diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index f600133376b2..55cd49ccbf0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ static const struct cfg80211_pmsr_capabilities iwl_mvm_pmsr_capa = {
 	},
 };
 
+static int iwl_mvm_mac_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			       enum set_key_cmd cmd,
+			       struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+			       struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+			       struct ieee80211_key_conf *key);
+
 void iwl_mvm_ref(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, enum iwl_mvm_ref_type ref_type)
 {
 	if (!iwl_mvm_is_d0i3_supported(mvm))
@@ -2637,7 +2643,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_start_ap_ibss(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 {
 	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_MAC80211_GET_MVM(hw);
 	struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
-	int ret;
+	int ret, i;
 
 	/*
 	 * iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_add() might read directly from the device
@@ -2711,6 +2717,20 @@ static int iwl_mvm_start_ap_ibss(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	/* must be set before quota calculations */
 	mvmvif->ap_ibss_active = true;
 
+	/* send all the early keys to the device now */
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mvmvif->ap_early_keys); i++) {
+		struct ieee80211_key_conf *key = mvmvif->ap_early_keys[i];
+
+		if (!key)
+			continue;
+
+		mvmvif->ap_early_keys[i] = NULL;
+
+		ret = iwl_mvm_mac_set_key(hw, SET_KEY, vif, NULL, key);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_quota_failed;
+	}
+
 	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP && !vif->p2p) {
 		iwl_mvm_vif_set_low_latency(mvmvif, true,
 					    LOW_LATENCY_VIF_TYPE);
@@ -3480,11 +3500,12 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			       struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			       struct ieee80211_key_conf *key)
 {
+	struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
 	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_MAC80211_GET_MVM(hw);
 	struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta;
 	struct iwl_mvm_key_pn *ptk_pn;
 	int keyidx = key->keyidx;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, i;
 	u8 key_offset;
 
 	if (iwlwifi_mod_params.swcrypto) {
@@ -3557,6 +3578,22 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				key->hw_key_idx = STA_KEY_IDX_INVALID;
 				break;
 			}
+
+			if (!mvmvif->ap_ibss_active) {
+				for (i = 0;
+				     i < ARRAY_SIZE(mvmvif->ap_early_keys);
+				     i++) {
+					if (!mvmvif->ap_early_keys[i]) {
+						mvmvif->ap_early_keys[i] = key;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(mvmvif->ap_early_keys))
+					ret = -ENOSPC;
+
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
 		/* During FW restart, in order to restore the state as it was,
@@ -3625,6 +3662,18 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 		break;
 	case DISABLE_KEY:
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mvmvif->ap_early_keys); i++) {
+			if (mvmvif->ap_early_keys[i] == key) {
+				mvmvif->ap_early_keys[i] = NULL;
+				ret = 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* found in pending list - don't do anything else */
+		if (ret == 0)
+			break;
+
 		if (key->hw_key_idx == STA_KEY_IDX_INVALID) {
 			ret = 0;
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 510140259b4f..48c77af54e99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -501,6 +501,9 @@ struct iwl_mvm_vif {
 	netdev_features_t features;
 
 	struct iwl_probe_resp_data __rcu *probe_resp_data;
+
+	/* we can only have 2 GTK + 2 IGTK active at a time */
+	struct ieee80211_key_conf *ap_early_keys[4];
 };
 
 static inline struct iwl_mvm_vif *