diff --git a/wmi_unified_extscan_api.h b/wmi_unified_extscan_api.h
index 3898b7a5bf..59ff1062ab 100644
--- a/wmi_unified_extscan_api.h
+++ b/wmi_unified_extscan_api.h
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ QDF_STATUS wmi_unified_extscan_start_change_monitor_cmd(void *wmi_hdl,
 QDF_STATUS wmi_unified_extscan_stop_hotlist_monitor_cmd(void *wmi_hdl,
 		  struct extscan_bssid_hotlist_reset_params *photlist_reset);
 
+/**
+ * wmi_unified_extscan_start_hotlist_monitor_cmd() - start hotlist monitor
+ * @wmi_hdl: wmi handle
+ * @params: hotlist params
+ *
+ * This function configures hotlist monitor to start in fw.
+ *
+ * Return: QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS on success and QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE for failure
+ */
+QDF_STATUS wmi_unified_extscan_start_hotlist_monitor_cmd(void *wmi_hdl,
+			struct extscan_bssid_hotlist_set_params *params);
+
 QDF_STATUS wmi_unified_stop_extscan_cmd(void *wmi_hdl,
 			  struct extscan_stop_req_params *pstopcmd);
 
diff --git a/wmi_unified_param.h b/wmi_unified_param.h
index 9380c87e6c..168667bb7a 100644
--- a/wmi_unified_param.h
+++ b/wmi_unified_param.h
@@ -3566,20 +3566,22 @@ struct wmi_roam_invoke_cmd {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct ext_scan_setbssid_hotlist_params - set hotlist request
+ * struct extscan_bssid_hotlist_set_params - set hotlist request
  * @request_id: request_id
  * @vdev_id: vdev id
  * @lost_ap_sample_size: number of samples to confirm AP loss
  * @num_ap: Number of hotlist APs
  * @ap: hotlist APs
  */
-struct ext_scan_setbssid_hotlist_params {
+struct extscan_bssid_hotlist_set_params {
 	uint32_t  request_id;
 	uint8_t   vdev_id;
 	uint32_t  lost_ap_sample_size;
 	uint32_t  num_ap;
 	struct ap_threshold_params ap[WMI_WLAN_EXTSCAN_MAX_HOTLIST_APS];
 };
+/* legacy naming */
+#define ext_scan_setbssid_hotlist_params extscan_bssid_hotlist_set_params
 
 /**
  * struct host_mem_req - Host memory request paramseters request by target
diff --git a/wmi_unified_priv.h b/wmi_unified_priv.h
index 5b3e6ebfdc..8210b99161 100644
--- a/wmi_unified_priv.h
+++ b/wmi_unified_priv.h
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ QDF_STATUS (*send_extscan_start_change_monitor_cmd)(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 QDF_STATUS (*send_extscan_stop_hotlist_monitor_cmd)(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 		struct extscan_bssid_hotlist_reset_params *photlist_reset);
 
+QDF_STATUS (*send_extscan_start_hotlist_monitor_cmd)(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
+		struct extscan_bssid_hotlist_set_params *params);
+
 QDF_STATUS (*send_stop_extscan_cmd)(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 		  struct extscan_stop_req_params *pstopcmd);