw);
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			os_memset(pw_str, 0, sizeof(pw_str));
+			ext_password_free(pw);
+		}
+#endif /* CONFIG_EXT_PASSWORD */
 	} else
 		wpa_sm_set_pmk_from_pmksa(wpa_s->wpa);
 
@@ -3430,7 +3487,8 @@ int wpas_network_disabled(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 		return 1; /* invalid WEP key */
 	}
 
-	if (wpa_key_mgmt_wpa_psk(ssid->key_mgmt) && !ssid->psk_set)
+	if (wpa_key_mgmt_wpa_psk(ssid->key_mgmt) && !ssid->psk_set &&
+	    !ssid->ext_psk)
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
index 05a2d0bc2..9f1cd00fb 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ fast_reauth=1
 # The key used in WPA-PSK mode can be entered either as 64 hex-digits, i.e.,
 # 32 bytes or as an ASCII passphrase (in which case, the real PSK will be
 # generated using the passphrase and SSID). ASCII passphrase must be between
-# 8 and 63 characters (inclusive).
+# 8 and 63 characters (inclusive). ext:<name of external PSK field> format can
+# be used to indicate that the PSK/passphrase is stored in external storage.
 # This field is not needed, if WPA-EAP is used.
 # Note: Separate tool, wpa_passphrase, can be used to generate 256-bit keys
 # from ASCII passphrase. This process uses lot of CPU and wpa_supplicant