diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.c b/hostapd/config_file.c
index f1e84b7c9..289180428 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -2863,6 +2863,16 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
 			return 1;
 		}
 		bss->bss_load_update_period = val;
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "chan_util_avg_period") == 0) {
+		int val = atoi(pos);
+
+		if (val < 0) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+				   "Line %d: invalid chan_util_avg_period",
+				   line);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		bss->chan_util_avg_period = val;
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "rts_threshold") == 0) {
 		conf->rts_threshold = atoi(pos);
 		if (conf->rts_threshold < -1 || conf->rts_threshold > 65535) {
diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd.conf b/hostapd/hostapd.conf
index 140c8d6ff..0d49fd744 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd.conf
@@ -511,6 +511,12 @@ wmm_ac_vo_acm=0
 # Beacon and Probe Response frames.
 #bss_load_update_period=50
 
+# Channel utilization averaging period (in BUs)
+# This field is used to enable and configure channel utilization average
+# calculation with bss_load_update_period. This should be in multiples of
+# bss_load_update_period for more accurate calculation.
+#chan_util_avg_period=600
+
 # Fixed BSS Load value for testing purposes
 # This field can be used to configure hostapd to add a fixed BSS Load element
 # into Beacon and Probe Response frames for testing purposes. The format is
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.h b/src/ap/ap_config.h
index fa99d3750..dc0686e69 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ struct hostapd_bss_config {
 
 	int dtim_period;
 	unsigned int bss_load_update_period;
+	unsigned int chan_util_avg_period;
 
 	int ieee802_1x; /* use IEEE 802.1X */
 	int eapol_version;
diff --git a/src/ap/bss_load.c b/src/ap/bss_load.c
index ef2d36be3..725d3cd34 100644
--- a/src/ap/bss_load.c
+++ b/src/ap/bss_load.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static void update_channel_utilization(void *eloop_data, void *user_data)
 	struct hostapd_data *hapd = eloop_data;
 	unsigned int sec, usec;
 	int err;
+	struct hostapd_iface *iface = hapd->iface;
 
 	if (!(hapd->beacon_set_done && hapd->started))
 		return;
@@ -59,6 +60,21 @@ static void update_channel_utilization(void *eloop_data, void *user_data)
 	if (get_bss_load_update_timeout(hapd, &sec, &usec) < 0)
 		return;
 
+	if (hapd->conf->chan_util_avg_period) {
+		iface->chan_util_samples_sum += iface->channel_utilization;
+		iface->chan_util_num_sample_periods +=
+			hapd->conf->bss_load_update_period;
+		if (iface->chan_util_num_sample_periods >=
+		    hapd->conf->chan_util_avg_period) {
+			iface->chan_util_average =
+				iface->chan_util_samples_sum /
+				(iface->chan_util_num_sample_periods /
+				 hapd->conf->bss_load_update_period);
+			iface->chan_util_samples_sum = 0;
+			iface->chan_util_num_sample_periods = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	eloop_register_timeout(sec, usec, update_channel_utilization, hapd,
 			       NULL);
 }
diff --git a/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.c b/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.c
index 74d3a2577..883b005b2 100644
--- a/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.c
+++ b/src/ap/ctrl_iface_ap.c
@@ -795,6 +795,15 @@ int hostapd_ctrl_iface_status(struct hostapd_data *hapd, char *buf,
 		len += ret;
 	}
 
+	if (hapd->conf->chan_util_avg_period) {
+		ret = os_snprintf(buf + len, buflen - len,
+				  "chan_util_avg=%u\n",
+				  iface->chan_util_average);
+		if (os_snprintf_error(buflen - len, ret))
+			return len;
+		len += ret;
+	}
+
 	return len;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.h b/src/ap/hostapd.h
index 2c095dcfa..0e35ee80a 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.h
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.h
@@ -497,6 +497,10 @@ struct hostapd_iface {
 	u64 last_channel_time_busy;
 	u8 channel_utilization;
 
+	unsigned int chan_util_samples_sum;
+	unsigned int chan_util_num_sample_periods;
+	unsigned int chan_util_average;
+
 	/* eCSA IE will be added only if operating class is specified */
 	u8 cs_oper_class;