diff --git a/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh b/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
index c444ce8fd5..5350df44d4 100644
--- a/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
+++ b/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ enable_broadcom() {
 	config_get txpower "$device" txpower
 	config_get frag "$device" frag
 	config_get rts "$device" rts
+	config_get hwmode "$device" hwmode
 	local vif_pre_up vif_post_up vif_do_up vif_txpower
 	local doth=0
 	local wmm=0
@@ -159,6 +160,13 @@ enable_broadcom() {
 		;;
 	esac
 
+	case "$hwmode" in
+		*b)   hwmode=0;;
+		*g)   hwmode=2;;
+		*gst) hwmode=4;;
+		*)    hwmode=1;;
+	esac
+
 	for vif in $vifs; do
 		config_get vif_txpower "$vif" txpower
 
@@ -290,6 +298,7 @@ enable_broadcom() {
 	wlc ifname "$device" stdin <<EOF
 $ifdown
 
+gmode ${hwmode:-1}
 apsta $apsta
 ap $ap
 ${mssid:+mssid $mssid}
diff --git a/package/broadcom-wl/src/wlc/wlc.c b/package/broadcom-wl/src/wlc/wlc.c
index 747b3d5bb9..5a512349f6 100644
--- a/package/broadcom-wl/src/wlc/wlc.c
+++ b/package/broadcom-wl/src/wlc/wlc.c
@@ -919,6 +919,13 @@ static const struct wlc_call wlc_calls[] = {
 		.handler = wlc_maclist,
 		.desc = "MACs of associated stations"
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "gmode",
+		.param = INT,
+		.data.num = ((WLC_GET_GMODE << 16) | WLC_SET_GMODE),
+		.handler = wlc_ioctl,
+		.desc = "G Mode"
+	},
 };
 #define wlc_calls_size (sizeof(wlc_calls) / sizeof(struct wlc_call))