diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index cd76fea36..c4d8dfe34 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -7771,6 +7771,7 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_flush(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 	wpa_s->p2p_go_csa_on_inv = 0;
 	wpa_s->ignore_auth_resp = 0;
 	wpa_s->ignore_assoc_disallow = 0;
+	wpa_s->testing_resend_assoc = 0;
 	wpa_s->reject_btm_req_reason = 0;
 	wpa_sm_set_test_assoc_ie(wpa_s->wpa, NULL);
 	os_free(wpa_s->get_pref_freq_list_override);
@@ -8952,6 +8953,40 @@ static int wpas_ctrl_key_request(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, const char *cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+static int wpas_ctrl_resend_assoc(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SME
+	struct wpa_driver_associate_params params;
+	int ret;
+
+	os_memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
+	params.bssid = wpa_s->bssid;
+	params.ssid = wpa_s->sme.ssid;
+	params.ssid_len = wpa_s->sme.ssid_len;
+	params.freq.freq = wpa_s->sme.freq;
+	if (wpa_s->last_assoc_req_wpa_ie) {
+		params.wpa_ie = wpabuf_head(wpa_s->last_assoc_req_wpa_ie);
+		params.wpa_ie_len = wpabuf_len(wpa_s->last_assoc_req_wpa_ie);
+	}
+	params.pairwise_suite = wpa_s->pairwise_cipher;
+	params.group_suite = wpa_s->group_cipher;
+	params.mgmt_group_suite = wpa_s->mgmt_group_cipher;
+	params.key_mgmt_suite = wpa_s->key_mgmt;
+	params.wpa_proto = wpa_s->wpa_proto;
+	params.mgmt_frame_protection = wpa_s->sme.mfp;
+	params.rrm_used = wpa_s->rrm.rrm_used;
+	if (wpa_s->sme.prev_bssid_set)
+		params.prev_bssid = wpa_s->sme.prev_bssid;
+	wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "TESTING: Resend association request");
+	ret = wpa_drv_associate(wpa_s, &params);
+	wpa_s->testing_resend_assoc = 1;
+	return ret;
+#else /* CONFIG_SME */
+	return -1;
+#endif /* CONFIG_SME */
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 
 
@@ -10329,6 +10364,9 @@ char * wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_process(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "KEY_REQUEST ", 12) == 0) {
 		if (wpas_ctrl_key_request(wpa_s, buf + 12) < 0)
 			reply_len = -1;
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "RESEND_ASSOC") == 0) {
+		if (wpas_ctrl_resend_assoc(wpa_s) < 0)
+			reply_len = -1;
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "VENDOR_ELEM_ADD ", 16) == 0) {
 		if (wpas_ctrl_vendor_elem_add(wpa_s, buf + 16) < 0)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/events.c b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
index 6e4a9f6d3..94b3fd9e0 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/events.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
@@ -3844,6 +3844,11 @@ void wpa_supplicant_event(void *ctx, enum wpa_event_type event,
 				   "EVENT_ASSOC - ignore_auth_resp active!");
 			break;
 		}
+		if (wpa_s->testing_resend_assoc) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_INFO,
+				   "EVENT_DEAUTH - testing_resend_assoc");
+			break;
+		}
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 		wpa_supplicant_event_assoc(wpa_s, data);
 		if (data &&
@@ -3868,6 +3873,11 @@ void wpa_supplicant_event(void *ctx, enum wpa_event_type event,
 				   "EVENT_DEAUTH - ignore_auth_resp active!");
 			break;
 		}
+		if (wpa_s->testing_resend_assoc) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_INFO,
+				   "EVENT_DEAUTH - testing_resend_assoc");
+			break;
+		}
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 		wpas_event_deauth(wpa_s,
 				  data ? &data->deauth_info : NULL);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
index 8b35f16a5..da0e8eb41 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
@@ -1314,6 +1314,14 @@ void sme_associate(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, enum wpas_mode mode,
 
 	eloop_register_timeout(SME_ASSOC_TIMEOUT, 0, sme_assoc_timer, wpa_s,
 			       NULL);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
+	wpabuf_free(wpa_s->last_assoc_req_wpa_ie);
+	wpa_s->last_assoc_req_wpa_ie = NULL;
+	if (params.wpa_ie)
+		wpa_s->last_assoc_req_wpa_ie =
+			wpabuf_alloc_copy(params.wpa_ie, params.wpa_ie_len);
+#endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 }
 
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index f543b9dbd..7e4d086b0 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_cleanup(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 	wpa_s->l2_test = NULL;
 	os_free(wpa_s->get_pref_freq_list_override);
 	wpa_s->get_pref_freq_list_override = NULL;
+	wpabuf_free(wpa_s->last_assoc_req_wpa_ie);
+	wpa_s->last_assoc_req_wpa_ie = NULL;
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 
 	if (wpa_s->conf != NULL) {
@@ -1795,6 +1797,9 @@ void wpa_supplicant_associate(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	wmm_ac_clear_saved_tspecs(wpa_s);
 	wpa_s->reassoc_same_bss = 0;
 	wpa_s->reassoc_same_ess = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
+	wpa_s->testing_resend_assoc = 0;
+#endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 
 	if (wpa_s->last_ssid == ssid) {
 		wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "Re-association to the same ESS");
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index 8ce7085bc..cfb9753f4 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -1076,12 +1076,14 @@ struct wpa_supplicant {
 	unsigned int p2p_go_csa_on_inv:1;
 	unsigned int ignore_auth_resp:1;
 	unsigned int ignore_assoc_disallow:1;
+	unsigned int testing_resend_assoc:1;
 	struct wpabuf *sae_commit_override;
 	enum wpa_alg last_tk_alg;
 	u8 last_tk_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	int last_tk_key_idx;
 	u8 last_tk[WPA_TK_MAX_LEN];
 	size_t last_tk_len;
+	struct wpabuf *last_assoc_req_wpa_ie;
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 
 	struct wmm_ac_assoc_data *wmm_ac_assoc_info;