diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index 86afef459dc6..9a7bd681f8fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv {
 	struct mlx5_flow_table *ct_nat;
 	struct mlx5_flow_table *post_ct;
 	struct mutex control_lock; /* guards parallel adds/dels */
+	struct mutex shared_counter_lock;
 	struct mapping_ctx *zone_mapping;
 	struct mapping_ctx *labels_mapping;
 	enum mlx5_flow_namespace_type ns_type;
@@ -117,11 +118,16 @@ struct mlx5_ct_tuple {
 	u16 zone;
 };
 
+struct mlx5_ct_shared_counter {
+	struct mlx5_fc *counter;
+	refcount_t refcount;
+};
+
 struct mlx5_ct_entry {
 	struct rhash_head node;
 	struct rhash_head tuple_node;
 	struct rhash_head tuple_nat_node;
-	struct mlx5_fc *counter;
+	struct mlx5_ct_shared_counter *shared_counter;
 	unsigned long cookie;
 	unsigned long restore_cookie;
 	struct mlx5_ct_tuple tuple;
@@ -385,6 +391,16 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_set_tuple_match(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+mlx5_tc_ct_shared_counter_put(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv, struct mlx5_ct_entry *entry)
+{
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&entry->shared_counter->refcount))
+		return;
+
+	mlx5_fc_destroy(ct_priv->esw->dev, entry->shared_counter->counter);
+	kfree(entry->shared_counter);
+}
+
 static void
 mlx5_tc_ct_entry_del_rule(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 			  struct mlx5_ct_entry *entry,
@@ -409,7 +425,6 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_entry_del_rules(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 	mlx5_tc_ct_entry_del_rule(ct_priv, entry, true);
 	mlx5_tc_ct_entry_del_rule(ct_priv, entry, false);
 
-	mlx5_fc_destroy(ct_priv->esw->dev, entry->counter);
 }
 
 static struct flow_action_entry *
@@ -683,7 +698,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_entry_add_rule(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 	attr->dest_ft = ct_priv->post_ct;
 	attr->ft = nat ? ct_priv->ct_nat : ct_priv->ct;
 	attr->outer_match_level = MLX5_MATCH_L4;
-	attr->counter = entry->counter;
+	attr->counter = entry->shared_counter->counter;
 	attr->flags |= MLX5_ESW_ATTR_FLAG_NO_IN_PORT;
 
 	mlx5_tc_ct_set_tuple_match(netdev_priv(ct_priv->netdev), spec, flow_rule);
@@ -716,18 +731,73 @@ err_attr:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static struct mlx5_ct_shared_counter *
+mlx5_tc_ct_shared_counter_get(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
+			      struct mlx5_ct_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct mlx5_ct_tuple rev_tuple = entry->tuple;
+	struct mlx5_ct_shared_counter *shared_counter;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = ct_priv->esw;
+	struct mlx5_ct_entry *rev_entry;
+	__be16 tmp_port;
+
+	/* get the reversed tuple */
+	tmp_port = rev_tuple.port.src;
+	rev_tuple.port.src = rev_tuple.port.dst;
+	rev_tuple.port.dst = tmp_port;
+
+	if (rev_tuple.addr_type == FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IPV4_ADDRS) {
+		__be32 tmp_addr = rev_tuple.ip.src_v4;
+
+		rev_tuple.ip.src_v4 = rev_tuple.ip.dst_v4;
+		rev_tuple.ip.dst_v4 = tmp_addr;
+	} else if (rev_tuple.addr_type == FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IPV6_ADDRS) {
+		struct in6_addr tmp_addr = rev_tuple.ip.src_v6;
+
+		rev_tuple.ip.src_v6 = rev_tuple.ip.dst_v6;
+		rev_tuple.ip.dst_v6 = tmp_addr;
+	} else {
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+	}
+
+	/* Use the same counter as the reverse direction */
+	mutex_lock(&ct_priv->shared_counter_lock);
+	rev_entry = rhashtable_lookup_fast(&ct_priv->ct_tuples_ht, &rev_tuple,
+					   tuples_ht_params);
+	if (rev_entry) {
+		if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&rev_entry->shared_counter->refcount)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&ct_priv->shared_counter_lock);
+			return rev_entry->shared_counter;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ct_priv->shared_counter_lock);
+
+	shared_counter = kzalloc(sizeof(*shared_counter), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!shared_counter)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	shared_counter->counter = mlx5_fc_create(esw->dev, true);
+	if (IS_ERR(shared_counter->counter)) {
+		ct_dbg("Failed to create counter for ct entry");
+		kfree(shared_counter);
+		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(shared_counter->counter));
+	}
+
+	refcount_set(&shared_counter->refcount, 1);
+	return shared_counter;
+}
+
 static int
 mlx5_tc_ct_entry_add_rules(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 			   struct flow_rule *flow_rule,
 			   struct mlx5_ct_entry *entry,
 			   u8 zone_restore_id)
 {
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = ct_priv->esw;
 	int err;
 
-	entry->counter = mlx5_fc_create(esw->dev, true);
-	if (IS_ERR(entry->counter)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(entry->counter);
+	entry->shared_counter = mlx5_tc_ct_shared_counter_get(ct_priv, entry);
+	if (IS_ERR(entry->shared_counter)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(entry->shared_counter);
 		ct_dbg("Failed to create counter for ct entry");
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -747,7 +817,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_entry_add_rules(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 err_nat:
 	mlx5_tc_ct_entry_del_rule(ct_priv, entry, false);
 err_orig:
-	mlx5_fc_destroy(esw->dev, entry->counter);
+	mlx5_tc_ct_shared_counter_put(ct_priv, entry);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -837,12 +907,16 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_del_ft_entry(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 			struct mlx5_ct_entry *entry)
 {
 	mlx5_tc_ct_entry_del_rules(ct_priv, entry);
+	mutex_lock(&ct_priv->shared_counter_lock);
 	if (entry->tuple_node.next)
 		rhashtable_remove_fast(&ct_priv->ct_tuples_nat_ht,
 				       &entry->tuple_nat_node,
 				       tuples_nat_ht_params);
 	rhashtable_remove_fast(&ct_priv->ct_tuples_ht, &entry->tuple_node,
 			       tuples_ht_params);
+	mutex_unlock(&ct_priv->shared_counter_lock);
+	mlx5_tc_ct_shared_counter_put(ct_priv, entry);
+
 }
 
 static int
@@ -879,7 +953,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_block_flow_offload_stats(struct mlx5_ct_ft *ft,
 	if (!entry)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	mlx5_fc_query_cached(entry->counter, &bytes, &packets, &lastuse);
+	mlx5_fc_query_cached(entry->shared_counter->counter, &bytes, &packets, &lastuse);
 	flow_stats_update(&f->stats, bytes, packets, 0, lastuse,
 			  FLOW_ACTION_HW_STATS_DELAYED);
 
@@ -1892,6 +1966,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5_fs_chains *chains,
 
 	idr_init(&ct_priv->fte_ids);
 	mutex_init(&ct_priv->control_lock);
+	mutex_init(&ct_priv->shared_counter_lock);
 	rhashtable_init(&ct_priv->zone_ht, &zone_params);
 	rhashtable_init(&ct_priv->ct_tuples_ht, &tuples_ht_params);
 	rhashtable_init(&ct_priv->ct_tuples_nat_ht, &tuples_nat_ht_params);
@@ -1934,6 +2009,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_clean(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv)
 	rhashtable_destroy(&ct_priv->ct_tuples_nat_ht);
 	rhashtable_destroy(&ct_priv->zone_ht);
 	mutex_destroy(&ct_priv->control_lock);
+	mutex_destroy(&ct_priv->shared_counter_lock);
 	idr_destroy(&ct_priv->fte_ids);
 	kfree(ct_priv);
 }