diff --git a/bthost_ipc/bthost_ipc.c b/bthost_ipc/bthost_ipc.c
index 3bafb9a..bec3a56 100644
--- a/bthost_ipc/bthost_ipc.c
+++ b/bthost_ipc/bthost_ipc.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 static bool update_initial_sink_latency = false;
 int wait_for_stack_response(uint8_t time_to_wait);
 bool resp_received = false;
+uint8_t tws_channelmode = 0;
 static char a2dp_hal_imp[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX] = "false";
 /*****************************************************************************
 **  Static functions
@@ -585,6 +586,8 @@
         aptx_codec.bitrate |= (*p_cfg++ << 16);
         aptx_codec.bitrate |= (*p_cfg++ << 24);
         aptx_codec.bits_per_sample = *(uint32_t *)p_cfg;
+        tws_channelmode = *(p_cfg+4);
+        ALOGW("APTx: tws channel mode =%d\n", tws_channelmode);
         if(sample_freq) *sample_freq = aptx_codec.sampling_rate;
         ALOGW("APTx: Done copying full codec config bits_per_sample : %d", aptx_codec.bits_per_sample);
         if (*codec_type == ENC_CODEC_TYPE_APTX_DUAL_MONO)
@@ -1494,6 +1497,16 @@
     return audio_stream.sink_latency;
 }
 
+/* Returns true if TWS encoder to be configure with mono mode
+        False if TWS encoder to be configured with stereo mode */
+bool isTwsMonomodeEnable(void)
+{
+   if (tws_channelmode)
+        return true;
+   else
+       return false;
+}
+
 bool audio_is_scrambling_enabled(void)
 {
     audio_format_t codec_type = AUDIO_FORMAT_DEFAULT;
diff --git a/bthost_ipc/bthost_ipc.h b/bthost_ipc/bthost_ipc.h
index c364ebf..50e7abe 100644
--- a/bthost_ipc/bthost_ipc.h
+++ b/bthost_ipc/bthost_ipc.h
@@ -426,5 +426,6 @@
 uint16_t audio_get_a2dp_sink_latency();
 bool audio_is_scrambling_enabled(void);
 int wait_for_stack_response(uint8_t duration);
+bool isTwsMonomodeEnable(void);
 #endif