diff --git a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.cc b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.cc
index a4e4400cc..d7c93517d 100644
--- a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.cc
@@ -691,6 +691,10 @@ WifiHelper::WifiHelper ()
     m_enableFlowControl (true)
 {
   SetRemoteStationManager ("ns3::IdealWifiManager");
+  m_htConfig.SetTypeId ("ns3::HtConfiguration");
+  m_vhtConfig.SetTypeId ("ns3::VhtConfiguration");
+  m_heConfig.SetTypeId ("ns3::HeConfiguration");
+  m_ehtConfig.SetTypeId ("ns3::EhtConfiguration");
 }
 
 void
@@ -731,7 +735,7 @@ WifiHelper::Install (const WifiPhyHelper &phyHelper,
         }
       if (m_standard >= WIFI_STANDARD_80211n)
         {
-          Ptr<HtConfiguration> htConfiguration = CreateObject<HtConfiguration> ();
+          auto htConfiguration = m_htConfig.Create<HtConfiguration> ();
           device->SetHtConfiguration (htConfiguration);
         }
       if (m_standard >= WIFI_STANDARD_80211ac)
@@ -741,17 +745,17 @@ WifiHelper::Install (const WifiPhyHelper &phyHelper,
           // This approach allows us not to worry about deleting this object when
           // the PHY band is switched from 5GHz to 2.4GHz and creating this object
           // when the PHY band is switched from 2.4GHz to 5GHz.
-          Ptr<VhtConfiguration> vhtConfiguration = CreateObject<VhtConfiguration> ();
+          auto vhtConfiguration = m_vhtConfig.Create<VhtConfiguration> ();
           device->SetVhtConfiguration (vhtConfiguration);
         }
       if (m_standard >= WIFI_STANDARD_80211ax)
         {
-          Ptr<HeConfiguration> heConfiguration = CreateObject<HeConfiguration> ();
+          auto heConfiguration = m_heConfig.Create<HeConfiguration> ();
           device->SetHeConfiguration (heConfiguration);
         }
       if (m_standard >= WIFI_STANDARD_80211be)
         {
-          Ptr<EhtConfiguration> ehtConfiguration = CreateObject<EhtConfiguration> ();
+          auto ehtConfiguration = m_ehtConfig.Create<EhtConfiguration> ();
           device->SetEhtConfiguration (ehtConfiguration);
         }
       Ptr<WifiRemoteStationManager> manager = m_stationManager.Create<WifiRemoteStationManager> ();
diff --git a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h
index 953caf84f..847ff1d97 100644
--- a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h
+++ b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h
@@ -388,6 +388,46 @@ public:
    */
   virtual void SetStandard (WifiStandard standard);
 
+  /**
+   * Helper function used to configure the HT options listed as attributes of
+   * the HtConfiguration class.
+   *
+   * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
+   * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
+   */
+  template <typename... Args>
+  void ConfigHtOptions (Args&&... args);
+
+  /**
+   * Helper function used to configure the VHT options listed as attributes of
+   * the VhtConfiguration class.
+   *
+   * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
+   * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
+   */
+  template <typename... Args>
+  void ConfigVhtOptions (Args&&... args);
+
+  /**
+   * Helper function used to configure the HE options listed as attributes of
+   * the HeConfiguration class.
+   *
+   * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
+   * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
+   */
+  template <typename... Args>
+  void ConfigHeOptions (Args&&... args);
+
+  /**
+   * Helper function used to configure the EHT options listed as attributes of
+   * the EhtConfiguration class.
+   *
+   * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
+   * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
+   */
+  template <typename... Args>
+  void ConfigEhtOptions (Args&&... args);
+
   /**
    * Helper to enable all WifiNetDevice log components with one statement
    */
@@ -412,8 +452,11 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   ObjectFactory m_stationManager;            ///< station manager
-  ObjectFactory m_ackPolicySelector[4];      ///< ack policy selector for all ACs
   WifiStandard m_standard;                   ///< wifi standard
+  ObjectFactory m_htConfig;                  ///< HT configuration
+  ObjectFactory m_vhtConfig;                 ///< VHT configuration
+  ObjectFactory m_heConfig;                  ///< HE configuration
+  ObjectFactory m_ehtConfig;                 ///< EHT configuration
   SelectQueueCallback m_selectQueueCallback; ///< select queue callback
   ObjectFactory m_obssPdAlgorithm;           ///< OBSS_PD algorithm
   bool m_enableFlowControl;                  //!< whether to enable flow control
@@ -475,6 +518,34 @@ WifiHelper::SetObssPdAlgorithm (std::string type, Args&&... args)
   m_obssPdAlgorithm.Set (args...);
 }
 
+template <typename... Args>
+void
+WifiHelper::ConfigHtOptions (Args&&... args)
+{
+  m_htConfig.Set (args...);
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+void
+WifiHelper::ConfigVhtOptions (Args&&... args)
+{
+  m_vhtConfig.Set (args...);
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+void
+WifiHelper::ConfigHeOptions (Args&&... args)
+{
+  m_heConfig.Set (args...);
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+void
+WifiHelper::ConfigEhtOptions (Args&&... args)
+{
+  m_ehtConfig.Set (args...);
+}
+
 } // namespace ns3
 
 #endif /* WIFI_HELPER_H */