diff --git a/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h b/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h
index 7e3c9dc532f9..1a9c8744e6e5 100644
--- a/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h
+++ b/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_change_mcc_go_beacon_interval(
  * @vdev_id: Vdev id
  * @channel: Channel to change
  * @ch_width: channel width to change
+ * @forced: Force to switch channel, ignore SCC/MCC check
  *
  * Invoke the callback function to change SAP channel using (E)CSA
  *
@@ -209,12 +210,14 @@ QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_change_mcc_go_beacon_interval(
 void policy_mgr_change_sap_channel_with_csa(
 		struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		uint8_t vdev_id, uint32_t channel,
-		uint32_t ch_width);
+		uint32_t ch_width,
+		bool forced);
 #else
 static inline void policy_mgr_change_sap_channel_with_csa(
 		struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		uint8_t vdev_id, uint32_t channel,
-		uint32_t ch_width)
+		uint32_t ch_width,
+		bool forced)
 {
 
 }
@@ -809,7 +812,8 @@ struct policy_mgr_sme_cbacks {
 struct policy_mgr_hdd_cbacks {
 	void (*sap_restart_chan_switch_cb)(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 				uint8_t vdev_id, uint32_t channel,
-				uint32_t channel_bw);
+				uint32_t channel_bw,
+				bool forced);
 	QDF_STATUS (*wlan_hdd_get_channel_for_sap_restart)(
 				struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 				uint8_t vdev_id, uint8_t *channel,
diff --git a/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c b/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c
index 13c4d6c817e3..897571ecd5d7 100644
--- a/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c
+++ b/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ void policy_mgr_check_concurrent_intf_and_restart_sap(
  * @vdev_id: Vdev id
  * @channel: Channel to change
  * @ch_width: channel width to change
+ * @forced: Force to switch channel, ignore SCC/MCC check
  *
  * Invoke the callback function to change SAP channel using (E)CSA
  *
@@ -911,7 +912,8 @@ void policy_mgr_check_concurrent_intf_and_restart_sap(
  */
 void policy_mgr_change_sap_channel_with_csa(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 					    uint8_t vdev_id, uint32_t channel,
-					    uint32_t ch_width)
+					    uint32_t ch_width,
+					    bool forced)
 {
 	struct policy_mgr_psoc_priv_obj *pm_ctx;
 
@@ -924,7 +926,7 @@ void policy_mgr_change_sap_channel_with_csa(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	if (pm_ctx->hdd_cbacks.sap_restart_chan_switch_cb) {
 		policy_mgr_info("SAP change change without restart");
 		pm_ctx->hdd_cbacks.sap_restart_chan_switch_cb(psoc,
-				vdev_id, channel, ch_width);
+				vdev_id, channel, ch_width, forced);
 	}
 }
 #endif