diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 6e185df30e4f..d108e8a4b850 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -10371,6 +10371,14 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_init(struct device *dev,
 	wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_AP_MODE_CHAN_WIDTH_CHANGE;
 #endif
 	wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_INACTIVITY_TIMER;
+
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 8, 0)) || \
+	defined(CFG80211_BEACON_TX_RATE_CUSTOM_BACKPORT)
+	wiphy_ext_feature_set(wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_LEGACY);
+	wiphy_ext_feature_set(wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HT);
+	wiphy_ext_feature_set(wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_VHT);
+#endif
+
 	hdd_add_channel_switch_support(&wiphy->flags);
 	wiphy->max_num_csa_counters = WLAN_HDD_MAX_NUM_CSA_COUNTERS;