diff --git a/src/cmdu_validate.c b/src/cmdu_validate.c
index 16cf9266c060fd5c0d87f4419e6490c5fca1a391..7d1f328f67ed918cdfbe36125f96f00aa1307c5b 100644
--- a/src/cmdu_validate.c
+++ b/src/cmdu_validate.c
@@ -1395,3 +1395,41 @@ bool validate_bss_configuration_result(struct cmdu_buff *cmdu,
 }
 
 #endif /* EASYMESH_VERSION > 2 */
+
+bool validate_failed_connection_msg(struct cmdu_buff *cmdu, struct tlv *tv[][16])
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct tlv_policy c_policy[] = {
+		[0] = {
+			.type = MAP_TLV_STA_MAC_ADDRESS,
+			.present = TLV_PRESENT_ONE,
+			.minlen = 6,
+			.maxlen = 6
+		},
+		[1] = {
+			.type = MAP_TLV_STATUS_CODE,
+			.present = TLV_PRESENT_ONE,
+			.minlen = 2,
+			.maxlen = 2
+		},
+		[2] = {
+			.type = MAP_TLV_REASON_CODE,
+			.present = TLV_PRESENT_MORE,
+			.minlen = 2,
+			.maxlen = 2
+		}
+	};
+
+	ret = cmdu_parse_tlvs(cmdu, tv, c_policy, 3);
+	if (ret) {
+		dbg("%s: parse_tlv failed\n", __func__);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!tv[0][0] || !tv[1][0]) {
+		dbg("%s: mandatory tlv missing\n", __func__);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/cmdu_validate.h b/src/cmdu_validate.h
index f0a2b087b4226ec522e7bb6a6dffbc5f4db9b80c..412bc7e881eac355dfe6d486c94f20a11ed85ce4 100644
--- a/src/cmdu_validate.h
+++ b/src/cmdu_validate.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ bool validate_topology_response(struct cmdu_buff *cmdu, struct tlv *tv_tsp[][16]
 bool validate_ap_autoconfig_wsc(struct cmdu_buff *cmdu, struct tlv *tv[][16]);
 bool validate_ap_autoconfig_search(struct cmdu_buff *cmdu, struct tlv *tv[][16]);
 bool validate_ap_autoconfig_response(struct cmdu_buff *cmdu, struct tlv *tv[][16]);
+bool validate_failed_connection_msg(struct cmdu_buff *cmdu, struct tlv *tv[][16]);
 
 #if (EASYMESH_VERSION > 2)
 /**
diff --git a/src/cntlr.c b/src/cntlr.c
index 469f355c72839c94a6f06a49fc1e9e12e62893d7..e87127617533b68a34a910d6863e510a3b8f9603 100644
--- a/src/cntlr.c
+++ b/src/cntlr.c
@@ -1717,6 +1717,7 @@ static int controller_subscribe_for_cmdus(struct controller *c)
 			CMDU_AP_CAPABILITY_REPORT,
 			CMDU_CLIENT_CAPABILITY_REPORT,
 			CMDU_HIGHER_LAYER_DATA,
+			CMDU_FAILED_CONNECTION,
 #if (EASYMESH_VERSION > 2)
 			CMDU_BSS_CONFIG_REQUEST,
 			CMDU_BSS_CONFIG_RESULT,
diff --git a/src/cntlr_map_debug.c b/src/cntlr_map_debug.c
index 82c2ae975e81556b39c3f9029d39aba813370e2a..a9e8b8c7cafbebefe37b4aa8db0a07000b27c01d 100644
--- a/src/cntlr_map_debug.c
+++ b/src/cntlr_map_debug.c
@@ -1425,7 +1425,35 @@ int debug_backhaul_sta_caps_report(void *cntlr, struct cmdu_buff *cmdu)
 
 int debug_failed_connection_msg(void *cntlr, struct cmdu_buff *cmdu)
 {
+	struct tlv *tv[3][16];
+
+	if (!validate_failed_connection_msg(cmdu, tv)) {
+		trace("%s: cmdu validation "\
+				"[FAILED_CONNECTION] failed\n", __func__);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	trace("%s: --->\n", __func__);
+	trace("parsing failed connection message\n");
+
+	if (tv[0][0]) {
+		struct tlv_sta_mac *t = (struct tlv_sta_mac *)tv[0][0]->data;
+
+		trace("\tmacaddr: " MACFMT "\n", MAC2STR(t->macaddr));
+	}
+
+	if (tv[1][0]) {
+		struct tlv_status_code *t = (struct tlv_status_code *)tv[1][0]->data;
+
+		trace("\tstatus code: %d\n", BUF_GET_BE16(t->code));
+	}
+
+	if (tv[2][0]) {
+		struct tlv_reason_code *t = (struct tlv_reason_code *)tv[2][0]->data;
+
+		trace("\treason code: %d\n", BUF_GET_BE16(t->code));
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }