diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_admin_defs.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_admin_defs.h
index f5ec35fa4c63..466ad9470d1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_admin_defs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_admin_defs.h
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ enum ena_admin_aq_feature_id {
 	ENA_ADMIN_FEATURES_OPCODE_NUM               = 32,
 };
 
+/* device capabilities */
+enum ena_admin_aq_caps_id {
+	ENA_ADMIN_ENI_STATS                         = 0,
+};
+
 enum ena_admin_placement_policy_type {
 	/* descriptors and headers are in host memory */
 	ENA_ADMIN_PLACEMENT_POLICY_HOST             = 1,
@@ -455,7 +460,10 @@ struct ena_admin_device_attr_feature_desc {
 	 */
 	u32 supported_features;
 
-	u32 reserved3;
+	/* bitmap of ena_admin_aq_caps_id, which represents device
+	 * capabilities.
+	 */
+	u32 capabilities;
 
 	/* Indicates how many bits are used physical address access. */
 	u32 phys_addr_width;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.c
index e37c82eb6232..4db689372980 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.c
@@ -1974,6 +1974,7 @@ int ena_com_get_dev_attr_feat(struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev,
 	       sizeof(get_resp.u.dev_attr));
 
 	ena_dev->supported_features = get_resp.u.dev_attr.supported_features;
+	ena_dev->capabilities = get_resp.u.dev_attr.capabilities;
 
 	if (ena_dev->supported_features & BIT(ENA_ADMIN_MAX_QUEUES_EXT)) {
 		rc = ena_com_get_feature(ena_dev, &get_resp,
@@ -2226,6 +2227,13 @@ int ena_com_get_eni_stats(struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev,
 	struct ena_com_stats_ctx ctx;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!ena_com_get_cap(ena_dev, ENA_ADMIN_ENI_STATS)) {
+		netdev_err(ena_dev->net_device,
+			   "Capability %d isn't supported\n",
+			   ENA_ADMIN_ENI_STATS);
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	memset(&ctx, 0x0, sizeof(ctx));
 	ret = ena_get_dev_stats(ena_dev, &ctx, ENA_ADMIN_GET_STATS_TYPE_ENI);
 	if (likely(ret == 0))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.h
index 73b03ce59412..3c5081d9d25d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.h
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ struct ena_com_dev {
 
 	struct ena_rss rss;
 	u32 supported_features;
+	u32 capabilities;
 	u32 dma_addr_bits;
 
 	struct ena_host_attribute host_attr;
@@ -967,6 +968,18 @@ static inline void ena_com_disable_adaptive_moderation(struct ena_com_dev *ena_d
 	ena_dev->adaptive_coalescing = false;
 }
 
+/* ena_com_get_cap - query whether device supports a capability.
+ * @ena_dev: ENA communication layer struct
+ * @cap_id: enum value representing the capability
+ *
+ * @return - true if capability is supported or false otherwise
+ */
+static inline bool ena_com_get_cap(struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev,
+				   enum ena_admin_aq_caps_id cap_id)
+{
+	return !!(ena_dev->capabilities & BIT(cap_id));
+}
+
 /* ena_com_update_intr_reg - Prepare interrupt register
  * @intr_reg: interrupt register to update.
  * @rx_delay_interval: Rx interval in usecs