diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index e3ff6165781e..c0df974aadf8 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2012-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -1152,6 +1152,7 @@ struct hdd_chan_change_params {
  * @user: user context to prevent/allow runtime pm
  * @is_user_wakelock_acquired: boolean to check if user wakelock status
  * @monitor_mode: monitor mode context to prevent/allow runtime pm
+ * @stats: stats context to prevent/allow runtime pm
  *
  * Runtime PM control for underlying activities
  */
@@ -1161,6 +1162,7 @@ struct hdd_runtime_pm_context {
 	qdf_runtime_lock_t user;
 	bool is_user_wakelock_acquired;
 	qdf_runtime_lock_t monitor_mode;
+	qdf_runtime_lock_t stats;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 692fca6f8892..b11865e4bd82 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2012-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -1437,6 +1437,7 @@ static void hdd_runtime_suspend_context_init(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	qdf_runtime_lock_init(&ctx->connect);
 	qdf_runtime_lock_init(&ctx->user);
 	qdf_runtime_lock_init(&ctx->monitor_mode);
+	qdf_runtime_lock_init(&ctx->stats);
 
 	ctx->is_user_wakelock_acquired = false;
 
@@ -1456,6 +1457,7 @@ static void hdd_runtime_suspend_context_deinit(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	if (ctx->is_user_wakelock_acquired)
 		qdf_runtime_pm_allow_suspend(&ctx->user);
 
+	qdf_runtime_lock_deinit(&ctx->stats);
 	qdf_runtime_lock_deinit(&ctx->monitor_mode);
 	qdf_runtime_lock_deinit(&ctx->user);
 	qdf_runtime_lock_deinit(&ctx->connect);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_stats.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_stats.c
index 8c495ff61814..2679dfd7e622 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_stats.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_stats.c
@@ -2010,6 +2010,8 @@ static int wlan_hdd_send_ll_stats_req(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	qdf_runtime_pm_prevent_suspend(&hdd_ctx->runtime_context.stats);
+
 	cookie = osif_request_cookie(request);
 
 	priv = osif_request_priv(request);
@@ -2056,6 +2058,8 @@ exit:
 	hdd_exit();
 	osif_request_put(request);
 
+	qdf_runtime_pm_allow_suspend(&hdd_ctx->runtime_context.stats);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -6853,16 +6857,23 @@ int wlan_hdd_get_station_stats(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct stats_event *stats;
 	struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev;
+	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = WLAN_HDD_GET_CTX(adapter);
 
 	if (!get_station_fw_request_needed) {
 		hdd_debug("return cached get_station stats");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	ret = wlan_hdd_validate_context(hdd_ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	vdev = hdd_objmgr_get_vdev(adapter);
 	if (!vdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	qdf_runtime_pm_prevent_suspend(&hdd_ctx->runtime_context.stats);
+
 	stats = wlan_cfg80211_mc_cp_stats_get_station_stats(vdev, &ret);
 	if (ret || !stats) {
 		wlan_cfg80211_mc_cp_stats_free_stats_event(stats);
@@ -6875,6 +6886,8 @@ int wlan_hdd_get_station_stats(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 	wlan_cfg80211_mc_cp_stats_free_stats_event(stats);
 
 out:
+	qdf_runtime_pm_allow_suspend(&hdd_ctx->runtime_context.stats);
+
 	hdd_objmgr_put_vdev(vdev);
 	return ret;
 }