diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
index 888f18268bb2..3277a92b1fcc 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
@@ -544,6 +544,16 @@ QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_set_sap_listen_interval(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_set_assoc_sta_limit(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 					 int value);
 
+/**
+ * wlan_mlme_get_assoc_sta_limit() - Get the assoc sta limit
+ * @psoc: pointer to psoc object
+ * @value: Pointer to value that needs to be filled by MLME
+ *
+ * Return: QDF Status
+ */
+QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_get_assoc_sta_limit(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+					 int *value);
+
 /**
  * wlan_mlme_set_sap_get_peer_info() - get the sap get peer info
  * @psoc: pointer to psoc object
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h
index 02dbdc2c707c..8d739a4e40ca 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h
@@ -1623,6 +1623,22 @@ QDF_STATUS ucfg_mlme_set_assoc_sta_limit(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	return wlan_mlme_set_assoc_sta_limit(psoc, value);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ucfg_mlme_get_assoc_sta_limit() - Get the assoc sta limit
+ * @psoc: pointer to psoc object
+ * @value: Pointer to variable that needs to be filled by MLME
+ *
+ * Inline UCFG API to be used by HDD/OSIF callers
+ *
+ * Return: QDF Status
+ */
+static inline
+QDF_STATUS ucfg_mlme_get_assoc_sta_limit(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+					 int *value)
+{
+	return wlan_mlme_get_assoc_sta_limit(psoc, value);
+}
+
 /**
  * ucfg_mlme_get_listen_interval() - Get listen interval
  * @psoc: pointer to psoc object
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
index 04984aa0d6a5..c8454e4b0c89 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
@@ -1744,6 +1744,20 @@ QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_set_assoc_sta_limit(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_get_assoc_sta_limit(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+					 int *value)
+{
+	struct wlan_mlme_psoc_ext_obj *mlme_obj;
+
+	mlme_obj = mlme_get_psoc_ext_obj(psoc);
+	if (!mlme_obj)
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+
+	*value = mlme_obj->cfg.sap_cfg.assoc_sta_limit;
+
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_get_sap_get_peer_info(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 					   bool *value)
 {
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd_wext.c
index 690cf177f73d..559899b16efe 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd_wext.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ static __iw_softap_getparam(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	switch (sub_cmd) {
 	case QCSAP_PARAM_MAX_ASSOC:
-		if (ucfg_mlme_set_assoc_sta_limit(hdd_ctx->psoc, *value) !=
+		if (ucfg_mlme_get_assoc_sta_limit(hdd_ctx->psoc, value) !=
 		    QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			hdd_err("CFG_ASSOC_STA_LIMIT failed");
 			ret = -EIO;
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 643045dacc21..d95ea8353e3d 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -5360,7 +5360,7 @@ static int __iw_setnone_getint(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 	case WE_GET_MAX_ASSOC:
 	{
-		if (ucfg_mlme_set_assoc_sta_limit(hdd_ctx->psoc, *value) !=
+		if (ucfg_mlme_get_assoc_sta_limit(hdd_ctx->psoc, value) !=
 		    QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			hdd_err("CFG_ASSOC_STA_LIMIT failed");
 			ret = -EIO;