diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
index 941db6e49d6eaeb03783f7714d433259d887820b..eeaaa0616e48c3cf34f2769a1979e2f67888ac25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ struct ath12k_link_vif {
 	bool is_sta_assoc_link;
 
 	struct ath12k_reg_tpc_power_info reg_tpc_info;
+
+	bool group_key_valid;
+	struct wmi_vdev_install_key_arg group_key;
+	bool pairwise_key_done;
 };
 
 struct ath12k_vif {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index eb3c6d10e116b098d44cd94ba8e0257a77b54af8..05a17ad2eaeea00c938b16d22fb8e7605dfb4007 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -4731,14 +4731,13 @@ static int ath12k_install_key(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
 		.key_len = key->keylen,
 		.key_data = key->key,
 		.key_flags = flags,
+		.ieee80211_key_cipher = key->cipher,
 		.macaddr = macaddr,
 	};
 	struct ath12k_vif *ahvif = arvif->ahvif;
 
 	lockdep_assert_wiphy(ath12k_ar_to_hw(ar)->wiphy);
 
-	reinit_completion(&ar->install_key_done);
-
 	if (test_bit(ATH12K_FLAG_HW_CRYPTO_DISABLED, &ar->ab->dev_flags))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -4747,7 +4746,7 @@ static int ath12k_install_key(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
 		/* arg.key_cipher = WMI_CIPHER_NONE; */
 		arg.key_len = 0;
 		arg.key_data = NULL;
-		goto install;
+		goto check_order;
 	}
 
 	switch (key->cipher) {
@@ -4775,19 +4774,82 @@ static int ath12k_install_key(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
 		key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV |
 			      IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RESERVE_TAILROOM;
 
+check_order:
+	if (ahvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_STA &&
+	    arg.key_flags == WMI_KEY_GROUP) {
+		if (cmd == SET_KEY) {
+			if (arvif->pairwise_key_done) {
+				ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_MAC,
+					   "vdev %u pairwise key done, go install group key\n",
+					   arg.vdev_id);
+				goto install;
+			} else {
+				/* WCN7850 firmware requires pairwise key to be installed
+				 * before group key. In case group key comes first, cache
+				 * it and return. Will revisit it once pairwise key gets
+				 * installed.
+				 */
+				arvif->group_key = arg;
+				arvif->group_key_valid = true;
+				ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_MAC,
+					   "vdev %u group key before pairwise key, cache and skip\n",
+					   arg.vdev_id);
+
+				ret = 0;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		} else {
+			arvif->group_key_valid = false;
+		}
+	}
+
 install:
-	ret = ath12k_wmi_vdev_install_key(arvif->ar, &arg);
+	reinit_completion(&ar->install_key_done);
 
+	ret = ath12k_wmi_vdev_install_key(arvif->ar, &arg);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->install_key_done, 1 * HZ))
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 
-	if (ether_addr_equal(macaddr, arvif->bssid))
-		ahvif->key_cipher = key->cipher;
+	if (ether_addr_equal(arg.macaddr, arvif->bssid))
+		ahvif->key_cipher = arg.ieee80211_key_cipher;
+
+	if (ar->install_key_status) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (ahvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_STA &&
+	    arg.key_flags == WMI_KEY_PAIRWISE) {
+		if (cmd == SET_KEY) {
+			arvif->pairwise_key_done = true;
+			if (arvif->group_key_valid) {
+				/* Install cached GTK */
+				arvif->group_key_valid = false;
+				arg = arvif->group_key;
+				ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_MAC,
+					   "vdev %u pairwise key done, group key ready, go install\n",
+					   arg.vdev_id);
+				goto install;
+			}
+		} else {
+			arvif->pairwise_key_done = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (ret) {
+		/* In case of failure userspace may not do DISABLE_KEY
+		 * but triggers re-connection directly, so manually reset
+		 * status here.
+		 */
+		arvif->group_key_valid = false;
+		arvif->pairwise_key_done = false;
+	}
 
-	return ar->install_key_status ? -EINVAL : 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ath12k_clear_peer_keys(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.h
index ac18f75e04492b62594acb159e3b43b81bd6c392..63302302cf87058a87ba99c294810823f714779b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.h
@@ -3746,6 +3746,7 @@ struct wmi_vdev_install_key_arg {
 	u32 key_idx;
 	u32 key_flags;
 	u32 key_cipher;
+	u32 ieee80211_key_cipher;
 	u32 key_len;
 	u32 key_txmic_len;
 	u32 key_rxmic_len;
