diff --git a/FreeBSD/sys/net/iflib.h b/FreeBSD/sys/net/iflib.h
--- a/FreeBSD/sys/net/iflib.h
+++ b/FreeBSD/sys/net/iflib.h
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 	int isc_ntxqs;			/* # of tx queues per tx qset - usually 1 */
 	int isc_nrxqs;			/* # of rx queues per rx qset - intel 1, chelsio 2, broadcom 3 */
 	int __spare0__;
-	int isc_tx_reclaim_thresh;
+	int __spare1__;
 	int isc_flags;
 };
 
diff --git a/FreeBSD/sys/net/iflib.c b/FreeBSD/sys/net/iflib.c
--- a/FreeBSD/sys/net/iflib.c
+++ b/FreeBSD/sys/net/iflib.c
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@
 	uint16_t ifc_sysctl_extra_msix_vectors;
 	bool     ifc_cpus_are_physical_cores;
 	bool     ifc_sysctl_simple_tx;
+	uint16_t ifc_sysctl_tx_reclaim_thresh;
+	uint16_t ifc_sysctl_tx_reclaim_ticks;
 
 	qidx_t ifc_sysctl_ntxds[8];
 	qidx_t ifc_sysctl_nrxds[8];
@@ -344,7 +346,9 @@
 	uint16_t	ift_npending;
 	uint16_t	ift_db_pending;
 	uint16_t	ift_rs_pending;
-	/* implicit pad */
+	uint32_t	ift_last_reclaim;;
+	uint16_t	ift_reclaim_thresh;
+	uint16_t	ift_reclaim_ticks;
 	uint8_t		ift_txd_size[8];
 	uint64_t	ift_processed;
 	uint64_t	ift_cleaned;
@@ -729,7 +733,7 @@
 #ifndef __NO_STRICT_ALIGNMENT
 static struct mbuf *iflib_fixup_rx(struct mbuf *m);
 #endif
-static __inline int iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(iflib_txq_t txq, int thresh);
+static __inline int iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(iflib_txq_t txq);
 
 static SLIST_HEAD(cpu_offset_list, cpu_offset) cpu_offsets =
     SLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(cpu_offsets);
@@ -3047,6 +3051,8 @@
 {
 	qidx_t notify_count = TXD_NOTIFY_COUNT(txq);
 	qidx_t minthresh = txq->ift_size / 8;
+	if (txq->ift_reclaim_thresh)
+		return (0);
 	if (in_use > 4 * minthresh)
 		return (notify_count);
 	if (in_use > 2 * minthresh)
@@ -3086,7 +3092,6 @@
 #define DESC_RECLAIMABLE(q) ((int)((q)->ift_processed - (q)->ift_cleaned - (q)->ift_ctx->ifc_softc_ctx.isc_tx_nsegments))
 
 /* XXX we should be setting this to something other than zero */
-#define RECLAIM_THRESH(ctx) ((ctx)->ifc_sctx->isc_tx_reclaim_thresh)
 #define	MAX_TX_DESC(ctx) MAX((ctx)->ifc_softc_ctx.isc_tx_tso_segments_max, \
     (ctx)->ifc_softc_ctx.isc_tx_nsegments)
 
@@ -3644,7 +3649,7 @@
 	 *        cxgb
 	 */
 	if (__predict_false(nsegs + 35 > TXQ_AVAIL(txq))) {
-		(void)iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq, RECLAIM_THRESH(ctx));
+		(void)iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq);
 		if (__predict_false(nsegs + 35 > TXQ_AVAIL(txq))) {
 			txq->ift_no_desc_avail++;
 			bus_dmamap_unload(buf_tag, map);
@@ -3787,14 +3792,20 @@
 }
 
 static __inline int
-iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(iflib_txq_t txq, int thresh)
+iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(iflib_txq_t txq)
 {
-	int reclaim;
+	int reclaim, thresh;
+	uint32_t now;
 	if_ctx_t ctx = txq->ift_ctx;
 
+	thresh = txq->ift_reclaim_thresh;
 	KASSERT(thresh >= 0, ("invalid threshold to reclaim"));
 	MPASS(thresh /*+ MAX_TX_DESC(txq->ift_ctx) */ < txq->ift_size);
 
+	now = ticks;
+	if (now == txq->ift_last_reclaim && txq->ift_in_use < thresh)
+		return (0);
+	txq->ift_last_reclaim = now;
 	/*
 	 * Need a rate-limiting check so that this isn't called every time
 	 */
@@ -3875,7 +3886,7 @@
 		DBG_COUNTER_INC(txq_drain_notready);
 		return (0);
 	}
-	reclaimed = iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq, RECLAIM_THRESH(ctx));
+	reclaimed = iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq);
 	rang = iflib_txd_db_check(txq, reclaimed && txq->ift_db_pending);
 	avail = IDXDIFF(pidx, cidx, r->size);
 
@@ -4034,7 +4045,7 @@
 #endif
         if (ctx->ifc_sysctl_simple_tx) {
                 mtx_lock(&txq->ift_mtx);
-                (void)iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq, RECLAIM_THRESH(ctx));
+                (void)iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq);
                 mtx_unlock(&txq->ift_mtx);
                 goto skip_ifmp;
         }
@@ -5891,6 +5902,7 @@
 			device_printf(dev, "Unable to allocate buf_ring\n");
 			goto err_tx_desc;
 		}
+		txq->ift_reclaim_thresh = ctx->ifc_sysctl_tx_reclaim_thresh;
 	}
 
 	for (rxconf = i = 0; i < nrxqsets; i++, rxconf++, rxq++) {
@@ -6782,6 +6794,74 @@
 	return (rc);
 }
 
+static int
+iflib_handle_tx_reclaim_thresh(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
+{
+	if_ctx_t ctx = (void *)arg1;
+	iflib_txq_t txq;
+	int i, err;
+	int thresh;
+
+	thresh = ctx->ifc_sysctl_tx_reclaim_thresh;
+	err = sysctl_handle_int(oidp, &thresh, arg2, req);
+	if (err != 0) {
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	if (thresh == ctx->ifc_sysctl_tx_reclaim_thresh)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (thresh > ctx->ifc_softc_ctx.isc_ntxd[0]/2) {
+		device_printf(ctx->ifc_dev, "TX Reclaim thresh must be <= %d\n",
+		    ctx->ifc_softc_ctx.isc_ntxd[0]/2);
+		return EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ctx->ifc_sysctl_tx_reclaim_thresh = thresh;
+	if (ctx->ifc_txqs == NULL)
+		return (err);
+
+	txq = &ctx->ifc_txqs[0];
+	for (i = 0; i < NTXQSETS(ctx); i++, txq++) {
+		txq->ift_reclaim_thresh = thresh;
+	}
+	return (err);
+}
+
+static int
+iflib_handle_tx_reclaim_ticks(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
+{
+	if_ctx_t ctx = (void *)arg1;
+	iflib_txq_t txq;
+	int i, err;
+	int ticks;
+
+	ticks = ctx->ifc_sysctl_tx_reclaim_ticks;
+	err = sysctl_handle_int(oidp, &ticks, arg2, req);
+	if (err != 0) {
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	if (ticks == ctx->ifc_sysctl_tx_reclaim_ticks)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (ticks > hz) {
+		device_printf(ctx->ifc_dev,
+		    "TX Reclaim ticks must be <= hz (%d)\n", hz);
+		return EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ctx->ifc_sysctl_tx_reclaim_ticks = ticks;
+	if (ctx->ifc_txqs == NULL)
+		return (err);
+
+	txq = &ctx->ifc_txqs[0];
+	for (i = 0; i < NTXQSETS(ctx); i++, txq++) {
+		txq->ift_reclaim_ticks = ticks;
+	}
+	return (err);
+}
+
 #define NAME_BUFLEN 32
 static void
 iflib_add_device_sysctl_pre(if_ctx_t ctx)
@@ -6873,6 +6953,16 @@
 	node = ctx->ifc_sysctl_node;
 	child = SYSCTL_CHILDREN(node);
 
+       SYSCTL_ADD_PROC(ctx_list, child, OID_AUTO, "tx_reclaim_thresh",
+           CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_NEEDGIANT, ctx,
+           0, iflib_handle_tx_reclaim_thresh, "I",
+           "Number of TX descs outstanding before reclaim is called");
+
+       SYSCTL_ADD_PROC(ctx_list, child, OID_AUTO, "tx_reclaim_ticks",
+           CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RWTUN | CTLFLAG_NEEDGIANT, ctx,
+           0, iflib_handle_tx_reclaim_ticks, "I",
+           "Number of ticks before a TX reclaim is forced");
+
 	if (scctx->isc_ntxqsets > 100)
 		qfmt = "txq%03d";
 	else if (scctx->isc_ntxqsets > 10)
@@ -7120,7 +7210,7 @@
 		return (EBUSY);
 
 	txq = &ctx->ifc_txqs[0];
-	(void)iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq, RECLAIM_THRESH(ctx));
+	(void)iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq);
 
 	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 	for (i = 0; i < scctx->isc_nrxqsets; i++)
@@ -7170,7 +7260,7 @@
 		else
 			if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OERRORS, 1);
 	}
-	(void)iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq, RECLAIM_THRESH(ctx));
+	(void)iflib_completed_tx_reclaim(txq);
 	mtx_unlock(&txq->ift_mtx);
 	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OBYTES, bytes_sent);
 	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OPACKETS, pkt_sent);