diff --git a/package/hostapd/patches/610-max_num_sta_probe.patch b/package/hostapd/patches/610-max_num_sta_probe.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e22348c896d8791acbcd800aec7ec1336aa2a103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/hostapd/patches/610-max_num_sta_probe.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- a/src/ap/beacon.c
++++ b/src/ap/beacon.c
+@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ void handle_probe_req(struct hostapd_dat
+ 		return;
+ 	}
+ 
++	if (!sta && hapd->num_sta >= hapd->conf->max_num_sta)
++		wpa_printf(MSG_MSGDUMP, "Probe Request from " MACSTR " ignored,"
++			   " too many connected stations.", MAC2STR(mgmt->sa));
++
+ #ifdef CONFIG_INTERWORKING
+ 	if (elems.interworking && elems.interworking_len >= 1) {
+ 		u8 ant = elems.interworking[0] & 0x0f;