diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.cc b/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.cc
index 31020f759..4902033f4 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.cc
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/mesh-wifi-interface-mac.cc
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ MeshWifiInterfaceMac::ForwardDown (Ptr<const Packet> const_packet, Mac48Address
   QosTag tag;
   if (packet->RemovePacketTag (tag))
     {
+      hdr.SetType (WIFI_MAC_QOSDATA);
+      hdr.SetQosTid (tag.Get ());
       ac = QosUtilsMapTidToAc (tag.Get ());
     }
   m_stats.sentFrames++;