diff --git a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
index 6a13078a326d..ddb43ac2667a 100644
--- a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
+++ b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
@@ -767,6 +767,8 @@ static void mlme_init_qos_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 				cfg_get(psoc, CFG_SAP_MAX_INACTIVITY_OVERRIDE);
 	qos_aggr_params->sap_uapsd_enabled =
 				cfg_get(psoc, CFG_SAP_QOS_UAPSD);
+	qos_aggr_params->reject_addba_req =
+				cfg_get(psoc, CFG_REJECT_ADDBA_REQ);
 }
 
 static void mlme_init_mbo_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_qos.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_qos.h
index cb51ea3ad339..07f74acdf68c 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_qos.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_qos.h
@@ -197,6 +197,27 @@
 			CFG_VALUE_OR_DEFAULT, \
 			"Rx Aggregation size value")
 
+/*
+ * <ini>
+ * reject_addba_req - Configure Rx ADDBA Req reject for PEER AP
+ * @Min: 0
+ * @Max: 1
+ * @Default: 0
+ *
+ * reject_addba_req gives an option to reject ADDBA Req from PEER AP
+ *
+ * Related: None
+ *
+ * Supported Feature: STA
+ *
+ * Usage: External
+ *
+ * </ini>
+ */
+#define CFG_REJECT_ADDBA_REQ CFG_INI_BOOL( \
+			"reject_addba_req", \
+			0, \
+			"Addba Req Reject")
 /*
  * <ini>
  * gTxAggSwRetryBE - Configure Tx aggregation sw retry for BE
@@ -521,6 +542,7 @@
 	CFG(CFG_TX_NON_AGGR_SW_RETRY_VI) \
 	CFG(CFG_TX_NON_AGGR_SW_RETRY_VO) \
 	CFG(CFG_TX_NON_AGGR_SW_RETRY) \
-	CFG(CFG_SAP_QOS_UAPSD)
+	CFG(CFG_SAP_QOS_UAPSD) \
+	CFG(CFG_REJECT_ADDBA_REQ)
 
 #endif /* __CFG_MLME_QOS_H */
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
index 59850fcedd70..25422cdc1511 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
@@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ struct wlan_mlme_vht_caps {
  * @sap_max_inactivity_override: Override updating ap_sta_inactivity from
  * hostapd.conf
  * @sap_uapsd_enabled: Flag to enable/disable UAPSD for SAP
+ * @reject_addba_req: Flag to decline ADDBA Req from SAP
  */
 struct wlan_mlme_qos {
 	uint32_t tx_aggregation_size;
@@ -951,6 +952,7 @@ struct wlan_mlme_qos {
 	uint32_t tx_non_aggr_sw_retry_threshold;
 	bool sap_max_inactivity_override;
 	bool sap_uapsd_enabled;
+	bool reject_addba_req;
 };
 
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11AX
diff --git a/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h b/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h
index 38c9b3dc6233..77d54779981d 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/ani_global.h
@@ -789,7 +789,6 @@ struct mac_context {
 	uint32_t rx_mc_bc_cnt;
 	/* 11k Offload Support */
 	bool is_11k_offload_supported;
-	uint8_t reject_addba_req;
 	bool usr_cfg_ps_enable;
 	uint16_t usr_cfg_ba_buff_size;
 	bool is_usr_cfg_amsdu_enabled;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
index 17efd413d7d1..f7ba267ea571 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
@@ -3303,9 +3303,9 @@ static void lim_process_sme_set_addba_accept(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 		return;
 	}
 	if (!msg->addba_accept)
-		mac_ctx->reject_addba_req = 1;
+		mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->qos_mlme_params.reject_addba_req = 1;
 	else
-		mac_ctx->reject_addba_req = 0;
+		mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->qos_mlme_params.reject_addba_req = 0;
 }
 
 static void lim_process_sme_update_edca_params(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
index 26afbc8fb1aa..a310b76a9ecb 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
@@ -5308,20 +5308,22 @@ QDF_STATUS lim_send_addba_response_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 	tpDphHashNode sta_ds;
 	uint16_t aid;
 	bool he_cap = false;
+	struct wlan_mlme_qos *qos_aggr;
 
 	vdev_id = session->vdev_id;
 
 	cdp_addba_responsesetup(soc, peer_mac, vdev_id, tid,
 				&dialog_token, &status_code, &buff_size,
 				&batimeout);
-
+	qos_aggr = &mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->qos_mlme_params;
 	qdf_mem_zero((uint8_t *) &frm, sizeof(frm));
 	frm.Category.category = ACTION_CATEGORY_BACK;
 	frm.Action.action = ADDBA_RESPONSE;
 
 	frm.DialogToken.token = dialog_token;
 	frm.Status.status = status_code;
-	if (mac_ctx->reject_addba_req) {
+
+	if (qos_aggr->reject_addba_req) {
 		frm.Status.status = STATUS_REQUEST_DECLINED;
 		pe_err("refused addba req");
 	}