diff --git a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
index 4fd55c786080..208d9a200bcf 100644
--- a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
+++ b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
@@ -1321,6 +1321,7 @@ mlme_init_bss_load_trigger_params(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	bss_load_trig->enabled =
 		cfg_get(psoc, CFG_ENABLE_BSS_LOAD_TRIGGERED_ROAM);
 	bss_load_trig->threshold = cfg_get(psoc, CFG_BSS_LOAD_THRESHOLD);
+	bss_load_trig->sample_time = cfg_get(psoc, CFG_BSS_LOAD_SAMPLE_TIME);
 }
 
 static void mlme_init_lfr_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_lfr.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_lfr.h
index 71082bf8acd7..408679ac7f5d 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_lfr.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_lfr.h
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@
  * enable_bss_load_roam_trigger - enable/disable bss load based roam trigger
  * @Min: 0
  * @Max: 1
- * @Default: 1
+ * @Default: 0
  *
  * This ini when enabled, allows the firmware to roam when bss load outpaces
  * the configured bss load threshold. When this ini is disabled, firmware
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@
  */
 #define CFG_ENABLE_BSS_LOAD_TRIGGERED_ROAM CFG_INI_BOOL( \
 			"enable_bss_load_roam_trigger", \
-			1, \
+			0, \
 			"enable bss load triggered roaming")
 
 /*
@@ -1896,6 +1896,29 @@
 		CFG_VALUE_OR_DEFAULT, \
 		"bss load threshold")
 
+/*
+ * <ini>
+ * bss_load_sample_time - Time in milliseconds for which the bss load values
+ * obtained from the beacons is sampled.
+ * @Min: 0
+ * @Max: 0xffffffff
+ * @Default: 10000
+ *
+ * Related: None
+ *
+ * Supported Feature: Roaming
+ *
+ * Usage: External
+ *
+ * </ini>
+ */
+#define CFG_BSS_LOAD_SAMPLE_TIME CFG_INI_UINT( \
+			"bss_load_sample_time", \
+			0, \
+			0xffffffff, \
+			10000, \
+			CFG_VALUE_OR_DEFAULT, \
+			"bss load sampling time")
 
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_ROAM_OFFLOAD
 /*
@@ -2024,6 +2047,7 @@
 	CFG(CFG_LFR_DELAY_BEFORE_VDEV_STOP) \
 	CFG(CFG_ENABLE_BSS_LOAD_TRIGGERED_ROAM) \
 	CFG(CFG_BSS_LOAD_THRESHOLD) \
+	CFG(CFG_BSS_LOAD_SAMPLE_TIME) \
 	ROAM_OFFLOAD_ALL \
 	LFR_ESE_ALL
 
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
index 7a887497427e..21e609c2800a 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
@@ -1166,12 +1166,15 @@ enum roaming_dfs_channel_type {
 
 /*
  * struct bss_load_trigger - parameters related to bss load triggered roam
- * @enabled - flag to check if this trigger is enabled/disabled
- * @threshold - Bss load threshold value above which roaming should start
+ * @enabled: flag to check if this trigger is enabled/disabled
+ * @threshold: Bss load threshold value above which roaming should start
+ * @sample_time: Time duration in milliseconds for which the bss load value
+ * should be monitored
  */
 struct bss_load_trigger {
 	bool enabled;
 	uint32_t threshold;
+	uint32_t sample_time;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
index f59585006bd5..6c3e37f029b3 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
@@ -17208,6 +17208,8 @@ csr_update_roam_scan_offload_request(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 			mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->lfr.bss_load_trig.enabled;
 	req_buf->bss_load_config.bss_load_threshold =
 		mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->lfr.bss_load_trig.threshold;
+	req_buf->bss_load_config.bss_load_sample_time =
+		mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->lfr.bss_load_trig.sample_time;
 	req_buf->bss_load_config.vdev_id = session->sessionId;
 
 	req_buf->ReassocFailureTimeout =
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c b/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
index e3f0ec0c3633..80495811d895 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_scan_roam.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,6 @@ static QDF_STATUS wma_roam_scan_btm_offload(tp_wma_handle wma_handle,
 /**
  * wma_send_roam_bss_load_config() - API to send load bss trigger
  * related parameters to fw
- *
  * @handle: WMA handle
  * @roam_req: bss load config parameters from csr to be sent to fw
  *
@@ -1432,8 +1431,9 @@ void wma_send_roam_bss_load_config(WMA_HANDLE handle,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	WMA_LOGD("%s: Sending bss load trig params vdev %u bss_load_threshold %u",
-		 __func__, params->vdev_id, params->bss_load_threshold);
+	WMA_LOGD("%s: Sending bss load trig params vdev %u bss_load_threshold %u bss_load_sample_time: %u",
+		 __func__, params->vdev_id, params->bss_load_threshold,
+		 params->bss_load_sample_time);
 
 	status = wmi_unified_send_bss_load_config(wma_handle->wmi_handle,
 						  params);
@@ -1631,7 +1631,8 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_process_roaming_config(tp_wma_handle wma_handle,
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * Send 11k offload enable to FW as part of RSO Start
+		 * Send 11k offload enable and bss load trigger parameters
+		 * to FW as part of RSO Start
 		 */
 		if (roam_req->reason == REASON_CTX_INIT) {
 			qdf_status = wma_send_offload_11k_params(wma_handle,
@@ -1641,11 +1642,12 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_process_roaming_config(tp_wma_handle wma_handle,
 					 qdf_status);
 				break;
 			}
-		}
 
-		if (roam_req->bss_load_trig_enabled) {
-			bss_load_cfg = &roam_req->bss_load_config;
-			wma_send_roam_bss_load_config(wma_handle, bss_load_cfg);
+			if (roam_req->bss_load_trig_enabled) {
+				bss_load_cfg = &roam_req->bss_load_config;
+				wma_send_roam_bss_load_config(wma_handle,
+							      bss_load_cfg);
+			}
 		}
 		break;