diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 15db4a8746dd7..cb3dcfced89fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3038,6 +3038,25 @@ void mlx5e_timestamp_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	priv->tstamp.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE;
 }
 
+static void mlx5e_modify_admin_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
+				     enum mlx5_port_status state)
+{
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = mdev->priv.eswitch;
+	int vport_admin_state;
+
+	mlx5_set_port_admin_status(mdev, state);
+
+	if (!MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(mdev) ||  mlx5_eswitch_mode(esw) == MLX5_ESWITCH_OFFLOADS)
+		return;
+
+	if (state == MLX5_PORT_UP)
+		vport_admin_state = MLX5_VPORT_ADMIN_STATE_AUTO;
+	else
+		vport_admin_state = MLX5_VPORT_ADMIN_STATE_DOWN;
+
+	mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_state(esw, MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK, vport_admin_state);
+}
+
 int mlx5e_open_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
@@ -3070,7 +3089,7 @@ int mlx5e_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
 	err = mlx5e_open_locked(netdev);
 	if (!err)
-		mlx5_set_port_admin_status(priv->mdev, MLX5_PORT_UP);
+		mlx5e_modify_admin_state(priv->mdev, MLX5_PORT_UP);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
 
 	if (mlx5_vxlan_allowed(priv->mdev->vxlan))
@@ -3107,7 +3126,7 @@ int mlx5e_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
-	mlx5_set_port_admin_status(priv->mdev, MLX5_PORT_DOWN);
+	mlx5e_modify_admin_state(priv->mdev, MLX5_PORT_DOWN);
 	err = mlx5e_close_locked(netdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
 
@@ -5172,7 +5191,7 @@ static void mlx5e_nic_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 	/* Marking the link as currently not needed by the Driver */
 	if (!netif_running(netdev))
-		mlx5_set_port_admin_status(mdev, MLX5_PORT_DOWN);
+		mlx5e_modify_admin_state(mdev, MLX5_PORT_DOWN);
 
 	mlx5e_set_netdev_mtu_boundaries(priv);
 	mlx5e_set_dev_port_mtu(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 9b232ef36d53b..88b51f64a64ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -1736,6 +1736,8 @@ static void mlx5e_uplink_rep_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	INIT_WORK(&rpriv->uplink_priv.reoffload_flows_work,
 		  mlx5e_tc_reoffload_flows_work);
 
+	mlx5_modify_vport_admin_state(mdev, MLX5_VPORT_STATE_OP_MOD_UPLINK,
+				      0, 0, MLX5_VPORT_ADMIN_STATE_AUTO);
 	mlx5_lag_add(mdev, netdev);
 	priv->events_nb.notifier_call = uplink_rep_async_event;
 	mlx5_notifier_register(mdev, &priv->events_nb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index 422a57404407d..6b711affb7da4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -2094,6 +2094,8 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_state(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 				 u16 vport, int link_state)
 {
 	struct mlx5_vport *evport = mlx5_eswitch_get_vport(esw, vport);
+	int opmod = MLX5_VPORT_STATE_OP_MOD_ESW_VPORT;
+	int other_vport = 1;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!ESW_ALLOWED(esw))
@@ -2101,15 +2103,17 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_state(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	if (IS_ERR(evport))
 		return PTR_ERR(evport);
 
+	if (vport == MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK) {
+		opmod = MLX5_VPORT_STATE_OP_MOD_UPLINK;
+		other_vport = 0;
+		vport = 0;
+	}
 	mutex_lock(&esw->state_lock);
 
-	err = mlx5_modify_vport_admin_state(esw->dev,
-					    MLX5_VPORT_STATE_OP_MOD_ESW_VPORT,
-					    vport, 1, link_state);
+	err = mlx5_modify_vport_admin_state(esw->dev, opmod, vport, other_vport, link_state);
 	if (err) {
-		mlx5_core_warn(esw->dev,
-			       "Failed to set vport %d link state, err = %d",
-			       vport, err);
+		mlx5_core_warn(esw->dev, "Failed to set vport %d link state, opmod = %d, err = %d",
+			       vport, opmod, err);
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 6bd6f58952442..0ddbae1e64fad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -606,6 +606,8 @@ static inline int  mlx5_eswitch_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int mode) { ret
 static inline void mlx5_eswitch_disable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw) {}
 static inline bool mlx5_esw_lag_prereq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev0, struct mlx5_core_dev *dev1) { return true; }
 static inline bool mlx5_eswitch_is_funcs_handler(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev) { return false; }
+static inline
+int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_state(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport, int link_state) { return 0; }
 static inline const u32 *mlx5_esw_query_functions(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index acd859ea09d42..aba56077cfda2 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -4177,6 +4177,7 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_query_vport_state_out_bits {
 enum {
 	MLX5_VPORT_STATE_OP_MOD_VNIC_VPORT  = 0x0,
 	MLX5_VPORT_STATE_OP_MOD_ESW_VPORT   = 0x1,
+	MLX5_VPORT_STATE_OP_MOD_UPLINK      = 0x2,
 };
 
 struct mlx5_ifc_arm_monitor_counter_in_bits {
