diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index 42e1ce3e39e1..e9f791c43f20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct mlxsw_core {
 		struct list_head trans_list;
 		spinlock_t trans_list_lock; /* protects trans_list writes */
 		bool use_emad;
+		bool enable_string_tlv;
 	} emad;
 	struct {
 		u8 *mapping; /* lag_id+port_index to local_port mapping */
@@ -249,6 +250,25 @@ MLXSW_ITEM32(emad, op_tlv, class, 0x04, 0, 8);
  */
 MLXSW_ITEM64(emad, op_tlv, tid, 0x08, 0, 64);
 
+/* emad_string_tlv_type
+ * Type of the TLV.
+ * Must be set to 0x2 (string TLV).
+ */
+MLXSW_ITEM32(emad, string_tlv, type, 0x00, 27, 5);
+
+/* emad_string_tlv_len
+ * Length of the string TLV in u32.
+ */
+MLXSW_ITEM32(emad, string_tlv, len, 0x00, 16, 11);
+
+#define MLXSW_EMAD_STRING_TLV_STRING_LEN 128
+
+/* emad_string_tlv_string
+ * String provided by the device's firmware in case of erroneous register access
+ */
+MLXSW_ITEM_BUF(emad, string_tlv, string, 0x04,
+	       MLXSW_EMAD_STRING_TLV_STRING_LEN);
+
 /* emad_reg_tlv_type
  * Type of the TLV.
  * Must be set to 0x3 (register TLV).
@@ -304,6 +324,12 @@ static void mlxsw_emad_pack_reg_tlv(char *reg_tlv,
 	memcpy(reg_tlv + sizeof(u32), payload, reg->len);
 }
 
+static void mlxsw_emad_pack_string_tlv(char *string_tlv)
+{
+	mlxsw_emad_string_tlv_type_set(string_tlv, MLXSW_EMAD_TLV_TYPE_STRING);
+	mlxsw_emad_string_tlv_len_set(string_tlv, MLXSW_EMAD_STRING_TLV_LEN);
+}
+
 static void mlxsw_emad_pack_op_tlv(char *op_tlv,
 				   const struct mlxsw_reg_info *reg,
 				   enum mlxsw_core_reg_access_type type,
@@ -345,7 +371,7 @@ static void mlxsw_emad_construct(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 const struct mlxsw_reg_info *reg,
 				 char *payload,
 				 enum mlxsw_core_reg_access_type type,
-				 u64 tid)
+				 u64 tid, bool enable_string_tlv)
 {
 	char *buf;
 
@@ -355,26 +381,82 @@ static void mlxsw_emad_construct(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	buf = skb_push(skb, reg->len + sizeof(u32));
 	mlxsw_emad_pack_reg_tlv(buf, reg, payload);
 
+	if (enable_string_tlv) {
+		buf = skb_push(skb, MLXSW_EMAD_STRING_TLV_LEN * sizeof(u32));
+		mlxsw_emad_pack_string_tlv(buf);
+	}
+
 	buf = skb_push(skb, MLXSW_EMAD_OP_TLV_LEN * sizeof(u32));
 	mlxsw_emad_pack_op_tlv(buf, reg, type, tid);
 
 	mlxsw_emad_construct_eth_hdr(skb);
 }
 
+struct mlxsw_emad_tlv_offsets {
+	u16 op_tlv;
+	u16 string_tlv;
+	u16 reg_tlv;
+};
+
+static bool mlxsw_emad_tlv_is_string_tlv(const char *tlv)
+{
+	u8 tlv_type = mlxsw_emad_string_tlv_type_get(tlv);
+
+	return tlv_type == MLXSW_EMAD_TLV_TYPE_STRING;
+}
+
+static void mlxsw_emad_tlv_parse(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct mlxsw_emad_tlv_offsets *offsets =
+		(struct mlxsw_emad_tlv_offsets *) skb->cb;
+
+	offsets->op_tlv = MLXSW_EMAD_ETH_HDR_LEN;
+	offsets->string_tlv = 0;
+	offsets->reg_tlv = MLXSW_EMAD_ETH_HDR_LEN +
+			   MLXSW_EMAD_OP_TLV_LEN * sizeof(u32);
+
+	/* If string TLV is present, it must come after the operation TLV. */
+	if (mlxsw_emad_tlv_is_string_tlv(skb->data + offsets->reg_tlv)) {
+		offsets->string_tlv = offsets->reg_tlv;
+		offsets->reg_tlv += MLXSW_EMAD_STRING_TLV_LEN * sizeof(u32);
+	}
+}
+
 static char *mlxsw_emad_op_tlv(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return ((char *) (skb->data + MLXSW_EMAD_ETH_HDR_LEN));
+	struct mlxsw_emad_tlv_offsets *offsets =
+		(struct mlxsw_emad_tlv_offsets *) skb->cb;
+
+	return ((char *) (skb->data + offsets->op_tlv));
+}
+
+static char *mlxsw_emad_string_tlv(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct mlxsw_emad_tlv_offsets *offsets =
+		(struct mlxsw_emad_tlv_offsets *) skb->cb;
+
+	if (!offsets->string_tlv)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return ((char *) (skb->data + offsets->string_tlv));
 }
 
 static char *mlxsw_emad_reg_tlv(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return ((char *) (skb->data + MLXSW_EMAD_ETH_HDR_LEN +
-				      MLXSW_EMAD_OP_TLV_LEN * sizeof(u32)));
+	struct mlxsw_emad_tlv_offsets *offsets =
+		(struct mlxsw_emad_tlv_offsets *) skb->cb;
+
+	return ((char *) (skb->data + offsets->reg_tlv));
 }
 
-static char *mlxsw_emad_reg_payload(const char *op_tlv)
+static char *mlxsw_emad_reg_payload(const char *reg_tlv)
 {
-	return ((char *) (op_tlv + (MLXSW_EMAD_OP_TLV_LEN + 1) * sizeof(u32)));
+	return ((char *) (reg_tlv + sizeof(u32)));
+}
+
+static char *mlxsw_emad_reg_payload_cmd(const char *mbox)
+{
+	return ((char *) (mbox + (MLXSW_EMAD_OP_TLV_LEN + 1) * sizeof(u32)));
 }
 
 static u64 mlxsw_emad_get_tid(const struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -440,10 +522,31 @@ struct mlxsw_reg_trans {
 	const struct mlxsw_reg_info *reg;
 	enum mlxsw_core_reg_access_type type;
 	int err;
+	char *emad_err_string;
 	enum mlxsw_emad_op_tlv_status emad_status;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
+static void mlxsw_emad_process_string_tlv(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+					  struct mlxsw_reg_trans *trans)
+{
+	char *string_tlv;
+	char *string;
+
+	string_tlv = mlxsw_emad_string_tlv(skb);
+	if (!string_tlv)
+		return;
+
+	trans->emad_err_string = kzalloc(MLXSW_EMAD_STRING_TLV_STRING_LEN,
+					 GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!trans->emad_err_string)
+		return;
+
+	string = mlxsw_emad_string_tlv_string_data(string_tlv);
+	strlcpy(trans->emad_err_string, string,
+		MLXSW_EMAD_STRING_TLV_STRING_LEN);
+}
+
 #define MLXSW_EMAD_TIMEOUT_DURING_FW_FLASH_MS	3000
 #define MLXSW_EMAD_TIMEOUT_MS			200
 
@@ -535,12 +638,14 @@ static void mlxsw_emad_process_response(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 		mlxsw_emad_transmit_retry(mlxsw_core, trans);
 	} else {
 		if (err == 0) {
-			char *op_tlv = mlxsw_emad_op_tlv(skb);
+			char *reg_tlv = mlxsw_emad_reg_tlv(skb);
 
 			if (trans->cb)
 				trans->cb(mlxsw_core,
-					  mlxsw_emad_reg_payload(op_tlv),
+					  mlxsw_emad_reg_payload(reg_tlv),
 					  trans->reg->len, trans->cb_priv);
+		} else {
+			mlxsw_emad_process_string_tlv(skb, trans);
 		}
 		mlxsw_emad_trans_finish(trans, err);
 	}
@@ -556,6 +661,8 @@ static void mlxsw_emad_rx_listener_func(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 local_port,
 	trace_devlink_hwmsg(priv_to_devlink(mlxsw_core), true, 0,
 			    skb->data, skb->len);
 
+	mlxsw_emad_tlv_parse(skb);
+
 	if (!mlxsw_emad_is_resp(skb))
 		goto free_skb;
 
@@ -631,7 +738,7 @@ static void mlxsw_emad_fini(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core)
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *mlxsw_emad_alloc(const struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
-					u16 reg_len)
+					u16 reg_len, bool enable_string_tlv)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	u16 emad_len;
@@ -639,6 +746,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *mlxsw_emad_alloc(const struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 	emad_len = (reg_len + sizeof(u32) + MLXSW_EMAD_ETH_HDR_LEN +
 		    (MLXSW_EMAD_OP_TLV_LEN + MLXSW_EMAD_END_TLV_LEN) *
 		    sizeof(u32) + mlxsw_core->driver->txhdr_len);
+	if (enable_string_tlv)
+		emad_len += MLXSW_EMAD_STRING_TLV_LEN * sizeof(u32);
 	if (emad_len > MLXSW_EMAD_MAX_FRAME_LEN)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -660,6 +769,7 @@ static int mlxsw_emad_reg_access(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 				 mlxsw_reg_trans_cb_t *cb,
 				 unsigned long cb_priv, u64 tid)
 {
+	bool enable_string_tlv;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err;
 
@@ -667,7 +777,12 @@ static int mlxsw_emad_reg_access(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 		tid, reg->id, mlxsw_reg_id_str(reg->id),
 		mlxsw_core_reg_access_type_str(type));
 
-	skb = mlxsw_emad_alloc(mlxsw_core, reg->len);
+	/* Since this can be changed during emad_reg_access, read it once and
+	 * use the value all the way.
+	 */
+	enable_string_tlv = mlxsw_core->emad.enable_string_tlv;
+
+	skb = mlxsw_emad_alloc(mlxsw_core, reg->len, enable_string_tlv);
 	if (!skb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -684,7 +799,8 @@ static int mlxsw_emad_reg_access(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 	trans->reg = reg;
 	trans->type = type;
 
-	mlxsw_emad_construct(skb, reg, payload, type, trans->tid);
+	mlxsw_emad_construct(skb, reg, payload, type, trans->tid,
+			     enable_string_tlv);
 	mlxsw_core->driver->txhdr_construct(skb, &trans->tx_info);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&mlxsw_core->emad.trans_list_lock);
@@ -1395,12 +1511,16 @@ static void mlxsw_core_event_listener_func(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 local_port,
 	struct mlxsw_event_listener_item *event_listener_item = priv;
 	struct mlxsw_reg_info reg;
 	char *payload;
-	char *op_tlv = mlxsw_emad_op_tlv(skb);
-	char *reg_tlv = mlxsw_emad_reg_tlv(skb);
+	char *reg_tlv;
+	char *op_tlv;
+
+	mlxsw_emad_tlv_parse(skb);
+	op_tlv = mlxsw_emad_op_tlv(skb);
+	reg_tlv = mlxsw_emad_reg_tlv(skb);
 
 	reg.id = mlxsw_emad_op_tlv_register_id_get(op_tlv);
 	reg.len = (mlxsw_emad_reg_tlv_len_get(reg_tlv) - 1) * sizeof(u32);
-	payload = mlxsw_emad_reg_payload(op_tlv);
+	payload = mlxsw_emad_reg_payload(reg_tlv);
 	event_listener_item->el.func(&reg, payload, event_listener_item->priv);
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 }
@@ -1618,8 +1738,11 @@ int mlxsw_reg_trans_write(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlxsw_reg_trans_write);
 
+#define MLXSW_REG_TRANS_ERR_STRING_SIZE	256
+
 static int mlxsw_reg_trans_wait(struct mlxsw_reg_trans *trans)
 {
+	char err_string[MLXSW_REG_TRANS_ERR_STRING_SIZE];
 	struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core = trans->core;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1637,9 +1760,17 @@ static int mlxsw_reg_trans_wait(struct mlxsw_reg_trans *trans)
 			mlxsw_core_reg_access_type_str(trans->type),
 			trans->emad_status,
 			mlxsw_emad_op_tlv_status_str(trans->emad_status));
+
+		snprintf(err_string, MLXSW_REG_TRANS_ERR_STRING_SIZE,
+			 "(tid=%llx,reg_id=%x(%s)) %s (%s)\n", trans->tid,
+			 trans->reg->id, mlxsw_reg_id_str(trans->reg->id),
+			 mlxsw_emad_op_tlv_status_str(trans->emad_status),
+			 trans->emad_err_string ? trans->emad_err_string : "");
+
 		trace_devlink_hwerr(priv_to_devlink(mlxsw_core),
-				    trans->emad_status,
-				    mlxsw_emad_op_tlv_status_str(trans->emad_status));
+				    trans->emad_status, err_string);
+
+		kfree(trans->emad_err_string);
 	}
 
 	list_del(&trans->bulk_list);
@@ -1713,7 +1844,7 @@ static int mlxsw_core_reg_access_cmd(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 	}
 
 	if (!err)
-		memcpy(payload, mlxsw_emad_reg_payload(out_mbox),
+		memcpy(payload, mlxsw_emad_reg_payload_cmd(out_mbox),
 		       reg->len);
 
 	mlxsw_cmd_mbox_free(out_mbox);
@@ -2210,6 +2341,12 @@ u32 mlxsw_core_read_frc_l(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlxsw_core_read_frc_l);
 
+void mlxsw_core_emad_string_tlv_enable(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core)
+{
+	mlxsw_core->emad.enable_string_tlv = true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlxsw_core_emad_string_tlv_enable);
+
 static int __init mlxsw_core_module_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h
index 0d18bee6d140..543476a2e503 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ void mlxsw_core_fw_flash_end(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core);
 u32 mlxsw_core_read_frc_h(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core);
 u32 mlxsw_core_read_frc_l(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core);
 
+void mlxsw_core_emad_string_tlv_enable(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core);
+
 bool mlxsw_core_res_valid(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 			  enum mlxsw_res_id res_id);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/emad.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/emad.h
index a33b896f4bb8..acfbbec52424 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/emad.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/emad.h
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@
 enum {
 	MLXSW_EMAD_TLV_TYPE_END,
 	MLXSW_EMAD_TLV_TYPE_OP,
-	MLXSW_EMAD_TLV_TYPE_DR,
+	MLXSW_EMAD_TLV_TYPE_STRING,
 	MLXSW_EMAD_TLV_TYPE_REG,
-	MLXSW_EMAD_TLV_TYPE_USERDATA,
-	MLXSW_EMAD_TLV_TYPE_OOBETH,
 };
 
 /* OP TLV */
@@ -89,6 +87,9 @@ enum {
 	MLXSW_EMAD_OP_TLV_METHOD_EVENT = 5,
 };
 
+/* STRING TLV */
+#define MLXSW_EMAD_STRING_TLV_LEN 33	/* Length in u32 */
+
 /* END TLV */
 #define MLXSW_EMAD_END_TLV_LEN 1	/* Length in u32 */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 471478eb1d86..556dca328bb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -4894,6 +4894,8 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_init(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	mlxsw_core_emad_string_tlv_enable(mlxsw_core);
+
 	err = mlxsw_sp_base_mac_get(mlxsw_sp);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Failed to get base mac\n");