diff --git a/sys/dev/ena/ena.h b/sys/dev/ena/ena.h
--- a/sys/dev/ena/ena.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ena/ena.h
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@
 	counter_u64_t invalid_state;
 	counter_u64_t missing_intr;
 	counter_u64_t tx_desc_malformed;
+	counter_u64_t rx_desc_malformed;
 };
 
 struct ena_hw_stats {
@@ -550,6 +551,7 @@
 	ENA_RESET_STATS_ENTRY(ENA_REGS_RESET_DRIVER_INVALID_STATE, invalid_state),
 	ENA_RESET_STATS_ENTRY(ENA_REGS_RESET_MISS_INTERRUPT, missing_intr),
 	ENA_RESET_STATS_ENTRY(ENA_REGS_RESET_TX_DESCRIPTOR_MALFORMED, tx_desc_malformed),
+	ENA_RESET_STATS_ENTRY(ENA_REGS_RESET_RX_DESCRIPTOR_MALFORMED, rx_desc_malformed),
 };
 
 int	ena_up(struct ena_adapter *adapter);
diff --git a/sys/dev/ena/ena_datapath.c b/sys/dev/ena/ena_datapath.c
--- a/sys/dev/ena/ena_datapath.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ena/ena_datapath.c
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@
 				counter_u64_add(rx_ring->rx_stats.bad_desc_num,
 				    1);
 				reset_reason = ENA_REGS_RESET_TOO_MANY_RX_DESCS;
+			} else if (rc == ENA_COM_FAULT) {
+				reset_reason = ENA_REGS_RESET_RX_DESCRIPTOR_MALFORMED;
 			} else {
 				counter_u64_add(rx_ring->rx_stats.bad_req_id,
 				    1);
diff --git a/sys/dev/ena/ena_netmap.c b/sys/dev/ena/ena_netmap.c
--- a/sys/dev/ena/ena_netmap.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ena/ena_netmap.c
@@ -938,6 +938,8 @@
 		if (rc == ENA_COM_NO_SPACE) {
 			counter_u64_add(ctx->ring->rx_stats.bad_desc_num, 1);
 			reset_reason = ENA_REGS_RESET_TOO_MANY_RX_DESCS;
+		} else if (rc == ENA_COM_FAULT) {
+			reset_reason = ENA_REGS_RESET_RX_DESCRIPTOR_MALFORMED;
 		} else {
 			counter_u64_add(ctx->ring->rx_stats.bad_req_id, 1);
 			reset_reason = ENA_REGS_RESET_INV_RX_REQ_ID;
diff --git a/sys/dev/ena/ena_sysctl.c b/sys/dev/ena/ena_sysctl.c
--- a/sys/dev/ena/ena_sysctl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ena/ena_sysctl.c
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@
 	    &dev_stats->missing_intr, "Missing interrupt count");
 	SYSCTL_ADD_COUNTER_U64(ctx, child, OID_AUTO, "tx_desc_malformed", CTLFLAG_RD,
 	    &dev_stats->tx_desc_malformed, "TX descriptors malformed count");
+	SYSCTL_ADD_COUNTER_U64(ctx, child, OID_AUTO, "rx_desc_malformed", CTLFLAG_RD,
+	    &dev_stats->rx_desc_malformed, "RX descriptors malformed count");
 	SYSCTL_ADD_COUNTER_U64(ctx, child, OID_AUTO, "total_resets", CTLFLAG_RD,
 	    &dev_stats->total_resets, "Total resets count");