struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev, u16 pan_id);
        int     (*set_short_addr)(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
                                  struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev, u16 short_addr);
+       int     (*set_backoff_exponent)(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
+                                       struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev, u8 min_be,
+                                       u8 max_be);
 };
 
 struct wpan_phy {
 
        return rdev_set_short_addr(rdev, wpan_dev, short_addr);
 }
 
+static int
+nl802154_set_backoff_exponent(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+       struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
+       struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
+       struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev = dev->ieee802154_ptr;
+       u8 min_be, max_be;
+
+       /* should be set on netif open inside phy settings */
+       if (netif_running(dev))
+               return -EBUSY;
+
+       if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_MIN_BE] ||
+           !info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_MAX_BE])
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       min_be = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_MIN_BE]);
+       max_be = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_MAX_BE]);
+
+       /* check 802.15.4 constraints */
+       if (max_be < 3 || max_be > 8 || min_be > max_be)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       return rdev_set_backoff_exponent(rdev, wpan_dev, min_be, max_be);
+}
+
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_PHY    0x01
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV      0x02
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_RTNL                0x04
                .internal_flags = NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV |
                                  NL802154_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
        },
+       {
+               .cmd = NL802154_CMD_SET_BACKOFF_EXPONENT,
+               .doit = nl802154_set_backoff_exponent,
+               .policy = nl802154_policy,
+               .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+               .internal_flags = NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV |
+                                 NL802154_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
+       },
 };
 
 /* initialisation/exit functions */
 
        return rdev->ops->set_short_addr(&rdev->wpan_phy, wpan_dev, short_addr);
 }
 
+static inline int
+rdev_set_backoff_exponent(struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev,
+                         struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev, const u8 min_be,
+                         const u8 max_be)
+{
+       return rdev->ops->set_backoff_exponent(&rdev->wpan_phy, wpan_dev,
+                                              min_be, max_be);
+}
+
 #endif /* __CFG802154_RDEV_OPS */
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+ieee802154_set_backoff_exponent(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
+                               struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev,
+                               const u8 min_be, const u8 max_be)
+{
+       struct ieee802154_local *local = wpan_phy_priv(wpan_phy);
+
+       ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+       if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE802154_HW_CSMA_PARAMS))
+               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+       wpan_dev->min_be = min_be;
+       wpan_dev->max_be = max_be;
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 ieee802154_set_short_addr(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy, struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev,
                          const u16 short_addr)
        .set_channel = ieee802154_set_channel,
        .set_pan_id = ieee802154_set_pan_id,
        .set_short_addr = ieee802154_set_short_addr,
+       .set_backoff_exponent = ieee802154_set_backoff_exponent,
 };