diff --git a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
index 208d9a200bcf..d36bf0ceb6c2 100644
--- a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
+++ b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
@@ -1887,9 +1887,14 @@ static void mlme_init_wps_params_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 			      &wps_params->wps_uuid.len);
 }
 
-static void mlme_init_btm_cfg(struct wlan_mlme_btm *btm)
+static void mlme_init_btm_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+			      struct wlan_mlme_btm *btm)
 {
 	btm->btm_offload_config = cfg_default(CFG_BTM_ENABLE);
+	btm->prefer_btm_query = cfg_get(psoc, CFG_PREFER_BTM_QUERY);
+	if (btm->prefer_btm_query)
+		MLME_SET_BIT(btm->btm_offload_config, BTM_OFFLOAD_CONFIG_BIT_8);
+
 	btm->btm_solicited_timeout = cfg_default(CFG_BTM_SOLICITED_TIMEOUT);
 	btm->btm_max_attempt_cnt = cfg_default(CFG_BTM_MAX_ATTEMPT_CNT);
 	btm->btm_sticky_time = cfg_default(CFG_BTM_STICKY_TIME);
@@ -2024,11 +2029,11 @@ QDF_STATUS mlme_cfg_on_psoc_enable(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
 	mlme_init_wep_cfg(&mlme_cfg->wep_params);
 	mlme_init_wifi_pos_cfg(psoc, &mlme_cfg->wifi_pos_cfg);
 	mlme_init_wps_params_cfg(psoc, &mlme_cfg->wps_params);
-	mlme_init_btm_cfg(&mlme_cfg->btm);
 	mlme_init_fe_wlm_in_cfg(psoc, &mlme_cfg->wlm_config);
 	mlme_init_fe_rrm_in_cfg(psoc, &mlme_cfg->rrm_config);
 	mlme_init_mwc_cfg(psoc, &mlme_cfg->mwc);
 	mlme_init_reg_cfg(psoc, &mlme_cfg->reg);
+	mlme_init_btm_cfg(psoc, &mlme_cfg->btm);
 
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_btm.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_btm.h
index f49a7fcc2e16..9d7ded6adb6d 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_btm.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_btm.h
@@ -23,6 +23,27 @@
 #ifndef CFG_MLME_BTM_H_
 #define CFG_MLME_BTM_H_
 
+/*
+ * <ini>
+ * prefer_btm_query - Prefer btm query over 11k neighbor report
+ * @Min: 0
+ * @Max: 1
+ * @Default: 1
+ *
+ * This ini is used to enable the STA to send BTM query instead of
+ * 11k neighbor report.
+ *
+ * Supported Feature: STA
+ *
+ * Usage: External
+ *
+ * </ini>
+ */
+#define CFG_PREFER_BTM_QUERY CFG_INI_BOOL( \
+			"prefer_btm_query", \
+			1, \
+			"prefer btm query over 11k neighbor report")
+
 /*
  * <ini>
  * btm_offload_config - Configure BTM
@@ -139,6 +160,7 @@
 	"configure Stick time after roaming to new AP by BTM")
 
 #define CFG_BTM_ALL \
+	CFG(CFG_PREFER_BTM_QUERY) \
 	CFG(CFG_BTM_ENABLE) \
 	CFG(CFG_BTM_SOLICITED_TIMEOUT) \
 	CFG(CFG_BTM_MAX_ATTEMPT_CNT) \
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
index 21e609c2800a..d6b6384557fd 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
@@ -1744,14 +1744,21 @@ struct wlan_mlme_wifi_pos_cfg {
 	uint32_t fine_time_meas_cap;
 };
 
+#define MLME_SET_BIT(value, bit_offset) ((value) |= (1 << (bit_offset)))
+
+#define BTM_OFFLOAD_CONFIG_BIT_8    8
+#define BTM_OFFLOAD_CONFIG_BIT_7    7
+
 /*
  * struct wlan_mlme_btm - BTM related configs
+ * @prefer_btm_query: flag to prefer btm query over 11k
  * @btm_offload_config: configure btm offload
  * @btm_solicited_timeout: configure timeout value for waiting BTM request
  * @btm_max_attempt_cnt: configure maximum attempt for sending BTM query to ESS
  * @btm_sticky_time: configure Stick time after roaming to new AP by BTM
  */
 struct wlan_mlme_btm {
+	bool prefer_btm_query;
 	uint32_t btm_offload_config;
 	uint32_t btm_solicited_timeout;
 	uint32_t btm_max_attempt_cnt;