diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index debba5e77d9cd040390e1c1c146b49878ae081a8..8a20b4e862241c7333e0eb927347816919e51a8f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -648,6 +648,10 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 #define HBA_FCP_IOQ_FLUSH	0x8000 /* FCP I/O queues being flushed */
 #define HBA_FW_DUMP_OP		0x10000 /* Skips fn reset before FW dump */
 #define HBA_RECOVERABLE_UE	0x20000 /* Firmware supports recoverable UE */
+#define HBA_FORCED_LINK_SPEED	0x40000 /*
+					 * Firmware supports Forced Link Speed
+					 * capability
+					 */
 	uint32_t fcp_ring_in_use; /* When polling test if intr-hndlr active*/
 	struct lpfc_dmabuf slim2p;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 3740e5d168a2a98182e5964db2c4d0463a0b3790..c84775562c65e9b486eee549594c800c03945fd7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -3668,7 +3668,12 @@ lpfc_link_speed_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	int nolip = 0;
 	const char *val_buf = buf;
 	int err;
-	uint32_t prev_val;
+	uint32_t prev_val, if_type;
+
+	if_type = bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type, &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf);
+	if (if_type == LPFC_SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_2 &&
+	    phba->hba_flag & HBA_FORCED_LINK_SPEED)
+		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!strncmp(buf, "nolip ", strlen("nolip "))) {
 		nolip = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c
index 05dcc2abd541a2c8900a58f8bc1f494710e68b5e..e6a5254abd4fc0c3ff3e93834c0a9788521ad1e6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c
@@ -5185,6 +5185,48 @@ no_dd_data:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int
+lpfc_forced_link_speed(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = job->shost;
+	struct lpfc_vport *vport = shost_priv(shost);
+	struct lpfc_hba *phba = vport->phba;
+	struct forced_link_speed_support_reply *forced_reply;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (job->request_len <
+	    sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) +
+	    sizeof(struct get_forced_link_speed_support)) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_WARNING, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"0048 Received FORCED_LINK_SPEED request "
+				"below minimum size\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	forced_reply = (struct forced_link_speed_support_reply *)
+		job->reply->reply_data.vendor_reply.vendor_rsp;
+
+	if (job->reply_len <
+	    sizeof(struct fc_bsg_request) +
+	    sizeof(struct forced_link_speed_support_reply)) {
+		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_WARNING, LOG_LIBDFC,
+				"0049 Received FORCED_LINK_SPEED reply below "
+				"minimum size\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto job_error;
+	}
+
+	forced_reply->supported = (phba->hba_flag & HBA_FORCED_LINK_SPEED)
+				   ? LPFC_FORCED_LINK_SPEED_SUPPORTED
+				   : LPFC_FORCED_LINK_SPEED_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+job_error:
+	job->reply->result = rc;
+	if (rc == 0)
+		job->job_done(job);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /**
  * lpfc_bsg_hst_vendor - process a vendor-specific fc_bsg_job
  * @job: fc_bsg_job to handle
@@ -5227,6 +5269,9 @@ lpfc_bsg_hst_vendor(struct fc_bsg_job *job)
 	case LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_MENLO_DATA:
 		rc = lpfc_menlo_cmd(job);
 		break;
+	case LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_FORCED_LINK_SPEED:
+		rc = lpfc_forced_link_speed(job);
+		break;
 	default:
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		job->reply->reply_payload_rcv_len = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.h
index e557bcdbcb198f2f63d2e45978d480fa0d54c3e7..f2247aa4fa17360f987d0b5fb0f671c5741618ad 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_MENLO_DATA		9
 #define LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_DIAG_MODE_END		10
 #define LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_LINK_DIAG_TEST		11
+#define LPFC_BSG_VENDOR_FORCED_LINK_SPEED	14
 
 struct set_ct_event {
 	uint32_t command;
@@ -284,6 +285,15 @@ struct lpfc_sli_config_mbox {
 	} un;
 };
 
+#define LPFC_FORCED_LINK_SPEED_NOT_SUPPORTED	0
+#define LPFC_FORCED_LINK_SPEED_SUPPORTED	1
+struct get_forced_link_speed_support {
+	uint32_t command;
+};
+struct forced_link_speed_support_reply {
+	uint8_t supported;
+};
+
 /* driver only */
 #define SLI_CONFIG_NOT_HANDLED		0
 #define SLI_CONFIG_HANDLED		1
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h
index 0b2c3377fa0afcdeeedd887dca9dccf3c4bd435c..bbdcb5abcf564206795d91621b06af8fefa9cd05 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h
@@ -2290,6 +2290,9 @@ struct lpfc_mbx_read_config {
 #define lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_r_a_tov_SHIFT		0
 #define lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_r_a_tov_MASK		0x0000FFFF
 #define lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_r_a_tov_WORD		word6
+#define lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_link_speed_SHIFT	16
+#define lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_link_speed_MASK	0x0000FFFF
+#define lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_link_speed_WORD	word6
 	uint32_t rsvd_7;
 	uint32_t rsvd_8;
 	uint32_t word9;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 117c69a8278607fd13137d0b5f233b1b76a83d20..53227e5fd2fd71648ce724890f59fe34a3c12269 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -6931,6 +6931,8 @@ lpfc_sli4_read_config(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	struct lpfc_mbx_get_func_cfg *get_func_cfg;
 	struct lpfc_rsrc_desc_fcfcoe *desc;
 	char *pdesc_0;
+	uint16_t forced_link_speed;
+	uint32_t if_type;
 	int length, i, rc = 0, rc2;
 
 	pmb = (LPFC_MBOXQ_t *) mempool_alloc(phba->mbox_mem_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -7024,6 +7026,58 @@ lpfc_sli4_read_config(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	if (rc)
 		goto read_cfg_out;
 
+	/* Update link speed if forced link speed is supported */
+	if_type = bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type, &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf);
+	if (if_type == LPFC_SLI_INTF_IF_TYPE_2) {
+		forced_link_speed =
+			bf_get(lpfc_mbx_rd_conf_link_speed, rd_config);
+		if (forced_link_speed) {
+			phba->hba_flag |= HBA_FORCED_LINK_SPEED;
+
+			switch (forced_link_speed) {
+			case LINK_SPEED_1G:
+				phba->cfg_link_speed =
+					LPFC_USER_LINK_SPEED_1G;
+				break;
+			case LINK_SPEED_2G:
+				phba->cfg_link_speed =
+					LPFC_USER_LINK_SPEED_2G;
+				break;
+			case LINK_SPEED_4G:
+				phba->cfg_link_speed =
+					LPFC_USER_LINK_SPEED_4G;
+				break;
+			case LINK_SPEED_8G:
+				phba->cfg_link_speed =
+					LPFC_USER_LINK_SPEED_8G;
+				break;
+			case LINK_SPEED_10G:
+				phba->cfg_link_speed =
+					LPFC_USER_LINK_SPEED_10G;
+				break;
+			case LINK_SPEED_16G:
+				phba->cfg_link_speed =
+					LPFC_USER_LINK_SPEED_16G;
+				break;
+			case LINK_SPEED_32G:
+				phba->cfg_link_speed =
+					LPFC_USER_LINK_SPEED_32G;
+				break;
+			case 0xffff:
+				phba->cfg_link_speed =
+					LPFC_USER_LINK_SPEED_AUTO;
+				break;
+			default:
+				lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_SLI,
+						"0047 Unrecognized link "
+						"speed : %d\n",
+						forced_link_speed);
+				phba->cfg_link_speed =
+					LPFC_USER_LINK_SPEED_AUTO;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Reset the DFT_HBA_Q_DEPTH to the max xri  */
 	length = phba->sli4_hba.max_cfg_param.max_xri -
 			lpfc_sli4_get_els_iocb_cnt(phba);