diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 198ac562d..c1664d043 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -10745,6 +10745,16 @@ char * wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_process(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "DPP_PKEX_REMOVE ", 16) == 0) {
 		if (wpas_dpp_pkex_remove(wpa_s, buf + 16) < 0)
 			reply_len = -1;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DPP2
+	} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "DPP_CONTROLLER_START ", 21) == 0) {
+		if (wpas_dpp_controller_start(wpa_s, buf + 20) < 0)
+			reply_len = -1;
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "DPP_CONTROLLER_START") == 0) {
+		if (wpas_dpp_controller_start(wpa_s, NULL) < 0)
+			reply_len = -1;
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "DPP_CONTROLLER_STOP") == 0) {
+		dpp_controller_stop(wpa_s->dpp);
+#endif /* CONFIG_DPP2 */
 #endif /* CONFIG_DPP */
 	} else {
 		os_memcpy(reply, "UNKNOWN COMMAND\n", 16);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.c
index 4cfbbcba7..c808f2ce4 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "utils/common.h"
 #include "utils/eloop.h"
+#include "utils/ip_addr.h"
 #include "common/dpp.h"
 #include "common/gas.h"
 #include "common/gas_server.h"
@@ -2248,3 +2249,23 @@ void wpas_dpp_deinit(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 	os_free(wpa_s->dpp_configurator_params);
 	wpa_s->dpp_configurator_params = NULL;
 }
+
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DPP2
+int wpas_dpp_controller_start(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, const char *cmd)
+{
+	struct dpp_controller_config config;
+	const char *pos;
+
+	os_memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
+	if (cmd) {
+		pos = os_strstr(cmd, " tcp_port=");
+		if (pos) {
+			pos += 10;
+			config.tcp_port = atoi(pos);
+		}
+	}
+	config.configurator_params = wpa_s->dpp_configurator_params;
+	return dpp_controller_start(wpa_s->dpp, &config);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_DPP2 */
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.h b/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.h
index ecb7a7d68..9ba315f55 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.h
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ int wpas_dpp_init(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 void wpas_dpp_deinit(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 int wpas_dpp_check_connect(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
 			   struct wpa_bss *bss);
+int wpas_dpp_controller_start(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, const char *cmd);
 
 #endif /* DPP_SUPPLICANT_H */