diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index e48a54fc84..6e95805e4b 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ wpa_supplicant_add_network() {
 		esac
 	}
 	[ -n "$bssid" ] && append network_data "bssid=$bssid" "$N$T"
+	[ -n "$beacon_int" ] && append network_data "beacon_int=$beacon_int" "$N$T"
 
 	local bssid_blacklist bssid_whitelist
 	json_get_values bssid_blacklist bssid_blacklist