diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 6c32607a6e93..f33ced8e31f4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -350,9 +350,13 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 	hard_iface->soft_iface = soft_iface;
 	bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
+	ret = netdev_master_upper_dev_link(hard_iface->net_dev, soft_iface);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_dev;
+
 	ret = bat_priv->bat_algo_ops->bat_iface_enable(hard_iface);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err_dev;
+		goto err_upper;
 
 	hard_iface->if_num = bat_priv->num_ifaces;
 	bat_priv->num_ifaces++;
@@ -362,7 +366,7 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 		bat_priv->bat_algo_ops->bat_iface_disable(hard_iface);
 		bat_priv->num_ifaces--;
 		hard_iface->if_status = BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE;
-		goto err_dev;
+		goto err_upper;
 	}
 
 	hard_iface->batman_adv_ptype.type = ethertype;
@@ -401,7 +405,10 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 out:
 	return 0;
 
+err_upper:
+	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(hard_iface->net_dev, soft_iface);
 err_dev:
+	hard_iface->soft_iface = NULL;
 	dev_put(soft_iface);
 err:
 	batadv_hardif_free_ref(hard_iface);
@@ -450,6 +457,7 @@ void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 	if (!bat_priv->num_ifaces && autodel == BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_AUTO)
 		batadv_softif_destroy_sysfs(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
+	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(hard_iface->net_dev, hard_iface->soft_iface);
 	hard_iface->soft_iface = NULL;
 	batadv_hardif_free_ref(hard_iface);
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 545c863b35fc..403b8c46085e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -509,6 +509,58 @@ free_bat_counters:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_softif_slave_add - Add a slave interface to a batadv_soft_interface
+ * @dev: batadv_soft_interface used as master interface
+ * @slave_dev: net_device which should become the slave interface
+ *
+ * Return 0 if successful or error otherwise.
+ */
+static int batadv_softif_slave_add(struct net_device *dev,
+				   struct net_device *slave_dev)
+{
+	struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	hard_iface = batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(slave_dev);
+	if (!hard_iface || hard_iface->soft_iface != NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = batadv_hardif_enable_interface(hard_iface, dev->name);
+
+out:
+	if (hard_iface)
+		batadv_hardif_free_ref(hard_iface);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_softif_slave_del - Delete a slave iface from a batadv_soft_interface
+ * @dev: batadv_soft_interface used as master interface
+ * @slave_dev: net_device which should be removed from the master interface
+ *
+ * Return 0 if successful or error otherwise.
+ */
+static int batadv_softif_slave_del(struct net_device *dev,
+				   struct net_device *slave_dev)
+{
+	struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	hard_iface = batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(slave_dev);
+
+	if (!hard_iface || hard_iface->soft_iface != dev)
+		goto out;
+
+	batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface, BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_KEEP);
+	ret = 0;
+
+out:
+	if (hard_iface)
+		batadv_hardif_free_ref(hard_iface);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops batadv_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_init = batadv_softif_init_late,
 	.ndo_open = batadv_interface_open,
@@ -517,7 +569,9 @@ static const struct net_device_ops batadv_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_set_mac_address = batadv_interface_set_mac_addr,
 	.ndo_change_mtu = batadv_interface_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_start_xmit = batadv_interface_tx,
-	.ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr
+	.ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_add_slave = batadv_softif_slave_add,
+	.ndo_del_slave = batadv_softif_slave_del,
 };
 
 /**