diff --git a/sys/dev/mana/mana.h b/sys/dev/mana/mana.h
index ab394f3203a..906b28eb56b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mana/mana.h
+++ b/sys/dev/mana/mana.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ struct mana_stats {
 	counter_u64_t			mbuf_alloc_fail;	/* rx */
 	counter_u64_t			alt_chg;		/* tx */
 	counter_u64_t			alt_reset;		/* tx */
+	counter_u64_t			cqe_err;		/* tx */
+	counter_u64_t			cqe_unknown_type;	/* tx */
 };
 
 struct mana_txq {
diff --git a/sys/dev/mana/mana_en.c b/sys/dev/mana/mana_en.c
index 812a42e51df..09de49a1101 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mana/mana_en.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mana/mana_en.c
@@ -1487,21 +1487,23 @@ mana_poll_tx_cq(struct mana_cq *cq)
 		case CQE_TX_VPORT_DISABLED:
 		case CQE_TX_VLAN_TAGGING_VIOLATION:
 			sa_drop ++;
-			mana_err(NULL,
+			mana_dbg(NULL,
 			    "TX: txq %d CQE error %d, ntc = %d, "
 			    "pending sends = %d: err ignored.\n",
 			    txq_idx, cqe_oob->cqe_hdr.cqe_type,
 			    next_to_complete, txq->pending_sends);
+			counter_u64_add(txq->stats.cqe_err, 1);
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			/* If the CQE type is unexpected, log an error,
-			 * and go through the error path.
+			/* If the CQE type is unknown, log a debug msg,
+			 * and still free the mbuf, etc.
 			 */
-			mana_err(NULL,
-			    "ERROR: TX: Unexpected CQE type %d: HW BUG?\n",
+			mana_dbg(NULL,
+			    "ERROR: TX: Unknown CQE type %d\n",
 			    cqe_oob->cqe_hdr.cqe_type);
-			return;
+			counter_u64_add(txq->stats.cqe_unknown_type, 1);
+			break;
 		}
 		if (txq->gdma_txq_id != completions[i].wq_num) {
 			mana_dbg(NULL,
diff --git a/sys/dev/mana/mana_sysctl.c b/sys/dev/mana/mana_sysctl.c
index d03ebe44ab3..844a0504059 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mana/mana_sysctl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mana/mana_sysctl.c
@@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ mana_sysctl_add_queues(struct mana_port_context *apc)
 		SYSCTL_ADD_COUNTER_U64(ctx, tx_list, OID_AUTO,
 		    "alt_reset", CTLFLAG_RD,
 		    &tx_stats->alt_reset, "Reset to self txq");
+		SYSCTL_ADD_COUNTER_U64(ctx, tx_list, OID_AUTO,
+		    "cqe_err", CTLFLAG_RD,
+		    &tx_stats->cqe_err, "Error CQE count");
+		SYSCTL_ADD_COUNTER_U64(ctx, tx_list, OID_AUTO,
+		    "cqe_unknown_type", CTLFLAG_RD,
+		    &tx_stats->cqe_unknown_type, "Unknown CQE count");
 
 		/* RX stats */
 		rx_node = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(ctx, queue_list, OID_AUTO,