diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 3ca60b070ef0..875f869dc38a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -728,6 +728,16 @@ struct netdev_fcoe_hbainfo {
 };
 #endif
 
+#define MAX_PHYS_PORT_ID_LEN 32
+
+/* This structure holds a unique identifier to identify the
+ * physical port used by a netdevice.
+ */
+struct netdev_phys_port_id {
+	unsigned char id[MAX_PHYS_PORT_ID_LEN];
+	unsigned char id_len;
+};
+
 /*
  * This structure defines the management hooks for network devices.
  * The following hooks can be defined; unless noted otherwise, they are
@@ -932,6 +942,12 @@ struct netdev_fcoe_hbainfo {
  *	that determine carrier state from physical hardware properties (eg
  *	network cables) or protocol-dependent mechanisms (eg
  *	USB_CDC_NOTIFY_NETWORK_CONNECTION) should NOT implement this function.
+ *
+ * int (*ndo_get_phys_port_id)(struct net_device *dev,
+ *			       struct netdev_phys_port_id *ppid);
+ *	Called to get ID of physical port of this device. If driver does
+ *	not implement this, it is assumed that the hw is not able to have
+ *	multiple net devices on single physical port.
  */
 struct net_device_ops {
 	int			(*ndo_init)(struct net_device *dev);
@@ -1060,6 +1076,8 @@ struct net_device_ops {
 						      struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
 	int			(*ndo_change_carrier)(struct net_device *dev,
 						      bool new_carrier);
+	int			(*ndo_get_phys_port_id)(struct net_device *dev,
+							struct netdev_phys_port_id *ppid);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -2315,6 +2333,8 @@ extern int		dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *,
 					    struct sockaddr *);
 extern int		dev_change_carrier(struct net_device *,
 					   bool new_carrier);
+extern int		dev_get_phys_port_id(struct net_device *dev,
+					     struct netdev_phys_port_id *ppid);
 extern int		dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					    struct net_device *dev,
 					    struct netdev_queue *txq);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index dfd9f5d56ae0..58eb802584b9 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4988,6 +4988,24 @@ int dev_change_carrier(struct net_device *dev, bool new_carrier)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_change_carrier);
 
+/**
+ *	dev_get_phys_port_id - Get device physical port ID
+ *	@dev: device
+ *	@ppid: port ID
+ *
+ *	Get device physical port ID
+ */
+int dev_get_phys_port_id(struct net_device *dev,
+			 struct netdev_phys_port_id *ppid)
+{
+	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
+
+	if (!ops->ndo_get_phys_port_id)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	return ops->ndo_get_phys_port_id(dev, ppid);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_get_phys_port_id);
+
 /**
  *	dev_new_index	-	allocate an ifindex
  *	@net: the applicable net namespace