diff --git a/modules/wowlan.nix b/modules/wowlan.nix
index 1394d3c9..ef658bdd 100644
--- a/modules/wowlan.nix
+++ b/modules/wowlan.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #     - CONFIG_SUSPEND_TYPE = 0  (i think this is correct)
 #     - CONFIG_LPS_MODE = 1  (setting to 0 would disable LPS)
 #   - maybe ARP gets disabled as part of the power saving features (iw phy ... power-save; CONFIG_POWER_SAVING=y)?
+#   - driver code hints that some things like wake on arp are conditional on the state of AP association at the `wowlan enable` call.
+#     so maybe it's proper to call `iw wowlan enable` immediately before *every* suspend instead of just once at boot
 # - packet matching happens below the OS, so it's not generic over virtual network devices like tunnels.
 #   Wake On Lan with a VPN effectively requires that you wake on *every* packet routed via that VPN
 #   since the meaning within any packet isn't obvious to the chipset.
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@
 #   wpa_supplicant: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx completed [id=0 id_str=]
 #   ```
 #   - observed after a suspension of 67 minutes.
+#   - but also observed after a suspension of just 5 minutes.
 #   - WiFi chip *should* have a way to wake on connection state change, i just need to enable it?
 #     - `iw phy phy0 wowlan enable disconnect` => Invalid argument (-22)
 #     - `iw phy0 wowlan enable net-detect ...` (from man example) => Operation not supported (-95)
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/linux-megous/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/linux-megous/default.nix
index cdab2c51..58d2d072 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/linux-megous/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/linux-megous/default.nix
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ let
     #     hash = "sha256-DnLDseL1Ar5gE31CQUTrGNxxNu88jGCzj8ko99Z8vUA=";
     #   };
     # }
+    {
+      # experimental: set CONFIG_ARP_KEEP_ALIVE and CONFIG_GTK_OL if CONFIG_WOWLAN=y
+      # this patch just uncomments some commented-out #defines.
+      # they were commented out from the first time megi imported this driver, never touched.
+      name = "enable-wowlan-offloads";
+      patch = fetchpatch {
+        url = "https://git.uninsane.org/colin/linux/commit/c4d2d12e31ae70bb43c6190eccc49e42ad645090.patch";
+        hash = "sha256-B1rxeVu6y5hP/iMLSbl3ExwrEIXL7WShWsMFh6ko6yk=";
+      };
+    }
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!withModemPower) [
     {
       # Drop modem-power from DT to allow eg25-manager to have full control.