A multi-panel (MP) user equipment (UE) (MP-UE) includes a plurality of physical antennas configurable as one of a plurality of antenna panels. The MP-UE identifies at least one of a capability and a status of each of a plurality of antenna panels of the MP-UE. The MP-UE then reports, to a base station in uplink, the identified at least one of the capability and the status of the plurality of antenna panels in accordance with an antenna panel reporting configuration for the MP-UE.