diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
index f792825850b8..da20ed752ca5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ static void ath11k_core_restart(struct work_struct *work)
 		complete(&ar->scan.started);
 		complete(&ar->scan.completed);
 		complete(&ar->peer_assoc_done);
+		complete(&ar->peer_delete_done);
 		complete(&ar->install_key_done);
 		complete(&ar->vdev_setup_done);
 		complete(&ar->vdev_delete_done);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
index b1b8afecec3a..88e5a9b9f52d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ struct ath11k {
 	u8 lmac_id;
 
 	struct completion peer_assoc_done;
+	struct completion peer_delete_done;
 
 	int install_key_status;
 	struct completion install_key_done;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
index 566e2a498a82..f97d22d7f923 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -4624,8 +4624,22 @@ static int ath11k_mac_op_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 err_peer_del:
 	if (arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_AP) {
+		reinit_completion(&ar->peer_delete_done);
+
+		ret = ath11k_wmi_send_peer_delete_cmd(ar, vif->addr,
+						      arvif->vdev_id);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to delete peer vdev_id %d addr %pM\n",
+				    arvif->vdev_id, vif->addr);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		ret = ath11k_wait_for_peer_delete_done(ar, arvif->vdev_id,
+						       vif->addr);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		ar->num_peers--;
-		ath11k_wmi_send_peer_delete_cmd(ar, vif->addr, arvif->vdev_id);
 	}
 
 err_vdev_del:
@@ -6470,6 +6484,7 @@ int ath11k_mac_allocate(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 		init_completion(&ar->vdev_setup_done);
 		init_completion(&ar->vdev_delete_done);
 		init_completion(&ar->peer_assoc_done);
+		init_completion(&ar->peer_delete_done);
 		init_completion(&ar->install_key_done);
 		init_completion(&ar->bss_survey_done);
 		init_completion(&ar->scan.started);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.c
index 61ad9300eafb..1866d82678fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.c
@@ -177,12 +177,36 @@ static int ath11k_wait_for_peer_deleted(struct ath11k *ar, int vdev_id, const u8
 	return ath11k_wait_for_peer_common(ar->ab, vdev_id, addr, false);
 }
 
+int ath11k_wait_for_peer_delete_done(struct ath11k *ar, u32 vdev_id,
+				     const u8 *addr)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned long time_left;
+
+	ret = ath11k_wait_for_peer_deleted(ar, vdev_id, addr);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed wait for peer deleted");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->peer_delete_done,
+						3 * HZ);
+	if (time_left == 0) {
+		ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "Timeout in receiving peer delete response\n");
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int ath11k_peer_delete(struct ath11k *ar, u32 vdev_id, u8 *addr)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ar->conf_mutex);
 
+	reinit_completion(&ar->peer_delete_done);
+
 	ret = ath11k_wmi_send_peer_delete_cmd(ar, addr, vdev_id);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath11k_warn(ar->ab,
@@ -191,7 +215,7 @@ int ath11k_peer_delete(struct ath11k *ar, u32 vdev_id, u8 *addr)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = ath11k_wait_for_peer_deleted(ar, vdev_id, addr);
+	ret = ath11k_wait_for_peer_delete_done(ar, vdev_id, addr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -247,8 +271,22 @@ int ath11k_peer_create(struct ath11k *ar, struct ath11k_vif *arvif,
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ar->ab->base_lock);
 		ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to find peer %pM on vdev %i after creation\n",
 			    param->peer_addr, param->vdev_id);
-		ath11k_wmi_send_peer_delete_cmd(ar, param->peer_addr,
-						param->vdev_id);
+
+		reinit_completion(&ar->peer_delete_done);
+
+		ret = ath11k_wmi_send_peer_delete_cmd(ar, param->peer_addr,
+						      param->vdev_id);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to delete peer vdev_id %d addr %pM\n",
+				    param->vdev_id, param->peer_addr);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		ret = ath11k_wait_for_peer_delete_done(ar, param->vdev_id,
+						       param->peer_addr);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.h
index 5d125ce8984e..bba2e00b6944 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.h
@@ -41,5 +41,7 @@ void ath11k_peer_cleanup(struct ath11k *ar, u32 vdev_id);
 int ath11k_peer_delete(struct ath11k *ar, u32 vdev_id, u8 *addr);
 int ath11k_peer_create(struct ath11k *ar, struct ath11k_vif *arvif,
 		       struct ieee80211_sta *sta, struct peer_create_params *param);
+int ath11k_wait_for_peer_delete_done(struct ath11k *ar, u32 vdev_id,
+				     const u8 *addr);
 
 #endif /* _PEER_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
index d1175a1c4de3..e374270b6937 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
@@ -5730,15 +5730,26 @@ static int ath11k_ready_event(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static void ath11k_peer_delete_resp_event(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct wmi_peer_delete_resp_event peer_del_resp;
+	struct ath11k *ar;
 
 	if (ath11k_pull_peer_del_resp_ev(ab, skb, &peer_del_resp) != 0) {
 		ath11k_warn(ab, "failed to extract peer delete resp");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* TODO: Do we need to validate whether ath11k_peer_find() return NULL
-	 *	 Why this is needed when there is HTT event for peer delete
-	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ar = ath11k_mac_get_ar_by_vdev_id(ab, peer_del_resp.vdev_id);
+	if (!ar) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "invalid vdev id in peer delete resp ev %d",
+			    peer_del_resp.vdev_id);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	complete(&ar->peer_delete_done);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_WMI, "peer delete resp for vdev id %d addr %pM\n",
+		   peer_del_resp.vdev_id, peer_del_resp.peer_macaddr.addr);
 }
 
 static void ath11k_vdev_delete_resp_event(struct ath11k_base *ab,