diff --git a/lib/Recorder.cpp b/lib/Recorder.cpp
index 6c9ebd721..1ba3828d9 100644
--- a/lib/Recorder.cpp
+++ b/lib/Recorder.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,17 @@ void Recorder::recordGenericSet(
     recordLine("s|" + key + "|" + Globals::joinFieldValues(arguments));
 }
 
+void Recorder::recordGenericCounterPolling(
+        _In_ const std::string& key,
+        _In_ const std::vector<swss::FieldValueTuple>& arguments)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    // lower case 'p' stands for counter Polling
+
+    recordLine("p|" + key + "|" + Globals::joinFieldValues(arguments));
+}
+
 void Recorder::recordGenericSetResponse(
         _In_ sai_status_t status)
 {
diff --git a/lib/Recorder.h b/lib/Recorder.h
index da1f8fe7e..f30c22b9d 100644
--- a/lib/Recorder.h
+++ b/lib/Recorder.h
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ namespace sairedis
 
         public: // SAI stats API
 
+            void recordGenericCounterPolling(
+                    _In_ const std::string& key,
+                    _In_ const std::vector<swss::FieldValueTuple>& arguments);
+
             void recordGenericGetStats(
                     _In_ sai_object_type_t object_type,
                     _In_ sai_object_id_t object_id,
diff --git a/lib/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.cpp b/lib/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.cpp
index cbd8118b6..4c0247109 100644
--- a/lib/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.cpp
+++ b/lib/RedisRemoteSaiInterface.cpp
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ sai_status_t RedisRemoteSaiInterface::notifyCounterGroupOperations(
     emplaceStrings(flexCounterGroupParam->plugin_name, flexCounterGroupParam->plugins, entries);
     emplaceStrings(FLEX_COUNTER_STATUS_FIELD, flexCounterGroupParam->operation, entries);
 
-    m_recorder->recordGenericSet(key, entries);
+    m_recorder->recordGenericCounterPolling(key, entries);
 
     m_communicationChannel->set(key,
                                 entries,
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ sai_status_t RedisRemoteSaiInterface::notifyCounterOperations(
         command = REDIS_FLEX_COUNTER_COMMAND_STOP_POLL;
     }
 
-    m_recorder->recordGenericSet(key, entries);
+    m_recorder->recordGenericCounterPolling(key, entries);
     m_communicationChannel->set(key, entries, command);
 
     return waitForResponse(SAI_COMMON_API_SET);
diff --git a/saiplayer/SaiPlayer.cpp b/saiplayer/SaiPlayer.cpp
index 915c0e10c..700fb25b8 100644
--- a/saiplayer/SaiPlayer.cpp
+++ b/saiplayer/SaiPlayer.cpp
@@ -2607,6 +2607,9 @@ int SaiPlayer::replay()
             case 'q':
                 // TODO: implement SAI player support for query commands
                 continue;
+            case 'p':
+                // TODO: implement SAI player support for counter polling commands
+                continue;
             case 'Q':
                 continue; // skip over query responses
             case '#':
diff --git a/tests/MLNX2700/full_no_hostif_entry.rec b/tests/MLNX2700/full_no_hostif_entry.rec
index 95d8416a3..f0feac4a8 100644
--- a/tests/MLNX2700/full_no_hostif_entry.rec
+++ b/tests/MLNX2700/full_no_hostif_entry.rec
@@ -49647,3 +49647,10 @@
 2017-05-11.01:45:41.511250|r|SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_NEXT_HOP_GROUP_MEMBER:oid:0x2d000000000656
 2017-05-11.01:44:02.533119|a|APPLY_VIEW
 2017-05-11.01:44:02.535313|A|SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS
+2024-11-02.06:13:50.487652|p|BUFFER_POOL_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER|POLL_INTERVAL=60000|BUFFER_POOL_PLUGIN_LIST=78f7658e05f9659b8ecaf00eb0214957a509e246
+2024-11-02.06:14:06.920978|p|BUFFER_POOL_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER|STATS_MODE=STATS_MODE_READ_AND_CLEAR
+2024-11-02.06:14:06.922388|p|BUFFER_POOL_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER:oid:0x1800000000069d|BUFFER_POOL_COUNTER_ID_LIST=SAI_BUFFER_POOL_STAT_WATERMARK_BYTES,SAI_BUFFER_POOL_STAT_XOFF_ROOM_WATERMARK_BYTES
+2024-11-02.06:14:06.923907|p|BUFFER_POOL_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER:oid:0x1800000000069e|BUFFER_POOL_COUNTER_ID_LIST=SAI_BUFFER_POOL_STAT_WATERMARK_BYTES,SAI_BUFFER_POOL_STAT_XOFF_ROOM_WATERMARK_BYTES
+2024-11-02.06:14:06.925866|p|BUFFER_POOL_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER:oid:0x1800000000069f|BUFFER_POOL_COUNTER_ID_LIST=SAI_BUFFER_POOL_STAT_WATERMARK_BYTES,SAI_BUFFER_POOL_STAT_XOFF_ROOM_WATERMARK_BYTES
+2024-11-02.06:14:06.927241|p|BUFFER_POOL_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER:oid:0x180000000006a0|BUFFER_POOL_COUNTER_ID_LIST=SAI_BUFFER_POOL_STAT_WATERMARK_BYTES,SAI_BUFFER_POOL_STAT_XOFF_ROOM_WATERMARK_BYTES
+2024-11-02.06:14:06.928549|p|BUFFER_POOL_WATERMARK_STAT_COUNTER|FLEX_COUNTER_STATUS=enable