diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h
index 56d430fd5001..abe53065e7fa 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h
@@ -3878,4 +3878,12 @@ ucfg_mlme_get_peer_phymode(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, uint8_t *mac,
  * Return: True if full_roam_scan_period is in expected range, false otherwise.
  */
 bool ucfg_mlme_validate_full_roam_scan_period(uint32_t full_roam_scan_period);
+
+/**
+ * ucfg_mlme_validate_scan_period() - Validate if scan period is in valid range
+ * @value: Scan period in msec
+ *
+ * Return: True if roam_scan_period is in expected range, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool ucfg_mlme_validate_scan_period(uint32_t roam_scan_period);
 #endif /* _WLAN_MLME_UCFG_API_H_ */
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.c b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.c
index 964371982639..b195e4169d8a 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.c
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.c
@@ -1682,3 +1682,19 @@ bool ucfg_mlme_validate_full_roam_scan_period(uint32_t full_roam_scan_period)
 
 	return is_valid;
 }
+
+bool ucfg_mlme_validate_scan_period(uint32_t roam_scan_period)
+{
+	bool is_valid = true;
+
+	if (!cfg_in_range(CFG_LFR_EMPTY_SCAN_REFRESH_PERIOD,
+			  roam_scan_period)) {
+		mlme_legacy_err("Roam scan period value %d msec is out of range (Min: %d msec Max: %d msec)",
+				roam_scan_period,
+				cfg_min(CFG_LFR_EMPTY_SCAN_REFRESH_PERIOD),
+				cfg_max(CFG_LFR_EMPTY_SCAN_REFRESH_PERIOD));
+		is_valid = false;
+	}
+
+	return is_valid;
+}
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 99e63ed2d9eb..a89b4a1141b5 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -4124,6 +4124,7 @@ roam_control_policy[QCA_ATTR_ROAM_CONTROL_MAX + 1] = {
 	[QCA_ATTR_ROAM_CONTROL_CLEAR_ALL] = {.type = NLA_FLAG},
 	[QCA_ATTR_ROAM_CONTROL_TRIGGERS] = {.type = NLA_U32},
 	[QCA_ATTR_ROAM_CONTROL_SELECTION_CRITERIA] = {.type = NLA_NESTED},
+	[QCA_ATTR_ROAM_CONTROL_SCAN_PERIOD] = {.type = NLA_U32},
 };
 
 /**
@@ -4288,6 +4289,38 @@ hdd_send_roam_cand_sel_criteria_to_sme(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
 	return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ * hdd_send_roam_scan_period_to_sme() - Send roam scan period to SME
+ * @hdd_ctx: HDD context
+ * @vdev_id: vdev id
+ * @roam_scan_period: Roam scan period in seconds
+ *
+ * Validate the roam scan period and send it to firmware if valid.
+ *
+ * Return: QDF_STATUS
+ */
+static QDF_STATUS
+hdd_send_roam_scan_period_to_sme(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
+				 uint8_t vdev_id,
+				 uint32_t roam_scan_period)
+{
+	QDF_STATUS status;
+
+	if (!ucfg_mlme_validate_scan_period(roam_scan_period * 1000))
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+
+	hdd_debug("Received Command to Set roam scan period (Empty Scan refresh period) = %d",
+		  roam_scan_period);
+
+	status = sme_update_empty_scan_refresh_period(hdd_ctx->mac_handle,
+						      vdev_id,
+						      roam_scan_period * 1000);
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
+		hdd_err("Failed to set scan period");
+
+	return status;
+}
+
 /**
  * hdd_set_roam_with_control_config() - Set roam control configuration
  * @hdd_ctx: HDD context
@@ -4373,6 +4406,15 @@ hdd_set_roam_with_control_config(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
 			hdd_err("failed to set candidate selection criteria");
 	}
 
+	attr = tb2[QCA_ATTR_ROAM_CONTROL_SCAN_PERIOD];
+	if (attr) {
+		hdd_debug("Parse and send scan period to firmware");
+		status = hdd_send_roam_scan_period_to_sme(hdd_ctx, vdev_id,
+							  nla_get_u32(attr));
+		if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
+			hdd_err("failed to send scan period to firmware");
+	}
+
 	return qdf_status_to_os_return(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ioctl.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ioctl.c
index 2ae86562314c..70fab802d039 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ioctl.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ioctl.c
@@ -3065,12 +3065,7 @@ static int drv_cmd_set_roam_scan_period(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	if (!cfg_in_range(CFG_LFR_EMPTY_SCAN_REFRESH_PERIOD,
-			  roam_scan_period)) {
-		hdd_err("Roam scan period value %d is out of range (Min: %d Max: %d)",
-			roam_scan_period,
-			(cfg_min(CFG_LFR_EMPTY_SCAN_REFRESH_PERIOD) / 1000),
-			(cfg_max(CFG_LFR_EMPTY_SCAN_REFRESH_PERIOD) / 1000));
+	if (!ucfg_mlme_validate_scan_period(roam_scan_period * 1000)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto exit;
 	}