diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
index 74f54745d3..48bfda8eb7 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
@@ -2218,6 +2218,7 @@ struct pno_nw_type {
  * @sessionId: Session identifier
  * @fast_scan_period: Fast Scan period
  * @slow_scan_period: Slow scan period
+ * @delay_start_time: delay in seconds to use before starting the first scan
  * @fast_scan_max_cycles: Fast scan max cycles
  * @us24GProbeTemplateLen: 2.4G probe template length
  * @p24GProbeTemplate: 2.4G probe template
@@ -2239,6 +2240,7 @@ struct pno_scan_req_params {
 	uint8_t sessionId;
 	uint32_t fast_scan_period;
 	uint32_t slow_scan_period;
+	uint32_t delay_start_time;
 	uint8_t fast_scan_max_cycles;
 	uint32_t        active_min_time;
 	uint32_t        active_max_time;
diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
index 345787173f..c95308de49 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
@@ -6628,6 +6628,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS send_pno_start_cmd_tlv(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 	/* Copy scan interval */
 	cmd->fast_scan_period = pno->fast_scan_period;
 	cmd->slow_scan_period = pno->slow_scan_period;
+	cmd->delay_start_time = WMI_SEC_TO_MSEC(pno->delay_start_time);
 	cmd->fast_scan_max_cycles = pno->fast_scan_max_cycles;
 	WMI_LOGD("fast_scan_period: %d msec slow_scan_period: %d msec",
 			cmd->fast_scan_period, cmd->slow_scan_period);