diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index e6e24943ab82..1bc03e75936e 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -19750,7 +19750,8 @@ static int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect_start(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 				    const u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len,
 				    const u8 *bssid, const u8 *bssid_hint,
 				    uint32_t oper_freq,
-				    enum nl80211_chan_width ch_width)
+				    enum nl80211_chan_width ch_width,
+				    uint32_t ch_freq_hint)
 {
 	int status = 0;
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -19943,6 +19944,8 @@ static int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect_start(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 			roam_profile->ChannelInfo.numOfChannels = 0;
 		}
 
+		roam_profile->freq_hint = ch_freq_hint;
+
 		if (wlan_hdd_cfg80211_check_pmf_valid(roam_profile)) {
 			status = -EINVAL;
 			goto conn_failure;
@@ -21759,6 +21762,7 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 #endif
 	struct hdd_adapter *adapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(ndev);
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
+	uint32_t ch_freq_hint = 0;
 
 	hdd_enter();
 
@@ -21874,11 +21878,15 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	else
 		ch_freq = 0;
 
+	if (req->channel_hint)
+		ch_freq_hint = req->channel_hint->center_freq;
+
 	wlan_hdd_check_ht20_ht40_ind(hdd_ctx, adapter, req);
 
 	status = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect_start(adapter, req->ssid,
 						 req->ssid_len, req->bssid,
-						 bssid_hint, ch_freq, 0);
+						 bssid_hint, ch_freq, 0,
+						 ch_freq_hint);
 	if (status) {
 		wlan_hdd_cfg80211_clear_privacy(adapter);
 		hdd_err("connect failed");
diff --git a/core/sme/inc/csr_api.h b/core/sme/inc/csr_api.h
index 133896da4386..d2b522974b6b 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/csr_api.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/csr_api.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2020 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
@@ -662,6 +663,7 @@ struct csr_roam_profile {
 	tCsrKeys Keys;
 	tCsrChannelInfo ChannelInfo;
 	uint32_t op_freq;
+	uint32_t freq_hint;
 	struct ch_params ch_params;
 	/* If this is 0, SME will fill in for caller. */
 	uint16_t beaconInterval;
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c
index 2a499ca3dcaf..e98e39512c71 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_scan.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2020 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
@@ -1395,6 +1395,15 @@ QDF_STATUS csr_scan_for_ssid(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, uint32_t session_id,
 		req->scan_req.chan_list.num_chan = num_chan;
 	}
 
+	/* Add freq hint for scan for ssid */
+	if (!num_chan && profile->freq_hint &&
+	    csr_roam_is_valid_channel(mac_ctx, profile->freq_hint)) {
+		sme_debug("add freq hint %d", profile->freq_hint);
+		req->scan_req.chan_list.chan[0].freq =
+						profile->freq_hint;
+		req->scan_req.chan_list.num_chan = 1;
+	}
+
 	/* Extend it for multiple SSID */
 	if (profile->SSIDs.numOfSSIDs) {
 		if (profile->SSIDs.SSIDList[0].SSID.length > WLAN_SSID_MAX_LEN) {