diff --git a/wifi/1.4/default/hidl_struct_util.cpp b/wifi/1.4/default/hidl_struct_util.cpp
index 4996e35..fd1d5b1 100644
--- a/wifi/1.4/default/hidl_struct_util.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.4/default/hidl_struct_util.cpp
@@ -2715,6 +2715,21 @@
     }
     return true;
 }
+
+legacy_hal::wifi_interface_type convertHidlIfaceTypeToLegacy(
+    IfaceType hidl_interface_type) {
+    switch (hidl_interface_type) {
+        case IfaceType::STA:
+            return legacy_hal::WIFI_INTERFACE_TYPE_STA;
+        case IfaceType::AP:
+            return legacy_hal::WIFI_INTERFACE_TYPE_AP;
+        case IfaceType::P2P:
+            return legacy_hal::WIFI_INTERFACE_TYPE_P2P;
+        case IfaceType::NAN:
+            return legacy_hal::WIFI_INTERFACE_TYPE_NAN;
+    }
+    CHECK(false);
+}
 }  // namespace hidl_struct_util
 }  // namespace implementation
 }  // namespace V1_4
diff --git a/wifi/1.4/default/hidl_struct_util.h b/wifi/1.4/default/hidl_struct_util.h
index d040c1f..929f877 100644
--- a/wifi/1.4/default/hidl_struct_util.h
+++ b/wifi/1.4/default/hidl_struct_util.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 bool convertLegacyWifiMacInfosToHidl(
     const std::vector<legacy_hal::WifiMacInfo>& legacy_mac_infos,
     std::vector<IWifiChipEventCallback::RadioModeInfo>* hidl_radio_mode_infos);
+legacy_hal::wifi_interface_type convertHidlIfaceTypeToLegacy(
+    IfaceType hidl_interface_type);
 
 // STA iface conversion methods.
 bool convertLegacyFeaturesToHidlStaCapabilities(
diff --git a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_chip.cpp b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_chip.cpp
index 3498510..4c9fad1 100644
--- a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_chip.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_chip.cpp
@@ -797,6 +797,15 @@
         return {createWifiStatus(WifiStatusCode::ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE), {}};
     }
     std::string ifname = allocateApIfaceName();
+    legacy_hal::wifi_error legacy_status =
+        legacy_hal_.lock()->createVirtualInterface(
+            ifname,
+            hidl_struct_util::convertHidlIfaceTypeToLegacy(IfaceType::AP));
+    if (legacy_status != legacy_hal::WIFI_SUCCESS) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to add interface: " << ifname << " "
+                   << legacyErrorToString(legacy_status);
+        return {createWifiStatusFromLegacyError(legacy_status), {}};
+    }
     sp<WifiApIface> iface = new WifiApIface(ifname, legacy_hal_, iface_util_);
     ap_ifaces_.push_back(iface);
     for (const auto& callback : event_cb_handler_.getCallbacks()) {
@@ -835,6 +844,12 @@
     // nan/rtt objects over AP iface. But, there is no harm to do it
     // here and not make that assumption all over the place.
     invalidateAndRemoveDependencies(ifname);
+    legacy_hal::wifi_error legacy_status =
+        legacy_hal_.lock()->deleteVirtualInterface(ifname);
+    if (legacy_status != legacy_hal::WIFI_SUCCESS) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to remove interface: " << ifname << " "
+                   << legacyErrorToString(legacy_status);
+    }
     invalidateAndClear(ap_ifaces_, iface);
     for (const auto& callback : event_cb_handler_.getCallbacks()) {
         if (!callback->onIfaceRemoved(IfaceType::AP, ifname).isOk()) {
@@ -944,6 +959,15 @@
         return {createWifiStatus(WifiStatusCode::ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE), {}};
     }
     std::string ifname = allocateStaIfaceName();
+    legacy_hal::wifi_error legacy_status =
+        legacy_hal_.lock()->createVirtualInterface(
+            ifname,
+            hidl_struct_util::convertHidlIfaceTypeToLegacy(IfaceType::STA));
+    if (legacy_status != legacy_hal::WIFI_SUCCESS) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to add interface: " << ifname << " "
+                   << legacyErrorToString(legacy_status);
+        return {createWifiStatusFromLegacyError(legacy_status), {}};
+    }
     sp<WifiStaIface> iface = new WifiStaIface(ifname, legacy_hal_, iface_util_);
     sta_ifaces_.push_back(iface);
     for (const auto& callback : event_cb_handler_.getCallbacks()) {
@@ -979,6 +1003,12 @@
     }
     // Invalidate & remove any dependent objects first.
     invalidateAndRemoveDependencies(ifname);
+    legacy_hal::wifi_error legacy_status =
+        legacy_hal_.lock()->deleteVirtualInterface(ifname);
+    if (legacy_status != legacy_hal::WIFI_SUCCESS) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to remove interface: " << ifname << " "
+                   << legacyErrorToString(legacy_status);
+    }
     invalidateAndClear(sta_ifaces_, iface);
     for (const auto& callback : event_cb_handler_.getCallbacks()) {
         if (!callback->onIfaceRemoved(IfaceType::STA, ifname).isOk()) {
diff --git a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp
index 3ca3226..a040c89 100644
--- a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
 
 #include "hidl_sync_util.h"
 #include "wifi_legacy_hal.h"
@@ -1355,6 +1356,7 @@
         LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to enumerate interface handles";
         return status;
     }
+    iface_name_to_handle_.clear();
     for (int i = 0; i < num_iface_handles; ++i) {
         std::array<char, IFNAMSIZ> iface_name_arr = {};
         status = global_func_table_.wifi_get_iface_name(
@@ -1421,6 +1423,39 @@
     return {status, std::move(cached_scan_results)};
 }
 
+wifi_error WifiLegacyHal::createVirtualInterface(const std::string& ifname,
+                                                 wifi_interface_type iftype) {
+    // Create the interface if it doesn't exist. If interface already exist,
+    // Vendor Hal should return WIFI_SUCCESS.
+    wifi_error status = global_func_table_.wifi_virtual_interface_create(
+        global_handle_, ifname.c_str(), iftype);
+    return handleVirtualInterfaceCreateOrDeleteStatus(ifname, status);
+}
+
+wifi_error WifiLegacyHal::deleteVirtualInterface(const std::string& ifname) {
+    // Delete the interface if it was created dynamically.
+    wifi_error status = global_func_table_.wifi_virtual_interface_delete(
+        global_handle_, ifname.c_str());
+    return handleVirtualInterfaceCreateOrDeleteStatus(ifname, status);
+}
+
+wifi_error WifiLegacyHal::handleVirtualInterfaceCreateOrDeleteStatus(
+    const std::string& ifname, wifi_error status) {
+    if (status == WIFI_SUCCESS) {
+        // refresh list of handlers now.
+        status = retrieveIfaceHandles();
+    } else if (status == WIFI_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
+        // Vendor hal does not implement this API. Such vendor implementations
+        // are expected to create / delete interface by other means.
+
+        // check if interface exists.
+        if (if_nametoindex(ifname.c_str())) {
+            status = retrieveIfaceHandles();
+        }
+    }
+    return status;
+}
+
 void WifiLegacyHal::invalidate() {
     global_handle_ = nullptr;
     iface_name_to_handle_.clear();
diff --git a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h
index a7b40a0..72cf197 100644
--- a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h
+++ b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h
@@ -369,6 +369,11 @@
     wifi_error setCountryCode(const std::string& iface_name,
                               std::array<int8_t, 2> code);
 
+    // interface functions.
+    wifi_error createVirtualInterface(const std::string& ifname,
+                                      wifi_interface_type iftype);
+    wifi_error deleteVirtualInterface(const std::string& ifname);
+
    private:
     // Retrieve interface handles for all the available interfaces.
     wifi_error retrieveIfaceHandles();
@@ -380,6 +385,9 @@
     std::pair<wifi_error, std::vector<wifi_cached_scan_results>>
     getGscanCachedResults(const std::string& iface_name);
     void invalidate();
+    // Handles wifi (error) status of Virtual interface create/delete
+    wifi_error handleVirtualInterfaceCreateOrDeleteStatus(
+        const std::string& ifname, wifi_error status);
 
     // Global function table of legacy HAL.
     wifi_hal_fn global_func_table_;
diff --git a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal_stubs.cpp b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal_stubs.cpp
index bbe470e..6945b4c 100644
--- a/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal_stubs.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.4/default/wifi_legacy_hal_stubs.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@
     populateStubFor(&hal_fn->wifi_set_radio_mode_change_handler);
     populateStubFor(&hal_fn->wifi_set_latency_mode);
     populateStubFor(&hal_fn->wifi_set_thermal_mitigation_mode);
+    populateStubFor(&hal_fn->wifi_virtual_interface_create);
+    populateStubFor(&hal_fn->wifi_virtual_interface_delete);
     return true;
 }
 }  // namespace legacy_hal