diff --git a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/hostapd.sh b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/hostapd.sh
index 8d942194bd6..c0fcf8dba08 100644
--- a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/hostapd.sh
@@ -1317,11 +1317,13 @@ wpa_supplicant_add_network() {
 
 	json_get_vars \
 		ssid bssid key \
-		basic_rate mcast_rate \
+		mcast_rate \
 		ieee80211w ieee80211r fils ocv \
 		multi_ap \
 		default_disabled
 
+	json_get_values basic_rate_list basic_rate
+
 	case "$auth_type" in
 		sae|owe|eap2|eap192)
 			set_default ieee80211w 2
@@ -1582,12 +1584,21 @@ wpa_supplicant_add_network() {
 	[ -n "$bssid_blacklist" ] && append network_data "bssid_blacklist=$bssid_blacklist" "$N$T"
 	[ -n "$bssid_whitelist" ] && append network_data "bssid_whitelist=$bssid_whitelist" "$N$T"
 
-	[ -n "$basic_rate" ] && {
-		local br rate_list=
-		for br in $basic_rate; do
-			wpa_supplicant_add_rate rate_list "$br"
-		done
-		[ -n "$rate_list" ] && append network_data "rates=$rate_list" "$N$T"
+	[ -n "$basic_rate_list" ] && {
+		local br rate rate_list=
+
+		if [ "$mode" = mesh ]; then
+			for br in $basic_rate_list; do
+				rate="$(($br / 100))"
+				append rate_list "$rate" " "
+			done
+			[ -n "$rate_list" ] && append network_data "mesh_basic_rates=$rate_list" "$N$T"
+		else
+			for br in $basic_rate_list; do
+				wpa_supplicant_add_rate rate_list "$br"
+			done
+			[ -n "$rate_list" ] && append network_data "rates=$rate_list" "$N$T"
+		fi
 	}
 
 	[ -n "$mcast_rate" ] && {