diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h
index 19ef611815..5d94df6d98 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_mc_timer.h
@@ -226,6 +226,22 @@ QDF_STATUS qdf_mc_timer_start(qdf_mc_timer_t *timer, uint32_t expiration_time);
  */
 QDF_STATUS qdf_mc_timer_stop(qdf_mc_timer_t *timer);
 
+/**
+ * qdf_mc_timer_stop_sync() - stop a QDF Timer
+ * @timer: Pointer to timer object
+ * qdf_mc_timer_stop_sync() function stops a timer synchronously
+ * that has been started but has not expired, essentially
+ * cancelling the 'start' request.
+ *
+ * After a timer is stopped, it goes back to the state it was in after it
+ * was created and can be started again via a call to qdf_mc_timer_start().
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS - Timer is initialized successfully
+ * QDF failure status - Timer initialization failed
+ */
+QDF_STATUS qdf_mc_timer_stop_sync(qdf_mc_timer_t *timer);
+
 /**
  * qdf_mc_timer_get_system_ticks() - get the system time in 10ms ticks
  *
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c
index d69c668f39..d0baa3adbe 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_mc_timer.c
@@ -757,6 +757,47 @@ QDF_STATUS qdf_mc_timer_stop(qdf_mc_timer_t *timer)
 }
 qdf_export_symbol(qdf_mc_timer_stop);
 
+QDF_STATUS qdf_mc_timer_stop_sync(qdf_mc_timer_t *timer)
+{
+	/* check for invalid pointer */
+	if (!timer) {
+		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
+			  "%s Null timer pointer being passed", __func__);
+		QDF_ASSERT(0);
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* check if timer refers to an uninitialized object */
+	if (LINUX_TIMER_COOKIE != timer->platform_info.cookie) {
+		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
+			  "%s: Cannot stop uninitialized timer", __func__);
+		QDF_ASSERT(0);
+
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* ensure the timer state is correct */
+	qdf_spin_lock_irqsave(&timer->platform_info.spinlock);
+
+	if (QDF_TIMER_STATE_RUNNING != timer->state) {
+		qdf_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timer->platform_info.spinlock);
+		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH,
+			  "%s: Cannot stop timer in state = %d",
+			  __func__, timer->state);
+		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	timer->state = QDF_TIMER_STATE_STOPPED;
+
+	del_timer_sync(&(timer->platform_info.timer));
+
+	qdf_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timer->platform_info.spinlock);
+
+	qdf_try_allowing_sleep(timer->type);
+
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+qdf_export_symbol(qdf_mc_timer_stop_sync);
 /**
  * qdf_mc_timer_get_system_ticks() - get the system time in 10ms ticks