diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index 825a372..844b242 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -1412,6 +1412,7 @@
 
 	/* rcpi information */
 	struct rcpi_info rcpi;
+	bool send_mode_change;
 };
 
 #define WLAN_HDD_GET_STATION_CTX_PTR(adapter) (&(adapter)->session.station)
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
index 3c16ab0..315c786 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
@@ -1849,6 +1849,7 @@
 	    (QDF_P2P_CLIENT_MODE == adapter->device_mode)) {
 		sme_ps_disable_auto_ps_timer(mac_handle,
 					     adapter->session_id);
+		adapter->send_mode_change = true;
 	}
 	wlan_hdd_clear_link_layer_stats(adapter);
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 178e7c8..01956d2 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -16487,6 +16487,11 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		if (adapter->send_mode_change) {
+			wlan_hdd_send_mode_change_event();
+			adapter->send_mode_change = false;
+		}
+
 		/* in case of IBSS as there was no information
 		 * available about WEP keys during IBSS join, group
 		 * key initialized with NULL key, so re-initialize
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 7ef4615..a52bced 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3673,6 +3673,7 @@
 		adapter->offloads_configured = false;
 		adapter->is_link_up_service_needed = false;
 		adapter->disconnection_in_progress = false;
+		adapter->send_mode_change = true;
 		/* Init the net_device structure */
 		strlcpy(dev->name, name, IFNAMSIZ);