diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_reps.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_reps.c
index df05619c3f..b7e88e013a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_reps.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_reps.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ int bnxt_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, void *params)
 	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR |
 					RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 	eth_dev->data->representor_id = rep_params->vf_id;
+	eth_dev->data->backer_port_id = rep_params->parent_dev->data->port_id;
 
 	rte_eth_random_addr(vf_rep_bp->dflt_mac_addr);
 	memcpy(vf_rep_bp->mac_addr, vf_rep_bp->dflt_mac_addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c
index cfd02c03cc..1a4411844a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ int enic_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, void *init_params)
 	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR |
 					RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 	eth_dev->data->representor_id = vf->vf_id;
+	eth_dev->data->backer_port_id = pf->port_id;
 	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc("enic_mac_addr_vf",
 		sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr) *
 		ENIC_UNICAST_PERFECT_FILTERS, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c
index 0481b55381..d65b821a01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ i40e_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, void *init_params)
 	ethdev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR |
 					RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 	ethdev->data->representor_id = representor->vf_id;
+	ethdev->data->backer_port_id = pf->dev_data->port_id;
 
 	/* Setting the number queues allocated to the VF */
 	ethdev->data->nb_rx_queues = vf->vsi->nb_qps;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_vf_representor.c
index b547c42f91..c5335ac3cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_vf_representor.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ ice_dcf_vf_repr_init(struct rte_eth_dev *vf_rep_eth_dev, void *init_param)
 
 	vf_rep_eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR;
 	vf_rep_eth_dev->data->representor_id = repr->vf_id;
+	vf_rep_eth_dev->data->backer_port_id = repr->dcf_eth_dev->data->port_id;
 
 	vf_rep_eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = &repr->mac_addr;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c
index d5b636a194..9fa75984fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ ixgbe_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, void *init_params)
 
 	ethdev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR;
 	ethdev->data->representor_id = representor->vf_id;
+	ethdev->data->backer_port_id = representor->pf_ethdev->data->port_id;
 
 	/* Set representor device ops */
 	ethdev->dev_ops = &ixgbe_vf_representor_dev_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index 3746057673..612340b3b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -1677,6 +1677,19 @@ mlx5_dev_spawn(struct rte_device *dpdk_dev,
 	if (priv->representor) {
 		eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR;
 		eth_dev->data->representor_id = priv->representor_id;
+		MLX5_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id, &priv->pci_dev->device) {
+			struct mlx5_priv *opriv =
+				rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->dev_private;
+			if (opriv &&
+			    opriv->master &&
+			    opriv->domain_id == priv->domain_id &&
+			    opriv->sh == priv->sh) {
+				eth_dev->data->backer_port_id = port_id;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (port_id >= RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS)
+			eth_dev->data->backer_port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
 	}
 	priv->mp_id.port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
 	strlcpy(priv->mp_id.name, MLX5_MP_NAME, RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
index 26fa927039..a9c244c7dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
@@ -543,6 +543,19 @@ mlx5_dev_spawn(struct rte_device *dpdk_dev,
 	if (priv->representor) {
 		eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR;
 		eth_dev->data->representor_id = priv->representor_id;
+		MLX5_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id, &priv->pci_dev->device) {
+			struct mlx5_priv *opriv =
+				rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->dev_private;
+			if (opriv &&
+			    opriv->master &&
+			    opriv->domain_id == priv->domain_id &&
+			    opriv->sh == priv->sh) {
+				eth_dev->data->backer_port_id = port_id;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (port_id >= RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS)
+			eth_dev->data->backer_port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Store associated network device interface index. This index
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
index 7ce0f7729a..c4ea735732 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
@@ -1266,8 +1266,8 @@ struct rte_eth_devargs {
  * For backward compatibility, if no representor info, direct
  * map legacy VF (no controller and pf).
  *
- * @param ethdev
- *  Handle of ethdev port.
+ * @param port_id
+ *  Port ID of the backing device.
  * @param type
  *  Representor type.
  * @param controller
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ struct rte_eth_devargs {
  */
 __rte_internal
 int
-rte_eth_representor_id_get(const struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
+rte_eth_representor_id_get(uint16_t port_id,
 			   enum rte_eth_representor_type type,
 			   int controller, int pf, int representor_port,
 			   uint16_t *repr_id);
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_class_eth.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_class_eth.c
index 1fe5fa1f36..eda216ced5 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_class_eth.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_class_eth.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ eth_representor_cmp(const char *key __rte_unused,
 		c = i / (np * nf);
 		p = (i / nf) % np;
 		f = i % nf;
-		if (rte_eth_representor_id_get(edev,
+		if (rte_eth_representor_id_get(edev->data->backer_port_id,
 			eth_da.type,
 			eth_da.nb_mh_controllers == 0 ? -1 :
 					eth_da.mh_controllers[c],
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index 028907bc4b..ed7b43a99f 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ rte_eth_dev_allocate(const char *name)
 	eth_dev = eth_dev_get(port_id);
 	strlcpy(eth_dev->data->name, name, sizeof(eth_dev->data->name));
 	eth_dev->data->port_id = port_id;
+	eth_dev->data->backer_port_id = RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS;
 	eth_dev->data->mtu = RTE_ETHER_MTU;
 	pthread_mutex_init(&eth_dev->data->flow_ops_mutex, NULL);
 
@@ -5915,7 +5916,7 @@ rte_eth_devargs_parse(const char *dargs, struct rte_eth_devargs *eth_da)
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_representor_id_get(const struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
+rte_eth_representor_id_get(uint16_t port_id,
 			   enum rte_eth_representor_type type,
 			   int controller, int pf, int representor_port,
 			   uint16_t *repr_id)
@@ -5931,7 +5932,7 @@ rte_eth_representor_id_get(const struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Get PMD representor range info. */
-	ret = rte_eth_representor_info_get(ethdev->data->port_id, NULL);
+	ret = rte_eth_representor_info_get(port_id, NULL);
 	if (ret == -ENOTSUP && type == RTE_ETH_REPRESENTOR_VF &&
 	    controller == -1 && pf == -1) {
 		/* Direct mapping for legacy VF representor. */
@@ -5946,7 +5947,7 @@ rte_eth_representor_id_get(const struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
 	if (info == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	info->nb_ranges_alloc = n;
-	ret = rte_eth_representor_info_get(ethdev->data->port_id, info);
+	ret = rte_eth_representor_info_get(port_id, info);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -5965,7 +5966,7 @@ rte_eth_representor_id_get(const struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
 			continue;
 		if (info->ranges[i].id_end < info->ranges[i].id_base) {
 			RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "Port %hu invalid representor ID Range %u - %u, entry %d\n",
-				ethdev->data->port_id, info->ranges[i].id_base,
+				port_id, info->ranges[i].id_base,
 				info->ranges[i].id_end, i);
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
index d2c9ec42c7..66ad8b13c8 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_data {
 			/**< Switch-specific identifier.
 			 *   Valid if RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR in dev_flags.
 			 */
+	uint16_t backer_port_id;
+			/**< Port ID of the backing device.
+			 *   This device will be used to query representor
+			 *   info and calculate representor IDs.
+			 *   Valid if RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR in dev_flags.
+			 */
 
 	pthread_mutex_t flow_ops_mutex; /**< rte_flow ops mutex. */
 	uint64_t reserved_64s[4]; /**< Reserved for future fields */
