diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 29fd1b4ee6548..2655ab6101ecf 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct devlink_port {
 
 	struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate;
 	struct devlink_linecard *linecard;
+	u32 rel_index;
 };
 
 struct devlink_port_new_attrs {
@@ -1697,6 +1698,8 @@ void devlink_port_attrs_pci_vf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u32 contro
 void devlink_port_attrs_pci_sf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 				   u32 controller, u16 pf, u32 sf,
 				   bool external);
+int devl_port_fn_devlink_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
+			     struct devlink *fn_devlink);
 struct devlink_rate *
 devl_rate_node_create(struct devlink *devlink, void *priv, char *node_name,
 		      struct devlink_rate *parent);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
index 03875e078be84..cd4b82458d1bc 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ enum devlink_port_function_attr {
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_STATE,	/* u8 */
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_OPSTATE,	/* u8 */
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_CAPS,	/* bitfield32 */
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_DEVLINK,	/* nested */
 
 	__DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_MAX,
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_MAX = __DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_MAX - 1
diff --git a/net/devlink/port.c b/net/devlink/port.c
index 7b300a322ed90..4e90032424489 100644
--- a/net/devlink/port.c
+++ b/net/devlink/port.c
@@ -428,6 +428,13 @@ devlink_nl_port_function_attrs_put(struct sk_buff *msg, struct devlink_port *por
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	err = devlink_port_fn_state_fill(port, msg, extack, &msg_updated);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+	err = devlink_rel_devlink_handle_put(msg, port->devlink,
+					     port->rel_index,
+					     DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_DEVLINK,
+					     &msg_updated);
+
 out:
 	if (err || !msg_updated)
 		nla_nest_cancel(msg, function_attr);
@@ -1392,6 +1399,50 @@ void devlink_port_attrs_pci_sf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u32 contro
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_attrs_pci_sf_set);
 
+static void devlink_port_rel_notify_cb(struct devlink *devlink, u32 port_index)
+{
+	struct devlink_port *devlink_port;
+
+	devlink_port = devlink_port_get_by_index(devlink, port_index);
+	if (!devlink_port)
+		return;
+	devlink_port_notify(devlink_port, DEVLINK_CMD_PORT_NEW);
+}
+
+static void devlink_port_rel_cleanup_cb(struct devlink *devlink, u32 port_index,
+					u32 rel_index)
+{
+	struct devlink_port *devlink_port;
+
+	devlink_port = devlink_port_get_by_index(devlink, port_index);
+	if (devlink_port && devlink_port->rel_index == rel_index)
+		devlink_port->rel_index = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * devl_port_fn_devlink_set - Attach peer devlink
+ *			      instance to port function.
+ * @devlink_port: devlink port
+ * @fn_devlink: devlink instance to attach
+ */
+int devl_port_fn_devlink_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
+			     struct devlink *fn_devlink)
+{
+	ASSERT_DEVLINK_PORT_REGISTERED(devlink_port);
+
+	if (WARN_ON(devlink_port->attrs.flavour != DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_SF ||
+		    devlink_port->attrs.pci_sf.external))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return devlink_rel_nested_in_add(&devlink_port->rel_index,
+					 devlink_port->devlink->index,
+					 devlink_port->index,
+					 devlink_port_rel_notify_cb,
+					 devlink_port_rel_cleanup_cb,
+					 fn_devlink);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devl_port_fn_devlink_set);
+
 /**
  *	devlink_port_linecard_set - Link port with a linecard
  *