diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 6c3881d5dbf2..cdb6e7ae3b70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -867,6 +867,15 @@ static void hclgevf_get_misc_vector(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	hdev->num_msi_used += 1;
 }
 
+void hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
+{
+	if (!test_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_SERVICE_SCHED, &hdev->state) &&
+	    !test_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_HANDLING, &hdev->state)) {
+		set_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_SERVICE_SCHED, &hdev->state);
+		schedule_work(&hdev->rst_service_task);
+	}
+}
+
 static void hclgevf_mbx_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_MBX_SERVICE_SCHED, &hdev->state))
@@ -889,6 +898,24 @@ static void hclgevf_service_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 	hclgevf_task_schedule(hdev);
 }
 
+static void hclgevf_reset_service_task(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct hclgevf_dev *hdev =
+		container_of(work, struct hclgevf_dev, rst_service_task);
+
+	if (test_and_set_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_HANDLING, &hdev->state))
+		return;
+
+	clear_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_SERVICE_SCHED, &hdev->state);
+
+	/* body of the reset service task will constitute of hclge device
+	 * reset state handling. This code shall be added subsequently in
+	 * next patches.
+	 */
+
+	clear_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_HANDLING, &hdev->state);
+}
+
 static void hclgevf_mailbox_service_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct hclgevf_dev *hdev;
@@ -1097,6 +1124,8 @@ static void hclgevf_state_init(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	INIT_WORK(&hdev->service_task, hclgevf_service_task);
 	clear_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_SERVICE_SCHED, &hdev->state);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&hdev->rst_service_task, hclgevf_reset_service_task);
+
 	mutex_init(&hdev->mbx_resp.mbx_mutex);
 
 	/* bring the device down */
@@ -1113,6 +1142,8 @@ static void hclgevf_state_uninit(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 		cancel_work_sync(&hdev->service_task);
 	if (hdev->mbx_service_task.func)
 		cancel_work_sync(&hdev->mbx_service_task);
+	if (hdev->rst_service_task.func)
+		cancel_work_sync(&hdev->rst_service_task);
 
 	mutex_destroy(&hdev->mbx_resp.mbx_mutex);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
index 0eaea063e7c5..8b5fa670ed18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ enum hclgevf_states {
 	HCLGEVF_STATE_DISABLED,
 	/* task states */
 	HCLGEVF_STATE_SERVICE_SCHED,
+	HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_SERVICE_SCHED,
+	HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_HANDLING,
 	HCLGEVF_STATE_MBX_SERVICE_SCHED,
 	HCLGEVF_STATE_MBX_HANDLING,
 };
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ struct hclgevf_dev {
 
 	struct timer_list service_timer;
 	struct work_struct service_task;
+	struct work_struct rst_service_task;
 	struct work_struct mbx_service_task;
 
 	struct hclgevf_tqp *htqp;
@@ -165,4 +168,5 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev);
 void hclgevf_update_link_status(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev, int link_state);
 void hclgevf_update_speed_duplex(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev, u32 speed,
 				 u8 duplex);
+void hclgevf_reset_task_schedule(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev);
 #endif