diff --git a/CORE/HDD/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/CORE/HDD/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index 2430cc9..e3bbfa8 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/CORE/HDD/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@
 void wlan_hdd_reset_prob_rspies(hdd_adapter_t* pHostapdAdapter);
 void hdd_prevent_suspend(void);
 void hdd_allow_suspend(void);
+void hdd_allow_suspend_timeout(v_U32_t timeout);
 v_U8_t hdd_is_ssr_required(void);
 void hdd_set_ssr_required(v_U8_t value);
 
diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 58abfee..03dddae 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -3573,6 +3573,12 @@
     /* release the wake lock at the end of the scan*/
     hdd_allow_suspend();
 
+    /* Acquire wakelock to handle the case where APP's tries to suspend
+     * immediatly after the driver gets connect request(i.e after scan)
+     * from supplicant, this result in app's is suspending and not able
+     * to process the connect request to AP */
+    hdd_allow_suspend_timeout(100);
+
     EXIT();
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index b369ce5..8c15812 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3163,6 +3163,15 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+void hdd_allow_suspend_timeout(v_U32_t timeout)
+{
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3,4,5))
+    wake_lock_timeout(&wlan_wake_lock, timeout);
+#else
+    /* Do nothing as there is no API in wcnss for timeout*/
+#endif
+}
+
 /**---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   \brief hdd_wlan_startup() - HDD init function