diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
index 0befbeff9338..03a5b24689bd 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_param.h
@@ -1300,6 +1300,10 @@ struct seg_hdr_info {
  *              0:disable 1:enable
  * @en_beamforming: flag to enable tx beamforming
  *              0:disable 1:enable
+ * @retry_limit_ext: 3 bits of extended retry limit.
+ *              Combined with 4 bits "retry_limit"
+ *              to create 7 bits hw retry count.
+ *              Maximum 127 retries for specific frames.
  */
 struct tx_send_params {
 	uint32_t pwr:8,
@@ -1312,7 +1316,8 @@ struct tx_send_params {
 		 frame_type:1,
 		 cfr_enable:1,
 		 en_beamforming:1,
-		 reserved:9;
+		 retry_limit_ext:3,
+		 reserved:6;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
index 35f42c87709a..df3781218048 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
@@ -3395,6 +3395,8 @@ static inline QDF_STATUS populate_tx_send_params(uint8_t *bufp,
 					  param.cfr_enable);
 	WMI_TX_SEND_PARAM_BEAMFORM_SET(tx_param->tx_param_dword1,
 				       param.en_beamforming);
+	WMI_TX_SEND_PARAM_RETRY_LIMIT_EXT_SET(tx_param->tx_param_dword1,
+					      param.retry_limit_ext);
 
 	return status;
 }