diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 3154f12fbd89..05c625d9e076 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -4193,9 +4193,12 @@ struct cfg80211_nan_band_config {
  *	that can take a value from 50-6F-9A-01-00-00 to 50-6F-9A-01-FF-FF.
  * @scan_period: period (in seconds) between NAN scans.
  * @scan_dwell_time: dwell time (in milliseconds) for NAN scans.
- * @discovery_beacon_interval: interval (in TUs) for discovery beacons.
+ * @discovery_beacon_interval: interval (in TUs) for discovery beacons. Must be
+ *	greater than 0 when @instant_comm is true.
  * @enable_dw_notification: flag to enable/disable discovery window
  *	notifications.
+ * @instant_comm: if true, start Instant Communication (IC) as defined in
+ *	Chapter 13 of the Wi-Fi Aware Specification v4.0.
  * @band_cfgs: array of band specific configurations, indexed by
  *	&enum nl80211_band values.
  * @extra_nan_attrs: pointer to additional NAN attributes.
@@ -4211,6 +4214,7 @@ struct cfg80211_nan_conf {
 	u16 scan_dwell_time;
 	u8 discovery_beacon_interval;
 	bool enable_dw_notification;
+	bool instant_comm;
 	struct cfg80211_nan_band_config band_cfgs[NUM_NL80211_BANDS];
 	const u8 *extra_nan_attrs;
 	u16 extra_nan_attrs_len;
@@ -6307,10 +6311,13 @@ struct wiphy_radio {
  * @WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_CONFIGURABLE_SYNC: Device supports NAN configurable
  *     synchronization.
  * @WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_USERSPACE_DE: Device doesn't support DE offload.
+ * @WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_INSTANT_COMM: Device can switch to Instant Communication
+ *     (IC) mode. Can only be set along with %WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_CONFIGURABLE_SYNC.
  */
 enum wiphy_nan_flags {
 	WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_CONFIGURABLE_SYNC = BIT(0),
 	WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_USERSPACE_DE   = BIT(1),
+	WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_INSTANT_COMM = BIT(2),
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 7dae0860a1b8..341f8395d1af 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -7895,6 +7895,11 @@ enum nl80211_nan_band_conf_attributes {
  *	the upcoming discovery window with
  *	%NL80211_CMD_NAN_NEXT_DW_NOTIFICATION.
  *	This is a flag attribute.
+ * @NL80211_NAN_CONF_INSTANT_COMM: If set, the NAN synchronization logic will
+ *	start Instant Communication (IC) as defined in Chapter 13 of the
+ *	Wi-Fi Aware Specification v4.0.
+ *	%NL80211_NAN_CONF_DISCOVERY_BEACON_INTERVAL must be set as well.
+ *	This is a flag attribute.
  * @NUM_NL80211_NAN_CONF_ATTR: Internal.
  * @NL80211_NAN_CONF_ATTR_MAX: Highest NAN configuration attribute.
  *
@@ -7910,6 +7915,7 @@ enum nl80211_nan_conf_attributes {
 	NL80211_NAN_CONF_SCAN_DWELL_TIME,
 	NL80211_NAN_CONF_DISCOVERY_BEACON_INTERVAL,
 	NL80211_NAN_CONF_NOTIFY_DW,
+	NL80211_NAN_CONF_INSTANT_COMM,
 
 	/* keep last */
 	NUM_NL80211_NAN_CONF_ATTR,
@@ -9126,6 +9132,11 @@ enum nl80211_s1g_short_beacon_attrs {
  *	specification Table 79 (Capabilities field).
  * @NL80211_NAN_CAPA_PHY: nested attribute containing band-agnostic
  *	capabilities for NAN data path. See &enum nl80211_nan_phy_cap_attr.
+ * @NL80211_NAN_CAPA_INSTANT_COMM: Flag attribute indicating that the device
+ *	can switch to Instant Communication (IC) mode, as defined in Chapter 13
+ *	of the Wi-Fi Aware Specification v4.0. Can only be set if
+ *	%NL80211_NAN_CAPA_CONFIGURABLE_SYNC is set. When IC is enabled, the IC
+ *	schedule is expected to be configured by user space.
  * @__NL80211_NAN_CAPABILITIES_LAST: Internal
  * @NL80211_NAN_CAPABILITIES_MAX: Highest NAN capability attribute.
  */
@@ -9139,6 +9150,7 @@ enum nl80211_nan_capabilities {
 	NL80211_NAN_CAPA_MAX_CHANNEL_SWITCH_TIME,
 	NL80211_NAN_CAPA_CAPABILITIES,
 	NL80211_NAN_CAPA_PHY,
+	NL80211_NAN_CAPA_INSTANT_COMM,
 	/* keep last */
 	__NL80211_NAN_CAPABILITIES_LAST,
 	NL80211_NAN_CAPABILITIES_MAX = __NL80211_NAN_CAPABILITIES_LAST - 1,
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index dc1e0522340a..9176659345f0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -964,6 +964,11 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 		    (!wiphy->nan_capa.phy.ht.ht_supported || wiphy->n_radio > 1)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (WARN_ON((wiphy->nan_capa.flags & WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_INSTANT_COMM) &&
+		    !(wiphy->nan_capa.flags &
+		      WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_CONFIGURABLE_SYNC)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (WARN_ON(wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index cbd51de57b6e..7ee69ec10b0f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ nl80211_nan_conf_policy[NL80211_NAN_CONF_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[NL80211_NAN_CONF_DISCOVERY_BEACON_INTERVAL] =
 		NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U8, 50, 200),
 	[NL80211_NAN_CONF_NOTIFY_DW] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
+	[NL80211_NAN_CONF_INSTANT_COMM] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 };
 
 static const struct netlink_range_validation nl80211_punct_bitmap_range = {
@@ -3037,6 +3038,10 @@ static int nl80211_put_nan_capa(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct sk_buff *msg)
 	    nla_put_flag(msg, NL80211_NAN_CAPA_USERSPACE_DE))
 		goto fail;
 
+	if ((wiphy->nan_capa.flags & WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_INSTANT_COMM) &&
+	    nla_put_flag(msg, NL80211_NAN_CAPA_INSTANT_COMM))
+		goto fail;
+
 	if (nla_put_u8(msg, NL80211_NAN_CAPA_OP_MODE,
 		       wiphy->nan_capa.op_mode) ||
 	    nla_put_u8(msg, NL80211_NAN_CAPA_NUM_ANTENNAS,
@@ -16789,6 +16794,23 @@ static int nl80211_parse_nan_conf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		conf->enable_dw_notification =
 			nla_get_flag(attrs[NL80211_NAN_CONF_NOTIFY_DW]);
 
+	conf->instant_comm = nla_get_flag(attrs[NL80211_NAN_CONF_INSTANT_COMM]);
+	if (conf->instant_comm) {
+		if (!(wiphy->nan_capa.flags & WIPHY_NAN_FLAGS_INSTANT_COMM)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack,
+					    attrs[NL80211_NAN_CONF_INSTANT_COMM],
+					    "Instant Communication is not supported");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
+		if (!conf->discovery_beacon_interval) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack,
+					    attrs[NL80211_NAN_CONF_INSTANT_COMM],
+					    "Instant Communication requires a discovery beacon interval");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
 out:
 	if (!conf->band_cfgs[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ].chan &&
 	    (!conf->bands || conf->bands & BIT(NL80211_BAND_5GHZ))) {