diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index ad4b70034e771a79578fc6bd24562fe6e7b3f823..39c516c352be48331c339b63d240aa6fe3e3688b 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2299,6 +2299,7 @@ enum rate_control_changed {
  * @max_rate_idx: user-requested maximum rate (not MCS for now)
  * @skb: the skb that will be transmitted, the control information in it needs
  *	to be filled in
+ * @ap: whether this frame is sent out in AP mode
  */
 struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
@@ -2308,6 +2309,7 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_rate reported_rate;
 	bool rts, short_preamble;
 	u8 max_rate_idx;
+	bool ap;
 };
 
 struct rate_control_ops {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index b9007f80cb9231bb99bb9a726d3e286ccabfb8ff..6349e7f4dcae6d98b00731fdb480193217893a6c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -207,6 +207,27 @@ static bool rc_no_data_or_no_ack(struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc)
 	return ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) || !ieee80211_is_data(fc));
 }
 
+static void rc_send_low_broadcast(s8 *idx, u32 basic_rates, u8 max_rate_idx)
+{
+	u8 i;
+
+	if (basic_rates == 0)
+		return; /* assume basic rates unknown and accept rate */
+	if (*idx < 0)
+		return;
+	if (basic_rates & (1 << *idx))
+		return; /* selected rate is a basic rate */
+
+	for (i = *idx + 1; i <= max_rate_idx; i++) {
+		if (basic_rates & (1 << i)) {
+			*idx = i;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* could not find a basic rate; use original selection */
+}
+
 bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			   void *priv_sta,
 			   struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc)
@@ -218,6 +239,10 @@ bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 		info->control.rates[0].count =
 			(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) ?
 			1 : txrc->hw->max_rate_tries;
+		if (!sta && txrc->ap)
+			rc_send_low_broadcast(&info->control.rates[0].idx,
+					      txrc->bss_conf->basic_rates,
+					      txrc->sband->n_bitrates);
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 140da4a7f13df89da0f7a472db02f0f3d6e3936f..4961168f509159f1e74424d8563f2275ce546897 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	txrc.skb = tx->skb;
 	txrc.reported_rate.idx = -1;
 	txrc.max_rate_idx = tx->sdata->max_ratectrl_rateidx;
+	txrc.ap = tx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP;
 
 	/* set up RTS protection if desired */
 	if (len > tx->local->hw.wiphy->rts_threshold) {
@@ -2060,6 +2061,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_beacon_get_tim(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct beacon_data *beacon;
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 	enum ieee80211_band band = local->hw.conf.channel->band;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control txrc;
 
 	sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[band];
 
@@ -2167,21 +2169,21 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_beacon_get_tim(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
 	info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT;
+	info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK;
 	info->band = band;
-	/*
-	 * XXX: For now, always use the lowest rate
-	 */
-	info->control.rates[0].idx = 0;
-	info->control.rates[0].count = 1;
-	info->control.rates[1].idx = -1;
-	info->control.rates[2].idx = -1;
-	info->control.rates[3].idx = -1;
-	info->control.rates[4].idx = -1;
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES != 5);
+
+	memset(&txrc, 0, sizeof(txrc));
+	txrc.hw = hw;
+	txrc.sband = sband;
+	txrc.bss_conf = &sdata->vif.bss_conf;
+	txrc.skb = skb;
+	txrc.reported_rate.idx = -1;
+	txrc.max_rate_idx = sdata->max_ratectrl_rateidx;
+	txrc.ap = true;
+	rate_control_get_rate(sdata, NULL, &txrc);
 
 	info->control.vif = vif;
 
-	info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK;
 	info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT;
 	info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ;
  out: