diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 2ab0667f8..6486ed816 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -1920,6 +1920,7 @@ struct wpa_driver_mesh_join_params {
 #define WPA_DRIVER_MESH_FLAG_AMPE	0x00000008
 	unsigned int flags;
 	bool handle_dfs;
+	int mcast_rate;
 };
 
 struct wpa_driver_set_key_params {
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 499362bfe..419ad3ddd 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -12142,6 +12142,18 @@ static int nl80211_put_mesh_id(struct nl_msg *msg, const u8 *mesh_id,
 }
 
 
+static int nl80211_put_mcast_rate(struct nl_msg *msg, int mcast_rate)
+{
+	if (mcast_rate > 0) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * mcast_rate=%.1f",
+			   (double)mcast_rate / 10);
+		return nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MCAST_RATE, mcast_rate);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int nl80211_put_mesh_config(struct nl_msg *msg,
 				   struct wpa_driver_mesh_bss_params *params)
 {
@@ -12203,6 +12215,7 @@ static int nl80211_join_mesh(struct i802_bss *bss,
 	    nl80211_put_basic_rates(msg, params->basic_rates) ||
 	    nl80211_put_mesh_id(msg, params->meshid, params->meshid_len) ||
 	    nl80211_put_beacon_int(msg, params->beacon_int) ||
+	    nl80211_put_mcast_rate(msg, params->mcast_rate) ||
 	    nl80211_put_dtim_period(msg, params->dtim_period))
 		goto fail;
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
index d0669d033..dabbb0334 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ int wpa_supplicant_join_mesh(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 
 	params->meshid = ssid->ssid;
 	params->meshid_len = ssid->ssid_len;
+	params->mcast_rate = ssid->mcast_rate;
 	ibss_mesh_setup_freq(wpa_s, ssid, &params->freq);
 	wpa_s->mesh_ht_enabled = !!params->freq.ht_enabled;
 	wpa_s->mesh_vht_enabled = !!params->freq.vht_enabled;