diff --git a/net/devlink/core.c b/net/devlink/core.c
index 6cec4afb01fb..2a98ff9a2f6b 100644
--- a/net/devlink/core.c
+++ b/net/devlink/core.c
@@ -16,6 +16,219 @@ EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_trap_report);
 
 DEFINE_XARRAY_FLAGS(devlinks, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC);
 
+static struct devlink *devlinks_xa_get(unsigned long index)
+{
+	struct devlink *devlink;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	devlink = xa_find(&devlinks, &index, index, DEVLINK_REGISTERED);
+	if (!devlink || !devlink_try_get(devlink))
+		devlink = NULL;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return devlink;
+}
+
+/* devlink_rels xarray contains 1:1 relationships between
+ * devlink object and related nested devlink instance.
+ * The xarray index is used to get the nested object from
+ * the nested-in object code.
+ */
+static DEFINE_XARRAY_FLAGS(devlink_rels, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC1);
+
+#define DEVLINK_REL_IN_USE XA_MARK_0
+
+struct devlink_rel {
+	u32 index;
+	refcount_t refcount;
+	u32 devlink_index;
+	struct {
+		u32 devlink_index;
+		u32 obj_index;
+		devlink_rel_notify_cb_t *notify_cb;
+		devlink_rel_cleanup_cb_t *cleanup_cb;
+		struct work_struct notify_work;
+	} nested_in;
+};
+
+static void devlink_rel_free(struct devlink_rel *rel)
+{
+	xa_erase(&devlink_rels, rel->index);
+	kfree(rel);
+}
+
+static void __devlink_rel_get(struct devlink_rel *rel)
+{
+	refcount_inc(&rel->refcount);
+}
+
+static void __devlink_rel_put(struct devlink_rel *rel)
+{
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&rel->refcount))
+		devlink_rel_free(rel);
+}
+
+static void devlink_rel_nested_in_notify_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct devlink_rel *rel = container_of(work, struct devlink_rel,
+					       nested_in.notify_work);
+	struct devlink *devlink;
+
+	devlink = devlinks_xa_get(rel->nested_in.devlink_index);
+	if (!devlink)
+		goto rel_put;
+	if (!devl_trylock(devlink)) {
+		devlink_put(devlink);
+		goto reschedule_work;
+	}
+	if (!devl_is_registered(devlink)) {
+		devl_unlock(devlink);
+		devlink_put(devlink);
+		goto rel_put;
+	}
+	if (!xa_get_mark(&devlink_rels, rel->index, DEVLINK_REL_IN_USE))
+		rel->nested_in.cleanup_cb(devlink, rel->nested_in.obj_index, rel->index);
+	rel->nested_in.notify_cb(devlink, rel->nested_in.obj_index);
+	devl_unlock(devlink);
+	devlink_put(devlink);
+
+rel_put:
+	__devlink_rel_put(rel);
+	return;
+
+reschedule_work:
+	schedule_work(&rel->nested_in.notify_work);
+}
+
+static void devlink_rel_nested_in_notify_work_schedule(struct devlink_rel *rel)
+{
+	__devlink_rel_get(rel);
+	schedule_work(&rel->nested_in.notify_work);
+}
+
+static struct devlink_rel *devlink_rel_alloc(void)
+{
+	struct devlink_rel *rel;
+	static u32 next;
+	int err;
+
+	rel = kzalloc(sizeof(*rel), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rel)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	err = xa_alloc_cyclic(&devlink_rels, &rel->index, rel,
+			      xa_limit_32b, &next, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (err) {
+		kfree(rel);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+
+	refcount_set(&rel->refcount, 1);
+	INIT_WORK(&rel->nested_in.notify_work,
+		  &devlink_rel_nested_in_notify_work);
+	return rel;
+}
+
+static void devlink_rel_put(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	struct devlink_rel *rel = devlink->rel;
+
+	if (!rel)
+		return;
+	xa_clear_mark(&devlink_rels, rel->index, DEVLINK_REL_IN_USE);
+	devlink_rel_nested_in_notify_work_schedule(rel);
+	__devlink_rel_put(rel);
+	devlink->rel = NULL;
+}
+
+void devlink_rel_nested_in_clear(u32 rel_index)
+{
+	xa_clear_mark(&devlink_rels, rel_index, DEVLINK_REL_IN_USE);
+}
+
+int devlink_rel_nested_in_add(u32 *rel_index, u32 devlink_index,
+			      u32 obj_index, devlink_rel_notify_cb_t *notify_cb,
+			      devlink_rel_cleanup_cb_t *cleanup_cb,
+			      struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	struct devlink_rel *rel = devlink_rel_alloc();
+
+	ASSERT_DEVLINK_NOT_REGISTERED(devlink);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(rel))
+		return PTR_ERR(rel);
+
+	rel->devlink_index = devlink->index;
+	rel->nested_in.devlink_index = devlink_index;
+	rel->nested_in.obj_index = obj_index;
+	rel->nested_in.notify_cb = notify_cb;
+	rel->nested_in.cleanup_cb = cleanup_cb;
+	*rel_index = rel->index;
+	xa_set_mark(&devlink_rels, rel->index, DEVLINK_REL_IN_USE);
+	devlink->rel = rel;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void devlink_rel_nested_in_notify(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	struct devlink_rel *rel = devlink->rel;
+
+	if (!rel)
+		return;
+	devlink_rel_nested_in_notify_work_schedule(rel);
+}
+
+static struct devlink_rel *devlink_rel_find(unsigned long rel_index)
+{
+	return xa_find(&devlink_rels, &rel_index, rel_index,
+		       DEVLINK_REL_IN_USE);
+}
+
+static struct devlink *devlink_rel_devlink_get_lock(u32 rel_index)
+{
+	struct devlink *devlink;
+	struct devlink_rel *rel;
+	u32 devlink_index;
+
+	if (!rel_index)
+		return NULL;
+	xa_lock(&devlink_rels);
+	rel = devlink_rel_find(rel_index);
+	if (rel)
+		devlink_index = rel->devlink_index;
+	xa_unlock(&devlink_rels);
+	if (!rel)
+		return NULL;
+	devlink = devlinks_xa_get(devlink_index);
+	if (!devlink)
+		return NULL;
+	devl_lock(devlink);
+	if (!devl_is_registered(devlink)) {
+		devl_unlock(devlink);
+		devlink_put(devlink);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return devlink;
+}
+
+int devlink_rel_devlink_handle_put(struct sk_buff *msg, struct devlink *devlink,
+				   u32 rel_index, int attrtype,
+				   bool *msg_updated)
+{
+	struct net *net = devlink_net(devlink);
+	struct devlink *rel_devlink;
+	int err;
+
+	rel_devlink = devlink_rel_devlink_get_lock(rel_index);
+	if (!rel_devlink)
+		return 0;
+	err = devlink_nl_put_nested_handle(msg, net, rel_devlink, attrtype);
+	devl_unlock(rel_devlink);
+	devlink_put(rel_devlink);
+	if (!err && msg_updated)
+		*msg_updated = true;
+	return err;
+}
+
 void *devlink_priv(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
 	return &devlink->priv;
@@ -142,6 +355,7 @@ int devl_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 
 	xa_set_mark(&devlinks, devlink->index, DEVLINK_REGISTERED);
 	devlink_notify_register(devlink);
+	devlink_rel_nested_in_notify(devlink);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -166,6 +380,7 @@ void devl_unregister(struct devlink *devlink)
 
 	devlink_notify_unregister(devlink);
 	xa_clear_mark(&devlinks, devlink->index, DEVLINK_REGISTERED);
+	devlink_rel_put(devlink);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devl_unregister);
 
diff --git a/net/devlink/dev.c b/net/devlink/dev.c
index bba4ace7d22b..3ae26d9088ab 100644
--- a/net/devlink/dev.c
+++ b/net/devlink/dev.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ static void devlink_reload_netns_change(struct devlink *devlink,
 	devlink_notify_unregister(devlink);
 	write_pnet(&devlink->_net, dest_net);
 	devlink_notify_register(devlink);
+	devlink_rel_nested_in_notify(devlink);
 }
 
 int devlink_reload(struct devlink *devlink, struct net *dest_net,
diff --git a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
index 53449dbd6545..4cb534aff44d 100644
--- a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
+++ b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include "netlink_gen.h"
 
+struct devlink_rel;
+
 #define DEVLINK_REGISTERED XA_MARK_1
 
 #define DEVLINK_RELOAD_STATS_ARRAY_SIZE \
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ struct devlink {
 	u8 reload_failed:1;
 	refcount_t refcount;
 	struct rcu_work rwork;
+	struct devlink_rel *rel;
 	char priv[] __aligned(NETDEV_ALIGN);
 };
 
@@ -92,6 +95,20 @@ static inline bool devl_is_registered(struct devlink *devlink)
 	return xa_get_mark(&devlinks, devlink->index, DEVLINK_REGISTERED);
 }
 
+typedef void devlink_rel_notify_cb_t(struct devlink *devlink, u32 obj_index);
+typedef void devlink_rel_cleanup_cb_t(struct devlink *devlink, u32 obj_index,
+				      u32 rel_index);
+
+void devlink_rel_nested_in_clear(u32 rel_index);
+int devlink_rel_nested_in_add(u32 *rel_index, u32 devlink_index,
+			      u32 obj_index, devlink_rel_notify_cb_t *notify_cb,
+			      devlink_rel_cleanup_cb_t *cleanup_cb,
+			      struct devlink *devlink);
+void devlink_rel_nested_in_notify(struct devlink *devlink);
+int devlink_rel_devlink_handle_put(struct sk_buff *msg, struct devlink *devlink,
+				   u32 rel_index, int attrtype,
+				   bool *msg_updated);
+
 /* Netlink */
 #define DEVLINK_NL_FLAG_NEED_PORT		BIT(0)
 #define DEVLINK_NL_FLAG_NEED_DEVLINK_OR_PORT	BIT(1)