diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index 62ec23941..85eb35675 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -2454,6 +2454,31 @@ static int hostapd_ctrl_register_frame(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 
 
 #ifdef NEED_AP_MLME
+
+static bool
+hostapd_ctrl_is_freq_in_cmode(struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode,
+			      struct hostapd_multi_hw_info *current_hw_info,
+			      int freq)
+{
+	struct hostapd_channel_data *chan;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < mode->num_channels; i++) {
+		chan = &mode->channels[i];
+
+		if (chan->flag & HOSTAPD_CHAN_DISABLED)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!chan_in_current_hw_info(current_hw_info, chan))
+			continue;
+
+		if (chan->freq == freq)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+
 static int hostapd_ctrl_check_freq_params(struct hostapd_freq_params *params,
 					  u16 punct_bitmap)
 {
@@ -2668,6 +2693,15 @@ static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_chan_switch(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
 		settings.link_id = iface->bss[0]->mld_link_id;
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
 
+	if (iface->num_hw_features > 1 &&
+	    !hostapd_ctrl_is_freq_in_cmode(iface->current_mode,
+					   iface->current_hw_info,
+					   settings.freq_params.freq)) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO,
+			   "chanswitch: Invalid frequency settings provided for multi band phy");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	ret = hostapd_ctrl_check_freq_params(&settings.freq_params,
 					     settings.punct_bitmap);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/src/ap/dfs.c b/src/ap/dfs.c
index af9dc16f5..0cac194b2 100644
--- a/src/ap/dfs.c
+++ b/src/ap/dfs.c
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ static int dfs_find_channel(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
 	for (i = 0; i < mode->num_channels; i++) {
 		chan = &mode->channels[i];
 
+		if (!chan_in_current_hw_info(iface->current_hw_info, chan)) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+				   "DFS: channel %d (%d) is not under current hardware index",
+				   chan->freq, chan->chan);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		/* Skip HT40/VHT incompatible channels */
 		if (iface->conf->ieee80211n &&
 		    iface->conf->secondary_channel &&
diff --git a/src/common/hw_features_common.c b/src/common/hw_features_common.c
index 2c47bf812..bffb44078 100644
--- a/src/common/hw_features_common.c
+++ b/src/common/hw_features_common.c
@@ -1033,3 +1033,18 @@ bool is_punct_bitmap_valid(u16 bw, u16 pri_ch_bit_pos, u16 punct_bitmap)
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+
+bool chan_in_current_hw_info(struct hostapd_multi_hw_info *current_hw_info,
+			     struct hostapd_channel_data *chan)
+{
+	/* Assuming that if current_hw_info is not set full
+	 * iface->current_mode->channels[] can be used to scan for channels,
+	 * hence we return true.
+	 */
+	if (!current_hw_info)
+		return true;
+
+	return current_hw_info->start_freq <= chan->freq &&
+		current_hw_info->end_freq >= chan->freq;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/hw_features_common.h b/src/common/hw_features_common.h
index e791c33f1..80e33adf2 100644
--- a/src/common/hw_features_common.h
+++ b/src/common/hw_features_common.h
@@ -58,5 +58,7 @@ int chan_bw_allowed(const struct hostapd_channel_data *chan, u32 bw,
 		    int ht40_plus, int pri);
 int chan_pri_allowed(const struct hostapd_channel_data *chan);
 bool is_punct_bitmap_valid(u16 bw, u16 pri_ch_bit_pos, u16 punct_bitmap);
+bool chan_in_current_hw_info(struct hostapd_multi_hw_info *current_hw_info,
+			     struct hostapd_channel_data *chan);
 
 #endif /* HW_FEATURES_COMMON_H */