diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta.c b/drivers/net/mvneta.c
index a1e2136e35..8881cc77fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta.c
@@ -191,11 +191,16 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #define MVNETA_GMAC_AUTONEG_CONFIG               0x2c0c
 #define      MVNETA_GMAC_FORCE_LINK_DOWN         BIT(0)
 #define      MVNETA_GMAC_FORCE_LINK_PASS         BIT(1)
+#define      MVNETA_GMAC_FORCE_LINK_UP           (BIT(0) | BIT(1))
+#define      MVNETA_GMAC_IB_BYPASS_AN_EN         BIT(3)
 #define      MVNETA_GMAC_CONFIG_MII_SPEED        BIT(5)
 #define      MVNETA_GMAC_CONFIG_GMII_SPEED       BIT(6)
 #define      MVNETA_GMAC_AN_SPEED_EN             BIT(7)
+#define      MVNETA_GMAC_SET_FC_EN               BIT(8)
+#define      MVNETA_GMAC_ADVERT_FC_EN            BIT(9)
 #define      MVNETA_GMAC_CONFIG_FULL_DUPLEX      BIT(12)
 #define      MVNETA_GMAC_AN_DUPLEX_EN            BIT(13)
+#define      MVNETA_GMAC_SAMPLE_TX_CFG_EN        BIT(15)
 #define MVNETA_MIB_COUNTERS_BASE                 0x3080
 #define      MVNETA_MIB_LATE_COLLISION           0x7c
 #define MVNETA_DA_FILT_SPEC_MCAST                0x3400
@@ -566,6 +571,13 @@ static void mvneta_rxq_buf_size_set(struct mvneta_port *pp,
 	mvreg_write(pp, MVNETA_RXQ_SIZE_REG(rxq->id), val);
 }
 
+static int mvneta_port_is_fixed_link(struct mvneta_port *pp)
+{
+	/* phy_addr is set to invalid value for fixed link */
+	return pp->phyaddr > PHY_MAX_ADDR;
+}
+
+
 /* Start the Ethernet port RX and TX activity */
 static void mvneta_port_up(struct mvneta_port *pp)
 {
@@ -816,10 +828,12 @@ static void mvneta_defaults_set(struct mvneta_port *pp)
 	/* Assign port SDMA configuration */
 	mvreg_write(pp, MVNETA_SDMA_CONFIG, val);
 
-	/* Enable PHY polling in hardware for U-Boot */
-	val = mvreg_read(pp, MVNETA_UNIT_CONTROL);
-	val |= MVNETA_PHY_POLLING_ENABLE;
-	mvreg_write(pp, MVNETA_UNIT_CONTROL, val);
+	/* Enable PHY polling in hardware if not in fixed-link mode */
+	if (!mvneta_port_is_fixed_link(pp)) {
+		val = mvreg_read(pp, MVNETA_UNIT_CONTROL);
+		val |= MVNETA_PHY_POLLING_ENABLE;
+		mvreg_write(pp, MVNETA_UNIT_CONTROL, val);
+	}
 
 	mvneta_set_ucast_table(pp, -1);
 	mvneta_set_special_mcast_table(pp, -1);
@@ -1137,6 +1151,11 @@ static void mvneta_adjust_link(struct udevice *dev)
 	struct phy_device *phydev = pp->phydev;
 	int status_change = 0;
 
+	if (mvneta_port_is_fixed_link(pp)) {
+		debug("Using fixed link, skip link adjust\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (phydev->link) {
 		if ((pp->speed != phydev->speed) ||
 		    (pp->duplex != phydev->duplex)) {
@@ -1507,28 +1526,54 @@ static int mvneta_start(struct udevice *dev)
 	mvneta_port_power_up(pp, pp->phy_interface);
 
 	if (!pp->init || pp->link == 0) {
-		/* Set phy address of the port */
-		mvreg_write(pp, MVNETA_PHY_ADDR, pp->phyaddr);
-		phydev = phy_connect(pp->bus, pp->phyaddr, dev,
-				     pp->phy_interface);
+		if (mvneta_port_is_fixed_link(pp)) {
+			u32 val;
 
-		pp->phydev = phydev;
-		phy_config(phydev);
-		phy_startup(phydev);
-		if (!phydev->link) {
-			printf("%s: No link.\n", phydev->dev->name);
-			return -1;
+			pp->init = 1;
+			pp->link = 1;
+			mvneta_init(dev);
+
+			val = MVNETA_GMAC_FORCE_LINK_UP |
+			      MVNETA_GMAC_IB_BYPASS_AN_EN |
+			      MVNETA_GMAC_SET_FC_EN |
+			      MVNETA_GMAC_ADVERT_FC_EN |
+			      MVNETA_GMAC_SAMPLE_TX_CFG_EN;
+
+			if (pp->duplex)
+				val |= MVNETA_GMAC_CONFIG_FULL_DUPLEX;
+
+			if (pp->speed == SPEED_1000)
+				val |= MVNETA_GMAC_CONFIG_GMII_SPEED;
+			else if (pp->speed == SPEED_100)
+				val |= MVNETA_GMAC_CONFIG_MII_SPEED;
+
+			mvreg_write(pp, MVNETA_GMAC_AUTONEG_CONFIG, val);
+		} else {
+			/* Set phy address of the port */
+			mvreg_write(pp, MVNETA_PHY_ADDR, pp->phyaddr);
+
+			phydev = phy_connect(pp->bus, pp->phyaddr, dev,
+					     pp->phy_interface);
+
+			pp->phydev = phydev;
+			phy_config(phydev);
+			phy_startup(phydev);
+			if (!phydev->link) {
+				printf("%s: No link.\n", phydev->dev->name);
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			/* Full init on first call */
+			mvneta_init(dev);
+			pp->init = 1;
+			return 0;
 		}
-
-		/* Full init on first call */
-		mvneta_init(dev);
-		pp->init = 1;
-	} else {
-		/* Upon all following calls, this is enough */
-		mvneta_port_up(pp);
-		mvneta_port_enable(pp);
 	}
 
+	/* Upon all following calls, this is enough */
+	mvneta_port_up(pp);
+	mvneta_port_enable(pp);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1625,6 +1670,7 @@ static int mvneta_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	unsigned long addr;
 	void *bd_space;
 	int ret;
+	int fl_node;
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocate buffer area for descs and rx_buffers. This is only
@@ -1657,10 +1703,19 @@ static int mvneta_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	/* PHY interface is already decoded in mvneta_ofdata_to_platdata() */
 	pp->phy_interface = pdata->phy_interface;
 
-	/* Now read phyaddr from DT */
-	addr = fdtdec_get_int(blob, node, "phy", 0);
-	addr = fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(blob, addr);
-	pp->phyaddr = fdtdec_get_int(blob, addr, "reg", 0);
+	/* fetch 'fixed-link' property from 'neta' node */
+	fl_node = fdt_subnode_offset(blob, node, "fixed-link");
+	if (fl_node != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND) {
+		/* set phy_addr to invalid value for fixed link */
+		pp->phyaddr = PHY_MAX_ADDR + 1;
+		pp->duplex = fdtdec_get_bool(blob, fl_node, "full-duplex");
+		pp->speed = fdtdec_get_int(blob, fl_node, "speed", 0);
+	} else {
+		/* Now read phyaddr from DT */
+		addr = fdtdec_get_int(blob, node, "phy", 0);
+		addr = fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(blob, addr);
+		pp->phyaddr = fdtdec_get_int(blob, addr, "reg", 0);
+	}
 
 	bus = mdio_alloc();
 	if (!bus) {