diff --git a/orchagent/bufferorch.cpp b/orchagent/bufferorch.cpp
index 073a92bc0a88..3368ae4b9fb7 100644
--- a/orchagent/bufferorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/bufferorch.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ task_process_status BufferOrch::processBufferPool(Consumer &consumer)
                 attr.id = SAI_BUFFER_POOL_ATTR_THRESHOLD_MODE;
                 attribs.push_back(attr);
             }
+            else if (field == buffer_pool_xoff_field_name)
+            {
+                attr.value.u32 = (uint32_t)stoul(value);
+                attr.id = SAI_BUFFER_POOL_ATTR_XOFF_SIZE;
+                attribs.push_back(attr);
+            }
             else
             {
                 SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Unknown pool field specified:%s, ignoring", field.c_str());
diff --git a/orchagent/bufferorch.h b/orchagent/bufferorch.h
index 67207bf1cb23..048fad6cf50d 100644
--- a/orchagent/bufferorch.h
+++ b/orchagent/bufferorch.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const string buffer_pool_mode_field_name    = "mode";
 const string buffer_pool_field_name         = "pool";
 const string buffer_pool_mode_dynamic_value = "dynamic";
 const string buffer_pool_mode_static_value  = "static";
+const string buffer_pool_xoff_field_name    = "xoff";
 const string buffer_xon_field_name          = "xon";
 const string buffer_xoff_field_name         = "xoff";
 const string buffer_dynamic_th_field_name   = "dynamic_th";