diff --git a/components/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_roam_offload.c b/components/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_roam_offload.c
index 53bc7f34c5..c53db46965 100644
--- a/components/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_roam_offload.c
+++ b/components/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_roam_offload.c
@@ -100,6 +100,45 @@ cm_roam_fill_rssi_change_params(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, uint8_t vdev_id,
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/**
+ * cm_roam_is_per_roam_allowed()  - Check if PER roam trigger needs to be
+ * disabled based on the current connected rates.
+ * @psoc:   Pointer to the psoc object
+ * @vdev_id: Vdev id
+ *
+ * Return: true if PER roam trigger is allowed
+ */
+static bool
+cm_roam_is_per_roam_allowed(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, uint8_t vdev_id)
+{
+	struct qdf_mac_addr connected_bssid = {0};
+	struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev;
+	enum wlan_phymode peer_phymode = WLAN_PHYMODE_AUTO;
+	QDF_STATUS status;
+
+	vdev = wlan_objmgr_get_vdev_by_id_from_psoc(psoc, vdev_id,
+						    WLAN_MLME_CM_ID);
+	if (!vdev) {
+		mlme_err("Vdev is null for vdev_id:%d", vdev_id);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	status = wlan_vdev_get_bss_peer_mac(vdev, &connected_bssid);
+	wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref(vdev, WLAN_MLME_CM_ID);
+
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
+		return false;
+
+	mlme_get_peer_phymode(psoc, connected_bssid.bytes, &peer_phymode);
+	if (peer_phymode < WLAN_PHYMODE_11NA_HT20) {
+		mlme_debug("vdev:%d PER roam trigger disabled for phymode:%d",
+			   peer_phymode, vdev_id);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_ROAM_OFFLOAD
 /**
  * cm_roam_reason_vsie() - set roam reason vsie
@@ -137,9 +176,21 @@ static void
 cm_roam_triggers(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, uint8_t vdev_id,
 		 struct wlan_roam_triggers *params)
 {
+	bool is_per_roam_enabled;
+
 	params->vdev_id = vdev_id;
 	params->trigger_bitmap =
 		mlme_get_roam_trigger_bitmap(psoc, vdev_id);
+
+	/*
+	 * Disable PER trigger for phymode less than 11n to avoid
+	 * frequent roams as the PER rate threshold is greater than
+	 * 11a/b/g rates
+	 */
+	is_per_roam_enabled = cm_roam_is_per_roam_allowed(psoc, vdev_id);
+	if (!is_per_roam_enabled)
+		params->trigger_bitmap &= ~BIT(ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_PER);
+
 	params->roam_scan_scheme_bitmap =
 		wlan_cm_get_roam_scan_scheme_bitmap(psoc, vdev_id);
 	wlan_cm_roam_get_vendor_btm_params(psoc, &params->vendor_btm_param);
@@ -2765,7 +2816,7 @@ cm_roam_fill_per_roam_request(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 }
 
 /**
- * cm_roam_offload_per_scan() - populates roam offload scan request and sends
+ * cm_roam_offload_per_config() - populates roam offload scan request and sends
  * to fw
  * @psoc: psoc context
  * @vdev_id: vdev id
@@ -2776,8 +2827,18 @@ static QDF_STATUS
 cm_roam_offload_per_config(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, uint8_t vdev_id)
 {
 	struct wlan_per_roam_config_req *req;
+	bool is_per_roam_enabled;
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 
+	/*
+	 * Disable PER trigger for phymode less than 11n to avoid
+	 * frequent roams as the PER rate threshold is greater than
+	 * 11a/b/g rates
+	 */
+	is_per_roam_enabled = cm_roam_is_per_roam_allowed(psoc, vdev_id);
+	if (!is_per_roam_enabled)
+		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
 	req = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(*req));
 	if (!req)
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_NOMEM;