diff --git a/umac/cmn_services/mgmt_txrx/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mgmt_txrx_utils_api.h b/umac/cmn_services/mgmt_txrx/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mgmt_txrx_utils_api.h
index 84b5b5285cbc..a21b81dc1ea1 100644
--- a/umac/cmn_services/mgmt_txrx/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mgmt_txrx_utils_api.h
+++ b/umac/cmn_services/mgmt_txrx/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mgmt_txrx_utils_api.h
@@ -530,7 +530,9 @@ struct action_frm_hdr {
  * @MGMT_ACTION_BA_ADDBA_RESPONSE:  ADDBA response action frame
  * @MGMT_ACTION_BA_DELBA:           DELBA action frame
  * @MGMT_ACTION_2040_BSS_COEXISTENCE: 20-40 bss coex action frame
- * @MGMT_ACTION_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC: category vendor spcific action frame
+ * @MGMT_ACTION_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC: category vendor specific action frame
+ * @MGMT_ACTION_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_PROTECTED: category vendor specific
+ * protected action frame
  * @MGMT_ACTION_EXT_CHANNEL_SWITCH_ID: ext channel switch id action frame
  * @MGMT_ACTION_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:    vendor specific action frame
  * @MGMT_ACTION_TDLS_DISCRESP:      TDLS discovery response frame
@@ -657,6 +659,7 @@ enum mgmt_frame_type {
 	MGMT_ACTION_BA_DELBA,
 	MGMT_ACTION_2040_BSS_COEXISTENCE,
 	MGMT_ACTION_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC,
+	MGMT_ACTION_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_PROTECTED,
 	MGMT_ACTION_EXT_CHANNEL_SWITCH_ID,
 	MGMT_ACTION_VENDOR_SPECIFIC,
 	MGMT_ACTION_TDLS_DISCRESP,
diff --git a/umac/cmn_services/mgmt_txrx/dispatcher/src/wlan_mgmt_txrx_tgt_api.c b/umac/cmn_services/mgmt_txrx/dispatcher/src/wlan_mgmt_txrx_tgt_api.c
index 19e2cc3b5a26..da099001d44e 100644
--- a/umac/cmn_services/mgmt_txrx/dispatcher/src/wlan_mgmt_txrx_tgt_api.c
+++ b/umac/cmn_services/mgmt_txrx/dispatcher/src/wlan_mgmt_txrx_tgt_api.c
@@ -871,6 +871,9 @@ mgmt_txrx_get_action_frm_subtype(uint8_t *mpdu_data_ptr)
 	case ACTION_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
 		frm_type = MGMT_ACTION_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC;
 		break;
+	case ACTION_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_PROTECTED:
+		frm_type = MGMT_ACTION_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_PROTECTED;
+		break;
 	case ACTION_CATEGORY_FST:
 		frm_type = mgmt_get_fst_action_subtype(action_hdr->action_code);
 		break;