diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index ebaff6a0..dfee77fa 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -554,3 +554,24 @@ uint32_t *scan_freq_set_to_fixed_array(const struct scan_freq_set *set,
 
 	return freqs;
 }
+
+struct scan_freq_set *scan_freq_set_clone(const struct scan_freq_set *set,
+							uint32_t band_mask)
+{
+	struct scan_freq_set *new = l_new(struct scan_freq_set, 1);
+
+	if (band_mask & BAND_FREQ_2_4_GHZ)
+		new->channels_2ghz = set->channels_2ghz;
+
+	if (band_mask & BAND_FREQ_5_GHZ)
+		new->channels_5ghz = l_uintset_clone(set->channels_5ghz);
+	else
+		new->channels_5ghz = l_uintset_new_from_range(1, 200);
+
+	if (band_mask & BAND_FREQ_6_GHZ)
+		new->channels_6ghz = l_uintset_clone(set->channels_6ghz);
+	else
+		new->channels_6ghz = l_uintset_new_from_range(1, 233);
+
+	return new;
+}
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 6315198a..cc45059f 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ void scan_freq_set_subtract(struct scan_freq_set *set,
 bool scan_freq_set_isempty(const struct scan_freq_set *set);
 uint32_t *scan_freq_set_to_fixed_array(const struct scan_freq_set *set,
 					size_t *len_out);
+struct scan_freq_set *scan_freq_set_clone(const struct scan_freq_set *set,
+						uint32_t band_mask);
 
 DEFINE_CLEANUP_FUNC(scan_freq_set_free);