diff --git a/vslib/SwitchStateBase.cpp b/vslib/SwitchStateBase.cpp
index fc1f46e59..0cf5fcb6d 100644
--- a/vslib/SwitchStateBase.cpp
+++ b/vslib/SwitchStateBase.cpp
@@ -1235,6 +1235,11 @@ sai_status_t SwitchStateBase::create_ports()
         attr.value.u32 = DEFAULT_VLAN_NUMBER;
 
         CHECK_STATUS(set(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT, port_id, &attr));
+
+        attr.id = SAI_PORT_ATTR_HOST_TX_READY_STATUS;
+        attr.value.u32 = SAI_PORT_HOST_TX_READY_STATUS_READY;
+
+        CHECK_STATUS(set(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT, port_id, &attr));
     }
 
     return SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -1699,6 +1704,11 @@ sai_status_t SwitchStateBase::create_port_dependencies(
 
     CHECK_STATUS(set(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT, port_id, &attr));
 
+    attr.id = SAI_PORT_ATTR_HOST_TX_READY_STATUS;
+    attr.value.u32 = SAI_PORT_HOST_TX_READY_STATUS_READY;
+
+    CHECK_STATUS(set(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT, port_id, &attr));
+
     // attributes are not required since they will be set outside this function
 
     CHECK_STATUS(create_ingress_priority_groups_per_port(port_id));
@@ -2425,6 +2435,7 @@ sai_status_t SwitchStateBase::refresh_read_only(
                  */
 
             case SAI_PORT_ATTR_OPER_STATUS:
+            case SAI_PORT_ATTR_HOST_TX_READY_STATUS:
                 return SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
             case SAI_PORT_ATTR_FABRIC_ATTACHED: