diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
index be2a2948f452..dfdffc42e87d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ enum devlink_port_flavour {
 				      * for the PCI VF. It is an internal
 				      * port that faces the PCI VF.
 				      */
+	DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_VIRTUAL, /* Any virtual port facing the user. */
 };
 
 enum devlink_param_cmode {
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 295d761cbfb1..e8ccea9035c8 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_port_attrs_put(struct sk_buff *msg,
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PHYSICAL:
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_CPU:
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_DSA:
+	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_VIRTUAL:
 		if (nla_put_u32(msg, DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_NUMBER,
 				attrs->phys.port_number))
 			return -EMSGSIZE;
@@ -6806,6 +6807,7 @@ static int __devlink_port_phys_port_name_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 
 	switch (attrs->flavour) {
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PHYSICAL:
+	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_VIRTUAL:
 		if (!attrs->split)
 			n = snprintf(name, len, "p%u", attrs->phys.port_number);
 		else