diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
index b6b5ec890c..569bc2efb7 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                     PRIV_REQUIRES esp_pm esp_timer nvs_flash
                                   wpa_supplicant hal lwip esp_coex
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS ../wpa_supplicant/src/ ../wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/
-                                  wifi_apps/roaming_app/include
+                                  wifi_apps/roaming_app/include wifi_apps/roaming_app/src
                     LDFRAGMENTS "${ldfragments}")
 
 if(CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED OR CONFIG_ESP_HOST_WIFI_ENABLED)
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/include/esp_roaming.h b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/include/esp_roaming.h
index 6ed20ce949..dff094c3b8 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/include/esp_roaming.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/include/esp_roaming.h
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ void roam_sta_disconnected(void *disconn);
 esp_err_t roam_get_config_params(struct roam_config *config);
 esp_err_t roam_set_config_params(struct roam_config *config);
 
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLE_ROAMING_APP
+void esp_wifi_roaming_set_current_bssid(const uint8_t *bssid);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/Kconfig.roaming b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/Kconfig.roaming
index 22f641377d..7406d9b12f 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/Kconfig.roaming
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/Kconfig.roaming
@@ -139,13 +139,7 @@ menu "Scan Configuration"
             Duration for which the results from the most recent scans can be used
             by the roaming app for determining the roaming candidates.
 
-    config ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_MAX_CANDIDATES
-        int "Max Candidates in the network"
-        default 3
-        range 3 20
-        help
-            Max candidates that can be considered while scanning as a part of the
-            network at one time.
+
 
 endmenu #"Scan Configuration"
 
@@ -182,3 +176,50 @@ config ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_RRM_MONITOR_THRESHOLD
     range -99 0
     help
         The RSSI threshold beyond which we start sending periodic neighbor report requests.
+
+menu "Blacklist Configuration"
+    config ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BSSID_BLACKLIST
+        bool "Enable BSSID blacklisting"
+        default n
+        help
+            Enable this to blacklist BSSIDs.
+
+    config ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_AUTO_BLACKLISTING
+        bool "Enable automatic BSSID blacklisting"
+        depends on ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BSSID_BLACKLIST
+        help
+            Enable this to automatically blacklist BSSIDs after multiple failed connection attempts.
+
+    config ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_MAX_CONN_FAILURES
+        int "Maximum connection failures"
+        depends on ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_AUTO_BLACKLISTING
+        range 1 10
+        default 3
+        help
+            Maximum number of connection failures before a BSSID is blacklisted.
+
+    config ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BLACKLIST_TIMEOUT
+        int "Blacklist timeout (in seconds)"
+        depends on ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BSSID_BLACKLIST
+        range 10 3600
+        default 300
+        help
+            Time in seconds for which a BSSID remains in the blacklist.
+            This applies to both automatically and manually blacklisted BSSIDs.
+
+    config ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_MAX_CANDIDATES
+        int "Maximum number of roaming candidates"
+        range 1 10
+        default 5
+        help
+            Maximum number of roaming candidates to consider. This also defines the size of the blacklist.
+
+    config ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_PREVENT_DOWNGRADE
+        bool "Prevent security downgrade when roaming"
+        default n
+        help
+            If the currently connected AP sends a "transition disable" bit,
+            this option will make the roaming logic ignore less secure APs.
+            This helps prevent security downgrades when roaming in a mixed
+            security environment (e.g., WPA2/WPA3).
+endmenu # "Blacklist Configuration"
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/esp_roaming_i.h b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/esp_roaming_i.h
index 9ca515e6af..4afda4c0aa 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/esp_roaming_i.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/esp_roaming_i.h
@@ -134,6 +134,16 @@ struct roaming_app {
 #endif
 #if PERIODIC_SCAN_MONITORING
     bool periodic_scan_active;
+#endif
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BSSID_BLACKLIST
+    struct blacklist_entry {
+        uint8_t bssid[ETH_ALEN];
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_AUTO_BLACKLISTING
+        uint8_t failures;
+#endif
+        struct timeval timestamp;
+    } bssid_blacklist[CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_MAX_CANDIDATES];
+    uint8_t bssid_blacklist_count;
 #endif
     bool allow_reconnect;
 };
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/roaming_app.c b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/roaming_app.c
index 9f2d37261b..771d9e6bdc 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/roaming_app.c
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/roaming_app.c
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
 #include "utils/eloop.h"
 #include "rom/ets_sys.h"
 #include "common/ieee802_11_defs.h"
-static struct roaming_app g_roaming_app;
+#include "common/wpa_common.h"
+#include "esp_wpas_glue.h"
+
+struct roaming_app g_roaming_app;
 
 typedef void (* scan_done_cb_t)(void *arg, ETS_STATUS status);
 extern int esp_wifi_promiscuous_scan_start(wifi_scan_config_t *config, scan_done_cb_t cb);
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ static void *neighbor_list_lock = NULL;
 
 static int wifi_post_roam_event(struct cand_bss *bss);
 static void determine_best_ap(int8_t rssi_threshold);
+static bool is_bssid_blacklisted(const uint8_t *bssid);
 #if PERIODIC_RRM_MONITORING
 static void roaming_app_periodic_rrm_internal_handler(void *data, void *ctx);
 #endif
@@ -53,6 +57,13 @@ static void roaming_app_periodic_scan_internal_handler(void *data, void *ctx);
 
 static const char *ROAMING_TAG = "ROAM";
 
+void esp_wifi_roaming_set_current_bssid(const uint8_t *bssid)
+{
+    if (bssid) {
+        memcpy(g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+    }
+}
+
 static inline long time_diff_sec(struct timeval *a, struct timeval *b)
 {
     return (a->tv_sec - b->tv_sec);
@@ -179,23 +190,77 @@ static void roaming_app_disconnected_event_handler(void *ctx, void *data)
 #endif /*PERIODIC_SCAN_MONITORING*/
 
     wifi_event_sta_disconnected_t *disconn = data;
-    ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "station got disconnected reason=%d", disconn->reason);
+#define RSSI_INVALID -128
+    g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.rssi = RSSI_INVALID;
+#undef RSSI_INVALID
+
+    ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "station got disconnected reason=%d, rssi =%d", disconn->reason, disconn->rssi);
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_AUTO_BLACKLISTING
+    if (disconn->reason == WIFI_REASON_CONNECTION_FAIL || disconn->reason == WIFI_REASON_AUTH_FAIL) {
+        bool found = false;
+        for (int i = 0; i < g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count; i++) {
+            if (memcmp(g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].bssid, g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
+                g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].failures++;
+                gettimeofday(&g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].timestamp, NULL);
+                ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " connection failures: %d", MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid), g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].failures);
+                if (g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].failures >= CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_MAX_CONN_FAILURES) {
+                    ESP_LOGI(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " blacklisted", MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid));
+                    /* The BSSID is now blacklisted. The logic later in this function
+                     * will check the blacklist and trigger a scan for a new AP
+                     * instead of trying to reconnect to this one. */
+                }
+                found = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!found) {
+            if (g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count < CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_MAX_CANDIDATES) {
+                memcpy(g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count].bssid, g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+                g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count].failures = 1;
+                gettimeofday(&g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count].timestamp, NULL);
+                g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count++;
+                ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " added to blacklist tracking", MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid));
+            } else {
+                int oldest_idx = 0;
+                for (int i = 1; i < g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count; i++) {
+                    if (g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].timestamp.tv_sec < g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[oldest_idx].timestamp.tv_sec) {
+                        oldest_idx = i;
+                    }
+                }
+                ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "Blacklist is full. Replacing oldest entry for " MACSTR, MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[oldest_idx].bssid));
+                memcpy(g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[oldest_idx].bssid, g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+                g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[oldest_idx].failures = 1;
+                gettimeofday(&g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[oldest_idx].timestamp, NULL);
+                ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " added to blacklist tracking", MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#endif
     if (disconn->reason == WIFI_REASON_ROAMING) {
         ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "station roaming, do nothing");
     } else if (g_roaming_app.allow_reconnect == false) {
         ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "station initiated disconnect, do nothing");
     } else {
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BSSID_BLACKLIST
+        if (is_bssid_blacklisted(g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid)) {
+            ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "AP " MACSTR " is blacklisted, finding another AP", MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid));
+            determine_best_ap(0);
+        } else {
+#endif
 #if LEGACY_ROAM_ENABLED
-        /*
-        * Resetting the Bssid param as it is possible that a previous force
-        * roam has set config to connect to a specific bssid and now further
-        * roaming attempts using BTM could lead to a spiral of connecting to
-        * the previous AP */
-        if (g_roaming_app.force_roam_ongoing) {
-            legacy_roam_clear_bssid_flag();
-        }
+            /*
+            * Resetting the Bssid param as it is possible that a previous force
+            * roam has set config to connect to a specific bssid and now further
+            * roaming attempts using BTM could lead to a spiral of connecting to
+            * the previous AP */
+            if (g_roaming_app.force_roam_ongoing) {
+                legacy_roam_clear_bssid_flag();
+            }
 #endif /*LEGACY_ROAM_ENABLED*/
-        esp_wifi_connect();
+            esp_wifi_connect();
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BSSID_BLACKLIST
+        }
+#endif
     }
     os_free(disconn);
 }
@@ -444,6 +509,7 @@ static void trigger_legacy_roam(struct cand_bss *bss)
     wifi_cfg.sta.bssid_set = true;
     os_memcpy(wifi_cfg.sta.bssid, bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
     esp_wifi_internal_issue_disconnect(WIFI_REASON_BSS_TRANSITION_DISASSOC);
+    esp_wifi_roaming_set_current_bssid(bss->bssid);
     esp_wifi_set_config(WIFI_IF_STA, &wifi_cfg);
     esp_wifi_connect();
     ESP_LOGI(ROAMING_TAG, "Disconnecting and connecting to "MACSTR" on account of better rssi",MAC2STR(bss->bssid));
@@ -458,7 +524,7 @@ void roaming_app_trigger_roam(struct cand_bss *bss)
     gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
     ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG,"Processing trigger roaming request.");
     if (time_diff_sec(&now, &g_roaming_app.last_roamed_time) < g_roaming_app.config.backoff_time ) {
-    ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG,"Ignoring request as time difference to last request is %ld",time_diff_sec(&now, &g_roaming_app.last_roamed_time));
+        ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG,"Ignoring request as time difference to last request is %ld",time_diff_sec(&now, &g_roaming_app.last_roamed_time));
         goto free_bss;
     }
 #if NETWORK_ASSISTED_ROAMING_ENABLED
@@ -492,7 +558,6 @@ void roaming_app_trigger_roam_internal_handler(void *ctx, void *data)
     } else {
         roaming_app_trigger_roam((struct cand_bss *)data);
     }
-
 }
 
 static int wifi_post_roam_event(struct cand_bss *bss)
@@ -529,7 +594,6 @@ void print_ap_records(struct scanned_ap_info *ap_info)
 
 }
 
-
 #if PERIODIC_RRM_MONITORING
 static void periodic_rrm_request(struct timeval *now)
 {
@@ -546,6 +610,35 @@ static void periodic_rrm_request(struct timeval *now)
 
 static bool candidate_security_match(wifi_ap_record_t candidate)
 {
+    u8 transition_disable = wpa_supplicant_get_transition_disable();
+
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_PREVENT_DOWNGRADE
+    if (transition_disable & TRANSITION_DISABLE_WPA3_PERSONAL) {
+        if (candidate.authmode == WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (transition_disable & TRANSITION_DISABLE_ENHANCED_OPEN) {
+        if (candidate.authmode == WIFI_AUTH_OPEN) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (transition_disable & TRANSITION_DISABLE_WPA3_ENTERPRISE) {
+        if (candidate.authmode == WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_ENTERPRISE) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+#if TODO // application doesn't have a way to know SAE-PK enabled AP atm
+    if (transition_disable & TRANSITION_DISABLE_SAE_PK) {
+        /* This is a simplification. A more accurate check would involve
+         * parsing the candidate's RSN IE to see if it supports SAE-PK.
+         * For now, we reject all SAE APs if SAE-PK is enforced. */
+        if (candidate.authmode == WIFI_AUTH_WPA3_PSK) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+#endif
     wifi_auth_mode_t curr_auth = g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.authmode;
     wifi_auth_mode_t cand_auth = candidate.authmode;
     ESP_LOGV(ROAMING_TAG, "Cand authmode : %d, Current Authmode : %d", cand_auth, curr_auth);
@@ -581,10 +674,45 @@ static bool candidate_security_match(wifi_ap_record_t candidate)
     return false;
 }
 
-static bool candidate_profile_match(wifi_ap_record_t candidate)
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BSSID_BLACKLIST
+static void remove_expired_blacklist_entries(void)
 {
-    return candidate_security_match(candidate);
+    struct timeval now;
+    gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+    int j = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count; i++) {
+        if (time_diff_sec(&now, &g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].timestamp) <= CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BLACKLIST_TIMEOUT) {
+            if (i != j) {
+                g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[j] = g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i];
+            }
+            j++;
+        } else {
+            ESP_LOGI(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " removed from blacklist due to timeout", MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].bssid));
+        }
+    }
+    g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count = j;
 }
+#endif
+
+static bool is_bssid_blacklisted(const uint8_t *bssid)
+{
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BSSID_BLACKLIST
+    remove_expired_blacklist_entries();
+    for (int i = 0; i < g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count; i++) {
+        if (memcmp(g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_AUTO_BLACKLISTING
+            if (g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].failures >= CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_MAX_CONN_FAILURES) {
+                return true;
+            }
+#else
+            return true;
+#endif
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+    return false;
+}
+
 /* Remember to always call this function with the ROAM_SCAN_RESULTS_LOCK */
 static void parse_scan_results_and_roam(void)
 {
@@ -594,16 +722,18 @@ static void parse_scan_results_and_roam(void)
     int8_t rssi_diff = 0;
     uint8_t i;
     int8_t best_ap_index = -1;
-    wifi_ap_record_t ap_info;
-    roaming_app_get_ap_info(&ap_info);
     for (i = 0; i < g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.current_count; i++) {
-        rssi_diff = g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].rssi - ap_info.rssi;
+        if (is_bssid_blacklisted(g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].bssid)) {
+            ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " is blacklisted, skipping", MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].bssid));
+            continue;
+        }
+        rssi_diff = g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].rssi - g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.rssi;
         ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "The difference between ("MACSTR", "MACSTR") with rssi (%d,%d) is : %d while the threshold is %d and the best rssi diff yet is %d, thecand_auth is %d",
-                              MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].bssid),MAC2STR(ap_info.bssid),
-                              g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].rssi, ap_info.rssi,
+                              MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].bssid),MAC2STR(g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid),
+                              g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].rssi, g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.rssi,
                               rssi_diff, rssi_threshold, best_rssi_diff, g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].authmode);
-        if ((memcmp(g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].bssid, ap_info.bssid, ETH_ALEN) != 0) &&
-             candidate_profile_match(g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i]) && rssi_diff > best_rssi_diff ) {
+        if ((memcmp(g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i].bssid, g_roaming_app.current_bss.ap.bssid, ETH_ALEN) != 0) &&
+             candidate_security_match(g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.ap_records[i]) && rssi_diff > best_rssi_diff ) {
             best_rssi_diff = rssi_diff;
             best_ap_index = i;
         }
@@ -646,7 +776,7 @@ static void scan_done_event_handler(void *arg, ETS_STATUS status)
     g_roaming_app.scan_ongoing = false;
     ROAM_SCAN_RESULTS_UNLOCK();
 }
-static void conduct_scan(void)
+static bool conduct_scan(void)
 {
     /* Update scan time in global structure */
     gettimeofday(&g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.time, NULL);
@@ -654,9 +784,10 @@ static void conduct_scan(void)
     os_memset(&g_roaming_app.scanned_aps, 0, sizeof(struct scanned_ap_info));
     if (esp_wifi_promiscuous_scan_start(&g_roaming_app.config.scan_config, scan_done_event_handler) < 0) {
         ESP_LOGE(ROAMING_TAG, "failed to issue scan");
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
     ESP_LOGI(ROAMING_TAG, "Issued Scan");
+    return true;
 }
 
 static void determine_best_ap(int8_t rssi_threshold)
@@ -669,7 +800,9 @@ static void determine_best_ap(int8_t rssi_threshold)
         g_roaming_app.scan_ongoing = true;
         g_roaming_app.current_rssi_threshold = rssi_threshold;
         if (time_diff_sec(&now,&g_roaming_app.scanned_aps.time) > SCAN_RESULTS_USABILITY_WINDOW) {
-            conduct_scan();
+            if (!conduct_scan()) {
+                g_roaming_app.scan_ongoing = false;
+            }
         } else {
             parse_scan_results_and_roam();
             g_roaming_app.scan_ongoing = false;
@@ -818,7 +951,6 @@ cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
 
-
 static esp_err_t init_config_params(void)
 {
     g_roaming_app.config.backoff_time = ROAMING_BACKOFF_TIME;
@@ -895,6 +1027,7 @@ void roam_init_app(void)
     ESP_LOGE(ROAMING_TAG, "No roaming method enabled. Roaming app cannot be initialized");
     return;
 #endif
+    memset(&g_roaming_app, 0, sizeof(g_roaming_app));
 #if LOW_RSSI_ROAMING_ENABLED
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(WIFI_EVENT, WIFI_EVENT_STA_BSS_RSSI_LOW,
                                                &roaming_app_rssi_low_handler, NULL));
@@ -932,6 +1065,10 @@ void roam_deinit_app(void)
                                                  &roaming_app_neighbor_report_recv_handler));
     /* Disabling the periodic scan and RRM events */
     g_roaming_app.periodic_rrm_active = false;
+    if (g_roaming_app.btm_neighbor_list) {
+        os_free(g_roaming_app.btm_neighbor_list);
+        g_roaming_app.btm_neighbor_list = NULL;
+    }
     if (neighbor_list_lock) {
         os_mutex_delete(neighbor_list_lock);
         neighbor_list_lock = NULL;
@@ -943,6 +1080,92 @@ void roam_deinit_app(void)
     }
 }
 
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_BSSID_BLACKLIST
+static void roaming_app_blacklist_add_handler(void *ctx, void *data)
+{
+    uint8_t *bssid = data;
+    if (g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count >= CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_MAX_CANDIDATES) {
+        ESP_LOGE(ROAMING_TAG, "Blacklist is full");
+        os_free(bssid);
+        return;
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count; i++) {
+        if (memcmp(g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
+            ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " already in blacklist", MAC2STR(bssid));
+            os_free(bssid);
+            return; // Already blacklisted
+        }
+    }
+    memcpy(g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count].bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_AUTO_BLACKLISTING
+    g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count].failures = CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_MAX_CONN_FAILURES;
+#endif
+    gettimeofday(&g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count].timestamp, NULL);
+    g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count++;
+    ESP_LOGI(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " added to blacklist", MAC2STR(bssid));
+    os_free(bssid);
+}
+
+esp_err_t esp_wifi_blacklist_add(const uint8_t *bssid)
+{
+    if (!bssid) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+    uint8_t *bssid_copy = os_malloc(ETH_ALEN);
+    if (!bssid_copy) {
+        return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
+    }
+    memcpy(bssid_copy, bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+    if (eloop_register_timeout(0, 0, roaming_app_blacklist_add_handler, NULL, bssid_copy) != 0) {
+        os_free(bssid_copy);
+        return ESP_FAIL;
+    }
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
+static void roaming_app_blacklist_remove_handler(void *ctx, void *data)
+{
+    uint8_t *bssid = data;
+    int found_index = -1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count; i++) {
+        if (memcmp(g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[i].bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
+            found_index = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (found_index != -1) {
+        // Shift elements to fill the gap
+        int remaining_entries = g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count - found_index - 1;
+        if (remaining_entries > 0) {
+            memmove(&g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[found_index], &g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist[found_index + 1], remaining_entries * sizeof(struct blacklist_entry));
+        }
+        g_roaming_app.bssid_blacklist_count--;
+        ESP_LOGI(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " removed from blacklist", MAC2STR(bssid));
+    } else {
+        ESP_LOGD(ROAMING_TAG, "BSSID " MACSTR " not found in blacklist", MAC2STR(bssid));
+    }
+    os_free(bssid);
+}
+
+esp_err_t esp_wifi_blacklist_remove(const uint8_t *bssid)
+{
+    if (!bssid) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+    uint8_t *bssid_copy = os_malloc(ETH_ALEN);
+    if (!bssid_copy) {
+        return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
+    }
+    memcpy(bssid_copy, bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+    if (eloop_register_timeout(0, 0, roaming_app_blacklist_remove_handler, NULL, bssid_copy) != 0) {
+        os_free(bssid_copy);
+        return ESP_FAIL;
+    }
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+#endif
+
 /* No need for this to be done in pptask ctx */
 esp_err_t roam_get_config_params(struct roam_config *config)
 {
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/CMakeLists.txt b/components/wpa_supplicant/CMakeLists.txt
index 07d0f9566b..ff4659ee42 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}" "${esp_srcs}" "${tls_src}" "${roaming_src}
                     INCLUDE_DIRS include port/include esp_supplicant/include
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS src src/utils esp_supplicant/src src/crypto
                                       ../esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/include
+                                      ../esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src
                     LDFRAGMENTS   ${linker_fragments}
                     PRIV_REQUIRES mbedtls esp_timer esp_wifi)
 
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
index 60e5cc0e5c..6d9f9d4b42 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "rsn_supp/wpa.h"
 #include "esp_private/wifi.h"
 #include "esp_wifi_types_generic.h"
+#include "esp_roaming.h"
 
 /* Utility Functions */
 esp_err_t esp_supplicant_str_to_mac(const char *str, uint8_t dest[6])
@@ -643,6 +644,9 @@ void wpa_supplicant_connect(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
     config->sta.channel = bss->channel;
     /* supplicant connect will only be called in case of bss transition(roaming) */
     esp_wifi_internal_issue_disconnect(WIFI_REASON_BSS_TRANSITION_DISASSOC);
+#if CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLE_ROAMING_APP
+    esp_wifi_roaming_set_current_bssid(bss->bssid);
+#endif
     esp_wifi_set_config(WIFI_IF_STA, config);
     os_free(config);
     esp_wifi_connect();
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpas_glue.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpas_glue.c
index 948f271397..42cbbe92d8 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpas_glue.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpas_glue.c
@@ -189,4 +189,9 @@ void  wpa_sm_disassociate(struct wpa_sm *sm, int reason_code)
 {
     /*check if need clear internal state and data value*/
 }
+
+u8 wpa_supplicant_get_transition_disable(void)
+{
+    return wpa_sm_get_transition_disable(&gWpaSm);
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpas_glue.h b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpas_glue.h
index 48ff0a6379..1a1d57993b 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpas_glue.h
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpas_glue.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #ifndef WPAS_GLUE_H
 #define WPAS_GLUE_H
 
+#include "rsn_supp/wpa_i.h"
+
 u8 *wpa_sm_alloc_eapol(struct wpa_sm *sm, u8 type,
                        const void *data, u16 data_len,
                        size_t *msg_len, void **data_pos);
@@ -35,4 +37,6 @@ void wpa_supplicant_transition_disable(struct wpa_sm *sm, u8 bitmap);
 
 int hostapd_send_eapol(const u8 *source, const u8 *sta_addr,
                        const u8 *data, size_t data_len);
+
+u8 wpa_supplicant_get_transition_disable(void);
 #endif /* WPAS_GLUE_H */
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/rsn_supp/wpa.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/rsn_supp/wpa.c
index ff260dee9e..cbd0a2083b 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/rsn_supp/wpa.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/rsn_supp/wpa.c
@@ -1434,6 +1434,7 @@ static void wpa_supplicant_process_3_of_4(struct wpa_sm *sm,
 
     if (ie.transition_disable) {
         wpa_supplicant_transition_disable(sm, ie.transition_disable[0]);
+	sm->transition_disable = ie.transition_disable[0];
     }
 
     if (sm->key_install && sm->key_info & WPA_KEY_INFO_INSTALL && sm->use_ext_key_id) {
@@ -1451,6 +1452,11 @@ failed:
     wpa_sm_deauthenticate(sm, WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED);
 }
 
+u8 wpa_sm_get_transition_disable(struct wpa_sm *sm)
+{
+    return sm->transition_disable;
+}
+
 static int wpa_supplicant_activate_ptk(struct wpa_sm *sm)
 {
     int keylen;
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/rsn_supp/wpa_i.h b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/rsn_supp/wpa_i.h
index 42fcbc2e49..49955a6185 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/rsn_supp/wpa_i.h
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/rsn_supp/wpa_i.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #ifndef WPA_I_H
 #define WPA_I_H
 
+#include "common/defs.h"
+
 extern struct wpa_sm gWpaSm;
 #define DEFAULT_EAPOL_VERSION 1
 
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ struct wpa_sm {
     struct wpa_gtk_data gd; //used for calllback save param
     u16 key_info;       //used for txcallback param
     u16 txcb_flags;
+    u8 transition_disable;
     bool   ap_notify_completed_rsne;
     wifi_pmf_config_t pmf_cfg;
     u8 eapol1_count;
@@ -223,6 +226,8 @@ int wpa_set_bss(uint8_t *macddr, uint8_t *bssid, uint8_t pairwise_cipher, uint8_
 
 int wpa_sm_rx_eapol(u8 *src_addr, u8 *buf, u32 len);
 
+u8 wpa_sm_get_transition_disable(struct wpa_sm *sm);
+
 int wpa_derive_ptk_ft(struct wpa_sm *sm, const unsigned char *src_addr,
                       const struct wpa_eapol_key *key, struct wpa_ptk *ptk);
 #ifdef CONFIG_WPA3_COMPAT