diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h
index 246e3f0dcd..9a583e6c19 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h
@@ -1035,6 +1035,30 @@ static inline int dp_get_mac_id_for_mac(struct dp_soc *soc, uint32_t mac_id)
 
 bool dp_is_soc_reinit(struct dp_soc *soc);
 
+/*
+ * dp_is_subtype_data() - check if the frame subtype is data
+ *
+ * @frame_ctrl: Frame control field
+ *
+ * check the frame control field and verify if the packet
+ * is a data packet.
+ *
+ * Return: true or false
+ */
+static inline bool dp_is_subtype_data(uint16_t frame_ctrl)
+{
+	if (((qdf_cpu_to_le16(frame_ctrl) & QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_TYPE_MASK) ==
+	    QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_TYPE_DATA) &&
+	    (((qdf_cpu_to_le16(frame_ctrl) & QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_MASK) ==
+	    QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_DATA) ||
+	    ((qdf_cpu_to_le16(frame_ctrl) & QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_MASK) ==
+	    QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_QOS))) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 #ifdef WDI_EVENT_ENABLE
 QDF_STATUS dp_h2t_cfg_stats_msg_send(struct dp_pdev *pdev,
 				uint32_t stats_type_upload_mask,
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_status.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_status.c
index de5de6d492..eb02142223 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_status.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_status.c
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ static void dp_rx_stats_update(struct dp_pdev *pdev, struct dp_peer *peer,
 	if (is_invalid_peer)
 		return;
 
-	dp_rx_rate_stats_update(peer, ppdu);
+	if (dp_is_subtype_data(ppdu->frame_ctrl))
+		dp_rx_rate_stats_update(peer, ppdu);
 
 #if defined(FEATURE_PERPKT_INFO) && WDI_EVENT_ENABLE
 	dp_wdi_event_handler(WDI_EVENT_UPDATE_DP_STATS, pdev->soc,
diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_net_types.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_net_types.h
index fdf61628bc..bad9ba4d85 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_net_types.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_net_types.h
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ typedef __in6_addr_t in6_addr_t;
 #define QDF_IEEE80211_FC1_TODS          0x01
 #define QDF_IEEE80211_FC1_FROMDS        0x02
 
+#define QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_TYPE_MASK     0x0c
+#define QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_MASK  0xf0
+
+#define QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_TYPE_DATA     0x08
+#define QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_DATA  0x00
+#define QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_QOS   0x80
+
 #define QDF_NET_IS_MAC_MULTICAST(_a)   (*(_a) & 0x01)
 
 /**