diff --git a/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h b/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h
index 4b77fca93dcd..493b6fef2bea 100644
--- a/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h
+++ b/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2018 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -970,6 +970,19 @@ QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_get_channel_from_scan_result(
 		struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		void *roam_profile, uint8_t *channel);
 
+/**
+ * policy_mgr_mode_specific_num_open_sessions() - to get number of open sessions
+ *                                                for a specific mode
+ * @psoc: PSOC object information
+ * @mode: device mode
+ * @num_sessions: to store num open sessions
+ *
+ * Return: QDF_STATUS
+ */
+QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_mode_specific_num_open_sessions(
+		struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, enum QDF_OPMODE mode,
+		uint8_t *num_sessions);
+
 /**
  * policy_mgr_concurrent_open_sessions_running() - Checks for
  * concurrent open session
diff --git a/src/wlan_policy_mgr_get_set_utils.c b/src/wlan_policy_mgr_get_set_utils.c
index d477600da5df..33483e045839 100644
--- a/src/wlan_policy_mgr_get_set_utils.c
+++ b/src/wlan_policy_mgr_get_set_utils.c
@@ -2053,6 +2053,22 @@ enum policy_mgr_con_mode policy_mgr_convert_device_mode_to_qdf_type(
 	return mode;
 }
 
+QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_mode_specific_num_open_sessions(
+		struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, enum QDF_OPMODE mode,
+		uint8_t *num_sessions)
+{
+	struct policy_mgr_psoc_priv_obj *pm_ctx;
+
+	pm_ctx = policy_mgr_get_context(psoc);
+	if (!pm_ctx) {
+		policy_mgr_err("Invalid context");
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	*num_sessions = pm_ctx->no_of_open_sessions[mode];
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /**
  * policy_mgr_concurrent_open_sessions_running() - Checks for
  * concurrent open session