diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config.c b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
index 6a21bbc..10c454f 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,8 @@ static const struct parse_data ssid_fiel
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211W
 	{ INT_RANGE(ieee80211w, 0, 2) },
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211W */
-	{ INT_RANGE(peerkey, 0, 1) }
+	{ INT_RANGE(peerkey, 0, 1) },
+	{ INT_RANGE(frequency, 0, 10000) }
 };
 
 #undef OFFSETdiff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
index d4c3654..393f750 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
@@ -851,6 +851,18 @@ struct wpa_ssid {
 		IEEE80211W_REQUIRED = 2
 	} ieee80211w;
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211W */
+
+	/**
+	 * frequency - Channel frequency in megahertz (MHz) for IBSS
+	 *
+	 * This value is used to configure the initial channel for IBSS (adhoc)
+	 * networks, e.g., 2412 = IEEE 802.11b/g channel 1. It is ignored in
+	 * the infrastructure mode. In addition, this value is only used by the
+	 * station that creates the IBSS. If an IBSS network with the
+	 * configured SSID is already present, the frequency of the network
+	 * will be used instead of this configured value.
+	 */
+	int frequency;
 };
 
 int wpa_config_allowed_eap_method(struct wpa_ssid *ssid, int vendor,
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index d5342fe..35ddbcd 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -1468,6 +1468,8 @@ void wpa_supplicant_associate(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		params.ssid = ssid->ssid;
 		params.ssid_len = ssid->ssid_len;
 	}
+	if (ssid->mode == 1 && ssid->frequency > 0 && params.freq == 0)
+		params.freq = ssid->frequency; /* Initial channel for IBSS */
 	params.wpa_ie = wpa_ie;
 	params.wpa_ie_len = wpa_ie_len;
 	params.pairwise_suite = cipher_pairwise;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
index dce9d87..ec8b0ee 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ fast_reauth=1
 # proto=WPA, key_mgmt=WPA-NONE, pairwise=NONE, group=TKIP (or CCMP, but not
 # both), and psk must also be set.
 #
+# frequency: Channel frequency in megahertz (MHz) for IBSS, e.g.,
+# 2412 = IEEE 802.11b/g channel 1. This value is used to configure the initial
+# channel for IBSS (adhoc) networks. It is ignored in the infrastructure mode.
+# In addition, this value is only used by the station that creates the IBSS. If
+# an IBSS network with the configured SSID is already present, the frequency of
+# the network will be used instead of this configured value.
+#
 # proto: list of accepted protocols
 # WPA = WPA/IEEE 802.11i/D3.0
 # RSN = WPA2/IEEE 802.11i (also WPA2 can be used as an alias for RSN)
@@ -657,6 +664,7 @@ network={
 network={
 	ssid="test adhoc"
 	mode=1
+	frequency=2412
 	proto=WPA
 	key_mgmt=WPA-NONE
 	pairwise=NONE