diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index c05b529..03a5d74 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ void usteer_init_defaults(void)
 
 	config.link_measurement_interval = 30000;
 
+	config.probe_steering = 1;
+
 	config.roam_kick_delay = 10000;
 	config.roam_process_timeout = 5 * 1000;
 	config.roam_scan_tries = 3;
diff --git a/openwrt/usteer/files/etc/config/usteer b/openwrt/usteer/files/etc/config/usteer
index 0d37108..9c28f3d 100644
--- a/openwrt/usteer/files/etc/config/usteer
+++ b/openwrt/usteer/files/etc/config/usteer
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ config usteer
 	# Allow rejecting assoc requests for steering purposes (0/1)
 	#option assoc_steering 0
 
+	# Allow ignoring probe requests for steering purposes (0/1)
+	#option probe_steering 1
+
 	# Minimum signal-to-noise ratio or signal level (dBm) to allow connections
 	#option min_connect_snr 0
 
diff --git a/policy.c b/policy.c
index e6dc9e1..9d62b78 100644
--- a/policy.c
+++ b/policy.c
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ usteer_check_request(struct sta_info *si, enum usteer_event_type type)
 	int min_signal;
 	bool ret = true;
 
+	if (type == EVENT_TYPE_PROBE && !config.probe_steering)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (type == EVENT_TYPE_AUTH)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/usteer.h b/usteer.h
index 6ec7789..239159a 100644
--- a/usteer.h
+++ b/usteer.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct usteer_config {
 	uint32_t measurement_report_timeout;
 
 	bool assoc_steering;
+	bool probe_steering;
 
 	uint32_t max_neighbor_reports;