diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
index edacacfc9365..2b530a31ef0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
@@ -573,9 +573,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(b53_disable_port);
 
 void b53_brcm_hdr_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 {
-	bool tag_en = !(ds->ops->get_tag_protocol(ds, port) ==
-			 DSA_TAG_PROTO_NONE);
 	struct b53_device *dev = ds->priv;
+	bool tag_en = !(dev->tag_protocol == DSA_TAG_PROTO_NONE);
 	u8 hdr_ctl, val;
 	u16 reg;
 
@@ -1876,7 +1875,8 @@ static bool b53_can_enable_brcm_tags(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-enum dsa_tag_protocol b53_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
+enum dsa_tag_protocol b53_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
+					   enum dsa_tag_protocol mprot)
 {
 	struct b53_device *dev = ds->priv;
 
@@ -1886,16 +1886,22 @@ enum dsa_tag_protocol b53_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 	 * misses on multicast addresses (TBD).
 	 */
 	if (is5325(dev) || is5365(dev) || is539x(dev) || is531x5(dev) ||
-	    !b53_can_enable_brcm_tags(ds, port))
-		return DSA_TAG_PROTO_NONE;
+	    !b53_can_enable_brcm_tags(ds, port)) {
+		dev->tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_NONE;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* Broadcom BCM58xx chips have a flow accelerator on Port 8
 	 * which requires us to use the prepended Broadcom tag type
 	 */
-	if (dev->chip_id == BCM58XX_DEVICE_ID && port == B53_CPU_PORT)
-		return DSA_TAG_PROTO_BRCM_PREPEND;
+	if (dev->chip_id == BCM58XX_DEVICE_ID && port == B53_CPU_PORT) {
+		dev->tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_BRCM_PREPEND;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-	return DSA_TAG_PROTO_BRCM;
+	dev->tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_BRCM;
+out:
+	return dev->tag_protocol;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(b53_get_tag_protocol);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_priv.h b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_priv.h
index 1877acf05081..3c30f3a7eb29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_priv.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct b53_device {
 	u8 jumbo_size_reg;
 	int reset_gpio;
 	u8 num_arl_entries;
+	enum dsa_tag_protocol tag_protocol;
 
 	/* used ports mask */
 	u16 enabled_ports;
@@ -359,7 +360,8 @@ int b53_mdb_del(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 		const struct switchdev_obj_port_mdb *mdb);
 int b53_mirror_add(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 		   struct dsa_mall_mirror_tc_entry *mirror, bool ingress);
-enum dsa_tag_protocol b53_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port);
+enum dsa_tag_protocol b53_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
+					   enum dsa_tag_protocol mprot);
 void b53_mirror_del(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 		    struct dsa_mall_mirror_tc_entry *mirror);
 int b53_enable_port(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, struct phy_device *phy);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
index c8d7ef27fd72..fdcb70b9f0e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ struct dsa_loop_priv {
 static struct phy_device *phydevs[PHY_MAX_ADDR];
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol dsa_loop_get_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						   int port)
+						   int port,
+						   enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	dev_dbg(ds->dev, "%s: port: %d\n", __func__, port);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c
index e3c333a8f45d..cc17a44dd3a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c
@@ -883,7 +883,8 @@ static int lan9303_check_device(struct lan9303 *chip)
 /* ---------------------------- DSA -----------------------------------*/
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol lan9303_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						      int port)
+						      int port,
+						      enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	return DSA_TAG_PROTO_LAN9303;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
index 955324968b74..0369c22fe3e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
@@ -841,7 +841,8 @@ static int gswip_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol gswip_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						    int port)
+						    int port,
+						    enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	return DSA_TAG_PROTO_GSWIP;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz8795.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz8795.c
index 24a5e99f7fd5..47d65b77caf7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz8795.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz8795.c
@@ -645,7 +645,8 @@ static void ksz8795_w_phy(struct ksz_device *dev, u16 phy, u16 reg, u16 val)
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol ksz8795_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						      int port)
+						      int port,
+						      enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	return DSA_TAG_PROTO_KSZ8795;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c
index 50ffc63d6231..9a51b8a4de5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477.c
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ static void ksz9477_port_init_cnt(struct ksz_device *dev, int port)
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol ksz9477_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						      int port)
+						      int port,
+						      enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	enum dsa_tag_protocol proto = DSA_TAG_PROTO_KSZ9477;
 	struct ksz_device *dev = ds->priv;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
index ed1ec10ec62b..022466ca1c19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,8 @@ mt7530_port_vlan_del(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol
-mtk_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
+mtk_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
+		     enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	struct mt7530_priv *priv = ds->priv;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c
index a5a37f47b320..24b8219fd607 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ static const char *mv88e6060_get_name(struct mii_bus *bus, int sw_addr)
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol mv88e6060_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-							int port)
+							int port,
+							enum dsa_tag_protocol m)
 {
 	return DSA_TAG_PROTO_TRAILER;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 99816ca9e5e4..04ef4d00f134 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -5217,7 +5217,8 @@ static struct mv88e6xxx_chip *mv88e6xxx_alloc_chip(struct device *dev)
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol mv88e6xxx_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-							int port)
+							int port,
+							enum dsa_tag_protocol m)
 {
 	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
index f072dd75cea2..feccb6201660 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 #include "felix.h"
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol felix_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						    int port)
+						    int port,
+						    enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	return DSA_TAG_PROTO_OCELOT;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/ar9331.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/ar9331.c
index da3bece75e21..de25f99e995a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/ar9331.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/ar9331.c
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ static void ar9331_sw_port_disable(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol ar9331_sw_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-							int port)
+							int port,
+							enum dsa_tag_protocol m)
 {
 	return DSA_TAG_PROTO_AR9331;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
index e548289df31e..9f4205b4439b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,8 @@ qca8k_port_fdb_dump(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol
-qca8k_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
+qca8k_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
+		       enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	return DSA_TAG_PROTO_QCA;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/rtl8366rb.c b/drivers/net/dsa/rtl8366rb.c
index f5cc8b0a7c74..fd1977590cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/rtl8366rb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/rtl8366rb.c
@@ -964,7 +964,8 @@ static int rtl8366rb_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol rtl8366_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						      int port)
+						      int port,
+						      enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	/* For now, the RTL switches are handled without any custom tags.
 	 *
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
index 61795833c8f5..784e6b8166a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
@@ -1534,7 +1534,8 @@ static int sja1105_setup_8021q_tagging(struct dsa_switch *ds, bool enabled)
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol
-sja1105_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
+sja1105_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
+			 enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	return DSA_TAG_PROTO_SJA1105;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c
index 69fc0110ce04..6e21a2a5cf01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c
@@ -542,7 +542,8 @@ static int vsc73xx_phy_write(struct dsa_switch *ds, int phy, int regnum,
 }
 
 static enum dsa_tag_protocol vsc73xx_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						      int port)
+						      int port,
+						      enum dsa_tag_protocol mp)
 {
 	/* The switch internally uses a 8 byte header with length,
 	 * source port, tag, LPA and priority. This is supposedly
diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index 0c39fed8cd99..63495e3443ac 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -380,7 +380,8 @@ typedef int dsa_fdb_dump_cb_t(const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
 			      bool is_static, void *data);
 struct dsa_switch_ops {
 	enum dsa_tag_protocol (*get_tag_protocol)(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						  int port);
+						  int port,
+						  enum dsa_tag_protocol mprot);
 
 	int	(*setup)(struct dsa_switch *ds);
 	void	(*teardown)(struct dsa_switch *ds);
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index c66abbed4daf..c6d81f2baf4e 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -614,6 +614,32 @@ static int dsa_port_parse_dsa(struct dsa_port *dp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static enum dsa_tag_protocol dsa_get_tag_protocol(struct dsa_port *dp,
+						  struct net_device *master)
+{
+	enum dsa_tag_protocol tag_protocol = DSA_TAG_PROTO_NONE;
+	struct dsa_switch *mds, *ds = dp->ds;
+	unsigned int mdp_upstream;
+	struct dsa_port *mdp;
+
+	/* It is possible to stack DSA switches onto one another when that
+	 * happens the switch driver may want to know if its tagging protocol
+	 * is going to work in such a configuration.
+	 */
+	if (dsa_slave_dev_check(master)) {
+		mdp = dsa_slave_to_port(master);
+		mds = mdp->ds;
+		mdp_upstream = dsa_upstream_port(mds, mdp->index);
+		tag_protocol = mds->ops->get_tag_protocol(mds, mdp_upstream,
+							  DSA_TAG_PROTO_NONE);
+	}
+
+	/* If the master device is not itself a DSA slave in a disjoint DSA
+	 * tree, then return immediately.
+	 */
+	return ds->ops->get_tag_protocol(ds, dp->index, tag_protocol);
+}
+
 static int dsa_port_parse_cpu(struct dsa_port *dp, struct net_device *master)
 {
 	struct dsa_switch *ds = dp->ds;
@@ -621,20 +647,21 @@ static int dsa_port_parse_cpu(struct dsa_port *dp, struct net_device *master)
 	const struct dsa_device_ops *tag_ops;
 	enum dsa_tag_protocol tag_protocol;
 
-	tag_protocol = ds->ops->get_tag_protocol(ds, dp->index);
+	tag_protocol = dsa_get_tag_protocol(dp, master);
 	tag_ops = dsa_tag_driver_get(tag_protocol);
 	if (IS_ERR(tag_ops)) {
 		if (PTR_ERR(tag_ops) == -ENOPROTOOPT)
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		dev_warn(ds->dev, "No tagger for this switch\n");
+		dp->master = NULL;
 		return PTR_ERR(tag_ops);
 	}
 
+	dp->master = master;
 	dp->type = DSA_PORT_TYPE_CPU;
 	dp->filter = tag_ops->filter;
 	dp->rcv = tag_ops->rcv;
 	dp->tag_ops = tag_ops;
-	dp->master = master;
 	dp->dst = dst;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
index 8a162605b861..a7662e7a691d 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ extern const struct dsa_device_ops notag_netdev_ops;
 void dsa_slave_mii_bus_init(struct dsa_switch *ds);
 int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_port *dp);
 void dsa_slave_destroy(struct net_device *slave_dev);
+bool dsa_slave_dev_check(const struct net_device *dev);
 int dsa_slave_suspend(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_resume(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_register_notifier(void);
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index c1828bdc79dc..088c886e609e 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 
 #include "dsa_priv.h"
 
-static bool dsa_slave_dev_check(const struct net_device *dev);
-
 /* slave mii_bus handling ***************************************************/
 static int dsa_slave_phy_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int reg)
 {
@@ -1473,7 +1471,7 @@ void dsa_slave_destroy(struct net_device *slave_dev)
 	free_netdev(slave_dev);
 }
 
-static bool dsa_slave_dev_check(const struct net_device *dev)
+bool dsa_slave_dev_check(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	return dev->netdev_ops == &dsa_slave_netdev_ops;
 }