diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index 7dcdc97c0bc3..ca0312b78294 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ struct switchdev_notifier_fdb_info {
 	u16 vid;
 	u8 added_by_user:1,
 	   is_local:1,
+	   locked:1,
 	   offloaded:1;
 };
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br.c b/net/bridge/br.c
index 145999b8c355..4f5098d33a46 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br.c
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ static int br_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	case SWITCHDEV_FDB_ADD_TO_BRIDGE:
 		fdb_info = ptr;
 		err = br_fdb_external_learn_add(br, p, fdb_info->addr,
-						fdb_info->vid, false);
+						fdb_info->vid,
+						fdb_info->locked, false);
 		if (err) {
 			err = notifier_from_errno(err);
 			break;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index 3b83af4458b8..e69a872bfc1d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ static int __br_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct net_bridge *br,
 					   "FDB entry towards bridge must be permanent");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		err = br_fdb_external_learn_add(br, p, addr, vid, true);
+		err = br_fdb_external_learn_add(br, p, addr, vid, false, true);
 	} else {
 		spin_lock_bh(&br->hash_lock);
 		err = fdb_add_entry(br, p, addr, ndm, nlh_flags, vid, nfea_tb);
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ void br_fdb_unsync_static(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p)
 }
 
 int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
-			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
+			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid, bool locked,
 			      bool swdev_notify)
 {
 	struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *fdb;
@@ -1386,6 +1386,9 @@ int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 
 	trace_br_fdb_external_learn_add(br, p, addr, vid);
 
+	if (locked && (!p || !(p->flags & BR_PORT_MAB)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&br->hash_lock);
 
 	fdb = br_fdb_find(br, addr, vid);
@@ -1398,6 +1401,9 @@ int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 		if (!p)
 			flags |= BIT(BR_FDB_LOCAL);
 
+		if (locked)
+			flags |= BIT(BR_FDB_LOCKED);
+
 		fdb = fdb_create(br, p, addr, vid, flags);
 		if (!fdb) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1405,6 +1411,13 @@ int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 		}
 		fdb_notify(br, fdb, RTM_NEWNEIGH, swdev_notify);
 	} else {
+		if (locked &&
+		    (!test_bit(BR_FDB_LOCKED, &fdb->flags) ||
+		     READ_ONCE(fdb->dst) != p)) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_unlock;
+		}
+
 		fdb->updated = jiffies;
 
 		if (READ_ONCE(fdb->dst) != p) {
@@ -1421,6 +1434,11 @@ int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 			modified = true;
 		}
 
+		if (locked != test_bit(BR_FDB_LOCKED, &fdb->flags)) {
+			change_bit(BR_FDB_LOCKED, &fdb->flags);
+			modified = true;
+		}
+
 		if (swdev_notify)
 			set_bit(BR_FDB_ADDED_BY_USER, &fdb->flags);
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 4ce8b8e5ae0b..4c4fda930068 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ int br_fdb_sync_static(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p);
 void br_fdb_unsync_static(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p);
 int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
-			      bool swdev_notify);
+			      bool locked, bool swdev_notify);
 int br_fdb_external_learn_del(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
 			      bool swdev_notify);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
index 8f3d76c751dd..8a0abe35137d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static void br_switchdev_fdb_populate(struct net_bridge *br,
 	item->added_by_user = test_bit(BR_FDB_ADDED_BY_USER, &fdb->flags);
 	item->offloaded = test_bit(BR_FDB_OFFLOADED, &fdb->flags);
 	item->is_local = test_bit(BR_FDB_LOCAL, &fdb->flags);
+	item->locked = false;
 	item->info.dev = (!p || item->is_local) ? br->dev : p->dev;
 	item->info.ctx = ctx;
 }
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ br_switchdev_fdb_notify(struct net_bridge *br,
 {
 	struct switchdev_notifier_fdb_info item;
 
+	if (test_bit(BR_FDB_LOCKED, &fdb->flags))
+		return;
+
 	br_switchdev_fdb_populate(br, &item, fdb, NULL);
 
 	switch (type) {