diff --git a/src/scan.c b/src/scan.c
index a6f81f34..12d2f305 100644
--- a/src/scan.c
+++ b/src/scan.c
@@ -1144,6 +1144,22 @@ bool scan_freq_set_contains(struct scan_freq_set *freqs, uint32_t freq)
 	return false;
 }
 
+uint32_t scan_freq_set_get_bands(struct scan_freq_set *freqs)
+{
+	uint32_t bands = 0;
+	uint32_t max;
+
+	if (freqs->channels_2ghz)
+		bands |= SCAN_BAND_2_4_GHZ;
+
+	max = l_uintset_get_max(freqs->channels_5ghz);
+
+	if (l_uintset_find_min(freqs->channels_5ghz) <= max)
+		bands |= SCAN_BAND_5_GHZ;
+
+	return bands;
+}
+
 bool scan_init(struct l_genl_family *in)
 {
 	nl80211 = in;
diff --git a/src/scan.h b/src/scan.h
index 662295a2..32da4e74 100644
--- a/src/scan.h
+++ b/src/scan.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ enum scan_ssid_security {
 };
 
 enum scan_band {
-	SCAN_BAND_2_4_GHZ,
-	SCAN_BAND_5_GHZ,
+	SCAN_BAND_2_4_GHZ =	0x1,
+	SCAN_BAND_5_GHZ =	0x2,
 };
 
 enum scan_state {
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct scan_freq_set *scan_freq_set_new(void);
 void scan_freq_set_free(struct scan_freq_set *freqs);
 bool scan_freq_set_add(struct scan_freq_set *freqs, uint32_t freq);
 bool scan_freq_set_contains(struct scan_freq_set *freqs, uint32_t freq);
+uint32_t scan_freq_set_get_bands(struct scan_freq_set *freqs);
 
 bool scan_ifindex_add(uint32_t ifindex);
 bool scan_ifindex_remove(uint32_t ifindex);