diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
index 30b4a60..cdc26ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
@@ -1352,16 +1352,19 @@ octnet_nic_stats_callback(struct octeon_device *oct_dev,
 
 		resp->status = 1;
 	} else {
+		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "sc OPCODE_NIC_PORT_STATS command failed\n");
 		resp->status = -1;
 	}
 }
 
-int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
+void lio_fetch_stats(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
+	struct cavium_wk *wk = (struct cavium_wk *)work;
+	struct lio *lio = wk->ctxptr;
 	struct octeon_device *oct_dev = lio->oct_dev;
 	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
 	struct oct_nic_stats_resp *resp;
+	unsigned long time_in_jiffies;
 	int retval;
 
 	/* Alloc soft command */
@@ -1371,8 +1374,10 @@ int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
 					  sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_resp),
 					  0);
 
-	if (!sc)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!sc) {
+		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "Soft command allocation failed\n");
+		goto lio_fetch_stats_exit;
+	}
 
 	resp = (struct oct_nic_stats_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
 	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_resp));
@@ -1388,20 +1393,25 @@ int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
 	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
 	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
 		octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto lio_fetch_stats_exit;
 	}
 
 	retval = wait_for_sc_completion_timeout(oct_dev, sc,
 						(2 * LIO_SC_MAX_TMO_MS));
 	if (retval)  {
 		dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev, "sc OPCODE_NIC_PORT_STATS command failed\n");
-		return retval;
+		goto lio_fetch_stats_exit;
 	}
 
 	octnet_nic_stats_callback(oct_dev, sc->sc_status, sc);
 	WRITE_ONCE(sc->caller_is_done, true);
 
-	return 0;
+lio_fetch_stats_exit:
+	time_in_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(LIQUIDIO_NDEV_STATS_POLL_TIME_MS);
+	if (ifstate_check(lio, LIO_IFSTATE_RUNNING))
+		schedule_delayed_work(&lio->stats_wk.work, time_in_jiffies);
+
+	return;
 }
 
 int liquidio_set_speed(struct lio *lio, int speed)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index ed5fc6e..e973662 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -1841,6 +1841,12 @@ static int liquidio_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	/* tell Octeon to start forwarding packets to host */
 	send_rx_ctrl_cmd(lio, 1);
 
+	/* start periodical statistics fetch */
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&lio->stats_wk.work, lio_fetch_stats);
+	lio->stats_wk.ctxptr = lio;
+	schedule_delayed_work(&lio->stats_wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies
+					(LIQUIDIO_NDEV_STATS_POLL_TIME_MS));
+
 	dev_info(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "%s interface is opened\n",
 		 netdev->name);
 
@@ -1881,6 +1887,8 @@ static int liquidio_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 		cleanup_tx_poll_fn(netdev);
 	}
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&lio->stats_wk.work);
+
 	if (lio->ptp_clock) {
 		ptp_clock_unregister(lio->ptp_clock);
 		lio->ptp_clock = NULL;
@@ -2081,7 +2089,6 @@ liquidio_get_stats64(struct net_device *netdev,
 	lstats->rx_packets = pkts;
 	lstats->rx_dropped = drop;
 
-	octnet_get_link_stats(netdev);
 	lstats->multicast = oct->link_stats.fromwire.fw_total_mcast;
 	lstats->collisions = oct->link_stats.fromhost.total_collisions;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
index 9c267b4c..fe3d935 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -917,6 +917,11 @@ static int liquidio_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	netif_info(lio, ifup, lio->netdev, "Interface Open, ready for traffic\n");
 	start_txqs(netdev);
 
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&lio->stats_wk.work, lio_fetch_stats);
+	lio->stats_wk.ctxptr = lio;
+	schedule_delayed_work(&lio->stats_wk.work, msecs_to_jiffies
+					(LIQUIDIO_NDEV_STATS_POLL_TIME_MS));
+
 	/* tell Octeon to start forwarding packets to host */
 	send_rx_ctrl_cmd(lio, 1);
 
@@ -964,6 +969,8 @@ static int liquidio_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 		oct->droq[0]->ops.poll_mode = 0;
 	}
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&lio->stats_wk.work);
+
 	dev_info(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "%s interface is stopped\n", netdev->name);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1181,7 +1188,6 @@ liquidio_get_stats64(struct net_device *netdev,
 	lstats->rx_packets = pkts;
 	lstats->rx_dropped = drop;
 
-	octnet_get_link_stats(netdev);
 	lstats->multicast = oct->link_stats.fromwire.fw_total_mcast;
 
 	/* detailed rx_errors: */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/liquidio_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/liquidio_common.h
index 7407fcd..0decc72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/liquidio_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/liquidio_common.h
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ static inline void add_sg_size(struct octeon_sg_entry *sg_entry,
 #define   OCTNET_CMD_VLAN_FILTER_ENABLE 0x1
 #define   OCTNET_CMD_VLAN_FILTER_DISABLE 0x0
 
+#define   OCTNET_CMD_FAIL 0x1
+
 #define   SEAPI_CMD_SPEED_SET           0x2
 #define   SEAPI_CMD_SPEED_GET           0x3
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_iq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_iq.h
index a04f36a..bebf3bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_iq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_iq.h
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ int octeon_send_command(struct octeon_device *oct, u32 iq_no,
 			u32 force_db, void *cmd, void *buf,
 			u32 datasize, u32 reqtype);
 
+void octeon_dump_soft_command(struct octeon_device *oct,
+			      struct octeon_soft_command *sc);
+
 void octeon_prepare_soft_command(struct octeon_device *oct,
 				 struct octeon_soft_command *sc,
 				 u8 opcode, u8 subcode,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
index 807266e..ecd2a26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct liquidio_if_cfg_resp {
 };
 
 #define LIO_IFCFG_WAIT_TIME    3000 /* In milli seconds */
+#define LIQUIDIO_NDEV_STATS_POLL_TIME_MS 200
 
 /* Structure of a node in list of gather components maintained by
  * NIC driver for each network device.
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ struct lio {
 	struct cavium_wq	sync_octeon_time_wq;
 
 	int netdev_uc_count;
+	struct cavium_wk stats_wk;
 };
 
 #define LIO_SIZE         (sizeof(struct lio))
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ irqreturn_t liquidio_msix_intr_handler(int irq __attribute__((unused)),
 
 int octeon_setup_interrupt(struct octeon_device *oct, u32 num_ioqs);
 
-int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev);
+void lio_fetch_stats(struct work_struct *work);
 
 int lio_wait_for_clean_oq(struct octeon_device *oct);
 /**
