diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 0402631..c6031d5 100644
--- a/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS
+	bool "enable powersave by default"
+	depends on CFG80211
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option enables powersave mode by default.
+
+	  If this causes your applications to misbehave you should fix your
+	  applications instead -- they need to register their network
+	  latency requirement, see Documentation/power/pm_qos_interface.txt.
+
+config CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS_VALUE
+	int
+	default 1 if CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS
+	default 0
+
 config CFG80211_DEBUGFS
 	bool "cfg80211 DebugFS entries"
 	depends on CFG80211 && DEBUG_FS
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index e2f80dd..413d291 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -550,12 +550,21 @@
 		}
 		wdev->netdev = dev;
 		wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_IDLE;
+		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 #ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
 		wdev->wext.default_key = -1;
 		wdev->wext.default_mgmt_key = -1;
 		wdev->wext.connect.auth_type = NL80211_AUTHTYPE_AUTOMATIC;
+		wdev->wext.ps = CONFIG_CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS_VALUE;
+		wdev->wext.ps_timeout = 500;
+		if (rdev->ops->set_power_mgmt)
+			if (rdev->ops->set_power_mgmt(wdev->wiphy, dev,
+						      wdev->wext.ps,
+						      wdev->wext.ps_timeout)) {
+				/* assume this means it's off */
+				wdev->wext.ps = false;
+			}
 #endif
-		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN:
 		if (!wdev->ssid_len)
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index 02f052f..2e1ab78 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -987,3 +987,63 @@
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_giwauth);
+
+int cfg80211_wext_siwpower(struct net_device *dev,
+			   struct iw_request_info *info,
+			   struct iw_param *wrq, char *extra)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy);
+	bool ps = wdev->wext.ps;
+	int timeout = wdev->wext.ps_timeout;
+	int err;
+
+	if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!rdev->ops->set_power_mgmt)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (wrq->disabled) {
+		ps = false;
+	} else {
+		switch (wrq->flags & IW_POWER_MODE) {
+		case IW_POWER_ON:       /* If not specified */
+		case IW_POWER_MODE:     /* If set all mask */
+		case IW_POWER_ALL_R:    /* If explicitely state all */
+			ps = true;
+			break;
+		default:                /* Otherwise we ignore */
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (wrq->flags & ~(IW_POWER_MODE | IW_POWER_TIMEOUT))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (wrq->flags & IW_POWER_TIMEOUT)
+			timeout = wrq->value / 1000;
+	}
+
+	err = rdev->ops->set_power_mgmt(wdev->wiphy, dev, ps, timeout);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	wdev->wext.ps = ps;
+	wdev->wext.ps_timeout = timeout;
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_siwpower);
+
+int cfg80211_wext_giwpower(struct net_device *dev,
+			   struct iw_request_info *info,
+			   struct iw_param *wrq, char *extra)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+
+	wrq->disabled = !wdev->wext.ps;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_giwpower);