diff --git a/sys/net/if_media.h b/sys/net/if_media.h
index 541cb2f7055..8f4a902c8e4 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_media.h
+++ b/sys/net/if_media.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ int	ifmedia_ioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, struct ifreq *ifr,
 #define IFM_IEEE80211_DS11	8	/* Direct Sequence 11Mbps */
 #define IFM_IEEE80211_DS22	9	/* Direct Sequence 22Mbps */
 #define IFM_IEEE80211_ADHOC	0x00000100	/* Operate in Adhoc mode */
+#define IFM_IEEE80211_HOSTAP	0x00000200	/* Operate in Host AP mode */
 
 /*
  * Shared media sub-types
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ struct ifmedia_description {
 
 #define	IFM_SUBTYPE_IEEE80211_OPTION_DESCRIPTIONS {			\
 	{ IFM_IEEE80211_ADHOC, "adhoc" },				\
+	{ IFM_IEEE80211_HOSTAP, "hostap" },				\
 	{ 0, NULL },							\
 }