diff --git a/netifd/Makefile b/netifd/Makefile
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new mode 100644
index 826889aca..808432756
--- a/netifd/Makefile
+++ b/netifd/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=netifd
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/netifd.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2023-11-10
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=35facc8306f590a7330789ab6d5785c0d43073ef
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=4f73591ae1873e18df235349e478f2196ca0d3123c313a04149dc9d5e2bfb403
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2023-08-31
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=1a07f1dff32b3af49e39533e33e8964b59535662
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=dc621dd04c3c9631002f929cf10a4620f57af8b0baf614c590bda17957fa6201
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
diff --git a/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate b/netifd/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/00-netstate
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new mode 100644
diff --git a/netifd/files/etc/uci-defaults/14_migrate-dhcp-release b/netifd/files/etc/uci-defaults/14_migrate-dhcp-release
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new mode 100644
diff --git a/netifd/files/etc/udhcpc.user b/netifd/files/etc/udhcpc.user
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new mode 100644
diff --git a/netifd/files/sbin/ifup b/netifd/files/sbin/ifup
index fbf2fd80c..15be535bb 100755
--- a/netifd/files/sbin/ifup
+++ b/netifd/files/sbin/ifup
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 ifup_all=
+setup_wifi=
 
 if_call() {
 	local interface="$1"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ case "$0" in
 	*ifdown) modes=down;;
 	*ifup)
 		modes="down up"
+		setup_wifi=1
 	;;
 	*) echo "Invalid command: $0";;
 esac
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ while :; do
 			ifup_all=1
 			shift
 		;;
+		-w)
+			setup_wifi=
+			shift
+		;;
 		*)
 			break
 		;;
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ if [ -n "$ifup_all" ]; then
 	for interface in $(ubus -S list 'network.interface.*'); do
 		if_call "${interface##network.interface.}"
 	done
+	[ -n "$setup_wifi" ] && /sbin/wifi up
 	exit
 else
 	ubus -S list "network.interface.$1" > /dev/null || {
@@ -42,3 +49,29 @@ else
 	}
 	if_call "$1"
 fi
+
+if [ -n "$setup_wifi" ] && grep -sq config /etc/config/wireless; then
+	. /lib/functions.sh
+
+	find_related_radios() {
+		local wdev wnet
+		config_get wdev "$1" device
+		config_get wnet "$1" network
+
+		if [ -n "$wdev" ]; then
+			for wnet in $wnet; do
+				if [ "$wnet" = "$network" ]; then
+					append radio_devs "$wdev" "$N"
+				fi
+			done
+		fi
+	}
+
+	network="$1"
+	config_load wireless
+	config_foreach find_related_radios wifi-iface
+
+	for dev in $(echo "$radio_devs" | sort -u); do
+		/sbin/wifi up "$dev"
+	done
+fi
diff --git a/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch b/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch
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