diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h
index e6e1d22..f3e90c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ struct hclge_mbx_pf_to_vf_cmd {
 	u16 msg[8];
 };
 
+/* used by VF to store the received Async responses from PF */
+struct hclgevf_mbx_arq_ring {
+#define HCLGE_MBX_MAX_ARQ_MSG_SIZE	8
+#define HCLGE_MBX_MAX_ARQ_MSG_NUM	1024
+	struct hclgevf_dev *hdev;
+	u32 head;
+	u32 tail;
+	u32 count;
+	u16 msg_q[HCLGE_MBX_MAX_ARQ_MSG_NUM][HCLGE_MBX_MAX_ARQ_MSG_SIZE];
+};
+
 #define hclge_mbx_ring_ptr_move_crq(crq) \
 	(crq->next_to_use = (crq->next_to_use + 1) % crq->desc_num)
+#define hclge_mbx_tail_ptr_move_arq(arq) \
+	(arq.tail = (arq.tail + 1) % HCLGE_MBX_MAX_ARQ_MSG_SIZE)
+#define hclge_mbx_head_ptr_move_arq(arq) \
+		(arq.head = (arq.head + 1) % HCLGE_MBX_MAX_ARQ_MSG_SIZE)
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_cmd.c
index 85985e7..1bbfe13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_cmd.c
@@ -315,6 +315,12 @@ int hclgevf_cmd_init(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 		goto err_csq;
 	}
 
+	/* initialize the pointers of async rx queue of mailbox */
+	hdev->arq.hdev = hdev;
+	hdev->arq.head = 0;
+	hdev->arq.tail = 0;
+	hdev->arq.count = 0;
+
 	/* get firmware version */
 	ret = hclgevf_cmd_query_firmware_version(&hdev->hw, &version);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 6dd7561..2b84264 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -1010,10 +1010,13 @@ void hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	}
 }
 
-static void hclgevf_mbx_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
+void hclgevf_mbx_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_MBX_SERVICE_SCHED, &hdev->state))
+	if (!test_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_MBX_SERVICE_SCHED, &hdev->state) &&
+	    !test_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_MBX_HANDLING, &hdev->state)) {
+		set_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_MBX_SERVICE_SCHED, &hdev->state);
 		schedule_work(&hdev->mbx_service_task);
+	}
 }
 
 static void hclgevf_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
@@ -1025,6 +1028,10 @@ static void hclgevf_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 
 static void hclgevf_deferred_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
+	/* if we have any pending mailbox event then schedule the mbx task */
+	if (hdev->mbx_event_pending)
+		hclgevf_mbx_task_schedule(hdev);
+
 	if (test_bit(HCLGEVF_RESET_PENDING, &hdev->reset_state))
 		hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(hdev);
 }
@@ -1118,7 +1125,7 @@ static void hclgevf_mailbox_service_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	clear_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_MBX_SERVICE_SCHED, &hdev->state);
 
-	hclgevf_mbx_handler(hdev);
+	hclgevf_mbx_async_handler(hdev);
 
 	clear_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_MBX_HANDLING, &hdev->state);
 }
@@ -1178,8 +1185,7 @@ static irqreturn_t hclgevf_misc_irq_handle(int irq, void *data)
 	if (!hclgevf_check_event_cause(hdev, &clearval))
 		goto skip_sched;
 
-	/* schedule the VF mailbox service task, if not already scheduled */
-	hclgevf_mbx_task_schedule(hdev);
+	hclgevf_mbx_handler(hdev);
 
 	hclgevf_clear_event_cause(hdev, clearval);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
index 8cdc602..a477a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ struct hclgevf_dev {
 	int *vector_irq;
 
 	bool accept_mta_mc; /* whether to accept mta filter multicast */
+	bool mbx_event_pending;
 	struct hclgevf_mbx_resp_status mbx_resp; /* mailbox response */
+	struct hclgevf_mbx_arq_ring arq; /* mailbox async rx queue */
 
 	struct timer_list service_timer;
 	struct work_struct service_task;
@@ -187,8 +189,11 @@ int hclgevf_send_mbx_msg(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev, u16 code, u16 subcode,
 			 const u8 *msg_data, u8 msg_len, bool need_resp,
 			 u8 *resp_data, u16 resp_len);
 void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev);
+void hclgevf_mbx_async_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev);
+
 void hclgevf_update_link_status(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev, int link_state);
 void hclgevf_update_speed_duplex(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev, u32 speed,
 				 u8 duplex);
 void hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev);
+void hclgevf_mbx_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
index a63ed3a..7687911 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	struct hclge_mbx_pf_to_vf_cmd *req;
 	struct hclgevf_cmq_ring *crq;
 	struct hclgevf_desc *desc;
-	u16 link_status, flag;
-	u32 speed;
-	u8 duplex;
+	u16 *msg_q;
+	u16 flag;
 	u8 *temp;
 	int i;
 
@@ -146,6 +145,12 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 		desc = &crq->desc[crq->next_to_use];
 		req = (struct hclge_mbx_pf_to_vf_cmd *)desc->data;
 
+		/* synchronous messages are time critical and need preferential
+		 * treatment. Therefore, we need to acknowledge all the sync
+		 * responses as quickly as possible so that waiting tasks do not
+		 * timeout and simultaneously queue the async messages for later
+		 * prcessing in context of mailbox task i.e. the slow path.
+		 */
 		switch (req->msg[0]) {
 		case HCLGE_MBX_PF_VF_RESP:
 			if (resp->received_resp)
@@ -165,13 +170,30 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 			}
 			break;
 		case HCLGE_MBX_LINK_STAT_CHANGE:
-			link_status = le16_to_cpu(req->msg[1]);
-			memcpy(&speed, &req->msg[2], sizeof(speed));
-			duplex = (u8)le16_to_cpu(req->msg[4]);
+			/* set this mbx event as pending. This is required as we
+			 * might loose interrupt event when mbx task is busy
+			 * handling. This shall be cleared when mbx task just
+			 * enters handling state.
+			 */
+			hdev->mbx_event_pending = true;
 
-			/* update upper layer with new link link status */
-			hclgevf_update_link_status(hdev, link_status);
-			hclgevf_update_speed_duplex(hdev, speed, duplex);
+			/* we will drop the async msg if we find ARQ as full
+			 * and continue with next message
+			 */
+			if (hdev->arq.count >= HCLGE_MBX_MAX_ARQ_MSG_NUM) {
+				dev_warn(&hdev->pdev->dev,
+					 "Async Q full, dropping msg(%d)\n",
+					 req->msg[1]);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			/* tail the async message in arq */
+			msg_q = hdev->arq.msg_q[hdev->arq.tail];
+			memcpy(&msg_q[0], req->msg, HCLGE_MBX_MAX_ARQ_MSG_SIZE);
+			hclge_mbx_tail_ptr_move_arq(hdev->arq);
+			hdev->arq.count++;
+
+			hclgevf_mbx_task_schedule(hdev);
 
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -189,3 +211,46 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	hclgevf_write_dev(&hdev->hw, HCLGEVF_NIC_CRQ_HEAD_REG,
 			  crq->next_to_use);
 }
+
+void hclgevf_mbx_async_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
+{
+	u16 link_status;
+	u16 *msg_q;
+	u8 duplex;
+	u32 speed;
+	u32 tail;
+
+	/* we can safely clear it now as we are at start of the async message
+	 * processing
+	 */
+	hdev->mbx_event_pending = false;
+
+	tail = hdev->arq.tail;
+
+	/* process all the async queue messages */
+	while (tail != hdev->arq.head) {
+		msg_q = hdev->arq.msg_q[hdev->arq.head];
+
+		switch (msg_q[0]) {
+		case HCLGE_MBX_LINK_STAT_CHANGE:
+			link_status = le16_to_cpu(msg_q[1]);
+			memcpy(&speed, &msg_q[2], sizeof(speed));
+			duplex = (u8)le16_to_cpu(msg_q[4]);
+
+			/* update upper layer with new link link status */
+			hclgevf_update_link_status(hdev, link_status);
+			hclgevf_update_speed_duplex(hdev, speed, duplex);
+
+			break;
+		default:
+			dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev,
+				"fetched unsupported(%d) message from arq\n",
+				msg_q[0]);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		hclge_mbx_head_ptr_move_arq(hdev->arq);
+		hdev->arq.count--;
+		msg_q = hdev->arq.msg_q[hdev->arq.head];
+	}
+}
