diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h
index 93a570da45..454b02eab2 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h
@@ -1264,6 +1264,32 @@ esp_err_t esp_wifi_config_11b_rate(wifi_interface_t ifx, bool disable);
   */
 esp_err_t esp_wifi_set_connectionless_wake_interval(uint16_t interval);
 
+/**
+  * @brief      Request extra reference of Wi-Fi radio.
+  *             Wi-Fi keep active state(RF opened) to be able to receive packets.
+  *
+  * @attention  Please pair the use of `esp_wifi_force_wakeup_acquire` with `esp_wifi_force_wakeup_release`.
+  *
+  * @return
+  *    - ESP_OK: succeed
+  *    - ESP_ERR_WIFI_NOT_INIT: WiFi is not initialized by esp_wifi_init
+  *    - ESP_ERR_WIFI_NOT_STARTED: WiFi is not started by esp_wifi_start
+  */
+esp_err_t esp_wifi_force_wakeup_acquire(void);
+
+/**
+  * @brief      Release extra reference of Wi-Fi radio.
+  *             Wi-Fi go to sleep state(RF closed) if no more use of radio.
+  *
+  * @attention  Please pair the use of `esp_wifi_force_wakeup_acquire` with `esp_wifi_force_wakeup_release`.
+  *
+  * @return
+  *    - ESP_OK: succeed
+  *    - ESP_ERR_WIFI_NOT_INIT: WiFi is not initialized by esp_wifi_init
+  *    - ESP_ERR_WIFI_NOT_STARTED: WiFi is not started by esp_wifi_start
+  */
+esp_err_t esp_wifi_force_wakeup_release(void);
+
 /**
   * @brief     configure country
   *
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/lib b/components/esp_wifi/lib
index 3f1849d4d4..ef921a2f37 160000
--- a/components/esp_wifi/lib
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3f1849d4d4a0d353047f4bb8f838e85aee5bfd80
+Subproject commit ef921a2f37ca042063795e8eed5b541e9e80e5e7