diff --git a/modules/hostap/src/supp_api.c b/modules/hostap/src/supp_api.c
index 316f4de70a74..1b1463a53008 100644
--- a/modules/hostap/src/supp_api.c
+++ b/modules/hostap/src/supp_api.c
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ static int wpas_add_and_config_network(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	int ret;
 	struct add_network_resp resp = {0};
 	char *chan_list = NULL;
+	struct net_eth_addr mac = {0};
 
 	_wpa_cli_cmd_v("remove_network all");
 	ret = z_wpa_ctrl_add_network(&resp);
@@ -403,6 +404,19 @@ static int wpas_add_and_config_network(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		}
 	}
 
+	memcpy((void *)&mac, params->bssid, WIFI_MAC_ADDR_LEN);
+	if (!net_eth_is_addr_broadcast(&mac) &&
+	    !net_eth_is_addr_multicast(&mac) &&
+	    !net_eth_is_addr_unspecified(&mac)) {
+		char bssid_str[MAC_STR_LEN] = {0};
+
+		snprintf(bssid_str, MAC_STR_LEN, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+			params->bssid[0], params->bssid[1], params->bssid[2],
+			params->bssid[3], params->bssid[4], params->bssid[5]);
+		_wpa_cli_cmd_v("set_network %d bssid %s",
+				resp.network_id, bssid_str);
+	}
+
 	/* enable and select network */
 	_wpa_cli_cmd_v("enable_network %d", resp.network_id);
 	_wpa_cli_cmd_v("select_network %d", resp.network_id);
diff --git a/modules/hostap/src/supp_api.h b/modules/hostap/src/supp_api.h
index c31491d359bc..adf75dccb068 100644
--- a/modules/hostap/src/supp_api.h
+++ b/modules/hostap/src/supp_api.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #define MAX_SSID_LEN 32
 #define MAC_ADDR_LEN 6
+#define MAC_STR_LEN 18 /* for ':' or '-' separated MAC address string */
 #define CHAN_NUM_LEN 6 /* for space-separated channel numbers string */
 
 /**