diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
index 58ff5c207d3a..1889d6313436 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
@@ -1039,6 +1039,7 @@ typedef struct {
  * @peer_he_tx_mcs_set: Peer HE TX MCS MAP
  * @peer_ppet: Peer HE PPET info
  * @peer_bss_max_idle_option: Peer BSS Max Idle option update
+ * @akm: AKM info
  */
 struct peer_assoc_params {
 	uint32_t vdev_id;
@@ -1102,6 +1103,7 @@ struct peer_assoc_params {
 	struct wmi_host_ppe_threshold peer_ppet;
 	u_int8_t peer_bsscolor_rept_info;
 	uint32_t peer_bss_max_idle_option;
+	uint16_t akm;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
index ea0ee2afcab5..e0cada138da4 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
@@ -2633,6 +2633,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS send_peer_assoc_cmd_tlv(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 	WMITLV_SET_HDR(buf_ptr, WMITLV_TAG_STRUC_wmi_vht_rate_set,
 		       WMITLV_GET_STRUCT_TLVLEN(wmi_vht_rate_set));
 
+	cmd->auth_mode = param->akm;
 	cmd->peer_nss = param->peer_nss;
 
 	/* Update bandwidth-NSS mapping */