Activating sidelink relay mac-ce

A method for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:

• receiving an activation request for a command in association with a third UE, the activation request being received in a first media access control (MAC) control element (CE) (MAC-CE) relayed from a second UE;
• transmitting, to the second UE and in response to the activation request, a second MAC-CE including an activation response to the third UE;
• and
• activating the command after transmitting the activation response.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a second UE configured to relay sidelink communication between a first UE and a third UE, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor and the memory configured to:
• relay, from the third UE to the first UE, a first media access control (MAC) control element (CE) (MAC-CE) including an activation request for a command associated with the first UE;
• and
• relay, from the first UE to the third UE, a second MAC-CE including an activation response to the third UE.