--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ struct hostapd_ssid {
 #define DYNAMIC_VLAN_OPTIONAL 1
 #define DYNAMIC_VLAN_REQUIRED 2
 	int dynamic_vlan;
+	int vlan_no_bridge;
 #define DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_WITHOUT_DEVICE 0
 #define DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_WITH_DEVICE 1
 #define DYNAMIC_VLAN_NAMING_END 2
--- a/src/ap/vlan_full.c
+++ b/src/ap/vlan_full.c
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ void vlan_newlink(const char *ifname, st
 	if (!vlan)
 		return;
 
+	if (hapd->conf->ssid.vlan_no_bridge)
+		goto out;
+
 	vlan->configured = 1;
 
 	notempty = vlan->vlan_desc.notempty;
@@ -506,6 +509,7 @@ void vlan_newlink(const char *ifname, st
 				    ifname, br_name, tagged[i], hapd);
 	}
 
+out:
 	ifconfig_up(ifname);
 }
 
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -3366,6 +3366,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct ho
 #ifndef CONFIG_NO_VLAN
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "dynamic_vlan") == 0) {
 		bss->ssid.dynamic_vlan = atoi(pos);
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "vlan_no_bridge") == 0) {
+		bss->ssid.vlan_no_bridge = atoi(pos);
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "per_sta_vif") == 0) {
 		bss->ssid.per_sta_vif = atoi(pos);
 	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "vlan_file") == 0) {
