diff --git a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_stats_struct.h b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_stats_struct.h
index f278f4ca01..8329ee1073 100644
--- a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_stats_struct.h
+++ b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_stats_struct.h
@@ -1784,6 +1784,12 @@ struct cdp_pdev_stats {
 	uint64_t tx_ppdu_proc;
 	uint64_t ack_ba_comes_twice;
 	uint64_t ppdu_drop;
+
+	struct {
+		uint64_t num_bufs_consumed;
+		uint64_t num_pool_bufs_replenish;
+		uint64_t num_bufs_alloc_success;
+	} rx_buffer_pool;
 };
 
 /* struct cdp_peer_hmwds_ast_add_status - hmwds peer ast add status
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c
index d4ec584381..3207a67790 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "dp_txrx_wds.h"
 #endif
 #include "dp_hist.h"
+#include "dp_rx_buffer_pool.h"
 
 #ifdef ATH_RX_PRI_SAVE
 #define DP_RX_TID_SAVE(_nbuf, _tid) \
@@ -172,7 +173,6 @@ QDF_STATUS __dp_rx_buffers_replenish(struct dp_soc *dp_soc, uint32_t mac_id,
 	union dp_rx_desc_list_elem_t *next;
 	QDF_STATUS ret;
 	uint16_t buf_size = rx_desc_pool->buf_size;
-	uint8_t buf_alignment = rx_desc_pool->buf_alignment;
 
 	void *rxdma_srng;
 
@@ -239,11 +239,9 @@ QDF_STATUS __dp_rx_buffers_replenish(struct dp_soc *dp_soc, uint32_t mac_id,
 	count = 0;
 
 	while (count < num_req_buffers) {
-		rx_netbuf = qdf_nbuf_alloc(dp_soc->osdev,
-					buf_size,
-					RX_BUFFER_RESERVATION,
-					buf_alignment,
-					FALSE);
+		rx_netbuf = dp_rx_buffer_pool_nbuf_alloc(dp_soc, mac_id,
+							 rx_desc_pool,
+							 num_entries_avail);
 
 		if (qdf_unlikely(!rx_netbuf)) {
 			DP_STATS_INC(dp_pdev, replenish.nbuf_alloc_fail, 1);
@@ -254,7 +252,7 @@ QDF_STATUS __dp_rx_buffers_replenish(struct dp_soc *dp_soc, uint32_t mac_id,
 						 QDF_DMA_FROM_DEVICE, buf_size);
 
 		if (qdf_unlikely(QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(ret))) {
-			qdf_nbuf_free(rx_netbuf);
+			dp_rx_buffer_pool_nbuf_free(dp_soc, rx_netbuf, mac_id);
 			DP_STATS_INC(dp_pdev, replenish.map_err, 1);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -2004,6 +2002,8 @@ uint32_t dp_rx_process(struct dp_intr *int_ctx, hal_ring_handle_t hal_ring_hdl,
 	uint32_t num_entries = 0;
 	struct hal_rx_msdu_metadata msdu_metadata;
 	QDF_STATUS status;
+	qdf_nbuf_t ebuf_head;
+	qdf_nbuf_t ebuf_tail;
 
 	DP_HIST_INIT();
 
@@ -2025,6 +2025,8 @@ more_data:
 	peer = NULL;
 	vdev = NULL;
 	num_rx_bufs_reaped = 0;
+	ebuf_head = NULL;
+	ebuf_tail = NULL;
 
 	qdf_mem_zero(rx_bufs_reaped, sizeof(rx_bufs_reaped));
 	qdf_mem_zero(&mpdu_desc_info, sizeof(mpdu_desc_info));
@@ -2088,7 +2090,8 @@ more_data:
 							QDF_DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
 							RX_DATA_BUFFER_SIZE);
 				rx_desc->unmapped = 1;
-				qdf_nbuf_free(rx_desc->nbuf);
+				dp_rx_buffer_pool_nbuf_free(soc, rx_desc->nbuf,
+							    rx_desc->pool_id);
 				dp_rx_add_to_free_desc_list(
 							&head[rx_desc->pool_id],
 							&tail[rx_desc->pool_id],
@@ -2231,8 +2234,8 @@ more_data:
 					     QDF_DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
 					     rx_desc_pool->buf_size);
 		rx_desc->unmapped = 1;
-		DP_RX_LIST_APPEND(nbuf_head, nbuf_tail, rx_desc->nbuf);
-
+		DP_RX_PROCESS_NBUF(soc, nbuf_head, nbuf_tail, ebuf_head,
+				   ebuf_tail, rx_desc);
 		/*
 		 * if continuation bit is set then we have MSDU spread
 		 * across multiple buffers, let us not decrement quota
@@ -2972,6 +2975,11 @@ dp_rx_pdev_buffers_alloc(struct dp_pdev *pdev)
 
 	rx_desc_pool = &soc->rx_desc_buf[mac_for_pdev];
 
+	/* Initialize RX buffer pool which will be
+	 * used during low memory conditions
+	 */
+	dp_rx_buffer_pool_init(soc, mac_for_pdev);
+
 	return dp_pdev_rx_buffers_attach(soc, mac_for_pdev, dp_rxdma_srng,
 					 rx_desc_pool, rxdma_entries - 1);
 }
@@ -2991,6 +2999,7 @@ dp_rx_pdev_buffers_free(struct dp_pdev *pdev)
 	rx_desc_pool = &soc->rx_desc_buf[mac_for_pdev];
 
 	dp_rx_desc_nbuf_free(soc, rx_desc_pool);
+	dp_rx_buffer_pool_deinit(soc, mac_for_pdev);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.h
index f452efd763..669c119247 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.h
@@ -1422,4 +1422,26 @@ static inline void dp_rx_wbm_sg_list_deinit(struct dp_soc *soc)
 		dp_rx_wbm_sg_list_reset(soc);
 	}
 }
+
+#ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_RX_PREALLOC_BUFFER_POOL
+#define DP_RX_PROCESS_NBUF(soc, head, tail, ebuf_head, ebuf_tail, rx_desc) \
+	do {								   \
+		if (!soc->rx_buff_pool[rx_desc->pool_id].is_initialized) { \
+			DP_RX_LIST_APPEND(head, tail, rx_desc->nbuf);	   \
+			break;						   \
+		}							   \
+		DP_RX_LIST_APPEND(ebuf_head, ebuf_tail, rx_desc->nbuf);	   \
+		if (!qdf_nbuf_is_rx_chfrag_cont(rx_desc->nbuf)) {	   \
+			if (!dp_rx_buffer_pool_refill(soc, ebuf_head,	   \
+						      rx_desc->pool_id))   \
+				DP_RX_MERGE_TWO_LIST(head, tail,	   \
+						     ebuf_head, ebuf_tail);\
+			ebuf_head = NULL;				   \
+			ebuf_tail = NULL;				   \
+		}							   \
+	} while (0)
+#else
+#define DP_RX_PROCESS_NBUF(soc, head, tail, ebuf_head, ebuf_tail, rx_desc) \
+	DP_RX_LIST_APPEND(head, tail, rx_desc->nbuf)
+#endif /* WLAN_FEATURE_RX_PREALLOC_BUFFER_POOL */
 #endif /* _DP_RX_H */
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_defrag.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_defrag.c
index cddc4aef35..52476c78e6 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_defrag.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_defrag.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <enet.h>	/* LLC_SNAP_HDR_LEN */
 #include "dp_rx_defrag.h"
 #include "dp_ipa.h"
+#include "dp_rx_buffer_pool.h"
 
 const struct dp_rx_defrag_cipher dp_f_ccmp = {
 	"AES-CCM",
@@ -1434,6 +1435,11 @@ dp_rx_defrag_store_fragment(struct dp_soc *soc,
 		goto discard_frag;
 	}
 
+	if (dp_rx_buffer_pool_refill(soc, frag, rx_desc->pool_id)) {
+		/* fragment queued back to the pool, free the link desc */
+		goto err_free_desc;
+	}
+
 	msdu_len = hal_rx_msdu_start_msdu_len_get(rx_desc->rx_buf_start);
 
 	qdf_nbuf_set_pktlen(frag, (msdu_len + RX_PKT_TLVS_LEN));
@@ -1649,6 +1655,7 @@ dp_rx_defrag_store_fragment(struct dp_soc *soc,
 
 discard_frag:
 	qdf_nbuf_free(frag);
+err_free_desc:
 	dp_rx_add_to_free_desc_list(head, tail, rx_desc);
 	if (dp_rx_link_desc_return(soc, ring_desc,
 				   HAL_BM_ACTION_PUT_IN_IDLE_LIST) !=
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_err.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_err.c
index 65801f162d..e7c5603c80 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_err.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_err.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <enet.h>	/* LLC_SNAP_HDR_LEN */
 #include "qdf_net_types.h"
+#include "dp_rx_buffer_pool.h"
 
 /* Max buffer in invalid peer SG list*/
 #define DP_MAX_INVALID_BUFFERS 10
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ dp_rx_msdus_drop(struct dp_soc *soc, hal_ring_desc_t ring_desc,
 			hal_rx_print_pn(soc->hal_soc, rx_tlv_hdr);
 
 		/* Just free the buffers */
-		qdf_nbuf_free(rx_desc->nbuf);
+		dp_rx_buffer_pool_nbuf_free(soc, rx_desc->nbuf, *mac_id);
 
 		dp_rx_add_to_free_desc_list(&pdev->free_list_head,
 					    &pdev->free_list_tail, rx_desc);
@@ -515,6 +516,12 @@ more_msdu_link_desc:
 				 HAL_MSDU_F_MSDU_CONTINUATION))
 			continue;
 
+		if (dp_rx_buffer_pool_refill(soc, head_nbuf,
+					     rx_desc->pool_id)) {
+			/* MSDU queued back to the pool */
+			goto process_next_msdu;
+		}
+
 		rx_tlv_hdr_first = qdf_nbuf_data(head_nbuf);
 		rx_tlv_hdr_last = qdf_nbuf_data(tail_nbuf);
 
@@ -547,6 +554,7 @@ more_msdu_link_desc:
 			qdf_nbuf_free(nbuf);
 		}
 
+process_next_msdu:
 		msdu_processed++;
 		head_nbuf = NULL;
 		tail_nbuf = NULL;
@@ -1852,13 +1860,19 @@ dp_rx_wbm_err_process(struct dp_intr *int_ctx, struct dp_soc *soc,
 					  soc->wbm_sg_param.wbm_sg_nbuf_tail,
 					  nbuf);
 			if (process_sg_buf) {
-				DP_RX_MERGE_TWO_LIST(nbuf_head, nbuf_tail,
-						     soc->wbm_sg_param.wbm_sg_nbuf_head,
-						     soc->wbm_sg_param.wbm_sg_nbuf_tail);
+				if (!dp_rx_buffer_pool_refill(
+					soc,
+					soc->wbm_sg_param.wbm_sg_nbuf_head,
+					rx_desc->pool_id))
+					DP_RX_MERGE_TWO_LIST(
+						nbuf_head, nbuf_tail,
+						soc->wbm_sg_param.wbm_sg_nbuf_head,
+						soc->wbm_sg_param.wbm_sg_nbuf_tail);
 				dp_rx_wbm_sg_list_reset(soc);
 				process_sg_buf = false;
 			}
-		} else {
+		} else if (!dp_rx_buffer_pool_refill(soc, nbuf,
+						     rx_desc->pool_id)) {
 			DP_RX_LIST_APPEND(nbuf_head, nbuf_tail, nbuf);
 		}
 
@@ -2227,7 +2241,8 @@ dp_rx_err_mpdu_pop(struct dp_soc *soc, uint32_t mac_id,
 						"[%s][%d] msdu_nbuf=%pK ",
 						__func__, __LINE__, msdu);
 
-					qdf_nbuf_free(msdu);
+					dp_rx_buffer_pool_nbuf_free(soc, msdu,
+							rx_desc->pool_id);
 					rx_bufs_used++;
 					dp_rx_add_to_free_desc_list(head,
 						tail, rx_desc);
@@ -2375,7 +2390,8 @@ dp_wbm_int_err_mpdu_pop(struct dp_soc *soc, uint32_t mac_id,
 				qdf_nbuf_unmap_single(soc->osdev, msdu,
 						      QDF_DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
-				qdf_nbuf_free(msdu);
+				dp_rx_buffer_pool_nbuf_free(soc, msdu,
+							    rx_desc->pool_id);
 				rx_bufs_used++;
 				dp_rx_add_to_free_desc_list(head,
 							    tail, rx_desc);
@@ -2456,7 +2472,8 @@ dp_handle_wbm_internal_error(struct dp_soc *soc, void *hal_desc,
 						     rx_desc_pool->buf_size);
 			rx_desc->unmapped = 1;
 
-			qdf_nbuf_free(rx_desc->nbuf);
+			dp_rx_buffer_pool_nbuf_free(soc, rx_desc->nbuf,
+						    rx_desc->pool_id);
 			dp_rx_add_to_free_desc_list(&head,
 						    &tail,
 						    rx_desc);
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_dest.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_dest.c
index 86ad91d89a..b9bb72a7e0 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_dest.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_dest.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "dp_rx_mon.h"
 #include "wlan_cfg.h"
 #include "dp_internal.h"
+#include "dp_rx_buffer_pool.h"
 #ifdef WLAN_TX_PKT_CAPTURE_ENH
 #include "dp_rx_mon_feature.h"
 
@@ -277,6 +278,15 @@ dp_rx_mon_mpdu_pop(struct dp_soc *soc, uint32_t mac_id,
 				rx_desc->unmapped = 1;
 			}
 
+			if (dp_rx_buffer_pool_refill(soc, msdu,
+						     rx_desc->pool_id)) {
+				drop_mpdu = true;
+				msdu = NULL;
+				dp_pdev->mon_last_linkdesc_paddr =
+					buf_info.paddr;
+				goto next_msdu;
+			}
+
 			if (drop_mpdu) {
 				dp_pdev->mon_last_linkdesc_paddr =
 					buf_info.paddr;
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
index bb77d19c30..2ae15fbeb5 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
@@ -6368,6 +6368,14 @@ dp_print_pdev_rx_stats(struct dp_pdev *pdev)
 	dp_aggregate_pdev_ctrl_frames_stats(pdev);
 	DP_PRINT_STATS("BAR Received Count: = %u",
 		       pdev->stats.rx.bar_recv_cnt);
+
+	DP_PRINT_STATS("RX Buffer Pool Stats:\n");
+	DP_PRINT_STATS("\tBuffers consumed during refill = %llu",
+		       pdev->stats.rx_buffer_pool.num_bufs_consumed);
+	DP_PRINT_STATS("\tSuccessful allocations during refill = %llu",
+		       pdev->stats.rx_buffer_pool.num_bufs_alloc_success);
+	DP_PRINT_STATS("\tAllocations from the pool during replenish = %llu",
+		       pdev->stats.rx_buffer_pool.num_pool_bufs_replenish);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
index 52b37834db..94ea6d2a82 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
@@ -967,6 +967,12 @@ struct link_desc_bank {
 	uint32_t size;
 };
 
+struct rx_buff_pool {
+	qdf_nbuf_queue_head_t emerg_nbuf_q;
+	uint32_t nbuf_fail_cnt;
+	bool is_initialized;
+};
+
 /* SOC level structure for data path */
 struct dp_soc {
 	/**
@@ -1362,6 +1368,9 @@ struct dp_soc {
 	} wbm_sg_param;
 	/* Number of msdu exception descriptors */
 	uint32_t num_msdu_exception_desc;
+
+	/* RX buffer params */
+	struct rx_buff_pool rx_buff_pool[MAX_PDEV_CNT];
 };
 
 #ifdef IPA_OFFLOAD