diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 77a4d2b8545e56..32e7680f7ebb47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -3021,6 +3021,39 @@ static int phy_led_blink_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int phy_led_hw_control_configure(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+					unsigned long rules,
+					enum led_blink_hw_cmd cmd)
+{
+	struct phy_led *phyled = to_phy_led(led_cdev);
+	struct phy_device *phydev = phyled->phydev;
+	unsigned long active_rules;
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case LED_BLINK_HW_SUPPORTED:
+		err = phydev->drv->led_hw_is_supported(phydev, phyled->index,
+						       rules);
+		break;
+	case LED_BLINK_HW_ENABLE:
+		err = phydev->drv->led_hw_control_set(phydev, phyled->index,
+						      rules);
+		break;
+	case LED_BLINK_HW_STATUS:
+		err = phydev->drv->led_hw_control_get(phydev, phyled->index,
+						      &active_rules);
+		if (!err)
+			err = active_rules;
+		break;
+	default:
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int of_phy_led(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		      struct device_node *led)
 {
@@ -3045,6 +3078,10 @@ static int of_phy_led(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		cdev->brightness_set_blocking = phy_led_set_brightness;
 	if (phydev->drv->led_blink_set)
 		cdev->blink_set = phy_led_blink_set;
+	if (phydev->drv->led_hw_is_supported &&
+	    phydev->drv->led_hw_control_set &&
+	    phydev->drv->led_hw_control_get)
+		cdev->hw_control_configure = phy_led_hw_control_configure;
 	cdev->max_brightness = 1;
 	init_data.devicename = dev_name(&phydev->mdio.dev);
 	init_data.fwnode = of_fwnode_handle(led);
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 3e42791f725e14..7e9ea5166eb7fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1091,6 +1091,20 @@ struct phy_driver {
 	int (*led_blink_set)(struct phy_device *dev, u32 index,
 			     unsigned long *delay_on,
 			     unsigned long *delay_off);
+	/* Can the HW support the given rules. Return 0 if yes,
+	 * -EOPNOTSUPP if not, or an error code.
+	 */
+	int (*led_hw_is_supported)(struct phy_device *dev, u32 index,
+				   unsigned long rules);
+	/* Set the HW to control the LED as described by rules. */
+	int (*led_hw_control_set)(struct phy_device *dev, u32 index,
+				  unsigned long rules);
+	/* Get the rules used to describe how the HW is currently
+	 * configure.
+	 */
+	int (*led_hw_control_get)(struct phy_device *dev, u32 index,
+				  unsigned long *rules);
+
 };
 #define to_phy_driver(d) container_of(to_mdio_common_driver(d),		\
 				      struct phy_driver, mdiodrv)