diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
index 5419d4e478c0..e670d9e69e88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/clk-provider.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
+#include "dwmac-intel.h"
 #include "stmmac.h"
 
 /* This struct is used to associate PCI Function of MAC controller on a board,
@@ -49,6 +50,170 @@ static int stmmac_pci_find_phy_addr(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+static int serdes_status_poll(struct stmmac_priv *priv, int phyaddr,
+			      int phyreg, u32 mask, u32 val)
+{
+	unsigned int retries = 10;
+	int val_rd = 0;
+
+	do {
+		val_rd = mdiobus_read(priv->mii, phyaddr, phyreg);
+		if ((val_rd & mask) == (val & mask))
+			return 0;
+		udelay(POLL_DELAY_US);
+	} while (--retries);
+
+	return -ETIMEDOUT;
+}
+
+static int intel_serdes_powerup(struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	int serdes_phy_addr = 0;
+	u32 data = 0;
+
+	if (!priv->plat->intel_adhoc_addr)
+		return 0;
+
+	serdes_phy_addr = priv->plat->intel_adhoc_addr;
+
+	/* assert clk_req */
+	data = mdiobus_read(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+			    SERDES_GCR0);
+
+	data |= SERDES_PLL_CLK;
+
+	mdiobus_write(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+		      SERDES_GCR0, data);
+
+	/* check for clk_ack assertion */
+	data = serdes_status_poll(priv, serdes_phy_addr,
+				  SERDES_GSR0,
+				  SERDES_PLL_CLK,
+				  SERDES_PLL_CLK);
+
+	if (data) {
+		dev_err(priv->device, "Serdes PLL clk request timeout\n");
+		return data;
+	}
+
+	/* assert lane reset */
+	data = mdiobus_read(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+			    SERDES_GCR0);
+
+	data |= SERDES_RST;
+
+	mdiobus_write(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+		      SERDES_GCR0, data);
+
+	/* check for assert lane reset reflection */
+	data = serdes_status_poll(priv, serdes_phy_addr,
+				  SERDES_GSR0,
+				  SERDES_RST,
+				  SERDES_RST);
+
+	if (data) {
+		dev_err(priv->device, "Serdes assert lane reset timeout\n");
+		return data;
+	}
+
+	/*  move power state to P0 */
+	data = mdiobus_read(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+			    SERDES_GCR0);
+
+	data &= ~SERDES_PWR_ST_MASK;
+	data |= SERDES_PWR_ST_P0 << SERDES_PWR_ST_SHIFT;
+
+	mdiobus_write(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+		      SERDES_GCR0, data);
+
+	/* Check for P0 state */
+	data = serdes_status_poll(priv, serdes_phy_addr,
+				  SERDES_GSR0,
+				  SERDES_PWR_ST_MASK,
+				  SERDES_PWR_ST_P0 << SERDES_PWR_ST_SHIFT);
+
+	if (data) {
+		dev_err(priv->device, "Serdes power state P0 timeout.\n");
+		return data;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void intel_serdes_powerdown(struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	int serdes_phy_addr = 0;
+	u32 data = 0;
+
+	serdes_phy_addr = priv->plat->intel_adhoc_addr;
+
+	if (!priv->plat->intel_adhoc_addr)
+		return;
+
+	/*  move power state to P3 */
+	data = mdiobus_read(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+			    SERDES_GCR0);
+
+	data &= ~SERDES_PWR_ST_MASK;
+	data |= SERDES_PWR_ST_P3 << SERDES_PWR_ST_SHIFT;
+
+	mdiobus_write(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+		      SERDES_GCR0, data);
+
+	/* Check for P3 state */
+	data = serdes_status_poll(priv, serdes_phy_addr,
+				  SERDES_GSR0,
+				  SERDES_PWR_ST_MASK,
+				  SERDES_PWR_ST_P3 << SERDES_PWR_ST_SHIFT);
+
+	if (data) {
+		dev_err(priv->device, "Serdes power state P3 timeout\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* de-assert clk_req */
+	data = mdiobus_read(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+			    SERDES_GCR0);
+
+	data &= ~SERDES_PLL_CLK;
+
+	mdiobus_write(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+		      SERDES_GCR0, data);
+
+	/* check for clk_ack de-assert */
+	data = serdes_status_poll(priv, serdes_phy_addr,
+				  SERDES_GSR0,
+				  SERDES_PLL_CLK,
+				  (u32)~SERDES_PLL_CLK);
+
+	if (data) {
+		dev_err(priv->device, "Serdes PLL clk de-assert timeout\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* de-assert lane reset */
+	data = mdiobus_read(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+			    SERDES_GCR0);
+
+	data &= ~SERDES_RST;
+
+	mdiobus_write(priv->mii, serdes_phy_addr,
+		      SERDES_GCR0, data);
+
+	/* check for de-assert lane reset reflection */
+	data = serdes_status_poll(priv, serdes_phy_addr,
+				  SERDES_GSR0,
+				  SERDES_RST,
+				  (u32)~SERDES_RST);
+
+	if (data) {
+		dev_err(priv->device, "Serdes de-assert lane reset timeout\n");
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 static void common_default_data(struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat)
 {
 	plat->clk_csr = 2;	/* clk_csr_i = 20-35MHz & MDC = clk_csr_i/16 */
@@ -89,6 +254,9 @@ static int intel_mgbe_common_data(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	plat->force_sf_dma_mode = 0;
 	plat->tso_en = 1;
 
+	/* intel specific adhoc (mdio) address for serdes & etc */
+	plat->intel_adhoc_addr = 0x15;
+
 	plat->rx_sched_algorithm = MTL_RX_ALGORITHM_SP;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < plat->rx_queues_to_use; i++) {
@@ -189,6 +357,9 @@ static int ehl_sgmii_data(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	plat->phy_addr = 0;
 	plat->phy_interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII;
 
+	plat->serdes_powerup = intel_serdes_powerup;
+	plat->serdes_powerdown = intel_serdes_powerdown;
+
 	return ehl_common_data(pdev, plat);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index e6898fd5223f..06112c421ac3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -4986,6 +4986,13 @@ int stmmac_dvr_probe(struct device *device,
 		goto error_netdev_register;
 	}
 
+	if (priv->plat->serdes_powerup) {
+		ret = priv->plat->serdes_powerup(ndev);
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	stmmac_init_fs(ndev);
 #endif
@@ -5029,6 +5036,9 @@ int stmmac_dvr_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 	stmmac_stop_all_dma(priv);
 
+	if (priv->plat->serdes_powerdown)
+		priv->plat->serdes_powerdown(ndev);
+
 	stmmac_mac_set(priv, priv->ioaddr, false);
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
diff --git a/include/linux/stmmac.h b/include/linux/stmmac.h
index fbafb353e9be..89c8729bbe5b 100644
--- a/include/linux/stmmac.h
+++ b/include/linux/stmmac.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ struct plat_stmmacenet_data {
 	int bus_id;
 	int phy_addr;
 	int interface;
+	int intel_adhoc_addr;
 	phy_interface_t phy_interface;
 	struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data *mdio_bus_data;
 	struct device_node *phy_node;
@@ -177,6 +178,8 @@ struct plat_stmmacenet_data {
 	struct stmmac_rxq_cfg rx_queues_cfg[MTL_MAX_RX_QUEUES];
 	struct stmmac_txq_cfg tx_queues_cfg[MTL_MAX_TX_QUEUES];
 	void (*fix_mac_speed)(void *priv, unsigned int speed);
+	int (*serdes_powerup)(struct net_device *ndev);
+	void (*serdes_powerdown)(struct net_device *ndev);
 	int (*init)(struct platform_device *pdev, void *priv);
 	void (*exit)(struct platform_device *pdev, void *priv);
 	struct mac_device_info *(*setup)(void *priv);
