diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index e4e93f4..7b646d4 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -12608,7 +12608,10 @@
 				goto fn_end;
 
 			qdf_event_reset(&hapd_state->qdf_event);
-			hdd_softap_sta_disassoc(pAdapter, pDelStaParams);
+			sme_send_disassoc_req_frame(WLAN_HDD_GET_HAL_CTX
+					(pAdapter), pAdapter->sessionId,
+					(uint8_t *)&pDelStaParams->peerMacAddr,
+					pDelStaParams->reason_code, 0);
 			qdf_status = hdd_softap_sta_deauth(pAdapter,
 							   pDelStaParams);
 			if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
diff --git a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
index de87474..b20231a 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
@@ -6432,4 +6432,24 @@
 	uint32_t args[MAX_POWER_DBG_ARGS_SUPPORTED];
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct sme_send_disassoc_frm_req - send disassoc request frame
+ * @msg_type: message type
+ * @length: length of message
+ * @session_id: session id
+ * @trans_id: transaction id
+ * @peer_mac: peer mac address
+ * @reason: reason for disassoc
+ * @wait_for_ack: wait for acknowledgment
+ **/
+ struct sme_send_disassoc_frm_req {
+	uint16_t msg_type;
+	uint16_t length;
+	uint8_t session_id;
+	uint16_t trans_id;
+	uint8_t peer_mac[6];
+	uint16_t reason;
+	uint8_t wait_for_ack;
+ };
+
 #endif /* __SIR_API_H */
diff --git a/core/mac/inc/wni_api.h b/core/mac/inc/wni_api.h
index 3703f93..0798123 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/wni_api.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/wni_api.h
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@
 	eWNI_SME_NDP_PEER_DEPARTED_IND,
 	eWNI_SME_NDP_END_IND,
 	eWNI_SME_REGISTER_P2P_ACK_CB,
+	eWNI_SME_SEND_DISASSOC_FRAME,
 	eWNI_SME_MSG_TYPES_END
 };
 
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c
index 6174266..e7820b1 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c
@@ -1364,7 +1364,10 @@
 		/* These messages are from HDD. Need to respond to HDD */
 		lim_process_normal_hdd_msg(mac_ctx, msg, true);
 		break;
-
+	case eWNI_SME_SEND_DISASSOC_FRAME:
+		/* Need to response to hdd */
+		lim_process_normal_hdd_msg(mac_ctx, msg, true);
+		break;
 	case eWNI_SME_SCAN_ABORT_IND:
 		req_msg = msg->bodyptr;
 		if (req_msg) {
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 a5e8d81..cc4e317 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
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 static void __lim_process_sme_deauth_req(tpAniSirGlobal, uint32_t *);
 static void __lim_process_sme_set_context_req(tpAniSirGlobal, uint32_t *);
 static bool __lim_process_sme_stop_bss_req(tpAniSirGlobal, tpSirMsgQ pMsg);
+static void __lim_process_send_disassoc_frame(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
+				uint32_t *msg_buf);
 static void lim_process_sme_channel_change_request(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
 						   uint32_t *pMsg);
 static void lim_process_sme_start_beacon_req(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, uint32_t *pMsg);
@@ -120,7 +122,6 @@
 static void lim_process_ext_change_channel(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 						uint32_t *msg);
 
-
 /**
  * lim_process_set_hw_mode() - Send set HW mode command to WMA
  * @mac: Globacl MAC pointer
@@ -4763,6 +4764,69 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ *__lim_process_send_disassoc_frame: function processes disassoc frame
+ * @mac_ctx: pointer to mac context
+ * @msg_buf: message buffer
+ *
+ * function processes disassoc request received from SME
+ *
+ * return: none
+ */
+static void __lim_process_send_disassoc_frame(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
+					uint32_t *msg_buf)
+{
+	struct sme_send_disassoc_frm_req sme_send_disassoc_frame_req;
+	tSirRetStatus status;
+	tpPESession session_entry = NULL;
+	uint8_t sme_session_id;
+	uint16_t sme_trans_id;
+
+	if (msg_buf == NULL) {
+		lim_log(mac_ctx, LOGE, FL("Buffer is Pointing to NULL"));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	lim_get_session_info(mac_ctx, (uint8_t *)msg_buf, &sme_session_id,
+			&sme_trans_id);
+
+	status = lim_send_disassoc_frm_req_ser_des(mac_ctx,
+				&sme_send_disassoc_frame_req,
+				(uint8_t *)msg_buf);
+
+	if ((eSIR_FAILURE == status) ||
+		(lim_is_group_addr(sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.peer_mac) &&
+		!lim_is_addr_bc(sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.peer_mac))) {
+		PELOGE(lim_log(mac_ctx, LOGE,
+			FL("received invalid SME_DISASSOC_REQ message"));)
+		return;
+	}
+
+	session_entry = pe_find_session_by_sme_session_id(
+				mac_ctx, sme_session_id);
+	if (session_entry == NULL) {
+		lim_log(mac_ctx, LOGE,
+			FL("session does not exist for given bssId "MAC_ADDRESS_STR),
+			MAC_ADDR_ARRAY(sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.peer_mac));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	lim_log(mac_ctx, LOG1,
+			FL("msg_type->%d len->%d sess_id->%d trans_id->%d mac->"MAC_ADDRESS_STR" reason->%d wait_for_ack->%d"),
+			sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.msg_type,
+			sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.length,
+			sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.session_id,
+			sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.trans_id,
+			MAC_ADDR_ARRAY(sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.peer_mac),
+			sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.reason,
+			sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.wait_for_ack);
+
+	lim_send_disassoc_mgmt_frame(mac_ctx,
+		sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.reason,
+		sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.peer_mac,
+		session_entry, sme_send_disassoc_frame_req.wait_for_ack);
+}
+
+/**
  * lim_set_pdev_ht_ie() - sends the set HT IE req to FW
  * @mac_ctx: Pointer to Global MAC structure
  * @pdev_id: pdev id to set the IE.
@@ -5031,6 +5095,10 @@
 		__lim_process_sme_deauth_req(pMac, pMsgBuf);
 		break;
 
+	case eWNI_SME_SEND_DISASSOC_FRAME:
+		__lim_process_send_disassoc_frame(pMac, pMsgBuf);
+		break;
+
 	case eWNI_SME_SETCONTEXT_REQ:
 		__lim_process_sme_set_context_req(pMac, pMsgBuf);
 		break;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ser_des_utils.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ser_des_utils.c
index bd778f5..55da544 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ser_des_utils.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ser_des_utils.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015,2016 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "lim_utils.h"
 #include "lim_ser_des_utils.h"
 
+
 /**---------------------------------------------------------------
    \fn     lim_get_session_info
    \brief  This function returns the sessionId and transactionId
@@ -76,3 +77,77 @@
 
 	return;
 }
+
+/**
+ * lim_send_disassoc_frm_req_ser_des - called on receiving SME_DISASSOC_REQ
+ * @mac_ctx: pointer to mac context
+ * @disassoc_frm_req: pointer to structure sme_send_disassoc_frm_req
+ *
+ * function send's disassoc frame request on receiving SME_DISASSOC_REQ
+ *
+ * return: eSIR_SUCCESS:Success Error value: Failure
+ */
+tSirRetStatus lim_send_disassoc_frm_req_ser_des(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
+			struct sme_send_disassoc_frm_req *disassoc_frm_req,
+			uint8_t *buf)
+{
+	A_INT16 len = 0;
+
+	if (!disassoc_frm_req || !buf)
+		return eSIR_FAILURE;
+
+	disassoc_frm_req->msg_type = lim_get_u16(buf);
+	buf += sizeof(A_UINT16);
+
+	len = disassoc_frm_req->length = lim_get_u16(buf);
+	buf += sizeof(A_UINT16);
+
+	PELOG1(lim_log(mac_ctx, LOG1,
+		FL("SME_DISASSOC_REQ length %d bytes is:"), len);)
+		PELOG1(sirDumpBuf(mac_ctx, SIR_LIM_MODULE_ID, LOG1, buf, len);)
+
+	if (len < (A_INT16) sizeof(A_UINT32))
+		return eSIR_FAILURE;
+
+	/* skip message header */
+	len -= sizeof(A_UINT32);
+	if (len < 0)
+		return eSIR_FAILURE;
+
+	/* Extract sessionID */
+	disassoc_frm_req->session_id = *buf;
+	buf += sizeof(A_UINT8);
+	len -= sizeof(A_UINT8);
+	if (len < 0)
+		return eSIR_FAILURE;
+
+	/* Extract transactionid */
+	disassoc_frm_req->trans_id = lim_get_u16(buf);
+	buf += sizeof(A_UINT16);
+	len -= sizeof(A_UINT16);
+
+	if (len < 0)
+		return eSIR_FAILURE;
+
+	/* Extract peerMacAddr */
+	qdf_mem_copy(disassoc_frm_req->peer_mac, buf, sizeof(tSirMacAddr));
+	buf += sizeof(tSirMacAddr);
+	len  -= sizeof(tSirMacAddr);
+
+	if (len < 0)
+		return eSIR_FAILURE;
+
+	/* Extract reasonCode */
+	disassoc_frm_req->reason = lim_get_u16(buf);
+	buf += sizeof(A_UINT16);
+	len  -= sizeof(A_UINT16);
+
+	if (len < 0)
+		return eSIR_FAILURE;
+
+	disassoc_frm_req->wait_for_ack = *buf;
+	buf += sizeof(A_UINT8);
+	len -= sizeof(A_UINT8);
+
+	return eSIR_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ser_des_utils.h b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ser_des_utils.h
index f05f4dd..82b9c48 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ser_des_utils.h
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ser_des_utils.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015,2016 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -95,4 +95,8 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+tSirRetStatus lim_send_disassoc_frm_req_ser_des(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
+		struct sme_send_disassoc_frm_req *disassoc_frm_req,
+		uint8_t *buf);
+
 #endif /* __LIM_SERDES_UTILS_H */
diff --git a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
index 1d98b85..b3539fa 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
@@ -1161,4 +1161,7 @@
 					  uint8_t default_idx);
 QDF_STATUS sme_register_p2p_ack_ind_callback(tHalHandle hal,
 		sir_p2p_ack_ind_callback callback);
+void sme_send_disassoc_req_frame(tHalHandle hal, uint8_t session_id, uint8_t
+				*peer_mac, uint16_t reason, uint8_t
+				wait_for_ack);
 #endif /* #if !defined( __SME_API_H ) */
diff --git a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
index 9cc8a1e..5175ad1 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
@@ -15823,6 +15823,72 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * sme_send_disassoc_req_frame - send disassoc req
+ * @hal: handler to hal
+ * @session_id: session id
+ * @peer_mac: peer mac address
+ * @reason: reason for disassociation
+ * wait_for_ack: wait for acknowledgment
+ *
+ * function to send disassoc request to lim
+ *
+ * return: none
+ */
+void sme_send_disassoc_req_frame(tHalHandle hal, uint8_t session_id,
+		uint8_t *peer_mac, uint16_t reason, uint8_t wait_for_ack)
+{
+	struct sme_send_disassoc_frm_req *msg;
+	QDF_STATUS qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	A_UINT8  *buf;
+	A_UINT16 tmp;
+
+	msg = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(struct sme_send_disassoc_frm_req));
+
+	if (NULL == msg)
+		qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+	else
+		qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status))
+		return;
+
+	qdf_mem_set(msg, sizeof(struct sme_send_disassoc_frm_req), 0);
+	msg->msg_type = (uint16_t) eWNI_SME_SEND_DISASSOC_FRAME;
+
+	msg->length = (uint16_t) sizeof(struct sme_send_disassoc_frm_req);
+
+	buf = &msg->session_id;
+
+	/* session id */
+	*buf = (A_UINT8) session_id;
+	buf += sizeof(A_UINT8);
+
+	/* transaction id */
+	*buf = 0;
+	*(buf + 1) = 0;
+	buf += sizeof(A_UINT16);
+
+	/* Set the peer MAC address before sending the message to LIM */
+	qdf_mem_copy(buf, peer_mac, QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE);
+
+	buf += QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE;
+
+	/* reasoncode */
+	tmp = (uint16_t) reason;
+	qdf_mem_copy(buf, &tmp, sizeof(uint16_t));
+	buf += sizeof(uint16_t);
+
+	*buf =  wait_for_ack;
+	buf += sizeof(uint8_t);
+
+	qdf_status = cds_send_mb_message_to_mac(msg);
+
+	if (qdf_status != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
+			FL("cds_send_mb_message Failed"));
+}
+
+/**
  * sme_get_bpf_offload_capabilities() - Get length for BPF offload
  * @hal: Global HAL handle
  * This function constructs the cds message and fill in message type,