diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_spectralscan.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_spectralscan.c
index 8c527e8481a0..999ac6da6c45 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_spectralscan.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_spectralscan.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_spectral_scan_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
+	struct net_device *dev = wdev->netdev;
+	struct hdd_adapter *adapter;
 
 	hdd_enter();
 
@@ -66,6 +68,12 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_spectral_scan_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
+	adapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(dev);
+	if (wlan_hdd_validate_session_id(adapter->session_id)) {
+		hdd_err("invalid session id: %d", adapter->session_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	ret = wlan_cfg80211_spectral_scan_config_and_start(wiphy,
 					hdd_ctx->hdd_pdev,
 					data, data_len);