diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx.c
index dbdaddcd0..930057bb0 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx.c
@@ -283,6 +283,34 @@ roc_bphy_cgx_get_linkinfo(struct roc_bphy_cgx *roc_cgx, unsigned int lmac,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+roc_bphy_cgx_set_link_mode(struct roc_bphy_cgx *roc_cgx, unsigned int lmac,
+			   struct roc_bphy_cgx_link_mode *mode)
+{
+	uint64_t scr1, scr0;
+
+	if (roc_model_is_cn10k())
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (!roc_cgx)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!roc_bphy_cgx_lmac_exists(roc_cgx, lmac))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!mode)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	scr1 = FIELD_PREP(SCR1_ETH_CMD_ID, ETH_CMD_MODE_CHANGE) |
+	       FIELD_PREP(SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_SPEED, mode->speed) |
+	       FIELD_PREP(SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_DUPLEX, mode->full_duplex) |
+	       FIELD_PREP(SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_AN, mode->an) |
+	       FIELD_PREP(SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_PORT, mode->port) |
+	       FIELD_PREP(SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_MODE, BIT_ULL(mode->mode));
+
+	return roc_bphy_cgx_intf_req(roc_cgx, lmac, scr1, &scr0);
+}
+
 int
 roc_bphy_cgx_intlbk_enable(struct roc_bphy_cgx *roc_cgx, unsigned int lmac)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx.h b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx.h
index a5e18565d..f68ddfcc9 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx.h
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ enum roc_bphy_cgx_eth_link_mode {
 	__MAX_ROC_BPHY_CGX_ETH_LINK_MODE
 };
 
+struct roc_bphy_cgx_link_mode {
+	bool full_duplex;
+	bool an;
+	unsigned int port;
+	enum roc_bphy_cgx_eth_link_speed speed;
+	enum roc_bphy_cgx_eth_link_mode mode;
+};
+
 struct roc_bphy_cgx_link_info {
 	bool link_up;
 	bool full_duplex;
@@ -90,6 +98,9 @@ __roc_api int roc_bphy_cgx_dev_fini(struct roc_bphy_cgx *roc_cgx);
 __roc_api int roc_bphy_cgx_get_linkinfo(struct roc_bphy_cgx *roc_cgx,
 					unsigned int lmac,
 					struct roc_bphy_cgx_link_info *info);
+__roc_api int roc_bphy_cgx_set_link_mode(struct roc_bphy_cgx *roc_cgx,
+					 unsigned int lmac,
+					 struct roc_bphy_cgx_link_mode *mode);
 __roc_api int roc_bphy_cgx_intlbk_enable(struct roc_bphy_cgx *roc_cgx,
 					 unsigned int lmac);
 __roc_api int roc_bphy_cgx_intlbk_disable(struct roc_bphy_cgx *roc_cgx,
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx_priv.h b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx_priv.h
index 4e86ae4ea..ee7578423 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_bphy_cgx_priv.h
@@ -5,10 +5,64 @@
 #ifndef _ROC_BPHY_CGX_PRIV_H_
 #define _ROC_BPHY_CGX_PRIV_H_
 
+/* LINK speed types */
+enum eth_link_speed {
+	ETH_LINK_NONE,
+	ETH_LINK_10M,
+	ETH_LINK_100M,
+	ETH_LINK_1G,
+	ETH_LINK_2HG, /* 2.5 Gbps */
+	ETH_LINK_5G,
+	ETH_LINK_10G,
+	ETH_LINK_20G,
+	ETH_LINK_25G,
+	ETH_LINK_40G,
+	ETH_LINK_50G,
+	ETH_LINK_80G,
+	ETH_LINK_100G,
+	ETH_LINK_MAX,
+};
+
+/* Supported LINK MODE enums
+ * Each link mode is a bit mask of these
+ * enums which are represented as bits
+ */
+enum eth_mode {
+	ETH_MODE_SGMII_BIT = 0,
+	ETH_MODE_1000_BASEX_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_QSGMII_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_10G_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_10G_C2M_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_10G_KR_BIT, /* = 5 */
+	ETH_MODE_20G_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_25G_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_25G_C2M_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_25G_2_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_25G_CR_BIT, /* = 10 */
+	ETH_MODE_25G_KR_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_40G_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_40G_C2M_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_40G_CR4_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_40G_KR4_BIT, /* = 15 */
+	ETH_MODE_40GAUI_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_50G_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_50G_C2M_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_50G_4_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_50G_CR_BIT, /* = 20 */
+	ETH_MODE_50G_KR_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_80GAUI_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_100G_C2C_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_100G_C2M_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_100G_CR4_BIT, /* = 25 */
+	ETH_MODE_100G_KR4_BIT,
+	ETH_MODE_MAX_BIT /* = 27 */
+};
+
 /* REQUEST ID types. Input to firmware */
 enum eth_cmd_id {
 	ETH_CMD_GET_LINK_STS = 4,
 	ETH_CMD_INTERNAL_LBK = 7,
+	ETH_CMD_MODE_CHANGE = 11, /* hot plug support */
 	ETH_CMD_INTF_SHUTDOWN = 12,
 	ETH_CMD_SET_PTP_MODE = 34,
 };
@@ -63,6 +117,13 @@ enum eth_cmd_own {
 /* struct eth_ctl_args */
 #define SCR1_ETH_CTL_ARGS_ENABLE BIT_ULL(8)
 
+/* struct eth_mode_change_args */
+#define SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_SPEED	 GENMASK_ULL(11, 8)
+#define SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_DUPLEX BIT_ULL(12)
+#define SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_AN	 BIT_ULL(13)
+#define SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_PORT	 GENMASK_ULL(21, 14)
+#define SCR1_ETH_MODE_CHANGE_ARGS_MODE	 GENMASK_ULL(63, 22)
+
 #define SCR1_OWN_STATUS GENMASK_ULL(1, 0)
 
 #endif /* _ROC_BPHY_CGX_PRIV_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/version.map b/drivers/common/cnxk/version.map
index 205a0602b..15a6d3a3b 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/version.map
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/version.map
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ INTERNAL {
 	roc_bphy_cgx_intlbk_enable;
 	roc_bphy_cgx_ptp_rx_disable;
 	roc_bphy_cgx_ptp_rx_enable;
+	roc_bphy_cgx_set_link_mode;
 	roc_clk_freq_get;
 	roc_error_msg_get;
 	roc_idev_lmt_base_addr_get;
