diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index eef0782e98b1..e3569cf4d13e 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -358,10 +358,10 @@ typedef struct hdd_tx_rx_stats_s {
 	/* start_xmit stats */
 	__u32    txXmitCalled;
 	__u32    txXmitDropped;
+	__u32    txXmitOrphaned;
 	__u32    txXmitClassifiedAC[NUM_TX_QUEUES];
 	__u32    txXmitDroppedAC[NUM_TX_QUEUES];
-	/* complete_cbk_stats */
-	__u32    txCompleted;
+
 	/* rx stats */
 	__u32 rxPackets[NUM_CPUS];
 	__u32 rxDropped[NUM_CPUS];
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
index 7c6c18fff2aa..09eef4789224 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
@@ -213,11 +213,29 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *hdd_skb_orphan(hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter,
 }
 
 #else
+/**
+ * hdd_skb_orphan() - skb_unshare a cloned packed else skb_orphan
+ * @pAdapter: pointer to HDD adapter
+ * @skb: pointer to skb data packet
+ *
+ * Return: pointer to skb structure
+ */
+static struct sk_buff *hdd_skb_orphan(hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter,
+		struct sk_buff *skb) {
 
-static inline struct sk_buff *hdd_skb_orphan(hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter,
-		struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	return skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	struct sk_buff *nskb;
+	nskb = skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+	if (nskb == skb) {
+		/*
+		 * For UDP packets we want to orphan the packet to allow the app
+		 * to send more packets. The flow would ultimately be controlled
+		 * by the limited number of tx descriptors for the vdev.
+		 */
+		++pAdapter->hdd_stats.hddTxRxStats.txXmitOrphaned;
+		skb_orphan(skb);
+	}
+	return nskb;
 }
 #endif /* QCA_LL_LEGACY_TX_FLOW_CONTROL */
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
index 471f29eae0d6..2eac124b98c8 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
@@ -282,13 +282,30 @@ void hdd_get_tx_resource(hdd_adapter_t *adapter,
 }
 
 #else
+/**
+ * hdd_skb_orphan() - skb_unshare a cloned packed else skb_orphan
+ * @pAdapter: pointer to HDD adapter
+ * @skb: pointer to skb data packet
+ *
+ * Return: pointer to skb structure
+ */
+static struct sk_buff *hdd_skb_orphan(hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter,
+		struct sk_buff *skb) {
 
-static inline struct sk_buff *hdd_skb_orphan(hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter,
-		struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	return skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	struct sk_buff *nskb;
+	nskb = skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+	if (nskb == skb) {
+		/*
+		 * For UDP packets we want to orphan the packet to allow the app
+		 * to send more packets. The flow would ultimately be controlled
+		 * by the limited number of tx descriptors for the vdev.
+		 */
+		++pAdapter->hdd_stats.hddTxRxStats.txXmitOrphaned;
+		skb_orphan(skb);
+	}
+	return nskb;
 }
-
 #endif /* QCA_LL_LEGACY_TX_FLOW_CONTROL */
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 8592bf5734d4..e7d24c79a359 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -2932,7 +2932,7 @@ void hdd_wlan_get_stats(hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter, uint16_t *length,
 
 	len = scnprintf(buffer, buf_len,
 		"\nTransmit[%lu] - "
-		"called %u, dropped %u,"
+		"called %u, dropped %u orphan %u,"
 		"\n[dropped]    BK %u, BE %u, VI %u, VO %u"
 		"\n[classified] BK %u, BE %u, VI %u, VO %u"
 		"\n\nReceive[%lu] - "
@@ -2941,6 +2941,7 @@ void hdd_wlan_get_stats(hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter, uint16_t *length,
 		qdf_system_ticks(),
 		pStats->txXmitCalled,
 		pStats->txXmitDropped,
+		pStats->txXmitOrphaned,
 
 		pStats->txXmitDroppedAC[SME_AC_BK],
 		pStats->txXmitDroppedAC[SME_AC_BE],