diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
index 952cc340b510..7af2b14ab5d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct mlx5_fw_reset {
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 	struct work_struct fw_live_patch_work;
 	struct work_struct reset_request_work;
+	struct work_struct reset_unload_work;
 	struct work_struct reset_reload_work;
 	struct work_struct reset_now_work;
 	struct work_struct reset_abort_work;
@@ -30,6 +31,26 @@ struct mlx5_fw_reset {
 	int ret;
 };
 
+enum {
+	MLX5_FW_RST_STATE_IDLE = 0,
+	MLX5_FW_RST_STATE_TOGGLE_REQ = 4,
+};
+
+enum {
+	MLX5_RST_STATE_BIT_NUM = 12,
+	MLX5_RST_ACK_BIT_NUM = 22,
+};
+
+static u8 mlx5_get_fw_rst_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	return (ioread32be(&dev->iseg->initializing) >> MLX5_RST_STATE_BIT_NUM) & 0xF;
+}
+
+static void mlx5_set_fw_rst_ack(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	iowrite32be(BIT(MLX5_RST_ACK_BIT_NUM), &dev->iseg->initializing);
+}
+
 static int mlx5_fw_reset_enable_remote_dev_reset_set(struct devlink *devlink, u32 id,
 						     struct devlink_param_gset_ctx *ctx)
 {
@@ -155,7 +176,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_reset_set_live_patch(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return mlx5_reg_mfrl_set(dev, MLX5_MFRL_REG_RESET_LEVEL0, 0, 0, false);
 }
 
-static void mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+static void mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool unloaded)
 {
 	struct mlx5_fw_reset *fw_reset = dev->priv.fw_reset;
 
@@ -163,7 +184,8 @@ static void mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	if (test_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_PENDING_COMP, &fw_reset->reset_flags)) {
 		complete(&fw_reset->done);
 	} else {
-		mlx5_unload_one(dev, false);
+		if (!unloaded)
+			mlx5_unload_one(dev, false);
 		if (mlx5_health_wait_pci_up(dev))
 			mlx5_core_err(dev, "reset reload flow aborted, PCI reads still not working\n");
 		else
@@ -204,7 +226,7 @@ static void mlx5_sync_reset_reload_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mlx5_sync_reset_clear_reset_requested(dev, false);
 	mlx5_enter_error_state(dev, true);
-	mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(dev);
+	mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(dev, false);
 }
 
 #define MLX5_RESET_POLL_INTERVAL	(HZ / 10)
@@ -458,7 +480,70 @@ static void mlx5_sync_reset_now_event(struct work_struct *work)
 	mlx5_enter_error_state(dev, true);
 done:
 	fw_reset->ret = err;
-	mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(dev);
+	mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(dev, false);
+}
+
+static void mlx5_sync_reset_unload_event(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct mlx5_fw_reset *fw_reset;
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev;
+	unsigned long timeout;
+	bool reset_action;
+	u8 rst_state;
+	int err;
+
+	fw_reset = container_of(work, struct mlx5_fw_reset, reset_unload_work);
+	dev = fw_reset->dev;
+
+	if (mlx5_sync_reset_clear_reset_requested(dev, false))
+		return;
+
+	mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Sync Reset Unload. Function is forced down.\n");
+
+	err = mlx5_cmd_fast_teardown_hca(dev);
+	if (err)
+		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Fast teardown failed, unloading, err %d\n", err);
+	else
+		mlx5_enter_error_state(dev, true);
+
+	if (test_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_PENDING_COMP, &fw_reset->reset_flags))
+		mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev, false);
+	else
+		mlx5_unload_one(dev, false);
+
+	mlx5_set_fw_rst_ack(dev);
+	mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Sync Reset Unload done, device reset expected\n");
+
+	reset_action = false;
+	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(mlx5_tout_ms(dev, RESET_UNLOAD));
+	do {
+		rst_state = mlx5_get_fw_rst_state(dev);
+		if (rst_state == MLX5_FW_RST_STATE_TOGGLE_REQ ||
+		    rst_state == MLX5_FW_RST_STATE_IDLE) {
+			reset_action = true;
+			break;
+		}
+		msleep(20);
+	} while (!time_after(jiffies, timeout));
+
+	if (!reset_action) {
+		mlx5_core_err(dev, "Got timeout waiting for sync reset action, state = %u\n",
+			      rst_state);
+		fw_reset->ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Sync Reset, got reset action. rst_state = %u\n", rst_state);
+	if (rst_state == MLX5_FW_RST_STATE_TOGGLE_REQ) {
+		err = mlx5_pci_link_toggle(dev);
+		if (err) {
+			mlx5_core_warn(dev, "mlx5_pci_link_toggle failed, err %d\n", err);
+			fw_reset->ret = err;
+		}
+	}
+
+done:
+	mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(dev, true);
 }
 
 static void mlx5_sync_reset_abort_event(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -483,6 +568,9 @@ static void mlx5_sync_reset_events_handle(struct mlx5_fw_reset *fw_reset, struct
 	case MLX5_SYNC_RST_STATE_RESET_REQUEST:
 		queue_work(fw_reset->wq, &fw_reset->reset_request_work);
 		break;
+	case MLX5_SYNC_RST_STATE_RESET_UNLOAD:
+		queue_work(fw_reset->wq, &fw_reset->reset_unload_work);
+		break;
 	case MLX5_SYNC_RST_STATE_RESET_NOW:
 		queue_work(fw_reset->wq, &fw_reset->reset_now_work);
 		break;
@@ -517,10 +605,13 @@ static int fw_reset_event_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long acti
 int mlx5_fw_reset_wait_reset_done(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	unsigned long pci_sync_update_timeout = mlx5_tout_ms(dev, PCI_SYNC_UPDATE);
-	unsigned long timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(pci_sync_update_timeout);
 	struct mlx5_fw_reset *fw_reset = dev->priv.fw_reset;
+	unsigned long timeout;
 	int err;
 
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, pci_sync_for_fw_update_with_driver_unload))
+		pci_sync_update_timeout += mlx5_tout_ms(dev, RESET_UNLOAD);
+	timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(pci_sync_update_timeout);
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&fw_reset->done, timeout)) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "FW sync reset timeout after %lu seconds\n",
 			       pci_sync_update_timeout / 1000);
@@ -557,6 +648,7 @@ void mlx5_drain_fw_reset(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	set_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_DROP_NEW_REQUESTS, &fw_reset->reset_flags);
 	cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->fw_live_patch_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->reset_request_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->reset_unload_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->reset_reload_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->reset_now_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&fw_reset->reset_abort_work);
@@ -595,6 +687,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_reset_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&fw_reset->fw_live_patch_work, mlx5_fw_live_patch_event);
 	INIT_WORK(&fw_reset->reset_request_work, mlx5_sync_reset_request_event);
+	INIT_WORK(&fw_reset->reset_unload_work, mlx5_sync_reset_unload_event);
 	INIT_WORK(&fw_reset->reset_reload_work, mlx5_sync_reset_reload_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&fw_reset->reset_now_work, mlx5_sync_reset_now_event);
 	INIT_WORK(&fw_reset->reset_abort_work, mlx5_sync_reset_abort_event);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 6fa314f8e5ee..88dbea6631d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -619,6 +619,9 @@ static int handle_hca_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *set_ctx)
 
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, pci_sync_for_fw_update_event))
 		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap, set_hca_cap, pci_sync_for_fw_update_event, 1);
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, pci_sync_for_fw_update_with_driver_unload))
+		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap, set_hca_cap,
+			 pci_sync_for_fw_update_with_driver_unload, 1);
 
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, num_vhca_ports))
 		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap,
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/device.h b/include/linux/mlx5/device.h
index c0af74efd3cb..80cc12a9a531 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/device.h
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ enum sync_rst_state_type {
 	MLX5_SYNC_RST_STATE_RESET_REQUEST	= 0x0,
 	MLX5_SYNC_RST_STATE_RESET_NOW		= 0x1,
 	MLX5_SYNC_RST_STATE_RESET_ABORT		= 0x2,
+	MLX5_SYNC_RST_STATE_RESET_UNLOAD	= 0x3,
 };
 
 struct mlx5_eqe_sync_fw_update {
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index 14892e795808..d61dcb5d7cd5 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -1755,7 +1755,8 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_cmd_hca_cap_bits {
 	u8         reserved_at_328[0x2];
 	u8	   relaxed_ordering_read[0x1];
 	u8         log_max_pd[0x5];
-	u8         reserved_at_330[0x7];
+	u8         reserved_at_330[0x6];
+	u8         pci_sync_for_fw_update_with_driver_unload[0x1];
 	u8         vnic_env_cnt_steering_fail[0x1];
 	u8         reserved_at_338[0x1];
 	u8         q_counter_aggregation[0x1];