diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index df7cc45..56a027f 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -4415,6 +4415,9 @@
     /* Soft-AP is supported currently by default */
     fset |= WIFI_FEATURE_SOFT_AP;
 
+    /* HOTSPOT is a supplicant feature, enable it by default */
+    fset |= WIFI_FEATURE_HOTSPOT;
+
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_EXTSCAN
     if ((TRUE == pHddCtx->cfg_ini->fEnableEXTScan) &&
             sme_IsFeatureSupportedByFW(EXTENDED_SCAN)) {