diff --git a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_bss_scoring.c b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_bss_scoring.c
index 27d70b49ec1f..10b0805bbae6 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_bss_scoring.c
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_bss_scoring.c
@@ -1908,6 +1908,30 @@ bool wlan_cm_get_check_6ghz_security(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
 	return mlme_psoc_obj->psoc_cfg.score_config.check_6ghz_security;
 }
 
+void wlan_cm_set_standard_6ghz_conn_policy(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+					   bool value)
+{
+	struct psoc_mlme_obj *mlme_psoc_obj;
+
+	mlme_psoc_obj = wlan_psoc_mlme_get_cmpt_obj(psoc);
+	if (!mlme_psoc_obj)
+		return;
+
+	mlme_debug("6ghz standard connection policy val %x", value);
+	mlme_psoc_obj->psoc_cfg.score_config.standard_6ghz_conn_policy = value;
+}
+
+bool wlan_cm_get_standard_6ghz_conn_policy(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
+{
+	struct psoc_mlme_obj *mlme_psoc_obj;
+
+	mlme_psoc_obj = wlan_psoc_mlme_get_cmpt_obj(psoc);
+	if (!mlme_psoc_obj)
+		return false;
+
+	return mlme_psoc_obj->psoc_cfg.score_config.standard_6ghz_conn_policy;
+}
+
 void wlan_cm_set_6ghz_key_mgmt_mask(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 				    uint32_t value)
 {
diff --git a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_bss_score_param.h b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_bss_score_param.h
index 75d53a564b4e..55388bd0b9d1 100644
--- a/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_bss_score_param.h
+++ b/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/dispatcher/inc/wlan_cm_bss_score_param.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2017-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 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 above
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ struct per_slot_score {
  * @check_assoc_disallowed: Should assoc be disallowed if MBO OCE IE indicate so
  * @vendor_roam_score_algorithm: Preferred ETP vendor roam score algorithm
  * @check_6ghz_security: check security for 6Ghz candidate
+ * @standard_6ghz_conn_policy: check for 6 GHz standard connection policy
  * @key_mgmt_mask_6ghz: user configurable mask for 6ghz AKM
  */
 struct scoring_cfg {
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ struct scoring_cfg {
 	bool check_assoc_disallowed;
 	bool vendor_roam_score_algorithm;
 	uint8_t check_6ghz_security;
+	uint8_t standard_6ghz_conn_policy:1;
 	uint32_t key_mgmt_mask_6ghz;
 };
 
@@ -291,6 +294,18 @@ void wlan_cm_set_6ghz_key_mgmt_mask(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
  */
 uint32_t wlan_cm_get_6ghz_key_mgmt_mask(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc);
 
+void wlan_cm_set_standard_6ghz_conn_policy(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+					   bool value);
+
+/**
+ * wlan_cm_get_standard_6ghz_conn_policy() - Get 6Ghz standard connection
+ *					     policy
+ * @psoc: pointer to psoc object
+ *
+ * Return: value
+ */
+bool wlan_cm_get_standard_6ghz_conn_policy(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc);
+
 #else
 static inline bool
 wlan_cm_6ghz_allowed_for_akm(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
@@ -314,6 +329,18 @@ bool wlan_cm_get_check_6ghz_security(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline
+void wlan_cm_set_standard_6ghz_conn_policy(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+					   uint32_t value)
+{
+}
+
+static inline
+bool wlan_cm_get_standard_6ghz_conn_policy(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline
 void wlan_cm_set_6ghz_key_mgmt_mask(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 				    uint32_t value) {}
diff --git a/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_cache_db.c b/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_cache_db.c
index 229ed22f98f9..8aa4f17942ab 100644
--- a/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_cache_db.c
+++ b/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_cache_db.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2017-2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023 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
@@ -1166,7 +1166,8 @@ QDF_STATUS __scm_handle_bcn_probe(struct scan_bcn_probe_event *bcn)
 		 * enabled. wlan_cm_get_check_6ghz_security API returns true if
 		 * neither Safe mode nor RF test mode are enabled.
 		 */
-		if (!scm_is_bss_allowed_for_country(psoc, scan_entry) &&
+		if (!wlan_cm_get_standard_6ghz_conn_policy(psoc) &&
+		    !scm_is_bss_allowed_for_country(psoc, scan_entry) &&
 		    wlan_cm_get_check_6ghz_security(psoc)) {
 			scm_info_rl(
 				"Drop frame from "QDF_MAC_ADDR_FMT