diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto.h b/src/crypto/crypto.h
index 7d2ebd61c..d37824595 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto.h
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto.h
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 #ifndef CRYPTO_H
 #define CRYPTO_H
 
+/**
+ * is_fips_ready - Check FIPS POST status.
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int is_fips_ready(char *crypto_name, const size_t name_len);
+
 /**
  * md4_vector - MD4 hash for data vector
  * @num_elem: Number of elements in the data vector
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_gnutls.c b/src/crypto/crypto_gnutls.c
index 4ef11462b..aad265594 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_gnutls.c
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_gnutls.c
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@
 #include "sha512.h"
 #include "crypto.h"
 
+/**
+ * is_fips_ready - Check FIPS POST status.
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int is_fips_ready(char *crypto_name, const size_t name_len)
+{
+	/* Not supported */
+	wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "POST validation not implemented for gnutls");
+	if (crypto_name)
+		snprintf(crypto_name, name_len, "gnutls");
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static int gnutls_digest_vector(int algo, size_t num_elem,
 				const u8 *addr[], const size_t *len, u8 *mac)
 {
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_internal.c b/src/crypto/crypto_internal.c
index aad40af16..8c268b2f8 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_internal.c
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_internal.c
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ struct crypto_hash {
 	size_t key_len;
 };
 
+/**
+ * is_fips_ready - Check FIPS POST status.
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int is_fips_ready(char *crypto_name, const size_t name_len)
+{
+	/* Not supported */
+	wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "POST not implemented by internal crypto");
+	if (crypto_name)
+		snprintf(crypto_name, name_len, "internal");
+	return -1;
+}
 
 struct crypto_hash * crypto_hash_init(enum crypto_hash_alg alg, const u8 *key,
 				      size_t key_len)
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_libtomcrypt.c b/src/crypto/crypto_libtomcrypt.c
index ed30efa02..76b354e23 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_libtomcrypt.c
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_libtomcrypt.c
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@
 #endif
 
 
+/**
+ * is_fips_ready - Check FIPS POST status.
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int is_fips_ready(char *crypto_name, const size_t name_len)
+{
+	/* Not supported */
+	wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "POST validation not implemented for tomcrypt");
+	if (crypto_name)
+		snprintf(crypto_name, name_len, "tomcrypt");
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int md4_vector(size_t num_elem, const u8 *addr[], const size_t *len, u8 *mac)
 {
 	hash_state md;
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_linux.c b/src/crypto/crypto_linux.c
index 17244561b..9d4fd9641 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_linux.c
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_linux.c
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
 #endif /* SOL_ALG */
 
 
+/**
+ * is_fips_ready - Check FIPS POST status.
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int is_fips_ready(char *crypto_name, const size_t name_len)
+{
+	/* Not supported */
+	wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "POST validation not implemented for linux");
+	if (crypto_name)
+		snprintf(crypto_name, name_len, "linux");
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static int linux_af_alg_socket(const char *type, const char *name)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_alg sa;
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_nettle.c b/src/crypto/crypto_nettle.c
index f85d36532..5fe85f576 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_nettle.c
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_nettle.c
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
 #include "crypto.h"
 
 
+/**
+ * is_fips_ready - Check FIPS POST status.
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int is_fips_ready(char *crypto_name, const size_t name_len)
+{
+	/* Not supported */
+	wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "POST validation not implemented for nettle");
+	if (crypto_name)
+		snprintf(crypto_name, name_len, "nettle");
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int des_encrypt(const u8 *clear, const u8 *key, u8 *cypher)
 {
 	struct des_ctx ctx;
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_openssl.c b/src/crypto/crypto_openssl.c
index b644b6ca7..5e1d06c31 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_openssl.c
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_openssl.c
@@ -90,6 +90,32 @@ static EC_KEY * EVP_PKEY_get0_EC_KEY(EVP_PKEY *pkey)
 
 #endif /* OpenSSL version < 1.1.0 */
 
+/**
+ * is_fips_ready - Check FIPS POST status.
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int is_fips_ready(char *crypto_name, const size_t name_len)
+{
+	int status=-1;
+
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
+	/** Check if the OpenSSL self-tests have passed, by fetching an algorithm with
+	 *  fips=yes. This will fail if either no FIPS provider is available or
+	 *  self-tests on provider load didn't pass.
+	 */
+	EVP_CIPHER *cipher = EVP_CIPHER_fetch(NULL, "AES-256-CBC", "fips=yes");
+	if (cipher) {
+		status = 0;
+		EVP_CIPHER_free(cipher);
+	}
+#else /* OpenSSL version >= 3.0 */
+	wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "OpenSSL version < 3.0 not supported");
+#endif /* OpenSSL version >= 3.0 */
+	if (crypto_name)
+		snprintf(crypto_name, name_len, "openssl");
+	return status;
+}
+
 static BIGNUM * get_group5_prime(void)
 {
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L && \
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_wolfssl.c b/src/crypto/crypto_wolfssl.c
index 2e4bf8962..8ca354432 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_wolfssl.c
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_wolfssl.c
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@
 #include <wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h>
 #include <wolfssl/openssl/bn.h>
 
+/**
+ * is_fips_ready - Check FIPS POST status.
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int is_fips_ready(char *crypto_name, const size_t name_len)
+{
+	/* Not supported */
+	wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "POST validation not implemented for wolfSSL");
+	if (crypto_name)
+		snprintf(crypto_name, name_len, "wolfssl");
+	return -1;
+}
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_FIPS
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/README b/wpa_supplicant/README
index 391912e9b..bc124a230 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/README
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/README
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ options:
   -d = increase debugging verbosity (-dd even more)
   -D = driver name (can be multiple drivers: nl80211,wext)
   -f = Log output to default log location (normally /tmp)
+  -F = show FIPS POST status
   -g = global ctrl_interface
   -G = global ctrl_interface group
   -K = include keys (passwords, etc.) in debug output
@@ -500,6 +501,17 @@ main interface:
 wpa_supplicant -cw.conf -Dnl80211 -iwlan0 -bbr0
 
 
+FIPS POST(Pre-Operational Self-Tests) Validation Support (SONiC Extension)
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The POST status verification is crucial to ensure that the cryptographic
+backend is properly configured and has passed the Self-Tests, when operating
+in FIPS mode.
+
+wpa_supplicant -F
+
+Output: FIPS POST status: pass/fail(crypto backend: <name>)
+
 Configuration file
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/main.c b/wpa_supplicant/main.c
index 51a8a0298..009826234 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/main.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/main.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "wpa_supplicant_i.h"
 #include "driver_i.h"
 #include "p2p_supplicant.h"
-
+#include "crypto/crypto.h"
 
 static void usage(void)
 {
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FILE
 	       "  -f = log output to debug file instead of stdout\n"
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FILE */
+	       "  -F = show FIPS POST status\n"
 	       "  -g = global ctrl_interface\n"
 	       "  -G = global ctrl_interface group\n"
 	       "  -h = show this help text\n"
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	for (;;) {
 		c = getopt(argc, argv,
-			   "b:Bc:C:D:de:f:g:G:hi:I:KLMm:No:O:p:P:qsTtuvW");
+			   "b:Bc:C:D:de:Ff:g:G:hi:I:KLMm:No:O:p:P:qsTtuvW");
 		if (c < 0)
 			break;
 		switch (c) {
@@ -331,6 +332,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			iface = &ifaces[iface_count - 1];
 			os_memset(iface, 0, sizeof(*iface));
 			break;
+		case 'F':
+			char crypto_name[64]={0};
+			int status = is_fips_ready(crypto_name, sizeof(crypto_name));
+			printf("FIPS POST status: %s (crypto backend: %s)\n",
+			       status==0 ? "pass":"fail", crypto_name);
+			exitcode = 0;
+			goto out;
 		default:
 			usage();
 			exitcode = 0;