diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index ed8299343728b..12dfc5fee58eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1906,6 +1906,24 @@ static void virtnet_init_settings(struct net_device *dev)
 	vi->duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
+static void virtnet_update_settings(struct virtnet_info *vi)
+{
+	u32 speed;
+	u8 duplex;
+
+	if (!virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_SPEED_DUPLEX))
+		return;
+
+	speed = virtio_cread32(vi->vdev, offsetof(struct virtio_net_config,
+						  speed));
+	if (ethtool_validate_speed(speed))
+		vi->speed = speed;
+	duplex = virtio_cread8(vi->vdev, offsetof(struct virtio_net_config,
+						  duplex));
+	if (ethtool_validate_duplex(duplex))
+		vi->duplex = duplex;
+}
+
 static const struct ethtool_ops virtnet_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_drvinfo = virtnet_get_drvinfo,
 	.get_link = ethtool_op_get_link,
@@ -2159,6 +2177,7 @@ static void virtnet_config_changed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	vi->status = v;
 
 	if (vi->status & VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP) {
+		virtnet_update_settings(vi);
 		netif_carrier_on(vi->dev);
 		netif_tx_wake_all_queues(vi->dev);
 	} else {
@@ -2707,6 +2726,7 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		schedule_work(&vi->config_work);
 	} else {
 		vi->status = VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP;
+		virtnet_update_settings(vi);
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 	}
 
@@ -2808,7 +2828,8 @@ static struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = {
 	VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN, \
 	VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE, VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ, \
 	VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR, \
-	VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS
+	VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS, \
+	VIRTIO_NET_F_SPEED_DUPLEX
 
 static unsigned int features[] = {
 	VIRTNET_FEATURES,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
index fc353b5182881..5de6ed37695b9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 					 * Steering */
 #define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR 23	/* Set MAC address */
 
+#define VIRTIO_NET_F_SPEED_DUPLEX 63	/* Device set linkspeed and duplex */
+
 #ifndef VIRTIO_NET_NO_LEGACY
 #define VIRTIO_NET_F_GSO	6	/* Host handles pkts w/ any GSO type */
 #endif /* VIRTIO_NET_NO_LEGACY */
@@ -76,6 +78,17 @@ struct virtio_net_config {
 	__u16 max_virtqueue_pairs;
 	/* Default maximum transmit unit advice */
 	__u16 mtu;
+	/*
+	 * speed, in units of 1Mb. All values 0 to INT_MAX are legal.
+	 * Any other value stands for unknown.
+	 */
+	__u32 speed;
+	/*
+	 * 0x00 - half duplex
+	 * 0x01 - full duplex
+	 * Any other value stands for unknown.
+	 */
+	__u8 duplex;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
 /*