diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index 37766275dc16..c8f58ae4e560 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -1642,6 +1642,7 @@ struct hdd_fw_ver_info {
  * @pdev: object manager pdev context
  * @iftype_data_2g: Interface data for 2g band
  * @iftype_data_5g: Interface data for 5g band
+ * @num_latency_critical_clients: Number of latency critical clients connected
  * @bus_bw_work: work for periodically computing DDR bus bandwidth requirements
  * @g_event_flags: a bitmap of hdd_driver_flags
  * @psoc_idle_timeout_work: delayed work for psoc idle shutdown
@@ -1708,6 +1709,7 @@ struct hdd_context {
 	int32_t oem_pid;
 #endif
 
+	qdf_atomic_t num_latency_critical_clients;
 	/** Concurrency Parameters*/
 	uint32_t concurrency_mode;
 
@@ -2537,6 +2539,54 @@ QDF_STATUS __wlan_hdd_validate_mac_address(struct qdf_mac_addr *mac_addr,
  */
 bool hdd_is_any_adapter_connected(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx);
 
+/**
+ * hdd_add_latency_critical_client() - Add latency critical client
+ * @hdd_ctx: Global HDD context
+ * @phymode: the phymode of the connected adapter
+ *
+ * This function adds to the latency critical count if the present
+ * connection is also a latency critical one.
+ *
+ * Returns: None
+ */
+static inline void
+hdd_add_latency_critical_client(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
+				enum qca_wlan_802_11_mode phymode)
+{
+	switch (phymode) {
+	case QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11A:
+	case QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11G:
+		qdf_atomic_inc(&hdd_ctx->num_latency_critical_clients);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * hdd_del_latency_critical_client() - Add tlatency critical client
+ * @hdd_ctx: Global HDD context
+ * @phymode: the phymode of the connected adapter
+ *
+ * This function removes from the latency critical count if the present
+ * connection is also a latency critical one.
+ *
+ * Returns: None
+ */
+static inline void
+hdd_del_latency_critical_client(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
+				enum qca_wlan_802_11_mode phymode)
+{
+	switch (phymode) {
+	case QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11A:
+	case QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11G:
+		qdf_atomic_dec(&hdd_ctx->num_latency_critical_clients);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_DP_BUS_BANDWIDTH
 /**
  * hdd_bus_bw_compute_prev_txrx_stats() - get tx and rx stats
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
index a5d197cebd5b..551d0f3e4434 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
@@ -1574,6 +1574,11 @@ static void hdd_send_association_event(struct net_device *dev,
 				       roam_info->tdls_prohibited,
 				       adapter->vdev);
 #endif
+
+		hdd_add_latency_critical_client(
+			hdd_ctx,
+			hdd_convert_cfgdot11mode_to_80211mode(
+				sta_ctx->conn_info.dot11mode));
 		/* start timer in sta/p2p_cli */
 		hdd_bus_bw_compute_prev_txrx_stats(adapter);
 		hdd_bus_bw_compute_timer_start(hdd_ctx);
@@ -1613,6 +1618,10 @@ static void hdd_send_association_event(struct net_device *dev,
 					  false,
 					  adapter->vdev);
 
+		hdd_del_latency_critical_client(
+			hdd_ctx,
+			hdd_convert_cfgdot11mode_to_80211mode(
+				sta_ctx->conn_info.dot11mode));
 		/* stop timer in sta/p2p_cli */
 		hdd_bus_bw_compute_reset_prev_txrx_stats(adapter);
 		hdd_bus_bw_compute_timer_try_stop(hdd_ctx);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index c53e4b7557a2..42abedb23899 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -22977,6 +22977,37 @@ static int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_get_chainmask(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	return errno;
 }
 
+enum qca_wlan_802_11_mode
+hdd_convert_cfgdot11mode_to_80211mode(enum csr_cfgdot11mode mode)
+{
+	switch (mode) {
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11A:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11A;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11B:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11B;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11G:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11G;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11N:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11N;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11AC:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11AC;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11G_ONLY:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11G;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11N_ONLY:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11N;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11AC_ONLY:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11AC;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11AX:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11AX;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_11AX_ONLY:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_11AX;
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_ABG:
+	case eCSR_CFG_DOT11_MODE_AUTO:
+	default:
+		return QCA_WLAN_802_11_MODE_INVALID;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * struct cfg80211_ops - cfg80211_ops
  *
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.h b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.h
index 8008466ad5a3..f20b99f8b4a6 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.h
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.h
@@ -816,4 +816,13 @@ void wlan_hdd_set_wlm_mode(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, uint16_t latency_level)
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * hdd_convert_cfgdot11mode_to_80211mode() - Function to convert cfg dot11 mode
+ *  to 80211 mode
+ * @mode: cfg dot11 mode
+ *
+ * Return: 80211 mode
+ */
+enum qca_wlan_802_11_mode
+hdd_convert_cfgdot11mode_to_80211mode(enum csr_cfgdot11mode mode);
 #endif
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index de55c7897107..34e6aecd74da 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -6243,6 +6243,7 @@ struct hdd_adapter *hdd_open_adapter(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, uint8_t sessio
 	}
 
 	qdf_spinlock_create(&adapter->vdev_lock);
+	qdf_atomic_init(&hdd_ctx->num_latency_critical_clients);
 
 	hdd_init_completion(adapter);
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->scan_block_work, wlan_hdd_cfg80211_scan_block_cb);
@@ -8952,7 +8953,22 @@ static void hdd_pld_request_bus_bandwidth(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
 		hdd_ctx->cur_vote_level = next_vote_level;
 		vote_level_change = true;
 
-		pld_request_bus_bandwidth(hdd_ctx->parent_dev, next_vote_level);
+		/*
+		 * 11g/a clients are latency sensitive, and any delay in DDR
+		 * access for fetching the packet can cause throughput drop.
+		 * For 11g/a clients LOW voting level is not sufficient for
+		 * peak throughput. Vote for higher DDR frequency if latency
+		 * critical connections are present.
+		 */
+		if (hdd_ctx->config->enable_latency_crit_clients &&
+		    (next_vote_level == PLD_BUS_WIDTH_LOW ||
+		     next_vote_level == PLD_BUS_WIDTH_IDLE) &&
+		    qdf_atomic_read(&hdd_ctx->num_latency_critical_clients))
+			pld_request_bus_bandwidth(hdd_ctx->parent_dev,
+						  PLD_BUS_WIDTH_LOW_LATENCY);
+		else
+			pld_request_bus_bandwidth(hdd_ctx->parent_dev,
+						  next_vote_level);
 
 		if ((next_vote_level == PLD_BUS_WIDTH_LOW) ||
 		    (next_vote_level == PLD_BUS_WIDTH_IDLE)) {
@@ -14429,6 +14445,7 @@ exit:
 	 * connected
 	 */
 	if (!hdd_is_any_adapter_connected(hdd_ctx)) {
+		qdf_atomic_set(&hdd_ctx->num_latency_critical_clients, 0);
 		hdd_ctx->cur_vote_level = PLD_BUS_WIDTH_NONE;
 		pld_request_bus_bandwidth(hdd_ctx->parent_dev,
 					  PLD_BUS_WIDTH_NONE);
diff --git a/core/pld/inc/pld_common.h b/core/pld/inc/pld_common.h
index 26803cf1a19a..4028a922548d 100644
--- a/core/pld/inc/pld_common.h
+++ b/core/pld/inc/pld_common.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ enum pld_bus_type {
  * @PLD_BUS_WIDTH_MEDIUM: vote for medium bus bandwidth
  * @PLD_BUS_WIDTH_HIGH: vote for high bus bandwidth
  * @PLD_BUS_WIDTH_VERY_HIGH: vote for very high bus bandwidth
+ * @PLD_BUS_WIDTH_LOW_LATENCY: vote for low latency bus bandwidth
  */
 enum pld_bus_width_type {
 	PLD_BUS_WIDTH_NONE,
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ enum pld_bus_width_type {
 	PLD_BUS_WIDTH_MEDIUM,
 	PLD_BUS_WIDTH_HIGH,
 	PLD_BUS_WIDTH_VERY_HIGH,
+	PLD_BUS_WIDTH_LOW_LATENCY,
 };
 
 #define PLD_MAX_FILE_NAME NAME_MAX