diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index d8edd9a10907..691ee76ca548 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -1414,6 +1414,38 @@ struct devlink_ops {
 	 */
 	int (*port_del)(struct devlink *devlink, unsigned int port_index,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
+	/**
+	 * port_fn_state_get() - Get the state of a port function
+	 * @devlink: Devlink instance
+	 * @port: The devlink port
+	 * @state: Admin configured state
+	 * @opstate: Current operational state
+	 * @extack: extack for reporting error messages
+	 *
+	 * Reports the admin and operational state of a devlink port function
+	 *
+	 * Return: 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
+	 */
+	int (*port_fn_state_get)(struct devlink *devlink,
+				 struct devlink_port *port,
+				 enum devlink_port_fn_state *state,
+				 enum devlink_port_fn_opstate *opstate,
+				 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
+	/**
+	 * port_fn_state_set() - Set the admin state of a port function
+	 * @devlink: Devlink instance
+	 * @port: The devlink port
+	 * @state: Admin state
+	 * @extack: extack for reporting error messages
+	 *
+	 * Set the admin state of a devlink port function
+	 *
+	 * Return: 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
+	 */
+	int (*port_fn_state_set)(struct devlink *devlink,
+				 struct devlink_port *port,
+				 enum devlink_port_fn_state state,
+				 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 };
 
 static inline void *devlink_priv(struct devlink *devlink)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
index 1a241b09a7f8..f6008b2fa60f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
@@ -583,9 +583,29 @@ enum devlink_resource_unit {
 enum devlink_port_function_attr {
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_UNSPEC,
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_HW_ADDR,	/* binary */
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_STATE,	/* u8 */
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_OPSTATE,	/* u8 */
 
 	__DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_MAX,
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_MAX = __DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_MAX - 1
 };
 
+enum devlink_port_fn_state {
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_STATE_INACTIVE,
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_STATE_ACTIVE,
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum devlink_port_fn_opstate - indicates operational state of the function
+ * @DEVLINK_PORT_FN_OPSTATE_ATTACHED: Driver is attached to the function.
+ * For graceful tear down of the function, after inactivation of the
+ * function, user should wait for operational state to turn DETACHED.
+ * @DEVLINK_PORT_FN_OPSTATE_DETACHED: Driver is detached from the function.
+ * It is safe to delete the port.
+ */
+enum devlink_port_fn_opstate {
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_OPSTATE_DETACHED,
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_OPSTATE_ATTACHED,
+};
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_DEVLINK_H_ */
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 541b5f549274..9f1be69bd5f8 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_trap_report);
 
 static const struct nla_policy devlink_function_nl_policy[DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_HW_ADDR] = { .type = NLA_BINARY },
+	[DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_STATE] =
+		NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U8, DEVLINK_PORT_FN_STATE_INACTIVE,
+				 DEVLINK_PORT_FN_STATE_ACTIVE),
 };
 
 static LIST_HEAD(devlink_list);
@@ -746,6 +749,58 @@ devlink_port_fn_hw_addr_fill(struct devlink *devlink, const struct devlink_ops *
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool
+devlink_port_fn_state_valid(enum devlink_port_fn_state state)
+{
+	return state == DEVLINK_PORT_FN_STATE_INACTIVE ||
+	       state == DEVLINK_PORT_FN_STATE_ACTIVE;
+}
+
+static bool
+devlink_port_fn_opstate_valid(enum devlink_port_fn_opstate opstate)
+{
+	return opstate == DEVLINK_PORT_FN_OPSTATE_DETACHED ||
+	       opstate == DEVLINK_PORT_FN_OPSTATE_ATTACHED;
+}
+
+static int
+devlink_port_fn_state_fill(struct devlink *devlink,
+			   const struct devlink_ops *ops,
+			   struct devlink_port *port, struct sk_buff *msg,
+			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack,
+			   bool *msg_updated)
+{
+	enum devlink_port_fn_opstate opstate;
+	enum devlink_port_fn_state state;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!ops->port_fn_state_get)
+		return 0;
+
+	err = ops->port_fn_state_get(devlink, port, &state, &opstate, extack);
+	if (err) {
+		if (err == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			return 0;
+		return err;
+	}
+	if (!devlink_port_fn_state_valid(state)) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Invalid state read from driver");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!devlink_port_fn_opstate_valid(opstate)) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "Invalid operational state read from driver");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (nla_put_u8(msg, DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_STATE, state) ||
+	    nla_put_u8(msg, DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_OPSTATE, opstate))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	*msg_updated = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 devlink_nl_port_function_attrs_put(struct sk_buff *msg, struct devlink_port *port,
 				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -763,6 +818,11 @@ devlink_nl_port_function_attrs_put(struct sk_buff *msg, struct devlink_port *por
 	ops = devlink->ops;
 	err = devlink_port_fn_hw_addr_fill(devlink, ops, port, msg,
 					   extack, &msg_updated);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+	err = devlink_port_fn_state_fill(devlink, ops, port, msg, extack,
+					 &msg_updated);
+out:
 	if (err || !msg_updated)
 		nla_nest_cancel(msg, function_attr);
 	else
@@ -1028,6 +1088,24 @@ devlink_port_function_hw_addr_set(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_port *
 	return ops->port_function_hw_addr_set(devlink, port, hw_addr, hw_addr_len, extack);
 }
 
+static int devlink_port_fn_state_set(struct devlink *devlink,
+				     struct devlink_port *port,
+				     const struct nlattr *attr,
+				     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	enum devlink_port_fn_state state;
+	const struct devlink_ops *ops;
+
+	state = nla_get_u8(attr);
+	ops = devlink->ops;
+	if (!ops->port_fn_state_set) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "Function does not support state setting");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+	return ops->port_fn_state_set(devlink, port, state, extack);
+}
+
 static int
 devlink_port_function_set(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_port *port,
 			  const struct nlattr *attr, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -1043,8 +1121,18 @@ devlink_port_function_set(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_port *port,
 	}
 
 	attr = tb[DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_HW_ADDR];
-	if (attr)
+	if (attr) {
 		err = devlink_port_function_hw_addr_set(devlink, port, attr, extack);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	/* Keep this as the last function attribute set, so that when
+	 * multiple port function attributes are set along with state,
+	 * Those can be applied first before activating the state.
+	 */
+	attr = tb[DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_STATE];
+	if (attr)
+		err = devlink_port_fn_state_set(devlink, port, attr, extack);
 
 	if (!err)
 		devlink_port_notify(port, DEVLINK_CMD_PORT_NEW);