diff --git a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_connect.c b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_connect.c
index 7497458034..1e0d015049 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_connect.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_connect.c
@@ -485,6 +485,34 @@ static void cm_update_vdev_mlme_macaddr(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx,
 {
 }
 #endif
+/**
+ * cm_get_bss_peer_mld_addr() - get bss peer mld mac address
+ * @req: pointer to cm_connect_req
+ *
+ * Return: mld mac address
+ */
+static struct qdf_mac_addr *cm_get_bss_peer_mld_addr(struct cm_connect_req *req)
+{
+	if (req && req->cur_candidate && req->cur_candidate->entry &&
+	    req->cur_candidate->entry->ml_info)
+		return &req->cur_candidate->entry->ml_info->mld_mac_addr;
+	else
+		return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * cm_bss_peer_is_assoc_peer() - is the bss peer to be created assoc peer or not
+ * @req: pointer to cm_connect_req
+ *
+ * Return: true if the bss peer to be created is assoc peer
+ */
+static bool cm_bss_peer_is_assoc_peer(struct cm_connect_req *req)
+{
+	if (req)
+		return !req->req.is_non_assoc_link;
+
+	return false;
+}
 #else
 static inline
 void cm_set_vdev_link_id(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx,
@@ -495,6 +523,16 @@ static void cm_update_vdev_mlme_macaddr(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx,
 					struct cm_connect_req *req)
 {
 }
+
+static struct qdf_mac_addr *cm_get_bss_peer_mld_addr(struct cm_connect_req *req)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool cm_bss_peer_is_assoc_peer(struct cm_connect_req *req)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
 
 static void cm_create_bss_peer(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx,
@@ -502,10 +540,23 @@ static void cm_create_bss_peer(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx,
 {
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 	struct qdf_mac_addr *bssid;
+	struct qdf_mac_addr *mld_mac;
+	bool is_assoc_link = false;
 
+	if (!cm_ctx) {
+		mlme_err("invalid cm_ctx");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!req) {
+		mlme_err("invalid req");
+		return;
+	}
 	bssid = &req->cur_candidate->entry->bssid;
 	cm_set_vdev_link_id(cm_ctx, req);
-	status = mlme_cm_bss_peer_create_req(cm_ctx->vdev, bssid);
+	mld_mac = cm_get_bss_peer_mld_addr(req);
+	is_assoc_link = cm_bss_peer_is_assoc_peer(req);
+	status = mlme_cm_bss_peer_create_req(cm_ctx->vdev, bssid,
+					     mld_mac, is_assoc_link);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
 		struct wlan_cm_connect_resp *resp;
 		uint8_t vdev_id = wlan_vdev_get_id(cm_ctx->vdev);
diff --git a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_host_roam.c b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_host_roam.c
index 3a36e9b226..95d892bb16 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_host_roam.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_host_roam.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ QDF_STATUS cm_reassoc_disconnect_complete(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx,
 	mlme_cm_disconnect_complete_ind(cm_ctx->vdev, resp);
 	bssid = &cm_req->roam_req.cur_candidate->entry->bssid;
 
-	status = mlme_cm_bss_peer_create_req(cm_ctx->vdev, bssid);
+	status = mlme_cm_bss_peer_create_req(cm_ctx->vdev, bssid, NULL, false);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
 		mlme_err(CM_PREFIX_FMT "Peer create request failed",
 			 CM_PREFIX_REF(vdev_id, cm_id));
diff --git a/umac/mlme/include/wlan_mlme_cmn.h b/umac/mlme/include/wlan_mlme_cmn.h
index cbcc071995..bc7c550fb7 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/include/wlan_mlme_cmn.h
+++ b/umac/mlme/include/wlan_mlme_cmn.h
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ struct mlme_ext_ops {
 			struct wlan_cm_vdev_connect_req *req);
 	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_cm_ext_bss_peer_create_req_cb)(
 				struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
-				struct qdf_mac_addr *peer_mac);
+				struct qdf_mac_addr *peer_mac,
+				struct qdf_mac_addr *mld_mac,
+				bool is_assoc_link);
 	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_cm_ext_connect_req_cb)(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 			struct wlan_cm_vdev_connect_req *req);
 	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_cm_ext_connect_complete_ind_cb)(
@@ -476,11 +478,15 @@ QDF_STATUS mlme_cm_bss_select_ind(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
  * request
  * @vdev: VDEV object
  * @peer_mac: Peer mac address
+ * @mld_mac: mld mac address
+ * @is_assoc_link: assoc happens on this link or not
  *
  * Return: QDF_STATUS
  */
 QDF_STATUS mlme_cm_bss_peer_create_req(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
-				       struct qdf_mac_addr *peer_mac);
+				       struct qdf_mac_addr *peer_mac,
+				       struct qdf_mac_addr *mld_mac,
+				       bool is_assoc_link);
 
 /**
  * mlme_cm_connect_req() - Connection manager ext connect request to start vdev
diff --git a/umac/mlme/mlme_objmgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cmn_mlme_main.c b/umac/mlme/mlme_objmgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cmn_mlme_main.c
index 686c10a562..176c3cbfa7 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/mlme_objmgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cmn_mlme_main.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/mlme_objmgr/dispatcher/src/wlan_cmn_mlme_main.c
@@ -281,13 +281,15 @@ QDF_STATUS mlme_cm_bss_select_ind(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 }
 
 QDF_STATUS mlme_cm_bss_peer_create_req(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
-				       struct qdf_mac_addr *peer_mac)
+				       struct qdf_mac_addr *peer_mac,
+				       struct qdf_mac_addr *mld_mac,
+				       bool is_assoc_link)
 {
 	QDF_STATUS ret = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
 	if ((glbl_ops) && glbl_ops->mlme_cm_ext_bss_peer_create_req_cb)
-		ret = glbl_ops->mlme_cm_ext_bss_peer_create_req_cb(vdev,
-								   peer_mac);
+		ret = glbl_ops->mlme_cm_ext_bss_peer_create_req_cb(
+				vdev, peer_mac, mld_mac, is_assoc_link);
 
 	return ret;
 }