diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
index 8eb19604b..1731eb999 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/files/hostapd.sh
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ hostapd_set_bss_options() {
 	}
 
 	append bss_conf "ssid=$ssid" "$N"
-	[ -n "$network_bridge" ] && append bss_conf "bridge=$network_bridge" "$N"
+	[ -n "$network_bridge" ] && append bss_conf "bridge=$network_bridge${N}wds_bridge=" "$N"
 	[ -n "$network_ifname" ] && append bss_conf "snoop_iface=$network_ifname" "$N"
 	[ -n "$iapp_interface" ] && {
 		local ifname
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/600-ubus_support.patch b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/600-ubus_support.patch
index 7bb998dbb..ccf66be6b 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/600-ubus_support.patch
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/600-ubus_support.patch
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
  {
  	u8 dialog_token, status_code, bss_termination_delay;
 -	const u8 *pos, *end;
-+	const u8 *pos, *end, *target_bssid;
++	const u8 *pos, *end, *target_bssid = NULL;
  	int enabled = hapd->conf->bss_transition;
  	struct sta_info *sta;
  
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/711-wds_bridge_force.patch b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/711-wds_bridge_force.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3f8864a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/711-wds_bridge_force.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
++++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
+@@ -2357,6 +2357,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct ho
+ 			   sizeof(conf->bss[0]->iface));
+ 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "bridge") == 0) {
+ 		os_strlcpy(bss->bridge, pos, sizeof(bss->bridge));
++		if (!bss->wds_bridge[0])
++			os_strlcpy(bss->wds_bridge, pos, sizeof(bss->wds_bridge));
+ 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "vlan_bridge") == 0) {
+ 		os_strlcpy(bss->vlan_bridge, pos, sizeof(bss->vlan_bridge));
+ 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "wds_bridge") == 0) {
+--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
++++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
+@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@ int hostapd_set_wds_sta(struct hostapd_d
+ 		return -1;
+ 	if (hapd->conf->wds_bridge[0])
+ 		bridge = hapd->conf->wds_bridge;
+-	else if (hapd->conf->bridge[0])
+-		bridge = hapd->conf->bridge;
+ 	return hapd->driver->set_wds_sta(hapd->drv_priv, addr, aid, val,
+ 					 bridge, ifname_wds);
+ }
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/720-iface_max_num_sta.patch b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/720-iface_max_num_sta.patch
index e46c1f1a2..72503b1aa 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/720-iface_max_num_sta.patch
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/720-iface_max_num_sta.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/hostapd/config_file.c
 +++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
-@@ -2873,6 +2873,14 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct ho
+@@ -2875,6 +2875,14 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct ho
  				   line, bss->max_num_sta, MAX_STA_COUNT);
  			return 1;
  		}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
  	struct hapd_interfaces *interfaces = iface->interfaces;
 --- a/src/ap/beacon.c
 +++ b/src/ap/beacon.c
-@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ void handle_probe_req(struct hostapd_dat
+@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ void handle_probe_req(struct hostapd_dat
  	if (hapd->conf->no_probe_resp_if_max_sta &&
  	    is_multicast_ether_addr(mgmt->da) &&
  	    is_multicast_ether_addr(mgmt->bssid) &&
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/730-ft_iface.patch b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/730-ft_iface.patch
index 793e8e019..0a1a16d6e 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/730-ft_iface.patch
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/730-ft_iface.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/hostapd/config_file.c
 +++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
-@@ -3031,6 +3031,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct ho
+@@ -3033,6 +3033,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct ho
  		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO,
  			   "Line %d: Obsolete peerkey parameter ignored", line);
  #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211R_AP
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/740-snoop_iface.patch b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/740-snoop_iface.patch
index 8d928f850..d206ed732 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/740-snoop_iface.patch
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/740-snoop_iface.patch
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@
  			   "x_snoop: Failed to initialize L2 packet processing %s",
 --- a/hostapd/config_file.c
 +++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
-@@ -2357,6 +2357,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct ho
- 			   sizeof(conf->bss[0]->iface));
- 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "bridge") == 0) {
+@@ -2359,6 +2359,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct ho
  		os_strlcpy(bss->bridge, pos, sizeof(bss->bridge));
+ 		if (!bss->wds_bridge[0])
+ 			os_strlcpy(bss->wds_bridge, pos, sizeof(bss->wds_bridge));
 +	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "snoop_iface") == 0) {
 +		os_strlcpy(bss->snoop_iface, pos, sizeof(bss->snoop_iface));
  	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "vlan_bridge") == 0) {