diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
index 7c8796d9743f..a226277b0980 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ mlx5e_tx_dma_unmap(struct device *pdev, struct mlx5e_sq_dma *dma)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline void mlx5e_rqwq_reset(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
+{
+	if (rq->wq_type == MLX5_WQ_TYPE_LINKED_LIST_STRIDING_RQ)
+		mlx5_wq_ll_reset(&rq->mpwqe.wq);
+	else
+		mlx5_wq_cyc_reset(&rq->wqe.wq);
+}
+
 /* SW parser related functions */
 
 struct mlx5e_swp_spec {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 454d3459bd8b..966983674663 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -712,6 +712,9 @@ int mlx5e_modify_rq_state(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, int curr_state, int next_state)
 	if (!in)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (curr_state == MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST && next_state == MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY)
+		mlx5e_rqwq_reset(rq);
+
 	rqc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(modify_rq_in, in, ctx);
 
 	MLX5_SET(modify_rq_in, in, rq_state, curr_state);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.c
index 02f7e4a39578..01f075fac276 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.c
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ void mlx5_wq_cyc_wqe_dump(struct mlx5_wq_cyc *wq, u16 ix, u8 nstrides)
 	print_hex_dump(KERN_WARNING, "", DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 16, 1, wqe, len, false);
 }
 
+void mlx5_wq_cyc_reset(struct mlx5_wq_cyc *wq)
+{
+	wq->wqe_ctr = 0;
+	wq->cur_sz = 0;
+	mlx5_wq_cyc_update_db_record(wq);
+}
+
 int mlx5_wq_qp_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5_wq_param *param,
 		      void *qpc, struct mlx5_wq_qp *wq,
 		      struct mlx5_wq_ctrl *wq_ctrl)
@@ -192,6 +199,19 @@ err_db_free:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static void mlx5_wq_ll_init_list(struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq)
+{
+	struct mlx5_wqe_srq_next_seg *next_seg;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < wq->fbc.sz_m1; i++) {
+		next_seg = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe(wq, i);
+		next_seg->next_wqe_index = cpu_to_be16(i + 1);
+	}
+	next_seg = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe(wq, i);
+	wq->tail_next = &next_seg->next_wqe_index;
+}
+
 int mlx5_wq_ll_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5_wq_param *param,
 		      void *wqc, struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq,
 		      struct mlx5_wq_ctrl *wq_ctrl)
@@ -199,9 +219,7 @@ int mlx5_wq_ll_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5_wq_param *param,
 	u8 log_wq_stride = MLX5_GET(wq, wqc, log_wq_stride);
 	u8 log_wq_sz     = MLX5_GET(wq, wqc, log_wq_sz);
 	struct mlx5_frag_buf_ctrl *fbc = &wq->fbc;
-	struct mlx5_wqe_srq_next_seg *next_seg;
 	int err;
-	int i;
 
 	err = mlx5_db_alloc_node(mdev, &wq_ctrl->db, param->db_numa_node);
 	if (err) {
@@ -220,13 +238,7 @@ int mlx5_wq_ll_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5_wq_param *param,
 
 	mlx5_init_fbc(wq_ctrl->buf.frags, log_wq_stride, log_wq_sz, fbc);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < fbc->sz_m1; i++) {
-		next_seg = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe(wq, i);
-		next_seg->next_wqe_index = cpu_to_be16(i + 1);
-	}
-	next_seg = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe(wq, i);
-	wq->tail_next = &next_seg->next_wqe_index;
-
+	mlx5_wq_ll_init_list(wq);
 	wq_ctrl->mdev = mdev;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -237,6 +249,15 @@ err_db_free:
 	return err;
 }
 
+void mlx5_wq_ll_reset(struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq)
+{
+	wq->head = 0;
+	wq->wqe_ctr = 0;
+	wq->cur_sz = 0;
+	mlx5_wq_ll_init_list(wq);
+	mlx5_wq_ll_update_db_record(wq);
+}
+
 void mlx5_wq_destroy(struct mlx5_wq_ctrl *wq_ctrl)
 {
 	mlx5_frag_buf_free(wq_ctrl->mdev, &wq_ctrl->buf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h
index d9a94bc223c0..4cadc336593f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/wq.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ int mlx5_wq_cyc_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5_wq_param *param,
 		       void *wqc, struct mlx5_wq_cyc *wq,
 		       struct mlx5_wq_ctrl *wq_ctrl);
 void mlx5_wq_cyc_wqe_dump(struct mlx5_wq_cyc *wq, u16 ix, u8 nstrides);
+void mlx5_wq_cyc_reset(struct mlx5_wq_cyc *wq);
 
 int mlx5_wq_qp_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5_wq_param *param,
 		      void *qpc, struct mlx5_wq_qp *wq,
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ int mlx5_cqwq_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5_wq_param *param,
 int mlx5_wq_ll_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5_wq_param *param,
 		      void *wqc, struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq,
 		      struct mlx5_wq_ctrl *wq_ctrl);
+void mlx5_wq_ll_reset(struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq);
 
 void mlx5_wq_destroy(struct mlx5_wq_ctrl *wq_ctrl);