diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
index 9334c9c3e208..24336c60123a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ enum mlx5e_icosq_wqe_type {
 };
 
 /* General */
+static inline bool mlx5e_skb_is_multicast(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb->pkt_type == PACKET_MULTICAST || skb->pkt_type == PACKET_BROADCAST;
+}
+
 void mlx5e_trigger_irq(struct mlx5e_icosq *sq);
 void mlx5e_completion_event(struct mlx5_core_cq *mcq, struct mlx5_eqe *eqe);
 void mlx5e_cq_error_event(struct mlx5_core_cq *mcq, enum mlx5_event event);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 917c28e7f29e..d46047235568 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3569,6 +3569,7 @@ void mlx5e_fold_sw_stats64(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *s)
 
 		s->rx_packets   += rq_stats->packets + xskrq_stats->packets;
 		s->rx_bytes     += rq_stats->bytes + xskrq_stats->bytes;
+		s->multicast    += rq_stats->mcast_packets + xskrq_stats->mcast_packets;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < priv->max_opened_tc; j++) {
 			struct mlx5e_sq_stats *sq_stats = &channel_stats->sq[j];
@@ -3584,7 +3585,6 @@ void
 mlx5e_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct mlx5e_vport_stats *vstats = &priv->stats.vport;
 	struct mlx5e_pport_stats *pstats = &priv->stats.pport;
 
 	/* In switchdev mode, monitor counters doesn't monitor
@@ -3619,12 +3619,6 @@ mlx5e_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 	stats->rx_errors = stats->rx_length_errors + stats->rx_crc_errors +
 			   stats->rx_frame_errors;
 	stats->tx_errors = stats->tx_aborted_errors + stats->tx_carrier_errors;
-
-	/* vport multicast also counts packets that are dropped due to steering
-	 * or rx out of buffer
-	 */
-	stats->multicast =
-		VPORT_COUNTER_GET(vstats, received_eth_multicast.packets);
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index 99d102c035b0..64c8ac5eabf6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "en/xsk/rx.h"
 #include "en/health.h"
 #include "en/params.h"
+#include "en/txrx.h"
 
 static struct sk_buff *
 mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi,
@@ -1080,6 +1081,9 @@ static inline void mlx5e_build_rx_skb(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
 		mlx5e_enable_ecn(rq, skb);
 
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, netdev);
+
+	if (unlikely(mlx5e_skb_is_multicast(skb)))
+		stats->mcast_packets++;
 }
 
 static inline void mlx5e_complete_rx_cqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
index 2e1cca1923b9..be7cda283781 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct mlx5e_sw_stats {
 	u64 tx_nop;
 	u64 rx_lro_packets;
 	u64 rx_lro_bytes;
+	u64 rx_mcast_packets;
 	u64 rx_ecn_mark;
 	u64 rx_removed_vlan_packets;
 	u64 rx_csum_unnecessary;
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ struct mlx5e_rq_stats {
 	u64 csum_none;
 	u64 lro_packets;
 	u64 lro_bytes;
+	u64 mcast_packets;
 	u64 ecn_mark;
 	u64 removed_vlan_packets;
 	u64 xdp_drop;