diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ft.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ft.c
index 5b449f8aa69d..10f9b2462666 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ft.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ft.c
@@ -424,15 +424,22 @@ static uint8_t lim_calculate_dot11_mode(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 	case MLME_DOT11_MODE_ALL:
 		if (bcn->he_cap.present)
 			return MLME_DOT11_MODE_11AX;
-		else if (bcn->VHTCaps.present ||
-			 bcn->vendor_vht_ie.present)
+		else if ((bcn->VHTCaps.present ||
+			  bcn->vendor_vht_ie.present) &&
+			 (!(band == REG_BAND_2G &&
+			  !mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->vht_caps.vht_cap_info.b24ghz_band)
+			 ))
+
 			return MLME_DOT11_MODE_11AC;
 		else if (bcn->HTCaps.present)
 			return MLME_DOT11_MODE_11N;
 	case MLME_DOT11_MODE_11AC:
 	case MLME_DOT11_MODE_11AC_ONLY:
-		if (bcn->VHTCaps.present ||
-		    bcn->vendor_vht_ie.present)
+		if ((bcn->VHTCaps.present ||
+		     bcn->vendor_vht_ie.present) &&
+		   (!(band == REG_BAND_2G &&
+		    !mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->vht_caps.vht_cap_info.b24ghz_band)
+		   ))
 			return MLME_DOT11_MODE_11AC;
 		else if (bcn->HTCaps.present)
 			return MLME_DOT11_MODE_11N;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
index 104bd96f9127..d613448960d2 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "wlan_reg_services_api.h"
 #include "wlan_policy_mgr_api.h"
 #include "wlan_mlme_public_struct.h"
+#include "wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h"
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11AX_BSS_COLOR
 #include "wma_he.h"
 #endif
@@ -5633,6 +5634,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS lim_send_vht_caps_ie(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 				       uint8_t vdev_id)
 {
 	uint8_t vht_caps[DOT11F_IE_VHTCAPS_MAX_LEN + 2] = {0};
+	bool vht_for_2g_enabled = false;
 	tSirMacVHTCapabilityInfo *p_vht_cap =
 			(tSirMacVHTCapabilityInfo *)(&vht_caps[2]);
 	QDF_STATUS status_5g, status_2g;
@@ -5662,6 +5664,12 @@ static QDF_STATUS lim_send_vht_caps_ie(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 	status_5g = lim_send_ie(mac_ctx, vdev_id, DOT11F_EID_VHTCAPS,
 				CDS_BAND_5GHZ, &vht_caps[2],
 				DOT11F_IE_VHTCAPS_MIN_LEN);
+	/* Send VHT CAP for 2.4G band based on CFG_ENABLE_VHT_FOR_24GHZ ini */
+	ucfg_mlme_get_vht_for_24ghz(mac_ctx->psoc, &vht_for_2g_enabled);
+
+	if (!vht_for_2g_enabled)
+		return status_5g;
+
 
 	/* Get LDPC and over write for 2G */
 	p_vht_cap->ldpcCodingCap = lim_get_rx_ldpc(mac_ctx, CHAN_ENUM_2437);