diff --git a/tests/common/helpers/pfcwd_helper.py b/tests/common/helpers/pfcwd_helper.py
index af9445a01ca..8afbc1ab3df 100644
--- a/tests/common/helpers/pfcwd_helper.py
+++ b/tests/common/helpers/pfcwd_helper.py
@@ -494,12 +494,13 @@ def start_background_traffic(
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
-def send_background_traffic(duthost, ptfhost, storm_hndle, selected_test_ports, test_ports_info):
+def send_background_traffic(duthost, ptfhost, storm_hndle, selected_test_ports, test_ports_info, pkt_count=100000):
     """Send background traffic, stop the background traffic when the context finish """
     if is_mellanox_device(duthost) or is_cisco_device(duthost):
         background_traffic_params = _prepare_background_traffic_params(duthost, storm_hndle,
                                                                        selected_test_ports,
-                                                                       test_ports_info)
+                                                                       test_ports_info,
+                                                                       pkt_count)
         background_traffic_log = _send_background_traffic(ptfhost, background_traffic_params)
         # Ensure the background traffic is running before moving on
         time.sleep(1)
@@ -508,7 +509,7 @@ def send_background_traffic(duthost, ptfhost, storm_hndle, selected_test_ports,
         _stop_background_traffic(ptfhost, background_traffic_log)
 
 
-def _prepare_background_traffic_params(duthost, queues, selected_test_ports, test_ports_info):
+def _prepare_background_traffic_params(duthost, queues, selected_test_ports, test_ports_info, pkt_count):
     src_ports = []
     dst_ports = []
     src_ips = []
@@ -524,8 +525,6 @@ def _prepare_background_traffic_params(duthost, queues, selected_test_ports, tes
         src_ips.append(selected_test_port_info["rx_neighbor_addr"])
 
     router_mac = duthost.get_dut_iface_mac(selected_test_ports[0])
-    # Send enough packets to make sure the background traffic is running during the test
-    pkt_count = 100000
 
     ptf_params = {'router_mac': router_mac,
                   'src_ports': src_ports,
diff --git a/tests/pfcwd/test_pfcwd_all_port_storm.py b/tests/pfcwd/test_pfcwd_all_port_storm.py
index 2a0932315d5..3a93f7941a8 100644
--- a/tests/pfcwd/test_pfcwd_all_port_storm.py
+++ b/tests/pfcwd/test_pfcwd_all_port_storm.py
@@ -174,6 +174,23 @@ def set_storm_params(duthost, fanout_graph, fanouthosts, peer_params):
     return storm_hndle
 
 
+def resolve_arp(duthost, ptfhost, test_ports_info):
+    """
+    Populate ARP info for the DUT vlan port
+
+    Args:
+        ptfhost: ptf host instance
+        test_ports_info: test ports information
+    """
+    for port, port_info in test_ports_info.items():
+        if port_info['test_port_type'] == 'vlan':
+            neighbor_ip = port_info['test_neighbor_addr']
+            ptf_port = f"eth{port_info['test_port_id']}"
+            ptfhost.command(f"ifconfig {ptf_port} {neighbor_ip}")
+            duthost.command(f"docker exec -i swss arping {neighbor_ip} -c 5")
+            break
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('degrade_pfcwd_detection', 'stop_pfcwd', 'storm_test_setup_restore', 'start_background_traffic') # noqa E501
 class TestPfcwdAllPortStorm(object):
     """ PFC storm test class """
@@ -234,8 +251,9 @@ def test_all_port_storm_restore(self, duthosts, enum_rand_one_per_hwsku_frontend
                 test_port = device_conn[intf]['peerport']
                 if test_port in setup_pfc_test['test_ports']:
                     selected_test_ports.append(test_port)
-
-        with send_background_traffic(duthost, ptfhost, queues, selected_test_ports, setup_pfc_test['test_ports']):
+        resolve_arp(duthost, ptfhost, setup_pfc_test['test_ports'])
+        with send_background_traffic(duthost, ptfhost, queues, selected_test_ports, setup_pfc_test['test_ports'],
+                                     pkt_count=500):
             self.run_test(duthost,
                           storm_hndle,
                           expect_regex=[EXPECT_PFC_WD_DETECT_RE + fetch_vendor_specific_diagnosis_re(duthost)],