diff --git a/fw_if/umac_if/src/default/fmac_api.c b/fw_if/umac_if/src/default/fmac_api.c
index cd6d4d9..c45a8ff 100644
--- a/fw_if/umac_if/src/default/fmac_api.c
+++ b/fw_if/umac_if/src/default/fmac_api.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static enum nrf_wifi_status nrf_wifi_fmac_init_tx(struct nrf_wifi_fmac_dev_ctx *
 		def_priv->data_config.max_tx_aggregation *
 		sizeof(struct nrf_wifi_fmac_buf_map_info));
 
-	def_dev_ctx->tx_buf_info = nrf_wifi_osal_mem_zalloc(size);
+	def_dev_ctx->tx_buf_info = nrf_wifi_osal_data_mem_zalloc(size);
 
 	if (!def_dev_ctx->tx_buf_info) {
 		nrf_wifi_osal_log_err("%s: No space for TX buf info",
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void nrf_wifi_fmac_deinit_tx(struct nrf_wifi_fmac_dev_ctx *fmac_dev_ctx)
 
 	tx_deinit(fmac_dev_ctx);
 
-	nrf_wifi_osal_mem_free(def_dev_ctx->tx_buf_info);
+	nrf_wifi_osal_data_mem_free(def_dev_ctx->tx_buf_info);
 }
 
 #endif /* NRF70_DATA_TX */
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static enum nrf_wifi_status nrf_wifi_fmac_init_rx(struct nrf_wifi_fmac_dev_ctx *
 
 	size = (def_priv->num_rx_bufs * sizeof(struct nrf_wifi_fmac_buf_map_info));
 
-	def_dev_ctx->rx_buf_info = nrf_wifi_osal_mem_zalloc(size);
+	def_dev_ctx->rx_buf_info = nrf_wifi_osal_data_mem_zalloc(size);
 
 	if (!def_dev_ctx->rx_buf_info) {
 		nrf_wifi_osal_log_err("%s: No space for RX buf info",
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static enum nrf_wifi_status nrf_wifi_fmac_deinit_rx(struct nrf_wifi_fmac_dev_ctx
 		}
 	}
 
-	nrf_wifi_osal_mem_free(def_dev_ctx->rx_buf_info);
+	nrf_wifi_osal_data_mem_free(def_dev_ctx->rx_buf_info);
 
 	def_dev_ctx->rx_buf_info = NULL;
 out:
diff --git a/os_if/inc/osal_api.h b/os_if/inc/osal_api.h
index 5f17fb4..e20ba92 100644
--- a/os_if/inc/osal_api.h
+++ b/os_if/inc/osal_api.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void nrf_wifi_osal_init(const struct nrf_wifi_osal_ops *ops);
 void nrf_wifi_osal_deinit(void);
 
 /**
- * @brief Allocate memory.
+ * @brief Allocate memory for control path requests.
  * @param size Size of the memory to be allocated in bytes.
  *
  * Allocates memory of @p size bytes and returns a pointer to the start
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void nrf_wifi_osal_deinit(void);
 void *nrf_wifi_osal_mem_alloc(size_t size);
 
 /**
- * @brief Allocated zero-initialized memory.
+ * @brief Allocated zero-initialized memory for control path requests.
  * @param size Size of the memory to be allocated in bytes.
  *
  * Allocates zero-initialized memory of @p size bytes and returns a pointer to the start
@@ -63,7 +63,19 @@ void *nrf_wifi_osal_mem_alloc(size_t size);
 void *nrf_wifi_osal_mem_zalloc(size_t size);
 
 /**
- * @brief Free previously allocated memory.
+ * @brief Allocated zero-initialized memory for data.
+ *
+ * @size: Size of the memory to be allocated in bytes.
+ *
+ * Allocates memory of @size bytes, zeroes it out and returns a pointer to the
+ * start of the memory allocated.
+ *
+ * @return: Pointer to start of allocated memory or NULL.
+ */
+void *nrf_wifi_osal_data_mem_zalloc(size_t size);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Free previously allocated memory for control path requests.
  * @param buf Pointer to the memory to be freed.
  *
  * Free up memory which has been allocated using  nrf_wifi_osal_mem_alloc or
@@ -71,6 +83,18 @@ void *nrf_wifi_osal_mem_zalloc(size_t size);
  */
 void nrf_wifi_osal_mem_free(void *buf);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Free previously allocated memory for data.
+ *
+ * @buf: Pointer to the memory to be freed.
+ *
+ * Free up memory which has been allocated using @nrf_wifi_osal_mem_alloc or
+ * @nrf_wifi_osal_mem_zalloc.
+ *
+ * @return: None.
+ */
+void nrf_wifi_osal_data_mem_free(void *buf);
+
 /**
  * @brief Copy contents from one memory location to another.
  *
diff --git a/os_if/inc/osal_ops.h b/os_if/inc/osal_ops.h
index 9a78729..5f6e1c9 100644
--- a/os_if/inc/osal_ops.h
+++ b/os_if/inc/osal_ops.h
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ struct nrf_wifi_osal_ops {
 	/**
 	 * @brief Allocate memory.
 	 *
-	 * @param size The size of the memory to allocate.
+	 * @param size The size of the memory to allocate for control messages.
 	 * @return A pointer to the start of the allocated memory.
 	 */
 	void *(*mem_alloc)(size_t size);
 
 	/**
-	 * @brief Allocate zero-initialized memory.
+	 * @brief Allocate zero-initialized memory for control messages.
 	 *
 	 * @param size The size of the memory to allocate.
 	 * @return A pointer to the start of the allocated memory.
@@ -42,12 +42,27 @@ struct nrf_wifi_osal_ops {
 	void *(*mem_zalloc)(size_t size);
 
 	/**
-	 * @brief Free allocated memory.
+	 * @brief Free memory allocated for control messages.
 	 *
 	 * @param buf A pointer to the memory to free.
 	 */
 	void (*mem_free)(void *buf);
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Allocate zero-initialized memory for data.
+	 *
+	 * @param size The size of the memory to allocate.
+	 * @return A pointer to the start of the allocated memory.
+	 */
+	void *(*data_mem_zalloc)(size_t size);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Free memory allocated for data.
+	 *
+	 * @param buf A pointer to the memory to free.
+	 */
+	void (*data_mem_free)(void *buf);
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Copy memory.
 	 *
diff --git a/os_if/src/osal.c b/os_if/src/osal.c
index 34a81de..1070331 100644
--- a/os_if/src/osal.c
+++ b/os_if/src/osal.c
@@ -37,12 +37,24 @@ void *nrf_wifi_osal_mem_zalloc(size_t size)
 }
 
 
+void *nrf_wifi_osal_data_mem_zalloc(size_t size)
+{
+	return os_ops->data_mem_zalloc(size);
+}
+
+
 void nrf_wifi_osal_mem_free(void *buf)
 {
 	os_ops->mem_free(buf);
 }
 
 
+void nrf_wifi_osal_data_mem_free(void *buf)
+{
+	os_ops->data_mem_free(buf);
+}
+
+
 void *nrf_wifi_osal_mem_cpy(void *dest,
 			    const void *src,
 			    size_t count)