diff --git a/umac/mlme/include/wlan_vdev_mlme.h b/umac/mlme/include/wlan_vdev_mlme.h
index 2da9e34ec1..ae86a81b4c 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/include/wlan_vdev_mlme.h
+++ b/umac/mlme/include/wlan_vdev_mlme.h
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ enum vdev_start_resp_type {
  *                                      request command
  * @mlme_vdev_start_continue:           callback to initiate operations on
  *                                      LMAC/FW start response
+ * @mlme_vdev_sta_conn_start:           callback to initiate STA connection
  * @mlme_vdev_up_send:                  callback to initiate actions of VDEV
  *                                      MLME up operation
  * @mlme_vdev_notify_up_complete:       callback to notify VDEV MLME on moving
@@ -463,6 +464,7 @@ enum vdev_start_resp_type {
  *                                      vdev mlme peer delete all response
  * @mlme_vdev_dfs_cac_wait_notify:      callback to notify about CAC state
  * @mlme_vdev_csa_complete:             callback to indicate CSA complete
+ * @mlme_vdev_sta_disconn_start:        callback to initiate STA disconnection
  */
 struct vdev_mlme_ops {
 	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_vdev_validate_basic_params)(
@@ -538,6 +540,9 @@ struct vdev_mlme_ops {
 				struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme);
 	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_vdev_csa_complete)(
 				struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme);
+	QDF_STATUS (*mlme_vdev_sta_disconn_start)(
+				struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
+				uint16_t event_data_len, void *event_data);
 
 };
 
diff --git a/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/core/src/vdev_mlme_sm.c b/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/core/src/vdev_mlme_sm.c
index b3ba2d8297..9ac1a407c9 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/core/src/vdev_mlme_sm.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/core/src/vdev_mlme_sm.c
@@ -1073,6 +1073,11 @@ static bool mlme_vdev_subst_start_disconn_progress_event(void *ctx,
 		status = true;
 		break;
 
+	case WLAN_VDEV_SM_EV_DOWN:
+		mlme_vdev_sta_disconn_start(vdev_mlme, event_data_len,
+					    event_data);
+		status = true;
+		break;
 	default:
 		status = false;
 		break;
diff --git a/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/core/src/vdev_mlme_sm.h b/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/core/src/vdev_mlme_sm.h
index b6052be7f4..14b7324c60 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/core/src/vdev_mlme_sm.h
+++ b/umac/mlme/vdev_mgr/core/src/vdev_mlme_sm.h
@@ -290,6 +290,30 @@ static inline QDF_STATUS mlme_vdev_sta_conn_start(
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * mlme_vdev_sta_disconn_start - Invoke Station VDEV disconnection
+ * @vdev_mlme_obj:  VDEV MLME comp object
+ * @event_data_len: data size
+ * @event_data: event data
+ *
+ * API invokes connection SM to start station disconnection
+ *
+ * Return: SUCCESS on successful invocation of disconnection sm
+ *         FAILURE, if it fails due to any
+ */
+static inline QDF_STATUS mlme_vdev_sta_disconn_start(
+				struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
+				uint16_t event_data_len, void *event_data)
+{
+	QDF_STATUS ret = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+	if ((vdev_mlme->ops) && vdev_mlme->ops->mlme_vdev_sta_disconn_start)
+		ret = vdev_mlme->ops->mlme_vdev_sta_disconn_start(
+					vdev_mlme, event_data_len, event_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * mlme_vdev_up_send - VDEV up operation
  * @vdev_mlme_obj:  VDEV MLME comp object