diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 7afbd5cab..2b87899a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ struct bnxt_child_vf_info {
 	bool			persist_stats;
 };
 
+struct bnxt_parent_info {
+#define	BNXT_PF_FID_INVALID	0xFFFF
+	uint16_t		fid;
+	uint16_t		vnic;
+	uint16_t		port_id;
+	uint8_t			mac_addr[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
+};
+
 struct bnxt_pf_info {
 #define BNXT_FIRST_PF_FID	1
 #define BNXT_MAX_VFS(bp)	((bp)->pf->max_vfs)
@@ -738,6 +746,7 @@ struct bnxt {
 #define BNXT_OUTER_TPID_BD_SHFT	16
 	uint32_t		outer_tpid_bd;
 	struct bnxt_pf_info	*pf;
+	struct bnxt_parent_info	*parent;
 	uint8_t			vxlan_port_cnt;
 	uint8_t			geneve_port_cnt;
 	uint16_t		vxlan_port;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index cddba17bd..b765cbadb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static const struct rte_pci_id bnxt_pci_id_map[] = {
 #define BNXT_DEVARG_TRUFLOW	"host-based-truflow"
 #define BNXT_DEVARG_FLOW_XSTAT	"flow-xstat"
 #define BNXT_DEVARG_MAX_NUM_KFLOWS  "max-num-kflows"
+
 static const char *const bnxt_dev_args[] = {
 	BNXT_DEVARG_TRUFLOW,
 	BNXT_DEVARG_FLOW_XSTAT,
@@ -172,6 +173,11 @@ uint16_t bnxt_rss_hash_tbl_size(const struct bnxt *bp)
 	return bnxt_rss_ctxts(bp) * BNXT_RSS_ENTRIES_PER_CTX_THOR;
 }
 
+static void bnxt_free_parent_info(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	rte_free(bp->parent);
+}
+
 static void bnxt_free_pf_info(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	rte_free(bp->pf);
@@ -222,6 +228,16 @@ static void bnxt_free_mem(struct bnxt *bp, bool reconfig)
 	bp->grp_info = NULL;
 }
 
+static int bnxt_alloc_parent_info(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	bp->parent = rte_zmalloc("bnxt_parent_info",
+				 sizeof(struct bnxt_parent_info), 0);
+	if (bp->parent == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int bnxt_alloc_pf_info(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	bp->pf = rte_zmalloc("bnxt_pf_info", sizeof(struct bnxt_pf_info), 0);
@@ -1321,6 +1337,7 @@ static void bnxt_dev_close_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	bnxt_free_cos_queues(bp);
 	bnxt_free_link_info(bp);
 	bnxt_free_pf_info(bp);
+	bnxt_free_parent_info(bp);
 
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = NULL;
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = NULL;
@@ -5209,6 +5226,8 @@ static int bnxt_init_fw(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 	bnxt_hwrm_port_mac_qcfg(bp);
 
+	bnxt_hwrm_parent_pf_qcfg(bp);
+
 	rc = bnxt_hwrm_cfa_adv_flow_mgmt_qcaps(bp);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -5527,6 +5546,10 @@ bnxt_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, void *params __rte_unused)
 	if (rc)
 		goto error_free;
 
+	rc = bnxt_alloc_parent_info(bp);
+	if (rc)
+		goto error_free;
+
 	rc = bnxt_alloc_hwrm_resources(bp);
 	if (rc) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
index ed42e58d4..347e1c71e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c
@@ -3094,6 +3094,48 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_func_qcfg(struct bnxt *bp, uint16_t *mtu)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int bnxt_hwrm_parent_pf_qcfg(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+	struct hwrm_func_qcfg_input req = {0};
+	struct hwrm_func_qcfg_output *resp = bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!BNXT_VF_IS_TRUSTED(bp))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!bp->parent)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	bp->parent->fid = BNXT_PF_FID_INVALID;
+
+	HWRM_PREP(&req, HWRM_FUNC_QCFG, BNXT_USE_CHIMP_MB);
+
+	req.fid = rte_cpu_to_le_16(0xfffe); /* Request parent PF information. */
+
+	rc = bnxt_hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), BNXT_USE_CHIMP_MB);
+
+	HWRM_CHECK_RESULT();
+
+	memcpy(bp->parent->mac_addr, resp->mac_address, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+	bp->parent->vnic = rte_le_to_cpu_16(resp->dflt_vnic_id);
+	bp->parent->fid = rte_le_to_cpu_16(resp->fid);
+	bp->parent->port_id = rte_le_to_cpu_16(resp->port_id);
+
+	/* FIXME: Temporary workaround - remove when firmware issue is fixed. */
+	if (bp->parent->vnic == 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Error: parent VNIC unavailable.\n");
+		/* Use hard-coded values appropriate for current Wh+ fw. */
+		if (bp->parent->fid == 2)
+			bp->parent->vnic = 0x100;
+		else
+			bp->parent->vnic = 1;
+	}
+
+	HWRM_UNLOCK();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int bnxt_hwrm_get_dflt_vnic_svif(struct bnxt *bp, uint16_t fid,
 				 uint16_t *vnic_id, uint16_t *svif)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h
index 8d19998df..ef8997500 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.h
@@ -274,4 +274,5 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_get_dflt_vnic_id(struct bnxt *bp, uint16_t fid,
 			       uint16_t *vnic_id);
 int bnxt_hwrm_get_dflt_vnic_svif(struct bnxt *bp, uint16_t fid,
 				 uint16_t *vnic_id, uint16_t *svif);
+int bnxt_hwrm_parent_pf_qcfg(struct bnxt *bp);
 #endif
