diff --git a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h
index dd399c65b73b..0e7010298945 100644
--- a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h
+++ b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h
@@ -311,6 +311,15 @@ typedef qdf_nbuf_t (*ol_txrx_tx_fp)(void *data_vdev,
 typedef void (*ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_fp)(void *osif_dev,
 					    bool tx_resume);
 
+/**
+ * ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_is_pause_fp - is tx paused by flow control
+ * function from txrx to OS shim
+ * @osif_dev - the virtual device's OS shim object
+ *
+ * Return: true if tx is paused by flow control
+ */
+typedef bool (*ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_is_pause_fp)(void *osif_dev);
+
 /**
  * ol_txrx_rx_fp - receive function to hand batches of data
  * frames from txrx to OS shim
diff --git a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_flow_ctrl_legacy.h b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_flow_ctrl_legacy.h
index fdb8b4b9eeb2..7b3f023256ff 100644
--- a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_flow_ctrl_legacy.h
+++ b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_flow_ctrl_legacy.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
  * @vdev_id - virtual interface id to register flow control
  * @flowControl - callback function pointer
  * @osif_fc_ctx - client context pointer
+ * @flow_control_is_pause: is vdev paused by flow control
  *
  * Register flow control callback function pointer and client context pointer
  *
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@
  */
 static inline int
 cdp_fc_register(ol_txrx_soc_handle soc, uint8_t vdev_id,
-		ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_fp flowControl, void *osif_fc_ctx)
+		ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_fp flowControl, void *osif_fc_ctx,
+		ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_is_pause_fp flow_control_is_pause)
 {
 	if (!soc || !soc->ops || !soc->ops->l_flowctl_ops) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_DP, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL,
@@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ cdp_fc_register(ol_txrx_soc_handle soc, uint8_t vdev_id,
 
 	if (soc->ops->l_flowctl_ops->register_tx_flow_control)
 		return soc->ops->l_flowctl_ops->register_tx_flow_control(
-			vdev_id, flowControl, osif_fc_ctx);
+			vdev_id, flowControl, osif_fc_ctx,
+			flow_control_is_pause);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_mob_def.h b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_mob_def.h
index 74e1811ab852..5a59f8c90c23 100644
--- a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_mob_def.h
+++ b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_mob_def.h
@@ -393,6 +393,15 @@ typedef void (*ol_txrx_vdev_peer_remove_cb)(void *handle, uint8_t *bssid,
  */
 typedef void (*ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_fp)(void *osif_dev, bool tx_resume);
 
+/**
+ * ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_is_pause_fp - is tx paused by flow control
+ * function from txrx to OS shim
+ * @osif_dev - the virtual device's OS shim object
+ *
+ * Return: true if tx is paused by flow control
+ */
+typedef bool (*ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_is_pause_fp)(void *osif_dev);
+
 /**
  * ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_fp - tx flow control notification
  * function from txrx to OS shim
diff --git a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_ops.h b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_ops.h
index e1a610be4f58..dcbdb444d2b5 100644
--- a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_ops.h
+++ b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_ops.h
@@ -748,7 +748,8 @@ struct cdp_flowctl_ops {
  */
 struct cdp_lflowctl_ops {
 	int (*register_tx_flow_control)(uint8_t vdev_id,
-		ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_fp flowControl, void *osif_fc_ctx);
+		ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_fp flowControl, void *osif_fc_ctx,
+		ol_txrx_tx_flow_control_is_pause_fp flow_control_is_pause);
 	int (*deregister_tx_flow_control_cb)(uint8_t vdev_id);
 	void (*flow_control_cb)(struct cdp_vdev *vdev, bool tx_resume);
 	bool (*get_tx_resource)(uint8_t sta_id,