diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
index e9da64d73..d7e79c840 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ hostapd_drv_register_frame(struct hostapd_data *hapd, u16 type,
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
+
 static inline int hostapd_drv_link_add(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 				       u8 link_id, const u8 *addr)
 {
@@ -463,6 +464,18 @@ static inline int hostapd_drv_link_add(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 	return hapd->driver->link_add(hapd->drv_priv, link_id, addr, hapd);
 
 }
+
+static inline int hostapd_drv_link_sta_remove(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
+					      const u8 *addr)
+{
+	if (!hapd->conf->mld_ap || !hapd->driver || !hapd->drv_priv ||
+	    !hapd->driver->link_sta_remove)
+		return -1;
+
+	return hapd->driver->link_sta_remove(hapd->drv_priv, hapd->mld_link_id,
+					     addr);
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
 
 #endif /* AP_DRV_OPS */
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 833dbc895..d67c949b6 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -5178,6 +5178,15 @@ struct wpa_driver_ops {
 	 */
 	bool (*is_drv_shared)(void *priv, void *bss_ctx);
 
+	/**
+	 * link_sta_remove - Remove a link STA from an MLD STA
+	 * @priv: Private driver interface data
+	 * @link_id: The link ID which the link STA is using
+	 * @addr: The MLD MAC address of the MLD STA
+	 * Returns: 0 on success, negative value on failure
+	 */
+	int (*link_sta_remove)(void *priv, u8 link_id, const u8 *addr);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
 	int (*register_frame)(void *priv, u16 type,
 			      const u8 *match, size_t match_len,
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 7590b30ab..6666313de 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -13916,6 +13916,36 @@ static int nl80211_link_add(void *priv, u8 link_id, const u8 *addr,
 }
 
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
+static int wpa_driver_nl80211_link_sta_remove(void *priv, u8 link_id,
+					      const u8 *addr)
+{
+	struct i802_bss *bss = priv;
+	struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv = bss->drv;
+	struct nl_msg *msg;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!(bss->valid_links & BIT(link_id)))
+		return -ENOLINK;
+
+	if (!(msg = nl80211_bss_msg(bss, 0, NL80211_CMD_REMOVE_LINK_STA)) ||
+	    nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MLD_ADDR, ETH_ALEN, addr) ||
+	    nla_put_u8(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MLO_LINK_ID, link_id)) {
+		nlmsg_free(msg);
+		return -ENOBUFS;
+	}
+
+	ret = send_and_recv_cmd(drv, msg);
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+		   "nl80211: link_sta_remove -> REMOVE_LINK_STA on link_id %u from MLD STA "
+		   MACSTR ", from %s --> %d (%s)",
+		   link_id, MAC2STR(addr), bss->ifname, ret, strerror(-ret));
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
+
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
 
 static int testing_nl80211_register_frame(void *priv, u16 type,
@@ -14113,6 +14143,7 @@ const struct wpa_driver_ops wpa_driver_nl80211_ops = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
 	.link_remove = driver_nl80211_link_remove,
 	.is_drv_shared = nl80211_is_drv_shared,
+	.link_sta_remove = wpa_driver_nl80211_link_sta_remove,
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
 #ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
 	.register_frame = testing_nl80211_register_frame,