diff --git a/src/ap/dpp_hostapd.c b/src/ap/dpp_hostapd.c
index cd50d17d9..cb6d2c4b8 100644
--- a/src/ap/dpp_hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/dpp_hostapd.c
@@ -1554,6 +1554,10 @@ skip_status:
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
 skip_connector:
+	if (dpp_test == DPP_TEST_NO_PROTOCOL_VERSION_PEER_DISC_RESP) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "DPP: TESTING - no Protocol Version");
+		goto skip_proto_ver;
+	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DPP2
@@ -1578,6 +1582,10 @@ skip_connector:
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_DPP2 */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
+skip_proto_ver:
+#endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
+
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "DPP: Send Peer Discovery Response to " MACSTR
 		   " status=%d", MAC2STR(src), status);
 	wpa_msg(hapd->msg_ctx, MSG_INFO, DPP_EVENT_TX "dst=" MACSTR
diff --git a/src/common/dpp.h b/src/common/dpp.h
index 0f59a883e..e8e8b140b 100644
--- a/src/common/dpp.h
+++ b/src/common/dpp.h
@@ -494,6 +494,8 @@ enum dpp_test_behavior {
 	DPP_TEST_STOP_AT_AUTH_CONF = 89,
 	DPP_TEST_STOP_AT_CONF_REQ = 90,
 	DPP_TEST_REJECT_CONFIG = 91,
+	DPP_TEST_NO_PROTOCOL_VERSION_PEER_DISC_REQ = 92,
+	DPP_TEST_NO_PROTOCOL_VERSION_PEER_DISC_RESP = 93,
 };
 
 extern enum dpp_test_behavior dpp_test;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.c
index 8e58e63be..46f9692d8 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dpp_supplicant.c
@@ -3202,6 +3202,10 @@ skip_trans_id:
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
 skip_connector:
+	if (dpp_test == DPP_TEST_NO_PROTOCOL_VERSION_PEER_DISC_REQ) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "DPP: TESTING - no Protocol Version");
+		goto skip_proto_ver;
+	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DPP2
@@ -3226,6 +3230,10 @@ skip_connector:
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_DPP2 */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
+skip_proto_ver:
+#endif /* CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS */
+
 	/* TODO: Timeout on AP response */
 	wait_time = wpa_s->max_remain_on_chan;
 	if (wait_time > 2000)