diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c
index d5c547c35e2f..e29146d9eddb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ ssize_t nsim_bus_dev_max_vfs_write(struct file *file,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	/* max_vfs limited by the maximum number of provided port indexes */
+	if (val > NSIM_DEV_VF_PORT_INDEX_MAX - NSIM_DEV_VF_PORT_INDEX_BASE) {
+		ret = -ERANGE;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	vfconfigs = kcalloc(val, sizeof(struct nsim_vf_config), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!vfconfigs) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ new_port_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	mutex_lock(&nsim_bus_dev->nsim_bus_reload_lock);
 	devlink_reload_disable(devlink);
-	ret = nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_bus_dev, port_index);
+	ret = nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF, port_index);
 	devlink_reload_enable(devlink);
 	mutex_unlock(&nsim_bus_dev->nsim_bus_reload_lock);
 	return ret ? ret : count;
@@ -207,7 +213,7 @@ del_port_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	mutex_lock(&nsim_bus_dev->nsim_bus_reload_lock);
 	devlink_reload_disable(devlink);
-	ret = nsim_dev_port_del(nsim_bus_dev, port_index);
+	ret = nsim_dev_port_del(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF, port_index);
 	devlink_reload_enable(devlink);
 	mutex_unlock(&nsim_bus_dev->nsim_bus_reload_lock);
 	return ret ? ret : count;
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index cd50c05b1e6e..93d6f3d54d11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@
 
 #include "netdevsim.h"
 
+static unsigned int
+nsim_dev_port_index(enum nsim_dev_port_type type, unsigned int port_index)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_VF:
+		port_index = NSIM_DEV_VF_PORT_INDEX_BASE + port_index;
+		break;
+	case NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return port_index;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int nsim_dev_port_index_to_vf_index(unsigned int port_index)
+{
+	return port_index - NSIM_DEV_VF_PORT_INDEX_BASE;
+}
+
 static struct dentry *nsim_dev_ddir;
 
 #define NSIM_DEV_DUMMY_REGION_SIZE (1024 * 32)
@@ -923,7 +942,7 @@ static const struct devlink_ops nsim_dev_devlink_ops = {
 #define NSIM_DEV_MAX_MACS_DEFAULT 32
 #define NSIM_DEV_TEST1_DEFAULT true
 
-static int __nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
+static int __nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 			       unsigned int port_index)
 {
 	struct devlink_port_attrs attrs = {};
@@ -934,7 +953,8 @@ static int __nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
 	nsim_dev_port = kzalloc(sizeof(*nsim_dev_port), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!nsim_dev_port)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	nsim_dev_port->port_index = port_index;
+	nsim_dev_port->port_index = nsim_dev_port_index(type, port_index);
+	nsim_dev_port->port_type = type;
 
 	devlink_port = &nsim_dev_port->devlink_port;
 	attrs.flavour = DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PHYSICAL;
@@ -943,7 +963,7 @@ static int __nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
 	attrs.switch_id.id_len = nsim_dev->switch_id.id_len;
 	devlink_port_attrs_set(devlink_port, &attrs);
 	err = devlink_port_register(priv_to_devlink(nsim_dev), devlink_port,
-				    port_index);
+				    nsim_dev_port->port_index);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_port_free;
 
@@ -1000,7 +1020,7 @@ static int nsim_dev_port_add_all(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
 	int i, err;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < port_count; i++) {
-		err = __nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_dev, i);
+		err = __nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF, i);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_port_del_all;
 	}
@@ -1216,32 +1236,34 @@ void nsim_dev_remove(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev)
 }
 
 static struct nsim_dev_port *
-__nsim_dev_port_lookup(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, unsigned int port_index)
+__nsim_dev_port_lookup(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
+		       unsigned int port_index)
 {
 	struct nsim_dev_port *nsim_dev_port;
 
+	port_index = nsim_dev_port_index(type, port_index);
 	list_for_each_entry(nsim_dev_port, &nsim_dev->port_list, list)
 		if (nsim_dev_port->port_index == port_index)
 			return nsim_dev_port;
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
+int nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 		      unsigned int port_index)
 {
 	struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev = dev_get_drvdata(&nsim_bus_dev->dev);
 	int err;
 
 	mutex_lock(&nsim_dev->port_list_lock);
-	if (__nsim_dev_port_lookup(nsim_dev, port_index))
+	if (__nsim_dev_port_lookup(nsim_dev, type, port_index))
 		err = -EEXIST;
 	else
-		err = __nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_dev, port_index);
+		err = __nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_dev, type, port_index);
 	mutex_unlock(&nsim_dev->port_list_lock);
 	return err;
 }
 
-int nsim_dev_port_del(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
+int nsim_dev_port_del(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 		      unsigned int port_index)
 {
 	struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev = dev_get_drvdata(&nsim_bus_dev->dev);
@@ -1249,7 +1271,7 @@ int nsim_dev_port_del(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&nsim_dev->port_list_lock);
-	nsim_dev_port = __nsim_dev_port_lookup(nsim_dev, port_index);
+	nsim_dev_port = __nsim_dev_port_lookup(nsim_dev, type, port_index);
 	if (!nsim_dev_port)
 		err = -ENOENT;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index a1b49c8c0175..e025c1bc1c26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -197,10 +197,19 @@ static inline void nsim_dev_psample_exit(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
 }
 #endif
 
+enum nsim_dev_port_type {
+	NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF,
+	NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_VF,
+};
+
+#define NSIM_DEV_VF_PORT_INDEX_BASE 128
+#define NSIM_DEV_VF_PORT_INDEX_MAX UINT_MAX
+
 struct nsim_dev_port {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct devlink_port devlink_port;
 	unsigned int port_index;
+	enum nsim_dev_port_type port_type;
 	struct dentry *ddir;
 	struct netdevsim *ns;
 };
@@ -260,8 +269,10 @@ void nsim_dev_exit(void);
 int nsim_dev_probe(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev);
 void nsim_dev_remove(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev);
 int nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
+		      enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 		      unsigned int port_index);
 int nsim_dev_port_del(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
+		      enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 		      unsigned int port_index);
 
 struct nsim_fib_data *nsim_fib_create(struct devlink *devlink,
@@ -278,6 +289,15 @@ ssize_t nsim_bus_dev_max_vfs_write(struct file *file,
 				   size_t count, loff_t *ppos);
 void nsim_bus_dev_vfs_disable(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev);
 
+static inline bool nsim_dev_port_is_pf(struct nsim_dev_port *nsim_dev_port)
+{
+	return nsim_dev_port->port_type == NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF;
+}
+
+static inline bool nsim_dev_port_is_vf(struct nsim_dev_port *nsim_dev_port)
+{
+	return nsim_dev_port->port_type == NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_VF;
+}
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_XFRM_OFFLOAD)
 void nsim_ipsec_init(struct netdevsim *ns);
 void nsim_ipsec_teardown(struct netdevsim *ns);