diff --git a/docs/user/supported_devices.rst b/docs/user/supported_devices.rst
index 003cdf8b0c0..926684b2bb9 100644
--- a/docs/user/supported_devices.rst
+++ b/docs/user/supported_devices.rst
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ath79-generic
   - EAP225-Outdoor (v1)
   - TL-WDR3600 (v1)
   - TL-WDR4300 (v1)
-  - TL-WR1043N/ND (v3)
+  - TL-WR1043N/ND (v3, v4)
   - WBS210 (v2.0)
 
 * Ubiquiti
diff --git a/patches/openwrt/0011-ath79-fix-TPLINK_HWREV-field-for-TL-WR1043ND-v4.patch b/patches/openwrt/0011-ath79-fix-TPLINK_HWREV-field-for-TL-WR1043ND-v4.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..32058ab8986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/openwrt/0011-ath79-fix-TPLINK_HWREV-field-for-TL-WR1043ND-v4.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 389235bd920214daf171ec4eda3ee187bdaa742c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net>
+Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:32:24 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] ath79: fix TPLINK_HWREV field for TL-WR1043ND v4
+
+Required to allow sysupgrades from OpenWrt 19.07.
+
+Closes #7071
+
+Fixes: 98fbf2edc021 ("ath79: move TPLINK_HWID/_HWREV to parent for tplink-safeloader")
+Signed-off-by: Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net>
+---
+ target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
+index d6f7e7655d..37a0fcc169 100644
+--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
++++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
+@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ define Device/tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v4
+   DEVICE_VARIANT := v4
+   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport
+   TPLINK_HWID := 0x10430004
++  TPLINK_HWREV := 0x1
+   TPLINK_BOARD_ID := TLWR1043NDV4
+   SUPPORTED_DEVICES += tl-wr1043nd-v4
+ endef
+-- 
+2.35.1
+
diff --git a/targets/ath79-generic b/targets/ath79-generic
index 74ed2273643..fdc1e4a5424 100644
--- a/targets/ath79-generic
+++ b/targets/ath79-generic
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ device('tp-link-tl-wdr4300-v1', 'tplink_tl-wdr4300-v1')
 device('tp-link-tl-wr1043nd-v3', 'tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v3', {
 	manifest_aliases = {
 		'tp-link-tl-wr1043n-nd-v3', -- upgrade from OpenWrt 19.07
+device('tp-link-tl-wr1043nd-v4', 'tplink_tl-wr1043nd-v4', {
+	manifest_aliases = {
+		'tp-link-tl-wr1043n-nd-v4', -- upgrade from OpenWrt 19.07
 	},
 })