diff --git a/core/sme/inc/csr_internal.h b/core/sme/inc/csr_internal.h
index 2dd264655bdc..ac27ea7e039e 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/csr_internal.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/csr_internal.h
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ typedef struct tagCsrScanStruct {
 #endif
 	/* This includes all channels on which candidate APs are found */
 	tCsrChannel occupiedChannels[CSR_ROAM_SESSION_MAX];
+	int8_t roam_candidate_count[CSR_ROAM_SESSION_MAX];
 	int8_t inScanResultBestAPRssi;
 	csr_scan_completeCallback callback11dScanDone;
 	bool fcc_constraint;
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
index da177d66d690..327e612edcc6 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
@@ -17343,10 +17343,15 @@ csr_roam_offload_scan(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx, uint8_t session_id,
 		roam_params_dst->traffic_threshold);
 
 	/* Set initial dense roam status */
-	if (req_buf->ConnectedNetwork.ChannelCount >
+	if (mac_ctx->scan.roam_candidate_count[session_id] >
 	    roam_params_dst->dense_min_aps_cnt)
 		roam_params_dst->initial_dense_status = true;
 
+	QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+		 "initial_dense_status:%d, candidate count:%d",
+		 roam_params_dst->initial_dense_status,
+		 mac_ctx->scan.roam_candidate_count[session_id]);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < roam_params_dst->num_bssid_avoid_list; i++) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG,
 			"Blacklist Bssid: ("MAC_ADDRESS_STR")",
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c
index 6f960e26be16..7c70213b2d54 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c
@@ -1602,10 +1602,11 @@ static bool csr_is_better_bss(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 
 /* Add the channel to the occupiedChannels array */
 static void csr_scan_add_to_occupied_channels(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
-					      tCsrScanResult *pResult,
-					      uint8_t sessionId,
-					      tCsrChannel *occupied_ch,
-					      tDot11fBeaconIEs *pIes)
+					tCsrScanResult *pResult,
+					uint8_t sessionId,
+					tCsrChannel *occupied_ch,
+					tDot11fBeaconIEs *pIes,
+					bool is_init_list)
 {
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 	uint8_t ch;
@@ -1613,9 +1614,15 @@ static void csr_scan_add_to_occupied_channels(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
 	uint8_t *occupied_ch_lst = occupied_ch->channelList;
 
 	ch = pResult->Result.BssDescriptor.channelId;
-	if (csr_is_channel_present_in_list(occupied_ch_lst, num_occupied_ch, ch)
-	    || !csr_neighbor_roam_connected_profile_match(pMac, sessionId,
-							  pResult, pIes))
+	if (!csr_neighbor_roam_connected_profile_match(pMac,
+						sessionId, pResult, pIes))
+		return;
+
+	if (is_init_list)
+		pMac->scan.roam_candidate_count[sessionId]++;
+
+	if (csr_is_channel_present_in_list(occupied_ch_lst,
+					   num_occupied_ch, ch))
 		return;
 
 	status = csr_add_to_channel_list_front(occupied_ch_lst,
@@ -1658,7 +1665,8 @@ static void csr_scan_add_result(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, tCsrScanResult *pResult,
 		 * "gNeighborScanChannelList" is NOT set in the cfg.ini file
 		 */
 		csr_scan_add_to_occupied_channels(pMac, pResult, sessionId,
-				&pMac->scan.occupiedChannels[sessionId], pIes);
+				&pMac->scan.occupiedChannels[sessionId], pIes,
+				false);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -7021,6 +7029,7 @@ void csr_init_occupied_channels_list(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, uint8_t sessionId)
 
 	/* Empty occupied channels here */
 	pMac->scan.occupiedChannels[sessionId].numChannels = 0;
+	pMac->scan.roam_candidate_count[sessionId] = 0;
 
 	csr_ll_lock(&pMac->scan.scanResultList);
 	pEntry = csr_ll_peek_head(&pMac->scan.scanResultList, LL_ACCESS_NOLOCK);
@@ -7033,7 +7042,8 @@ void csr_init_occupied_channels_list(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, uint8_t sessionId)
 				&pBssDesc->Result.BssDescriptor, &pIes)))
 			continue;
 		csr_scan_add_to_occupied_channels(pMac, pBssDesc, sessionId,
-				&pMac->scan.occupiedChannels[sessionId], pIes);
+				&pMac->scan.occupiedChannels[sessionId], pIes,
+				true);
 		/*
 		 * Free the memory allocated for pIes in
 		 * csr_get_parsed_bss_description_ies
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c b/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
index 39598e3ed0a8..491e72003e7c 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_roam_scan_offload_rssi_thresh(tp_wma_handle wma_handle,
 	params.dense_min_aps_cnt = roam_params->dense_min_aps_cnt;
 	params.traffic_threshold =
 			roam_params->traffic_threshold;
-	params.initial_dense_status = 0; /* reserved */
+	params.initial_dense_status = roam_params->initial_dense_status;
 
 
 	/*
@@ -903,10 +903,11 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_roam_scan_offload_rssi_thresh(tp_wma_handle wma_handle,
 		FL("hirssi_scan max_count=%d, delta=%d, hirssi_upper_bound=%d"),
 		hirssi_scan_max_count, hirssi_scan_delta, hirssi_upper_bound);
 	WMA_LOGI(
-		FL("dense_rssi_thresh_offset=%d, dense_min_aps_cnt=%d, traffic_threshold=%d"),
+		FL("dense_rssi_thresh_offset=%d, dense_min_aps_cnt=%d, traffic_threshold=%d initial_dense_status=%d"),
 			roam_params->dense_rssi_thresh_offset,
 			roam_params->dense_min_aps_cnt,
-			roam_params->traffic_threshold);
+			roam_params->traffic_threshold,
+			roam_params->initial_dense_status);
 	return status;
 }