diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index c55e1dcba716..f08060a36ef2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1239,6 +1239,7 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	u32 aql_txq_limit_high[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
 	u32 aql_threshold;
 	atomic_t aql_total_pending_airtime;
+	atomic_t aql_ac_pending_airtime[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
 
 	const struct ieee80211_ops *ops;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index e6c1cafbe9e5..929bbdf55213 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw_nm(size_t priv_data_len,
 		local->aql_txq_limit_low[i] = IEEE80211_DEFAULT_AQL_TXQ_LIMIT_L;
 		local->aql_txq_limit_high[i] =
 			IEEE80211_DEFAULT_AQL_TXQ_LIMIT_H;
+		atomic_set(&local->aql_ac_pending_airtime[i], 0);
 	}
 
 	local->airtime_flags = AIRTIME_USE_TX | AIRTIME_USE_RX;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index a1a2118b4bf0..28ab55a072c6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -2075,6 +2075,7 @@ void ieee80211_sta_update_pending_airtime(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				   &sta->airtime[ac].aql_tx_pending);
 
 		atomic_add(tx_airtime, &local->aql_total_pending_airtime);
+		atomic_add(tx_airtime, &local->aql_ac_pending_airtime[ac]);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2086,14 +2087,17 @@ void ieee80211_sta_update_pending_airtime(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				       tx_pending, 0);
 	}
 
+	atomic_sub(tx_airtime, &local->aql_total_pending_airtime);
 	tx_pending = atomic_sub_return(tx_airtime,
-				       &local->aql_total_pending_airtime);
+				       &local->aql_ac_pending_airtime[ac]);
 	if (WARN_ONCE(tx_pending < 0,
 		      "Device %s AC %d pending airtime underflow: %u, %u",
 		      wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), ac, tx_pending,
-		      tx_airtime))
-		atomic_cmpxchg(&local->aql_total_pending_airtime,
+		      tx_airtime)) {
+		atomic_cmpxchg(&local->aql_ac_pending_airtime[ac],
 			       tx_pending, 0);
+		atomic_sub(tx_pending, &local->aql_total_pending_airtime);
+	}
 }
 
 int sta_info_move_state(struct sta_info *sta,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 71c1d2a5eef3..b2430cf8332b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -3846,6 +3846,9 @@ struct ieee80211_txq *ieee80211_next_txq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 ac)
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&local->active_txq_lock[ac]);
 
+	if (!local->schedule_round[ac])
+		goto out;
+
  begin:
 	txqi = list_first_entry_or_null(&local->active_txqs[ac],
 					struct txq_info,
@@ -3967,6 +3970,25 @@ bool ieee80211_txq_airtime_check(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_txq_airtime_check);
 
+static bool
+ieee80211_txq_schedule_airtime_check(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 ac)
+{
+	unsigned int num_txq = 0;
+	struct txq_info *txq;
+	u32 aql_limit;
+
+	if (!wiphy_ext_feature_isset(local->hw.wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_AQL))
+		return true;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(txq, &local->active_txqs[ac], schedule_order)
+		num_txq++;
+
+	aql_limit = (num_txq - 1) * local->aql_txq_limit_low[ac] / 2 +
+		    local->aql_txq_limit_high[ac];
+
+	return atomic_read(&local->aql_ac_pending_airtime[ac]) < aql_limit;
+}
+
 bool ieee80211_txq_may_transmit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				struct ieee80211_txq *txq)
 {
@@ -3983,6 +4005,9 @@ bool ieee80211_txq_may_transmit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (list_empty(&txqi->schedule_order))
 		goto out;
 
+	if (!ieee80211_txq_schedule_airtime_check(local, ac))
+		goto out;
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, tmp, &local->active_txqs[ac],
 				 schedule_order) {
 		if (iter == txqi)
@@ -4022,7 +4047,15 @@ void ieee80211_txq_schedule_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 ac)
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&local->active_txq_lock[ac]);
-	local->schedule_round[ac]++;
+
+	if (ieee80211_txq_schedule_airtime_check(local, ac)) {
+		local->schedule_round[ac]++;
+		if (!local->schedule_round[ac])
+			local->schedule_round[ac]++;
+	} else {
+		local->schedule_round[ac] = 0;
+	}
+
 	spin_unlock_bh(&local->active_txq_lock[ac]);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_txq_schedule_start);