diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac-queue-item.cc b/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac-queue-item.cc
index 98df3cfd2..da7afb848 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac-queue-item.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac-queue-item.cc
@@ -25,15 +25,21 @@
 #include "ns3/packet.h"
 #include "ns3/log.h"
 #include "wifi-mac-queue-item.h"
+#include "wifi-mac-trailer.h"
 
 namespace ns3 {
 
 NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("WifiMacQueueItem");
 
 WifiMacQueueItem::WifiMacQueueItem (Ptr<const Packet> p, const WifiMacHeader & header)
+  : WifiMacQueueItem (p, header, Simulator::Now ())
+{
+}
+
+WifiMacQueueItem::WifiMacQueueItem (Ptr<const Packet> p, const WifiMacHeader & header, Time tstamp)
   : m_packet (p),
     m_header (header),
-    m_tstamp (Simulator::Now ())
+    m_tstamp (tstamp)
 {
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +59,12 @@ WifiMacQueueItem::GetHeader (void) const
   return m_header;
 }
 
+WifiMacHeader&
+WifiMacQueueItem::GetHeader (void)
+{
+  return m_header;
+}
+
 Mac48Address
 WifiMacQueueItem::GetDestinationAddress (void) const
 {
@@ -68,7 +80,38 @@ WifiMacQueueItem::GetTimeStamp (void) const
 uint32_t
 WifiMacQueueItem::GetSize (void) const
 {
-  return m_packet->GetSize () + m_header.GetSerializedSize ();
+  return m_packet->GetSize () + m_header.GetSerializedSize () + WIFI_MAC_FCS_LENGTH;
+}
+
+void
+WifiMacQueueItem::Print (std::ostream& os) const
+{
+  os << "size=" << m_packet->GetSize ()
+     << ", to=" << m_header.GetAddr1 ()
+     << ", seqN=" << m_header.GetSequenceNumber ()
+     << ", lifetime=" << (Simulator::Now () - m_tstamp).GetMicroSeconds () << "us";
+  if (m_header.IsQosData ())
+    {
+      os << ", tid=" << +m_header.GetQosTid ();
+      if (m_header.IsQosNoAck ())
+        {
+          os << ", ack=NoAck";
+        }
+      else if (m_header.IsQosAck ())
+        {
+          os << ", ack=NormalAck";
+        }
+      else if (m_header.IsQosBlockAck ())
+        {
+          os << ", ack=BlockAck";
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+std::ostream & operator << (std::ostream &os, const WifiMacQueueItem &item)
+{
+  item.Print (os);
+  return os;
 }
 
 } //namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac-queue-item.h b/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac-queue-item.h
index fc584cd1b..f99b7dc41 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac-queue-item.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-mac-queue-item.h
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ public:
    */
   WifiMacQueueItem (Ptr<const Packet> p, const WifiMacHeader & header);
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Create a Wifi MAC queue item containing a packet and a Wifi MAC header.
+   * \param p the const packet included in the created item.
+   * \param header the Wifi Mac header included in the created item.
+   * \param tstamp the timestamp associated with the created item.
+   */
+  WifiMacQueueItem (Ptr<const Packet> p, const WifiMacHeader & header, Time tstamp);
+
   virtual ~WifiMacQueueItem ();
 
   /**
@@ -62,6 +70,12 @@ public:
    */
   const WifiMacHeader & GetHeader (void) const;
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Get the header stored in this item
+   * \return the header stored in this item.
+   */
+  WifiMacHeader & GetHeader (void);
+
   /**
    * \brief Return the destination address present in the header
    * \return the destination address
@@ -75,38 +89,33 @@ public:
   Time GetTimeStamp (void) const;
 
   /**
-   * \brief Return the size of the packet included in this item
+   * \brief Return the size of the packet stored by this item, including header
+   *        size and trailer size
    *
-   * \return the size of the packet included in this item.
+   * \return the size of the packet stored by this item.
    */
   uint32_t GetSize (void) const;
 
-private:
   /**
-   * \brief Default constructor
-   *
-   * Defined and unimplemented to avoid misuse
+   * \brief Print the item contents.
+   * \param os output stream in which the data should be printed.
    */
-  WifiMacQueueItem ();
-  /**
-   * \brief Copy constructor
-   *
-   * Defined and unimplemented to avoid misuse
-   */
-  WifiMacQueueItem (const WifiMacQueueItem &);
-  /**
-   * \brief Assignment operator
-   *
-   * Defined and unimplemented to avoid misuse
-   * \returns
-   */
-  WifiMacQueueItem &operator = (const WifiMacQueueItem &);
+  virtual void Print (std::ostream &os) const;
 
+private:
   Ptr<const Packet> m_packet;  //!< The packet contained in this queue item
   WifiMacHeader m_header;      //!< Wifi MAC header associated with the packet
   Time m_tstamp;               //!< timestamp when the packet arrived at the queue
 };
 
+/**
+ * \brief Stream insertion operator.
+ *
+ * \param os the stream
+ * \param item the item
+ * \returns a reference to the stream
+ */
+std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, const WifiMacQueueItem &item);
 
 } //namespace ns3