diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
index e53b6bfda976..76b1ffaea863 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ struct cfg802154_ops {
 					 s8 max_frame_retries);
 	int	(*set_lbt_mode)(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
 				struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev, bool mode);
+	int	(*set_ackreq_default)(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
+				      struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev, bool ackreq);
 };
 
 static inline bool
@@ -196,6 +198,9 @@ struct wpan_dev {
 	bool lbt;
 
 	bool promiscuous_mode;
+
+	/* fallback for acknowledgment bit setting */
+	bool ackreq;
 };
 
 #define to_phy(_dev)	container_of(_dev, struct wpan_phy, dev)
diff --git a/include/net/nl802154.h b/include/net/nl802154.h
index b0ab530d28cd..cf2713d8b975 100644
--- a/include/net/nl802154.h
+++ b/include/net/nl802154.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ enum nl802154_commands {
 
 	NL802154_CMD_SET_LBT_MODE,
 
+	NL802154_CMD_SET_ACKREQ_DEFAULT,
+
 	/* add new commands above here */
 
 	/* used to define NL802154_CMD_MAX below */
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ enum nl802154_attrs {
 
 	NL802154_ATTR_SUPPORTED_COMMANDS,
 
+	NL802154_ATTR_ACKREQ_DEFAULT,
+
 	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl802154.c */
 
 	__NL802154_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c
index 2597abbf7f4b..1bf4a304b5c4 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int lowpan_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	} else {
 		da.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG;
 		da.extended_addr = ieee802154_devaddr_from_raw(daddr);
-		cb->ackreq = wpan_dev->frame_retries >= 0;
+		cb->ackreq = wpan_dev->ackreq;
 	}
 
 	return dev_hard_header(skb, lowpan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev,
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 68f24016860c..1b00a14850cb 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl802154_policy[NL802154_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
 	[NL802154_ATTR_WPAN_PHY_CAPS] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 
 	[NL802154_ATTR_SUPPORTED_COMMANDS] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+
+	[NL802154_ATTR_ACKREQ_DEFAULT] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
 };
 
 /* message building helper */
@@ -458,6 +460,7 @@ static int nl802154_send_wpan_phy(struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev,
 	CMD(set_max_csma_backoffs, SET_MAX_CSMA_BACKOFFS);
 	CMD(set_max_frame_retries, SET_MAX_FRAME_RETRIES);
 	CMD(set_lbt_mode, SET_LBT_MODE);
+	CMD(set_ackreq_default, SET_ACKREQ_DEFAULT);
 
 	if (rdev->wpan_phy.flags & WPAN_PHY_FLAG_TXPOWER)
 		CMD(set_tx_power, SET_TX_POWER);
@@ -656,6 +659,10 @@ nl802154_send_iface(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq, int flags,
 	if (nla_put_u8(msg, NL802154_ATTR_LBT_MODE, wpan_dev->lbt))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
+	/* ackreq default behaviour */
+	if (nla_put_u8(msg, NL802154_ATTR_ACKREQ_DEFAULT, wpan_dev->ackreq))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1042,6 +1049,24 @@ static int nl802154_set_lbt_mode(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return rdev_set_lbt_mode(rdev, wpan_dev, mode);
 }
 
+static int
+nl802154_set_ackreq_default(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
+	struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
+	struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev = dev->ieee802154_ptr;
+	bool ackreq;
+
+	if (netif_running(dev))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_ACKREQ_DEFAULT])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ackreq = !!nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_ACKREQ_DEFAULT]);
+	return rdev_set_ackreq_default(rdev, wpan_dev, ackreq);
+}
+
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_PHY	0x01
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV	0x02
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_RTNL		0x04
@@ -1248,6 +1273,14 @@ static const struct genl_ops nl802154_ops[] = {
 		.internal_flags = NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV |
 				  NL802154_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
 	},
+	{
+		.cmd = NL802154_CMD_SET_ACKREQ_DEFAULT,
+		.doit = nl802154_set_ackreq_default,
+		.policy = nl802154_policy,
+		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+		.internal_flags = NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV |
+				  NL802154_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
+	},
 };
 
 /* initialisation/exit functions */
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/rdev-ops.h b/net/ieee802154/rdev-ops.h
index 8d5960a37195..03b357501cc5 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/rdev-ops.h
+++ b/net/ieee802154/rdev-ops.h
@@ -195,4 +195,17 @@ rdev_set_lbt_mode(struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline int
+rdev_set_ackreq_default(struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev,
+			struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev, bool ackreq)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	trace_802154_rdev_set_ackreq_default(&rdev->wpan_phy, wpan_dev,
+					     ackreq);
+	ret = rdev->ops->set_ackreq_default(&rdev->wpan_phy, wpan_dev, ackreq);
+	trace_802154_rdev_return_int(&rdev->wpan_phy, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 #endif /* __CFG802154_RDEV_OPS */
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/trace.h b/net/ieee802154/trace.h
index 4399b7fbaa31..9a471e41ec73 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/trace.h
+++ b/net/ieee802154/trace.h
@@ -275,6 +275,25 @@ TRACE_EVENT(802154_rdev_set_lbt_mode,
 		WPAN_DEV_PR_ARG, BOOL_TO_STR(__entry->mode))
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(802154_rdev_set_ackreq_default,
+	TP_PROTO(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy, struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev,
+		 bool ackreq),
+	TP_ARGS(wpan_phy, wpan_dev, ackreq),
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		WPAN_PHY_ENTRY
+		WPAN_DEV_ENTRY
+		__field(bool, ackreq)
+	),
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		WPAN_PHY_ASSIGN;
+		WPAN_DEV_ASSIGN;
+		__entry->ackreq = ackreq;
+	),
+	TP_printk(WPAN_PHY_PR_FMT ", " WPAN_DEV_PR_FMT
+		", ackreq default: %s", WPAN_PHY_PR_ARG,
+		WPAN_DEV_PR_ARG, BOOL_TO_STR(__entry->ackreq))
+);
+
 TRACE_EVENT(802154_rdev_return_int,
 	TP_PROTO(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy, int ret),
 	TP_ARGS(wpan_phy, ret),
diff --git a/net/mac802154/cfg.c b/net/mac802154/cfg.c
index cecfcda09aac..c865ebb2ace2 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/cfg.c
@@ -256,6 +256,16 @@ ieee802154_set_lbt_mode(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy, struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+ieee802154_set_ackreq_default(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
+			      struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev, bool ackreq)
+{
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	wpan_dev->ackreq = ackreq;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 const struct cfg802154_ops mac802154_config_ops = {
 	.add_virtual_intf_deprecated = ieee802154_add_iface_deprecated,
 	.del_virtual_intf_deprecated = ieee802154_del_iface_deprecated,
@@ -273,4 +283,5 @@ const struct cfg802154_ops mac802154_config_ops = {
 	.set_max_csma_backoffs = ieee802154_set_max_csma_backoffs,
 	.set_max_frame_retries = ieee802154_set_max_frame_retries,
 	.set_lbt_mode = ieee802154_set_lbt_mode,
+	.set_ackreq_default = ieee802154_set_ackreq_default,
 };