diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
index cb86844099c0..ff6b03dc7e32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static bool is_eth_enabled(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return err ? false : val.vbool;
 }
 
-static bool is_vnet_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+bool mlx5_vnet_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX5_VDPA_NET))
 		return false;
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ static bool is_vnet_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool is_vnet_enabled(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	union devlink_param_value val;
+	int err;
+
+	err = devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(priv_to_devlink(dev),
+						 DEVLINK_PARAM_GENERIC_ID_ENABLE_VNET,
+						 &val);
+	return err ? false : val.vbool;
+}
+
 static bool is_ib_rep_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX5_INFINIBAND))
@@ -226,7 +237,8 @@ static const struct mlx5_adev_device {
 	bool (*is_enabled)(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 } mlx5_adev_devices[] = {
 	[MLX5_INTERFACE_PROTOCOL_VNET] = { .suffix = "vnet",
-					   .is_supported = &is_vnet_supported },
+					   .is_supported = &mlx5_vnet_supported,
+					   .is_enabled = &is_vnet_enabled },
 	[MLX5_INTERFACE_PROTOCOL_IB] = { .suffix = "rdma",
 					 .is_supported = &mlx5_rdma_supported,
 					 .is_enabled = &is_ib_enabled },
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
index f247ffb325a9..6f4d7c7f06e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
@@ -680,6 +680,42 @@ static void mlx5_devlink_rdma_param_unregister(struct devlink *devlink)
 	devlink_param_unregister(devlink, &enable_rdma_param);
 }
 
+static const struct devlink_param enable_vnet_param =
+	DEVLINK_PARAM_GENERIC(ENABLE_VNET, BIT(DEVLINK_PARAM_CMODE_DRIVERINIT),
+			      NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+static int mlx5_devlink_vnet_param_register(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
+	union devlink_param_value value;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!mlx5_vnet_supported(dev))
+		return 0;
+
+	err = devlink_param_register(devlink, &enable_vnet_param);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	value.vbool = true;
+	devlink_param_driverinit_value_set(devlink,
+					   DEVLINK_PARAM_GENERIC_ID_ENABLE_VNET,
+					   value);
+	devlink_param_publish(devlink, &enable_rdma_param);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void mlx5_devlink_vnet_param_unregister(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
+
+	if (!mlx5_vnet_supported(dev))
+		return;
+
+	devlink_param_unpublish(devlink, &enable_vnet_param);
+	devlink_param_unregister(devlink, &enable_vnet_param);
+}
+
 static int mlx5_devlink_auxdev_params_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -692,8 +728,13 @@ static int mlx5_devlink_auxdev_params_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 	if (err)
 		goto rdma_err;
 
+	err = mlx5_devlink_vnet_param_register(devlink);
+	if (err)
+		goto vnet_err;
 	return 0;
 
+vnet_err:
+	mlx5_devlink_rdma_param_unregister(devlink);
 rdma_err:
 	mlx5_devlink_eth_param_unregister(devlink);
 	return err;
@@ -701,6 +742,7 @@ static int mlx5_devlink_auxdev_params_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 
 static void mlx5_devlink_auxdev_params_unregister(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
+	mlx5_devlink_vnet_param_unregister(devlink);
 	mlx5_devlink_rdma_param_unregister(devlink);
 	mlx5_devlink_eth_param_unregister(devlink);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
index b36fbcdc048e..2059b7319867 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
@@ -273,5 +273,6 @@ static inline u32 mlx5_sriov_get_vf_total_msix(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 bool mlx5_eth_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 bool mlx5_rdma_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+bool mlx5_vnet_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 
 #endif /* __MLX5_CORE_H__ */
