diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
index d53bcb31645a..2c8e0ddf548e 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ types. The interpretation of these flags is the same for all request types but
   =================================  ===================================
   ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS``   use compact format bitsets in reply
   ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY``        omit optional reply (_SET and _ACT)
+  ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS``             include optional device statistics
   =================================  ===================================
 
 New request flags should follow the general idea that if the flag is not set,
@@ -989,8 +990,18 @@ Gets channel counts like ``ETHTOOL_GPAUSE`` ioctl request.
   ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_AUTONEG``            bool    pause autonegotiation
   ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_RX``                 bool    receive pause frames
   ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX``                 bool    transmit pause frames
+  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS``              nested  pause statistics
   =====================================  ======  ==========================
 
+``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS`` are reported if ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS`` was set
+in ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS``.
+It will be empty if driver did not report any statistics. Drivers fill in
+the statistics in the following structure:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/ethtool.h
+    :identifiers: ethtool_pause_stats
+
+Each member has a corresponding attribute defined.
 
 PAUSE_SET
 ============
diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
index 969a80211df6..060b20f0b20f 100644
--- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -241,6 +241,27 @@ bool ethtool_convert_link_mode_to_legacy_u32(u32 *legacy_u32,
 	 ETHTOOL_COALESCE_PKT_RATE_LOW | ETHTOOL_COALESCE_PKT_RATE_HIGH | \
 	 ETHTOOL_COALESCE_RATE_SAMPLE_INTERVAL)
 
+#define ETHTOOL_STAT_NOT_SET	(~0ULL)
+
+/**
+ * struct ethtool_pause_stats - statistics for IEEE 802.3x pause frames
+ * @tx_pause_frames: transmitted pause frame count. Reported to user space
+ *	as %ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_TX_FRAMES.
+ *
+ *	Equivalent to `30.3.4.2 aPAUSEMACCtrlFramesTransmitted`
+ *	from the standard.
+ *
+ * @rx_pause_frames: received pause frame count. Reported to user space
+ *	as %ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_RX_FRAMES. Equivalent to:
+ *
+ *	Equivalent to `30.3.4.3 aPAUSEMACCtrlFramesReceived`
+ *	from the standard.
+ */
+struct ethtool_pause_stats {
+	u64 tx_pause_frames;
+	u64 rx_pause_frames;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct ethtool_ops - optional netdev operations
  * @supported_coalesce_params: supported types of interrupt coalescing.
@@ -282,6 +303,9 @@ bool ethtool_convert_link_mode_to_legacy_u32(u32 *legacy_u32,
  *	Returns a negative error code or zero.
  * @get_ringparam: Report ring sizes
  * @set_ringparam: Set ring sizes.  Returns a negative error code or zero.
+ * @get_pause_stats: Report pause frame statistics. Drivers must not zero
+ *	statistics which they don't report. The stats structure is initialized
+ *	to ETHTOOL_STAT_NOT_SET indicating driver does not report statistics.
  * @get_pauseparam: Report pause parameters
  * @set_pauseparam: Set pause parameters.  Returns a negative error code
  *	or zero.
@@ -418,6 +442,8 @@ struct ethtool_ops {
 				 struct ethtool_ringparam *);
 	int	(*set_ringparam)(struct net_device *,
 				 struct ethtool_ringparam *);
+	void	(*get_pause_stats)(struct net_device *dev,
+				   struct ethtool_pause_stats *pause_stats);
 	void	(*get_pauseparam)(struct net_device *,
 				  struct ethtool_pauseparam*);
 	int	(*set_pauseparam)(struct net_device *,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h
index 5dcd24cb33ea..9cee6df01a10 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h
@@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ enum {
 #define ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS	(1 << 0)
 /* provide optional reply for SET or ACT requests */
 #define ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY	(1 << 1)
+/* request statistics, if supported by the driver */
+#define ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS		(1 << 2)
 
 #define ETHTOOL_FLAG_ALL (ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS | \
-			  ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY)
+			  ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY | \
+			  ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS)
 
 enum {
 	ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_UNSPEC,
@@ -376,12 +379,25 @@ enum {
 	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_AUTONEG,			/* u8 */
 	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_RX,				/* u8 */
 	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX,				/* u8 */
+	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS,				/* nest - _PAUSE_STAT_* */
 
 	/* add new constants above here */
 	__ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_CNT,
 	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX = (__ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_CNT - 1)
 };
 
+enum {
+	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_UNSPEC,
+	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_PAD,
+
+	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_TX_FRAMES,
+	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_RX_FRAMES,
+
+	/* add new constants above here */
+	__ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_CNT,
+	ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_MAX = (__ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_CNT - 1)
+};
+
 /* EEE */
 
 enum {
diff --git a/net/ethtool/pause.c b/net/ethtool/pause.c
index 7aea35d1e8a5..1980aa7eb2b6 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/pause.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/pause.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct pause_req_info {
 struct pause_reply_data {
 	struct ethnl_reply_data		base;
 	struct ethtool_pauseparam	pauseparam;
+	struct ethtool_pause_stats	pausestat;
 };
 
 #define PAUSE_REPDATA(__reply_base) \
@@ -22,8 +23,15 @@ pause_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_AUTONEG]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_RX]			= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX]			= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
+	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS]			= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 };
 
+static void ethtool_stats_init(u64 *stats, unsigned int n)
+{
+	while (n--)
+		stats[n] = ETHTOOL_STAT_NOT_SET;
+}
+
 static int pause_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 			      struct ethnl_reply_data *reply_base,
 			      struct genl_info *info)
@@ -34,10 +42,17 @@ static int pause_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 
 	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_pauseparam)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	dev->ethtool_ops->get_pauseparam(dev, &data->pauseparam);
+	if (req_base->flags & ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS &&
+	    dev->ethtool_ops->get_pause_stats) {
+		ethtool_stats_init((u64 *)&data->pausestat,
+				   sizeof(data->pausestat) / 8);
+		dev->ethtool_ops->get_pause_stats(dev, &data->pausestat);
+	}
 	ethnl_ops_complete(dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -46,9 +61,50 @@ static int pause_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 static int pause_reply_size(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 			    const struct ethnl_reply_data *reply_base)
 {
-	return nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +	/* _PAUSE_AUTONEG */
+	int n = nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +	/* _PAUSE_AUTONEG */
 		nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +	/* _PAUSE_RX */
 		nla_total_size(sizeof(u8));	/* _PAUSE_TX */
+
+	if (req_base->flags & ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS)
+		n += nla_total_size(0) +	/* _PAUSE_STATS */
+			nla_total_size_64bit(sizeof(u64)) *
+				(ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_MAX - 2);
+	return n;
+}
+
+static int ethtool_put_stat(struct sk_buff *skb, u64 val, u16 attrtype,
+			    u16 padtype)
+{
+	if (val == ETHTOOL_STAT_NOT_SET)
+		return 0;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, attrtype, val, padtype))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pause_put_stats(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			   const struct ethtool_pause_stats *pause_stats)
+{
+	const u16 pad = ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_PAD;
+	struct nlattr *nest;
+
+	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS);
+	if (!nest)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	if (ethtool_put_stat(skb, pause_stats->tx_pause_frames,
+			     ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_TX_FRAMES, pad) ||
+	    ethtool_put_stat(skb, pause_stats->rx_pause_frames,
+			     ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STAT_RX_FRAMES, pad))
+		goto err_cancel;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
+	return 0;
+
+err_cancel:
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
 }
 
 static int pause_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -63,6 +119,10 @@ static int pause_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	    nla_put_u8(skb, ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX, !!pauseparam->tx_pause))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	if (req_base->flags & ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS &&
+	    pause_put_stats(skb, &data->pausestat))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +149,7 @@ pause_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_AUTONEG]		= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_RX]			= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX]			= { .type = NLA_U8 },
+	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS]			= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 };
 
 int ethnl_set_pause(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
