A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) and related apparatus are provided. In the method, the UE receives a configuration of multiple application time values for transmission configuration indication (TCI) state updates. The UE further receives downlink control information (DCI) in a control resource set (CORESET) associated with a first CORESET pool index associated with a first transmission reception point (TRP) and including a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with a second CORESET pool index associated with a second TRP. The UE further transmits acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) feedback to one or more TRPs based on a feedback mode configured for the UE, and applies the TCI state indicated in the DCI following the ACK/NACK feedback based on one of the multiple application time values and the feedback mode.