diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 36c62d66c19e..cbd56db2dc78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -3223,6 +3223,8 @@ struct ath10k *ath10k_core_create(size_t priv_size, struct device *dev,
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ar->htt.empty_tx_wq);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ar->wmi.tx_credits_wq);
 
+	skb_queue_head_init(&ar->htt.rx_indication_head);
+
 	init_completion(&ar->offchan_tx_completed);
 	INIT_WORK(&ar->offchan_tx_work, ath10k_offchan_tx_work);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&ar->offchan_tx_queue);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt.h
index 30c080094af1..4a12564fc30e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt.h
@@ -1869,6 +1869,8 @@ struct ath10k_htt {
 	struct ath10k *ar;
 	enum ath10k_htc_ep_id eid;
 
+	struct sk_buff_head rx_indication_head;
+
 	u8 target_version_major;
 	u8 target_version_minor;
 	struct completion target_version_received;
@@ -2283,6 +2285,7 @@ int ath10k_htt_mgmt_tx(struct ath10k_htt *htt, struct sk_buff *msdu);
 void ath10k_htt_rx_pktlog_completion_handler(struct ath10k *ar,
 					     struct sk_buff *skb);
 int ath10k_htt_txrx_compl_task(struct ath10k *ar, int budget);
+int ath10k_htt_rx_hl_indication(struct ath10k *ar, int budget);
 void ath10k_htt_set_tx_ops(struct ath10k_htt *htt);
 void ath10k_htt_set_rx_ops(struct ath10k_htt *htt);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
index 9f0e7b4943ec..44c32cf051bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
@@ -2350,7 +2350,10 @@ static bool ath10k_htt_rx_proc_rx_ind_hl(struct ath10k_htt *htt,
 		memcpy(skb->data + offset, &qos_ctrl, IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_LEN);
 	}
 
-	ieee80211_rx_ni(ar->hw, skb);
+	if (ar->napi.dev)
+		ieee80211_rx_napi(ar->hw, NULL, skb, &ar->napi);
+	else
+		ieee80211_rx_ni(ar->hw, skb);
 
 	/* We have delivered the skb to the upper layers (mac80211) so we
 	 * must not free it.
@@ -3751,14 +3754,12 @@ bool ath10k_htt_t2h_msg_handler(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	}
 	case HTT_T2H_MSG_TYPE_RX_IND:
-		if (ar->bus_param.dev_type == ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL)
-			return ath10k_htt_rx_proc_rx_ind_hl(htt,
-							    &resp->rx_ind_hl,
-							    skb,
-							    HTT_RX_PN_CHECK,
-							    HTT_RX_NON_TKIP_MIC);
-		else
+		if (ar->bus_param.dev_type != ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL) {
 			ath10k_htt_rx_proc_rx_ind_ll(htt, &resp->rx_ind);
+		} else {
+			skb_queue_tail(&htt->rx_indication_head, skb);
+			return false;
+		}
 		break;
 	case HTT_T2H_MSG_TYPE_PEER_MAP: {
 		struct htt_peer_map_event ev = {
@@ -3948,6 +3949,37 @@ static int ath10k_htt_rx_deliver_msdu(struct ath10k *ar, int quota, int budget)
 	return quota;
 }
 
+int ath10k_htt_rx_hl_indication(struct ath10k *ar, int budget)
+{
+	struct htt_resp *resp;
+	struct ath10k_htt *htt = &ar->htt;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	bool release;
+	int quota;
+
+	for (quota = 0; quota < budget; quota++) {
+		skb = skb_dequeue(&htt->rx_indication_head);
+		if (!skb)
+			break;
+
+		resp = (struct htt_resp *)skb->data;
+
+		release = ath10k_htt_rx_proc_rx_ind_hl(htt,
+						       &resp->rx_ind_hl,
+						       skb,
+						       HTT_RX_PN_CHECK,
+						       HTT_RX_NON_TKIP_MIC);
+
+		if (release)
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+
+		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_HTT, "rx indication poll pending count:%d\n",
+			   skb_queue_len(&htt->rx_indication_head));
+	}
+	return quota;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath10k_htt_rx_hl_indication);
+
 int ath10k_htt_txrx_compl_task(struct ath10k *ar, int budget)
 {
 	struct ath10k_htt *htt = &ar->htt;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
index ff0283315fd1..7fdf2eda76e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
@@ -1341,6 +1341,9 @@ static void ath10k_rx_indication_async_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		ep = &ar->htc.endpoint[cb->eid];
 		ep->ep_ops.ep_rx_complete(ar, skb);
 	}
+
+	if (test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_CORE_REGISTERED, &ar->dev_flags))
+		napi_schedule(&ar->napi);
 }
 
 static void ath10k_sdio_write_async_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1731,6 +1734,8 @@ static int ath10k_sdio_hif_start(struct ath10k *ar)
 	struct ath10k_sdio *ar_sdio = ath10k_sdio_priv(ar);
 	int ret;
 
+	napi_enable(&ar->napi);
+
 	/* Sleep 20 ms before HIF interrupts are disabled.
 	 * This will give target plenty of time to process the BMI done
 	 * request before interrupts are disabled.
@@ -1855,6 +1860,9 @@ static void ath10k_sdio_hif_stop(struct ath10k *ar)
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ar_sdio->wr_async_lock);
+
+	napi_synchronize(&ar->napi);
+	napi_disable(&ar->napi);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
@@ -2030,6 +2038,26 @@ static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(ath10k_sdio_pm_ops, ath10k_sdio_pm_suspend,
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 
+static int ath10k_sdio_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *ctx, int budget)
+{
+	struct ath10k *ar = container_of(ctx, struct ath10k, napi);
+	int done;
+
+	done = ath10k_htt_rx_hl_indication(ar, budget);
+	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_SDIO, "napi poll: done: %d, budget:%d\n", done, budget);
+
+	if (done < budget)
+		napi_complete_done(ctx, done);
+
+	return done;
+}
+
+void ath10k_sdio_init_napi(struct ath10k *ar)
+{
+	netif_napi_add(&ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_sdio_napi_poll,
+		       ATH10K_NAPI_BUDGET);
+}
+
 static int ath10k_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 			     const struct sdio_device_id *id)
 {
@@ -2055,6 +2083,8 @@ static int ath10k_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	ath10k_sdio_init_napi(ar);
+
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT,
 		   "sdio new func %d vendor 0x%x device 0x%x block 0x%x/0x%x\n",
 		   func->num, func->vendor, func->device,
@@ -2165,6 +2195,9 @@ static void ath10k_sdio_remove(struct sdio_func *func)
 		   func->num, func->vendor, func->device);
 
 	ath10k_core_unregister(ar);
+
+	netif_napi_del(&ar->napi);
+
 	ath10k_core_destroy(ar);
 
 	flush_workqueue(ar_sdio->workqueue);
