diff --git a/tasmota/support_command.ino b/tasmota/support_command.ino
index 7a7a00340..e8bca9f73 100644
--- a/tasmota/support_command.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support_command.ino
@@ -2142,8 +2142,12 @@ void CmndWifi(void)
   if ((XdrvMailbox.payload >= 0) && (XdrvMailbox.payload <= 1)) {
     Settings.flag4.network_wifi = XdrvMailbox.payload;
     if (Settings.flag4.network_wifi) { WifiEnable(); }
+#ifdef ESP8266
+  } else if ((XdrvMailbox.payload >= 2) && (XdrvMailbox.payload <= 4)) {
+    WiFi.setPhyMode(WiFiPhyMode_t(XdrvMailbox.payload - 1));  // 1-B/2-BG/3-BGN
+#endif
   }
-  ResponseCmndStateText(Settings.flag4.network_wifi);
+  Response_P(PSTR("{\"" D_JSON_WIFI "\":\"%s\",\"" D_JSON_WIFI_MODE "\":\"11%c\"}"), GetStateText(Settings.flag4.network_wifi), pgm_read_byte(&kWifiPhyMode[WiFi.getPhyMode() & 0x3]) );
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_I2C