--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ struct ath_atx_tid {
 	struct ath_node *an;
 	struct ath_atx_ac *ac;
 	unsigned long tx_buf[BITS_TO_LONGS(ATH_TID_MAX_BUFS)];
+	int buf_pending;
 	int bar_index;
 	u16 seq_start;
 	u16 seq_next;
@@ -290,6 +291,9 @@ struct ath_tx_control {
  *  (axq_qnum).
  */
 struct ath_tx {
+	u32 qlen_single;
+	u32 qlen_aggr;
+
 	u16 seq_no;
 	u32 txqsetup;
 	spinlock_t txbuflock;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -1647,6 +1647,10 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
 			    &fops_interrupt);
 	debugfs_create_file("xmit", S_IRUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
 			    &fops_xmit);
+	debugfs_create_u32("qlen_single", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
+			   sc->debug.debugfs_phy, &sc->tx.qlen_single);
+	debugfs_create_u32("qlen_aggr", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
+			   sc->debug.debugfs_phy, &sc->tx.qlen_aggr);
 	debugfs_create_file("stations", S_IRUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
 			    &fops_stations);
 	debugfs_create_file("misc", S_IRUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -393,6 +393,14 @@ static void ath_tx_count_frames(struct a
 	}
 }
 
+static struct ath_atx_tid *ath_get_tid(struct ath_node *an, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+	u8 tidno;
+
+	tidno = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr)[0] & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;
+	return ATH_AN_2_TID(an, tidno);
+}
 
 static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
 				 struct ath_buf *bf, struct list_head *bf_q,
@@ -487,6 +495,8 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct 
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&bf_pending);
 
 	ath_tx_count_frames(sc, bf, ts, txok, &nframes, &nbad);
+	tid->buf_pending -= nframes;
+
 	while (bf) {
 		u16 seqno = bf->bf_state.seqno;
 
@@ -885,6 +895,7 @@ static enum ATH_AGGR_STATUS ath_tx_form_
 			ath_tx_addto_baw(sc, tid, seqno);
 		bf->bf_state.ndelim = ndelim;
 
+		tid->buf_pending++;
 		__skb_unlink(skb, &tid->buf_q);
 		list_add_tail(&bf->list, bf_q);
 		if (bf_prev)
@@ -1728,6 +1739,8 @@ static void ath_tx_send_ampdu(struct ath
 	/* Add sub-frame to BAW */
 	ath_tx_addto_baw(sc, tid, bf->bf_state.seqno);
 
+	tid->buf_pending++;
+
 	/* Queue to h/w without aggregation */
 	TX_STAT_INC(txctl->txq->axq_qnum, a_queued_hw);
 	bf->bf_lastbf = bf;
@@ -1878,22 +1891,11 @@ error:
 
 /* FIXME: tx power */
 static void ath_tx_start_dma(struct ath_softc *sc, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     struct ath_tx_control *txctl)
+			     struct ath_tx_control *txctl,
+			     struct ath_atx_tid *tid)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
-	struct ath_atx_tid *tid = NULL;
 	struct ath_buf *bf;
-	u8 tidno;
-
-	if ((sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_HT) && txctl->an &&
-		ieee80211_is_data_qos(hdr->frame_control)) {
-		tidno = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr)[0] &
-			IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;
-		tid = ATH_AN_2_TID(txctl->an, tidno);
-
-		WARN_ON(tid->ac->txq != txctl->txq);
-	}
 
 	if ((tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU) && tid) {
 		/*
@@ -1925,6 +1927,7 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = info->control.vif;
 	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_txq *txq = txctl->txq;
+	struct ath_atx_tid *tid = NULL;
 	int padpos, padsize;
 	int frmlen = skb->len + FCS_LEN;
 	int q;
@@ -1967,6 +1970,24 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw
 
 	setup_frame_info(hw, skb, frmlen);
 
+	if ((sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_HT) && txctl->an &&
+	    ieee80211_is_data_qos(hdr->frame_control)) {
+		tid = ath_get_tid(txctl->an, skb);
+
+		WARN_ON(tid->ac->txq != txq);
+	}
+
+	if ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU) && tid) {
+		if (sc->tx.qlen_aggr > 0 && skb_queue_len(&tid->buf_q) +
+		    tid->buf_pending >= sc->tx.qlen_aggr)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	} else {
+		if (sc->tx.qlen_single > 0 &&
+		    txq->axq_depth - txq->axq_ampdu_depth >=
+		      sc->tx.qlen_single)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * At this point, the vif, hw_key and sta pointers in the tx control
 	 * info are no longer valid (overwritten by the ath_frame_info data.
@@ -1981,7 +2002,7 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw
 		txq->stopped = true;
 	}
 
-	ath_tx_start_dma(sc, skb, txctl);
+	ath_tx_start_dma(sc, skb, txctl, tid);
 
 	ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq);
 
