diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.c b/hostapd/config_file.c
index 3fb059770..664d14ebe 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -3091,6 +3091,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
                                   line, bss->wpa_deny_ptk0_rekey);
                        return 1;
                }
+    } else if (os_strcmp(buf, "noscan") == 0) {
+        conf->noscan = atoi(pos);
        } else if (os_strcmp(buf, "wpa_group_update_count") == 0) {
                char *endp;
                unsigned long val = strtoul(pos, &endp, 0);
@@ -3678,6 +3680,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
                if (bss->ocv && !bss->ieee80211w)
                        bss->ieee80211w = 1;
 #endif /* CONFIG_OCV */
+    } else if (os_strcmp(buf, "noscan") == 0) {
+        conf->noscan = atoi(pos);
        } else if (os_strcmp(buf, "ieee80211n") == 0) {
                conf->ieee80211n = atoi(pos);
        } else if (os_strcmp(buf, "ht_capab") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.h b/src/ap/ap_config.h
index ced2181ab..9160eb5bf 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -1108,6 +1108,7 @@ struct hostapd_config {

        int ht_op_mode_fixed;
        u16 ht_capab;
+    int noscan;
        int ieee80211n;
        int secondary_channel;
        int no_pri_sec_switch;
diff --git a/src/ap/hw_features.c b/src/ap/hw_features.c
index c4556603d..10d4400a6 100644
--- a/src/ap/hw_features.c
+++ b/src/ap/hw_features.c
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@
 #include "beacon.h"
 #include "hw_features.h"

+static void ieee80211n_do_nothing(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
+{
+                       wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+                                  "Scan finished!");
+}
+
+static void ieee80211n_scan_channels_2g4(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
+                                        struct wpa_driver_scan_params *params);
+static void ieee80211n_scan_channels_5g(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
+                                       struct wpa_driver_scan_params *params);
+

 void hostapd_free_hw_features(struct hostapd_hw_modes *hw_features,
                              size_t num_hw_features)
@@ -85,6 +96,33 @@ int hostapd_get_hw_features(struct hostapd_iface *iface)

        if (hostapd_drv_none(hapd))
                return -1;
+
+
+
+        // scan
+       struct wpa_driver_scan_params params;
+       int ret1;
+
+       os_memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
+       ieee80211n_scan_channels_5g(iface, &params);
+
+       ret1 = hostapd_driver_scan(iface->bss[0], &params);
+
+        if (ret1 == -EBUSY) {
+                wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+                           "Failed to request a scan of neighboring BSSes ret=%d (%s)!",
+                           ret1, strerror(-ret1));
+        }
+
+        if (ret1 == 0) {
+                iface->scan_cb = ieee80211n_do_nothing;
+                wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+                           "Sleeping...");
+                for (int i=0; i<110; i++) {
+                  usleep(100000);
+                }
+        }
+
        modes = hostapd_get_hw_feature_data(hapd, &num_modes, &flags,
                                            &dfs_domain);
        if (modes == NULL) {
@@ -335,7 +373,6 @@ static int ieee80211n_check_40mhz_2g4(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
                               sec_chan);
 }

-
 static void ieee80211n_check_scan(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 {
        struct wpa_scan_results *scan_res;
@@ -551,8 +588,10 @@ static int ieee80211n_check_40mhz(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
        int ret;

        /* Check that HT40 is used and PRI / SEC switch is allowed */
-       if (!iface->conf->secondary_channel || iface->conf->no_pri_sec_switch)
+       if (!iface->conf->secondary_channel || iface->conf->no_pri_sec_switch || iface->conf->noscan) {
+                wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Not scanning due to noscan?");
                return 0;
+        }

        hostapd_set_state(iface, HAPD_IFACE_HT_SCAN);
        wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Scan for neighboring BSSes prior to enabling "
@@ -1037,7 +1076,7 @@ static int hostapd_is_usable_chans(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
        if (!hostapd_is_usable_punct_bitmap(iface))
                return 0;

-       if (!iface->conf->secondary_channel)
+       if (!iface->conf->secondary_channel || iface->conf->noscan)
                return 1;

        err = hostapd_is_usable_chan(iface, iface->freq +
diff --git a/src/ap/ieee802_11_ht.c b/src/ap/ieee802_11_ht.c
index f90f1254e..2b4d2ef66 100644
--- a/src/ap/ieee802_11_ht.c
+++ b/src/ap/ieee802_11_ht.c
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ void hostapd_2040_coex_action(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
                return;
        }

+    if (iface->conf->noscan)
+        return;
+
        if (len < IEEE80211_HDRLEN + 2 + sizeof(*bc_ie)) {
                wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
                           "Ignore too short 20/40 BSS Coexistence Management frame");
@@ -390,6 +393,9 @@ void ht40_intolerant_add(struct hostapd_iface *iface, struct sta_info *sta)
        if (iface->current_mode->mode != HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211G)
                return;

+    if (iface->conf->noscan)
+        return;
+
        wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "HT: Forty MHz Intolerant is set by STA " MACSTR
                   " in Association Request", MAC2STR(sta->addr));