diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index a3739628c1d6..2a7cc4bdf3fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -2798,6 +2798,40 @@ static ssize_t show_statistics(struct device *d,
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(statistics, S_IRUGO, show_statistics, NULL);
 
+static ssize_t show_rts_ht_protection(struct device *d,
+			     struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct iwl_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(d);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n",
+		priv->cfg->use_rts_for_ht ? "RTS/CTS" : "CTS-to-self");
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_rts_ht_protection(struct device *d,
+			      struct device_attribute *attr,
+			      const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct iwl_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(d);
+	unsigned long val;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &val);
+	if (ret)
+		IWL_INFO(priv, "Input is not in decimal form.\n");
+	else {
+		if (!iwl_is_associated(priv))
+			priv->cfg->use_rts_for_ht = val ? true : false;
+		else
+			IWL_ERR(priv, "Sta associated with AP - "
+				"Change protection mechanism is not allowed\n");
+		ret = count;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR(rts_ht_protection, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
+			show_rts_ht_protection, store_rts_ht_protection);
+
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
@@ -2854,6 +2888,7 @@ static struct attribute *iwl_sysfs_entries[] = {
 	&dev_attr_statistics.attr,
 	&dev_attr_temperature.attr,
 	&dev_attr_tx_power.attr,
+	&dev_attr_rts_ht_protection.attr,
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
 	&dev_attr_debug_level.attr,
 #endif