diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_req_frame.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_req_frame.c
index 3d8b01da4621..3d1fdebf92fe 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_req_frame.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_req_frame.c
@@ -2141,6 +2141,43 @@ send_ind_to_sme:
 	return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * lim_peer_present_on_any_sta() - Check if Same MAC is connected with STA, i.e.
+ * duplicate mac detection.
+ * @mac_ctx: Pointer to Global MAC structure
+ * @peer_addr: peer address to check
+ *
+ * This function will return true if a peer STA and AP are using same mac
+ * address.
+ *
+ * @Return: bool
+ */
+static bool
+lim_peer_present_on_any_sta(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, uint8_t *peer_addr)
+{
+	struct wlan_objmgr_peer *peer;
+	bool sta_peer_present = false;
+	enum QDF_OPMODE mode;
+	uint8_t peer_vdev_id;
+
+	peer = wlan_objmgr_get_peer_by_mac(mac_ctx->psoc, peer_addr,
+					   WLAN_LEGACY_MAC_ID);
+	if (!peer)
+		return sta_peer_present;
+
+	peer_vdev_id = wlan_vdev_get_id(wlan_peer_get_vdev(peer));
+	mode = wlan_vdev_mlme_get_opmode(wlan_peer_get_vdev(peer));
+	if (mode == QDF_STA_MODE || mode == QDF_P2P_CLIENT_MODE) {
+		pe_debug("duplicate mac detected!!! Peer " QDF_MAC_ADDR_STR " present on STA vdev %d",
+			 QDF_MAC_ADDR_ARRAY(peer_addr), peer_vdev_id);
+		sta_peer_present = true;
+	}
+
+	wlan_objmgr_peer_release_ref(peer, WLAN_LEGACY_MAC_ID);
+
+	return sta_peer_present;
+}
+
 /**
  * lim_process_assoc_req_frame() - Process RE/ASSOC Request frame.
  * @mac_ctx: Pointer to Global MAC structure
@@ -2218,6 +2255,14 @@ void lim_process_assoc_req_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, uint8_t *rx_pkt_in
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (lim_peer_present_on_any_sta(mac_ctx, hdr->sa))
+		/*
+		 * This mean a AP and STA have same mac address and device STA
+		 * is already connected to the AP, and STA is now trying to
+		 * connect to device SAP. So ignore association.
+		 */
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * If a STA is already present in DPH and it is initiating a Assoc
 	 * re-transmit, do not process it. This can happen when first Assoc Req
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
index 1b6c2d1a7c87..d75c224ec9da 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_remove_peer(tp_wma_handle wma, uint8_t *mac_addr,
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	uint32_t bitmap = 1 << CDP_PEER_DELETE_NO_SPECIAL;
 	bool peer_unmap_conf_support_enabled;
+	uint8_t peer_vdev_id;
 
 	if (!wma->interfaces[vdev_id].peer_count) {
 		WMA_LOGE("%s: Can't remove peer with peer_addr %pM vdevid %d peer_count %d",
@@ -1577,12 +1578,19 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_remove_peer(tp_wma_handle wma, uint8_t *mac_addr,
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!wma_objmgr_peer_exist(wma, peer_addr, NULL)) {
+	if (!wma_objmgr_peer_exist(wma, peer_addr, &peer_vdev_id)) {
 		wma_err("peer doesn't exist peer_addr %pM vdevid %d peer_count %d",
 			 peer_addr, vdev_id,
 			 wma->interfaces[vdev_id].peer_count);
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	}
+
+	if (peer_vdev_id != vdev_id) {
+		wma_err("peer %pM is on vdev id %d but delete req on vdevid %d peer_count %d",
+			 peer_addr, peer_vdev_id, vdev_id,
+			 wma->interfaces[vdev_id].peer_count);
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
 	peer_unmap_conf_support_enabled =
 				cdp_cfg_get_peer_unmap_conf_support(soc);