diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_roam_param.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_roam_param.h
index 33f6f34edcd7..8556cebbf4db 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_roam_param.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_roam_param.h
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ struct scoring_param {
  * current connected AP.
  * ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_IDLE: Roam triggered due to inactivity of the device.
  * ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_STA_KICKOUT: Roam triggered due to sta kickout event.
+ * ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_ESS_RSSI: Roam triggered due to ess rssi
  * ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_MAX: Maximum number of roam triggers
  */
 enum roam_trigger_reason {
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ enum roam_trigger_reason {
 	ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_DEAUTH,
 	ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_IDLE,
 	ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_STA_KICKOUT,
+	ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_ESS_RSSI,
 	ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_roam_tlv.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_roam_tlv.c
index 4f2dfe400b72..2aaf58c6c5da 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_roam_tlv.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_roam_tlv.c
@@ -2550,6 +2550,9 @@ convert_control_roam_trigger_reason_bitmap(uint32_t trigger_reason_bitmap)
 	if (trigger_reason_bitmap & BIT(ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_STA_KICKOUT))
 		fw_trigger_bitmap |= BIT(WMI_ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_STA_KICKOUT);
 
+	if (trigger_reason_bitmap & BIT(ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_ESS_RSSI))
+		fw_trigger_bitmap |= BIT(WMI_ROAM_TRIGGER_REASON_ESS_RSSI);
+
 	return fw_trigger_bitmap;
 }