diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index 28bd210623b..bf3625c92d8 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ hostapd_common_add_device_config() {
 	config_add_array hostapd_options
 
 	config_add_int airtime_mode
+	config_add_int mbssid
 
 	hostapd_add_log_config
 }
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ hostapd_prepare_device_config() {
 
 	json_get_vars country country3 country_ie beacon_int:100 doth require_mode legacy_rates \
 		acs_chan_bias local_pwr_constraint spectrum_mgmt_required airtime_mode cell_density \
-		rts_threshold beacon_rate rssi_reject_assoc_rssi rssi_ignore_probe_request maxassoc
+		rts_threshold beacon_rate rssi_reject_assoc_rssi rssi_ignore_probe_request maxassoc \
+		mbssid:0
 
 	hostapd_set_log_options base_cfg
 
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ hostapd_prepare_device_config() {
 	[ -n "$rts_threshold" ] && append base_cfg "rts_threshold=$rts_threshold" "$N"
 	[ "$airtime_mode" -gt 0 ] && append base_cfg "airtime_mode=$airtime_mode" "$N"
 	[ -n "$maxassoc" ] && append base_cfg "iface_max_num_sta=$maxassoc" "$N"
+	[ "$mbssid" -gt 0 ] && [ "$mbssid" -le 2 ] && append base_cfg "mbssid=$mbssid" "$N"
 
 	json_get_values opts hostapd_options
 	for val in $opts; do