diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index 088e80203845..b93f42c515da 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/switchdev.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/if_bridge.h>
 
 #include "br_private.h"
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ int br_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, u16 flags)
 	struct nlattr *afspec;
 	struct net_bridge_port *p;
 	struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_BRPORT_MAX + 1];
-	int err = 0;
+	int err = 0, ret_offload = 0;
 
 	protinfo = nlmsg_find_attr(nlh, sizeof(struct ifinfomsg), IFLA_PROTINFO);
 	afspec = nlmsg_find_attr(nlh, sizeof(struct ifinfomsg), IFLA_AF_SPEC);
@@ -542,9 +543,18 @@ int br_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, u16 flags)
 				afspec, RTM_SETLINK);
 	}
 
+	if (!(flags & BRIDGE_FLAGS_SELF)) {
+		/* set bridge attributes in hardware if supported
+		 */
+		ret_offload = netdev_switch_port_bridge_setlink(dev, nlh,
+								flags);
+		if (ret_offload && ret_offload != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			br_warn(p->br, "error setting attrs on port %u(%s)\n",
+				(unsigned int)p->port_no, p->dev->name);
+	}
+
 	if (err == 0)
 		br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);
-
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -554,7 +564,7 @@ int br_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, u16 flags)
 {
 	struct nlattr *afspec;
 	struct net_bridge_port *p;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0, ret_offload = 0;
 
 	afspec = nlmsg_find_attr(nlh, sizeof(struct ifinfomsg), IFLA_AF_SPEC);
 	if (!afspec)
@@ -573,6 +583,16 @@ int br_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, u16 flags)
 		 */
 		br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);
 
+	if (!(flags & BRIDGE_FLAGS_SELF)) {
+		/* del bridge attributes in hardware
+		 */
+		ret_offload = netdev_switch_port_bridge_dellink(dev, nlh,
+								flags);
+		if (ret_offload && ret_offload != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			br_warn(p->br, "error deleting attrs on port %u (%s)\n",
+				(unsigned int)p->port_no, p->dev->name);
+	}
+
 	return err;
 }
 static int br_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])