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 af31f3b155..7195c7b262 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_connect.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_connect.c
@@ -1733,6 +1733,12 @@ cm_resume_connect_after_peer_create(struct cnx_mgr *cm_ctx, wlan_cm_id *cm_id)
 	req.is_non_assoc_link = cm_req->connect_req.req.is_non_assoc_link;
 	cm_update_ml_partner_info(&cm_req->connect_req.req, &req);
 
+	if (util_scan_entry_is_hidden_ap(req.bss->entry) &&
+	    QDF_HAS_PARAM(neg_sec_info->key_mgmt, WLAN_CRYPTO_KEY_MGMT_OWE)) {
+		mlme_debug("OWE transition candidate has wildcard ssid");
+		req.owe_trans_ssid = cm_req->connect_req.req.ssid;
+	}
+
 	wlan_reg_get_cc_and_src(psoc, country_code);
 	mlme_nofl_info(CM_PREFIX_FMT "Connecting to %.*s " QDF_MAC_ADDR_FMT " rssi: %d freq: %d akm 0x%x cipher: uc 0x%x mc 0x%x, wps %d osen %d force RSN %d CC: %c%c",
 		       CM_PREFIX_REF(req.vdev_id, req.cm_id),
diff --git a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_public_struct.h b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_public_struct.h
index 5bc22d757c..31dfc89930 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_public_struct.h
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_public_struct.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ struct wlan_cm_connect_req {
  * @fils_info: Fills related connect info
  * @is_non_assoc_link: non assoc link
  * @ml_parnter_info: ml partner link info
+ * @owe_trans_ssid: owe trans ssid to be used when scan entry ssid is wildcard
  */
 struct wlan_cm_vdev_connect_req {
 	uint8_t vdev_id;
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ struct wlan_cm_vdev_connect_req {
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11BE_MLO
 	struct mlo_partner_info ml_parnter_info;
 #endif
+	struct wlan_ssid owe_trans_ssid;
 };
 
 /**