diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
index 89bfd49789..b36ef6e874 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
@@ -981,6 +981,16 @@ QDF_STATUS mlme_update_tgt_he_caps_in_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
  */
 QDF_STATUS mlme_update_tgt_eht_caps_in_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 					  struct wma_tgt_cfg *cfg);
+
+/**
+ * wlan_mlme_convert_eht_op_bw_to_phy_ch_width() - convert channel width in eht
+ *                                                 operation IE to phy_ch_width
+ * @channel_width: channel width in eht operation IE
+ *
+ * Return: phy_ch_width
+ */
+enum phy_ch_width wlan_mlme_convert_eht_op_bw_to_phy_ch_width(
+						uint8_t channel_width);
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
index a251cf5aa9..03e50eb8d6 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
@@ -1042,6 +1042,23 @@ QDF_STATUS mlme_update_tgt_eht_caps_in_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	}
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+enum phy_ch_width wlan_mlme_convert_eht_op_bw_to_phy_ch_width(
+						uint8_t channel_width)
+{
+	enum phy_ch_width phy_bw = CH_WIDTH_20MHZ;
+
+	if (channel_width == WLAN_EHT_CHWIDTH_320)
+		phy_bw = CH_WIDTH_320MHZ;
+	else if (channel_width == WLAN_EHT_CHWIDTH_160)
+		phy_bw = CH_WIDTH_160MHZ;
+	else if (channel_width == WLAN_EHT_CHWIDTH_80)
+		phy_bw = CH_WIDTH_80MHZ;
+	else if (channel_width == WLAN_EHT_CHWIDTH_40)
+		phy_bw = CH_WIDTH_40MHZ;
+
+	return phy_bw;
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11BE_MLO
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_rsp_frame.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_rsp_frame.c
index 932c93d4a1..7e716a4774 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_rsp_frame.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_rsp_frame.c
@@ -799,31 +799,64 @@ lim_update_mcs_rate_set(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev, tDot11fIEHTCaps *ht_cap)
  *
  * Return: None.
  */
-static void
+static QDF_STATUS
 lim_update_sta_vdev_punc(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, uint8_t vdev_id,
 			 tpSirAssocRsp assoc_resp)
 {
 	struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev;
 	struct wlan_channel *des_chan;
+	enum phy_ch_width ori_bw;
+	uint16_t ori_puncture_bitmap;
+	uint16_t primary_puncture_bitmap = 0;
 
+	if (!assoc_resp->eht_op.disabled_sub_chan_bitmap_present)
+		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	vdev = wlan_objmgr_get_vdev_by_id_from_psoc(psoc, vdev_id,
 						    WLAN_LEGACY_MAC_ID);
 	if (!vdev) {
 		pe_err("vdev not found for id: %d", vdev_id);
-		return;
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	}
 
 	des_chan = wlan_vdev_mlme_get_des_chan(vdev);
-	des_chan->puncture_bitmap =
+	ori_puncture_bitmap =
 		*(uint16_t *)assoc_resp->eht_op.disabled_sub_chan_bitmap;
-	pe_debug("sta vdev %d puncture %d", vdev_id, des_chan->puncture_bitmap);
+
+	ori_bw = wlan_mlme_convert_eht_op_bw_to_phy_ch_width(
+					assoc_resp->eht_op.channel_width);
+	wlan_reg_extract_puncture_by_bw(ori_bw, ori_puncture_bitmap,
+					des_chan->ch_freq,
+					assoc_resp->eht_op.ccfs1,
+					CH_WIDTH_20MHZ,
+					&primary_puncture_bitmap);
+	if (primary_puncture_bitmap) {
+		pe_err("sta vdev %d freq %d assoc rsp bw %d puncture 0x%x primary chan is punctured",
+		       vdev_id, des_chan->ch_freq, ori_bw, ori_puncture_bitmap);
+		wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref(vdev, WLAN_LEGACY_MAC_ID);
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+	}
+	if (des_chan->ch_width == ori_bw)
+		des_chan->puncture_bitmap = ori_puncture_bitmap;
+	else
+		wlan_reg_extract_puncture_by_bw(ori_bw, ori_puncture_bitmap,
+						des_chan->ch_freq,
+						assoc_resp->eht_op.ccfs1,
+						des_chan->ch_width,
+						&des_chan->puncture_bitmap);
+	pe_debug("sta vdev %d freq %d assoc rsp bw %d puncture 0x%x center frequency %d intersect bw %d puncture 0x%x",
+		 vdev_id, des_chan->ch_freq, ori_bw, ori_puncture_bitmap,
+		 assoc_resp->eht_op.ccfs1, des_chan->ch_width,
+		 des_chan->puncture_bitmap);
 	wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref(vdev, WLAN_LEGACY_MAC_ID);
+
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 #else
-static void
+static QDF_STATUS
 lim_update_sta_vdev_punc(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, uint8_t vdev_id,
 			 tpSirAssocRsp assoc_resp)
 {
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1371,8 +1404,11 @@ lim_process_assoc_rsp_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, uint8_t *rx_pkt_info,
 				   session_entry->nss);
 	lim_update_vdev_rate_set(mac_ctx->psoc, session_entry->smeSessionId,
 				 assoc_rsp);
-	lim_update_sta_vdev_punc(mac_ctx->psoc, session_entry->smeSessionId,
-				 assoc_rsp);
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(lim_update_sta_vdev_punc(
+					mac_ctx->psoc,
+					session_entry->smeSessionId,
+					assoc_rsp)))
+		goto assocReject;
 
 	/*
 	 * Extract the AP capabilities from the beacon that