diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/aidl/p2p_iface.cpp b/wpa_supplicant/aidl/p2p_iface.cpp
index 2afd75b..7f92de1 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/aidl/p2p_iface.cpp
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/aidl/p2p_iface.cpp
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@
 	wpa_network->disabled = 2;
 
 	// set necessary fields
-	if (!isAnyEtherAddr(group_owner_bssid)) {
-		os_memcpy(wpa_network->bssid, group_owner_bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-		wpa_network->bssid_set = 1;
-	}
-
 	wpa_network->ssid = (uint8_t *)os_malloc(ssid.size());
 	if (wpa_network->ssid == NULL) {
 		wpa_config_remove_network(wpa_s->conf, wpa_network->id);
@@ -194,7 +189,7 @@
 
 	if (wpas_p2p_group_add_persistent(
 		wpa_s, wpa_network, 0, 0, freq, 0, ht40, vht,
-		CONF_OPER_CHWIDTH_USE_HT, he, 0, NULL, 0, 0, is6GhzAllowed(wpa_s), P2P_JOIN_LIMIT, true)) {
+		CONF_OPER_CHWIDTH_USE_HT, he, 0, NULL, 0, 0, is6GhzAllowed(wpa_s), P2P_JOIN_LIMIT, isAnyEtherAddr(group_owner_bssid) ? NULL : group_owner_bssid)) {
 		ret = -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1618,7 +1613,7 @@
 	} else if (ssid->disabled == 2) {
 		if (wpas_p2p_group_add_persistent(
 			wpa_s, ssid, 0, 0, 0, 0, ht40, vht,
-			CONF_OPER_CHWIDTH_USE_HT, he, edmg, NULL, 0, 0, is6GhzAllowed(wpa_s), 0, false)) {
+			CONF_OPER_CHWIDTH_USE_HT, he, edmg, NULL, 0, 0, is6GhzAllowed(wpa_s), 0, NULL)) {
 			return createStatus(SupplicantStatusCode::FAILURE_NETWORK_UNKNOWN);
 		} else {
 			return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/bss.c b/wpa_supplicant/bss.c
index 0f986bb..1a43ee2 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/bss.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/bss.c
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@
 			     const u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len)
 {
 	struct wpa_bss *bss;
-	if (!wpa_supplicant_filter_bssid_match(wpa_s, bssid))
+
+	if (bssid && !wpa_supplicant_filter_bssid_match(wpa_s, bssid))
 		return NULL;
 	dl_list_for_each(bss, &wpa_s->bss, struct wpa_bss, list) {
-		if ((!bssid ||
-		     os_memcmp(bss->bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) &&
+		if ((!bssid || os_memcmp(bss->bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) &&
 		    bss->ssid_len == ssid_len &&
 		    os_memcmp(bss->ssid, ssid, ssid_len) == 0)
 			return bss;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 27397e9..68a62da 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -7128,7 +7128,7 @@
 	return wpas_p2p_group_add_persistent(wpa_s, ssid, 0, freq,
 					     vht_center_freq2, 0, ht40, vht,
 					     vht_chwidth, he, edmg,
-					     NULL, 0, 0, allow_6ghz, 0, false);
+					     NULL, 0, 0, allow_6ghz, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers_p2p.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers_p2p.c
index 9d1728c..a178d87 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers_p2p.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers_p2p.c
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@
 	int persistent_group = 0;
 	int freq = 0;
 	int retry_limit = 0;
-	int force_go_bssid = 0;
 	char *iface = NULL;
 	unsigned int group_id = 0;
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
+	u8 go_bssid_buf[ETH_ALEN], *go_bssid = NULL;
 
 	dbus_message_iter_init(message, &iter);
 
@@ -383,15 +383,18 @@
 			retry_limit = entry.int32_value;
 			if (retry_limit <= 0)
 				goto inv_args_clear;
-		} else if (os_strcmp(entry.key, "force_go_bssid") == 0 &&
-			   entry.type == DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN) {
-			force_go_bssid = entry.bool_value;
 		} else if (os_strcmp(entry.key, "persistent_group_object") ==
 			   0 &&
-			   entry.type == DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH)
+			   entry.type == DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH) {
 			pg_object_path = os_strdup(entry.str_value);
-		else
+		} else if (os_strcmp(entry.key, "go_bssid") == 0 &&
+			   entry.type == DBUS_TYPE_STRING) {
+			if (hwaddr_aton(entry.str_value, go_bssid_buf))
+				goto inv_args_clear;
+			go_bssid = go_bssid_buf;
+		} else {
 			goto inv_args_clear;
+		}
 
 		wpa_dbus_dict_entry_clear(&entry);
 	}
@@ -437,7 +440,7 @@
 		if (wpas_p2p_group_add_persistent(wpa_s, ssid, 0, freq, 0, 0, 0,
 						  0, 0, 0, 0, NULL, 0, 0,
 						  false, retry_limit,
-						  force_go_bssid)) {
+						  go_bssid)) {
 			reply = wpas_dbus_error_unknown_error(
 				message,
 				"Failed to reinvoke a persistent group");
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
index 926ba7a..cf1a403 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
@@ -3331,7 +3331,7 @@
 				wpa_s->conf->p2p_go_edmg, NULL,
 				go ? P2P_MAX_INITIAL_CONN_WAIT_GO_REINVOKE : 0,
 				1, is_p2p_allow_6ghz(wpa_s->global->p2p), 0,
-				false);
+				NULL);
 		} else if (bssid) {
 			wpa_s->user_initiated_pd = 0;
 			wpa_msg_global(wpa_s, MSG_INFO,
@@ -3562,7 +3562,7 @@
 				      P2P_MAX_INITIAL_CONN_WAIT_GO_REINVOKE :
 				      0, 1,
 				      is_p2p_allow_6ghz(wpa_s->global->p2p), 0,
-				      false);
+				      NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -4648,7 +4648,7 @@
 					persistent_go->mode ==
 					WPAS_MODE_P2P_GO ?
 					P2P_MAX_INITIAL_CONN_WAIT_GO_REINVOKE :
-					0, 0, false, 0, false);
+					0, 0, false, 0, NULL);
 			} else if (response_done) {
 				wpas_p2p_group_add(wpa_s, 1, freq,
 						   0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false);
@@ -4771,7 +4771,7 @@
 			NULL,
 			persistent_go->mode == WPAS_MODE_P2P_GO ?
 			P2P_MAX_INITIAL_CONN_WAIT_GO_REINVOKE : 0, 0,
-			is_p2p_allow_6ghz(wpa_s->global->p2p), 0, false);
+			is_p2p_allow_6ghz(wpa_s->global->p2p), 0, NULL);
 	} else {
 		wpas_p2p_group_add(wpa_s, 1, freq, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 				   is_p2p_allow_6ghz(wpa_s->global->p2p));
@@ -6996,7 +6996,7 @@
 static int wpas_start_p2p_client(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 				 struct wpa_ssid *params, int addr_allocated,
 				 int freq, int force_scan, int retry_limit,
-				 bool force_go_bssid)
+				 const u8 *go_bssid)
 {
 	struct wpa_ssid *ssid;
 	int other_iface_found = 0;
@@ -7039,9 +7039,9 @@
 	if (params->passphrase)
 		ssid->passphrase = os_strdup(params->passphrase);
 
-	if (force_go_bssid && params->bssid_set) {
+	if (go_bssid) {
 		ssid->bssid_set = 1;
-		os_memcpy(ssid->bssid, params->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+		os_memcpy(ssid->bssid, go_bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 	}
 
 	wpa_s->show_group_started = 1;
@@ -7091,7 +7091,7 @@
 				  const struct p2p_channels *channels,
 				  int connection_timeout, int force_scan,
 				  bool allow_6ghz, int retry_limit,
-				  bool force_go_bssid)
+				  const u8 *go_bssid)
 {
 	struct p2p_go_neg_results params;
 	int go = 0, freq;
@@ -7161,7 +7161,7 @@
 
 		return wpas_start_p2p_client(wpa_s, ssid, addr_allocated, freq,
 					     force_scan, retry_limit,
-					     force_go_bssid);
+					     go_bssid);
 	} else {
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h
index e113c62..b7e8aa2 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 				  const struct p2p_channels *channels,
 				  int connection_timeout, int force_scan,
 				  bool allow_6ghz, int retry_limit,
-				  bool force_go_bssid);
+				  const u8 *go_bssid);
 struct p2p_group * wpas_p2p_group_init(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 				       struct wpa_ssid *ssid);
 enum wpas_p2p_prov_disc_use {
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
index 88d7e6e..3fd86be 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/scan.c
@@ -466,15 +466,19 @@
 			}
 			if (bss && !disabled_freq(wpa_s, bss->freq)) {
 				params->freqs = os_calloc(2, sizeof(int));
-				if (params->freqs)
+				if (params->freqs) {
+					wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG,
+						"P2P: Scan only the known GO frequency %d MHz during invitation",
+						bss->freq);
 					params->freqs[0] = bss->freq;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		/*
 		 * Optimize scan based on GO information during persistent
 		 * group reinvocation
 		 */
-		if (params->freqs == NULL && wpa_s->p2p_in_invitation < 5 &&
+		if (!params->freqs && wpa_s->p2p_in_invitation < 5 &&
 		    wpa_s->p2p_invite_go_freq > 0) {
 			if (wpa_s->p2p_invite_go_freq == 2 ||
 			    wpa_s->p2p_invite_go_freq == 5) {