diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
index 0c72a82b405..a87a53c9f3a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
@@ -3338,6 +3338,7 @@ ath_rx_proc(void *arg, int npending)
 		ds = bf->bf_desc;
 		if (ds->ds_link == bf->bf_daddr) {
 			/* NB: never process the self-linked entry at the end */
+			sc->sc_stats.ast_rx_hitqueueend++;
 			break;
 		}
 		/* XXX sync descriptor memory */
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_sysctl.c b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_sysctl.c
index 0d1924a773e..9339d186599 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_sysctl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath_sysctl.c
@@ -703,6 +703,8 @@ ath_sysctl_stats_attach(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	    &sc->sc_stats.ast_rx_hi_rx_chain, 0, "");
 	SYSCTL_ADD_UINT(ctx, child, OID_AUTO, "ast_tx_htprotect", CTLFLAG_RD,
 	    &sc->sc_stats.ast_tx_htprotect, 0, "HT tx frames with protection");
+	SYSCTL_ADD_UINT(ctx, child, OID_AUTO, "ast_rx_hitqueueend", CTLFLAG_RD,
+	    &sc->sc_stats.ast_rx_hitqueueend, 0, "RX hit queue end");
 
 	/* Attach the RX phy error array */
 	ath_sysctl_stats_attach_rxphyerr(sc, child);
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/if_athioctl.h b/sys/dev/ath/if_athioctl.h
index 433fd1ee8ff..6d99372f0c0 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/if_athioctl.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_athioctl.h
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ struct ath_stats {
 	u_int32_t	ast_rx_decrypt_busy_err;
 	u_int32_t	ast_rx_hi_rx_chain;
 	u_int32_t	ast_tx_htprotect;	/* HT tx frames with protection */
-	u_int32_t	ast_pad[3];
+	u_int32_t	ast_rx_hitqueueend;
+	u_int32_t	ast_pad[2];
 };
 
 #define	SIOCGATHSTATS	_IOWR('i', 137, struct ifreq)