diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/benet/be.h
index fb605e83446c..7bf8dd4edeb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be.h
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ struct be_adapter {
 	struct be_vf_cfg vf_cfg[BE_MAX_VF];
 	u8 is_virtfn;
 	u32 sli_family;
+	u16 pvid;
 };
 
 #define be_physfn(adapter) (!adapter->is_virtfn)
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
index 7120106db8cb..59d25acf4374 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@ static void be_async_grp5_qos_speed_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	}
 }
 
+/*Grp5 PVID evt*/
+static void be_async_grp5_pvid_state_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
+		struct be_async_event_grp5_pvid_state *evt)
+{
+	if (evt->enabled)
+		adapter->pvid = evt->tag;
+	else
+		adapter->pvid = 0;
+}
+
 static void be_async_grp5_evt_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 		u32 trailer, struct be_mcc_compl *evt)
 {
@@ -141,6 +151,10 @@ static void be_async_grp5_evt_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 		be_async_grp5_qos_speed_process(adapter,
 		(struct be_async_event_grp5_qos_link_speed *)evt);
 	break;
+	case ASYNC_EVENT_PVID_STATE:
+		be_async_grp5_pvid_state_process(adapter,
+		(struct be_async_event_grp5_pvid_state *)evt);
+	break;
 	default:
 		dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Unknown grp5 event!\n");
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h
index 331e9540bc74..a5af2963e7ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct be_mcc_compl {
 #define ASYNC_EVENT_CODE_GRP_5		0x5
 #define ASYNC_EVENT_QOS_SPEED		0x1
 #define ASYNC_EVENT_COS_PRIORITY	0x2
+#define ASYNC_EVENT_PVID_STATE		0x3
 struct be_async_event_trailer {
 	u32 code;
 };
@@ -134,6 +135,18 @@ struct be_async_event_grp5_cos_priority {
 	struct be_async_event_trailer trailer;
 } __packed;
 
+/* When the event code of an async trailer is GRP5 and event type is
+ * PVID state, the mcc_compl must be interpreted as follows
+ */
+struct be_async_event_grp5_pvid_state {
+	u8 enabled;
+	u8 rsvd0;
+	u16 tag;
+	u32 event_tag;
+	u32 rsvd1;
+	struct be_async_event_trailer trailer;
+} __packed;
+
 struct be_mcc_mailbox {
 	struct be_mcc_wrb wrb;
 	struct be_mcc_compl compl;
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index b9e170da12de..cd6fda776d8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -1047,6 +1047,9 @@ static void be_rx_compl_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	if ((adapter->function_mode & 0x400) && !vtm)
 		vlanf = 0;
 
+	if ((adapter->pvid == vlanf) && !adapter->vlan_tag[vlanf])
+		vlanf = 0;
+
 	if (unlikely(vlanf)) {
 		if (!adapter->vlan_grp || adapter->vlans_added == 0) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -1087,6 +1090,9 @@ static void be_rx_compl_process_gro(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	if ((adapter->function_mode & 0x400) && !vtm)
 		vlanf = 0;
 
+	if ((adapter->pvid == vlanf) && !adapter->vlan_tag[vlanf])
+		vlanf = 0;
+
 	skb = napi_get_frags(&eq_obj->napi);
 	if (!skb) {
 		be_rx_compl_discard(adapter, rxo, rxcp);