diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
index d4b7d7f47e..e3ac51eae0 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
@@ -4433,6 +4433,13 @@ typedef struct efx_virtio_vq_cfg_s {
 
 typedef struct efx_virtio_vq_s	efx_virtio_vq_t;
 
+typedef enum efx_virtio_device_type_e {
+	EFX_VIRTIO_DEVICE_TYPE_RESERVED,
+	EFX_VIRTIO_DEVICE_TYPE_NET,
+	EFX_VIRTIO_DEVICE_TYPE_BLOCK,
+	EFX_VIRTIO_DEVICE_NTYPES
+} efx_virtio_device_type_t;
+
 LIBEFX_API
 extern	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
 efx_virtio_init(
@@ -4487,6 +4494,13 @@ efx_virtio_get_doorbell_offset(
 	__in		efx_virtio_vq_t *evvp,
 	__out		uint32_t *offsetp);
 
+LIBEFX_API
+extern	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
+efx_virtio_get_features(
+	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__in		efx_virtio_device_type_t type,
+	__out		uint64_t *featuresp);
+
 #endif /* EFSYS_OPT_VIRTIO */
 
 #ifdef	__cplusplus
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h
index d6742f4a8c..758206d382 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ typedef struct efx_virtio_ops_s {
 				efx_virtio_vq_dyncfg_t *);
 	efx_rc_t	(*evo_get_doorbell_offset)(efx_virtio_vq_t *,
 				uint32_t *);
+	efx_rc_t	(*evo_get_features)(efx_nic_t *,
+				efx_virtio_device_type_t, uint64_t *);
 } efx_virtio_ops_t;
 #endif /* EFSYS_OPT_VIRTIO */
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_virtio.c b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_virtio.c
index de998fcad9..20c22f02b5 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_virtio.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ static const efx_virtio_ops_t	__efx_virtio_rhead_ops = {
 	rhead_virtio_qstart,			/* evo_virtio_qstart */
 	rhead_virtio_qstop,			/* evo_virtio_qstop */
 	rhead_virtio_get_doorbell_offset,	/* evo_get_doorbell_offset */
+	rhead_virtio_get_features,		/* evo_get_features */
 };
 #endif /* EFSYS_OPT_RIVERHEAD */
 
@@ -254,4 +255,48 @@ efx_virtio_get_doorbell_offset(
 	return (rc);
 }
 
+	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
+efx_virtio_get_features(
+	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__in		efx_virtio_device_type_t type,
+	__out		uint64_t *featuresp)
+{
+	const efx_virtio_ops_t *evop = enp->en_evop;
+	efx_rc_t rc;
+
+	if (featuresp == NULL) {
+		rc = EINVAL;
+		goto fail1;
+	}
+
+	if (type >= EFX_VIRTIO_DEVICE_NTYPES) {
+		rc = EINVAL;
+		goto fail2;
+	}
+
+	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
+	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_VIRTIO);
+
+	if (evop == NULL) {
+		rc = ENOTSUP;
+		goto fail3;
+	}
+
+	if ((rc = evop->evo_get_features(enp, type, featuresp)) != 0)
+		goto fail4;
+
+	return (0);
+
+fail4:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail4);
+fail3:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail3);
+fail2:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail2);
+fail1:
+	EFSYS_PROBE1(fail1, efx_rc_t, rc);
+
+	return (rc);
+}
+
 #endif /* EFSYS_OPT_VIRTIO */
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_impl.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_impl.h
index 4304f63f4c..69d701a47e 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_impl.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_impl.h
@@ -498,6 +498,13 @@ rhead_virtio_get_doorbell_offset(
 	__in				efx_virtio_vq_t *evvp,
 	__out				uint32_t *offsetp);
 
+LIBEFX_INTERNAL
+extern	__checkReturn			efx_rc_t
+rhead_virtio_get_features(
+	__in				efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__in				efx_virtio_device_type_t type,
+	__out				uint64_t *featuresp);
+
 #endif /* EFSYS_OPT_VIRTIO */
 
 #ifdef	__cplusplus
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_virtio.c b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_virtio.c
index 147460c95c..508d03d58f 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/rhead_virtio.c
@@ -280,4 +280,56 @@ rhead_virtio_get_doorbell_offset(
 	return (rc);
 }
 
+	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
+rhead_virtio_get_features(
+	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
+	__in		efx_virtio_device_type_t type,
+	__out		uint64_t *featuresp)
+{
+	efx_mcdi_req_t req;
+	uint32_t features_lo;
+	uint32_t features_hi;
+	EFX_MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(payload, MC_CMD_VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_IN_LEN,
+		MC_CMD_VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_OUT_LEN);
+	efx_rc_t rc;
+
+	EFX_STATIC_ASSERT(EFX_VIRTIO_DEVICE_TYPE_NET ==
+		MC_CMD_VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_IN_NET);
+	EFX_STATIC_ASSERT(EFX_VIRTIO_DEVICE_TYPE_BLOCK ==
+		MC_CMD_VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_IN_BLOCK);
+
+	req.emr_cmd = MC_CMD_VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES;
+	req.emr_in_buf = payload;
+	req.emr_in_length = MC_CMD_VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_IN_LEN;
+	req.emr_out_buf = payload;
+	req.emr_out_length = MC_CMD_VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_OUT_LEN;
+
+	MCDI_IN_SET_DWORD(req, VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_IN_DEVICE_ID, type);
+
+	efx_mcdi_execute(enp, &req);
+
+	if (req.emr_rc != 0) {
+		rc = req.emr_rc;
+		goto fail1;
+	}
+
+	if (req.emr_out_length_used < MC_CMD_VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_OUT_LEN) {
+		rc = EMSGSIZE;
+		goto fail2;
+	}
+
+	features_lo = MCDI_OUT_DWORD(req, VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_OUT_FEATURES_LO);
+	features_hi = MCDI_OUT_DWORD(req, VIRTIO_GET_FEATURES_OUT_FEATURES_HI);
+	*featuresp = ((uint64_t)features_hi << 32) | features_lo;
+
+	return (0);
+
+fail2:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail2);
+fail1:
+	EFSYS_PROBE1(fail1, efx_rc_t, rc);
+
+	return (rc);
+}
+
 #endif	/* EFSYS_OPT_RIVERHEAD && EFSYS_OPT_VIRTIO */
