diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
index 1bd43053b8c7..0c064485d1c2 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static int of_mdiobus_register_phy(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct device_node *chi
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int of_mdio_parse_addr(struct device *dev, const struct device_node *np)
+int of_mdio_parse_addr(struct device *dev, const struct device_node *np)
 {
 	u32 addr;
 	int ret;
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static int of_mdio_parse_addr(struct device *dev, const struct device_node *np)
 
 	return addr;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_mdio_parse_addr);
 
 /**
  * of_mdiobus_register - Register mii_bus and create PHYs from the device tree
diff --git a/include/linux/of_mdio.h b/include/linux/of_mdio.h
index d449018d0726..8f2237eb3485 100644
--- a/include/linux/of_mdio.h
+++ b/include/linux/of_mdio.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct phy_device *of_phy_attach(struct net_device *dev,
 				 phy_interface_t iface);
 
 extern struct mii_bus *of_mdio_find_bus(struct device_node *mdio_np);
+extern int of_mdio_parse_addr(struct device *dev, const struct device_node *np);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_OF */
 static inline int of_mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct device_node *np)
@@ -60,6 +61,12 @@ static inline struct mii_bus *of_mdio_find_bus(struct device_node *mdio_np)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+static inline int of_mdio_parse_addr(struct device *dev,
+				     const struct device_node *np)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF) && defined(CONFIG_FIXED_PHY)
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index a47305c72fcc..188b69773e70 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -617,6 +617,24 @@ static int dsa_slave_fixed_link_update(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 /* slave device setup *******************************************************/
+static int dsa_slave_phy_connect(struct dsa_slave_priv *p,
+				 struct net_device *slave_dev,
+				 int addr)
+{
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = p->parent;
+
+	p->phy = ds->slave_mii_bus->phy_map[addr];
+	if (!p->phy)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/* Use already configured phy mode */
+	p->phy_interface = p->phy->interface;
+	phy_connect_direct(slave_dev, p->phy, dsa_slave_adjust_link,
+			   p->phy_interface);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int dsa_slave_phy_setup(struct dsa_slave_priv *p,
 				struct net_device *slave_dev)
 {
@@ -650,10 +668,24 @@ static int dsa_slave_phy_setup(struct dsa_slave_priv *p,
 	if (ds->drv->get_phy_flags)
 		phy_flags = ds->drv->get_phy_flags(ds, p->port);
 
-	if (phy_dn)
-		p->phy = of_phy_connect(slave_dev, phy_dn,
-					dsa_slave_adjust_link, phy_flags,
-					p->phy_interface);
+	if (phy_dn) {
+		ret = of_mdio_parse_addr(&slave_dev->dev, phy_dn);
+		/* If this PHY address is part of phys_mii_mask, which means
+		 * that we need to divert reads and writes to/from it, then we
+		 * want to bind this device using the slave MII bus created by
+		 * DSA to make that happen.
+		 */
+		if (ret >= 0 && (ds->phys_mii_mask & (1 << ret))) {
+			ret = dsa_slave_phy_connect(p, slave_dev, ret);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		} else {
+			p->phy = of_phy_connect(slave_dev, phy_dn,
+						dsa_slave_adjust_link,
+						phy_flags,
+						p->phy_interface);
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (p->phy && phy_is_fixed)
 		fixed_phy_set_link_update(p->phy, dsa_slave_fixed_link_update);
@@ -662,14 +694,9 @@ static int dsa_slave_phy_setup(struct dsa_slave_priv *p,
 	 * MDIO bus instead
 	 */
 	if (!p->phy) {
-		p->phy = ds->slave_mii_bus->phy_map[p->port];
-		if (!p->phy)
-			return -ENODEV;
-
-		/* Use already configured phy mode */
-		p->phy_interface = p->phy->interface;
-		phy_connect_direct(slave_dev, p->phy, dsa_slave_adjust_link,
-				   p->phy_interface);
+		ret = dsa_slave_phy_connect(p, slave_dev, p->port);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	} else {
 		netdev_info(slave_dev, "attached PHY at address %d [%s]\n",
 			    p->phy->addr, p->phy->drv->name);