diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 159a6b0c3..b6f2f82c5 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -3632,6 +3632,16 @@ struct wpa_driver_ops {
 	 */
 	int (*set_default_scan_ies)(void *priv, const u8 *ies, size_t ies_len);
 
+	/**
+	 * set_tdls_mode - Set TDLS trigger mode to the host driver
+	 * @priv: Private driver interface data
+	 * @tdls_external_control: Represents if TDLS external trigger control
+	 *  mode is enabled/disabled.
+	 *
+	 * This optional callback can be used to configure the TDLS external
+	 * trigger control mode to the host driver.
+	 */
+	int (*set_tdls_mode)(void *priv, int tdls_external_control);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 4dc1cecb5..75c4271a5 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -9325,6 +9325,56 @@ static int nl80211_p2p_lo_stop(void *priv)
 	return send_and_recv_msgs(drv, msg, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+
+static int nl80211_set_tdls_mode(void *priv, int tdls_external_control)
+{
+	struct i802_bss *bss = priv;
+	struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv = bss->drv;
+	struct nl_msg *msg;
+	struct nlattr *params;
+	int ret;
+	u32 tdls_mode;
+
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+		   "nl80211: Set TDKS mode: tdls_external_control=%d",
+		   tdls_external_control);
+
+	if (tdls_external_control == 1)
+		tdls_mode = QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_TDLS_TRIGGER_MODE_IMPLICIT |
+			QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_TDLS_TRIGGER_MODE_EXTERNAL;
+	else
+		tdls_mode = QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_TDLS_TRIGGER_MODE_EXPLICIT;
+
+	if (!(msg = nl80211_drv_msg(drv, 0, NL80211_CMD_VENDOR)) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_ID, OUI_QCA) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_SUBCMD,
+			QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_CONFIGURE_TDLS))
+		goto fail;
+
+	params = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_DATA);
+	if (!params)
+		goto fail;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(msg, QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TDLS_CONFIG_TRIGGER_MODE,
+			tdls_mode))
+		goto fail;
+
+	nla_nest_end(msg, params);
+
+	ret = send_and_recv_msgs(drv, msg, NULL, NULL);
+	msg = NULL;
+	if (ret) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+			   "nl80211: Set TDLS mode failed: ret=%d (%s)",
+			   ret, strerror(-ret));
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	nlmsg_free(msg);
+	return -1;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211_QCA */
 
 
@@ -9568,6 +9618,7 @@ const struct wpa_driver_ops wpa_driver_nl80211_ops = {
 	.p2p_lo_start = nl80211_p2p_lo_start,
 	.p2p_lo_stop = nl80211_p2p_lo_stop,
 	.set_default_scan_ies = nl80211_set_default_scan_ies,
+	.set_tdls_mode = nl80211_set_tdls_mode,
 #endif /* CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211_QCA */
 	.configure_data_frame_filters = nl80211_configure_data_frame_filters,
 	.get_ext_capab = nl80211_get_ext_capab,
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index a929a7d06..a75494374 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -532,6 +532,8 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_set(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 #endif /* CONFIG_MBO */
 	} else if (os_strcasecmp(cmd, "lci") == 0) {
 		ret = wpas_ctrl_iface_set_lci(wpa_s, value);
+	} else if (os_strcasecmp(cmd, "tdls_trigger_control") == 0) {
+		ret = wpa_drv_set_tdls_mode(wpa_s, atoi(value));
 	} else {
 		value[-1] = '=';
 		ret = wpa_config_process_global(wpa_s->conf, cmd, -1);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h
index 5d5dcf0b0..f8efddcc9 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/driver_i.h
@@ -968,4 +968,13 @@ static inline int wpa_drv_set_default_scan_ies(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	return wpa_s->driver->set_default_scan_ies(wpa_s->drv_priv, ies, len);
 }
 
+static inline int wpa_drv_set_tdls_mode(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
+					int tdls_external_control)
+{
+	if (!wpa_s->driver->set_tdls_mode)
+		return -1;
+	return wpa_s->driver->set_tdls_mode(wpa_s->drv_priv,
+					    tdls_external_control);
+}
+
 #endif /* DRIVER_I_H */