diff --git a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_stats_struct.h b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_stats_struct.h
index 21151191cb..806fe8f9ee 100644
--- a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_stats_struct.h
+++ b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_stats_struct.h
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ struct cdp_tx_ingress_stats {
 	struct {
 		struct cdp_pkt_info raw_pkt;
 		uint32_t dma_map_error;
+		uint32_t invalid_raw_pkt_datatype;
 	} raw;
 
 	/* TSO packets info */
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
index b7dfb03d4a..cd7c402154 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
@@ -5298,6 +5298,8 @@ dp_print_pdev_tx_stats(struct dp_pdev *pdev)
 		       pdev->stats.tx_i.raw.raw_pkt.bytes);
 	DP_PRINT_STATS("	DMA map error = %d",
 		       pdev->stats.tx_i.raw.dma_map_error);
+	DP_PRINT_STATS("        RAW pkt type[!data] error = %d",
+		       pdev->stats.tx_i.raw.invalid_raw_pkt_datatype);
 	DP_PRINT_STATS("Reinjected:");
 	DP_PRINT_STATS("	Packets = %d",
 		       pdev->stats.tx_i.reinject_pkts.num);
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
index 7e1f09e56c..e73b3d9a49 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
@@ -936,6 +936,13 @@ static qdf_nbuf_t dp_tx_prepare_raw(struct dp_vdev *vdev, qdf_nbuf_t nbuf,
 
 	DP_STATS_INC_PKT(vdev, tx_i.raw.raw_pkt, 1, qdf_nbuf_len(nbuf));
 
+	/* Continue only if frames are of DATA type */
+	if (!DP_FRAME_IS_DATA(qos_wh)) {
+		DP_STATS_INC(vdev, tx_i.raw.invalid_raw_pkt_datatype, 1);
+		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_DP, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+			  "Pkt. recd is of not data type");
+		goto error;
+	}
 	/* SWAR for HW: Enable WEP bit in the AMSDU frames for RAW mode */
 	if (vdev->raw_mode_war &&
 	    (qos_wh->i_fc[0] & QDF_IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_QOS) &&