diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index f9c1507478eab403307acfe1eab70c3579fecf5a..943e8909ea82e110fd00c704fea77a4611f0e7d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -1922,6 +1922,18 @@ static void ath10k_bss_assoc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	}
 
 	arvif->is_up = true;
+
+	/* Workaround: Some firmware revisions (tested with qca6174
+	 * WLAN.RM.2.0-00073) have buggy powersave state machine and must be
+	 * poked with peer param command.
+	 */
+	ret = ath10k_wmi_peer_set_param(ar, arvif->vdev_id, arvif->bssid,
+					WMI_PEER_DUMMY_VAR, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to poke peer %pM param for ps workaround on vdev %i: %d\n",
+			    arvif->bssid, arvif->vdev_id, ret);
+		return;
+	}
 }
 
 static void ath10k_bss_disassoc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
index 28c1822af6cf48bd9d703d70710ac3439c24e064..adf935bf0580f488708688c4728aaab1f7325dc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
@@ -4445,7 +4445,8 @@ enum wmi_peer_param {
 	WMI_PEER_AUTHORIZE  = 0x3,
 	WMI_PEER_CHAN_WIDTH = 0x4,
 	WMI_PEER_NSS        = 0x5,
-	WMI_PEER_USE_4ADDR  = 0x6
+	WMI_PEER_USE_4ADDR  = 0x6,
+	WMI_PEER_DUMMY_VAR  = 0xff, /* dummy parameter for STA PS workaround */
 };
 
 struct wmi_peer_set_param_cmd {