diff --git a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
index 151e87350341..b5821914711e 100644
--- a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
+++ b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
@@ -1860,6 +1860,7 @@ static void mlme_init_power_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 			(uint8_t)cfg_default(CFG_CURRENT_TX_POWER_LEVEL);
 	power->local_power_constraint =
 			(uint8_t)cfg_default(CFG_LOCAL_POWER_CONSTRAINT);
+	power->use_local_tpe = cfg_get(psoc, CFG_USE_LOCAL_TPE);
 }
 
 static void mlme_init_roam_scoring_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_power.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_power.h
index 24938867aa3b..4aad3c5eadcb 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_power.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_power.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2021 The Linux Foundation. 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
@@ -146,6 +146,27 @@
 		CFG_VALUE_OR_DEFAULT, \
 		"local power constraint")
 
+/*
+ * <ini>
+ * use_local_tpe - use local or regulatory TPE
+ * @Min: 0
+ * @Max: 1
+ * @Default: 0
+ *
+ * This ini is used to set the preference of local or regulatory TPE. If the
+ * preferred choice is not available, it will fall back on the other choice.
+ *
+ * Related: None
+ *
+ * Supported Feature: 6GHz channel transmit power
+ *
+ * Usage: External
+ *
+ * </ini>
+ */
+#define CFG_USE_LOCAL_TPE CFG_INI_BOOL("use_local_tpe", false, \
+					"use local or regulatory TPE")
+
 #define CFG_MLME_POWER_ALL \
 	CFG(CFG_MAX_TX_POWER_2_4) \
 	CFG(CFG_MAX_TX_POWER_5) \
@@ -153,6 +174,7 @@
 	CFG(CFG_SET_TXPOWER_LIMIT2G) \
 	CFG(CFG_SET_TXPOWER_LIMIT5G) \
 	CFG(CFG_CURRENT_TX_POWER_LEVEL) \
-	CFG(CFG_LOCAL_POWER_CONSTRAINT)
+	CFG(CFG_LOCAL_POWER_CONSTRAINT) \
+	CFG(CFG_USE_LOCAL_TPE)
 
 #endif /* __CFG_MLME_POWER_H */
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
index 3277a92b1fcc..90cfa97468a3 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
@@ -3056,4 +3056,15 @@ mlme_is_twt_enabled(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
 	return false;
 }
 #endif /* WLAN_SUPPORT_TWT */
+
+/**
+ * wlan_mlme_is_local_tpe_pref() - Get preference to use local TPE or
+ * regulatory TPE values
+ * @psoc: pointer to psoc object
+ *
+ * Return: True if there is local preference, false if there is regulatory
+ * preference
+ */
+bool wlan_mlme_is_local_tpe_pref(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc);
+
 #endif /* _WLAN_MLME_API_H_ */
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
index e7dbdeb6ee66..014420575ae7 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
@@ -2076,6 +2076,7 @@ struct mlme_power_usage {
  * @tx_power_5g: limit tx power in 5 ghz
  * @current_tx_power_level: current tx power level
  * @local_power_constraint: local power constraint
+ * @use_local_tpe: preference to use local or regulatory TPE
  */
 struct wlan_mlme_power {
 	struct mlme_max_tx_power_24 max_tx_power_24;
@@ -2087,6 +2088,7 @@ struct wlan_mlme_power {
 	uint8_t tx_power_5g;
 	uint8_t current_tx_power_level;
 	uint8_t local_power_constraint;
+	bool use_local_tpe;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
index 465a1fcfa7da..99a71c5b33c2 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
@@ -4701,3 +4701,14 @@ bool wlan_mlme_is_sta_mon_conc_supported(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+bool wlan_mlme_is_local_tpe_pref(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
+{
+	struct wlan_mlme_psoc_ext_obj *mlme_obj;
+
+	mlme_obj = mlme_get_psoc_ext_obj(psoc);
+	if (!mlme_obj)
+		return false;
+
+	return mlme_obj->cfg.power.use_local_tpe;
+}