Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for performing Beam Failure Detection (BFD), and in particular, for performing Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) based BFD and/or Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) based BFD. Disclosed embodiments include quasi co-location (QCL) and use case restrictions for SSB for BFD and Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), transition period handling for BFD, and implicit configuration SSB for BFD. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.