diff --git a/br-ext-chip-ingenic/configs/t31_ultimate_defconfig b/br-ext-chip-ingenic/configs/t31_ultimate_defconfig
index e31df276..d1fae281 100644
--- a/br-ext-chip-ingenic/configs/t31_ultimate_defconfig
+++ b/br-ext-chip-ingenic/configs/t31_ultimate_defconfig
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_INGENIC_ATBM603X_SDIO_T31=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_INGENIC_ATBM603X_SDIO_T31_MMC0=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_INGENIC_ATBM603X_SDIO_T31_MMC1=y
 # BR2_PACKAGE_RTL8188EU is not set
+BR2_PACKAGE_RTL8189FS_OPENIPC=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_RTL8189FS_OPENIPC_INGENIC=y
 
 # Motors
 BR2_PACKAGE_INGENIC_MOTORS_T31=y
diff --git a/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/0002-ingenic_sdio.patch b/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/0002-ingenic_sdio.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0c5d4f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/0002-ingenic_sdio.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+--- a/platform/platform_ingenic_sdio.c	1969-12-31 16:00:00.000000000 -0800
++++ b/platform/platform_ingenic_sdio.c	2023-08-17 23:00:32.781683075 -0700
+@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
++#include <linux/mmc/host.h>
++#include <linux/fs.h>
++#include <linux/wlan_plat.h>
++#include <asm/uaccess.h>
++#include <linux/platform_device.h>
++#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
++#include <linux/gpio.h>
++#include <linux/wakelock.h>
++#include <linux/err.h>
++#include <linux/delay.h>
++#include <mach/jzmmc.h>
++#include <linux/bcm_pm_core.h>
++
++#include <gpio.h>
++#include <soc/gpio.h>
++
++#define GPIO_WIFI_WAKEUP     	GPIO_PC(17)
++#define GPIO_WIFI_RST_N			GPIO_PC(16)
++#define SDIO_WIFI_POWER         GPIO_PB(25)
++#define WLAN_SDIO_INDEX			1
++
++/* static int wl_pw_en = 0; */
++extern void rtc32k_enable(void);
++extern void rtc32k_disable(void);
++
++void wlan_pw_en_enable(void)
++{
++}
++
++void wlan_pw_en_disable(void)
++{
++}
++
++
++/*
++    On T31 devices, we call jzmmc_manual_detect() to force a re-scan SDIO card on the mmc bus
++*/
++int platform_wifi_power_on(void)
++{
++
++    /* gpio_request(SDIO_WIFI_POWER, "sdio_wifi_power_on");
++	gpio_direction_output(SDIO_WIFI_POWER, 1);
++	printk("wlan power on\n");
++	msleep(10); */
++
++	jzmmc_manual_detect(WLAN_SDIO_INDEX, 1);
++	printk("jzmmc manual detect complete\n");
++
++	return 0;
++}
++
++int platform_wifi_power_off(void)
++{
++    /* gpio_free(SDIO_WIFI_POWER);
++	gpio_direction_output(SDIO_WIFI_POWER, 0);
++	printk("wlan power off\n"); */
++	printk("wlan power off called\n");
++	return 0;
++}
+
+--- a/Makefile	2023-08-17 23:28:30.921779207 -0700
++++ b/Makefile	2023-08-17 23:28:10.009147387 -0700
+@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@
+ 
+ 
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(src)/platform
+-_PLATFORM_FILES := platform/platform_ops.o
++#_PLATFORM_FILES := platform/platform_ops.o
++_PLATFORM_FILES := platform/platform_ingenic_sdio.o
+ 
+ 
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(src)/hal/btc
diff --git a/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/Config.in b/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/Config.in
index da339097..51b2d0e6 100644
--- a/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/Config.in
+++ b/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/Config.in
@@ -8,3 +8,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RTL8189FS_OPENIPC
 
 comment "rtl8189fs needs a Linux kernel to be built"
 	depends on !BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_RTL8189FS_OPENIPC
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_RTL8189FS_OPENIPC_INGENIC
+        bool "rtl8189fs_openipc_ingenic"
+        default n
+        help
+          Certain Ingenic T31 devices require the driver to manually force a re-scan of the sdio bus after the GPIO is enabled for WLAN to function, select to enable support.
+endif
diff --git a/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/rtl8189fs-openipc.mk b/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/rtl8189fs-openipc.mk
index 74b3a67c..a765082a 100644
--- a/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/rtl8189fs-openipc.mk
+++ b/general/package/rtl8189fs-openipc/rtl8189fs-openipc.mk
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@ RTL8189FS_OPENIPC_MODULE_MAKE_OPTS = CONFIG_RTL8189FS=m \
 	KVER=$(LINUX_VERSION_PROBED) \
 	KSRC=$(LINUX_DIR)
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RTL8189FS_OPENIPC_INGENIC),y)
+RTL8189FS_OPENIPC_PATCHES += 0002-ingenic_sdio.patch
+endif
+
 $(eval $(kernel-module))
 $(eval $(generic-package))