diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index e842d2cd1ee7..2b1e67bc1e73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -373,7 +373,8 @@ void phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		cmd->base.port = PORT_BNC;
 	else
 		cmd->base.port = PORT_MII;
-
+	cmd->base.transceiver = phy_is_internal(phydev) ?
+				XCVR_INTERNAL : XCVR_EXTERNAL;
 	cmd->base.phy_address = phydev->mdio.addr;
 	cmd->base.autoneg = phydev->autoneg;
 	cmd->base.eth_tp_mdix_ctrl = phydev->mdix_ctrl;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
index 9c041dae8e2c..5bd1b1de4ea0 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -1753,6 +1753,8 @@ enum ethtool_reset_flags {
  *	%ethtool_link_mode_bit_indices for the link modes, and other
  *	link features that the link partner advertised through
  *	autonegotiation; 0 if unknown or not applicable.  Read-only.
+ * @transceiver: Used to distinguish different possible PHY types,
+ *	reported consistently by PHYLIB.  Read-only.
  *
  * If autonegotiation is disabled, the speed and @duplex represent the
  * fixed link mode and are writable if the driver supports multiple
@@ -1804,7 +1806,9 @@ struct ethtool_link_settings {
 	__u8	eth_tp_mdix;
 	__u8	eth_tp_mdix_ctrl;
 	__s8	link_mode_masks_nwords;
-	__u32	reserved[8];
+	__u8	transceiver;
+	__u8	reserved1[3];
+	__u32	reserved[7];
 	__u32	link_mode_masks[0];
 	/* layout of link_mode_masks fields:
 	 * __u32 map_supported[link_mode_masks_nwords];
diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index 6a582ae4c5d9..3228411ada0f 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -525,6 +525,8 @@ convert_link_ksettings_to_legacy_settings(
 		= link_ksettings->base.eth_tp_mdix;
 	legacy_settings->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl
 		= link_ksettings->base.eth_tp_mdix_ctrl;
+	legacy_settings->transceiver
+		= link_ksettings->base.transceiver;
 	return retval;
 }