diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index c59ed925adaf..d8dc3f985c2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -2379,6 +2379,33 @@ static netdev_features_t mlx4_en_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 #endif
 
+int mlx4_en_set_tx_maxrate(struct net_device *dev, int queue_index, u32 maxrate)
+{
+	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct mlx4_en_tx_ring *tx_ring = priv->tx_ring[queue_index];
+	struct mlx4_update_qp_params params;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!(priv->mdev->dev->caps.flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_QP_RATE_LIMIT))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	/* rate provided to us in Mbs, check if it fits into 12 bits, if not use Gbs */
+	if (maxrate >> 12) {
+		params.rate_unit = MLX4_QP_RATE_LIMIT_GBS;
+		params.rate_val  = maxrate / 1000;
+	} else if (maxrate) {
+		params.rate_unit = MLX4_QP_RATE_LIMIT_MBS;
+		params.rate_val  = maxrate;
+	} else { /* zero serves to revoke the QP rate-limitation */
+		params.rate_unit = 0;
+		params.rate_val  = 0;
+	}
+
+	err = mlx4_update_qp(priv->mdev->dev, tx_ring->qpn, MLX4_UPDATE_QP_RATE_LIMIT,
+			     &params);
+	return err;
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops mlx4_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open		= mlx4_en_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= mlx4_en_close,
@@ -2410,6 +2437,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops mlx4_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_del_vxlan_port	= mlx4_en_del_vxlan_port,
 	.ndo_features_check	= mlx4_en_features_check,
 #endif
+	.ndo_set_tx_maxrate	= mlx4_en_set_tx_maxrate,
 };
 
 static const struct net_device_ops mlx4_netdev_ops_master = {
@@ -2444,6 +2472,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops mlx4_netdev_ops_master = {
 	.ndo_del_vxlan_port	= mlx4_en_del_vxlan_port,
 	.ndo_features_check	= mlx4_en_features_check,
 #endif
+	.ndo_set_tx_maxrate	= mlx4_en_set_tx_maxrate,
 };
 
 struct mlx4_en_bond {