diff --git a/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c b/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
index 9e9b46bb1..6c98cb903 100644
--- a/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
+++ b/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
@@ -2859,6 +2859,13 @@ void wpa_supplicant_event(void *ctx, enum wpa_event_type event,
 		hostapd_event_color_change(hapd, true);
 		break;
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211AX */
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
+	case EVENT_MLD_INTERFACE_FREED:
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "MLD: Interface %s freed",
+			   hapd->conf->iface);
+		hostapd_mld_interface_freed(hapd);
+		break;
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
 	default:
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Unknown event %d", event);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index 146b4960f..0c3f1d709 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -3402,6 +3402,7 @@ static void hostapd_cleanup_driver(const struct wpa_driver_ops *driver,
 		   driver->is_drv_shared &&
 		   !driver->is_drv_shared(drv_priv, iface->bss[0])) {
 		driver->hapd_deinit(drv_priv);
+		hostapd_mld_interface_freed(iface->bss[0]);
 	} else if (hostapd_if_link_remove(iface->bss[0],
 					  WPA_IF_AP_BSS,
 					  iface->bss[0]->conf->iface,
@@ -4981,6 +4982,18 @@ struct hostapd_data * hostapd_mld_get_first_bss(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 	return mld->fbss;
 }
 
+
+void hostapd_mld_interface_freed(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
+{
+	struct hostapd_data *link_bss = NULL;
+
+	if (!hapd || !hapd->conf->mld_ap)
+		return;
+
+	for_each_mld_link(link_bss, hapd)
+		link_bss->drv_priv = NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
 
 
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.h b/src/ap/hostapd.h
index 0df670383..278e9c3ca 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.h
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.h
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ int hostapd_fill_cca_settings(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
 
 bool hostapd_mld_is_first_bss(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
+void hostapd_mld_interface_freed(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
 
 #define for_each_mld_link(partner, self) \
 	dl_list_for_each(partner, &self->mld->links, struct hostapd_data, link)
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 4331782d8..616f011a8 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -5847,6 +5847,11 @@ enum wpa_event_type {
 	 * EVENT_LINK_RECONFIG - Notification that AP links removed
 	 */
 	EVENT_LINK_RECONFIG,
+
+	/**
+	 * EVENT_MLD_INTERFACE_FREED - Notification of AP MLD interface removal
+	 */
+	EVENT_MLD_INTERFACE_FREED,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_common.c b/src/drivers/driver_common.c
index 9bc5a731d..9589183d0 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_common.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_common.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ const char * event_to_string(enum wpa_event_type event)
 	E2S(LINK_CH_SWITCH_STARTED);
 	E2S(TID_LINK_MAP);
 	E2S(LINK_RECONFIG);
+	E2S(MLD_INTERFACE_FREED);
 	}
 
 	return "UNKNOWN";
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 5b40737cc..5e0ee0022 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -10765,6 +10765,7 @@ static int driver_nl80211_link_remove(void *priv, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 {
 	struct i802_bss *bss = priv;
 	struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv = bss->drv;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (type != WPA_IF_AP_BSS ||
 	    !nl80211_link_valid(bss->valid_links, link_id))
@@ -10784,7 +10785,12 @@ static int driver_nl80211_link_remove(void *priv, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 	if (!bss->valid_links) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
 			   "nl80211: No more links remaining, so remove interface");
-		return wpa_driver_nl80211_if_remove(bss, type, ifname);
+		ret = wpa_driver_nl80211_if_remove(bss, type, ifname);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		/* Notify that the MLD interface is removed */
+		wpa_supplicant_event(bss->ctx, EVENT_MLD_INTERFACE_FREED, NULL);
 	}
 
 	return 0;