diff --git a/umac/cmn_services/cmn_defs/inc/wlan_cmn_ieee80211.h b/umac/cmn_services/cmn_defs/inc/wlan_cmn_ieee80211.h
index b3902e7969..9c08e3648f 100644
--- a/umac/cmn_services/cmn_defs/inc/wlan_cmn_ieee80211.h
+++ b/umac/cmn_services/cmn_defs/inc/wlan_cmn_ieee80211.h
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ enum extn_element_ie {
 #define WLAN_AKM_FT_PSK           0x04
 #define WLAN_AKM_SHA256_IEEE8021X 0x05
 #define WLAN_AKM_SHA256_PSK       0x06
+#define WLAN_AKM_SAE              0x08
 #define WLAN_AKM_SUITEB_EAP_SHA256 0x0B
 #define WLAN_AKM_SUITEB_EAP_SHA384 0x0C
 #define WLAN_AKM_FILS_SHA256      0x0E
diff --git a/umac/cmn_services/inc/wlan_cmn.h b/umac/cmn_services/inc/wlan_cmn.h
index 062d9becf3..b28b3d0aa8 100644
--- a/umac/cmn_services/inc/wlan_cmn.h
+++ b/umac/cmn_services/inc/wlan_cmn.h
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ enum wlan_pmf_cap {
  * @WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM: Open auth type
  * @WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_SHARED_KEY: Shared Key Auth type
  * @WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_AUTOSWITCH: Auto switch Open/Shared
+ * @WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_SAE: SAE auth type
  * @WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_WPA: WPA Enterprise
  * @WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_WPA_PSK: WPA PSK
  * @WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_WPA_NONE: WPA None
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ enum wlan_auth_type {
 	WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM,
 	WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_SHARED_KEY,
 	WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_AUTOSWITCH,
+	WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_SAE,
 	WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_WPA,
 	WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_WPA_PSK,
 	WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_WPA_NONE,
diff --git a/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_filter.c b/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_filter.c
index 5f4a64703c..545e74728f 100644
--- a/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_filter.c
+++ b/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_filter.c
@@ -390,6 +390,18 @@ static bool scm_is_rsn_security(struct scan_filter *filter,
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+
+		if (scm_is_cipher_match(rsn.akm_suites,
+		    rsn.akm_suite_count,
+		   WLAN_RSN_SEL(WLAN_AKM_SAE))) {
+			if (WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_SAE ==
+			   filter->auth_type[i]) {
+				neg_auth = WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_SAE;
+				match = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (scm_is_cipher_match(rsn.akm_suites,
 		   rsn.akm_suite_count, WLAN_RSN_DPP_AKM)) {
 			if (WLAN_AUTH_TYPE_DPP_RSN ==