--- a/scan.c
+++ b/scan.c
@@ -378,19 +378,23 @@ static int handle_scan(struct nl80211_st
 	enum {
 		NONE,
 		FREQ,
+		MODE,
+		CHECK_SCAN_FLAG_AP,
 		IES,
 		SSID,
 		MESHID,
 		DURATION,
 		DONE,
 	} parse = NONE;
-	int freq;
+	int freq = 0;
 	unsigned int duration = 0;
 	bool passive = false, have_ssids = false, have_freqs = false;
+	bool have_chandef = false;
 	bool duration_mandatory = false;
 	size_t ies_len = 0, meshid_len = 0;
 	unsigned char *ies = NULL, *meshid = NULL, *tmpies = NULL;
 	unsigned int flags = 0;
+	struct chandef chandef;
 
 	ssids = nlmsg_alloc();
 	if (!ssids)
@@ -407,7 +411,6 @@ static int handle_scan(struct nl80211_st
 		case NONE:
 			if (strcmp(argv[i], "freq") == 0) {
 				parse = FREQ;
-				have_freqs = true;
 				break;
 			} else if (strcmp(argv[i], "ies") == 0) {
 				parse = IES;
@@ -451,14 +454,33 @@ static int handle_scan(struct nl80211_st
 			err = 1;
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 		case FREQ:
-			freq = strtoul(argv[i], &eptr, 10);
-			if (eptr != argv[i] + strlen(argv[i])) {
-				/* failed to parse as number -- maybe a tag? */
-				i--;
-				parse = NONE;
-				continue;
+			parse_freqchan(&chandef, false, argc - i, argv + i, NULL);
+
+			if (!chandef.control_freq || have_freqs) {
+				freq = strtoul(argv[i], &eptr, 10);
+				if (eptr != argv[i] + strlen(argv[i])) {
+					/* failed to parse as number -- maybe a tag? */
+					i--;
+					parse = NONE;
+					continue;
+				}
+				NLA_PUT_U32(freqs, i, freq);
+			} else {
+				if (chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT){
+					have_freqs = true;
+					NLA_PUT_U32(freqs, i, chandef.control_freq);
+				} else {
+					parse = MODE;
+				}
 			}
-			NLA_PUT_U32(freqs, i, freq);
+			break;
+		case MODE:
+			have_chandef = true;
+			parse = CHECK_SCAN_FLAG_AP;
+			break;
+		case CHECK_SCAN_FLAG_AP:
+			if (strcmp(argv[i], "ap-force") == 0)
+				flags |= NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_AP;
 			break;
 		case IES:
 			if (ies)
@@ -506,8 +528,11 @@ static int handle_scan(struct nl80211_st
 	if (!passive)
 		nla_put_nested(msg, NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS, ssids);
 
-	if (have_freqs)
+	if (have_chandef)
+		put_chandef(msg, &chandef);
+	else if (have_freqs)
 		nla_put_nested(msg, NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES, freqs);
+
 	if (flags)
 		NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_FLAGS, flags);
 	if (duration)
@@ -2615,20 +2640,24 @@ static int handle_scan_combined(struct n
 	dump_argv[0] = argv[0];
 	return handle_cmd(state, id, dump_argc, dump_argv);
 }
-TOPLEVEL(scan, "[-u] [freq <freq>*] [duration <dur>] [ies <hex as 00:11:..>] [meshid <meshid>] [lowpri,flush,ap-force,duration-mandatory] [randomise[=<addr>/<mask>]] [ssid <ssid>*|passive]", 0, 0,
+TOPLEVEL(scan, "[-u] [freq <freq>*] [HT40+|HT40-|80MHz] [duration <dur>] [ies <hex as 00:11:..>] [meshid <meshid>] [lowpri,flush,ap-force,duration-mandatory] [randomise[=<addr>/<mask>]] [ssid <ssid>*|passive]", 0, 0,
 	 CIB_NETDEV, handle_scan_combined,
 	 "Scan on the given frequencies and probe for the given SSIDs\n"
 	 "(or wildcard if not given) unless passive scanning is requested.\n"
+	 "If channel mode/width is provided along with frequency, only \n"
+	 "scanning on primary frequency of channel mode/width is done.\n"
 	 "If -u is specified print unknown data in the scan results.\n"
 	 "Specified (vendor) IEs must be well-formed.");
 COMMAND(scan, dump, "[-u]",
 	NL80211_CMD_GET_SCAN, NLM_F_DUMP, CIB_NETDEV, handle_scan_dump,
 	"Dump the current scan results. If -u is specified, print unknown\n"
 	"data in scan results.");
-COMMAND(scan, trigger, "[freq <freq>*] [duration <dur>] [ies <hex as 00:11:..>] [meshid <meshid>] [lowpri,flush,ap-force,duration-mandatory] [randomise[=<addr>/<mask>]] [ssid <ssid>*|passive]",
+COMMAND(scan, trigger, "[freq <freq>*] [HT40+|HT40-|80MHz] [duration <dur>] [ies <hex as 00:11:..>] [meshid <meshid>] [lowpri,flush,ap-force,duration-mandatory] [randomise[=<addr>/<mask>]] [ssid <ssid>*|passive]",
 	NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN, 0, CIB_NETDEV, handle_scan,
 	 "Trigger a scan on the given frequencies with probing for the given\n"
 	 "SSIDs (or wildcard if not given) unless passive scanning is requested.\n"
+	 "If channel mode/width is provided along with frequency, only \n"
+	 "scanning on primary frequency of channel mode/width is done.\n"
 	 "Duration(in TUs), if specified, will be used to set dwell times.\n");
 
 
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -633,6 +633,9 @@ int parse_freqchan(struct chandef *chand
 
 	if (!argv[0])
 		goto out;
+
+	memset(chandef, 0, sizeof(struct chandef));
+
 	freq = strtoul(argv[0], &end, 10);
 	if (*end) {
 		res = 1;
@@ -641,8 +644,6 @@ int parse_freqchan(struct chandef *chand
 
 	_parsed += 1;
 
-	memset(chandef, 0, sizeof(struct chandef));
-
 	if (chan) {
 		enum nl80211_band band;