diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
index e73835316..d7becb25b 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
@@ -572,12 +572,33 @@ int hostapd_if_add(struct hostapd_data *hapd, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 }
 
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
+int hostapd_if_link_remove(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
+			   enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
+			   const char *ifname, u8 link_id)
+{
+	if (!hapd->driver || !hapd->drv_priv || !hapd->driver->link_remove)
+		return -1;
+
+	return hapd->driver->link_remove(hapd->drv_priv, type, ifname,
+					 hapd->mld_link_id);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
+
+
 int hostapd_if_remove(struct hostapd_data *hapd, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 		      const char *ifname)
 {
 	if (hapd->driver == NULL || hapd->drv_priv == NULL ||
 	    hapd->driver->if_remove == NULL)
 		return -1;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
+	if (hapd->conf->mld_ap)
+		return hostapd_if_link_remove(hapd, type, ifname,
+					      hapd->mld_link_id);
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
+
 	return hapd->driver->if_remove(hapd->drv_priv, type, ifname);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
index b3a964479..be1ea439f 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ int hostapd_if_add(struct hostapd_data *hapd, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 		   const char *bridge, int use_existing);
 int hostapd_if_remove(struct hostapd_data *hapd, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 		      const char *ifname);
+int hostapd_if_link_remove(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
+			   enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
+			   const char *ifname, u8 link_id);
 int hostapd_set_ieee8021x(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 			  struct wpa_bss_params *params);
 int hostapd_get_seqnum(const char *ifname, struct hostapd_data *hapd,
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index f61bbeea1..61601eb9d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -5153,6 +5153,18 @@ struct wpa_driver_ops {
 	 */
 	int (*link_add)(void *priv, u8 link_id, const u8 *addr, void *bss_ctx);
 
+	/**
+	 * link_remove - Remove a link from the AP MLD interface
+	 * @priv: Private driver interface data
+	 * @type: Interface type
+	 * @ifname: Interface name of the virtual interface from where the link
+	 *	is to be removed.
+	 * @link_id: Valid link ID to remove
+	 * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure
+	 */
+	int (*link_remove)(void *priv, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
+			   const char *ifname, u8 link_id);
+
 #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 a9edf66ef..7a68b47ef 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -10714,6 +10714,39 @@ static int driver_nl80211_if_remove(void *priv, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
 }
 
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
+static int driver_nl80211_link_remove(void *priv, enum wpa_driver_if_type type,
+				      const char *ifname, u8 link_id)
+{
+	struct i802_bss *bss = priv;
+	struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv = bss->drv;
+
+	if (type != WPA_IF_AP_BSS ||
+	    !nl80211_link_valid(bss->valid_links, link_id))
+		return -1;
+
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+		   "nl80211: Teardown AP(%s) link %d (type=%d ifname=%s links=0x%x)",
+		   bss->ifname, link_id, type, ifname, bss->valid_links);
+
+	nl80211_remove_link(bss, link_id);
+
+	bss->ctx = bss->flink->ctx;
+
+	if (drv->first_bss == bss && !bss->valid_links)
+		drv->ctx = bss->ctx;
+
+	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);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
+
+
 static int driver_nl80211_send_mlme(void *priv, const u8 *data,
 				    size_t data_len, int noack,
 				    unsigned int freq,
@@ -14043,6 +14076,9 @@ const struct wpa_driver_ops wpa_driver_nl80211_ops = {
 #endif /* CONFIG_DPP */
 	.get_sta_mlo_info = nl80211_get_sta_mlo_info,
 	.link_add = nl80211_link_add,
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
+	.link_remove = driver_nl80211_link_remove,
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
 #ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_OPTIONS
 	.register_frame = testing_nl80211_register_frame,
 	.radio_disable = testing_nl80211_radio_disable,