diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index a4df109fbeb72..12010f85fa358 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -2457,6 +2457,17 @@ u8 mlx5_eswitch_mode(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_eswitch_mode);
 
+enum devlink_eswitch_encap_mode
+mlx5_eswitch_get_encap_mode(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
+
+	esw = dev->priv.eswitch;
+	return ESW_ALLOWED(esw) ? esw->offloads.encap :
+		DEVLINK_ESWITCH_ENCAP_MODE_NONE;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlx5_eswitch_get_encap_mode);
+
 bool mlx5_esw_lag_prereq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev0, struct mlx5_core_dev *dev1)
 {
 	if ((dev0->priv.eswitch->mode == SRIOV_NONE &&
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h b/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h
index d81ee4df181c0..174eec0871d99 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define _MLX5_ESWITCH_
 
 #include <linux/mlx5/driver.h>
+#include <net/devlink.h>
 
 #define MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(mdev) MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, eswitch_manager)
 
@@ -62,4 +63,15 @@ u8 mlx5_eswitch_mode(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 struct mlx5_flow_handle *
 mlx5_eswitch_add_send_to_vport_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 				    int vport, u32 sqn);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH
+enum devlink_eswitch_encap_mode
+mlx5_eswitch_get_encap_mode(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+#else  /* CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH */
+static inline enum devlink_eswitch_encap_mode
+mlx5_eswitch_get_encap_mode(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	return DEVLINK_ESWITCH_ENCAP_MODE_NONE;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH */
 #endif