diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c
index 1459706972..e37adc6419 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c
@@ -1060,6 +1060,15 @@ error:
 		qdf_nbuf_free(htt_msg);
 }
 
+void htt_t2h_stats_handler(void *context)
+{
+	struct dp_soc *soc = (struct dp_soc *)context;
+
+	if (soc && qdf_atomic_read(&soc->cmn_init_done))
+		dp_process_htt_stat_msg(soc);
+
+}
+
 /**
  * dp_txrx_fw_stats_handler():Function to process HTT EXT stats
  * @soc: DP SOC handle
@@ -1116,7 +1125,7 @@ static inline void dp_txrx_fw_stats_handler(struct dp_soc *soc,
 	 * HTT EXT STATS message
 	 */
 	if (done)
-		dp_process_htt_stat_msg(soc);
+		qdf_sched_work(0, &soc->htt_stats_work);
 
 	return;
 
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.h
index 8b79188396..ce6b61e4bb 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.h
@@ -145,4 +145,12 @@ int htt_h2t_rx_ring_cfg(void *htt_soc, int pdev_id, void *hal_srng,
 	int hal_ring_type, int ring_buf_size,
 	struct htt_rx_ring_tlv_filter *htt_tlv_filter);
 
+/*
+ * htt_t2h_stats_handler() - target to host stats work handler
+ * @context:	context (dp soc context)
+ *
+ * Return: void
+ */
+void htt_t2h_stats_handler(void *context);
+
 #endif /* _DP_HTT_H_ */
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
index 37981b05df..b8671ea55b 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
@@ -1510,6 +1510,9 @@ static void dp_soc_detach_wifi3(void *txrx_soc)
 
 	qdf_atomic_set(&soc->cmn_init_done, 0);
 
+	qdf_flush_work(0, &soc->htt_stats_work);
+	qdf_disable_work(0, &soc->htt_stats_work);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_PDEV_CNT; i++) {
 		if (soc->pdev_list[i])
 			dp_pdev_detach_wifi3(
@@ -1714,6 +1717,10 @@ static int dp_soc_attach_target_wifi3(struct cdp_soc_t *cdp_soc)
 	dp_rxdma_ring_config(soc);
 
 	DP_STATS_INIT(soc);
+
+	/* initialize work queue for stats processing */
+	qdf_create_work(0, &soc->htt_stats_work, htt_t2h_stats_handler, soc);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
index d41875c5e0..f08940158f 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
@@ -652,6 +652,8 @@ struct dp_soc {
 	qdf_nbuf_queue_t htt_stats_msg;
 	/* T2H Ext stats message length */
 	uint32_t htt_msg_len;
+	/* work queue to process htt stats */
+	qdf_work_t htt_stats_work;
 };
 #define MAX_RX_MAC_RINGS 2
 /* Same as NAC_MAX_CLENT */