diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index f8eda0276f03..7bf867c97043 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -887,6 +887,10 @@ struct netdev_fcoe_hbainfo {
  *		       struct net_device *dev, int idx)
  *	Used to add FDB entries to dump requests. Implementers should add
  *	entries to skb and update idx with the number of entries.
+ *
+ * int (*ndo_bridge_setlink)(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
+ * int (*ndo_bridge_getlink)(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
+ *			     struct net_device *dev)
  */
 struct net_device_ops {
 	int			(*ndo_init)(struct net_device *dev);
@@ -998,6 +1002,12 @@ struct net_device_ops {
 						struct netlink_callback *cb,
 						struct net_device *dev,
 						int idx);
+
+	int			(*ndo_bridge_setlink)(struct net_device *dev,
+						      struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
+	int			(*ndo_bridge_getlink)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+						      u32 pid, u32 seq,
+						      struct net_device *dev);
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 070e8a68cfc6..63b5b088e80f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ static const struct net_device_ops br_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_fdb_add		 = br_fdb_add,
 	.ndo_fdb_del		 = br_fdb_delete,
 	.ndo_fdb_dump		 = br_fdb_dump,
+	.ndo_bridge_getlink	 = br_getlink,
+	.ndo_bridge_setlink	 = br_setlink,
 };
 
 static void br_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index 093f527276a3..743511bb7319 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -111,54 +111,33 @@ errout:
 /*
  * Dump information about all ports, in response to GETLINK
  */
-static int br_dump_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+int br_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
+	       struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
-	struct net_device *dev;
-	int idx;
+	int err = 0;
+	struct net_bridge_port *port = br_port_get_rcu(dev);
 
-	idx = 0;
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	for_each_netdev_rcu(net, dev) {
-		struct net_bridge_port *port = br_port_get_rcu(dev);
+	/* not a bridge port */
+	if (!port)
+		goto out;
 
-		/* not a bridge port */
-		if (!port || idx < cb->args[0])
-			goto skip;
-
-		if (br_fill_ifinfo(skb, port,
-				   NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
-				   cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, RTM_NEWLINK,
-				   NLM_F_MULTI) < 0)
-			break;
-skip:
-		++idx;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	cb->args[0] = idx;
-
-	return skb->len;
+	err = br_fill_ifinfo(skb, port, pid, seq, RTM_NEWLINK, NLM_F_MULTI);
+out:
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*
  * Change state of port (ie from forwarding to blocking etc)
  * Used by spanning tree in user space.
  */
-static int br_rtm_setlink(struct sk_buff *skb,  struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
+int br_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 	struct ifinfomsg *ifm;
 	struct nlattr *protinfo;
-	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct net_bridge_port *p;
 	u8 new_state;
 
-	if (nlmsg_len(nlh) < sizeof(*ifm))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ifm = nlmsg_data(nlh);
-	if (ifm->ifi_family != AF_BRIDGE)
-		return -EPFNOSUPPORT;
 
 	protinfo = nlmsg_find_attr(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), IFLA_PROTINFO);
 	if (!protinfo || nla_len(protinfo) < sizeof(u8))
@@ -168,10 +147,6 @@ static int br_rtm_setlink(struct sk_buff *skb,  struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
 	if (new_state > BR_STATE_BLOCKING)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, ifm->ifi_index);
-	if (!dev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	p = br_port_get_rtnl(dev);
 	if (!p)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -218,29 +193,7 @@ struct rtnl_link_ops br_link_ops __read_mostly = {
 
 int __init br_netlink_init(void)
 {
-	int err;
-
-	err = rtnl_link_register(&br_link_ops);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto err1;
-
-	err = __rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_GETLINK, NULL,
-			      br_dump_ifinfo, NULL);
-	if (err)
-		goto err2;
-	err = __rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_SETLINK,
-			      br_rtm_setlink, NULL, NULL);
-	if (err)
-		goto err3;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err3:
-	rtnl_unregister_all(PF_BRIDGE);
-err2:
-	rtnl_link_unregister(&br_link_ops);
-err1:
-	return err;
+	return rtnl_link_register(&br_link_ops);
 }
 
 void __exit br_netlink_fini(void)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 9b278c4ebee1..fdcd5f626ca6 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ extern struct rtnl_link_ops br_link_ops;
 extern int br_netlink_init(void);
 extern void br_netlink_fini(void);
 extern void br_ifinfo_notify(int event, struct net_bridge_port *port);
+extern int br_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg);
+extern int br_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
+		      struct net_device *dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 /* br_sysfs_if.c */
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 64fe3cca2a4e..a068666b322f 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2252,6 +2252,83 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	return skb->len;
 }
 
+static int rtnl_bridge_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+{
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct net_device *dev;
+	int idx = 0;
+	u32 portid = NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid;
+	u32 seq = cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	for_each_netdev_rcu(net, dev) {
+		const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
+		struct net_device *master = dev->master;
+
+		if (idx < cb->args[0])
+			continue;
+
+		if (master && master->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_getlink) {
+			const struct net_device_ops *bops = master->netdev_ops;
+			int err = bops->ndo_bridge_getlink(skb, portid,
+							   seq, dev);
+
+			if (err < 0)
+				break;
+			else
+				idx++;
+		}
+
+		if (ops->ndo_bridge_getlink) {
+			int err = ops->ndo_bridge_getlink(skb, portid,
+							  seq, dev);
+
+			if (err < 0)
+				break;
+			else
+				idx++;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	cb->args[0] = idx;
+
+	return skb->len;
+}
+
+static int rtnl_bridge_setlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			       void *arg)
+{
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct ifinfomsg *ifm;
+	struct net_device *dev;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (nlmsg_len(nlh) < sizeof(*ifm))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ifm = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+	if (ifm->ifi_family != AF_BRIDGE)
+		return -EPFNOSUPPORT;
+
+	dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, ifm->ifi_index);
+	if (!dev) {
+		pr_info("PF_BRIDGE: RTM_SETLINK with unknown ifindex\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (dev->master && dev->master->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_setlink) {
+		err = dev->master->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_setlink(dev, nlh);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_setlink)
+		err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bridge_setlink(dev, nlh);
+
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
 /* Protected by RTNL sempahore.  */
 static struct rtattr **rta_buf;
 static int rtattr_max;
@@ -2433,5 +2510,8 @@ void __init rtnetlink_init(void)
 	rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_NEWNEIGH, rtnl_fdb_add, NULL, NULL);
 	rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_DELNEIGH, rtnl_fdb_del, NULL, NULL);
 	rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_GETNEIGH, NULL, rtnl_fdb_dump, NULL);
+
+	rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_GETLINK, NULL, rtnl_bridge_getlink, NULL);
+	rtnl_register(PF_BRIDGE, RTM_SETLINK, rtnl_bridge_setlink, NULL, NULL);
 }