diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fs_tracepoint.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fs_tracepoint.c
index 87d65f6b53104..7841ef6c193c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fs_tracepoint.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fs_tracepoint.c
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ const char *parse_fs_dst(struct trace_seq *p,
 	const char *ret = trace_seq_buffer_ptr(p);
 
 	switch (dst->type) {
+	case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK:
+		trace_seq_printf(p, "uplink\n");
+		break;
 	case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT:
 		trace_seq_printf(p, "vport=%u\n", dst->vport.num);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
index 2c82dc118460b..750b21124a1ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
@@ -577,8 +577,8 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_set_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE:
 				id = dst->dest_attr.ft->id;
 				break;
+			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK:
 			case MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT:
-				id = dst->dest_attr.vport.num;
 				MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests,
 					 destination_eswitch_owner_vhca_id_valid,
 					 !!(dst->dest_attr.vport.flags &
@@ -586,6 +586,12 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_set_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 				MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests,
 					 destination_eswitch_owner_vhca_id,
 					 dst->dest_attr.vport.vhca_id);
+				if (type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK) {
+					/* destination_id is reserved */
+					id = 0;
+					break;
+				}
+				id = dst->dest_attr.vport.num;
 				if (extended_dest &&
 				    dst->dest_attr.vport.pkt_reformat) {
 					MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests,
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index 8f41145bc6efc..09e43019d8770 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -1766,6 +1766,7 @@ enum mlx5_flow_destination_type {
 	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE   = 0x1,
 	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_TIR          = 0x2,
 	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_SAMPLER = 0x6,
+	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_UPLINK       = 0x8,
 
 	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_PORT         = 0x99,
 	MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER      = 0x100,