--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -294,12 +294,14 @@ struct key_params {
  * enum survey_info_flags - survey information flags
  *
  * @SURVEY_INFO_NOISE_DBM: noise (in dBm) was filled in
+ * @SURVEY_INFO_IN_USE: channel is currently being used
  *
  * Used by the driver to indicate which info in &struct survey_info
  * it has filled in during the get_survey().
  */
 enum survey_info_flags {
 	SURVEY_INFO_NOISE_DBM = 1<<0,
+	SURVEY_INFO_IN_USE = 1<<1,
 };
 
 /**
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -1400,6 +1400,7 @@ enum nl80211_reg_rule_flags {
  * @__NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_INVALID: attribute number 0 is reserved
  * @NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_FREQUENCY: center frequency of channel
  * @NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_NOISE: noise level of channel (u8, dBm)
+ * @NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_IN_USE: channel is currently being used
  * @NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_MAX: highest survey info attribute number
  *	currently defined
  * @__NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -1408,6 +1409,7 @@ enum nl80211_survey_info {
 	__NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_INVALID,
 	NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_FREQUENCY,
 	NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_NOISE,
+	NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_IN_USE,
 
 	/* keep last */
 	__NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_AFTER_LAST,
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3491,6 +3491,8 @@ static int nl80211_send_survey(struct sk
 	if (survey->filled & SURVEY_INFO_NOISE_DBM)
 		NLA_PUT_U8(msg, NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_NOISE,
 			    survey->noise);
+	if (survey->filled & SURVEY_INFO_IN_USE)
+		NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, NL80211_SURVEY_INFO_IN_USE);
 
 	nla_nest_end(msg, infoattr);