diff --git a/src/conf_mode/interfaces_wireless.py b/src/conf_mode/interfaces_wireless.py
index 3f01612a2..ff38c979c 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/interfaces_wireless.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/interfaces_wireless.py
@@ -1,308 +1,329 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2019-2024 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
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 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
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 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 # GNU General Public License for more details.
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 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
 
 from sys import exit
 from re import findall
 from netaddr import EUI, mac_unix_expanded
+from time import sleep
 
 from vyos.config import Config
 from vyos.configdict import get_interface_dict
 from vyos.configdict import dict_merge
 from vyos.configverify import verify_address
 from vyos.configverify import verify_bridge_delete
 from vyos.configverify import verify_mirror_redirect
 from vyos.configverify import verify_vlan_config
 from vyos.configverify import verify_vrf
 from vyos.configverify import verify_bond_bridge_member
 from vyos.ifconfig import WiFiIf
 from vyos.template import render
 from vyos.utils.dict import dict_search
 from vyos.utils.kernel import check_kmod
 from vyos.utils.process import call
+from vyos.utils.process import is_systemd_service_active
+from vyos.utils.process import is_systemd_service_running
+from vyos.utils.network import interface_exists
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from vyos import airbag
 airbag.enable()
 
 # XXX: wpa_supplicant works on the source interface
 wpa_suppl_conf = '/run/wpa_supplicant/{ifname}.conf'
 hostapd_conf = '/run/hostapd/{ifname}.conf'
 hostapd_accept_station_conf = '/run/hostapd/{ifname}_station_accept.conf'
 hostapd_deny_station_conf = '/run/hostapd/{ifname}_station_deny.conf'
 
 def find_other_stations(conf, base, ifname):
     """
     Only one wireless interface per phy can be in station mode -
     find all interfaces attached to a phy which run in station mode
     """
     old_level = conf.get_level()
     conf.set_level(base)
     dict = {}
     for phy in os.listdir('/sys/class/ieee80211'):
         list = []
         for interface in conf.list_nodes([]):
             if interface == ifname:
                 continue
             # the following node is mandatory
             if conf.exists([interface, 'physical-device', phy]):
                 tmp = conf.return_value([interface, 'type'])
                 if tmp == 'station':
                     list.append(interface)
         if list:
             dict.update({phy: list})
     conf.set_level(old_level)
     return dict
 
 def get_config(config=None):
     """
     Retrive CLI config as dictionary. Dictionary can never be empty, as at least the
     interface name will be added or a deleted flag
     """
     if config:
         conf = config
     else:
         conf = Config()
     base = ['interfaces', 'wireless']
 
     ifname, wifi = get_interface_dict(conf, base)
 
     if 'deleted' not in wifi:
         # then get_interface_dict provides default keys
         if wifi.from_defaults(['security', 'wep']): # if not set by user
             del wifi['security']['wep']
         if wifi.from_defaults(['security', 'wpa']): # if not set by user
             del wifi['security']['wpa']
 
+    # XXX: Jinja2 can not operate on a dictionary key when it starts of with a number
+    if '40mhz_incapable' in (dict_search('capabilities.ht', wifi) or []):
+        wifi['capabilities']['ht']['fourtymhz_incapable'] = wifi['capabilities']['ht']['40mhz_incapable']
+        del wifi['capabilities']['ht']['40mhz_incapable']
+
     if dict_search('security.wpa', wifi) != None:
         wpa_cipher = wifi['security']['wpa'].get('cipher')
         wpa_mode = wifi['security']['wpa'].get('mode')
         if not wpa_cipher:
             tmp = None
             if wpa_mode == 'wpa':
                 tmp = {'security': {'wpa': {'cipher' : ['TKIP', 'CCMP']}}}
             elif wpa_mode == 'wpa2':
                 tmp = {'security': {'wpa': {'cipher' : ['CCMP']}}}
             elif wpa_mode == 'both':
                 tmp = {'security': {'wpa': {'cipher' : ['CCMP', 'TKIP']}}}
             elif wpa_mode == 'wpa3':
                 # According to WiFi specs (https://www.wi-fi.org/file/wpa3-specification)
                 # section 3.5: WPA3-Enterprise 192-bit mode
                 # WiFi NICs which would be able to connect to WPA3-Enterprise managed
                 # networks MUST support GCMP-256.
                 # Reasoning: Provided that chipsets would most likely _not_ be
                 # "private user only", they all would come with built-in support
                 # for GCMP-256.
                 tmp = {'security': {'wpa': {'cipher' : ['CCMP', 'CCMP-256', 'GCMP', 'GCMP-256']}}}
 
             if tmp: wifi = dict_merge(tmp, wifi)
 
     # Only one wireless interface per phy can be in station mode
     tmp = find_other_stations(conf, base, wifi['ifname'])
     if tmp: wifi['station_interfaces'] = tmp
 
-    # used in hostapt.conf.j2
+    # used in hostapd.conf.j2
     wifi['hostapd_accept_station_conf'] = hostapd_accept_station_conf.format(**wifi)
     wifi['hostapd_deny_station_conf'] = hostapd_deny_station_conf.format(**wifi)
 
     return wifi
 
 def verify(wifi):
     if 'deleted' in wifi:
         verify_bridge_delete(wifi)
         return None
 
     if 'physical_device' not in wifi:
         raise ConfigError('You must specify a physical-device "phy"')
 
     physical_device = wifi['physical_device']
     if not os.path.exists(f'/sys/class/ieee80211/{physical_device}'):
         raise ConfigError(f'Wirelss interface PHY "{physical_device}" does not exist!')
 
     if 'type' not in wifi:
         raise ConfigError('You must specify a WiFi mode')
 
     if 'ssid' not in wifi and wifi['type'] != 'monitor':
         raise ConfigError('SSID must be configured unless type is set to "monitor"!')
 
     if wifi['type'] == 'access-point':
         if 'country_code' not in wifi:
             raise ConfigError('Wireless country-code is mandatory')
 
         if 'channel' not in wifi:
             raise ConfigError('Wireless channel must be configured!')
 
         if 'capabilities' in wifi and 'he' in wifi['capabilities']:
             if 'channel_set_width' not in wifi['capabilities']['he']:
                 raise ConfigError('Channel width must be configured!')
 
         # op_modes drawn from:
         # https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/tree/src/common/ieee802_11_common.c?id=195cc3d919503fb0d699d9a56a58a72602b25f51#n1525
         # 802.11ax (WiFi-6e - HE) can use up to 160MHz bandwidth channels
         six_ghz_op_modes_he = ['131', '132', '133', '134', '135']
         # 802.11be (WiFi-7 - EHT) can use up to 320MHz bandwidth channels
         six_ghz_op_modes_eht = six_ghz_op_modes_he.append('137')
         if 'security' in wifi and 'wpa' in wifi['security'] and 'mode' in wifi['security']['wpa']:
             if wifi['security']['wpa']['mode'] == 'wpa3':
                 if 'he' in wifi['capabilities']:
                     if wifi['capabilities']['he']['channel_set_width'] in six_ghz_op_modes_he:
                         if 'mgmt_frame_protection' not in wifi or wifi['mgmt_frame_protection'] != 'required':
                             raise ConfigError('Management Frame Protection (MFP) is required with WPA3 at 6GHz! Consider also enabling Beacon Frame Protection (BFP) if your device supports it.')
 
     if 'security' in wifi:
         if {'wep', 'wpa'} <= set(wifi.get('security', {})):
             raise ConfigError('Must either use WEP or WPA security!')
 
         if 'wep' in wifi['security']:
             if 'key' in wifi['security']['wep'] and len(wifi['security']['wep']) > 4:
                 raise ConfigError('No more then 4 WEP keys configurable')
             elif 'key' not in wifi['security']['wep']:
                 raise ConfigError('Security WEP configured - missing WEP keys!')
 
         elif 'wpa' in wifi['security']:
             wpa = wifi['security']['wpa']
             if not any(i in ['passphrase', 'radius'] for i in wpa):
                 raise ConfigError('Misssing WPA key or RADIUS server')
 
             if 'radius' in wpa:
                 if 'server' in wpa['radius']:
                     for server in wpa['radius']['server']:
                         if 'key' not in wpa['radius']['server'][server]:
                             raise ConfigError(f'Misssing RADIUS shared secret key for server: {server}')
 
     if 'capabilities' in wifi:
         capabilities = wifi['capabilities']
         if 'vht' in capabilities:
             if 'ht' not in capabilities:
                 raise ConfigError('Specify HT flags if you want to use VHT!')
 
             if {'beamform', 'antenna_count'} <= set(capabilities.get('vht', {})):
                 if capabilities['vht']['antenna_count'] == '1':
                     raise ConfigError('Cannot use beam forming with just one antenna!')
 
                 if capabilities['vht']['beamform'] == 'single-user-beamformer':
                     if int(capabilities['vht']['antenna_count']) < 3:
                         # Nasty Gotcha: see lines 708-721 in:
                         # https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/tree/hostapd/hostapd.conf?h=hostap_2_10&id=cff80b4f7d3c0a47c052e8187d671710f48939e4#n708
                         raise ConfigError('Single-user beam former requires at least 3 antennas!')
 
     if 'station_interfaces' in wifi and wifi['type'] == 'station':
         phy = wifi['physical_device']
         if phy in wifi['station_interfaces']:
             if len(wifi['station_interfaces'][phy]) > 0:
                 raise ConfigError('Only one station per wireless physical interface possible!')
 
     verify_address(wifi)
     verify_vrf(wifi)
     verify_bond_bridge_member(wifi)
     verify_mirror_redirect(wifi)
 
     # use common function to verify VLAN configuration
     verify_vlan_config(wifi)
 
     return None
 
 def generate(wifi):
     interface = wifi['ifname']
 
-    # always stop hostapd service first before reconfiguring it
-    call(f'systemctl stop hostapd@{interface}.service')
-    # always stop wpa_supplicant service first before reconfiguring it
-    call(f'systemctl stop wpa_supplicant@{interface}.service')
-
     # Delete config files if interface is removed
     if 'deleted' in wifi:
         if os.path.isfile(hostapd_conf.format(**wifi)):
             os.unlink(hostapd_conf.format(**wifi))
         if os.path.isfile(hostapd_accept_station_conf.format(**wifi)):
             os.unlink(hostapd_accept_station_conf.format(**wifi))
         if os.path.isfile(hostapd_deny_station_conf.format(**wifi)):
             os.unlink(hostapd_deny_station_conf.format(**wifi))
         if os.path.isfile(wpa_suppl_conf.format(**wifi)):
             os.unlink(wpa_suppl_conf.format(**wifi))
 
         return None
 
     if 'mac' not in wifi:
         # http://wiki.stocksy.co.uk/wiki/Multiple_SSIDs_with_hostapd
         # generate locally administered MAC address from used phy interface
         with open('/sys/class/ieee80211/{physical_device}/addresses'.format(**wifi), 'r') as f:
             # some PHYs tend to have multiple interfaces and thus supply multiple MAC
             # addresses - we only need the first one for our calculation
             tmp = f.readline().rstrip()
             tmp = EUI(tmp).value
             # mask last nibble from the MAC address
             tmp &= 0xfffffffffff0
             # set locally administered bit in MAC address
             tmp |= 0x020000000000
             # we now need to add an offset to our MAC address indicating this
             # subinterfaces index
             tmp += int(findall(r'\d+', interface)[0])
 
             # convert integer to "real" MAC address representation
             mac = EUI(hex(tmp).split('x')[-1])
             # change dialect to use : as delimiter instead of -
             mac.dialect = mac_unix_expanded
             wifi['mac'] = str(mac)
 
-    # XXX: Jinja2 can not operate on a dictionary key when it starts of with a number
-    if '40mhz_incapable' in (dict_search('capabilities.ht', wifi) or []):
-        wifi['capabilities']['ht']['fourtymhz_incapable'] = wifi['capabilities']['ht']['40mhz_incapable']
-        del wifi['capabilities']['ht']['40mhz_incapable']
-
     # render appropriate new config files depending on access-point or station mode
     if wifi['type'] == 'access-point':
         render(hostapd_conf.format(**wifi), 'wifi/hostapd.conf.j2', wifi)
         render(hostapd_accept_station_conf.format(**wifi), 'wifi/hostapd_accept_station.conf.j2', wifi)
         render(hostapd_deny_station_conf.format(**wifi), 'wifi/hostapd_deny_station.conf.j2', wifi)
 
     elif wifi['type'] == 'station':
         render(wpa_suppl_conf.format(**wifi), 'wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf.j2', wifi)
 
     return None
 
 def apply(wifi):
     interface = wifi['ifname']
+    # From systemd source code:
+    # If there's a stop job queued before we enter the DEAD state, we shouldn't act on Restart=,
+    # in order to not undo what has already been enqueued. */
+    #
+    # It was found that calling restart on hostapd will (4 out of 10 cases) deactivate
+    # the service instead of restarting it, when it was not yet properly stopped
+    # systemd[1]: hostapd@wlan1.service: Deactivated successfully.
+    # Thus kill all WIFI service and start them again after it's ensured nothing lives
+    call(f'systemctl stop hostapd@{interface}.service')
+    call(f'systemctl stop wpa_supplicant@{interface}.service')
+
     if 'deleted' in wifi:
-        WiFiIf(interface).remove()
-    else:
-        # Finally create the new interface
-        w = WiFiIf(**wifi)
-        w.update(wifi)
-
-        # Enable/Disable interface - interface is always placed in
-        # administrative down state in WiFiIf class
-        if 'disable' not in wifi:
-            # Physical interface is now configured. Proceed by starting hostapd or
-            # wpa_supplicant daemon. When type is monitor we can just skip this.
-            if wifi['type'] == 'access-point':
-                call(f'systemctl start hostapd@{interface}.service')
-
-            elif wifi['type'] == 'station':
-                call(f'systemctl start wpa_supplicant@{interface}.service')
+        WiFiIf(**wifi).remove()
+        return None
+
+    while (is_systemd_service_running(f'hostapd@{interface}.service') or \
+           is_systemd_service_active(f'hostapd@{interface}.service')):
+        sleep(0.250) # wait 250ms
+
+    # Finally create the new interface
+    w = WiFiIf(**wifi)
+    w.update(wifi)
+
+    # Enable/Disable interface - interface is always placed in
+    # administrative down state in WiFiIf class
+    if 'disable' not in wifi:
+        # Wait until interface was properly added to the Kernel
+        ii = 0
+        while not (interface_exists(interface) and ii < 20):
+            sleep(0.250) # wait 250ms
+            ii += 1
+
+        # Physical interface is now configured. Proceed by starting hostapd or
+        # wpa_supplicant daemon. When type is monitor we can just skip this.
+        if wifi['type'] == 'access-point':
+            call(f'systemctl start hostapd@{interface}.service')
+
+        elif wifi['type'] == 'station':
+            call(f'systemctl start wpa_supplicant@{interface}.service')
 
     return None
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         check_kmod('mac80211')
         c = get_config()
         verify(c)
         generate(c)
         apply(c)
     except ConfigError as e:
         print(e)
         exit(1)