diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
index a5c451eed5a7..a15a911484bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
@@ -470,6 +470,22 @@ void rtw89_core_set_chip_txpwr(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
 	__rtw89_core_set_chip_txpwr(rtwdev, chan, RTW89_PHY_1);
 }
 
+static void rtw89_chip_rfk_channel_for_pure_mon_vif(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
+						    enum rtw89_phy_idx phy_idx)
+{
+	struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif = rtwdev->pure_monitor_mode_vif;
+	struct rtw89_vif_link *rtwvif_link;
+
+	if (!rtwvif)
+		return;
+
+	rtwvif_link = rtw89_vif_get_link_inst(rtwvif, phy_idx);
+	if (!rtwvif_link)
+		return;
+
+	rtw89_chip_rfk_channel(rtwdev, rtwvif_link);
+}
+
 static void __rtw89_set_channel(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 				const struct rtw89_chan *chan,
 				enum rtw89_mac_idx mac_idx,
@@ -498,6 +514,8 @@ static void __rtw89_set_channel(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 	}
 
 	rtw89_set_entity_state(rtwdev, phy_idx, true);
+
+	rtw89_chip_rfk_channel_for_pure_mon_vif(rtwdev, phy_idx);
 }
 
 int rtw89_set_channel(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
index 4da73153513a..f63857b389d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
@@ -6125,6 +6125,7 @@ struct rtw89_dev {
 	int napi_budget_countdown;
 
 	struct rtw89_debugfs *debugfs;
+	struct rtw89_vif *pure_monitor_mode_vif;
 
 	/* HCI related data, keep last */
 	u8 priv[] __aligned(sizeof(void *));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac80211.c
index a19304ff8306..14c8864bd201 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac80211.c
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ static int rtw89_ops_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (ret)
 		goto unset_link;
 
+	rtwdev->pure_monitor_mode_vif = vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR ?
+					rtwvif : NULL;
 	rtw89_recalc_lps(rtwdev);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -267,6 +269,8 @@ static void rtw89_ops_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	rtw89_core_release_bit_map(rtwdev->hw_port, port);
 	rtw89_release_mac_id(rtwdev, macid);
 
+	rtwdev->pure_monitor_mode_vif = NULL;
+
 	rtw89_recalc_lps(rtwdev);
 	rtw89_enter_ips_by_hwflags(rtwdev);
 }