diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
index cf1ecd72d7..d9d9397a79 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
@@ -1461,15 +1461,39 @@ struct wmi_peer_rate_report_params {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct t_thermal_cmd_params - thermal command parameters
+ * enum thermal_mgmt_action_code - thermal mgmt action code
+ * @THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_DEFAULT: target chooses what action to take, based
+ *  on its default thermal management policy.
+ * @THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_HALT_TRAFFIC: If the temperature rises above
+ *  configured upper thresh degreeC, the target will halt tx.
+ * @THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_NOTIFY_HOST: the target will notify the host
+ *  if the temperature either rises above configured upper thresh degreeC or
+ *  falls below lower thresh degreeC.
+ * @THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_CHAINSCALING: The target will switch tx chain
+ *  mask from multi chains to single chain if the temperature rises
+ *  above upper thresh degreeC.
+ *  The target will switch tx chainmask back to multi chains if the
+ *  temperature drops below upper_thresh_degreeC.
+ */
+enum thermal_mgmt_action_code {
+	THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_DEFAULT,
+	THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_HALT_TRAFFIC,
+	THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_NOTIFY_HOST,
+	THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_CHAINSCALING,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct thermal_cmd_params - thermal command parameters
  * @min_temp: minimum temprature
  * @max_temp: maximum temprature
  * @thermal_enable: thermal enable
+ * @thermal_action: thermal action code
  */
 struct thermal_cmd_params {
 	uint16_t min_temp;
 	uint16_t max_temp;
 	uint8_t thermal_enable;
+	enum thermal_mgmt_action_code thermal_action;
 };
 
 #define WMI_LRO_IPV4_SEED_ARR_SZ 5
diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
index 1416c04e45..b6069d388f 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
@@ -4003,6 +4003,30 @@ static QDF_STATUS send_set_thermal_mgmt_cmd_tlv(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 	wmi_buf_t buf = NULL;
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 	uint32_t len = 0;
+	uint8_t action;
+
+	switch (thermal_info->thermal_action) {
+	case THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_DEFAULT:
+		action = WMI_THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_DEFAULT;
+		break;
+
+	case THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_HALT_TRAFFIC:
+		action = WMI_THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_HALT_TRAFFIC;
+		break;
+
+	case THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_NOTIFY_HOST:
+		action = WMI_THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_NOTIFY_HOST;
+		break;
+
+	case THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_CHAINSCALING:
+		action = WMI_THERMAL_MGMT_ACTION_CHAINSCALING;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		WMI_LOGE("invalid thermal_action code %d",
+			 thermal_info->thermal_action);
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+	}
 
 	len = sizeof(*cmd);
 
@@ -4020,9 +4044,11 @@ static QDF_STATUS send_set_thermal_mgmt_cmd_tlv(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 	cmd->lower_thresh_degreeC = thermal_info->min_temp;
 	cmd->upper_thresh_degreeC = thermal_info->max_temp;
 	cmd->enable = thermal_info->thermal_enable;
+	cmd->action = action;
 
-	WMI_LOGE("TM Sending thermal mgmt cmd: low temp %d, upper temp %d, enabled %d",
-		cmd->lower_thresh_degreeC, cmd->upper_thresh_degreeC, cmd->enable);
+	WMI_LOGD("TM Sending thermal mgmt cmd: low temp %d, upper temp %d, enabled %d action %d",
+		 cmd->lower_thresh_degreeC, cmd->upper_thresh_degreeC,
+		 cmd->enable, cmd->action);
 
 	wmi_mtrace(WMI_THERMAL_MGMT_CMDID, NO_SESSION, 0);
 	status = wmi_unified_cmd_send(wmi_handle, buf, len,