diff --git a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test.cpp b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test.cpp
index ac39a24fa4..eabbf1b141 100644
--- a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test.cpp
+++ b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,15 @@ class SupplicantHidlTest
     : public ::testing::TestWithParam<std::tuple<std::string, std::string>> {
    public:
     virtual void SetUp() override {
+        // Stop Wi-Fi
+        ASSERT_TRUE(stopWifiFramework());  // stop & wait for wifi to shutdown.
+
         wifi_instance_name_ = std::get<0>(GetParam());
         supplicant_instance_name_ = std::get<1>(GetParam());
+        std::system("/system/bin/start");
+        ASSERT_TRUE(waitForFrameworkReady());
         isP2pOn_ =
             testing::deviceSupportsFeature("android.hardware.wifi.direct");
-        // Stop Framework
-        std::system("/system/bin/stop");
         stopSupplicant(wifi_instance_name_);
         startSupplicantAndWaitForHidlService(wifi_instance_name_,
                                              supplicant_instance_name_);
@@ -53,8 +56,8 @@ class SupplicantHidlTest
 
     virtual void TearDown() override {
         stopSupplicant(wifi_instance_name_);
-        // Start Framework
-        std::system("/system/bin/start");
+        // Start Wi-Fi
+        startWifiFramework();
     }
 
    protected:
@@ -220,4 +223,4 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(
             android::hardware::getAllHalInstanceNames(IWifi::descriptor)),
         testing::ValuesIn(android::hardware::getAllHalInstanceNames(
             ISupplicant::descriptor))),
-    android::hardware::PrintInstanceTupleNameToString<>);
\ No newline at end of file
+    android::hardware::PrintInstanceTupleNameToString<>);
diff --git a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.cpp b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.cpp
index be6aad9583..8cb7e22f0e 100644
--- a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.cpp
+++ b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,26 @@ using ::android::wifi_system::InterfaceTool;
 using ::android::wifi_system::SupplicantManager;
 
 namespace {
+bool waitForSupplicantState(bool is_running) {
+    SupplicantManager supplicant_manager;
+    int count = 50; /* wait at most 5 seconds for completion */
+    while (count-- > 0) {
+        if (supplicant_manager.IsSupplicantRunning() == is_running) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        usleep(100000);
+    }
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Supplicant not " << is_running ? "running" : "stopped";
+    return false;
+}
+
+// Helper function to wait for supplicant to be started by framework on wifi
+// enable.
+bool waitForSupplicantStart() { return waitForSupplicantState(true); }
+
+// Helper function to wait for supplicant to be stopped by framework on wifi
+// disable.
+bool waitForSupplicantStop() { return waitForSupplicantState(false); }
 
 // Helper function to initialize the driver and firmware to STA mode
 // using the vendor HAL HIDL interface.
@@ -118,6 +138,18 @@ std::string getP2pIfaceName() {
 }
 }  // namespace
 
+bool startWifiFramework() {
+    std::system("svc wifi enable");
+    std::system("cmd wifi set-scan-always-available enabled");
+    return waitForSupplicantStart();  // wait for wifi to start.
+}
+
+bool stopWifiFramework() {
+    std::system("svc wifi disable");
+    std::system("cmd wifi set-scan-always-available disabled");
+    return waitForSupplicantStop();  // wait for wifi to shutdown.
+}
+
 void stopSupplicant() { stopSupplicant(""); }
 
 void stopSupplicant(const std::string& wifi_instance_name) {
diff --git a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.h b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.h
index 33945ccb19..22cea8c14c 100644
--- a/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.h
+++ b/wifi/supplicant/1.0/vts/functional/supplicant_hidl_test_utils.h
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@
 
 #include "wifi_hidl_test_utils.h"
 
+// Used to start the android wifi framework after every test.
+bool startWifiFramework();
+
 // Used to stop the android wifi framework before every test.
-void stopWifiFramework(const std::string& wifi_instance_name);
-void startWifiFramework(const std::string& wifi_instance_name);
+bool stopWifiFramework();
 
 void stopSupplicant(const std::string& wifi_instance_name);
 // Used to configure the chip, driver and start wpa_supplicant before every
@@ -70,16 +72,16 @@ class SupplicantHidlTestBase
     : public ::testing::TestWithParam<std::tuple<std::string, std::string>> {
    public:
     virtual void SetUp() override {
+        // Stop Wi-Fi
+        ASSERT_TRUE(stopWifiFramework());  // stop & wait for wifi to shutdown.
+
         // should always be v1.0 wifi
         wifi_v1_0_instance_name_ = std::get<0>(GetParam());
         supplicant_instance_name_ = std::get<1>(GetParam());
         std::system("/system/bin/start");
         ASSERT_TRUE(waitForFrameworkReady());
-
         isP2pOn_ =
             testing::deviceSupportsFeature("android.hardware.wifi.direct");
-        // Stop Framework
-        std::system("/system/bin/stop");
         stopSupplicant(wifi_v1_0_instance_name_);
         startSupplicantAndWaitForHidlService(wifi_v1_0_instance_name_,
                                              supplicant_instance_name_);
@@ -88,8 +90,8 @@ class SupplicantHidlTestBase
 
     virtual void TearDown() override {
         stopSupplicant(wifi_v1_0_instance_name_);
-        // Start Framework
-        std::system("/system/bin/start");
+        // Start Wi-Fi
+        startWifiFramework();
     }
 
    protected: