diff --git a/src/wifi/helper/spectrum-wifi-helper.cc b/src/wifi/helper/spectrum-wifi-helper.cc
index 858786fa5..3499b5d86 100644
--- a/src/wifi/helper/spectrum-wifi-helper.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/helper/spectrum-wifi-helper.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "ns3/spectrum-wifi-phy.h"
 #include "ns3/error-rate-model.h"
 #include "ns3/frame-capture-model.h"
+#include "ns3/preamble-detection-model.h"
 #include "ns3/mobility-model.h"
 #include "spectrum-wifi-helper.h"
 
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ SpectrumWifiPhyHelper::Create (Ptr<Node> node, Ptr<NetDevice> device) const
       Ptr<FrameCaptureModel> capture = m_frameCaptureModel.Create<FrameCaptureModel> ();
       phy->SetFrameCaptureModel (capture);
     }
+  if (m_preambleDetectionModel.GetTypeId ().GetUid ())
+    {
+      Ptr<PreambleDetectionModel> capture = m_preambleDetectionModel.Create<PreambleDetectionModel> ();
+      phy->SetPreambleDetectionModel (capture);
+    }
   phy->SetChannel (m_channel);
   phy->SetDevice (device);
   phy->SetMobility (node->GetObject<MobilityModel> ());
diff --git a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.cc b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.cc
index d62b00442..8de1142cf 100644
--- a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.cc
@@ -188,6 +188,29 @@ WifiPhyHelper::SetFrameCaptureModel (std::string name,
   m_frameCaptureModel.Set (n7, v7);
 }
 
+void
+WifiPhyHelper::SetPreambleDetectionModel (std::string name,
+                                          std::string n0, const AttributeValue &v0,
+                                          std::string n1, const AttributeValue &v1,
+                                          std::string n2, const AttributeValue &v2,
+                                          std::string n3, const AttributeValue &v3,
+                                          std::string n4, const AttributeValue &v4,
+                                          std::string n5, const AttributeValue &v5,
+                                          std::string n6, const AttributeValue &v6,
+                                          std::string n7, const AttributeValue &v7)
+{
+  m_preambleDetectionModel = ObjectFactory ();
+  m_preambleDetectionModel.SetTypeId (name);
+  m_preambleDetectionModel.Set (n0, v0);
+  m_preambleDetectionModel.Set (n1, v1);
+  m_preambleDetectionModel.Set (n2, v2);
+  m_preambleDetectionModel.Set (n3, v3);
+  m_preambleDetectionModel.Set (n4, v4);
+  m_preambleDetectionModel.Set (n5, v5);
+  m_preambleDetectionModel.Set (n6, v6);
+  m_preambleDetectionModel.Set (n7, v7);
+}
+
 void
 WifiPhyHelper::PcapSniffTxEvent (
   Ptr<PcapFileWrapper> file,
diff --git a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h
index f4b2db4aa..742e33d71 100644
--- a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h
+++ b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
                           std::string n6 = "", const AttributeValue &v6 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                           std::string n7 = "", const AttributeValue &v7 = EmptyAttributeValue ());
   /**
-   * \param name the name of the error rate model to set.
+   * \param name the name of the frame capture model to set.
    * \param n0 the name of the attribute to set
    * \param v0 the value of the attribute to set
    * \param n1 the name of the attribute to set
@@ -130,6 +130,36 @@ public:
                              std::string n5 = "", const AttributeValue &v5 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                              std::string n6 = "", const AttributeValue &v6 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                              std::string n7 = "", const AttributeValue &v7 = EmptyAttributeValue ());
+  /**
+   * \param name the name of the preamble detection model to set.
+   * \param n0 the name of the attribute to set
+   * \param v0 the value of the attribute to set
+   * \param n1 the name of the attribute to set
+   * \param v1 the value of the attribute to set
+   * \param n2 the name of the attribute to set
+   * \param v2 the value of the attribute to set
+   * \param n3 the name of the attribute to set
+   * \param v3 the value of the attribute to set
+   * \param n4 the name of the attribute to set
+   * \param v4 the value of the attribute to set
+   * \param n5 the name of the attribute to set
+   * \param v5 the value of the attribute to set
+   * \param n6 the name of the attribute to set
+   * \param v6 the value of the attribute to set
+   * \param n7 the name of the attribute to set
+   * \param v7 the value of the attribute to set
+   *
+   * Set the preamble detection model and its attributes to use when Install is called.
+   */
+  void SetPreambleDetectionModel (std::string name,
+                                  std::string n0 = "", const AttributeValue &v0 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
+                                  std::string n1 = "", const AttributeValue &v1 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
+                                  std::string n2 = "", const AttributeValue &v2 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
+                                  std::string n3 = "", const AttributeValue &v3 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
+                                  std::string n4 = "", const AttributeValue &v4 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
+                                  std::string n5 = "", const AttributeValue &v5 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
+                                  std::string n6 = "", const AttributeValue &v6 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
+                                  std::string n7 = "", const AttributeValue &v7 = EmptyAttributeValue ());
 
   /**
    * An enumeration of the pcap data link types (DLTs) which this helper
@@ -199,6 +229,7 @@ protected:
   ObjectFactory m_phy; ///< PHY object
   ObjectFactory m_errorRateModel; ///< error rate model
   ObjectFactory m_frameCaptureModel; ///< frame capture model
+  ObjectFactory m_preambleDetectionModel; ///< preamble detection model
 
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/wifi/helper/yans-wifi-helper.cc b/src/wifi/helper/yans-wifi-helper.cc
index 72f0bbccd..bb4ae1767 100644
--- a/src/wifi/helper/yans-wifi-helper.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/helper/yans-wifi-helper.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "ns3/propagation-delay-model.h"
 #include "ns3/error-rate-model.h"
 #include "ns3/frame-capture-model.h"
+#include "ns3/preamble-detection-model.h"
 #include "ns3/yans-wifi-phy.h"
 #include "yans-wifi-helper.h"
 
@@ -160,6 +161,11 @@ YansWifiPhyHelper::Create (Ptr<Node> node, Ptr<NetDevice> device) const
       Ptr<FrameCaptureModel> capture = m_frameCaptureModel.Create<FrameCaptureModel> ();
       phy->SetFrameCaptureModel (capture);
     }
+  if (m_preambleDetectionModel.GetTypeId ().GetUid ())
+    {
+      Ptr<PreambleDetectionModel> capture = m_preambleDetectionModel.Create<PreambleDetectionModel> ();
+      phy->SetPreambleDetectionModel (capture);
+    }
   phy->SetChannel (m_channel);
   phy->SetDevice (device);
   return phy;