diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index ec0a5b0..19e4159 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2832,6 +2832,10 @@
  *	transmitted and then call ieee80211_csa_finish().
  *	If the CSA count starts as zero or 1, this function will not be called,
  *	since there won't be any time to beacon before the switch anyway.
+ * @pre_channel_switch: This is an optional callback that is called
+ *	before a channel switch procedure is started (ie. when a STA
+ *	gets a CSA or an userspace initiated channel-switch), allowing
+ *	the driver to prepare for the channel switch.
  *
  * @join_ibss: Join an IBSS (on an IBSS interface); this is called after all
  *	information in bss_conf is set up and the beacon can be retrieved. A
@@ -3038,6 +3042,9 @@
 	void (*channel_switch_beacon)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				      struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				      struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef);
+	int (*pre_channel_switch)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				  struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+				  struct ieee80211_channel_switch *ch_switch);
 
 	int (*join_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 	void (*leave_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);