Index: sbin/ifconfig/ifieee80211.c
===================================================================
--- sbin/ifconfig/ifieee80211.c
+++ sbin/ifconfig/ifieee80211.c
@@ -4779,6 +4779,23 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+getdevicename(int s, void *data, size_t len, int *plen)
+{
+	struct ieee80211req ireq;
+
+	(void) memset(&ireq, 0, sizeof(ireq));
+	(void) strlcpy(ireq.i_name, name, sizeof(ireq.i_name));
+	ireq.i_type = IEEE80211_IOC_IC_NAME;
+	ireq.i_val = -1;
+	ireq.i_data = data;
+	ireq.i_len = len;
+	if (ioctl(s, SIOCG80211, &ireq) < 0)
+		return (-1);
+	*plen = ireq.i_len;
+	return (0);
+}
+
 static void
 ieee80211_status(int s)
 {
@@ -5503,6 +5520,12 @@
 	}
 
 	LINE_BREAK();
+
+	if (getdevicename(s, data, sizeof(data), &len) < 0)
+		return;
+	LINE_CHECK("parent interface: %s", data);
+
+	LINE_BREAK();
 }
 
 static int
Index: share/man/man4/net80211.4
===================================================================
--- share/man/man4/net80211.4
+++ share/man/man4/net80211.4
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 10, 2009
+.Dd July 27, 2020
 .Dt NET80211 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -393,6 +393,16 @@
 and
 .Dv IEEE80211_HWMP_ROOTMODE_RANN
 (send broadcast Root Announcement (RANN) frames).
+.It Dv IEEE80211_IOC_IC_NAME
+Return the underlying hardware
+.Xr device 9
+name in the buffer pointed to by
+.Va i_data
+and the name length including terminating NUL character in
+.Va i_len .
+If the buffer length is too small to hold the full name
+.Er EINVAL
+will be returned.
 .It Dv IEEE80211_IOC_INACTIVITY
 Return whether or not the system handles inactivity processing in
 .Va i_val .
Index: sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
===================================================================
--- sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
+++ sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h
@@ -743,6 +743,9 @@
 #define	IEEE80211_IOC_QUIET_OFFSET	207	/* Quiet Offset */
 #define	IEEE80211_IOC_QUIET_DUR		208	/* Quiet Duration */
 #define	IEEE80211_IOC_QUIET_COUNT	209	/* Quiet Count */
+
+#define	IEEE80211_IOC_IC_NAME		210	/* HW devie name. */
+
 /*
  * Parameters for controlling a scan requested with
  * IEEE80211_IOC_SCAN_REQ.
Index: sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
===================================================================
--- sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
+++ sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
@@ -785,6 +785,13 @@
 	int error = 0;
 
 	switch (ireq->i_type) {
+	case IEEE80211_IOC_IC_NAME:
+		len = strlen(ic->ic_name) + 1;
+		if (len > ireq->i_len)
+			return (EINVAL);
+		ireq->i_len = len;
+		error = copyout(ic->ic_name, ireq->i_data, ireq->i_len);
+		break;
 	case IEEE80211_IOC_SSID:
 		switch (vap->iv_state) {
 		case IEEE80211_S_INIT: