diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
index 30f50242106f..5002994290e1 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ void lim_process_mlm_start_cnf(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, uint32_t *pMsgBuf)
 		(((tLimMlmStartCnf *) pMsgBuf)->resultCode ==
 						eSIR_SME_SUCCESS)) {
 		channelId = psessionEntry->pLimStartBssReq->channelId;
+		lim_ndi_mlme_vdev_up_transition(psessionEntry);
 
 		/* We should start beacon transmission only if the channel
 		 * on which we are operating is non-DFS until the channel
 		 * availability check is done. The PE will receive an explicit
 		 * request from upper layers to start the beacon transmission
 		 */
-
 		if (!(LIM_IS_IBSS_ROLE(psessionEntry) ||
 			(LIM_IS_AP_ROLE(psessionEntry))))
 				return;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
index 208b2bc0dc82..a1ad6590c80a 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
@@ -8442,6 +8442,16 @@ void lim_send_beacon(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx, tpPESession session)
 					      sizeof(*session), session);
 }
 
+void lim_ndi_mlme_vdev_up_transition(tpPESession session)
+{
+	if (!LIM_IS_NDI_ROLE(session))
+		return;
+
+	wlan_vdev_mlme_sm_deliver_evt(session->vdev,
+				      WLAN_VDEV_SM_EV_START_SUCCESS,
+				      sizeof(*session), session);
+}
+
 QDF_STATUS lim_ap_mlme_vdev_start_send(struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
 				       uint16_t data_len, void *data)
 {
@@ -8509,6 +8519,8 @@ QDF_STATUS lim_ap_mlme_vdev_update_beacon(struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	}
 	session = (tpPESession)data;
+	if (LIM_IS_NDI_ROLE(session))
+		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
 	if (op == BEACON_INIT)
 		lim_send_beacon_ind(session->mac_ctx, session);
@@ -8529,6 +8541,9 @@ QDF_STATUS lim_ap_mlme_vdev_up_send(struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
 		pe_err("session is NULL");
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	}
+	if (LIM_IS_NDI_ROLE(session))
+		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
 
 	msg.type = SIR_HAL_SEND_AP_VDEV_UP;
 	msg.bodyval = session->smeSessionId;
@@ -8656,4 +8671,8 @@ void lim_send_beacon(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx, tpPESession session)
 {
 	lim_send_beacon_ind(mac_ctx, session);
 }
+
+void lim_ndi_mlme_vdev_up_transition(tpPESession session)
+{
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.h b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.h
index a6a668cccbb8..5add155c02f9 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.h
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.h
@@ -1514,6 +1514,14 @@ void lim_rx_invalid_peer_process(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
  */
 void lim_send_beacon(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx, tpPESession session);
 
+/**
+ * lim_ndi_mlme_vdev_up_transition() - Send event to transistion NDI VDEV to UP
+ * @session: session pointer
+ *
+ * Return: None
+ */
+void lim_ndi_mlme_vdev_up_transition(tpPESession session);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VDEV_SM
 /**
  * lim_sta_mlme_vdev_stop_send() - send VDEV stop