diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
index 0c0533737b2b0..68e5e7a978015 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ struct ionic_queue {
 	u64 stop;
 	u64 wake;
 	u64 drop;
+	u64 features;
 	struct ionic_dev *idev;
 	unsigned int type;
 	unsigned int hw_index;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_if.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_if.h
index 88210142395d6..23043ce0a5d84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_if.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_if.h
@@ -345,6 +345,23 @@ enum ionic_logical_qtype {
 	IONIC_QTYPE_MAX     = 16,
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum ionic_q_feature - Common Features for most queue types
+ *
+ * Common features use bits 0-15. Per-queue-type features use higher bits.
+ *
+ * @IONIC_QIDENT_F_CQ:      Queue has completion ring
+ * @IONIC_QIDENT_F_SG:      Queue has scatter/gather ring
+ * @IONIC_QIDENT_F_EQ:      Queue can use event queue
+ * @IONIC_QIDENT_F_CMB:     Queue is in cmb bar
+ */
+enum ionic_q_feature {
+	IONIC_QIDENT_F_CQ		= BIT_ULL(0),
+	IONIC_QIDENT_F_SG		= BIT_ULL(1),
+	IONIC_QIDENT_F_EQ		= BIT_ULL(2),
+	IONIC_QIDENT_F_CMB		= BIT_ULL(3),
+};
+
 /**
  * struct ionic_lif_logical_qtype - Descriptor of logical to HW queue type
  * @qtype:          Hardware Queue Type
@@ -529,7 +546,7 @@ struct ionic_q_identify_comp {
  * union ionic_q_identity - queue identity information
  *     @version:        Queue type version that can be used with FW
  *     @supported:      Bitfield of queue versions, first bit = ver 0
- *     @features:       Queue features
+ *     @features:       Queue features (enum ionic_q_feature, etc)
  *     @desc_sz:        Descriptor size
  *     @comp_sz:        Completion descriptor size
  *     @sg_desc_sz:     Scatter/Gather descriptor size
@@ -541,10 +558,6 @@ union ionic_q_identity {
 		u8      version;
 		u8      supported;
 		u8      rsvd[6];
-#define IONIC_QIDENT_F_CQ	0x01	/* queue has completion ring */
-#define IONIC_QIDENT_F_SG	0x02	/* queue has scatter/gather ring */
-#define IONIC_QIDENT_F_EQ	0x04	/* queue can use event queue */
-#define IONIC_QIDENT_F_CMB	0x08	/* queue is in cmb bar */
 		__le64  features;
 		__le16  desc_sz;
 		__le16  comp_sz;
@@ -585,6 +598,7 @@ union ionic_q_identity {
  * @ring_base:    Queue ring base address
  * @cq_ring_base: Completion queue ring base address
  * @sg_ring_base: Scatter/Gather ring base address
+ * @features:     Mask of queue features to enable, if not in the flags above.
  */
 struct ionic_q_init_cmd {
 	u8     opcode;
@@ -608,7 +622,8 @@ struct ionic_q_init_cmd {
 	__le64 ring_base;
 	__le64 cq_ring_base;
 	__le64 sg_ring_base;
-	u8     rsvd2[20];
+	u8     rsvd2[12];
+	__le64 features;
 } __packed;
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index a51be25723a58..1b89549b243b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ static int ionic_lif_txq_init(struct ionic_lif *lif, struct ionic_qcq *qcq)
 			.ring_base = cpu_to_le64(q->base_pa),
 			.cq_ring_base = cpu_to_le64(cq->base_pa),
 			.sg_ring_base = cpu_to_le64(q->sg_base_pa),
+			.features = cpu_to_le64(q->features),
 		},
 	};
 	unsigned int intr_index;
@@ -791,6 +792,7 @@ static int ionic_lif_rxq_init(struct ionic_lif *lif, struct ionic_qcq *qcq)
 			.ring_base = cpu_to_le64(q->base_pa),
 			.cq_ring_base = cpu_to_le64(cq->base_pa),
 			.sg_ring_base = cpu_to_le64(q->sg_base_pa),
+			.features = cpu_to_le64(q->features),
 		},
 	};
 	int err;
@@ -2214,6 +2216,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ionic_netdev_ops = {
 static void ionic_swap_queues(struct ionic_qcq *a, struct ionic_qcq *b)
 {
 	/* only swapping the queues, not the napi, flags, or other stuff */
+	swap(a->q.features,   b->q.features);
 	swap(a->q.num_descs,  b->q.num_descs);
 	swap(a->q.base,       b->q.base);
 	swap(a->q.base_pa,    b->q.base_pa);