diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index b74b6f5a7178..f8f28682c431 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(uart_print, "Uart target debugging");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(skip_otp, "Skip otp failure for calibration in testmode");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cryptmode, "Crypto mode: 0-hardware, 1-software");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(frame_mode,
-		 "Datapath frame mode (0: raw, 1: native wifi (default))");
+		 "Datapath frame mode (0: raw, 1: native wifi (default), 2: ethernet)");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(coredump_mask, "Bitfield of what to include in firmware crash file");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(fw_diag_log, "Diag based fw log debugging");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index b11aaee8b8c0..0886e141aad4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -3710,6 +3710,9 @@ ath10k_mac_tx_h_get_txmode(struct ath10k *ar,
 	const struct ath10k_skb_cb *skb_cb = ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb);
 	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
 
+	if (IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_HW_80211_ENCAP)
+		return ATH10K_HW_TXRX_ETHERNET;
+
 	if (!vif || vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
 		return ATH10K_HW_TXRX_RAW;
 
@@ -3870,6 +3873,12 @@ static void ath10k_mac_tx_h_fill_cb(struct ath10k *ar,
 	bool noack = false;
 
 	cb->flags = 0;
+
+	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_HW_80211_ENCAP) {
+		cb->flags |= ATH10K_SKB_F_QOS;	/* Assume data frames are QoS */
+		goto finish_cb_fill;
+	}
+
 	if (!ath10k_tx_h_use_hwcrypto(vif, skb))
 		cb->flags |= ATH10K_SKB_F_NO_HWCRYPT;
 
@@ -3908,6 +3917,7 @@ static void ath10k_mac_tx_h_fill_cb(struct ath10k *ar,
 		cb->flags |= ATH10K_SKB_F_RAW_TX;
 	}
 
+finish_cb_fill:
 	cb->vif = vif;
 	cb->txq = txq;
 	cb->airtime_est = airtime;
@@ -4031,7 +4041,11 @@ static int ath10k_mac_tx(struct ath10k *ar,
 		ath10k_tx_h_seq_no(vif, skb);
 		break;
 	case ATH10K_HW_TXRX_ETHERNET:
-		ath10k_tx_h_8023(skb);
+		/* Convert 802.11->802.3 header only if the frame was erlier
+		 * encapsulated to 802.11 by mac80211. Otherwise pass it as is.
+		 */
+		if (!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_HW_80211_ENCAP))
+			ath10k_tx_h_8023(skb);
 		break;
 	case ATH10K_HW_TXRX_RAW:
 		if (!test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_RAW_MODE, &ar->dev_flags) &&
@@ -4643,12 +4657,10 @@ static void ath10k_mac_op_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = info->control.vif;
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta = control->sta;
 	struct ieee80211_txq *txq = NULL;
-	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (void *)skb->data;
 	enum ath10k_hw_txrx_mode txmode;
 	enum ath10k_mac_tx_path txpath;
 	bool is_htt;
 	bool is_mgmt;
-	bool is_presp;
 	int ret;
 	u16 airtime;
 
@@ -4662,8 +4674,14 @@ static void ath10k_mac_op_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	is_mgmt = (txpath == ATH10K_MAC_TX_HTT_MGMT);
 
 	if (is_htt) {
+		bool is_presp = false;
+
 		spin_lock_bh(&ar->htt.tx_lock);
-		is_presp = ieee80211_is_probe_resp(hdr->frame_control);
+		if (!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_HW_80211_ENCAP)) {
+			struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (void *)skb->data;
+
+			is_presp = ieee80211_is_probe_resp(hdr->frame_control);
+		}
 
 		ret = ath10k_htt_tx_inc_pending(htt);
 		if (ret) {
@@ -5447,6 +5465,30 @@ static int ath10k_mac_set_txbf_conf(struct ath10k_vif *arvif)
 					 ar->wmi.vdev_param->txbf, value);
 }
 
+static void ath10k_update_vif_offload(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				      struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+	struct ath10k_vif *arvif = (void *)vif->drv_priv;
+	struct ath10k *ar = hw->priv;
+	u32 vdev_param;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (ath10k_frame_mode != ATH10K_HW_TXRX_ETHERNET ||
+	    ar->wmi.vdev_param->tx_encap_type == WMI_VDEV_PARAM_UNSUPPORTED ||
+	     (vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+	      vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP))
+		vif->offload_flags &= ~IEEE80211_OFFLOAD_ENCAP_ENABLED;
+
+	vdev_param = ar->wmi.vdev_param->tx_encap_type;
+	ret = ath10k_wmi_vdev_set_param(ar, arvif->vdev_id, vdev_param,
+					ATH10K_HW_TXRX_NATIVE_WIFI);
+	/* 10.X firmware does not support this VDEV parameter. Do not warn */
+	if (ret && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to set vdev %i TX encapsulation: %d\n",
+			    arvif->vdev_id, ret);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * TODO:
  * Figure out how to handle WMI_VDEV_SUBTYPE_P2P_DEVICE,
@@ -5656,15 +5698,7 @@ static int ath10k_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	arvif->def_wep_key_idx = -1;
 
-	vdev_param = ar->wmi.vdev_param->tx_encap_type;
-	ret = ath10k_wmi_vdev_set_param(ar, arvif->vdev_id, vdev_param,
-					ATH10K_HW_TXRX_NATIVE_WIFI);
-	/* 10.X firmware does not support this VDEV parameter. Do not warn */
-	if (ret && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
-		ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to set vdev %i TX encapsulation: %d\n",
-			    arvif->vdev_id, ret);
-		goto err_vdev_delete;
-	}
+	ath10k_update_vif_offload(hw, vif);
 
 	/* Configuring number of spatial stream for monitor interface is causing
 	 * target assert in qca9888 and qca6174.
@@ -9353,6 +9387,7 @@ static const struct ieee80211_ops ath10k_ops = {
 	.stop				= ath10k_stop,
 	.config				= ath10k_config,
 	.add_interface			= ath10k_add_interface,
+	.update_vif_offload		= ath10k_update_vif_offload,
 	.remove_interface		= ath10k_remove_interface,
 	.configure_filter		= ath10k_configure_filter,
 	.bss_info_changed		= ath10k_bss_info_changed,
@@ -10022,6 +10057,12 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *ar)
 	if (test_bit(WMI_SERVICE_TDLS_UAPSD_BUFFER_STA, ar->wmi.svc_map))
 		ieee80211_hw_set(ar->hw, SUPPORTS_TDLS_BUFFER_STA);
 
+	if (ath10k_frame_mode == ATH10K_HW_TXRX_ETHERNET) {
+		if (ar->wmi.vdev_param->tx_encap_type !=
+		    WMI_VDEV_PARAM_UNSUPPORTED)
+			ieee80211_hw_set(ar->hw, SUPPORTS_TX_ENCAP_OFFLOAD);
+	}
+
 	ar->hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL;
 	ar->hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_CHANNEL_SWITCH;
 	ar->hw->wiphy->max_remain_on_channel_duration = 5000;
