diff --git a/plugins/main/host-device/host-device.go b/plugins/main/host-device/host-device.go
index 8a101fe03..52eb5ad94 100644
--- a/plugins/main/host-device/host-device.go
+++ b/plugins/main/host-device/host-device.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
@@ -41,8 +42,62 @@ import (
 var (
 	sysBusPCI       = "/sys/bus/pci/devices"
 	sysBusAuxiliary = "/sys/bus/auxiliary/devices"
+	sysClassNet     = "/sys/class/net"
+
+	linkSetNsFd  = netlink.LinkSetNsFd
+	linkSetDown  = netlink.LinkSetDown
+	wiphySetNsFd = netlink.WiphySetNsFd
 )
 
+type moveRequest struct {
+	wiphy int
+}
+
+func (r *moveRequest) move(link netlink.Link, fd int) error {
+	if r == nil {
+		return linkSetNsFd(link, fd)
+	}
+
+	// NL80211 requires every interface on the PHY to be down before moving it.
+	if err := linkSetDown(link); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return wiphySetNsFd(r.wiphy, fd)
+}
+
+func getMoveRequest(ifName string) (*moveRequest, error) {
+	phyPath := filepath.Join(sysClassNet, ifName, "phy80211")
+	wiphyBytes, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(phyPath, "index"))
+	if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read wireless PHY for %q: %v", ifName, err)
+	}
+
+	wiphy, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(string(wiphyBytes)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse wireless PHY for %q: %v", ifName, err)
+	}
+
+	// Enumeration and moving the wiphy cannot be atomic. A sibling created after
+	// this check may move with the PHY, although the kernel should reject one
+	// that is already up.
+	interfaces, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(phyPath, "device", "net"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list interfaces associated with wireless PHY %d: %v", wiphy, err)
+	}
+	if len(interfaces) != 1 || interfaces[0].Name() != ifName {
+		names := make([]string, 0, len(interfaces))
+		for _, entry := range interfaces {
+			names = append(names, entry.Name())
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wireless PHY %d has associated interfaces %q; host-device can safely move only a PHY containing solely %q", wiphy, names, ifName)
+	}
+
+	return &moveRequest{wiphy: wiphy}, nil
+}
+
 // Array of different linux drivers bound to network device needed for DPDK
 var userspaceDrivers = []string{"vfio-pci", "uio_pci_generic", "igb_uio"}
 
@@ -237,6 +292,10 @@ func cmdDel(args *skel.CmdArgs) error {
 
 func moveLinkIn(hostDev netlink.Link, containerNs ns.NetNS, containerIfName string) (netlink.Link, error) {
 	hostDevName := hostDev.Attrs().Name
+	moveRequest, err := getMoveRequest(hostDevName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	// With recent kernels we could do all changes in a single netlink call,
 	// but on failure the device is left in a partially modified state.
@@ -266,7 +325,7 @@ func moveLinkIn(hostDev netlink.Link, containerNs ns.NetNS, containerIfName stri
 	}
 
 	// Move the host device into tempNS
-	if err = netlink.LinkSetNsFd(hostDev, int(tempNS.Fd())); err != nil {
+	if err = moveRequest.move(hostDev, int(tempNS.Fd())); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to move %q to tempNS: %v", hostDevName, err)
 	}
 
@@ -286,7 +345,7 @@ func moveLinkIn(hostDev netlink.Link, containerNs ns.NetNS, containerIfName stri
 		// so we need to actively move the device back to hostNS on error
 		defer func() {
 			if err != nil && tempNSDev != nil {
-				_ = netlink.LinkSetNsFd(tempNSDev, int(hostNS.Fd()))
+				_ = moveRequest.move(tempNSDev, int(hostNS.Fd()))
 			}
 		}()
 
@@ -315,7 +374,7 @@ func moveLinkIn(hostDev netlink.Link, containerNs ns.NetNS, containerIfName stri
 		}()
 
 		// Move the device to the containerNS
-		if err = netlink.LinkSetNsFd(tempNSDev, int(containerNs.Fd())); err != nil {
+		if err = moveRequest.move(tempNSDev, int(containerNs.Fd())); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to move %q (host: %q) to container NS: %v", containerIfName, hostDevName, err)
 		}
 
@@ -336,7 +395,7 @@ func moveLinkIn(hostDev netlink.Link, containerNs ns.NetNS, containerIfName stri
 			// Move the interface back to tempNS on error
 			defer func() {
 				if err != nil {
-					_ = netlink.LinkSetNsFd(contDev, int(tempNS.Fd()))
+					_ = moveRequest.move(contDev, int(tempNS.Fd()))
 				}
 			}()
 
@@ -368,6 +427,7 @@ func moveLinkOut(containerNs ns.NetNS, containerIfName string) error {
 	defer tempNS.Close()
 
 	var contDev netlink.Link
+	var moveRequest *moveRequest
 
 	// Restore original up state in case of error
 	// This must be done in the containerNS as moving
@@ -397,8 +457,13 @@ func moveLinkOut(containerNs ns.NetNS, containerIfName string) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to find original ifname for %q (alias is not set)", containerIfName)
 		}
 
+		moveRequest, err = getMoveRequest(containerIfName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		// Move the device to the tempNS
-		if err = netlink.LinkSetNsFd(contDev, int(tempNS.Fd())); err != nil {
+		if err = moveRequest.move(contDev, int(tempNS.Fd())); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to move %q to tempNS: %v", containerIfName, err)
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -417,7 +482,7 @@ func moveLinkOut(containerNs ns.NetNS, containerIfName string) error {
 		// Move the device back to containerNS on error
 		defer func() {
 			if err != nil {
-				_ = netlink.LinkSetNsFd(tempNSDev, int(containerNs.Fd()))
+				_ = moveRequest.move(tempNSDev, int(containerNs.Fd()))
 			}
 		}()
 
@@ -448,7 +513,7 @@ func moveLinkOut(containerNs ns.NetNS, containerIfName string) error {
 		}()
 
 		// Finally move the device to the hostNS
-		if err = netlink.LinkSetNsFd(tempNSDev, int(hostNS.Fd())); err != nil {
+		if err = moveRequest.move(tempNSDev, int(hostNS.Fd())); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to move %q to hostNS: %v", hostDevName, err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/plugins/main/host-device/host-device_test.go b/plugins/main/host-device/host-device_test.go
index d1a26f720..5af82b5dd 100644
--- a/plugins/main/host-device/host-device_test.go
+++ b/plugins/main/host-device/host-device_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
@@ -37,6 +38,139 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pkg/testutils"
 )
 
+var _ = Describe("wireless device moves", func() {
+	var originalSysClassNet string
+
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		originalSysClassNet = sysClassNet
+		sysClassNet = GinkgoT().TempDir()
+	})
+
+	AfterEach(func() {
+		sysClassNet = originalSysClassNet
+	})
+
+	makeWirelessDevice := func(ifName, index string, associatedInterfaces ...string) {
+		phyPath := path.Join(sysClassNet, ifName, "phy80211")
+		Expect(os.MkdirAll(path.Join(phyPath, "device", "net"), 0o755)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(os.WriteFile(path.Join(phyPath, "index"), []byte(index), 0o644)).To(Succeed())
+		for _, name := range associatedInterfaces {
+			Expect(os.Mkdir(path.Join(phyPath, "device", "net", name), 0o755)).To(Succeed())
+		}
+	}
+
+	It("selects an ordinary link move when no wireless PHY exists", func() {
+		request, err := getMoveRequest("eth0")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(request).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("selects a wiphy move for a PHY containing only the requested interface", func() {
+		makeWirelessDevice("wlan0", "7\n", "wlan0")
+
+		request, err := getMoveRequest("wlan0")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(request).To(Equal(&moveRequest{wiphy: 7}))
+	})
+
+	It("rejects a malformed wireless PHY index", func() {
+		makeWirelessDevice("wlan0", "not-an-index", "wlan0")
+
+		request, err := getMoveRequest("wlan0")
+		Expect(request).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring(`parse wireless PHY for "wlan0"`)))
+	})
+
+	It("rejects a missing device net directory", func() {
+		phyPath := path.Join(sysClassNet, "wlan0", "phy80211")
+		Expect(os.MkdirAll(phyPath, 0o755)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(os.WriteFile(path.Join(phyPath, "index"), []byte("7\n"), 0o644)).To(Succeed())
+
+		request, err := getMoveRequest("wlan0")
+		Expect(request).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring("list interfaces associated with wireless PHY 7")))
+	})
+
+	It("rejects an unreadable device net path", func() {
+		phyPath := path.Join(sysClassNet, "wlan0", "phy80211")
+		Expect(os.MkdirAll(path.Join(phyPath, "device"), 0o755)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(os.WriteFile(path.Join(phyPath, "index"), []byte("7\n"), 0o644)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(os.WriteFile(path.Join(phyPath, "device", "net"), nil, 0o644)).To(Succeed())
+
+		request, err := getMoveRequest("wlan0")
+		Expect(request).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring("list interfaces associated with wireless PHY 7")))
+	})
+
+	DescribeTable("rejects a PHY without exactly the requested interface",
+		func(associatedInterfaces ...string) {
+			makeWirelessDevice("wlan0", "7\n", associatedInterfaces...)
+
+			request, err := getMoveRequest("wlan0")
+			Expect(request).To(BeNil())
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring(`host-device can safely move only a PHY containing solely "wlan0"`)))
+		},
+		Entry("with no associated interfaces"),
+		Entry("with a differently named sole interface", "wlan1"),
+	)
+
+	It("rejects moving a PHY with sibling interfaces", func() {
+		makeWirelessDevice("wlan0", "7\n", "p2p0", "wlan0")
+
+		request, err := getMoveRequest("wlan0")
+		Expect(request).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring(`wireless PHY 7 has associated interfaces ["p2p0" "wlan0"]`)))
+	})
+
+	It("preserves ordinary-link dispatch and propagates wireless move failures", func() {
+		originalLinkSetNsFd := linkSetNsFd
+		originalLinkSetDown := linkSetDown
+		originalWiphySetNsFd := wiphySetNsFd
+		defer func() {
+			linkSetNsFd = originalLinkSetNsFd
+			linkSetDown = originalLinkSetDown
+			wiphySetNsFd = originalWiphySetNsFd
+		}()
+
+		link := &netlink.Dummy{LinkAttrs: netlink.LinkAttrs{Name: "test0"}}
+		linkMoved := false
+		wiphyMoved := false
+		movedWiphy := 0
+		movedFD := 0
+		linkSetNsFd = func(netlink.Link, int) error {
+			linkMoved = true
+			return nil
+		}
+		linkSetDown = func(netlink.Link) error { return errors.New("down failed") }
+		wiphySetNsFd = func(wiphy, fd int) error {
+			wiphyMoved = true
+			movedWiphy = wiphy
+			movedFD = fd
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		Expect((*moveRequest)(nil).move(link, 11)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(linkMoved).To(BeTrue())
+
+		err := (&moveRequest{wiphy: 7}).move(link, 11)
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError("down failed"))
+		Expect(wiphyMoved).To(BeFalse())
+
+		linkSetDown = func(netlink.Link) error { return nil }
+		wiphySetNsFd = func(wiphy, fd int) error {
+			wiphyMoved = true
+			movedWiphy = wiphy
+			movedFD = fd
+			return errors.New("wiphy move failed")
+		}
+		err = (&moveRequest{wiphy: 7}).move(link, 11)
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError("wiphy move failed"))
+		Expect(wiphyMoved).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(movedWiphy).To(Equal(7))
+		Expect(movedFD).To(Equal(11))
+	})
+})
+
 type Net struct {
 	Name          string                 `json:"name"`
 	CNIVersion    string                 `json:"cniVersion"`