diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index daf6a34..2ea3ede 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -703,6 +703,12 @@
  * @NL80211_ATTR_CQM: connection quality monitor configuration in a
  *	nested attribute with %NL80211_ATTR_CQM_* sub-attributes.
  *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_LOCAL_STATE_CHANGE: Flag attribute to indicate that a command
+ *	is requesting a local authentication/association state change without
+ *	invoking actual management frame exchange. This can be used with
+ *	NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE, NL80211_CMD_DEAUTHENTICATE,
+ *	NL80211_CMD_DISASSOCIATE.
+ *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
@@ -856,6 +862,8 @@
 
 	NL80211_ATTR_CQM,
 
+	NL80211_ATTR_LOCAL_STATE_CHANGE,
+
 	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
 	__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 868cfd3..37cebd3 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -704,6 +704,10 @@
  * @key_len: length of WEP key for shared key authentication
  * @key_idx: index of WEP key for shared key authentication
  * @key: WEP key for shared key authentication
+ * @local_state_change: This is a request for a local state only, i.e., no
+ *	Authentication frame is to be transmitted and authentication state is
+ *	to be changed without having to wait for a response from the peer STA
+ *	(AP).
  */
 struct cfg80211_auth_request {
 	struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
@@ -712,6 +716,7 @@
 	enum nl80211_auth_type auth_type;
 	const u8 *key;
 	u8 key_len, key_idx;
+	bool local_state_change;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -744,12 +749,15 @@
  * @ie: Extra IEs to add to Deauthentication frame or %NULL
  * @ie_len: Length of ie buffer in octets
  * @reason_code: The reason code for the deauthentication
+ * @local_state_change: This is a request for a local state only, i.e., no
+ *	Deauthentication frame is to be transmitted.
  */
 struct cfg80211_deauth_request {
 	struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
 	const u8 *ie;
 	size_t ie_len;
 	u16 reason_code;
+	bool local_state_change;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -762,12 +770,15 @@
  * @ie: Extra IEs to add to Disassociation frame or %NULL
  * @ie_len: Length of ie buffer in octets
  * @reason_code: The reason code for the disassociation
+ * @local_state_change: This is a request for a local state only, i.e., no
+ *	Disassociation frame is to be transmitted.
  */
 struct cfg80211_disassoc_request {
 	struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
 	const u8 *ie;
 	size_t ie_len;
 	u16 reason_code;
+	bool local_state_change;
 };
 
 /**