diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index d9b6c44a5911..b8197761248e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #define MACVLAN_HASH_BITS	8
 #define MACVLAN_HASH_SIZE	(1<<MACVLAN_HASH_BITS)
-#define MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN	1000
+#define MACVLAN_DEFAULT_BC_QUEUE_LEN	1000
 
 #define MACVLAN_F_PASSTHRU	1
 #define MACVLAN_F_ADDRCHANGE	2
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct macvlan_port {
 	struct list_head	vlans;
 	struct sk_buff_head	bc_queue;
 	struct work_struct	bc_work;
+	u32			bc_queue_len_used;
 	u32			flags;
 	int			count;
 	struct hlist_head	vlan_source_hash[MACVLAN_HASH_SIZE];
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ struct macvlan_skb_cb {
 #define MACVLAN_SKB_CB(__skb) ((struct macvlan_skb_cb *)&((__skb)->cb[0]))
 
 static void macvlan_port_destroy(struct net_device *dev);
+static void update_port_bc_queue_len(struct macvlan_port *port);
 
 static inline bool macvlan_passthru(const struct macvlan_port *port)
 {
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ static void macvlan_broadcast_enqueue(struct macvlan_port *port,
 	MACVLAN_SKB_CB(nskb)->src = src;
 
 	spin_lock(&port->bc_queue.lock);
-	if (skb_queue_len(&port->bc_queue) < MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN) {
+	if (skb_queue_len(&port->bc_queue) < port->bc_queue_len_used) {
 		if (src)
 			dev_hold(src->dev);
 		__skb_queue_tail(&port->bc_queue, nskb);
@@ -1218,6 +1220,7 @@ static int macvlan_port_create(struct net_device *dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < MACVLAN_HASH_SIZE; i++)
 		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&port->vlan_source_hash[i]);
 
+	port->bc_queue_len_used = MACVLAN_DEFAULT_BC_QUEUE_LEN;
 	skb_queue_head_init(&port->bc_queue);
 	INIT_WORK(&port->bc_work, macvlan_process_broadcast);
 
@@ -1486,6 +1489,12 @@ int macvlan_common_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			goto destroy_macvlan_port;
 	}
 
+	vlan->bc_queue_len_requested = MACVLAN_DEFAULT_BC_QUEUE_LEN;
+	if (data && data[IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN])
+		vlan->bc_queue_len_requested = nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN]);
+	if (vlan->bc_queue_len_requested > port->bc_queue_len_used)
+		port->bc_queue_len_used = vlan->bc_queue_len_requested;
+
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto destroy_macvlan_port;
@@ -1529,6 +1538,7 @@ void macvlan_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 	if (vlan->mode == MACVLAN_MODE_SOURCE)
 		macvlan_flush_sources(vlan->port, vlan);
 	list_del_rcu(&vlan->list);
+	update_port_bc_queue_len(vlan->port);
 	unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
 	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(vlan->lowerdev, dev);
 }
@@ -1572,6 +1582,15 @@ static int macvlan_changelink(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 		vlan->flags = flags;
 	}
+
+	if (data && data[IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN_USED])
+		return -EINVAL; /* Trying to set a read only attribute */
+
+	if (data && data[IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN]) {
+		vlan->bc_queue_len_requested = nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN]);
+		update_port_bc_queue_len(vlan->port);
+	}
+
 	if (set_mode)
 		vlan->mode = mode;
 	if (data && data[IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR_MODE]) {
@@ -1602,6 +1621,8 @@ static size_t macvlan_get_size(const struct net_device *dev)
 		+ nla_total_size(2) /* IFLA_MACVLAN_FLAGS */
 		+ nla_total_size(4) /* IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR_COUNT */
 		+ macvlan_get_size_mac(vlan) /* IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR */
+		+ nla_total_size(4) /* IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN */
+		+ nla_total_size(4) /* IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN_USED */
 		);
 }
 
@@ -1625,6 +1646,7 @@ static int macvlan_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct macvlan_dev *vlan = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct macvlan_port *port = vlan->port;
 	int i;
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
@@ -1645,6 +1667,10 @@ static int macvlan_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		}
 		nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
 	}
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN, vlan->bc_queue_len_requested))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN_USED, port->bc_queue_len_used))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
 	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
@@ -1658,6 +1684,8 @@ static const struct nla_policy macvlan_policy[IFLA_MACVLAN_MAX + 1] = {
 	[IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR] = { .type = NLA_BINARY, .len = MAX_ADDR_LEN },
 	[IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR_DATA] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR_COUNT] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN_USED] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
 int macvlan_link_register(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops)
@@ -1688,6 +1716,18 @@ static struct rtnl_link_ops macvlan_link_ops = {
 	.priv_size      = sizeof(struct macvlan_dev),
 };
 
+static void update_port_bc_queue_len(struct macvlan_port *port)
+{
+	struct macvlan_dev *vlan;
+	u32 max_bc_queue_len_requested = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(vlan, &port->vlans, list) {
+		if (vlan->bc_queue_len_requested > max_bc_queue_len_requested)
+			max_bc_queue_len_requested = vlan->bc_queue_len_requested;
+	}
+	port->bc_queue_len_used = max_bc_queue_len_requested;
+}
+
 static int macvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 				unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/if_macvlan.h b/include/linux/if_macvlan.h
index a367ead4bf4b..c3923fdbe1f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_macvlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_macvlan.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct macvlan_dev {
 	enum macvlan_mode	mode;
 	u16			flags;
 	unsigned int		macaddr_count;
+	u32			bc_queue_len_requested;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	struct netpoll		*netpoll;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
index c4b23f06f69e..874cc12a34d9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@ enum {
 	IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR,
 	IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR_DATA,
 	IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR_COUNT,
+	IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN,
+	IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN_USED,
 	__IFLA_MACVLAN_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
index 781e482dc499..d208b2af697f 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ enum {
 	IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR,
 	IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR_DATA,
 	IFLA_MACVLAN_MACADDR_COUNT,
+	IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN,
+	IFLA_MACVLAN_BC_QUEUE_LEN_USED,
 	__IFLA_MACVLAN_MAX,
 };
 
