diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
index 2acd82f..1220997 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
@@ -1152,6 +1152,10 @@
    //update last jiffies after the check
    pAdapter->hdd_stats.hddTxRxStats.jiffiesLastTxTimeOut = jiffies;
 
+   if (WLANTL_IsEAPOLPending(pHddCtx->pvosContext) == VOS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+      pAdapter->hdd_stats.hddTxRxStats.continuousTxTimeoutCount = 0;
+      goto print_log;
+   }
    if (pAdapter->hdd_stats.hddTxRxStats.continuousTxTimeoutCount ==
           HDD_TX_STALL_RECOVERY_THRESHOLD)
    {
@@ -1197,6 +1201,7 @@
       }
    }
 
+print_log:
    /* If Tx stalled for a long time then *hdd_tx_timeout* is called
     * every 5sec. The TL debug spits out a lot of information on the
     * serial console, if it is called every time *hdd_tx_timeout* is
diff --git a/CORE/TL/inc/wlan_qct_tl.h b/CORE/TL/inc/wlan_qct_tl.h
index 4a4d895..2831a0d 100644
--- a/CORE/TL/inc/wlan_qct_tl.h
+++ b/CORE/TL/inc/wlan_qct_tl.h
@@ -2225,6 +2225,41 @@
 );
 
 /*==========================================================================
+
+  FUNCTION    WLANTL_IsEAPOLPending
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+
+    HDD calls this function when hdd_tx_timeout occurs. This checks whether
+    EAPOL is pending.
+
+  DEPENDENCIES
+
+    HDD must have registered with TL at least one STA before this function
+    can be called.
+
+  PARAMETERS
+
+    IN
+    pvosGCtx:       pointer to the global vos context
+
+  RETURN VALUE
+
+    The result code associated with performing the operation
+
+    Success : Indicates EAPOL frame is pending and sta is in connected state
+
+    Failure : EAPOL frame is not pending
+
+  SIDE EFFECTS
+============================================================================*/
+VOS_STATUS
+WLANTL_IsEAPOLPending
+(
+  v_PVOID_t     pvosGCtx
+);
+
+/*==========================================================================
     VOSS SCHEDULER INTERACTION
   ==========================================================================*/
 
diff --git a/CORE/TL/src/wlan_qct_tl.c b/CORE/TL/src/wlan_qct_tl.c
index dea51f9..613ab3e 100644
--- a/CORE/TL/src/wlan_qct_tl.c
+++ b/CORE/TL/src/wlan_qct_tl.c
@@ -4123,6 +4123,71 @@
 (
   v_PVOID_t       pvosGCtx
 );
+
+/*==========================================================================
+
+  FUNCTION    WLANTL_IsEAPOLPending
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+
+    HDD calls this function when hdd_tx_timeout occurs. This checks whether
+    EAPOL is pending.
+
+  DEPENDENCIES
+
+    HDD must have registered with TL at least one STA before this function
+    can be called.
+
+  PARAMETERS
+
+    IN
+    pvosGCtx:       pointer to the global vos context
+
+  RETURN VALUE
+
+    The result code associated with performing the operation
+
+    Success : Indicates EAPOL frame is pending and sta is in connected state
+
+    Failure : EAPOL frame is not pending
+
+  SIDE EFFECTS
+============================================================================*/
+VOS_STATUS
+WLANTL_IsEAPOLPending
+(
+  v_PVOID_t       pvosGCtx
+)
+{
+   WLANTL_CbType*      pTLCb = NULL;
+   v_U32_t             i = 0;
+  /*------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Sanity check
+    Extract TL control block
+   ------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    pTLCb = VOS_GET_TL_CB(pvosGCtx);
+    if (NULL == pTLCb)
+    {
+      TLLOGE(VOS_TRACE( VOS_MODULE_ID_TL, VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
+           "WLAN TL:Invalid TL pointer for pvosGCtx"));
+      return VOS_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+    }
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------
+     Check to see if there was any EAPOL packet is pending
+     *--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    for ( i = 0; i < WLAN_MAX_STA_COUNT; i++)
+    {
+       if ((NULL != pTLCb->atlSTAClients[i]) &&
+           (pTLCb->atlSTAClients[i]->ucExists) &&
+           (0 == pTLCb->atlSTAClients[i]->ucTxSuspended) &&
+           (WLANTL_STA_CONNECTED == pTLCb->atlSTAClients[i]->tlState) &&
+           (pTLCb->atlSTAClients[i]->ucPktPending)
+           )
+           return VOS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    }
+    return VOS_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+}
+
 /*============================================================================
                       TL INTERNAL API DEFINITION
 ============================================================================*/