diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 9e04f69712b1..1b8619685bf6 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -5724,12 +5724,17 @@ struct cfg80211_cqm_config;
  * wiphy_lock - lock the wiphy
  * @wiphy: the wiphy to lock
  *
- * This is mostly exposed so it can be done around registering and
- * unregistering netdevs that aren't created through cfg80211 calls,
- * since that requires locking in cfg80211 when the notifiers is
- * called, but that cannot differentiate which way it's called.
+ * This is needed around registering and unregistering netdevs that
+ * aren't created through cfg80211 calls, since that requires locking
+ * in cfg80211 when the notifiers is called, but that cannot
+ * differentiate which way it's called.
+ *
+ * It can also be used by drivers for their own purposes.
  *
  * When cfg80211 ops are called, the wiphy is already locked.
+ *
+ * Note that this makes sure that no workers that have been queued
+ * with wiphy_queue_work() are running.
  */
 static inline void wiphy_lock(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	__acquires(&wiphy->mtx)
@@ -5749,6 +5754,88 @@ static inline void wiphy_unlock(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	mutex_unlock(&wiphy->mtx);
 }
 
+struct wiphy_work;
+typedef void (*wiphy_work_func_t)(struct wiphy *, struct wiphy_work *);
+
+struct wiphy_work {
+	struct list_head entry;
+	wiphy_work_func_t func;
+};
+
+static inline void wiphy_work_init(struct wiphy_work *work,
+				   wiphy_work_func_t func)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&work->entry);
+	work->func = func;
+}
+
+/**
+ * wiphy_work_queue - queue work for the wiphy
+ * @wiphy: the wiphy to queue for
+ * @work: the work item
+ *
+ * This is useful for work that must be done asynchronously, and work
+ * queued here has the special property that the wiphy mutex will be
+ * held as if wiphy_lock() was called, and that it cannot be running
+ * after wiphy_lock() was called. Therefore, wiphy_cancel_work() can
+ * use just cancel_work() instead of cancel_work_sync(), it requires
+ * being in a section protected by wiphy_lock().
+ */
+void wiphy_work_queue(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wiphy_work *work);
+
+/**
+ * wiphy_work_cancel - cancel previously queued work
+ * @wiphy: the wiphy, for debug purposes
+ * @work: the work to cancel
+ *
+ * Cancel the work *without* waiting for it, this assumes being
+ * called under the wiphy mutex acquired by wiphy_lock().
+ */
+void wiphy_work_cancel(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wiphy_work *work);
+
+struct wiphy_delayed_work {
+	struct wiphy_work work;
+	struct wiphy *wiphy;
+	struct timer_list timer;
+};
+
+void wiphy_delayed_work_timer(struct timer_list *t);
+
+static inline void wiphy_delayed_work_init(struct wiphy_delayed_work *dwork,
+					   wiphy_work_func_t func)
+{
+	timer_setup(&dwork->timer, wiphy_delayed_work_timer, 0);
+	wiphy_work_init(&dwork->work, func);
+}
+
+/**
+ * wiphy_delayed_work_queue - queue delayed work for the wiphy
+ * @wiphy: the wiphy to queue for
+ * @dwork: the delayable worker
+ * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queueing
+ *
+ * This is useful for work that must be done asynchronously, and work
+ * queued here has the special property that the wiphy mutex will be
+ * held as if wiphy_lock() was called, and that it cannot be running
+ * after wiphy_lock() was called. Therefore, wiphy_cancel_work() can
+ * use just cancel_work() instead of cancel_work_sync(), it requires
+ * being in a section protected by wiphy_lock().
+ */
+void wiphy_delayed_work_queue(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+			      struct wiphy_delayed_work *dwork,
+			      unsigned long delay);
+
+/**
+ * wiphy_delayed_work_cancel - cancel previously queued delayed work
+ * @wiphy: the wiphy, for debug purposes
+ * @dwork: the delayed work to cancel
+ *
+ * Cancel the work *without* waiting for it, this assumes being
+ * called under the wiphy mutex acquired by wiphy_lock().
+ */
+void wiphy_delayed_work_cancel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+			       struct wiphy_delayed_work *dwork);
+
 /**
  * struct wireless_dev - wireless device state
  *
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 97f01b94c3e2..3b37bbc4e8d2 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -413,6 +413,34 @@ static void cfg80211_propagate_cac_done_wk(struct work_struct *work)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+static void cfg80211_wiphy_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
+	struct wiphy_work *wk;
+
+	rdev = container_of(work, struct cfg80211_registered_device, wiphy_work);
+
+	wiphy_lock(&rdev->wiphy);
+	if (rdev->suspended)
+		goto out;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock);
+	wk = list_first_entry_or_null(&rdev->wiphy_work_list,
+				      struct wiphy_work, entry);
+	if (wk) {
+		list_del_init(&wk->entry);
+		if (!list_empty(&rdev->wiphy_work_list))
+			schedule_work(work);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock);
+
+		wk->func(&rdev->wiphy, wk);
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock);
+	}
+out:
+	wiphy_unlock(&rdev->wiphy);
+}
+
 /* exported functions */
 
 struct wiphy *wiphy_new_nm(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv,
@@ -538,6 +566,9 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new_nm(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->wiphy_work, cfg80211_wiphy_work);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->wiphy_work_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->rfkill_block, cfg80211_rfkill_block_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->conn_work, cfg80211_conn_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->event_work, cfg80211_event_work);
@@ -1035,6 +1066,31 @@ void wiphy_rfkill_start_polling(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wiphy_rfkill_start_polling);
 
+void cfg80211_process_wiphy_works(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
+{
+	unsigned int runaway_limit = 100;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rdev->wiphy.mtx);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock, flags);
+	while (!list_empty(&rdev->wiphy_work_list)) {
+		struct wiphy_work *wk;
+
+		wk = list_first_entry(&rdev->wiphy_work_list,
+				      struct wiphy_work, entry);
+		list_del_init(&wk->entry);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock, flags);
+
+		wk->func(&rdev->wiphy, wk);
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock, flags);
+		if (WARN_ON(--runaway_limit == 0))
+			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->wiphy_work_list);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock, flags);
+}
+
 void wiphy_unregister(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 {
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wiphy);
@@ -1077,9 +1133,15 @@ void wiphy_unregister(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	if (rdev->wiphy.wowlan_config && rdev->ops->set_wakeup)
 		rdev_set_wakeup(rdev, false);
 #endif
+
+	/* surely nothing is reachable now, clean up work */
+	cfg80211_process_wiphy_works(rdev);
 	wiphy_unlock(&rdev->wiphy);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
+	/* this has nothing to do now but make sure it's gone */
+	cancel_work_sync(&rdev->wiphy_work);
+
 	flush_work(&rdev->scan_done_wk);
 	cancel_work_sync(&rdev->conn_work);
 	flush_work(&rdev->event_work);
@@ -1569,6 +1631,66 @@ static struct pernet_operations cfg80211_pernet_ops = {
 	.exit = cfg80211_pernet_exit,
 };
 
+void wiphy_work_queue(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wiphy_work *work)
+{
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wiphy);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock, flags);
+	if (list_empty(&work->entry))
+		list_add_tail(&work->entry, &rdev->wiphy_work_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock, flags);
+
+	schedule_work(&rdev->wiphy_work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wiphy_work_queue);
+
+void wiphy_work_cancel(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wiphy_work *work)
+{
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wiphy);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wiphy->mtx);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock, flags);
+	if (!list_empty(&work->entry))
+		list_del_init(&work->entry);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wiphy_work_cancel);
+
+void wiphy_delayed_work_timer(struct timer_list *t)
+{
+	struct wiphy_delayed_work *dwork = from_timer(dwork, t, timer);
+
+	wiphy_work_queue(dwork->wiphy, &dwork->work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(wiphy_delayed_work_timer);
+
+void wiphy_delayed_work_queue(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+			      struct wiphy_delayed_work *dwork,
+			      unsigned long delay)
+{
+	if (!delay) {
+		wiphy_work_queue(wiphy, &dwork->work);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	dwork->wiphy = wiphy;
+	mod_timer(&dwork->timer, jiffies + delay);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wiphy_delayed_work_queue);
+
+void wiphy_delayed_work_cancel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+			       struct wiphy_delayed_work *dwork)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wiphy->mtx);
+
+	del_timer_sync(&dwork->timer);
+	wiphy_work_cancel(wiphy, &dwork->work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wiphy_delayed_work_cancel);
+
 static int __init cfg80211_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 7c61752f6d83..435060dad81e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ struct cfg80211_registered_device {
 	/* lock for all wdev lists */
 	spinlock_t mgmt_registrations_lock;
 
+	struct work_struct wiphy_work;
+	struct list_head wiphy_work_list;
+	/* protects the list above */
+	spinlock_t wiphy_work_lock;
+	bool suspended;
+
 	/* must be last because of the way we do wiphy_priv(),
 	 * and it should at least be aligned to NETDEV_ALIGN */
 	struct wiphy wiphy __aligned(NETDEV_ALIGN);
@@ -453,6 +459,7 @@ int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			  struct net_device *dev, enum nl80211_iftype ntype,
 			  struct vif_params *params);
 void cfg80211_process_rdev_events(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev);
+void cfg80211_process_wiphy_works(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev);
 void cfg80211_process_wdev_events(struct wireless_dev *wdev);
 
 bool cfg80211_does_bw_fit_range(const struct ieee80211_freq_range *freq_range,
diff --git a/net/wireless/sysfs.c b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
index 268f670835e9..c629bac3f298 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright 2005-2006	Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>
  * Copyright 2006	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
- * Copyright (C) 2020-2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2021, 2023 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -105,14 +105,18 @@ static int wiphy_suspend(struct device *dev)
 			cfg80211_leave_all(rdev);
 			cfg80211_process_rdev_events(rdev);
 		}
+		cfg80211_process_wiphy_works(rdev);
 		if (rdev->ops->suspend)
 			ret = rdev_suspend(rdev, rdev->wiphy.wowlan_config);
 		if (ret == 1) {
 			/* Driver refuse to configure wowlan */
 			cfg80211_leave_all(rdev);
 			cfg80211_process_rdev_events(rdev);
+			cfg80211_process_wiphy_works(rdev);
 			ret = rdev_suspend(rdev, NULL);
 		}
+		if (ret == 0)
+			rdev->suspended = true;
 	}
 	wiphy_unlock(&rdev->wiphy);
 	rtnl_unlock();
@@ -132,6 +136,8 @@ static int wiphy_resume(struct device *dev)
 	wiphy_lock(&rdev->wiphy);
 	if (rdev->wiphy.registered && rdev->ops->resume)
 		ret = rdev_resume(rdev);
+	rdev->suspended = false;
+	schedule_work(&rdev->wiphy_work);
 	wiphy_unlock(&rdev->wiphy);
 
 	if (ret)
