diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
index ece0cecf049d..1b505dbc170f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
@@ -570,8 +570,8 @@ static void mt7921_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		mt7921_mcu_uni_bss_ps(dev, vif);
 
 	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC) {
-		mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, NULL, vif, true,
-				   MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_3);
+		mt7921_mcu_sta_update(dev, NULL, vif,
+				      MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_3);
 		mt7921_bss_bcnft_apply(dev, vif, info->assoc);
 	}
 
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ int mt7921_mac_sta_add(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			       MT_WTBL_UPDATE_ADM_COUNT_CLEAR);
 
 	ret = mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, sta, vif, true,
-				 MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_3);
+				 MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_1);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -627,6 +627,27 @@ int mt7921_mac_sta_add(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void mt7921_mac_sta_assoc(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+			  struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
+{
+	struct mt7921_dev *dev = container_of(mdev, struct mt7921_dev, mt76);
+	struct mt7921_sta *msta = (struct mt7921_sta *)sta->drv_priv;
+	struct mt7921_vif *mvif = (struct mt7921_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
+
+	mt76_connac_pm_wake(&dev->mphy, &dev->pm);
+
+	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION && !sta->tdls)
+		mt76_connac_mcu_uni_add_bss(&dev->mphy, vif, &mvif->sta.wcid,
+					    true);
+
+	mt7921_mac_wtbl_update(dev, msta->wcid.idx,
+			       MT_WTBL_UPDATE_ADM_COUNT_CLEAR);
+
+	mt7921_mcu_sta_update(dev, sta, vif, MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_3);
+
+	mt76_connac_power_save_sched(&dev->mphy, &dev->pm);
+}
+
 void mt7921_mac_sta_remove(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			   struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 {
@@ -781,22 +802,6 @@ mt7921_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-mt7921_sta_add(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-	       struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
-{
-	return mt76_sta_state(hw, vif, sta, IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST,
-			      IEEE80211_STA_NONE);
-}
-
-static int
-mt7921_sta_remove(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-		  struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
-{
-	return mt76_sta_state(hw, vif, sta, IEEE80211_STA_NONE,
-			      IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST);
-}
-
 static int mt7921_sta_state(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			    struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			    struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
@@ -811,15 +816,7 @@ static int mt7921_sta_state(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		mt7921_mutex_release(dev);
 	}
 
-	if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH &&
-	    new_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC) {
-		return mt7921_sta_add(hw, vif, sta);
-	} else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC &&
-		   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH) {
-		return mt7921_sta_remove(hw, vif, sta);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return mt76_sta_state(hw, vif, sta, old_state, new_state);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
index 13d0f472b043..e97a74341ccd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ int mt7921_mcu_sta_add(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 		       struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable, u8 state);
 int mt7921_mcu_sta_update(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			  struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u8 state);
+void mt7921_mac_sta_assoc(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+			  struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
 int mt7921_mcu_set_chan_info(struct mt7921_phy *phy, int cmd);
 int mt7921_mcu_set_tx(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 int mt7921_mcu_set_eeprom(struct mt7921_dev *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/pci.c
index 13263f50dc00..27906b2cd912 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/pci.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static int mt7921_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		.rx_poll_complete = mt7921_rx_poll_complete,
 		.sta_ps = mt7921_sta_ps,
 		.sta_add = mt7921_mac_sta_add,
+		.sta_assoc = mt7921_mac_sta_assoc,
 		.sta_remove = mt7921_mac_sta_remove,
 		.update_survey = mt7921_update_channel,
 	};
