diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/chan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/chan.c
index e03c84953fb8..cbf6821af6b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/chan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/chan.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ void rtw89_entity_init(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
 {
 	struct rtw89_hal *hal = &rtwdev->hal;
 
+	hal->entity_pause = false;
 	bitmap_zero(hal->entity_map, NUM_OF_RTW89_SUB_ENTITY);
 	bitmap_zero(hal->changes, NUM_OF_RTW89_CHANCTX_CHANGES);
 	atomic_set(&hal->roc_entity_idx, RTW89_SUB_ENTITY_IDLE);
@@ -221,6 +222,8 @@ enum rtw89_entity_mode rtw89_entity_recalc(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
 	u8 last;
 	u8 idx;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rtwdev->mutex);
+
 	weight = bitmap_weight(hal->entity_map, NUM_OF_RTW89_SUB_ENTITY);
 	switch (weight) {
 	default:
@@ -255,6 +258,9 @@ enum rtw89_entity_mode rtw89_entity_recalc(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
 		rtw89_assign_entity_chan(rtwdev, idx, &chan);
 	}
 
+	if (hal->entity_pause)
+		return rtw89_get_entity_mode(rtwdev);
+
 	rtw89_set_entity_mode(rtwdev, mode);
 	return mode;
 }
@@ -1736,6 +1742,11 @@ void rtw89_chanctx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mutex_lock(&rtwdev->mutex);
 
+	if (hal->entity_pause) {
+		mutex_unlock(&rtwdev->mutex);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_OF_RTW89_CHANCTX_CHANGES; i++) {
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(i, hal->changes))
 			changed |= BIT(i);
@@ -1816,10 +1827,14 @@ void rtw89_queue_chanctx_work(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
 
 void rtw89_chanctx_track(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
 {
+	struct rtw89_hal *hal = &rtwdev->hal;
 	enum rtw89_entity_mode mode;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&rtwdev->mutex);
 
+	if (hal->entity_pause)
+		return;
+
 	mode = rtw89_get_entity_mode(rtwdev);
 	switch (mode) {
 	case RTW89_ENTITY_MODE_MCC:
@@ -1830,6 +1845,61 @@ void rtw89_chanctx_track(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
 	}
 }
 
+void rtw89_chanctx_pause(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
+			 enum rtw89_chanctx_pause_reasons rsn)
+{
+	struct rtw89_hal *hal = &rtwdev->hal;
+	enum rtw89_entity_mode mode;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rtwdev->mutex);
+
+	if (hal->entity_pause)
+		return;
+
+	rtw89_debug(rtwdev, RTW89_DBG_CHAN, "chanctx pause (rsn: %d)\n", rsn);
+
+	mode = rtw89_get_entity_mode(rtwdev);
+	switch (mode) {
+	case RTW89_ENTITY_MODE_MCC:
+		rtw89_mcc_stop(rtwdev);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	hal->entity_pause = true;
+}
+
+void rtw89_chanctx_proceed(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
+{
+	struct rtw89_hal *hal = &rtwdev->hal;
+	enum rtw89_entity_mode mode;
+	int ret;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rtwdev->mutex);
+
+	if (!hal->entity_pause)
+		return;
+
+	rtw89_debug(rtwdev, RTW89_DBG_CHAN, "chanctx proceed\n");
+
+	hal->entity_pause = false;
+	rtw89_set_channel(rtwdev);
+
+	mode = rtw89_get_entity_mode(rtwdev);
+	switch (mode) {
+	case RTW89_ENTITY_MODE_MCC:
+		ret = rtw89_mcc_start(rtwdev);
+		if (ret)
+			rtw89_warn(rtwdev, "failed to start MCC: %d\n", ret);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	rtw89_queue_chanctx_work(rtwdev);
+}
+
 int rtw89_chanctx_ops_add(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 			  struct ieee80211_chanctx_conf *ctx)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/chan.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/chan.h
index 9fd46f5c37b9..9b98d8f4ee9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/chan.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/chan.h
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 
 #define NUM_OF_RTW89_MCC_ROLES 2
 
+enum rtw89_chanctx_pause_reasons {
+	RTW89_CHANCTX_PAUSE_REASON_HW_SCAN,
+	RTW89_CHANCTX_PAUSE_REASON_ROC,
+};
+
 static inline bool rtw89_get_entity_state(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
 {
 	struct rtw89_hal *hal = &rtwdev->hal;
@@ -81,6 +86,9 @@ void rtw89_queue_chanctx_work(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev);
 void rtw89_queue_chanctx_change(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 				enum rtw89_chanctx_changes change);
 void rtw89_chanctx_track(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev);
+void rtw89_chanctx_pause(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
+			 enum rtw89_chanctx_pause_reasons rsn);
+void rtw89_chanctx_proceed(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev);
 int rtw89_chanctx_ops_add(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 			  struct ieee80211_chanctx_conf *ctx);
 void rtw89_chanctx_ops_remove(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
index 03704c4752a5..50854b63e11b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
@@ -2706,6 +2706,7 @@ void rtw89_roc_start(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif)
 
 	rtw89_leave_ips_by_hwflags(rtwdev);
 	rtw89_leave_lps(rtwdev);
+	rtw89_chanctx_pause(rtwdev, RTW89_CHANCTX_PAUSE_REASON_ROC);
 
 	ret = rtw89_core_send_nullfunc(rtwdev, rtwvif, true, true);
 	if (ret)
@@ -2748,7 +2749,7 @@ void rtw89_roc_end(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif)
 
 	roc->state = RTW89_ROC_IDLE;
 	rtw89_config_roc_chandef(rtwdev, rtwvif->sub_entity_idx, NULL);
-	rtw89_set_channel(rtwdev);
+	rtw89_chanctx_proceed(rtwdev);
 	ret = rtw89_core_send_nullfunc(rtwdev, rtwvif, true, false);
 	if (ret)
 		rtw89_debug(rtwdev, RTW89_DBG_TXRX,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
index ac09785c21a6..56cf47f2ae2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
@@ -4018,6 +4018,7 @@ struct rtw89_hal {
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def roc_chandef;
 
 	bool entity_active;
+	bool entity_pause;
 	enum rtw89_entity_mode entity_mode;
 
 	u32 edcca_bak;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c
index f5e7475af381..7cfcf536d6fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c
@@ -4011,6 +4011,8 @@ void rtw89_hw_scan_start(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			   rtw89_mac_reg_by_idx(rtwdev, mac->rx_fltr, RTW89_MAC_0),
 			   B_AX_RX_FLTR_CFG_MASK,
 			   rx_fltr);
+
+	rtw89_chanctx_pause(rtwdev, RTW89_CHANCTX_PAUSE_REASON_HW_SCAN);
 }
 
 void rtw89_hw_scan_complete(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
@@ -4042,7 +4044,7 @@ void rtw89_hw_scan_complete(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	scan_info->last_chan_idx = 0;
 	scan_info->scanning_vif = NULL;
 
-	rtw89_set_channel(rtwdev);
+	rtw89_chanctx_proceed(rtwdev);
 }
 
 void rtw89_hw_scan_abort(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)