diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 879da5e..2b4345a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ struct mlx5_secondary_data {
 int mlx5_is_secondary(void);
 int priv_get_ifname(const struct priv *, char (*)[IF_NAMESIZE]);
 int priv_ifreq(const struct priv *, int req, struct ifreq *);
+int priv_is_ib_cntr(const char *);
+int priv_get_cntr_sysfs(struct priv *, const char *, uint64_t *);
 int priv_get_num_vfs(struct priv *, uint16_t *);
 int priv_get_mtu(struct priv *, uint16_t *);
 int priv_set_flags(struct priv *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index 2145965..6b64f44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -234,6 +234,23 @@ struct priv *
 }
 
 /**
+ * Check if the counter is located on ib counters file.
+ *
+ * @param[in] cntr
+ *   Counter name.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   1 if counter is located on ib counters file , 0 otherwise.
+ */
+int
+priv_is_ib_cntr(const char *cntr)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(cntr, "out_of_buffer"))
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * Read from sysfs entry.
  *
  * @param[in] priv
@@ -260,10 +277,15 @@ struct priv *
 	if (priv_get_ifname(priv, &ifname))
 		return -1;
 
-	MKSTR(path, "%s/device/net/%s/%s", priv->ctx->device->ibdev_path,
-	      ifname, entry);
-
-	file = fopen(path, "rb");
+	if (priv_is_ib_cntr(entry)) {
+		MKSTR(path, "%s/ports/1/hw_counters/%s",
+		      priv->ctx->device->ibdev_path, entry);
+		file = fopen(path, "rb");
+	} else {
+		MKSTR(path, "%s/device/net/%s/%s",
+		      priv->ctx->device->ibdev_path, ifname, entry);
+		file = fopen(path, "rb");
+	}
 	if (file == NULL)
 		return -1;
 	ret = fread(buf, 1, size, file);
@@ -469,6 +491,30 @@ struct priv *
 }
 
 /**
+ * Read device counter from sysfs.
+ *
+ * @param priv
+ *   Pointer to private structure.
+ * @param name
+ *   Counter name.
+ * @param[out] cntr
+ *   Counter output buffer.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set.
+ */
+int
+priv_get_cntr_sysfs(struct priv *priv, const char *name, uint64_t *cntr)
+{
+	unsigned long ulong_ctr;
+
+	if (priv_get_sysfs_ulong(priv, name, &ulong_ctr) == -1)
+		return -1;
+	*cntr = ulong_ctr;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * Set device MTU.
  *
  * @param priv
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
index 20c957e..a48ebea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ struct mlx5_counter_ctrl {
 		.dpdk_name = "tx_errors_phy",
 		.ctr_name = "tx_errors_phy",
 	},
+	{
+		.dpdk_name = "rx_out_of_buffer",
+		.ctr_name = "out_of_buffer",
+	},
 };
 
 static const unsigned int xstats_n = RTE_DIM(mlx5_counters_init);
@@ -159,9 +163,15 @@ struct mlx5_counter_ctrl {
 		WARN("unable to read statistic values from device");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i != xstats_n; ++i)
-		stats[i] = (uint64_t)
-			   et_stats->data[xstats_ctrl->dev_table_idx[i]];
+	for (i = 0; i != xstats_n; ++i) {
+		if (priv_is_ib_cntr(mlx5_counters_init[i].ctr_name))
+			priv_get_cntr_sysfs(priv,
+					    mlx5_counters_init[i].ctr_name,
+					    &stats[i]);
+		else
+			stats[i] = (uint64_t)
+				et_stats->data[xstats_ctrl->dev_table_idx[i]];
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -233,6 +243,8 @@ struct mlx5_counter_ctrl {
 		}
 	}
 	for (j = 0; j != xstats_n; ++j) {
+		if (priv_is_ib_cntr(mlx5_counters_init[i].ctr_name))
+			continue;
 		if (xstats_ctrl->dev_table_idx[j] >= dev_stats_n) {
 			WARN("counter \"%s\" is not recognized",
 			     mlx5_counters_init[j].dpdk_name);