diff --git a/sys/net/if_llatbl.h b/sys/net/if_llatbl.h
--- a/sys/net/if_llatbl.h
+++ b/sys/net/if_llatbl.h
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@
 void		lltable_prefix_free(int, struct sockaddr *,
 		    struct sockaddr *, u_int);
 int		lltable_sysctl_dumparp(int, struct sysctl_req *);
+size_t		lltable_append_entry_queue(struct llentry *,
+		    struct mbuf *, size_t);
 
 struct lltable *in_lltable_get(struct ifnet *ifp);
 struct lltable *in6_lltable_get(struct ifnet *ifp);
diff --git a/sys/net/if_llatbl.c b/sys/net/if_llatbl.c
--- a/sys/net/if_llatbl.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_llatbl.c
@@ -127,6 +127,41 @@
 	return (error);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Adds a mbuf to hold queue. Drops old packets if the queue is full.
+ *
+ * Returns the number of held packets that were dropped.
+ */
+size_t
+lltable_append_entry_queue(struct llentry *lle, struct mbuf *m,
+    size_t maxheld)
+{
+	size_t pkts_dropped = 0;
+
+	LLE_WLOCK_ASSERT(lle);
+
+	while (lle->la_numheld >= maxheld && lle->la_hold != NULL) {
+		struct mbuf *next = lle->la_hold->m_nextpkt;
+		m_freem(lle->la_hold);
+		lle->la_hold = next;
+		lle->la_numheld--;
+		pkts_dropped++;
+	}
+
+	if (lle->la_hold != NULL) {
+		struct mbuf *curr = lle->la_hold;
+		while (curr->m_nextpkt != NULL)
+			curr = curr->m_nextpkt;
+		curr->m_nextpkt = m;
+	} else
+		lle->la_hold = m;
+
+	lle->la_numheld++;
+
+	return pkts_dropped;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Common function helpers for chained hash table.
  */
@@ -285,14 +320,12 @@
 size_t
 lltable_drop_entry_queue(struct llentry *lle)
 {
-	size_t pkts_dropped;
-	struct mbuf *next;
+	size_t pkts_dropped = 0;
 
 	LLE_WLOCK_ASSERT(lle);
 
-	pkts_dropped = 0;
-	while ((lle->la_numheld > 0) && (lle->la_hold != NULL)) {
-		next = lle->la_hold->m_nextpkt;
+	while (lle->la_hold != NULL) {
+		struct mbuf *next = lle->la_hold->m_nextpkt;
 		m_freem(lle->la_hold);
 		lle->la_hold = next;
 		lle->la_numheld--;
diff --git a/sys/netinet/icmp6.h b/sys/netinet/icmp6.h
--- a/sys/netinet/icmp6.h
+++ b/sys/netinet/icmp6.h
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@
 	uint64_t icp6s_tooshort;	/* packet < sizeof(struct icmp6_hdr) */
 	uint64_t icp6s_checksum;	/* bad checksum */
 	uint64_t icp6s_badlen;		/* calculated bound mismatch */
+	uint64_t icp6s_dropped;		/* # of packets dropped waiting for a resolution */
 	/*
 	 * number of responses: this member is inherited from netinet code, but
 	 * for netinet6 code, it is already available in icp6s_outhist[].
diff --git a/sys/netinet/if_ether.c b/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
--- a/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
@@ -464,8 +464,6 @@
 	struct llentry **plle)
 {
 	struct llentry *la = NULL, *la_tmp;
-	struct mbuf *curr = NULL;
-	struct mbuf *next = NULL;
 	int error, renew;
 	char *lladdr;
 	int ll_len;
@@ -533,6 +531,7 @@
 	}
 
 	renew = (la->la_asked == 0 || la->la_expire != time_uptime);
+
 	/*
 	 * There is an arptab entry, but no ethernet address
 	 * response yet.  Add the mbuf to the list, dropping
@@ -540,24 +539,10 @@
 	 * setting.
 	 */
 	if (m != NULL) {
-		if (la->la_numheld >= V_arp_maxhold) {
-			if (la->la_hold != NULL) {
-				next = la->la_hold->m_nextpkt;
-				m_freem(la->la_hold);
-				la->la_hold = next;
-				la->la_numheld--;
-				ARPSTAT_INC(dropped);
-			}
-		}
-		if (la->la_hold != NULL) {
-			curr = la->la_hold;
-			while (curr->m_nextpkt != NULL)
-				curr = curr->m_nextpkt;
-			curr->m_nextpkt = m;
-		} else
-			la->la_hold = m;
-		la->la_numheld++;
+		size_t dropped = lltable_append_entry_queue(la, m, V_arp_maxhold);
+		ARPSTAT_ADD(dropped, dropped);
 	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Return EWOULDBLOCK if we have tried less than arp_maxtries. It
 	 * will be masked by ether_output(). Return EHOSTDOWN/EHOSTUNREACH
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/nd6.c b/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
--- a/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@
 static void nd6_free_redirect(const struct llentry *);
 static void nd6_llinfo_timer(void *);
 static void nd6_llinfo_settimer_locked(struct llentry *, long);
-static void clear_llinfo_pqueue(struct llentry *);
 static int nd6_resolve_slow(struct ifnet *, int, int, struct mbuf *,
     const struct sockaddr_in6 *, u_char *, uint32_t *, struct llentry **);
 static int nd6_need_cache(struct ifnet *);
@@ -804,18 +803,19 @@
 			/* Send NS to multicast address */
 			pdst = NULL;
 		} else {
-			struct mbuf *m = ln->la_hold;
-			if (m) {
-				struct mbuf *m0;
+			struct mbuf *m;
 
+			ICMP6STAT_ADD(icp6s_dropped, ln->la_numheld);
+
+			m = ln->la_hold;
+			if (m != NULL) {
 				/*
 				 * assuming every packet in la_hold has the
 				 * same IP header.  Send error after unlock.
 				 */
-				m0 = m->m_nextpkt;
+				ln->la_hold = m->m_nextpkt;
 				m->m_nextpkt = NULL;
-				ln->la_hold = m0;
-				clear_llinfo_pqueue(ln);
+				ln->la_numheld--;
 			}
 			nd6_free(&ln, 0);
 			if (m != NULL) {
@@ -2199,6 +2199,7 @@
 
 	chain = ln->la_hold;
 	ln->la_hold = NULL;
+	ln->la_numheld = 0;
 
 	if (ln->ln_state == ND6_LLINFO_STALE) {
 		/*
@@ -2418,6 +2419,7 @@
 	struct in6_addr *psrc, src;
 	int send_ns, ll_len;
 	char *lladdr;
+	size_t dropped;
 
 	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 
@@ -2484,28 +2486,8 @@
 	 * packet queue in the mbuf.  When it exceeds nd6_maxqueuelen,
 	 * the oldest packet in the queue will be removed.
 	 */
-
-	if (lle->la_hold != NULL) {
-		struct mbuf *m_hold;
-		int i;
-		
-		i = 0;
-		for (m_hold = lle->la_hold; m_hold; m_hold = m_hold->m_nextpkt){
-			i++;
-			if (m_hold->m_nextpkt == NULL) {
-				m_hold->m_nextpkt = m;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		while (i >= V_nd6_maxqueuelen) {
-			m_hold = lle->la_hold;
-			lle->la_hold = lle->la_hold->m_nextpkt;
-			m_freem(m_hold);
-			i--;
-		}
-	} else {
-		lle->la_hold = m;
-	}
+	dropped = lltable_append_entry_queue(lle, m, V_nd6_maxqueuelen);
+	ICMP6STAT_ADD(icp6s_dropped, dropped);
 
 	/*
 	 * If there has been no NS for the neighbor after entering the
@@ -2700,19 +2682,6 @@
 		lltable_delete_addr(LLTABLE6(ifp), LLE_IFADDR, saddr);
 }
 
-static void 
-clear_llinfo_pqueue(struct llentry *ln)
-{
-	struct mbuf *m_hold, *m_hold_next;
-
-	for (m_hold = ln->la_hold; m_hold; m_hold = m_hold_next) {
-		m_hold_next = m_hold->m_nextpkt;
-		m_freem(m_hold);
-	}
-
-	ln->la_hold = NULL;
-}
-
 static int
 nd6_sysctl_prlist(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 {
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c b/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
@@ -994,6 +994,8 @@
 	    "{N:/bad checksum%s}\n");
 	p(icp6s_badlen, "\t{:dropped-bad-length/%ju} "
 	    "{N:/message%s with bad length}\n");
+	p(icp6s_dropped, "{:dropped-no-entry/%ju} "
+	    "{N:/total packet%s dropped due to failed NDP resolution}\n");
 #define	NELEM (int)(sizeof(icmp6stat.icp6s_inhist)/sizeof(icmp6stat.icp6s_inhist[0]))
 	for (first = 1, i = 0; i < NELEM; i++)
 		if (icmp6stat.icp6s_inhist[i] != 0) {