diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 363d8dcb7f17..ea4b255380a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,15 @@ mlx5e_vport_rep_unload(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
 	kfree(ppriv); /* mlx5e_rep_priv */
 }
 
+static void *mlx5e_vport_rep_get_proto_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv;
+
+	rpriv = mlx5e_rep_to_rep_priv(rep);
+
+	return rpriv->netdev;
+}
+
 static void mlx5e_rep_register_vf_vports(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
@@ -1168,6 +1177,7 @@ static void mlx5e_rep_register_vf_vports(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 		rep_if.load = mlx5e_vport_rep_load;
 		rep_if.unload = mlx5e_vport_rep_unload;
+		rep_if.get_proto_dev = mlx5e_vport_rep_get_proto_dev;
 		mlx5_eswitch_register_vport_rep(esw, vport, &rep_if, REP_ETH);
 	}
 }
@@ -1195,6 +1205,7 @@ void mlx5e_register_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 	rep_if.load = mlx5e_nic_rep_load;
 	rep_if.unload = mlx5e_nic_rep_unload;
+	rep_if.get_proto_dev = mlx5e_vport_rep_get_proto_dev;
 	rep_if.priv = rpriv;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rpriv->vport_sqs_list);
 	mlx5_eswitch_register_vport_rep(esw, 0, &rep_if, REP_ETH); /* UPLINK PF vport*/
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 2fa037066b2f..4dfb1da435a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct mlx5_eswitch_rep_if {
 	int		       (*load)(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 				       struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep);
 	void		       (*unload)(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep);
+	void		       *(*get_proto_dev)(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep);
 	void			*priv;
 	bool		       valid;
 };
@@ -286,6 +287,10 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_unregister_vport_rep(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 				       int vport_index,
 				       u8 rep_type);
 void *mlx5_eswitch_get_uplink_priv(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u8 rep_type);
+void *mlx5_eswitch_get_proto_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
+				 int vport,
+				 u8 rep_type);
+void *mlx5_eswitch_uplink_get_proto_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u8 rep_type);
 
 int mlx5_eswitch_add_vlan_action(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 				 struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *attr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 99f583a15cc3..06623c8e92a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -1160,6 +1160,7 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_register_vport_rep(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 
 	rep_if->load   = __rep_if->load;
 	rep_if->unload = __rep_if->unload;
+	rep_if->get_proto_dev = __rep_if->get_proto_dev;
 	rep_if->priv = __rep_if->priv;
 
 	rep_if->valid = true;
@@ -1188,3 +1189,26 @@ void *mlx5_eswitch_get_uplink_priv(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u8 rep_type)
 	rep = &offloads->vport_reps[UPLINK_REP_INDEX];
 	return rep->rep_if[rep_type].priv;
 }
+
+void *mlx5_eswitch_get_proto_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
+				 int vport,
+				 u8 rep_type)
+{
+	struct mlx5_esw_offload *offloads = &esw->offloads;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep;
+
+	if (vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT)
+		vport = UPLINK_REP_INDEX;
+
+	rep = &offloads->vport_reps[vport];
+
+	if (rep->rep_if[rep_type].valid &&
+	    rep->rep_if[rep_type].get_proto_dev)
+		return rep->rep_if[rep_type].get_proto_dev(rep);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void *mlx5_eswitch_uplink_get_proto_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u8 rep_type)
+{
+	return mlx5_eswitch_get_proto_dev(esw, UPLINK_REP_INDEX, rep_type);
+}