diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 42a7bec3fd88..c61751e67750 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -8918,6 +8918,30 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_ll_op_ctx_fini(struct mlxsw_sp_router *router)
 	kfree(router->ll_op_ctx);
 }
 
+static int mlxsw_sp_lb_rif_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
+{
+	u16 lb_rif_index;
+	int err;
+
+	/* Create a generic loopback RIF associated with the main table
+	 * (default VRF). Any table can be used, but the main table exists
+	 * anyway, so we do not waste resources.
+	 */
+	err = mlxsw_sp_router_ul_rif_get(mlxsw_sp, RT_TABLE_MAIN,
+					 &lb_rif_index);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	mlxsw_sp->router->lb_rif_index = lb_rif_index;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void mlxsw_sp_lb_rif_fini(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
+{
+	mlxsw_sp_router_ul_rif_put(mlxsw_sp, mlxsw_sp->router->lb_rif_index);
+}
+
 int mlxsw_sp_router_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
@@ -8974,6 +8998,10 @@ int mlxsw_sp_router_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_vrs_init;
 
+	err = mlxsw_sp_lb_rif_init(mlxsw_sp);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_lb_rif_init;
+
 	err = mlxsw_sp_neigh_init(mlxsw_sp);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_neigh_init;
@@ -9039,6 +9067,8 @@ err_dscp_init:
 err_mp_hash_init:
 	mlxsw_sp_neigh_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 err_neigh_init:
+	mlxsw_sp_lb_rif_fini(mlxsw_sp);
+err_lb_rif_init:
 	mlxsw_sp_vrs_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 err_vrs_init:
 	mlxsw_sp_mr_fini(mlxsw_sp);
@@ -9074,6 +9104,7 @@ void mlxsw_sp_router_fini(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 	mlxsw_core_flush_owq();
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&mlxsw_sp->router->fib_event_queue));
 	mlxsw_sp_neigh_fini(mlxsw_sp);
+	mlxsw_sp_lb_rif_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 	mlxsw_sp_vrs_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 	mlxsw_sp_mr_fini(mlxsw_sp);
 	mlxsw_sp_lpm_fini(mlxsw_sp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
index 023f70827db0..f9a59d454e28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct mlxsw_sp_router {
 	/* One set of ops for each protocol: IPv4 and IPv6 */
 	const struct mlxsw_sp_router_ll_ops *proto_ll_ops[MLXSW_SP_L3_PROTO_MAX];
 	struct mlxsw_sp_fib_entry_op_ctx *ll_op_ctx;
+	u16 lb_rif_index;
 };
 
 struct mlxsw_sp_fib_entry_priv {