diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index 895dccdbcf72..98d43c5fa2c2 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
 #define HDD_SESSION_ID_INVALID    0xFF
 
 #define SCAN_REJECT_THRESHOLD_TIME 300000 /* Time is in msec, equal to 5 mins */
+#define SCAN_REJECT_THRESHOLD 15
 
 /* Default Psoc id */
 #define DEFAULT_PSOC_ID 1
@@ -1621,6 +1622,7 @@ struct hdd_context_s {
 	uint8_t last_scan_reject_session_id;
 	enum scan_reject_states last_scan_reject_reason;
 	unsigned long last_scan_reject_timestamp;
+	uint8_t scan_reject_cnt;
 	bool dfs_cac_offload;
 	bool reg_offload;
 #ifdef FEATURE_WLAN_CH_AVOID
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
index caa94c561cf6..176b57323e61 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
@@ -1406,6 +1406,7 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_wlan_re_init(void)
 	pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_session_id = 0xFF;
 	pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_reason = 0;
 	pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_timestamp = 0;
+	pHddCtx->scan_reject_cnt = 0;
 
 	hdd_set_roaming_in_progress(false);
 	complete(&pAdapter->roaming_comp_var);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_scan.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_scan.c
index 1ec652451ae4..fbb1e01aaecf 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_scan.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_scan.c
@@ -925,14 +925,19 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 			pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_timestamp =
 				jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies) +
 				SCAN_REJECT_THRESHOLD_TIME;
+			pHddCtx->scan_reject_cnt = 0;
 		} else {
-			hdd_debug("curr_session id %d curr_reason %d threshold time has elapsed? %d",
-				curr_session_id, curr_reason,
+			pHddCtx->scan_reject_cnt++;
+			hdd_debug("curr_session id %d curr_reason %d count %d threshold time has elapsed? %d",
+				curr_session_id, curr_reason, pHddCtx->scan_reject_cnt,
 				qdf_system_time_after(jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies),
 				pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_timestamp));
-			if (qdf_system_time_after(jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies),
+			if ((pHddCtx->scan_reject_cnt >=
+			   SCAN_REJECT_THRESHOLD) &&
+			   qdf_system_time_after(jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies),
 			   pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_timestamp)) {
 				pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_timestamp = 0;
+				pHddCtx->scan_reject_cnt = 0;
 				if (pHddCtx->config->enable_fatal_event) {
 					cds_flush_logs(WLAN_LOG_TYPE_FATAL,
 					   WLAN_LOG_INDICATOR_HOST_DRIVER,
@@ -954,6 +959,7 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_timestamp = 0;
 	pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_session_id = 0xFF;
 	pHddCtx->last_scan_reject_reason = 0;
+	pHddCtx->scan_reject_cnt = 0;
 
 	/* Check whether SAP scan can be skipped or not */
 	if (pAdapter->device_mode == QDF_SAP_MODE &&