Embodiments of block acknowledgements request apparatus, systems, and methods are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. An aggregated block of a plurality of data frames is received from an originator transmission, with each data frame including a medium access control (MAC) header. An acknowledgement policy that is solicited by the originator is identified in a quality of service field in at least one of the MAC headers of the received transmission. A single block acknowledgement is transmitted to the originator acknowledging receipt of one or more of the plurality of data frames in the aggregated block of data frames.