diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/mcu.c
index cf4a4f2637d5..2f73bcb607dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/mcu.c
@@ -1028,9 +1028,10 @@ mt7615_mcu_wtbl_sta_add(struct mt7615_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	if (IS_ERR(sskb))
 		return PTR_ERR(sskb);
 
-	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(sskb, vif, sta, enable);
+	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(sskb, vif, sta, enable, true);
 	if (enable && sta)
-		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(phy->mt76, sskb, sta, vif, 0);
+		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(phy->mt76, sskb, sta, vif, 0,
+					MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_ASSOC);
 
 	wtbl_hdr = mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_wtbl_req(&dev->mt76, &msta->wcid,
 						  WTBL_RESET_AND_SET, NULL,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index b155e7b8d89d..45465eb3581a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_wtbl_req);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				   struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-				   bool enable)
+				   bool enable, bool newly)
 {
 	struct sta_rec_basic *basic;
 	struct tlv *tlv;
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	basic->extra_info = cpu_to_le16(EXTRA_INFO_VER);
 
 	if (enable) {
-		basic->extra_info |= cpu_to_le16(EXTRA_INFO_NEW);
+		if (newly)
+			basic->extra_info |= cpu_to_le16(EXTRA_INFO_NEW);
 		basic->conn_state = CONN_STATE_PORT_SECURE;
 	} else {
 		basic->conn_state = CONN_STATE_DISCONNECT;
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ mt76_connac_get_phy_mode_v2(struct mt76_phy *mphy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(struct mt76_phy *mphy, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			     struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-			     u8 rcpi)
+			     u8 rcpi, u8 sta_state)
 {
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef = &mphy->chandef;
 	enum nl80211_band band = chandef->chan->band;
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(struct mt76_phy *mphy, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	tlv = mt76_connac_mcu_add_tlv(skb, STA_REC_STATE, sizeof(*state));
 	state = (struct sta_rec_state *)tlv;
-	state->state = 2;
+	state->state = sta_state;
 
 	if (sta->vht_cap.vht_supported) {
 		state->vht_opmode = sta->bandwidth;
@@ -862,8 +863,9 @@ void mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_ht_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_ht_tlv);
 
-int mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
-				struct mt76_sta_cmd_info *info)
+int mt76_connac_mcu_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
+			    struct mt76_sta_cmd_info *info,
+			    bool newly)
 {
 	struct mt76_vif *mvif = (struct mt76_vif *)info->vif->drv_priv;
 	struct mt76_dev *dev = phy->dev;
@@ -875,10 +877,11 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 	if (IS_ERR(skb))
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
-	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(skb, info->vif, info->sta, info->enable);
+	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(skb, info->vif, info->sta, info->enable,
+				      newly);
 	if (info->enable && info->sta)
 		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(phy, skb, info->sta, info->vif,
-					info->rcpi);
+					info->rcpi, info->state);
 
 	sta_wtbl = mt76_connac_mcu_add_tlv(skb, STA_REC_WTBL,
 					   sizeof(struct tlv));
@@ -902,7 +905,7 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 
 	return mt76_mcu_skb_send_msg(dev, skb, info->cmd, true);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_connac_mcu_sta_cmd);
 
 void mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_ba_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 struct ieee80211_ampdu_params *params,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h
index 3076417ead5f..c7b809ff3045 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h
@@ -904,6 +904,12 @@ struct mt76_connac_suspend_tlv {
 	u8 pad[5];
 } __packed;
 
+enum mt76_sta_info_state {
+	MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_NONE,
+	MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_AUTH,
+	MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_ASSOC
+};
+
 struct mt76_sta_cmd_info {
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
 	struct mt76_wcid *wcid;
@@ -913,6 +919,7 @@ struct mt76_sta_cmd_info {
 	bool enable;
 	int cmd;
 	u8 rcpi;
+	u8 state;
 };
 
 #define MT_SKU_POWER_LIMIT	161
@@ -982,7 +989,8 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_set_channel_domain(struct mt76_phy *phy);
 int mt76_connac_mcu_set_vif_ps(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-				   struct ieee80211_sta *sta, bool enable);
+				   struct ieee80211_sta *sta, bool enable,
+				   bool newly);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_generic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				      struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				      struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *sta_wtbl,
@@ -997,7 +1005,7 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_sta_update_hdr_trans(struct mt76_dev *dev,
 void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(struct mt76_phy *mphy, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			     struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-			     u8 rcpi);
+			     u8 rcpi, u8 state);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_ht_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *sta_wtbl,
 				 void *wtbl_tlv);
@@ -1019,8 +1027,9 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_uni_add_bss(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 				struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				struct mt76_wcid *wcid,
 				bool enable);
-int mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
-				struct mt76_sta_cmd_info *info);
+int mt76_connac_mcu_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
+			    struct mt76_sta_cmd_info *info,
+			    bool newly);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_beacon_loss_iter(void *priv, u8 *mac,
 				      struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 int mt76_connac_mcu_set_rts_thresh(struct mt76_dev *dev, u32 val, u8 band);
@@ -1059,4 +1068,18 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_set_deep_sleep(struct mt76_dev *dev, bool enable);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_coredump_event(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    struct mt76_connac_coredump *coredump);
 int mt76_connac_mcu_set_rate_txpower(struct mt76_phy *phy);
+
+static inline int
+mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
+			    struct mt76_sta_cmd_info *info)
+{
+	return mt76_connac_mcu_sta_cmd(phy, info, true);
+}
+
+static inline int
+mt76_connac_mcu_update_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
+			       struct mt76_sta_cmd_info *info)
+{
+	return mt76_connac_mcu_sta_cmd(phy, info, false);
+}
 #endif /* __MT76_CONNAC_MCU_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
index 84930ad5ebc7..c641a92b140c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
@@ -578,7 +578,8 @@ 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);
+		mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, NULL, vif, true,
+				   MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_ASSOC);
 		mt7921_bss_bcnft_apply(dev, vif, info->assoc);
 	}
 
@@ -627,7 +628,8 @@ int mt7921_mac_sta_add(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	mt7921_mac_wtbl_update(dev, idx,
 			       MT_WTBL_UPDATE_ADM_COUNT_CLEAR);
 
-	ret = mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, sta, vif, true);
+	ret = mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, sta, vif, true,
+				 MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_ASSOC);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -645,7 +647,7 @@ void mt7921_mac_sta_remove(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	mt76_connac_free_pending_tx_skbs(&dev->pm, &msta->wcid);
 	mt76_connac_pm_wake(&dev->mphy, &dev->pm);
 
-	mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, sta, vif, false);
+	mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, sta, vif, false, MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_NONE);
 	mt7921_mac_wtbl_update(dev, msta->wcid.idx,
 			       MT_WTBL_UPDATE_ADM_COUNT_CLEAR);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c
index ffc83717fd0d..4f0fd9674950 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,8 @@ int mt7921_mcu_set_bss_pm(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 }
 
 int mt7921_mcu_sta_add(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-		       struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable)
+		       struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable,
+		       enum mt76_sta_info_state state)
 {
 	struct mt7921_vif *mvif = (struct mt7921_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
 	int rssi = -ewma_rssi_read(&mvif->rssi);
@@ -1276,6 +1277,7 @@ int mt7921_mcu_sta_add(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 		.sta = sta,
 		.vif = vif,
 		.enable = enable,
+		.state = state,
 		.cmd = MCU_UNI_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE,
 		.rcpi = to_rcpi(rssi),
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
index 8aa8d2ecdffa..d4d84b898011 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ int mt7921_mcu_add_key(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		       enum set_key_cmd cmd);
 int mt7921_set_channel(struct mt7921_phy *phy);
 int mt7921_mcu_sta_add(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-		       struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable);
+		       struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable,
+		       enum mt76_sta_info_state state);
 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);
