diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211.c
index 9b1fa0b0fadf..69e564b63f7a 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ ieee80211_ifattach(struct ieee80211com *ic)
 	if (ic->ic_caps & IEEE80211_C_WME)
 		ic->ic_flags |= IEEE80211_F_WME;
 #endif
+	if (ic->ic_caps & IEEE80211_C_BURST)
+		ic->ic_flags |= IEEE80211_F_BURST;
 	(void) ieee80211_setmode(ic, ic->ic_curmode);
 
 	if (ic->ic_bintval == 0)
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
index 4c1aac2cd234..0ec45c9d9f8a 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
@@ -1489,6 +1489,9 @@ ieee80211_ioctl_get80211(struct ieee80211com *ic, u_long cmd, struct ieee80211re
 	case IEEE80211_IOC_MACCMD:
 		error = ieee80211_ioctl_getmaccmd(ic, ireq);
 		break;
+	case IEEE80211_IOC_BURST:
+		ireq->i_val = (ic->ic_flags & IEEE80211_F_BURST) != 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		error = EINVAL;
 		break;
@@ -2382,6 +2385,15 @@ ieee80211_ioctl_set80211(struct ieee80211com *ic, u_long cmd, struct ieee80211re
 		ic->ic_fragthreshold = ireq->i_val;
 		error = IS_UP(ic) ? ic->ic_reset(ic->ic_ifp) : 0;
 		break;
+	case IEEE80211_IOC_BURST:
+		if (ireq->i_val) {
+			if ((ic->ic_caps & IEEE80211_C_BURST) == 0)
+				return EINVAL;
+			ic->ic_flags |= IEEE80211_F_BURST;
+		} else
+			ic->ic_flags &= ~IEEE80211_F_BURST;
+		error = ENETRESET;		/* XXX maybe not for station? */
+		break;
 	default:
 		error = EINVAL;
 		break;
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
index 86da41ecf314..98fe16f3fbaa 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ struct ieee80211req {
 #define	IEEE80211_IOC_PUREG		56	/* pure 11g (no 11b stations) */
 #define	IEEE80211_IOC_MCAST_RATE	72	/* tx rate for mcast frames */
 #define	IEEE80211_IOC_FRAGTHRESHOLD	73	/* tx fragmentation threshold */
+#define	IEEE80211_IOC_BURST		75	/* packet bursting */
 
 /*
  * Scan result data returned for IEEE80211_IOC_SCAN_RESULTS.
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_proto.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_proto.c
index f7834f91d2d6..991a6c28f4d3 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_proto.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_proto.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ ieee80211_wme_updateparams_locked(struct ieee80211com *ic)
 		chanp->wmep_logcwmax = bssp->wmep_logcwmax =
 			phyParam[ic->ic_curmode].logcwmax;
 		chanp->wmep_txopLimit = bssp->wmep_txopLimit =
-			(ic->ic_caps & IEEE80211_C_BURST) ?
+			(ic->ic_flags & IEEE80211_F_BURST) ?
 				phyParam[ic->ic_curmode].txopLimit : 0;		
 		IEEE80211_DPRINTF(ic, IEEE80211_MSG_WME,
 			"%s: %s [acm %u aifsn %u log2(cwmin) %u "
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
index 3c918f504ac6..e056a3f4f7f6 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ struct ieee80211com {
 /* NB: bits 0x4c available */
 #define	IEEE80211_F_FF		0x00000001	/* CONF: ATH FF enabled */
 #define	IEEE80211_F_TURBOP	0x00000002	/* CONF: ATH Turbo enabled*/
+#define	IEEE80211_F_BURST	0x00000004	/* CONF: bursting enabled */
 /* NB: this is intentionally setup to be IEEE80211_CAPINFO_PRIVACY */
 #define	IEEE80211_F_PRIVACY	0x00000010	/* CONF: privacy enabled */
 #define	IEEE80211_F_PUREG	0x00000020	/* CONF: 11g w/o 11b sta's */