--- src/VBox/Main/ConsoleImpl2.cpp.orig
+++ src/VBox/Main/ConsoleImpl2.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 # include <sys/ioctl.h>
 # include <sys/socket.h>
 # include <net/if.h>
+# include <net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h>
 #endif
 
 #if defined(RT_OS_WINDOWS) && defined(VBOX_WITH_NETFLT)
@@ -2495,6 +2496,33 @@ DECLCALLBACK(int) Console::configConstru
             }
             else
                 Log(("Failed to open wireless socket\n"));
+# elif defined(RT_OS_FREEBSD)
+            int iSock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+            if (iSock >= 0)
+            {
+                struct ieee80211req ireq;
+                uint8_t data[32];
+
+                (void) memset(&ireq, 0, sizeof(ireq));
+                (void) strncpy(ireq.i_name, pszHifName, sizeof(ireq.i_name));
+                ireq.i_type = IEEE80211_IOC_SSID;
+                ireq.i_val = -1;
+                ireq.i_data = data;
+                ireq.i_len = sizeof(data);
+
+                bool fSharedMacOnWire = ioctl(iSock, SIOCG80211, &ireq) >= 0;
+                close(iSock);
+                if (fSharedMacOnWire)
+                {
+                    rc = CFGMR3InsertInteger(pCfg, "SharedMacOnWire", true);
+                    RC_CHECK();
+                    Log(("Set SharedMacOnWire\n"));
+                }
+                else
+                    Log(("Failed to get wireless name\n"));
+            }
+            else
+                Log(("Failed to open wireless socket\n"));
 # elif defined(RT_OS_WINDOWS)
 #  define DEVNAME_PREFIX L"\\\\.\\"
             /* we are getting the medium type via IOCTL_NDIS_QUERY_GLOBAL_STATS Io Control