diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
index 3522f536a5df..b1e4703ff2a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ enum ixgbe_pfvf_api_rev {
 
 /* mailbox API, version 1.2 VF requests */
 #define IXGBE_VF_GET_RETA	0x0a	/* VF request for RETA */
+#define IXGBE_VF_GET_RSS_KEY	0x0b	/* get RSS key */
 
 /* length of permanent address message returned from PF */
 #define IXGBE_VF_PERMADDR_MSG_LEN 4
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 58566a139a50..1d17b5872dd1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -983,6 +983,24 @@ static int ixgbe_get_vf_reta(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ixgbe_get_vf_rss_key(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
+				u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
+{
+	u32 *rss_key = &msgbuf[1];
+
+	/* Check if the operation is permitted */
+	if (!adapter->vfinfo[vf].rss_query_enabled)
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	/* verify the PF is supporting the correct API */
+	if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].vf_api != ixgbe_mbox_api_12)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	memcpy(rss_key, adapter->rss_key, sizeof(adapter->rss_key));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ixgbe_rcv_msg_from_vf(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 {
 	u32 mbx_size = IXGBE_VFMAILBOX_SIZE;
@@ -1042,6 +1060,9 @@ static int ixgbe_rcv_msg_from_vf(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 	case IXGBE_VF_GET_RETA:
 		retval = ixgbe_get_vf_reta(adapter, msgbuf, vf);
 		break;
+	case IXGBE_VF_GET_RSS_KEY:
+		retval = ixgbe_get_vf_rss_key(adapter, msgbuf, vf);
+		break;
 	default:
 		e_err(drv, "Unhandled Msg %8.8x\n", msgbuf[0]);
 		retval = IXGBE_ERR_MBX;