diff --git a/src/agent.c b/src/agent.c
index 61c4ec28b2e661a9e26f3acd868e5fe826bc1475..977133ee45c4a4b790e1e344b55978a13b94fe3f 100644
--- a/src/agent.c
+++ b/src/agent.c
@@ -1292,6 +1292,15 @@ static int update_sta_entry(struct agent *a, struct netif_ap *ap, struct wifi_st
 			if (!!(e->caps.valid & WIFI_CAP_RM_VALID)) {
 				s->supports_bcnreport =
 					wifi_cap_isset(e->cbitmap, WIFI_CAP_RM_NBR_REPORT) ? true : false;
+
+				if (wifi_cap_isset(e->cbitmap, WIFI_CAP_RM_BCN_ACTIVE))
+					s->rrm_mode |= NBR_PARAM_BCN_ACTIVE;
+
+				if (wifi_cap_isset(e->cbitmap, WIFI_CAP_RM_BCN_PASSIVE))
+					s->rrm_mode |= NBR_PARAM_BCN_PASSIVE;
+
+				if (wifi_cap_isset(e->cbitmap, WIFI_CAP_RM_BCN_TABLE))
+					s->rrm_mode |= NBR_PARAM_BCN_TABLE;
 			}
 #ifdef UBUS_STA_INFO
 			wifiagent_log_stainfo(ap->agent, s);
@@ -1305,7 +1314,8 @@ static int update_sta_entry(struct agent *a, struct netif_ap *ap, struct wifi_st
 
 static int agent_req_beacon_metrics(struct agent *a,
 	struct netif_ap *ap, uint8_t *sta_addr, uint8_t opclass,
-	uint8_t channel, uint8_t *bssid, uint8_t reporting_detail,
+	uint8_t channel, uint8_t *bssid,
+	uint8_t rrm_mode, uint8_t reporting_detail,
 	uint8_t ssid_len, char *ssid, uint8_t num_report,
 	uint8_t *report, uint8_t num_element, uint8_t *element)
 {
@@ -1326,6 +1336,7 @@ static int agent_req_beacon_metrics(struct agent *a,
 	param.report = report;
 	param.num_element = num_element;
 	param.element = element;
+	param.rrm_mode = rrm_mode;
 
 	return wifi_req_neighbor(ap->ifname, sta_addr, &param);
 }
@@ -1350,6 +1361,7 @@ static void wifi_sta_bcn_req(atimer_t *t)
 
 	agent_req_beacon_metrics(a, breq->ap, s->macaddr,
 			breq->opclass, breq->channel, breq->bssid,
+			s->rrm_mode,
 			breq->reporting_detail,
 			breq->ssid_len, breq->ssid, 0, NULL,
 			breq->num_element, breq->element);
diff --git a/src/agent.h b/src/agent.h
index 863f5ad3cd78ddadaca2e6a31a41c632c80d3435..a5d90cc90b97c7f4f1fef0b33ce2a903c07526c6 100644
--- a/src/agent.h
+++ b/src/agent.h
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ struct sta {
 	int inform_leaving;                 /** flag indicating leaving BSS */
 	bool wait_for_cntlr_nbr;            /** awaiting pref nbr from cntlr */
 	bool supports_bcnreport;            /** supports 11K beacon reporting */
+	uint8_t rrm_mode;                   /** bitmap for ACTIVE/PASSIVE/TABLE */
 	atimer_t sta_timer;                 /** periodic run */
 	atimer_t sta_bcn_req_timer;         /** enqueue bcn requests */
 	struct list_head sta_nbrlist;       /** neighbor BSSs as seen by this STA */
diff --git a/src/wifi.h b/src/wifi.h
index 66575bf94236d8e3175f7ae4cae779f1a31f4691..ed926e4fa5a2480d68d2fa0b7b062bf602de05d0 100644
--- a/src/wifi.h
+++ b/src/wifi.h
@@ -49,10 +49,17 @@ struct wifi_radio_status {
 	uint32_t bandwidth;
 };
 
+enum nbr_param_bcn_mode {
+	NBR_PARAM_BCN_ACTIVE  = 1 << 0,
+	NBR_PARAM_BCN_PASSIVE = 1 << 1,
+	NBR_PARAM_BCN_TABLE   = 1 << 2,
+};
+
 struct wifi_request_neighbor_param {
 	uint8_t opclass;
 	uint8_t channel;
 	uint8_t *bssid;
+	uint8_t rrm_mode;
 	uint8_t reporting_detail;
 	uint8_t ssid_len;
 	char *ssid;
diff --git a/src/wifi_ubus.c b/src/wifi_ubus.c
index b2a6db9dd9d16fb7dfe93c5a823e47b87e44df70..638860acd70484ee5eb10ed66eaad9bcaacbec73 100644
--- a/src/wifi_ubus.c
+++ b/src/wifi_ubus.c
@@ -1718,10 +1718,16 @@ int wifi_ubus_req_neighbor(struct ubus_context *ubus_ctx, const char *ifname,
 		blobmsg_add_string(&bb, "bssid", bssid_macstr);
 	}
 
-	/* TODO: revisit */
-	/* Set mode to PASSIVE/100ms explicitly */
+	/* Start with passive mode by default */
 	blobmsg_add_string(&bb, "mode", "passive");
 	blobmsg_add_u32(&bb, "duration", 100);
+	if (!(param->rrm_mode & NBR_PARAM_BCN_PASSIVE)) {
+		/* passive not supported, check for active but keep passive otherwise */
+		if (param->rrm_mode & NBR_PARAM_BCN_ACTIVE) {
+			blobmsg_add_string(&bb, "mode", "active");
+			blobmsg_add_u32(&bb, "duration", 20);
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (param->reporting_detail)
 		blobmsg_add_u32(&bb, "reporting_detail", param->reporting_detail);