diff --git a/core/dp/ol/inc/ol_txrx_htt_api.h b/core/dp/ol/inc/ol_txrx_htt_api.h
index c6e394ba97ba..9bc38bd10c7c 100644
--- a/core/dp/ol/inc/ol_txrx_htt_api.h
+++ b/core/dp/ol/inc/ol_txrx_htt_api.h
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ enum htt_tx_status {
 	/* no_ack - sent, but no ack */
 	htt_tx_status_no_ack = HTT_TX_COMPL_IND_STAT_NO_ACK,
 
+	/* drop may due to tx descriptor not enough*/
+	htt_tx_status_drop = HTT_TX_COMPL_IND_STAT_DROP,
+
 	/* download_fail - host could not deliver the tx frame to target */
 	htt_tx_status_download_fail = HTT_HOST_ONLY_STATUS_CODE_START,
 };
diff --git a/core/dp/ol/inc/ol_txrx_stats.h b/core/dp/ol/inc/ol_txrx_stats.h
index 4c2a073e0209..8d966a51a90d 100644
--- a/core/dp/ol/inc/ol_txrx_stats.h
+++ b/core/dp/ol/inc/ol_txrx_stats.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012, 2014-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2014-2017, 2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ struct ol_txrx_stats_tx_dropped {
 	 */
 	struct ol_txrx_stats_elem no_ack;
 
+	/*
+	 * MSDUs which the target drop
+	 * (lack of tx descriptor)
+	 */
+	struct ol_txrx_stats_elem target_drop;
+
 	/* MSDU which were dropped for other reasons */
 	struct ol_txrx_stats_elem others;
 };
diff --git a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c
index bf412d3a6198..b61a4bfaf265 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c
+++ b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c
@@ -4179,10 +4179,11 @@ void ol_txrx_stats_display(ol_txrx_pdev_handle pdev,
 		pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.download_fail.pkts
 		  + pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.target_discard.pkts
 		  + pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.no_ack.pkts
+		  + pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.target_drop.pkts
 		  + pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.others.pkts;
 
 	if (level == QDF_STATS_VERBOSITY_LEVEL_LOW) {
-		txrx_nofl_dbg("STATS |%u %u|TX: %lld tso %lld ok %lld drops(%u-%lld %u-%lld %u-%lld ?-%lld hR-%lld)|RX: %lld drops(E %lld PI %lld ME %lld) fwd(S %d F %d SF %d)|",
+		txrx_nofl_dbg("STATS |%u %u|TX: %lld tso %lld ok %lld drops(%u-%lld %u-%lld %u-%lld %u-%lld ?-%lld hR-%lld)|RX: %lld drops(E %lld PI %lld ME %lld) fwd(S %d F %d SF %d)|",
 			      pdev->tx_desc.num_free,
 			      pdev->tx_desc.pool_size,
 			      pdev->stats.pub.tx.from_stack.pkts,
@@ -4195,6 +4196,8 @@ void ol_txrx_stats_display(ol_txrx_pdev_handle pdev,
 					target_discard.pkts,
 			      htt_tx_status_no_ack,
 			      pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.no_ack.pkts,
+			      htt_tx_status_drop,
+			      pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.target_drop.pkts,
 			      pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.others.pkts,
 			      pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.host_reject.pkts,
 			      pdev->stats.pub.rx.delivered.pkts,
@@ -4219,8 +4222,9 @@ void ol_txrx_stats_display(ol_txrx_pdev_handle pdev,
 			  tx_dropped,
 		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.download_fail.bytes
 			  + pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.target_discard.bytes
+			  + pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.target_drop.bytes
 			  + pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.no_ack.bytes);
-	txrx_nofl_info("successfully delivered: %lld (%lld B), download fail: %lld (%lld B), target discard: %lld (%lld B), no ack: %lld (%lld B) others: %lld (%lld B)",
+	txrx_nofl_info("successfully delivered: %lld (%lld B), download fail: %lld (%lld B), target discard: %lld (%lld B), no ack: %lld (%lld B),target drop: %lld (%lld B), others: %lld (%lld B)",
 		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.delivered.pkts,
 		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.delivered.bytes,
 		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.download_fail.pkts,
@@ -4229,6 +4233,8 @@ void ol_txrx_stats_display(ol_txrx_pdev_handle pdev,
 		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.target_discard.bytes,
 		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.no_ack.pkts,
 		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.no_ack.bytes,
+		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.target_drop.pkts,
+		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.target_drop.bytes,
 		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.others.pkts,
 		       pdev->stats.pub.tx.dropped.others.bytes);
 	txrx_nofl_info("Tx completions per HTT message:\n"
diff --git a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_internal.h b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_internal.h
index f663fff8baa5..dcd3e42ac56c 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_internal.h
+++ b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_internal.h
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ ol_rx_mpdu_list_next(struct ol_txrx_pdev_t *pdev,
 					     netbuf);			\
 		else if (status == htt_tx_status_no_ack)		\
 			TXRX_STATS_MSDU_INCR(pdev, tx.dropped.no_ack, netbuf); \
+		else if (status == htt_tx_status_drop)		\
+			TXRX_STATS_MSDU_INCR(pdev, tx.dropped.target_drop, \
+					     netbuf);			\
 		else if (status == htt_tx_status_download_fail)		\
 			TXRX_STATS_MSDU_INCR(pdev, tx.dropped.download_fail, \
 					     netbuf);			\
@@ -270,6 +273,12 @@ ol_rx_mpdu_list_next(struct ol_txrx_pdev_t *pdev,
 			TXRX_STATS_ADD(_pdev, pub.tx.dropped.no_ack.bytes,     \
 				 _b_cntrs);				       \
 			break;                                                 \
+		case htt_tx_status_drop:                                    \
+			TXRX_STATS_ADD(_pdev,				       \
+				 pub.tx.dropped.target_drop.pkts, _p_cntrs);\
+			TXRX_STATS_ADD(_pdev,				       \
+				pub.tx.dropped.target_drop.bytes, _b_cntrs);\
+			break;                                                 \
 		case htt_tx_status_download_fail:                              \
 			TXRX_STATS_ADD(_pdev,				       \
 				 pub.tx.dropped.download_fail.pkts, _p_cntrs); \