diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index b7e62d568b85..8d468028bb55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct vf_data_storage {
 	bool pf_set_mac;
 	u16 pf_vlan; /* When set, guest VLAN config not allowed. */
 	u16 pf_qos;
+	u16 tx_rate;
 };
 
 /* wrapper around a pointer to a socket buffer,
@@ -468,6 +469,7 @@ struct ixgbe_adapter {
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(active_vfs, IXGBE_MAX_VF_FUNCTIONS);
 	unsigned int num_vfs;
 	struct vf_data_storage *vfinfo;
+	int vf_rate_link_speed;
 };
 
 enum ixbge_state_t {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 38f9758c4c44..f17e4a7ee731 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -6217,6 +6217,7 @@ static void ixgbe_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 			       (flow_tx ? "TX" : "None"))));
 
 			netif_carrier_on(netdev);
+			ixgbe_check_vf_rate_limit(adapter);
 		} else {
 			/* Force detection of hung controller */
 			for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_tx_queues; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 58c9b45989ff..6e50d8328942 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -478,9 +478,90 @@ out:
        return err;
 }
 
+static int ixgbe_link_mbps(int internal_link_speed)
+{
+	switch (internal_link_speed) {
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_100_FULL:
+		return 100;
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_1GB_FULL:
+		return 1000;
+	case IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_10GB_FULL:
+		return 10000;
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static void ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, int vf, int tx_rate,
+				    int link_speed)
+{
+	int rf_dec, rf_int;
+	u32 bcnrc_val;
+
+	if (tx_rate != 0) {
+		/* Calculate the rate factor values to set */
+		rf_int = link_speed / tx_rate;
+		rf_dec = (link_speed - (rf_int * tx_rate));
+		rf_dec = (rf_dec * (1<<IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_INT_SHIFT)) / tx_rate;
+
+		bcnrc_val = IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RS_ENA;
+		bcnrc_val |= ((rf_int<<IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_INT_SHIFT) &
+		               IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_INT_MASK);
+		bcnrc_val |= (rf_dec & IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_DEC_MASK);
+	} else {
+		bcnrc_val = 0;
+	}
+
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTDQSEL, 2*vf); /* vf Y uses queue 2*Y */
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTBCNRC, bcnrc_val);
+}
+
+void ixgbe_check_vf_rate_limit(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	int actual_link_speed, i;
+	bool reset_rate = false;
+
+	/* VF Tx rate limit was not set */
+	if (adapter->vf_rate_link_speed == 0)
+		return;
+
+	actual_link_speed = ixgbe_link_mbps(adapter->link_speed);
+	if (actual_link_speed != adapter->vf_rate_link_speed) {
+		reset_rate = true;
+		adapter->vf_rate_link_speed = 0;
+		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+		         "Link speed has been changed. VF Transmit rate "
+		         "is disabled\n");
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_vfs; i++) {
+		if (reset_rate)
+			adapter->vfinfo[i].tx_rate = 0;
+
+		ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit(&adapter->hw, i,
+					adapter->vfinfo[i].tx_rate,
+					actual_link_speed);
+	}
+}
+
 int ixgbe_ndo_set_vf_bw(struct net_device *netdev, int vf, int tx_rate)
 {
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	int actual_link_speed;
+
+	actual_link_speed = ixgbe_link_mbps(adapter->link_speed);
+	if ((vf >= adapter->num_vfs) || (!adapter->link_up) ||
+	    (tx_rate > actual_link_speed) || (actual_link_speed != 10000) ||
+	    ((tx_rate != 0) && (tx_rate <= 10)))
+	    /* rate limit cannot be set to 10Mb or less in 10Gb adapters */
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	adapter->vf_rate_link_speed = actual_link_speed;
+	adapter->vfinfo[vf].tx_rate = (u16)tx_rate;
+	ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit(hw, vf, tx_rate, actual_link_speed);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int ixgbe_ndo_get_vf_config(struct net_device *netdev,
@@ -491,7 +572,7 @@ int ixgbe_ndo_get_vf_config(struct net_device *netdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	ivi->vf = vf;
 	memcpy(&ivi->mac, adapter->vfinfo[vf].vf_mac_addresses, ETH_ALEN);
-	ivi->tx_rate = 0;
+	ivi->tx_rate = adapter->vfinfo[vf].tx_rate;
 	ivi->vlan = adapter->vfinfo[vf].pf_vlan;
 	ivi->qos = adapter->vfinfo[vf].pf_qos;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h
index e7dd029d576a..34175564bb78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int ixgbe_ndo_set_vf_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int queue, u16 vlan,
 int ixgbe_ndo_set_vf_bw(struct net_device *netdev, int vf, int tx_rate);
 int ixgbe_ndo_get_vf_config(struct net_device *netdev,
 			    int vf, struct ifla_vf_info *ivi);
+void ixgbe_check_vf_rate_limit(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 
 #endif /* _IXGBE_SRIOV_H_ */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index 63d862d3fd90..25c1fb7eda06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -533,6 +533,12 @@
 #define IXGBE_RTTDTECC    0x04990
 #define IXGBE_RTTDTECC_NO_BCN   0x00000100
 #define IXGBE_RTTBCNRC    0x04984
+#define IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RS_ENA	0x80000000
+#define IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_DEC_MASK	0x00003FFF
+#define IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_INT_SHIFT	14
+#define IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_INT_MASK	\
+	(IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_DEC_MASK << IXGBE_RTTBCNRC_RF_INT_SHIFT)
+
 
 /* FCoE registers */
 #define IXGBE_FCPTRL    0x02410 /* FC User Desc. PTR Low */