diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Makefile
index cc47e0114595..2c94d50ae36f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ ath11k-y += core.o \
 	    peer.o \
 	    dbring.o \
 	    hw.o \
-	    pcic.o
+	    pcic.o \
+	    fw.o
 
 ath11k-$(CONFIG_ATH11K_DEBUGFS) += debugfs.o debugfs_htt_stats.o debugfs_sta.o
 ath11k-$(CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE) += testmode.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
index 498310e38d44..61ed3adcfd70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "hif.h"
 #include "wow.h"
+#include "fw.h"
 
 unsigned int ath11k_debug_mask;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath11k_debug_mask);
@@ -1942,6 +1943,12 @@ int ath11k_core_pre_init(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = ath11k_fw_pre_init(ab);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to pre init firmware: %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath11k_core_pre_init);
@@ -1972,6 +1979,7 @@ void ath11k_core_deinit(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	ath11k_hif_power_down(ab);
 	ath11k_mac_destroy(ab);
 	ath11k_core_soc_destroy(ab);
+	ath11k_fw_destroy(ab);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath11k_core_deinit);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
index beb552108ac3..75cdedd268d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/rhashtable.h>
 #include <linux/average.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
+
 #include "qmi.h"
 #include "htc.h"
 #include "wmi.h"
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "dbring.h"
 #include "spectral.h"
 #include "wow.h"
+#include "fw.h"
 
 #define SM(_v, _f) (((_v) << _f##_LSB) & _f##_MASK)
 
@@ -977,6 +980,18 @@ struct ath11k_base {
 		const struct ath11k_pci_ops *ops;
 	} pci;
 
+	struct {
+		u32 api_version;
+
+		const struct firmware *fw;
+		const u8 *amss_data;
+		size_t amss_len;
+		const u8 *m3_data;
+		size_t m3_len;
+
+		DECLARE_BITMAP(fw_features, ATH11K_FW_FEATURE_COUNT);
+	} fw;
+
 	/* must be last */
 	u8 drv_priv[] __aligned(sizeof(void *));
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..339b2b3bed84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#include "core.h"
+
+#include "debug.h"
+
+static int ath11k_fw_request_firmware_api_n(struct ath11k_base *ab,
+					    const char *name)
+{
+	size_t magic_len, len, ie_len;
+	int ie_id, i, index, bit, ret;
+	struct ath11k_fw_ie *hdr;
+	const u8 *data;
+	__le32 *timestamp;
+
+	ab->fw.fw = ath11k_core_firmware_request(ab, name);
+	if (IS_ERR(ab->fw.fw)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ab->fw.fw);
+		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to load %s: %d\n", name, ret);
+		ab->fw.fw = NULL;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	data = ab->fw.fw->data;
+	len = ab->fw.fw->size;
+
+	/* magic also includes the null byte, check that as well */
+	magic_len = strlen(ATH11K_FIRMWARE_MAGIC) + 1;
+
+	if (len < magic_len) {
+		ath11k_err(ab, "firmware image too small to contain magic: %zu\n",
+			   len);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (memcmp(data, ATH11K_FIRMWARE_MAGIC, magic_len) != 0) {
+		ath11k_err(ab, "Invalid firmware magic\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/* jump over the padding */
+	magic_len = ALIGN(magic_len, 4);
+
+	len -= magic_len;
+	data += magic_len;
+
+	/* loop elements */
+	while (len > sizeof(struct ath11k_fw_ie)) {
+		hdr = (struct ath11k_fw_ie *)data;
+
+		ie_id = le32_to_cpu(hdr->id);
+		ie_len = le32_to_cpu(hdr->len);
+
+		len -= sizeof(*hdr);
+		data += sizeof(*hdr);
+
+		if (len < ie_len) {
+			ath11k_err(ab, "Invalid length for FW IE %d (%zu < %zu)\n",
+				   ie_id, len, ie_len);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		switch (ie_id) {
+		case ATH11K_FW_IE_TIMESTAMP:
+			if (ie_len != sizeof(u32))
+				break;
+
+			timestamp = (__le32 *)data;
+
+			ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT, "found fw timestamp %d\n",
+				   le32_to_cpup(timestamp));
+			break;
+		case ATH11K_FW_IE_FEATURES:
+			ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+				   "found firmware features ie (%zd B)\n",
+				   ie_len);
+
+			for (i = 0; i < ATH11K_FW_FEATURE_COUNT; i++) {
+				index = i / 8;
+				bit = i % 8;
+
+				if (index == ie_len)
+					break;
+
+				if (data[index] & (1 << bit))
+					__set_bit(i, ab->fw.fw_features);
+			}
+
+			ath11k_dbg_dump(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT, "features", "",
+					ab->fw.fw_features,
+					sizeof(ab->fw.fw_features));
+			break;
+		case ATH11K_FW_IE_AMSS_IMAGE:
+			ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+				   "found fw image ie (%zd B)\n",
+				   ie_len);
+
+			ab->fw.amss_data = data;
+			ab->fw.amss_len = ie_len;
+			break;
+		case ATH11K_FW_IE_M3_IMAGE:
+			ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT,
+				   "found m3 image ie (%zd B)\n",
+				   ie_len);
+
+			ab->fw.m3_data = data;
+			ab->fw.m3_len = ie_len;
+			break;
+		default:
+			ath11k_warn(ab, "Unknown FW IE: %u\n", ie_id);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* jump over the padding */
+		ie_len = ALIGN(ie_len, 4);
+
+		len -= ie_len;
+		data += ie_len;
+	};
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	release_firmware(ab->fw.fw);
+	ab->fw.fw = NULL;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int ath11k_fw_pre_init(struct ath11k_base *ab)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = ath11k_fw_request_firmware_api_n(ab, ATH11K_FW_API2_FILE);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ab->fw.api_version = 2;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ab->fw.api_version = 1;
+
+out:
+	ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT, "using fw api %d\n",
+		   ab->fw.api_version);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void ath11k_fw_destroy(struct ath11k_base *ab)
+{
+	release_firmware(ab->fw.fw);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e33b0f78b571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ATH11K_FW_H
+#define ATH11K_FW_H
+
+#define ATH11K_FW_API2_FILE		"firmware-2.bin"
+#define ATH11K_FIRMWARE_MAGIC		"QCOM-ATH11K-FW"
+
+enum ath11k_fw_ie_type {
+	ATH11K_FW_IE_TIMESTAMP = 0,
+	ATH11K_FW_IE_FEATURES = 1,
+	ATH11K_FW_IE_AMSS_IMAGE = 2,
+	ATH11K_FW_IE_M3_IMAGE = 3,
+};
+
+enum ath11k_fw_features {
+	/* keep last */
+	ATH11K_FW_FEATURE_COUNT,
+};
+
+int ath11k_fw_pre_init(struct ath11k_base *ab);
+void ath11k_fw_destroy(struct ath11k_base *ab);
+
+#endif /* ATH11K_FW_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mhi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mhi.c
index 86995e8dc913..40c43f63ebdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mhi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mhi.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/msi.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
@@ -389,16 +390,23 @@ int ath11k_mhi_register(struct ath11k_pci *ab_pci)
 	if (!mhi_ctrl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ath11k_core_create_firmware_path(ab, ATH11K_AMSS_FILE,
-					 ab_pci->amss_path,
-					 sizeof(ab_pci->amss_path));
-
 	ab_pci->mhi_ctrl = mhi_ctrl;
 	mhi_ctrl->cntrl_dev = ab->dev;
-	mhi_ctrl->fw_image = ab_pci->amss_path;
 	mhi_ctrl->regs = ab->mem;
 	mhi_ctrl->reg_len = ab->mem_len;
 
+	if (ab->fw.amss_data && ab->fw.amss_len > 0) {
+		/* use MHI firmware file from firmware-N.bin */
+		mhi_ctrl->fw_data = ab->fw.amss_data;
+		mhi_ctrl->fw_sz = ab->fw.amss_len;
+	} else {
+		/* use the old separate mhi.bin MHI firmware file */
+		ath11k_core_create_firmware_path(ab, ATH11K_AMSS_FILE,
+						 ab_pci->amss_path,
+						 sizeof(ab_pci->amss_path));
+		mhi_ctrl->fw_image = ab_pci->amss_path;
+	}
+
 	ret = ath11k_mhi_get_msi(ab_pci);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to get msi for mhi\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
index 5bc98180aed4..426d047ff1d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/qmi.c
@@ -2489,25 +2489,39 @@ static int ath11k_qmi_load_bdf_qmi(struct ath11k_base *ab,
 static int ath11k_qmi_m3_load(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 {
 	struct m3_mem_region *m3_mem = &ab->qmi.m3_mem;
-	const struct firmware *fw;
+	const struct firmware *fw = NULL;
+	const void *m3_data;
 	char path[100];
+	size_t m3_len;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (m3_mem->vaddr)
 		/* m3 firmware buffer is already available in the DMA buffer */
 		return 0;
 
-	fw = ath11k_core_firmware_request(ab, ATH11K_M3_FILE);
-	if (IS_ERR(fw)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(fw);
-		ath11k_core_create_firmware_path(ab, ATH11K_M3_FILE,
-						 path, sizeof(path));
-		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to load %s: %d\n", path, ret);
-		return ret;
+	if (ab->fw.m3_data && ab->fw.m3_len > 0) {
+		/* firmware-N.bin had a m3 firmware file so use that */
+		m3_data = ab->fw.m3_data;
+		m3_len = ab->fw.m3_len;
+	} else {
+		/* No m3 file in firmware-N.bin so try to request old
+		 * separate m3.bin.
+		 */
+		fw = ath11k_core_firmware_request(ab, ATH11K_M3_FILE);
+		if (IS_ERR(fw)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(fw);
+			ath11k_core_create_firmware_path(ab, ATH11K_M3_FILE,
+							 path, sizeof(path));
+			ath11k_err(ab, "failed to load %s: %d\n", path, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		m3_data = fw->data;
+		m3_len = fw->size;
 	}
 
 	m3_mem->vaddr = dma_alloc_coherent(ab->dev,
-					   fw->size, &m3_mem->paddr,
+					   m3_len, &m3_mem->paddr,
 					   GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!m3_mem->vaddr) {
 		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to allocate memory for M3 with size %zu\n",
@@ -2516,8 +2530,8 @@ static int ath11k_qmi_m3_load(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(m3_mem->vaddr, fw->data, fw->size);
-	m3_mem->size = fw->size;
+	memcpy(m3_mem->vaddr, m3_data, m3_len);
+	m3_mem->size = m3_len;
 
 	ret = 0;
 
