diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index a5204bddc9f5..a412b3fb0d82 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1343,6 +1343,8 @@ struct cfg80211_match_set {
  * @channels: channels to scan
  * @min_rssi_thold: for drivers only supporting a single threshold, this
  *	contains the minimum over all matchsets
+ * @owner_nlportid: netlink portid of owner (if this should is a request
+ *	owned by a particular socket)
  */
 struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request {
 	struct cfg80211_ssid *ssids;
@@ -1361,6 +1363,7 @@ struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request {
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	unsigned long scan_start;
+	u32 owner_nlportid;
 
 	/* keep last */
 	struct ieee80211_channel *channels[0];
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 8881a078362e..4e28940c1f15 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1549,7 +1549,10 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_IFACE_SOCKET_OWNER: flag attribute, if set during interface
  *	creation then the new interface will be owned by the netlink socket
- *	that created it and will be destroyed when the socket is closed
+ *	that created it and will be destroyed when the socket is closed.
+ *	If set during scheduled scan start then the new scan req will be
+ *	owned by the netlink socket that created it and the scheduled scan will
+ *	be stopped when the socket is closed.
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 4adfae559c27..847351d58675 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -347,6 +347,20 @@ static void cfg80211_destroy_iface_wk(struct work_struct *work)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+static void cfg80211_sched_scan_stop_wk(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
+
+	rdev = container_of(work, struct cfg80211_registered_device,
+			   sched_scan_stop_wk);
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+
+	__cfg80211_stop_sched_scan(rdev, false);
+
+	rtnl_unlock();
+}
+
 /* exported functions */
 
 struct wiphy *wiphy_new(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
@@ -418,6 +432,7 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->destroy_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->destroy_work, cfg80211_destroy_iface_wk);
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->sched_scan_stop_wk, cfg80211_sched_scan_stop_wk);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS
 	rdev->wiphy.flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
@@ -788,6 +803,7 @@ void wiphy_unregister(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	flush_work(&rdev->event_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&rdev->dfs_update_channels_wk);
 	flush_work(&rdev->destroy_work);
+	flush_work(&rdev->sched_scan_stop_wk);
 
 	if (rdev->wowlan && rdev->ops->set_wakeup)
 		rdev_set_wakeup(rdev, false);
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index f2ab1d70508f..27d65727b482 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ struct cfg80211_registered_device {
 	struct list_head destroy_list;
 	struct work_struct destroy_work;
 
+	struct work_struct sched_scan_stop_wk;
+
 	/* must be last because of the way we do wiphy_priv(),
 	 * and it should at least be aligned to NETDEV_ALIGN */
 	struct wiphy wiphy __aligned(NETDEV_ALIGN);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 350e80cb2729..92db0c57bc81 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5775,6 +5775,9 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	err = rdev_sched_scan_start(rdev, dev, request);
 	if (!err) {
+		if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFACE_SOCKET_OWNER])
+			request->owner_nlportid = info->snd_portid;
+
 		rdev->sched_scan_req = request;
 		nl80211_send_sched_scan(rdev, dev,
 					NL80211_CMD_START_SCHED_SCAN);
@@ -11194,6 +11197,13 @@ static int nl80211_netlink_notify(struct notifier_block * nb,
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(rdev, &cfg80211_rdev_list, list) {
 		bool schedule_destroy_work = false;
+		bool schedule_scan_stop = false;
+		struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request *sched_scan_req =
+			rcu_dereference(rdev->sched_scan_req);
+
+		if (sched_scan_req && notify->portid &&
+		    sched_scan_req->owner_nlportid == notify->portid)
+			schedule_scan_stop = true;
 
 		list_for_each_entry_rcu(wdev, &rdev->wdev_list, list) {
 			cfg80211_mlme_unregister_socket(wdev, notify->portid);
@@ -11224,6 +11234,12 @@ static int nl80211_netlink_notify(struct notifier_block * nb,
 				spin_unlock(&rdev->destroy_list_lock);
 				schedule_work(&rdev->destroy_work);
 			}
+		} else if (schedule_scan_stop) {
+			sched_scan_req->owner_nlportid = 0;
+
+			if (rdev->ops->sched_scan_stop &&
+			    rdev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SCHED_SCAN)
+				schedule_work(&rdev->sched_scan_stop_wk);
 		}
 	}