diff --git a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h
index 69ea2401438c..4dcfd5165022 100644
--- a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h
+++ b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ typedef QDF_STATUS(*ol_txrx_rsim_rx_decap_fp)(void *osif_dev,
 						qdf_nbuf_t *list_head,
 						qdf_nbuf_t *list_tail);
 
+/* ol_txrx_rx_fp - external tx free function to read per packet stats and
+ *                            free tx buffer externally
+ * @netbuf - tx network buffer
+ */
+typedef void (*ol_txrx_tx_free_ext_fp)(qdf_nbuf_t netbuf);
+
 /**
  * ol_txrx_rx_check_wai_fp - OSIF WAPI receive function
 */
@@ -291,6 +297,7 @@ struct ol_txrx_ops {
 	/* tx function pointers - specified by txrx, stored by OS shim */
 	struct {
 		ol_txrx_tx_fp         tx;
+		ol_txrx_tx_free_ext_fp tx_free_ext;
 	} tx;
 
 	/* rx function pointers - specified by OS shim, stored by txrx */
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
index 6e5119601f74..a73d33b4fce4 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
@@ -1318,6 +1318,7 @@ static struct cdp_vdev *dp_vdev_attach_wifi3(struct cdp_pdev *txrx_pdev,
 	vdev->osif_rx = NULL;
 	vdev->osif_rsim_rx_decap = NULL;
 	vdev->osif_rx_mon = NULL;
+	vdev->osif_tx_free_ext = NULL;
 	vdev->osif_vdev = NULL;
 
 	vdev->delete.pending = 0;
@@ -1376,6 +1377,7 @@ static void dp_vdev_register_wifi3(struct cdp_vdev *vdev_handle,
 	vdev->osif_rx = txrx_ops->rx.rx;
 	vdev->osif_rsim_rx_decap = txrx_ops->rx.rsim_rx_decap;
 	vdev->osif_rx_mon = txrx_ops->rx.mon;
+	vdev->osif_tx_free_ext = txrx_ops->tx.tx_free_ext;
 #ifdef notyet
 #if ATH_SUPPORT_WAPI
 	vdev->osif_check_wai = txrx_ops->rx.wai_check;
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
index 662bd4cb407c..e5074e31301f 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ struct dp_vdev {
 	/* callback to hand rx frames to the OS shim */
 	ol_txrx_rx_fp osif_rx;
 	ol_txrx_rsim_rx_decap_fp osif_rsim_rx_decap;
+	ol_txrx_tx_free_ext_fp osif_tx_free_ext;
 
 #ifdef notyet
 	/* callback to check if the msdu is an WAI (WAPI) frame */