diff --git a/net/wireless/chan.c b/net/wireless/chan.c
index 1071e823108b..c743b6fb7e30 100644
--- a/net/wireless/chan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/chan.c
@@ -1810,13 +1810,44 @@ bool cfg80211_reg_check_beaconing(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_reg_check_beaconing);
 
+static bool cfg80211_can_set_monitor_channel(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+					     struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev;
+	int radio_idx;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rdev->wiphy.mtx);
+
+	if (rdev->num_running_monitor_ifaces < 1)
+		return false;
+
+	if (cfg80211_has_monitors_only(rdev))
+		return true;
+
+	radio_idx = cfg80211_get_radio_idx_by_chan(&rdev->wiphy, chandef->chan);
+	/* No defined radio covers this channel. Fall back on global behavior */
+	if (radio_idx < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(wdev, &rdev->wiphy.wdev_list, list) {
+		if (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+			continue;
+		if (!wdev->netdev)
+			continue;
+		if (rdev_get_radio_mask(rdev, wdev->netdev) & BIT(radio_idx))
+			return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 int cfg80211_set_monitor_channel(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				 struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef)
 {
 	if (!rdev->ops->set_monitor_channel)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!cfg80211_has_monitors_only(rdev))
+	if (!cfg80211_can_set_monitor_channel(rdev, chandef))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	return rdev_set_monitor_channel(rdev, dev, chandef);