diff --git a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.cc b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.cc
index 47b525d1e..2a3dbc6a4 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "ns3/wifi-mac.h"
 #include "ns3/wifi-net-device.h"
 #include "ns3/wifi-phy.h"
+#include "ns3/wifi-psdu.h"
 
 #include <iomanip>
 
@@ -1173,6 +1174,27 @@ MinstrelHtWifiManager::DoGetRtsTxVector(WifiRemoteStation* st)
     }
 }
 
+std::list<Ptr<WifiMpdu>>
+MinstrelHtWifiManager::DoGetMpdusToDropOnTxFailure(WifiRemoteStation* station, Ptr<WifiPsdu> psdu)
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *psdu);
+
+    std::list<Ptr<WifiMpdu>> mpdusToDrop;
+
+    for (const auto& mpdu : *PeekPointer(psdu))
+    {
+        if (!DoNeedRetransmission(station,
+                                  mpdu->GetPacket(),
+                                  (mpdu->GetRetryCount() < GetMac()->GetFrameRetryLimit())))
+        {
+            // this MPDU needs to be dropped
+            mpdusToDrop.push_back(mpdu);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return mpdusToDrop;
+}
+
 bool
 MinstrelHtWifiManager::DoNeedRetransmission(WifiRemoteStation* st,
                                             Ptr<const Packet> packet,
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.h b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.h
index e76e7a00a..cfbb2c669 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.h
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ class MinstrelHtWifiManager : public WifiRemoteStationManager
                                double dataSnr,
                                MHz_u dataChannelWidth,
                                uint8_t dataNss) override;
+    std::list<Ptr<WifiMpdu>> DoGetMpdusToDropOnTxFailure(WifiRemoteStation* station,
+                                                         Ptr<WifiPsdu> psdu) override;
     bool DoNeedRetransmission(WifiRemoteStation* st,
                               Ptr<const Packet> packet,
                               bool normally) override;
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-wifi-manager.cc b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-wifi-manager.cc
index b88b7c98a..c1feb5004 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-wifi-manager.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-wifi-manager.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "ns3/simulator.h"
 #include "ns3/wifi-mac.h"
 #include "ns3/wifi-phy.h"
+#include "ns3/wifi-psdu.h"
 
 #include <iomanip>
 
@@ -936,6 +937,27 @@ MinstrelWifiManager::DoGetRtsTxVector(WifiRemoteStation* st)
     return GetRtsTxVector(station);
 }
 
+std::list<Ptr<WifiMpdu>>
+MinstrelWifiManager::DoGetMpdusToDropOnTxFailure(WifiRemoteStation* station, Ptr<WifiPsdu> psdu)
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *psdu);
+
+    std::list<Ptr<WifiMpdu>> mpdusToDrop;
+
+    for (const auto& mpdu : *PeekPointer(psdu))
+    {
+        if (!DoNeedRetransmission(station,
+                                  mpdu->GetPacket(),
+                                  (mpdu->GetRetryCount() < GetMac()->GetFrameRetryLimit())))
+        {
+            // this MPDU needs to be dropped
+            mpdusToDrop.push_back(mpdu);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return mpdusToDrop;
+}
+
 bool
 MinstrelWifiManager::DoNeedRetransmission(WifiRemoteStation* st,
                                           Ptr<const Packet> packet,
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-wifi-manager.h b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-wifi-manager.h
index f9902a732..b07cdfd63 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-wifi-manager.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-wifi-manager.h
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ class MinstrelWifiManager : public WifiRemoteStationManager
     void DoReportFinalDataFailed(WifiRemoteStation* station) override;
     WifiTxVector DoGetDataTxVector(WifiRemoteStation* station, MHz_u allowedWidth) override;
     WifiTxVector DoGetRtsTxVector(WifiRemoteStation* station) override;
-
+    std::list<Ptr<WifiMpdu>> DoGetMpdusToDropOnTxFailure(WifiRemoteStation* station,
+                                                         Ptr<WifiPsdu> psdu) override;
     bool DoNeedRetransmission(WifiRemoteStation* st,
                               Ptr<const Packet> packet,
                               bool normally) override;