diff --git a/mlme/core/inc/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.h b/mlme/core/inc/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.h
index 7722ef009c..7c5aa13022 100644
--- a/mlme/core/inc/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.h
+++ b/mlme/core/inc/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.h
@@ -279,4 +279,12 @@ enum vdev_assoc_type  mlme_get_assoc_type(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev);
  */
 QDF_STATUS mlme_vdev_create_send(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev);
 
+/**
+ * mlme_vdev_self_peer_create() - function to send the vdev create self peer
+ * @vdev: vdev pointer
+ *
+ * Return: QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS when the self peer is successfully created
+ * to firmware or QDF_STATUS_E_** when there is a failure.
+ */
+QDF_STATUS mlme_vdev_self_peer_create(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev);
 #endif
diff --git a/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.c b/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.c
index 4712b8558f..6bf45db7ba 100644
--- a/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.c
+++ b/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_vdev_mgr_interface.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,20 @@ return_status:
 	return status;
 }
 
+QDF_STATUS mlme_vdev_self_peer_create(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev)
+{
+	struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme;
+
+	vdev_mlme = wlan_vdev_mlme_get_cmpt_obj(vdev);
+	if (!vdev_mlme) {
+		mlme_err("Failed to get vdev mlme obj for vdev id %d",
+			 wlan_vdev_get_id(vdev));
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	return wma_vdev_self_peer_create(vdev_mlme);
+}
+
 /**
  * struct sta_mlme_ops - VDEV MLME operation callbacks strucutre for sta
  * @mlme_vdev_start_send:               callback to initiate actions of VDEV