diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index b6137be..bf3333e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ struct vf_data_storage {
 	u16 vlans_enabled;
 	bool clear_to_send;
 	bool pf_set_mac;
+	bool mc_promisc;
 	u16 pf_vlan; /* When set, guest VLAN config not allowed. */
 	u16 pf_qos;
 	u16 tx_rate;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
index a5cb755..2963557 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ enum ixgbe_pfvf_api_rev {
 	ixgbe_mbox_api_10,	/* API version 1.0, linux/freebsd VF driver */
 	ixgbe_mbox_api_20,	/* API version 2.0, solaris Phase1 VF driver */
 	ixgbe_mbox_api_11,	/* API version 1.1, linux/freebsd VF driver */
+	ixgbe_mbox_api_12,	/* API version 1.2, linux/freebsd VF driver */
 	/* This value should always be last */
 	ixgbe_mbox_api_unknown,	/* indicates that API version is not known */
 };
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ enum ixgbe_pfvf_api_rev {
 /* mailbox API, version 1.1 VF requests */
 #define IXGBE_VF_GET_QUEUES	0x09 /* get queue configuration */
 
+/* mailbox API, version 1.2 VF requests */
+#define IXGBE_VF_SET_MC_PROMISC	0x0a /* VF requests PF to set MC promiscuous */
+
 /* GET_QUEUES return data indices within the mailbox */
 #define IXGBE_VF_TX_QUEUES	1	/* number of Tx queues supported */
 #define IXGBE_VF_RX_QUEUES	2	/* number of Rx queues supported */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index c76ba90..c19b7b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -108,9 +108,12 @@ static int __ixgbe_enable_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		adapter->flags2 &= ~(IXGBE_FLAG2_RSC_CAPABLE |
 				     IXGBE_FLAG2_RSC_ENABLED);
 
-		/* enable spoof checking for all VFs */
-		for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_vfs; i++)
+		for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_vfs; i++) {
+			/* Enable spoof checking for all VFs */
 			adapter->vfinfo[i].spoofchk_enabled = true;
+			/* Turn multicast promiscuous mode off for all VFs */
+			adapter->vfinfo[i].mc_promisc = false;
+		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -311,6 +314,40 @@ int ixgbe_pci_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *dev, int num_vfs)
 		return ixgbe_pci_sriov_enable(dev, num_vfs);
 }
 
+static int ixgbe_enable_vf_mc_promisc(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw;
+	u32 vmolr;
+
+	hw = &adapter->hw;
+	vmolr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(vf));
+
+	e_info(drv, "VF %u: enabling multicast promiscuous\n", vf);
+
+	vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_MPE;
+
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(vf), vmolr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ixgbe_disable_vf_mc_promisc(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw;
+	u32 vmolr;
+
+	hw = &adapter->hw;
+	vmolr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(vf));
+
+	e_info(drv, "VF %u: disabling multicast promiscuous\n", vf);
+
+	vmolr &= ~IXGBE_VMOLR_MPE;
+
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(vf), vmolr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ixgbe_set_vf_multicasts(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 				   u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
 {
@@ -325,6 +362,12 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_multicasts(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	u32 mta_reg;
 	u32 vmolr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(vf));
 
+	/* Disable multicast promiscuous first */
+	if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].mc_promisc) {
+		ixgbe_disable_vf_mc_promisc(adapter, vf);
+		adapter->vfinfo[vf].mc_promisc = false;
+	}
+
 	/* only so many hash values supported */
 	entries = min(entries, IXGBE_MAX_VF_MC_ENTRIES);
 
@@ -427,6 +470,7 @@ static s32 ixgbe_set_vf_lpe(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
 #endif /* CONFIG_FCOE */
 		switch (adapter->vfinfo[vf].vf_api) {
 		case ixgbe_mbox_api_11:
+		case ixgbe_mbox_api_12:
 			/*
 			 * Version 1.1 supports jumbo frames on VFs if PF has
 			 * jumbo frames enabled which means legacy VFs are
@@ -710,6 +754,12 @@ static int ixgbe_vf_reset_msg(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_PVFTDWBALn(q_per_pool, vf, i), 0);
 	}
 
+	/* Disable multicast promiscuous at reset */
+	if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].mc_promisc) {
+		ixgbe_disable_vf_mc_promisc(adapter, vf);
+		adapter->vfinfo[vf].mc_promisc = false;
+	}
+
 	/* reply to reset with ack and vf mac address */
 	msgbuf[0] = IXGBE_VF_RESET;
 	if (!is_zero_ether_addr(vf_mac)) {
@@ -894,6 +944,12 @@ static int ixgbe_negotiate_vf_api(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	switch (api) {
 	case ixgbe_mbox_api_10:
 	case ixgbe_mbox_api_11:
+	case ixgbe_mbox_api_12:
+		e_info(drv, "VF %d requested api_version %s\n", vf,
+			(api == ixgbe_mbox_api_12) ? "ixgbe_mbox_api_12" :
+			(api == ixgbe_mbox_api_11) ? "ixgbe_mbox_api_11" :
+			(api == ixgbe_mbox_api_10) ? "ixgbe_mbox_api_10" :
+			"unknown");
 		adapter->vfinfo[vf].vf_api = api;
 		return 0;
 	default:
@@ -917,6 +973,7 @@ static int ixgbe_get_vf_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	switch (adapter->vfinfo[vf].vf_api) {
 	case ixgbe_mbox_api_20:
 	case ixgbe_mbox_api_11:
+	case ixgbe_mbox_api_12:
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -1;
@@ -944,6 +1001,31 @@ static int ixgbe_get_vf_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ixgbe_set_vf_mc_promisc(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
+				   u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
+{
+	bool enable = !!msgbuf[1];	/* msgbuf contains the flag to enable */
+
+	switch (adapter->vfinfo[vf].vf_api) {
+	case ixgbe_mbox_api_12:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* nothing to do */
+	if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].mc_promisc == enable)
+		return 0;
+
+	adapter->vfinfo[vf].mc_promisc = enable;
+
+	if (enable)
+		return ixgbe_enable_vf_mc_promisc(adapter, vf);
+	else
+		return ixgbe_disable_vf_mc_promisc(adapter, vf);
+}
+
+
 static int ixgbe_rcv_msg_from_vf(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 {
 	u32 mbx_size = IXGBE_VFMAILBOX_SIZE;
@@ -1000,6 +1082,9 @@ static int ixgbe_rcv_msg_from_vf(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 	case IXGBE_VF_GET_QUEUES:
 		retval = ixgbe_get_vf_queues(adapter, msgbuf, vf);
 		break;
+	case IXGBE_VF_SET_MC_PROMISC:
+		retval = ixgbe_set_vf_mc_promisc(adapter, msgbuf, vf);
+		break;
 	default:
 		e_err(drv, "Unhandled Msg %8.8x\n", msgbuf[0]);
 		retval = IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 62a0d8e..0403e1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -1880,7 +1880,8 @@ static void ixgbevf_init_last_counter_stats(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 static void ixgbevf_negotiate_api(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	int api[] = { ixgbe_mbox_api_11,
+	int api[] = { ixgbe_mbox_api_12,
+		      ixgbe_mbox_api_11,
 		      ixgbe_mbox_api_10,
 		      ixgbe_mbox_api_unknown };
 	int err = 0, idx = 0;
@@ -1894,6 +1895,12 @@ static void ixgbevf_negotiate_api(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 		idx++;
 	}
 
+	dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "mbox api_version = %s\n",
+		(hw->api_version == ixgbe_mbox_api_12) ? "ixgbe_mbox_api_12" :
+		(hw->api_version == ixgbe_mbox_api_11) ? "ixgbe_mbox_api_11" :
+		(hw->api_version == ixgbe_mbox_api_10) ? "ixgbe_mbox_api_10" :
+		"unknown");
+
 	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 }
 
@@ -2072,6 +2079,9 @@ void ixgbevf_down(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 
+	/* drop multicast promiscuous mode flag */
+	adapter->hw.mac.mc_promisc = false;
+
 	if (!pci_channel_offline(adapter->pdev))
 		ixgbevf_reset(adapter);
 
@@ -3525,6 +3535,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 
 	switch (adapter->hw.api_version) {
 	case ixgbe_mbox_api_11:
+	case ixgbe_mbox_api_12:
 		max_possible_frame = IXGBE_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE;
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.h
index 0bc3005..62ef0d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/mbx.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ enum ixgbe_pfvf_api_rev {
 	ixgbe_mbox_api_10,	/* API version 1.0, linux/freebsd VF driver */
 	ixgbe_mbox_api_20,	/* API version 2.0, solaris Phase1 VF driver */
 	ixgbe_mbox_api_11,	/* API version 1.1, linux/freebsd VF driver */
+	ixgbe_mbox_api_12,	/* API version 1.2, linux/freebsd VF driver */
 	/* This value should always be last */
 	ixgbe_mbox_api_unknown,	/* indicates that API version is not known */
 };
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ enum ixgbe_pfvf_api_rev {
 /* mailbox API, version 1.1 VF requests */
 #define IXGBE_VF_GET_QUEUE	0x09 /* get queue configuration */
 
+/* mailbox API, version 1.2 VF requests */
+#define IXGBE_VF_SET_MC_PROMISC	0x0a /* VF requests PF to set MC promiscuous */
+
 /* GET_QUEUES return data indices within the mailbox */
 #define IXGBE_VF_TX_QUEUES	1	/* number of Tx queues supported */
 #define IXGBE_VF_RX_QUEUES	2	/* number of Rx queues supported */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c
index cdb53be..dfc87b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ static s32 ixgbevf_reset_hw_vf(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	memcpy(hw->mac.perm_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	hw->mac.mc_filter_type = msgbuf[IXGBE_VF_MC_TYPE_WORD];
 
+	/* after reset, MC promiscuous mode is disabled */
+	hw->mac.mc_promisc = false;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -327,8 +330,29 @@ static s32 ixgbevf_update_mc_addr_list_vf(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 	 */
 
 	cnt = netdev_mc_count(netdev);
-	if (cnt > 30)
+	if (cnt > 30) {
+		/*
+		 * If the API has the capability to handle MC promiscuous
+		 * mode, turn it on.
+		 */
+		if (hw->api_version == ixgbe_mbox_api_12) {
+			if (!hw->mac.mc_promisc) {
+				struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = hw->back;
+
+				dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Request MC PROMISC\n");
+
+				/* enabling multicast promiscuous */
+				msgbuf[0] = IXGBE_VF_SET_MC_PROMISC;
+				msgbuf[1] = 1;
+				ixgbevf_write_msg_read_ack(hw, msgbuf, 2);
+
+				hw->mac.mc_promisc = true;
+			}
+
+			return 0;
+		}
 		cnt = 30;
+	}
 	msgbuf[0] = IXGBE_VF_SET_MULTICAST;
 	msgbuf[0] |= cnt << IXGBE_VT_MSGINFO_SHIFT;
 
@@ -344,6 +368,8 @@ static s32 ixgbevf_update_mc_addr_list_vf(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 
 	ixgbevf_write_msg_read_ack(hw, msgbuf, IXGBE_VFMAILBOX_SIZE);
 
+	hw->mac.mc_promisc = false;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -545,6 +571,7 @@ int ixgbevf_get_queues(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, unsigned int *num_tcs,
 	/* do nothing if API doesn't support ixgbevf_get_queues */
 	switch (hw->api_version) {
 	case ixgbe_mbox_api_11:
+	case ixgbe_mbox_api_12:
 		break;
 	default:
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.h
index 5b17242..97790db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct ixgbe_mac_info {
 	enum ixgbe_mac_type type;
 
 	s32  mc_filter_type;
+	bool mc_promisc;
 
 	bool get_link_status;
 	u32  max_tx_queues;
