diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 620fb416167e..b578d179903a 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 #include "os_if_nan.h"
 #include "nan_public_structs.h"
 #include "wlan_reg_ucfg_api.h"
+#include "wlan_hdd_rx_monitor.h"
 
 #ifdef CNSS_GENL
 #include <net/cnss_nl.h>
@@ -1701,6 +1702,10 @@ static int __hdd_mon_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	ENTER_DEV(dev);
 	hdd_mon_mode_ether_setup(dev);
 	ret = hdd_set_mon_rx_cb(dev);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = hdd_enable_monitor_mode(dev);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_rx_monitor.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_rx_monitor.c
index 8fcbe6fae029..7ba03960d481 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_rx_monitor.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_rx_monitor.c
@@ -118,3 +118,26 @@ void hdd_monitor_set_rx_monitor_cb(struct ol_txrx_ops *txrx,
 {
 	txrx->rx.mon = rx_monitor_cb;
 }
+
+/**
+ * hdd_enable_monitor_mode() - Enable monitor mode
+ * @dev: Pointer to the net_device structure
+ *
+ * This function invokes cdp interface API to enable
+ * monitor mode configuration on the hardware. In this
+ * case sends HTT messages to FW to setup hardware rings
+ *
+ * Return: 0 for success; non-zero for failure
+ */
+int hdd_enable_monitor_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	void *soc = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
+	void *pdev = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX);
+	hdd_adapter_t *adapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(dev);
+
+	ENTER_DEV(dev);
+
+	return cdp_set_monitor_mode(soc,
+			(struct cdp_vdev *)cdp_get_vdev_from_vdev_id(soc,
+			(struct cdp_pdev *)pdev, adapter->sessionId), false);
+}
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_rx_monitor.h b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_rx_monitor.h
index 161b8a14bbd1..415b52325109 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_rx_monitor.h
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_rx_monitor.h
@@ -37,12 +37,18 @@ void hdd_monitor_set_rx_monitor_cb(struct ol_txrx_ops *txrx,
 void hdd_rx_monitor_callback(ol_osif_vdev_handle vdev,
 				qdf_nbuf_t mpdu,
 				void *rx_status);
+
+int hdd_enable_monitor_mode(struct net_device *dev);
 #else
-static void hdd_monitor_set_rx_monitor_cb(struct ol_txrx_ops *txrx,
+static inline void hdd_monitor_set_rx_monitor_cb(struct ol_txrx_ops *txrx,
 					ol_txrx_rx_mon_fp rx_monitor_cb){ }
-static void hdd_rx_monitor_callback(ol_osif_vdev_handle vdev,
+static inline void hdd_rx_monitor_callback(ol_osif_vdev_handle vdev,
 				qdf_nbuf_t mpdu,
 				void *rx_status){ }
+static inline int hdd_enable_monitor_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_LITHIUM */
 
 #endif /* __WLAN_HDD_RX_MONITOR_H */