diff --git a/include/linux/dsa/tag_qca.h b/include/linux/dsa/tag_qca.h
index c02d2d39ff4a..f366422ab7a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/dsa/tag_qca.h
+++ b/include/linux/dsa/tag_qca.h
@@ -12,10 +12,54 @@
 #define QCA_HDR_RECV_FRAME_IS_TAGGED	BIT(3)
 #define QCA_HDR_RECV_SOURCE_PORT	GENMASK(2, 0)
 
+/* Packet type for recv */
+#define QCA_HDR_RECV_TYPE_NORMAL	0x0
+#define QCA_HDR_RECV_TYPE_MIB		0x1
+#define QCA_HDR_RECV_TYPE_RW_REG_ACK	0x2
+
 #define QCA_HDR_XMIT_VERSION		GENMASK(15, 14)
 #define QCA_HDR_XMIT_PRIORITY		GENMASK(13, 11)
 #define QCA_HDR_XMIT_CONTROL		GENMASK(10, 8)
 #define QCA_HDR_XMIT_FROM_CPU		BIT(7)
 #define QCA_HDR_XMIT_DP_BIT		GENMASK(6, 0)
 
+/* Packet type for xmit */
+#define QCA_HDR_XMIT_TYPE_NORMAL	0x0
+#define QCA_HDR_XMIT_TYPE_RW_REG	0x1
+
+/* Check code for a valid mgmt packet. Switch will ignore the packet
+ * with this wrong.
+ */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_CHECK_CODE_VAL	0x5
+
+/* Specific define for in-band MDIO read/write with Ethernet packet */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_SEQ_LEN		4 /* 4 byte for the seq */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_COMMAND_LEN	4 /* 4 byte for the command */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_DATA1_LEN		4 /* First 4 byte for the mdio data */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_HEADER_LEN		(QCA_HDR_MGMT_SEQ_LEN + \
+					QCA_HDR_MGMT_COMMAND_LEN + \
+					QCA_HDR_MGMT_DATA1_LEN)
+
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_DATA2_LEN		12 /* Other 12 byte for the mdio data */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_PADDING_LEN	34 /* Padding to reach the min Ethernet packet */
+
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_PKT_LEN		(QCA_HDR_MGMT_HEADER_LEN + \
+					QCA_HDR_LEN + \
+					QCA_HDR_MGMT_DATA2_LEN + \
+					QCA_HDR_MGMT_PADDING_LEN)
+
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_SEQ_NUM		GENMASK(31, 0)  /* 63, 32 */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_CHECK_CODE		GENMASK(31, 29) /* 31, 29 */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_CMD		BIT(28)		/* 28 */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_LENGTH		GENMASK(23, 20) /* 23, 20 */
+#define QCA_HDR_MGMT_ADDR		GENMASK(18, 0)  /* 18, 0 */
+
+/* Special struct emulating a Ethernet header */
+struct qca_mgmt_ethhdr {
+	u32 command;		/* command bit 31:0 */
+	u32 seq;		/* seq 63:32 */
+	u32 mdio_data;		/* first 4byte mdio */
+	__be16 hdr;		/* qca hdr */
+} __packed;
+
 #endif /* __TAG_QCA_H */
diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_qca.c b/net/dsa/tag_qca.c
index f8df49d5956f..f17ed5be20c2 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_qca.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_qca.c
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *qca_tag_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 static struct sk_buff *qca_tag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	u8 ver;
-	u16  hdr;
-	int port;
+	u8 ver, pk_type;
 	__be16 *phdr;
+	int port;
+	u16 hdr;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct qca_mgmt_ethhdr) != QCA_HDR_MGMT_HEADER_LEN + QCA_HDR_LEN);
 
 	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, QCA_HDR_LEN)))
 		return NULL;
@@ -48,6 +50,13 @@ static struct sk_buff *qca_tag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (unlikely(ver != QCA_HDR_VERSION))
 		return NULL;
 
+	/* Get pk type */
+	pk_type = FIELD_GET(QCA_HDR_RECV_TYPE, hdr);
+
+	/* Ethernet MDIO read/write packet */
+	if (pk_type == QCA_HDR_RECV_TYPE_RW_REG_ACK)
+		return NULL;
+
 	/* Remove QCA tag and recalculate checksum */
 	skb_pull_rcsum(skb, QCA_HDR_LEN);
 	dsa_strip_etype_header(skb, QCA_HDR_LEN);