diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index b7a539cdca00..439c63cb2a0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #define i40e_default_queues_per_vmdq(pf) \
 		(((pf)->hw_features & I40E_HW_RSS_AQ_CAPABLE) ? 4 : 1)
 #define I40E_DEFAULT_QUEUES_PER_VF	4
+#define I40E_MAX_VF_QUEUES		16
 #define I40E_DEFAULT_QUEUES_PER_TC	1 /* should be a power of 2 */
 #define i40e_pf_get_max_q_per_tc(pf) \
 		(((pf)->hw_features & I40E_HW_128_QP_RSS_CAPABLE) ? 128 : 64)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 4d1e670f490e..a75396c157d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -815,6 +815,14 @@ static void i40e_free_vf_res(struct i40e_vf *vf)
 	 */
 	clear_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_INIT, &vf->vf_states);
 
+	/* It's possible the VF had requeuested more queues than the default so
+	 * do the accounting here when we're about to free them.
+	 */
+	if (vf->num_queue_pairs > I40E_DEFAULT_QUEUES_PER_VF) {
+		pf->queues_left += vf->num_queue_pairs -
+				   I40E_DEFAULT_QUEUES_PER_VF;
+	}
+
 	/* free vsi & disconnect it from the parent uplink */
 	if (vf->lan_vsi_idx) {
 		i40e_vsi_release(pf->vsi[vf->lan_vsi_idx]);
@@ -868,12 +876,27 @@ static int i40e_alloc_vf_res(struct i40e_vf *vf)
 	int total_queue_pairs = 0;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (vf->num_req_queues &&
+	    vf->num_req_queues <= pf->queues_left + I40E_DEFAULT_QUEUES_PER_VF)
+		pf->num_vf_qps = vf->num_req_queues;
+	else
+		pf->num_vf_qps = I40E_DEFAULT_QUEUES_PER_VF;
+
 	/* allocate hw vsi context & associated resources */
 	ret = i40e_alloc_vsi_res(vf, I40E_VSI_SRIOV);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_alloc;
 	total_queue_pairs += pf->vsi[vf->lan_vsi_idx]->alloc_queue_pairs;
 
+	/* We account for each VF to get a default number of queue pairs.  If
+	 * the VF has now requested more, we need to account for that to make
+	 * certain we never request more queues than we actually have left in
+	 * HW.
+	 */
+	if (total_queue_pairs > I40E_DEFAULT_QUEUES_PER_VF)
+		pf->queues_left -=
+			total_queue_pairs - I40E_DEFAULT_QUEUES_PER_VF;
+
 	if (vf->trusted)
 		set_bit(I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_CAP_PRIVILEGE, &vf->vf_caps);
 	else
@@ -1579,6 +1602,9 @@ static int i40e_vc_get_vf_resources_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 					VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_WB_ON_ITR;
 	}
 
+	if (vf->driver_caps & VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_REQ_QUEUES)
+		vfres->vf_cap_flags |= VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_REQ_QUEUES;
+
 	vfres->num_vsis = num_vsis;
 	vfres->num_queue_pairs = vf->num_queue_pairs;
 	vfres->max_vectors = pf->hw.func_caps.num_msix_vectors_vf;
@@ -1986,6 +2012,52 @@ static int i40e_vc_disable_queues_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg, u16 msglen)
 				       aq_ret);
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_vc_request_queues_msg
+ * @vf: pointer to the VF info
+ * @msg: pointer to the msg buffer
+ * @msglen: msg length
+ *
+ * VFs get a default number of queues but can use this message to request a
+ * different number.  Will respond with either the number requested or the
+ * maximum we can support.
+ **/
+static int i40e_vc_request_queues_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg, int msglen)
+{
+	struct virtchnl_vf_res_request *vfres =
+		(struct virtchnl_vf_res_request *)msg;
+	int req_pairs = vfres->num_queue_pairs;
+	int cur_pairs = vf->num_queue_pairs;
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = vf->pf;
+
+	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (req_pairs <= 0) {
+		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			"VF %d tried to request %d queues.  Ignoring.\n",
+			vf->vf_id, req_pairs);
+	} else if (req_pairs > I40E_MAX_VF_QUEUES) {
+		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			"VF %d tried to request more than %d queues.\n",
+			vf->vf_id,
+			I40E_MAX_VF_QUEUES);
+		vfres->num_queue_pairs = I40E_MAX_VF_QUEUES;
+	} else if (req_pairs - cur_pairs > pf->queues_left) {
+		dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "VF %d requested %d more queues, but only %d left.\n",
+			 vf->vf_id,
+			 req_pairs - cur_pairs,
+			 pf->queues_left);
+		vfres->num_queue_pairs = pf->queues_left + cur_pairs;
+	} else {
+		vf->num_req_queues = req_pairs;
+	}
+
+	return i40e_vc_send_msg_to_vf(vf, VIRTCHNL_OP_REQUEST_QUEUES, 0,
+				      (u8 *)vfres, sizeof(vfres));
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_vc_get_stats_msg
  * @vf: pointer to the VF info
@@ -2708,6 +2780,9 @@ int i40e_vc_process_vf_msg(struct i40e_pf *pf, s16 vf_id, u32 v_opcode,
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_DISABLE_VLAN_STRIPPING:
 		ret = i40e_vc_disable_vlan_stripping(vf, msg, msglen);
 		break;
+	case VIRTCHNL_OP_REQUEST_QUEUES:
+		ret = i40e_vc_request_queues_msg(vf, msg, msglen);
+		break;
 
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN:
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h
index 1f4b0c504368..5111d05d5f2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ struct i40e_vf {
 	u16 lan_vsi_id;		/* ID as used by firmware */
 
 	u8 num_queue_pairs;	/* num of qps assigned to VF vsis */
+	u8 num_req_queues;	/* num of requested qps */
 	u64 num_mdd_events;	/* num of mdd events detected */
 	/* num of continuous malformed or invalid msgs detected */
 	u64 num_invalid_msgs;
diff --git a/include/linux/avf/virtchnl.h b/include/linux/avf/virtchnl.h
index 2b038442c352..60e5d90cb18a 100644
--- a/include/linux/avf/virtchnl.h
+++ b/include/linux/avf/virtchnl.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ enum virtchnl_ops {
 	VIRTCHNL_OP_SET_RSS_HENA = 26,
 	VIRTCHNL_OP_ENABLE_VLAN_STRIPPING = 27,
 	VIRTCHNL_OP_DISABLE_VLAN_STRIPPING = 28,
+	VIRTCHNL_OP_REQUEST_QUEUES = 29,
 };
 
 /* This macro is used to generate a compilation error if a structure
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ VIRTCHNL_CHECK_STRUCT_LEN(16, virtchnl_vsi_resource);
 #define VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_AQ		0x00000008
 #define VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_REG		0x00000010
 #define VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_WB_ON_ITR		0x00000020
+#define VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_REQ_QUEUES		0x00000040
 #define VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_VLAN		0x00010000
 #define VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RX_POLLING		0x00020000
 #define VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PCTYPE_V2	0x00040000
@@ -325,6 +327,21 @@ struct virtchnl_vsi_queue_config_info {
 	struct virtchnl_queue_pair_info qpair[1];
 };
 
+/* VIRTCHNL_OP_REQUEST_QUEUES
+ * VF sends this message to request the PF to allocate additional queues to
+ * this VF.  Each VF gets a guaranteed number of queues on init but asking for
+ * additional queues must be negotiated.  This is a best effort request as it
+ * is possible the PF does not have enough queues left to support the request.
+ * If the PF cannot support the number requested it will respond with the
+ * maximum number it is able to support; otherwise it will respond with the
+ * number requested.
+ */
+
+/* VF resource request */
+struct virtchnl_vf_res_request {
+	u16 num_queue_pairs;
+};
+
 VIRTCHNL_CHECK_STRUCT_LEN(72, virtchnl_vsi_queue_config_info);
 
 /* VIRTCHNL_OP_CONFIG_IRQ_MAP
@@ -691,6 +708,9 @@ virtchnl_vc_validate_vf_msg(struct virtchnl_version_info *ver, u32 v_opcode,
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_ENABLE_VLAN_STRIPPING:
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_DISABLE_VLAN_STRIPPING:
 		break;
+	case VIRTCHNL_OP_REQUEST_QUEUES:
+		valid_len = sizeof(struct virtchnl_vf_res_request);
+		break;
 	/* These are always errors coming from the VF. */
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_EVENT:
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_UNKNOWN: