diff --git a/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-mapcontroller-sta-steering b/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-mapcontroller-sta-steering
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+++ b/map-controller/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-mapcontroller-sta-steering
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /lib/functions.sh
+
+cfg=mapcontroller
+
+config_load $cfg
+
+adapt_sta_steering() {
+	steer_module=$(uci -q get $cfg.@sta_steering[0].steer_module)
+	bandsteer=$(uci -q get $cfg.@sta_steering[0].bandsteer)
+	enabled=$(uci -q get $cfg.@sta_steering[0].enabled)
+	diffsnr=$(uci -q get $cfg.@sta_steering[0].diffsnr)
+	stri=$(uci -q get $cfg.@sta_steering[0].steer_retry_int)
+	sti=$(uci -q get $cfg.@sta_steering[0].steer_int)
+	stdi=$(uci -q get $cfg.@sta_steering[0].steer_disable_int)
+
+	uci -q del $cfg.@sta_steering[0].enabled
+	uci -q del $cfg.@sta_steering[0].steer_module
+	uci -q del $cfg.@sta_steering[0].use_bcn_metrics
+	uci -q del $cfg.@sta_steering[0].use_usta_metrics
+	uci -q del $cfg.@sta_steering[0].bandsteer
+	uci -q del $cfg.@sta_steering[0].diffsnr
+
+	uci del_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rcpi"
+	uci add_list $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins="rcpi"
+	uci -q set $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins_enabled="1"
+	uci -q set $cfg.@sta_steering[0].plugins_policy="any"
+
+	# re-apply any custom legacy value(s) in 'sta-steer' section
+	if [ -n "${enabled}" -o -n "${bandsteer}" -o -n "${diffsnr}" -o -n "${sti}" -o -n "${stri}" -o -n "${stdi}" ]; then
+		# create 'rcpi' named 'sta-steer' section if there is none
+		[ $(uci -q get mapcontroller.rcpi) ] || uci set $cfg.rcpi=sta-steer
+
+		# set custom value(s)
+		[ -z "${enabled}" ] || uci -q set $cfg.rcpi.enabled="${enabled}"
+		[ -z "${bandsteer}" ] || uci -q set $cfg.rcpi.bandsteer="${bandsteer}"
+		[ -z "${diffsnr}" ] || uci -q set $cfg.rcpi.diffsnr="${diffsnr}"
+		[ -z "${sti}" ] || uci -q set $cfg.rcpi.steer_int="${sti}"
+		[ -z "${stri}" ] || uci -q set $cfg.rcpi.steer_retry_int="${stri}"
+		[ -z "${stdi}" ] || uci -q set $cfg.rcpi.steer_disable_int="${stdi}"
+		uci reorder $cfg.rcpi=2
+	fi
+}
+
+adapt_sta_steering