diff --git a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
index 724aa62f6..89388a2bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
+++ b/Documentation/topics/dpdk/vhost-user.rst
@@ -551,7 +551,18 @@ processing packets at the required rate.
 The amount of Tx retries on a vhost-user or vhost-user-client interface can be
 shown with::
 
-  $ ovs-vsctl get Interface dpdkvhostclient0 statistics:tx_retries
+  $ ovs-vsctl get Interface dpdkvhostclient0 statistics:netdev_dpdk_tx_retries
+
+When the guest is not able to consume the packets fast enough, the transmit
+queue of the port gets filled up i.e queue runs out of free descriptors.
+This is the most likely reason why dpdk transmit API will fail to send packets
+besides other reasons.
+
+The amount of tx failure drops on a dpdk vhost/physical interface can be
+shown with::
+
+  $ ovs-vsctl get Interface dpdkvhostclient0 \
+                            statistics:netdev_dpdk_tx_failure_drops
 
 vhost-user Dequeue Zero Copy (experimental)
 -------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
index 652b57e3b..fd8f9102e 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
@@ -174,6 +174,20 @@ static const struct vhost_device_ops virtio_net_device_ops =
     .destroy_connection = destroy_connection,
 };
 
+/* Custom software stats for dpdk ports */
+struct netdev_dpdk_sw_stats {
+    /* No. of retries when unable to transmit. */
+    uint64_t tx_retries;
+    /* Packet drops when unable to transmit; Probably Tx queue is full. */
+    uint64_t tx_failure_drops;
+    /* Packet length greater than device MTU. */
+    uint64_t tx_mtu_exceeded_drops;
+    /* Packet drops in egress policer processing. */
+    uint64_t tx_qos_drops;
+    /* Packet drops in ingress policer processing. */
+    uint64_t rx_qos_drops;
+};
+
 enum { DPDK_RING_SIZE = 256 };
 BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(IS_POW2(DPDK_RING_SIZE));
 enum { DRAIN_TSC = 200000ULL };
@@ -413,11 +427,10 @@ struct netdev_dpdk {
 
     PADDED_MEMBERS(CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
         struct netdev_stats stats;
-        /* Custom stat for retries when unable to transmit. */
-        uint64_t tx_retries;
+        struct netdev_dpdk_sw_stats *sw_stats;
         /* Protects stats */
         rte_spinlock_t stats_lock;
-        /* 4 pad bytes here. */
+        /* 36 pad bytes here. */
     );
 
     PADDED_MEMBERS(CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
@@ -1173,7 +1186,9 @@ common_construct(struct netdev *netdev, dpdk_port_t port_no,
     dev->rte_xstats_ids = NULL;
     dev->rte_xstats_ids_size = 0;
 
-    dev->tx_retries = (dev->type == DPDK_DEV_VHOST) ? 0 : UINT64_MAX;
+    dev->sw_stats = (struct netdev_dpdk_sw_stats *)
+                        xzalloc(sizeof *dev->sw_stats);
+    dev->sw_stats->tx_retries = (dev->type == DPDK_DEV_VHOST) ? 0 : UINT64_MAX;
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -1359,6 +1374,7 @@ common_destruct(struct netdev_dpdk *dev)
     ovs_list_remove(&dev->list_node);
     free(ovsrcu_get_protected(struct ingress_policer *,
                               &dev->ingress_policer));
+    free(dev->sw_stats);
     ovs_mutex_destroy(&dev->mutex);
 }
 
@@ -2209,6 +2225,7 @@ netdev_dpdk_vhost_rxq_recv(struct netdev_rxq *rxq,
     rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->stats_lock);
     netdev_dpdk_vhost_update_rx_counters(&dev->stats, batch->packets,
                                          nb_rx, dropped);
+    dev->sw_stats->rx_qos_drops += dropped;
     rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->stats_lock);
 
     batch->count = nb_rx;
@@ -2258,6 +2275,7 @@ netdev_dpdk_rxq_recv(struct netdev_rxq *rxq, struct dp_packet_batch *batch,
     if (OVS_UNLIKELY(dropped)) {
         rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->stats_lock);
         dev->stats.rx_dropped += dropped;
+        dev->sw_stats->rx_qos_drops += dropped;
         rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->stats_lock);
     }
 
@@ -2341,6 +2359,10 @@ __netdev_dpdk_vhost_send(struct netdev *netdev, int qid,
     struct rte_mbuf **cur_pkts = (struct rte_mbuf **) pkts;
     unsigned int total_pkts = cnt;
     unsigned int dropped = 0;
+    unsigned int tx_failure;
+    unsigned int mtu_drops;
+    unsigned int qos_drops;
+    struct netdev_dpdk_sw_stats *sw_stats = dev->sw_stats;
     int i, retries = 0;
     int max_retries = VHOST_ENQ_RETRY_MIN;
     int vid = netdev_dpdk_get_vid(dev);
@@ -2358,9 +2380,12 @@ __netdev_dpdk_vhost_send(struct netdev *netdev, int qid,
     rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->tx_q[qid].tx_lock);
 
     cnt = netdev_dpdk_filter_packet_len(dev, cur_pkts, cnt);
+    mtu_drops = total_pkts - cnt;
+    qos_drops = cnt;
     /* Check has QoS has been configured for the netdev */
     cnt = netdev_dpdk_qos_run(dev, cur_pkts, cnt, true);
-    dropped = total_pkts - cnt;
+    qos_drops -= cnt;
+    dropped = qos_drops + mtu_drops;
 
     do {
         int vhost_qid = qid * VIRTIO_QNUM + VIRTIO_RXQ;
@@ -2385,12 +2410,16 @@ __netdev_dpdk_vhost_send(struct netdev *netdev, int qid,
         }
     } while (cnt && (retries++ < max_retries));
 
+    tx_failure = cnt;
     rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->tx_q[qid].tx_lock);
 
     rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->stats_lock);
     netdev_dpdk_vhost_update_tx_counters(&dev->stats, pkts, total_pkts,
                                          cnt + dropped);
-    dev->tx_retries += MIN(retries, max_retries);
+    sw_stats->tx_retries += MIN(retries, max_retries);
+    sw_stats->tx_failure_drops += tx_failure;
+    sw_stats->tx_mtu_exceeded_drops += mtu_drops;
+    sw_stats->tx_qos_drops += qos_drops;
     rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->stats_lock);
 
 out:
@@ -2415,12 +2444,16 @@ dpdk_do_tx_copy(struct netdev *netdev, int qid, struct dp_packet_batch *batch)
     struct rte_mbuf *pkts[PKT_ARRAY_SIZE];
     uint32_t cnt = batch_cnt;
     uint32_t dropped = 0;
+    uint32_t tx_failure = 0;
+    uint32_t mtu_drops = 0;
+    uint32_t qos_drops = 0;
+    struct netdev_dpdk_sw_stats *sw_stats = dev->sw_stats;
 
     if (dev->type != DPDK_DEV_VHOST) {
         /* Check if QoS has been configured for this netdev. */
         cnt = netdev_dpdk_qos_run(dev, (struct rte_mbuf **) batch->packets,
                                   batch_cnt, false);
-        dropped += batch_cnt - cnt;
+        qos_drops = batch_cnt - cnt;
     }
 
     uint32_t txcnt = 0;
@@ -2433,7 +2466,7 @@ dpdk_do_tx_copy(struct netdev *netdev, int qid, struct dp_packet_batch *batch)
             VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Too big size %u max_packet_len %d",
                          size, dev->max_packet_len);
 
-            dropped++;
+            mtu_drops++;
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -2456,13 +2489,17 @@ dpdk_do_tx_copy(struct netdev *netdev, int qid, struct dp_packet_batch *batch)
             __netdev_dpdk_vhost_send(netdev, qid, (struct dp_packet **) pkts,
                                      txcnt);
         } else {
-            dropped += netdev_dpdk_eth_tx_burst(dev, qid, pkts, txcnt);
+            tx_failure = netdev_dpdk_eth_tx_burst(dev, qid, pkts, txcnt);
         }
     }
 
+    dropped += qos_drops + mtu_drops + tx_failure;
     if (OVS_UNLIKELY(dropped)) {
         rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->stats_lock);
         dev->stats.tx_dropped += dropped;
+        sw_stats->tx_failure_drops += tx_failure;
+        sw_stats->tx_mtu_exceeded_drops += mtu_drops;
+        sw_stats->tx_qos_drops += qos_drops;
         rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->stats_lock);
     }
 }
@@ -2503,19 +2540,27 @@ netdev_dpdk_send__(struct netdev_dpdk *dev, int qid,
         dpdk_do_tx_copy(netdev, qid, batch);
         dp_packet_delete_batch(batch, true);
     } else {
+        struct netdev_dpdk_sw_stats *sw_stats = dev->sw_stats;
         int tx_cnt, dropped;
+        int tx_failure, mtu_drops, qos_drops;
         int batch_cnt = dp_packet_batch_size(batch);
         struct rte_mbuf **pkts = (struct rte_mbuf **) batch->packets;
 
         tx_cnt = netdev_dpdk_filter_packet_len(dev, pkts, batch_cnt);
+        mtu_drops = batch_cnt - tx_cnt;
+        qos_drops = tx_cnt;
         tx_cnt = netdev_dpdk_qos_run(dev, pkts, tx_cnt, true);
-        dropped = batch_cnt - tx_cnt;
+        qos_drops -= tx_cnt;
 
-        dropped += netdev_dpdk_eth_tx_burst(dev, qid, pkts, tx_cnt);
+        tx_failure = netdev_dpdk_eth_tx_burst(dev, qid, pkts, tx_cnt);
 
+        dropped = tx_failure + mtu_drops + qos_drops;
         if (OVS_UNLIKELY(dropped)) {
             rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->stats_lock);
             dev->stats.tx_dropped += dropped;
+            sw_stats->tx_failure_drops += tx_failure;
+            sw_stats->tx_mtu_exceeded_drops += mtu_drops;
+            sw_stats->tx_qos_drops += qos_drops;
             rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->stats_lock);
         }
     }
@@ -2826,8 +2871,12 @@ netdev_dpdk_get_sw_custom_stats(const struct netdev *netdev,
     struct netdev_dpdk *dev = netdev_dpdk_cast(netdev);
     int i, n;
 
-#define SW_CSTATS \
-    SW_CSTAT(tx_retries)
+#define SW_CSTATS                    \
+    SW_CSTAT(tx_retries)             \
+    SW_CSTAT(tx_failure_drops)       \
+    SW_CSTAT(tx_mtu_exceeded_drops)  \
+    SW_CSTAT(tx_qos_drops)           \
+    SW_CSTAT(rx_qos_drops)
 
 #define SW_CSTAT(NAME) + 1
     custom_stats->size = SW_CSTATS;
@@ -2840,7 +2889,7 @@ netdev_dpdk_get_sw_custom_stats(const struct netdev *netdev,
     rte_spinlock_lock(&dev->stats_lock);
     i = 0;
 #define SW_CSTAT(NAME) \
-    custom_stats->counters[i++].value = dev->NAME;
+    custom_stats->counters[i++].value = dev->sw_stats->NAME;
     SW_CSTATS;
 #undef SW_CSTAT
     rte_spinlock_unlock(&dev->stats_lock);
@@ -2851,8 +2900,8 @@ netdev_dpdk_get_sw_custom_stats(const struct netdev *netdev,
     n = 0;
 #define SW_CSTAT(NAME) \
     if (custom_stats->counters[i].value != UINT64_MAX) {                   \
-        ovs_strlcpy(custom_stats->counters[n].name, #NAME,                 \
-                    NETDEV_CUSTOM_STATS_NAME_SIZE);                        \
+        ovs_strlcpy(custom_stats->counters[n].name,                        \
+                   "netdev_dpdk_"#NAME, NETDEV_CUSTOM_STATS_NAME_SIZE); \
         custom_stats->counters[n].value = custom_stats->counters[i].value; \
         n++;                                                               \
     }                                                                      \
diff --git a/utilities/bugtool/automake.mk b/utilities/bugtool/automake.mk
index 40980b367..dda58e0a1 100644
--- a/utilities/bugtool/automake.mk
+++ b/utilities/bugtool/automake.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ bugtool_scripts = \
 	utilities/bugtool/ovs-bugtool-ovs-bridge-datapath-type \
 	utilities/bugtool/ovs-bugtool-ovs-vswitchd-threads-affinity \
 	utilities/bugtool/ovs-bugtool-qos-configs \
-	utilities/bugtool/ovs-bugtool-get-dpdk-nic-numa
+	utilities/bugtool/ovs-bugtool-get-dpdk-nic-numa \
+	utilities/bugtool/ovs-bugtool-get-port-stats
 
 scripts_SCRIPTS += $(bugtool_scripts)
 
diff --git a/utilities/bugtool/ovs-bugtool-get-port-stats b/utilities/bugtool/ovs-bugtool-get-port-stats
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0fe175e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/bugtool/ovs-bugtool-get-port-stats
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General
+# Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Ericsson AB
+
+for bridge in `ovs-vsctl -- --real list-br`
+do
+    echo -e "\nBridge : ${bridge}\n"
+    for iface in `ovs-vsctl list-ifaces ${bridge}`
+    do
+        echo -e "iface : ${iface}"
+        ovs-vsctl get interface ${iface} statistics
+        echo -e "\n"
+    done
+    echo -e "iface : ${bridge}"
+    ovs-vsctl get interface ${bridge} statistics
+done
diff --git a/utilities/bugtool/plugins/network-status/openvswitch.xml b/utilities/bugtool/plugins/network-status/openvswitch.xml
index d39867c6e..8c1ec643e 100644
--- a/utilities/bugtool/plugins/network-status/openvswitch.xml
+++ b/utilities/bugtool/plugins/network-status/openvswitch.xml
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@
     <command label="ovs-ofctl-dump-groups" filters="ovs">/usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-bugtool-ovs-ofctl-loop-over-bridges "dump-groups"</command>
     <command label="ovs-ofctl-dump-group-stats" filters="ovs" repeat="2">/usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-bugtool-ovs-ofctl-loop-over-bridges "dump-group-stats"</command>
     <command label="get_dpdk_nic_numa" filters="ovs">/usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-bugtool-get-dpdk-nic-numa</command>
+    <command label="get_port_statistics" filters="ovs">/usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-bugtool-get-port-stats</command>
 </collect>
