diff --git a/core/mac/inc/sir_mac_prot_def.h b/core/mac/inc/sir_mac_prot_def.h
index a3f9e9f778ff..f124b5fb4be4 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/sir_mac_prot_def.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/sir_mac_prot_def.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 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
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@
 /* block acknowledgment action frame types */
 #define SIR_MAC_ACTION_VENDOR_SPECIFIC 9
 #define SIR_MAC_ACTION_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_CATEGORY     0x7F
+#define SIR_MAC_PROT_ACTION_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_CATEGORY 0x7E
 #define SIR_MAC_ACTION_P2P_SUBTYPE_PRESENCE_RSP     2
 
 /* Public Action for 20/40 BSS Coexistence */
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_action_frame.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_action_frame.c
index 1a683db31d7d..24f8e406ee92 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_action_frame.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_action_frame.c
@@ -1606,7 +1606,6 @@ void lim_process_action_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 	int8_t rssi;
 	uint32_t frame_len = WMA_GET_RX_PAYLOAD_LEN(rx_pkt_info);
 	tpSirMacVendorSpecificFrameHdr vendor_specific;
-	uint8_t oui[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0xf0 };
 	uint8_t dpp_oui[] = { 0x50, 0x6F, 0x9A, 0x1A };
 	tpSirMacVendorSpecificPublicActionFrameHdr pub_action;
 
@@ -1818,6 +1817,7 @@ void lim_process_action_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 		break;
 
 	case SIR_MAC_ACTION_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_CATEGORY:
+	case SIR_MAC_PROT_ACTION_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_CATEGORY:
 		vendor_specific = (tpSirMacVendorSpecificFrameHdr) action_hdr;
 		mac_hdr = NULL;
 
@@ -1829,12 +1829,9 @@ void lim_process_action_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 			return;
 		}
 
-		/* Check if it is a vendor specific action frame. */
-		if (LIM_IS_STA_ROLE(session) &&
-		    (!qdf_mem_cmp(session->self_mac_addr,
-					&mac_hdr->da[0], sizeof(tSirMacAddr)))
-		    && IS_WES_MODE_ENABLED(mac_ctx)
-		    && !qdf_mem_cmp(vendor_specific->Oui, oui, 3)) {
+		/* Forward all vendor specific action frames. */
+		if (!qdf_mem_cmp(session->self_mac_addr,
+				 &mac_hdr->da[0], sizeof(tSirMacAddr))) {
 			pe_debug("Rcvd Vendor specific frame OUI: %x %x %x",
 				vendor_specific->Oui[0],
 				vendor_specific->Oui[1],
@@ -1854,16 +1851,8 @@ void lim_process_action_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 					WMA_GET_RX_RSSI_NORMALIZED(
 					rx_pkt_info), RXMGMT_FLAG_NONE);
 		} else {
-			pe_debug("Dropping the vendor specific action frame"
-					"beacause of (WES Mode not enabled "
-					"(WESMODE: %d) or OUI mismatch "
-					"(%02x %02x %02x) or not received with"
-					"SelfSta address) system role: %d",
-				IS_WES_MODE_ENABLED(mac_ctx),
-				vendor_specific->Oui[0],
-				vendor_specific->Oui[1],
-				vendor_specific->Oui[2],
-				GET_LIM_SYSTEM_ROLE(session));
+			pe_debug("Dropping the vendor specific action frame SelfSta address system role: %d",
+				 GET_LIM_SYSTEM_ROLE(session));
 		}
 	break;
 	case ACTION_CATEGORY_PUBLIC:
@@ -1896,11 +1885,15 @@ void lim_process_action_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 			/* send the frame to supplicant */
 			/* fallthrough */
 		case SIR_MAC_ACTION_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_CATEGORY:
+		case SIR_MAC_PROT_ACTION_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_CATEGORY:
 		case SIR_MAC_ACTION_2040_BSS_COEXISTENCE:
 		case SIR_MAC_ACTION_GAS_INITIAL_REQUEST:
 		case SIR_MAC_ACTION_GAS_INITIAL_RESPONSE:
 		case SIR_MAC_ACTION_GAS_COMEBACK_REQUEST:
 		case SIR_MAC_ACTION_GAS_COMEBACK_RESPONSE:
+		default:
+			pe_debug("Public action frame: %d",
+				 action_hdr->actionID);
 			/*
 			 * Forward to the SME to HDD to wpa_supplicant
 			 * type is ACTION
@@ -1914,10 +1907,6 @@ void lim_process_action_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 					WMA_GET_RX_RSSI_NORMALIZED(
 					rx_pkt_info), RXMGMT_FLAG_NONE);
 			break;
-		default:
-			pe_debug("Unhandled public action frame: %d",
-				 action_hdr->actionID);
-			break;
 		}
 		break;