diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_api.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_api.h
index 4fdde5fc5a..cd4f0784fd 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_api.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_api.h
@@ -737,6 +737,34 @@ static inline bool wmi_get_runtime_pm_inprogress(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle)
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * wmi_set_wow_enable_ack_failed() - set wow enable ack failed status
+ *     if wow enable ack failed, which means host and fw have some problem
+ *     to exchange wmi cmd. set indication here and block wmi cmds.
+ *     the cmds can be sent again after wmi re-init in subsystem recovery.
+ * @wmi_handle: wmi context
+ *
+ * return: none
+ */
+void wmi_set_wow_enable_ack_failed(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle);
+
+/**
+ * wmi_clear_wow_enable_ack_failed() - clear wow enable ack failed status
+ *     explicitly clear this status when wmi close of SSR
+ * @wmi_handle: wmi context
+ *
+ * return: none
+ */
+void wmi_clear_wow_enable_ack_failed(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle);
+
+/**
+ * wmi_has_wow_enable_ack_failed() - get wow enable ack failed status
+ * @wmi_handle: wmi context
+ *
+ * Return: true if wow enable ack already failed. other false
+ */
+bool wmi_has_wow_enable_ack_failed(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle);
+
 /**
  * wmi_unified_get_soc_handle: Get WMI SoC handle
  * @wmi_handle: WMI context got from wmi_attach
diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_priv.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_priv.h
index 2e5a4e5e63..1a9d066f2f 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_priv.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_priv.h
@@ -3381,6 +3381,7 @@ struct wmi_unified {
 	qdf_atomic_t runtime_pm_inprogress;
 #endif
 	qdf_atomic_t is_wow_bus_suspended;
+	qdf_atomic_t is_wow_enable_ack_failed;
 	bool tag_crash_inject;
 	bool tgt_force_assert_enable;
 	enum wmi_target_type target_type;
diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c
index 3d36f77eca..e2b72f061f 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c
@@ -2099,6 +2099,12 @@ QDF_STATUS wmi_unified_cmd_send_fl(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle, wmi_buf_t buf,
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (wmi_has_wow_enable_ack_failed(wmi_handle)) {
+		wmi_nofl_err("wow enable ack already failed(via %s:%u)",
+			     func, line);
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
+
 #ifndef WMI_NON_TLV_SUPPORT
 	/* Do sanity check on the TLV parameter structure */
 	if (wmi_handle->target_type == WMI_TLV_TARGET) {
@@ -3068,6 +3074,21 @@ static void wmi_runtime_pm_init(struct wmi_unified *wmi_handle)
 }
 #endif
 
+void wmi_set_wow_enable_ack_failed(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle)
+{
+	qdf_atomic_set(&wmi_handle->is_wow_enable_ack_failed, 1);
+}
+
+void wmi_clear_wow_enable_ack_failed(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle)
+{
+	qdf_atomic_set(&wmi_handle->is_wow_enable_ack_failed, 0);
+}
+
+bool wmi_has_wow_enable_ack_failed(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle)
+{
+	return qdf_atomic_read(&wmi_handle->is_wow_enable_ack_failed);
+}
+
 void *wmi_unified_get_soc_handle(struct wmi_unified *wmi_handle)
 {
 	return wmi_handle->soc;
@@ -3159,6 +3180,7 @@ void *wmi_unified_get_pdev_handle(struct wmi_soc *soc, uint32_t pdev_idx)
 		wmi_interface_logging_init(wmi_handle, pdev_idx);
 		qdf_atomic_init(&wmi_handle->pending_cmds);
 		qdf_atomic_init(&wmi_handle->is_target_suspended);
+		qdf_atomic_init(&wmi_handle->is_wow_enable_ack_failed);
 		wmi_handle->target_type = soc->target_type;
 		wmi_handle->wmi_max_cmds = soc->wmi_max_cmds;
 
@@ -3288,6 +3310,7 @@ void *wmi_unified_attach(void *scn_handle,
 	qdf_atomic_init(&wmi_handle->is_target_suspended);
 	qdf_atomic_init(&wmi_handle->is_target_suspend_acked);
 	qdf_atomic_init(&wmi_handle->num_stats_over_qmi);
+	qdf_atomic_init(&wmi_handle->is_wow_enable_ack_failed);
 	wmi_runtime_pm_init(wmi_handle);
 	wmi_interface_logging_init(wmi_handle, WMI_HOST_PDEV_ID_0);
 
@@ -3392,6 +3415,8 @@ void wmi_unified_detach(struct wmi_unified *wmi_handle)
 		soc->wmi_ext2_service_bitmap = NULL;
 	}
 
+	wmi_clear_wow_enable_ack_failed(wmi_handle);
+
 	/* Decrease the ref count once refcount infra is present */
 	soc->wmi_psoc = NULL;
 	qdf_mem_free(soc);