diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
index 0134ebac227a..f9b10e84de06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
@@ -2855,7 +2855,6 @@ static int ca8210_interrupt_init(struct spi_device *spi)
 	);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_crit(&spi->dev, "request_irq %d failed\n", pdata->irq_id);
-		gpiod_unexport(gpio_to_desc(pdata->gpio_irq));
 		gpio_free(pdata->gpio_irq);
 	}
 
@@ -2945,7 +2944,8 @@ static void ca8210_hw_setup(struct ieee802154_hw *ca8210_hw)
 	ca8210_hw->phy->flags =
 		WPAN_PHY_FLAG_TXPOWER |
 		WPAN_PHY_FLAG_CCA_ED_LEVEL |
-		WPAN_PHY_FLAG_CCA_MODE;
+		WPAN_PHY_FLAG_CCA_MODE |
+		WPAN_PHY_FLAG_DATAGRAMS_ONLY;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
index 0c2778a836db..e00057984489 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
@@ -178,12 +178,15 @@ wpan_phy_cca_cmp(const struct wpan_phy_cca *a, const struct wpan_phy_cca *b)
  *	setting.
  * @WPAN_PHY_FLAG_STATE_QUEUE_STOPPED: Indicates that the transmit queue was
  *	temporarily stopped.
+ * @WPAN_PHY_FLAG_DATAGRAMS_ONLY: Indicates that transceiver is only able to
+ *	send/receive datagrams.
  */
 enum wpan_phy_flags {
 	WPAN_PHY_FLAG_TXPOWER		= BIT(1),
 	WPAN_PHY_FLAG_CCA_ED_LEVEL	= BIT(2),
 	WPAN_PHY_FLAG_CCA_MODE		= BIT(3),
 	WPAN_PHY_FLAG_STATE_QUEUE_STOPPED = BIT(4),
+	WPAN_PHY_FLAG_DATAGRAMS_ONLY	= BIT(5),
 };
 
 struct wpan_phy {
diff --git a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
index da8a3e648c7a..063313df447d 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ struct ieee802154_beacon_hdr {
 #endif
 } __packed;
 
+struct ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl {
+	u8  cmd_id;
+} __packed;
+
 struct ieee802154_sechdr {
 #if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
 	u8 level:3,
@@ -149,6 +153,16 @@ struct ieee802154_beacon_frame {
 	struct ieee802154_beacon_hdr mac_pl;
 };
 
+struct ieee802154_mac_cmd_frame {
+	struct ieee802154_hdr mhr;
+	struct ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl mac_pl;
+};
+
+struct ieee802154_beacon_req_frame {
+	struct ieee802154_hdr mhr;
+	struct ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl mac_pl;
+};
+
 /* pushes hdr onto the skb. fields of hdr->fc that can be calculated from
  * the contents of hdr will be, and the actual value of those bits in
  * hdr->fc will be ignored. this includes the INTRA_PAN bit and the frame
@@ -174,9 +188,13 @@ int ieee802154_hdr_peek_addrs(const struct sk_buff *skb,
  */
 int ieee802154_hdr_peek(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee802154_hdr *hdr);
 
-/* pushes a beacon frame into an skb */
+/* pushes/pulls various frame types into/from an skb */
 int ieee802154_beacon_push(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   struct ieee802154_beacon_frame *beacon);
+int ieee802154_mac_cmd_push(struct sk_buff *skb, void *frame,
+			    const void *pl, unsigned int pl_len);
+int ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl_pull(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       struct ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl *mac_pl);
 
 int ieee802154_max_payload(const struct ieee802154_hdr *hdr);
 
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/header_ops.c b/net/ieee802154/header_ops.c
index 35d384dfe29d..41a556be1017 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/header_ops.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/header_ops.c
@@ -120,6 +120,29 @@ ieee802154_hdr_push(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee802154_hdr *hdr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee802154_hdr_push);
 
+int ieee802154_mac_cmd_push(struct sk_buff *skb, void *f,
+			    const void *pl, unsigned int pl_len)
+{
+	struct ieee802154_mac_cmd_frame *frame = f;
+	struct ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl *mac_pl = &frame->mac_pl;
+	struct ieee802154_hdr *mhr = &frame->mhr;
+	int ret;
+
+	skb_reserve(skb, sizeof(*mhr));
+	ret = ieee802154_hdr_push(skb, mhr);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
+	skb->mac_len = ret;
+
+	skb_put_data(skb, mac_pl, sizeof(*mac_pl));
+	skb_put_data(skb, pl, pl_len);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee802154_mac_cmd_push);
+
 int ieee802154_beacon_push(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   struct ieee802154_beacon_frame *beacon)
 {
@@ -284,6 +307,19 @@ ieee802154_hdr_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee802154_hdr *hdr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee802154_hdr_pull);
 
+int ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl_pull(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       struct ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl *mac_pl)
+{
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*mac_pl)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memcpy(mac_pl, skb->data, sizeof(*mac_pl));
+	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*mac_pl));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl_pull);
+
 int
 ieee802154_hdr_peek_addrs(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee802154_hdr *hdr)
 {
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 832e3c50816c..d610c1886160 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl802154_policy[NL802154_ATTR_MAX+1] = {
 		NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U8, NL802154_SCAN_DONE_REASON_FINISHED,
 				 NL802154_SCAN_DONE_REASON_ABORTED),
 	[NL802154_ATTR_BEACON_INTERVAL] =
-		NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, IEEE802154_MAX_SCAN_DURATION),
+		NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, IEEE802154_ACTIVE_SCAN_DURATION),
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE802154_NL802154_EXPERIMENTAL
 	[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_ENABLED] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
@@ -1417,6 +1417,11 @@ static int nl802154_trigger_scan(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (wpan_phy->flags & WPAN_PHY_FLAG_DATAGRAMS_ONLY) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "PHY only supports datagrams");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!request)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1426,6 +1431,7 @@ static int nl802154_trigger_scan(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	type = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SCAN_TYPE]);
 	switch (type) {
+	case NL802154_SCAN_ACTIVE:
 	case NL802154_SCAN_PASSIVE:
 		request->type = type;
 		break;
@@ -1583,6 +1589,11 @@ nl802154_send_beacons(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
+	if (wpan_phy->flags & WPAN_PHY_FLAG_DATAGRAMS_ONLY) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "PHY only supports datagrams");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!request)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
index 63bab99ed368..c347ec9ff8c9 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct ieee802154_local {
 	/* Scanning */
 	u8 scan_page;
 	u8 scan_channel;
+	struct ieee802154_beacon_req_frame scan_beacon_req;
 	struct cfg802154_scan_request __rcu *scan_req;
 	struct delayed_work scan_work;
 
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ struct ieee802154_local {
 	/* Asynchronous tasks */
 	struct list_head rx_beacon_list;
 	struct work_struct rx_beacon_work;
+	struct list_head rx_mac_cmd_list;
+	struct work_struct rx_mac_cmd_work;
 
 	bool started;
 	bool suspended;
@@ -154,6 +157,22 @@ ieee802154_sdata_running(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	return test_bit(SDATA_STATE_RUNNING, &sdata->state);
 }
 
+static inline int ieee802154_get_mac_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *mac_cmd)
+{
+	struct ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl mac_pl;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (mac_cb(skb)->type != IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_MAC_CMD)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = ieee802154_mac_cmd_pl_pull(skb, &mac_pl);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	*mac_cmd = mac_pl.cmd_id;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 extern struct ieee802154_mlme_ops mac802154_mlme_wpan;
 
 void ieee802154_rx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb);
@@ -275,6 +294,8 @@ static inline bool mac802154_is_beaconing(struct ieee802154_local *local)
 	return test_bit(IEEE802154_IS_BEACONING, &local->ongoing);
 }
 
+void mac802154_rx_mac_cmd_worker(struct work_struct *work);
+
 /* interface handling */
 int ieee802154_iface_init(void);
 void ieee802154_iface_exit(void);
diff --git a/net/mac802154/main.c b/net/mac802154/main.c
index ee23e234b998..357ece67432b 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/main.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/main.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local->interfaces);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local->rx_beacon_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local->rx_mac_cmd_list);
 	mutex_init(&local->iflist_mtx);
 
 	tasklet_setup(&local->tasklet, ieee802154_tasklet_handler);
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&local->scan_work, mac802154_scan_worker);
 	INIT_WORK(&local->rx_beacon_work, mac802154_rx_beacon_worker);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&local->beacon_work, mac802154_beacon_worker);
+	INIT_WORK(&local->rx_mac_cmd_work, mac802154_rx_mac_cmd_worker);
 
 	/* init supported flags with 802.15.4 default ranges */
 	phy->supported.max_minbe = 8;
diff --git a/net/mac802154/rx.c b/net/mac802154/rx.c
index da0628ee3c89..e2434b4fe514 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/rx.c
@@ -47,6 +47,62 @@ void mac802154_rx_beacon_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	kfree(mac_pkt);
 }
 
+static bool mac802154_should_answer_beacon_req(struct ieee802154_local *local)
+{
+	struct cfg802154_beacon_request *beacon_req;
+	unsigned int interval;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	beacon_req = rcu_dereference(local->beacon_req);
+	if (!beacon_req) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	interval = beacon_req->interval;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	if (!mac802154_is_beaconing(local))
+		return false;
+
+	return interval == IEEE802154_ACTIVE_SCAN_DURATION;
+}
+
+void mac802154_rx_mac_cmd_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ieee802154_local *local =
+		container_of(work, struct ieee802154_local, rx_mac_cmd_work);
+	struct cfg802154_mac_pkt *mac_pkt;
+	u8 mac_cmd;
+	int rc;
+
+	mac_pkt = list_first_entry_or_null(&local->rx_mac_cmd_list,
+					   struct cfg802154_mac_pkt, node);
+	if (!mac_pkt)
+		return;
+
+	rc = ieee802154_get_mac_cmd(mac_pkt->skb, &mac_cmd);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+
+	switch (mac_cmd) {
+	case IEEE802154_CMD_BEACON_REQ:
+		dev_dbg(&mac_pkt->sdata->dev->dev, "processing BEACON REQ\n");
+		if (!mac802154_should_answer_beacon_req(local))
+			break;
+
+		queue_delayed_work(local->mac_wq, &local->beacon_work, 0);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+out:
+	list_del(&mac_pkt->node);
+	kfree_skb(mac_pkt->skb);
+	kfree(mac_pkt);
+}
+
 static int
 ieee802154_subif_frame(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		       struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ieee802154_hdr *hdr)
@@ -140,8 +196,20 @@ ieee802154_subif_frame(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		list_add_tail(&mac_pkt->node, &sdata->local->rx_beacon_list);
 		queue_work(sdata->local->mac_wq, &sdata->local->rx_beacon_work);
 		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
-	case IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_ACK:
+
 	case IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_MAC_CMD:
+		dev_dbg(&sdata->dev->dev, "MAC COMMAND received\n");
+		mac_pkt = kzalloc(sizeof(*mac_pkt), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!mac_pkt)
+			goto fail;
+
+		mac_pkt->skb = skb_get(skb);
+		mac_pkt->sdata = sdata;
+		list_add_tail(&mac_pkt->node, &sdata->local->rx_mac_cmd_list);
+		queue_work(sdata->local->mac_wq, &sdata->local->rx_mac_cmd_work);
+		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
+
+	case IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_ACK:
 		goto fail;
 
 	case IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_DATA:
diff --git a/net/mac802154/scan.c b/net/mac802154/scan.c
index 5c191bedd72c..d9658f2c4ae6 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/scan.c
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@
 
 #define IEEE802154_BEACON_MHR_SZ 13
 #define IEEE802154_BEACON_PL_SZ 4
+#define IEEE802154_MAC_CMD_MHR_SZ 23
+#define IEEE802154_MAC_CMD_PL_SZ 1
 #define IEEE802154_BEACON_SKB_SZ (IEEE802154_BEACON_MHR_SZ + \
 				  IEEE802154_BEACON_PL_SZ)
+#define IEEE802154_MAC_CMD_SKB_SZ (IEEE802154_MAC_CMD_MHR_SZ + \
+				   IEEE802154_MAC_CMD_PL_SZ)
 
 /* mac802154_scan_cleanup_locked() must be called upon scan completion or abort.
  * - Completions are asynchronous, not locked by the rtnl and decided by the
@@ -131,6 +135,42 @@ static int mac802154_scan_find_next_chan(struct ieee802154_local *local,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int mac802154_scan_prepare_beacon_req(struct ieee802154_local *local)
+{
+	memset(&local->scan_beacon_req, 0, sizeof(local->scan_beacon_req));
+	local->scan_beacon_req.mhr.fc.type = IEEE802154_FC_TYPE_MAC_CMD;
+	local->scan_beacon_req.mhr.fc.dest_addr_mode = IEEE802154_SHORT_ADDRESSING;
+	local->scan_beacon_req.mhr.fc.version = IEEE802154_2003_STD;
+	local->scan_beacon_req.mhr.fc.source_addr_mode = IEEE802154_NO_ADDRESSING;
+	local->scan_beacon_req.mhr.dest.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT;
+	local->scan_beacon_req.mhr.dest.pan_id = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_PANID_BROADCAST);
+	local->scan_beacon_req.mhr.dest.short_addr = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_ADDR_BROADCAST);
+	local->scan_beacon_req.mac_pl.cmd_id = IEEE802154_CMD_BEACON_REQ;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int mac802154_transmit_beacon_req(struct ieee802154_local *local,
+					 struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int ret;
+
+	skb = alloc_skb(IEEE802154_MAC_CMD_SKB_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb)
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+
+	skb->dev = sdata->dev;
+
+	ret = ieee802154_mac_cmd_push(skb, &local->scan_beacon_req, NULL, 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return ieee802154_mlme_tx(local, sdata, skb);
+}
+
 void mac802154_scan_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ieee802154_local *local =
@@ -206,6 +246,13 @@ void mac802154_scan_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto end_scan;
 	}
 
+	if (scan_req->type == NL802154_SCAN_ACTIVE) {
+		ret = mac802154_transmit_beacon_req(local, sdata);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_err(&sdata->dev->dev,
+				"Error when transmitting beacon request (%d)\n", ret);
+	}
+
 	ieee802154_configure_durations(wpan_phy, page, channel);
 	scan_duration = mac802154_scan_get_channel_time(scan_req_duration,
 							wpan_phy->symbol_duration);
@@ -231,8 +278,8 @@ int mac802154_trigger_scan_locked(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (mac802154_is_scanning(local))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	/* TODO: support other scanning type */
-	if (request->type != NL802154_SCAN_PASSIVE)
+	if (request->type != NL802154_SCAN_PASSIVE &&
+	    request->type != NL802154_SCAN_ACTIVE)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/* Store scanning parameters */
@@ -247,6 +294,8 @@ int mac802154_trigger_scan_locked(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	local->scan_page = request->page;
 	local->scan_channel = -1;
 	set_bit(IEEE802154_IS_SCANNING, &local->ongoing);
+	if (request->type == NL802154_SCAN_ACTIVE)
+		mac802154_scan_prepare_beacon_req(local);
 
 	nl802154_scan_started(request->wpan_phy, request->wpan_dev);
 
@@ -354,6 +403,7 @@ void mac802154_beacon_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cfg802154_beacon_request *beacon_req;
 	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev;
+	u8 interval;
 	int ret;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -374,6 +424,7 @@ void mac802154_beacon_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	wpan_dev = beacon_req->wpan_dev;
+	interval = beacon_req->interval;
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -383,8 +434,9 @@ void mac802154_beacon_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		dev_err(&sdata->dev->dev,
 			"Beacon could not be transmitted (%d)\n", ret);
 
-	queue_delayed_work(local->mac_wq, &local->beacon_work,
-			   local->beacon_interval);
+	if (interval < IEEE802154_ACTIVE_SCAN_DURATION)
+		queue_delayed_work(local->mac_wq, &local->beacon_work,
+				   local->beacon_interval);
 }
 
 int mac802154_stop_beacons_locked(struct ieee802154_local *local,
@@ -439,13 +491,17 @@ int mac802154_send_beacons_locked(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	local->beacon.mhr.source.pan_id = request->wpan_dev->pan_id;
 	local->beacon.mhr.source.extended_addr = request->wpan_dev->extended_addr;
 	local->beacon.mac_pl.beacon_order = request->interval;
-	local->beacon.mac_pl.superframe_order = request->interval;
+	if (request->interval <= IEEE802154_MAX_SCAN_DURATION)
+		local->beacon.mac_pl.superframe_order = request->interval;
 	local->beacon.mac_pl.final_cap_slot = 0xf;
 	local->beacon.mac_pl.battery_life_ext = 0;
-	/* TODO: Fill this field depending on the coordinator capacity */
+	/* TODO: Fill this field with the coordinator situation in the network */
 	local->beacon.mac_pl.pan_coordinator = 1;
 	local->beacon.mac_pl.assoc_permit = 1;
 
+	if (request->interval == IEEE802154_ACTIVE_SCAN_DURATION)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Start the beacon work */
 	local->beacon_interval =
 		mac802154_scan_get_channel_time(request->interval,