diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.c b/hostapd/config_file.c
index 03f29ad53..75aed7f25 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -2133,6 +2133,15 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
 					   "read VLAN file '%s'", line, pos);
 				errors++;
 			}
+		} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "vlan_naming") == 0) {
+			bss->ssid.vlan_naming = atoi(pos);
+			if (bss->ssid.vlan_naming >= DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_END ||
+			    bss->ssid.vlan_naming < 0) {
+				wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Line %d: invalid "
+					   "naming scheme %d", line,
+                                           bss->ssid.vlan_naming);
+				errors++;
+                        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_FULL_DYNAMIC_VLAN
 		} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "vlan_tagged_interface") == 0) {
 			bss->ssid.vlan_tagged_interface = os_strdup(pos);
diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd.conf b/hostapd/hostapd.conf
index 7e4e5d247..7e369f18d 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd.conf
@@ -801,6 +801,12 @@ own_ip_addr=127.0.0.1
 # to the bridge.
 #vlan_tagged_interface=eth0
 
+# When hostapd creates a VLAN interface on vlan_tagged_interfaces, it needs
+# to know how to name it.
+# 0 = vlan<XXX>, e.g., vlan1
+# 1 = <vlan_tagged_interface>.<XXX>, e.g. eth0.1
+#vlan_naming=0
+
 # Arbitrary RADIUS attributes can be added into Access-Request and
 # Accounting-Request packets by specifying the contents of the attributes with
 # the following configuration parameters. There can be multiple of these to
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.h b/src/ap/ap_config.h
index bfb2d8af2..9a546eef3 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ struct hostapd_ssid {
 #define DYNAMIC_VLAN_OPTIONAL 1
 #define DYNAMIC_VLAN_REQUIRED 2
 	int dynamic_vlan;
+#define DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_WITHOUT_DEVICE 0
+#define DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_WITH_DEVICE 1
+#define DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_END 2
+	int vlan_naming;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FULL_DYNAMIC_VLAN
 	char *vlan_tagged_interface;
 #endif /* CONFIG_FULL_DYNAMIC_VLAN */
diff --git a/src/ap/vlan_init.c b/src/ap/vlan_init.c
index f2f766f22..2f492d4e3 100644
--- a/src/ap/vlan_init.c
+++ b/src/ap/vlan_init.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ static void vlan_newlink(char *ifname, struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 	char br_name[IFNAMSIZ];
 	struct hostapd_vlan *vlan = hapd->conf->vlan;
 	char *tagged_interface = hapd->conf->ssid.vlan_tagged_interface;
+	int vlan_naming = hapd->conf->ssid.vlan_naming;
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "VLAN: vlan_newlink(%s)", ifname);
 
@@ -496,13 +497,21 @@ static void vlan_newlink(char *ifname, struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 			ifconfig_up(br_name);
 
 			if (tagged_interface) {
+				if (vlan_naming ==
+				    DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_WITH_DEVICE)
+					os_snprintf(vlan_ifname,
+						    sizeof(vlan_ifname),
+						    "%s.%d", tagged_interface,
+						    vlan->vlan_id);
+				else
+					os_snprintf(vlan_ifname,
+						    sizeof(vlan_ifname),
+						    "vlan%d", vlan->vlan_id);
 
+				ifconfig_up(tagged_interface);
 				if (!vlan_add(tagged_interface, vlan->vlan_id))
 					vlan->clean |= DVLAN_CLEAN_VLAN;
 
-				os_snprintf(vlan_ifname, sizeof(vlan_ifname),
-					    "vlan%d", vlan->vlan_id);
-
 				if (!br_addif(br_name, vlan_ifname))
 					vlan->clean |= DVLAN_CLEAN_VLAN_PORT;
 
@@ -527,6 +536,7 @@ static void vlan_dellink(char *ifname, struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 	char br_name[IFNAMSIZ];
 	struct hostapd_vlan *first, *prev, *vlan = hapd->conf->vlan;
 	char *tagged_interface = hapd->conf->ssid.vlan_tagged_interface;
+	int vlan_naming = hapd->conf->ssid.vlan_naming;
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "VLAN: vlan_dellink(%s)", ifname);
 
@@ -541,8 +551,16 @@ static void vlan_dellink(char *ifname, struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 				br_delif(br_name, vlan->ifname);
 
 			if (tagged_interface) {
-				os_snprintf(vlan_ifname, sizeof(vlan_ifname),
-					    "vlan%d", vlan->vlan_id);
+				if (vlan_naming ==
+				    DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_WITH_DEVICE)
+					os_snprintf(vlan_ifname,
+						    sizeof(vlan_ifname),
+						    "%s.%d", tagged_interface,
+						    vlan->vlan_id);
+				else
+					os_snprintf(vlan_ifname,
+						    sizeof(vlan_ifname),
+						    "vlan%d", vlan->vlan_id);
 				if (vlan->clean & DVLAN_CLEAN_VLAN_PORT)
 					br_delif(br_name, vlan_ifname);
 				ifconfig_down(vlan_ifname);
@@ -682,7 +700,10 @@ full_dynamic_vlan_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 	if (priv == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	vlan_set_name_type(VLAN_NAME_TYPE_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD);
+	vlan_set_name_type(hapd->conf->ssid.vlan_naming ==
+			   DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_WITH_DEVICE ?
+			   VLAN_NAME_TYPE_RAW_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD :
+			   VLAN_NAME_TYPE_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD);
 
 	priv->s = socket(PF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_ROUTE);
 	if (priv->s < 0) {