diff --git a/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h b/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h
index d902f7ee4327..141ce08f47a2 100644
--- a/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h
+++ b/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/inc/wlan_policy_mgr_api.h
@@ -210,6 +210,24 @@ QDF_STATUS
 policy_mgr_get_sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chnl(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 				       uint8_t *sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chnl);
 
+/**
+ * policy_mgr_is_bonded_chan_dfs() - check whether the given bonded
+ * channel configuration falls under DFS
+ * @psoc: pointer to psoc
+ * @ch_width: channel width of the operating channel
+ * @mhz_freq_seg1: center frequency of segment 1; used for 80+80 MHz
+ * @chan_freq: primary/operating channel frequency in MHz
+ *
+ * This API checks whether the given channel or bonded channel span
+ * includes DFS, based on the channel width and frequency segments.
+ *
+ * Return: true if the given bonded channel is DFS, else false.
+ */
+bool
+policy_mgr_is_bonded_chan_dfs(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+			      enum phy_ch_width ch_width,
+			      qdf_freq_t mhz_freq_seg1,
+			      uint32_t chan_freq);
 /**
  * policy_mgr_get_dfs_master_dynamic_enabled() - support dfs master or not
  * on AP interafce when STA+SAP(GO) concurrency
diff --git a/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_get_set_utils.c b/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_get_set_utils.c
index 5661c5a03491..0bffbe5e612e 100644
--- a/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_get_set_utils.c
+++ b/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_get_set_utils.c
@@ -181,6 +181,45 @@ policy_mgr_get_sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chnl(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+bool
+policy_mgr_is_bonded_chan_dfs(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
+			      enum phy_ch_width ch_width,
+			      qdf_freq_t mhz_freq_seg1,
+			      uint32_t chan_freq)
+{
+	bool is_ch_dfs = false;
+	struct policy_mgr_psoc_priv_obj *pm_ctx;
+
+	pm_ctx = policy_mgr_get_context(psoc);
+	if (!pm_ctx) {
+		policy_mgr_err("pm_ctx is NULL");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (ch_width == CH_WIDTH_160MHZ) {
+		if (wlan_reg_get_5g_bonded_channel_state_for_freq(pm_ctx->pdev,
+								  chan_freq,
+								  ch_width)
+				== CHANNEL_STATE_DFS)
+			is_ch_dfs = true;
+	} else if (ch_width == CH_WIDTH_80P80MHZ) {
+		if (wlan_reg_get_channel_state_for_freq(
+					pm_ctx->pdev,
+					chan_freq) ==
+				CHANNEL_STATE_DFS ||
+			wlan_reg_get_channel_state_for_freq(
+					pm_ctx->pdev,
+					mhz_freq_seg1) ==
+				CHANNEL_STATE_DFS)
+			is_ch_dfs = true;
+	} else {
+		if (wlan_reg_is_dfs_for_freq(pm_ctx->pdev, chan_freq))
+			is_ch_dfs = true;
+	}
+
+	return is_ch_dfs;
+}
+
 static bool
 policy_mgr_update_dfs_master_dynamic_enabled(
 	struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, uint8_t vdev_id)
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 9edadf77f669..3c0adf628743 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ static const struct nl80211_vendor_cmd_info wlan_hdd_cfg80211_vendor_events[] =
 };
 
 /**
- * __is_driver_dfs_capable() - get driver DFS capability
+ * __is_driver_dfs_capable() - get driver DFS offload capability
  * @wiphy:   pointer to wireless wiphy structure.
  * @wdev:    pointer to wireless_dev structure.
  * @data:    Pointer to the data to be passed via vendor interface
@@ -17739,7 +17739,7 @@ void wlan_hdd_update_wiphy(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 {
 	int value;
 	bool fils_enabled, mac_spoofing_enabled;
-	bool dfs_master_capable = true, is_oce_sta_enabled = false;
+	bool is_oce_sta_enabled = false;
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 	struct wiphy *wiphy = hdd_ctx->wiphy;
 	uint8_t allow_mcc_go_diff_bi = 0, enable_mcc = 0;
@@ -17764,11 +17764,7 @@ void wlan_hdd_update_wiphy(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	if (fils_enabled)
 		wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_wiphy_fils_feature(wiphy);
 
-	status = ucfg_mlme_get_dfs_master_capability(hdd_ctx->psoc,
-						     &dfs_master_capable);
-	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status) && dfs_master_capable)
-		wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_dfs_offload_feature(wiphy);
-
+	wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_dfs_offload_feature(wiphy);
 
 	status = ucfg_mlme_get_bigtk_support(hdd_ctx->psoc,
 					     &is_bigtk_supported);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index 80659541d94a..76a1a5228125 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -5244,6 +5244,7 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_start_bss(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 	bool deliver_start_evt = true;
 	struct s_ext_cap *p_ext_cap;
 	enum reg_phymode reg_phy_mode, updated_phy_mode;
+	bool dfs_master_capable;
 
 	hdd_enter();
 
@@ -5787,6 +5788,24 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_start_bss(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 			config->ch_width_orig = CH_WIDTH_20MHZ;
 	}
 
+	status = ucfg_mlme_get_dfs_master_capability(hdd_ctx->psoc,
+						     &dfs_master_capable);
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
+		hdd_err("Failed to get dfs master capable");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	if (!dfs_master_capable &&
+	    policy_mgr_is_bonded_chan_dfs(hdd_ctx->psoc,
+					  config->ch_width_orig,
+					  config->ch_params.mhz_freq_seg1,
+					  config->chan_freq)) {
+		hdd_err("Failed to bringup SAP; Atleast one bonded channel is DFS");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	if (wlan_hdd_setup_driver_overrides(adapter)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto error;