diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
index a374fa7..7d37004 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static int hns3_restore_fec(struct hns3_hw *hw);
 static int hns3_query_dev_fec_info(struct hns3_hw *hw);
 static int hns3_do_stop(struct hns3_adapter *hns);
 static int hns3_check_port_speed(struct hns3_hw *hw, uint32_t link_speeds);
+static int hns3_cfg_mac_mode(struct hns3_hw *hw, bool enable);
 
 void hns3_ether_format_addr(char *buf, uint16_t size,
 			    const struct rte_ether_addr *ether_addr)
@@ -2924,6 +2925,88 @@ hns3_dev_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, int wait_to_complete)
 }
 
 static int
+hns3_dev_set_link_up(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct hns3_hw *hw = HNS3_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * The "tx_pkt_burst" will be restored. But the secondary process does
+	 * not support the mechanism for notifying the primary process.
+	 */
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+		hns3_err(hw, "secondary process does not support to set link up.");
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If device isn't started Rx/Tx function is still disabled, setting
+	 * link up is not allowed. But it is probably better to return success
+	 * to reduce the impact on the upper layer.
+	 */
+	if (hw->adapter_state != HNS3_NIC_STARTED) {
+		hns3_info(hw, "device isn't started, can't set link up.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!hw->set_link_down)
+		return 0;
+
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&hw->lock);
+	ret = hns3_cfg_mac_mode(hw, true);
+	if (ret) {
+		rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
+		hns3_err(hw, "failed to set link up, ret = %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	hw->set_link_down = false;
+	hns3_start_tx_datapath(dev);
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+hns3_dev_set_link_down(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct hns3_hw *hw = HNS3_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * The "tx_pkt_burst" will be set to dummy function. But the secondary
+	 * process does not support the mechanism for notifying the primary
+	 * process.
+	 */
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+		hns3_err(hw, "secondary process does not support to set link down.");
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If device isn't started or the API has been called, link status is
+	 * down, return success.
+	 */
+	if (hw->adapter_state != HNS3_NIC_STARTED || hw->set_link_down)
+		return 0;
+
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&hw->lock);
+	hns3_stop_tx_datapath(dev);
+	ret = hns3_cfg_mac_mode(hw, false);
+	if (ret) {
+		hns3_start_tx_datapath(dev);
+		rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
+		hns3_err(hw, "failed to set link down, ret = %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	hw->set_link_down = true;
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
 hns3_parse_func_status(struct hns3_hw *hw, struct hns3_func_status_cmd *status)
 {
 	struct hns3_adapter *hns = HNS3_DEV_HW_TO_ADAPTER(hw);
@@ -5576,6 +5659,7 @@ static int
 hns3_do_start(struct hns3_adapter *hns, bool reset_queue)
 {
 	struct hns3_hw *hw = &hns->hw;
+	bool link_en;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = hns3_update_queue_map_configure(hns);
@@ -5600,7 +5684,8 @@ hns3_do_start(struct hns3_adapter *hns, bool reset_queue)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = hns3_cfg_mac_mode(hw, true);
+	link_en = hw->set_link_down ? false : true;
+	ret = hns3_cfg_mac_mode(hw, link_en);
 	if (ret) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "failed to enable MAC, ret = %d", ret);
 		goto err_config_mac_mode;
@@ -5731,6 +5816,7 @@ hns3_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct hns3_adapter *hns = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct hns3_hw *hw = &hns->hw;
+	bool old_state = hw->set_link_down;
 	int ret;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
@@ -5740,12 +5826,17 @@ hns3_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&hw->lock);
 	hw->adapter_state = HNS3_NIC_STARTING;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the dev_set_link_down() API has been called, the "set_link_down"
+	 * flag can be cleared by dev_start() API. In addition, the flag should
+	 * also be cleared before calling hns3_do_start() so that MAC can be
+	 * enabled in dev_start stage.
+	 */
+	hw->set_link_down = false;
 	ret = hns3_do_start(hns, true);
-	if (ret) {
-		hw->adapter_state = HNS3_NIC_CONFIGURED;
-		rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto do_start_fail;
+
 	ret = hns3_map_rx_interrupt(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto map_rx_inter_err;
@@ -5801,6 +5892,8 @@ hns3_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	hns3_stop_all_txqs(dev);
 map_rx_inter_err:
 	(void)hns3_do_stop(hns);
+do_start_fail:
+	hw->set_link_down = old_state;
 	hw->adapter_state = HNS3_NIC_CONFIGURED;
 	rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
 
@@ -7345,6 +7438,8 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops hns3_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.mac_addr_set           = hns3_set_default_mac_addr,
 	.set_mc_addr_list       = hns3_set_mc_mac_addr_list,
 	.link_update            = hns3_dev_link_update,
+	.dev_set_link_up        = hns3_dev_set_link_up,
+	.dev_set_link_down      = hns3_dev_set_link_down,
 	.rss_hash_update        = hns3_dev_rss_hash_update,
 	.rss_hash_conf_get      = hns3_dev_rss_hash_conf_get,
 	.reta_update            = hns3_dev_rss_reta_update,
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
index 2e48ff6..0e4e426 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
@@ -481,6 +481,11 @@ struct hns3_hw {
 	struct hns3_cmq cmq;
 	struct hns3_mbx_resp_status mbx_resp; /* mailbox response */
 	struct hns3_mac mac;
+	/*
+	 * This flag indicates dev_set_link_down() API is called, and is cleared
+	 * by dev_set_link_up() or dev_start().
+	 */
+	bool set_link_down;
 	unsigned int secondary_cnt; /* Number of secondary processes init'd. */
 	struct hns3_tqp_stats tqp_stats;
 	/* Include Mac stats | Rx stats | Tx stats */
@@ -699,9 +704,9 @@ struct hns3_vtag_cfg {
 /* Request types for IPC. */
 enum hns3_mp_req_type {
 	HNS3_MP_REQ_START_RXTX = 1,
-	HNS3_MP_REQ_STOP_RXTX  = 2,
-	HNS3_MP_REQ_START_TX   = 3,
-	HNS3_MP_REQ_STOP_TX    = 4,
+	HNS3_MP_REQ_STOP_RXTX,
+	HNS3_MP_REQ_START_TX,
+	HNS3_MP_REQ_STOP_TX,
 	HNS3_MP_REQ_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.c
index 7d8176f..0f222b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "hns3_rxtx.h"
 #include "hns3_regs.h"
 #include "hns3_logs.h"
+#include "hns3_mp.h"
 
 #define HNS3_CFG_DESC_NUM(num)	((num) / 8 - 1)
 #define HNS3_RX_RING_PREFETCTH_MASK	3
@@ -4372,6 +4373,7 @@ hns3_trace_rxtx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 void hns3_set_rxtx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
+	struct hns3_hw *hw = HNS3_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct hns3_adapter *hns = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	eth_tx_prep_t prep = NULL;
 
@@ -4379,7 +4381,9 @@ void hns3_set_rxtx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	    __atomic_load_n(&hns->hw.reset.resetting, __ATOMIC_RELAXED) == 0) {
 		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = hns3_get_rx_function(eth_dev);
 		eth_dev->rx_descriptor_status = hns3_dev_rx_descriptor_status;
-		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = hns3_get_tx_function(eth_dev, &prep);
+		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = hw->set_link_down ?
+					hns3_dummy_rxtx_burst :
+					hns3_get_tx_function(eth_dev, &prep);
 		eth_dev->tx_pkt_prepare = prep;
 		eth_dev->tx_descriptor_status = hns3_dev_tx_descriptor_status;
 		hns3_trace_rxtx_function(eth_dev);
@@ -4703,3 +4707,25 @@ hns3_enable_rxd_adv_layout(struct hns3_hw *hw)
 	if (hns3_dev_rxd_adv_layout_supported(hw))
 		hns3_write_dev(hw, HNS3_RXD_ADV_LAYOUT_EN_REG, 1);
 }
+
+void
+hns3_stop_tx_datapath(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	dev->tx_pkt_burst = hns3_dummy_rxtx_burst;
+	dev->tx_pkt_prepare = NULL;
+	rte_wmb();
+	/* Disable tx datapath on secondary process. */
+	hns3_mp_req_stop_tx(dev);
+	/* Prevent crashes when queues are still in use. */
+	rte_delay_ms(dev->data->nb_tx_queues);
+}
+
+void
+hns3_start_tx_datapath(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	eth_tx_prep_t prep = NULL;
+
+	dev->tx_pkt_burst = hns3_get_tx_function(dev, &prep);
+	dev->tx_pkt_prepare = prep;
+	hns3_mp_req_start_tx(dev);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.h
index 141de7a..cd7c21c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_rxtx.h
@@ -766,5 +766,7 @@ void hns3_enable_rxd_adv_layout(struct hns3_hw *hw);
 int hns3_dev_rx_descriptor_status(void *rx_queue, uint16_t offset);
 int hns3_dev_tx_descriptor_status(void *tx_queue, uint16_t offset);
 void hns3_tx_push_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+void hns3_stop_tx_datapath(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+void hns3_start_tx_datapath(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 #endif /* _HNS3_RXTX_H_ */
