diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
index ba8c7a31cce1..bc17bc36d346 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ void qed_get_vport_stats(struct qed_dev *cdev, struct qed_eth_stats *stats)
 {
 	u32 i;
 
-	if (!cdev) {
+	if (!cdev || cdev->recov_in_prog) {
 		memset(stats, 0, sizeof(*stats));
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede.h
index f90dcfe9ee68..8a63f99d499c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede.h
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ struct qede_dev {
 #define QEDE_ERR_WARN			3
 
 	struct qede_dump_info		dump_info;
+	struct delayed_work		periodic_task;
+	unsigned long			stats_coal_ticks;
+	u32				stats_coal_usecs;
+	spinlock_t			stats_lock; /* lock for vport stats access */
 };
 
 enum QEDE_STATE {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c
index 8284c4c1528f..28108f6324fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ static void qede_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	spin_lock(&edev->stats_lock);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < QEDE_NUM_STATS; i++) {
 		if (qede_is_irrelevant_stat(edev, i))
 			continue;
@@ -435,6 +437,8 @@ static void qede_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 		buf++;
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock(&edev->stats_lock);
+
 	__qede_unlock(edev);
 }
 
@@ -817,6 +821,7 @@ out:
 
 	coal->rx_coalesce_usecs = rx_coal;
 	coal->tx_coalesce_usecs = tx_coal;
+	coal->stats_block_coalesce_usecs = edev->stats_coal_usecs;
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -830,6 +835,19 @@ int qede_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_coalesce *coal,
 	int i, rc = 0;
 	u16 rxc, txc;
 
+	if (edev->stats_coal_usecs != coal->stats_block_coalesce_usecs) {
+		edev->stats_coal_usecs = coal->stats_block_coalesce_usecs;
+		if (edev->stats_coal_usecs) {
+			edev->stats_coal_ticks = usecs_to_jiffies(edev->stats_coal_usecs);
+			schedule_delayed_work(&edev->periodic_task, 0);
+
+			DP_INFO(edev, "Configured stats coal ticks=%lu jiffies\n",
+				edev->stats_coal_ticks);
+		} else {
+			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&edev->periodic_task);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (!netif_running(dev)) {
 		DP_INFO(edev, "Interface is down\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2236,7 +2254,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops qede_ethtool_ops = {
-	.supported_coalesce_params	= ETHTOOL_COALESCE_USECS,
+	.supported_coalesce_params	= ETHTOOL_COALESCE_USECS |
+					  ETHTOOL_COALESCE_STATS_BLOCK_USECS,
 	.get_link_ksettings		= qede_get_link_ksettings,
 	.set_link_ksettings		= qede_set_link_ksettings,
 	.get_drvinfo			= qede_get_drvinfo,
@@ -2287,7 +2306,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops qede_ethtool_ops = {
 };
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops qede_vf_ethtool_ops = {
-	.supported_coalesce_params	= ETHTOOL_COALESCE_USECS,
+	.supported_coalesce_params	= ETHTOOL_COALESCE_USECS |
+					  ETHTOOL_COALESCE_STATS_BLOCK_USECS,
 	.get_link_ksettings		= qede_get_link_ksettings,
 	.get_drvinfo			= qede_get_drvinfo,
 	.get_msglevel			= qede_get_msglevel,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
index 2d3f0ae4f889..41f0a3433c3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ void qede_fill_by_demand_stats(struct qede_dev *edev)
 
 	edev->ops->get_vport_stats(edev->cdev, &stats);
 
+	spin_lock(&edev->stats_lock);
+
 	p_common->no_buff_discards = stats.common.no_buff_discards;
 	p_common->packet_too_big_discard = stats.common.packet_too_big_discard;
 	p_common->ttl0_discard = stats.common.ttl0_discard;
@@ -405,6 +407,8 @@ void qede_fill_by_demand_stats(struct qede_dev *edev)
 		p_ah->tx_1519_to_max_byte_packets =
 		    stats.ah.tx_1519_to_max_byte_packets;
 	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&edev->stats_lock);
 }
 
 static void qede_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -413,9 +417,10 @@ static void qede_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct qede_dev *edev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct qede_stats_common *p_common;
 
-	qede_fill_by_demand_stats(edev);
 	p_common = &edev->stats.common;
 
+	spin_lock(&edev->stats_lock);
+
 	stats->rx_packets = p_common->rx_ucast_pkts + p_common->rx_mcast_pkts +
 			    p_common->rx_bcast_pkts;
 	stats->tx_packets = p_common->tx_ucast_pkts + p_common->tx_mcast_pkts +
@@ -435,6 +440,8 @@ static void qede_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
 		stats->collisions = edev->stats.bb.tx_total_collisions;
 	stats->rx_crc_errors = p_common->rx_crc_errors;
 	stats->rx_frame_errors = p_common->rx_align_errors;
+
+	spin_unlock(&edev->stats_lock);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QED_SRIOV
@@ -1000,6 +1007,23 @@ static void qede_unlock(struct qede_dev *edev)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+static void qede_periodic_task(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct qede_dev *edev = container_of(work, struct qede_dev,
+					     periodic_task.work);
+
+	qede_fill_by_demand_stats(edev);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&edev->periodic_task, edev->stats_coal_ticks);
+}
+
+static void qede_init_periodic_task(struct qede_dev *edev)
+{
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&edev->periodic_task, qede_periodic_task);
+	spin_lock_init(&edev->stats_lock);
+	edev->stats_coal_usecs = USEC_PER_SEC;
+	edev->stats_coal_ticks = usecs_to_jiffies(USEC_PER_SEC);
+}
+
 static void qede_sp_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct qede_dev *edev = container_of(work, struct qede_dev,
@@ -1019,6 +1043,7 @@ static void qede_sp_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(QEDE_SP_RECOVERY, &edev->sp_flags)) {
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&edev->periodic_task);
 #ifdef CONFIG_QED_SRIOV
 		/* SRIOV must be disabled outside the lock to avoid a deadlock.
 		 * The recovery of the active VFs is currently not supported.
@@ -1209,6 +1234,7 @@ static int __qede_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, u32 dp_module, u8 dp_level,
 		 */
 		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&edev->sp_task, qede_sp_task);
 		mutex_init(&edev->qede_lock);
+		qede_init_periodic_task(edev);
 
 		rc = register_netdev(edev->ndev);
 		if (rc) {
@@ -1233,6 +1259,11 @@ static int __qede_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, u32 dp_module, u8 dp_level,
 	edev->rx_copybreak = QEDE_RX_HDR_SIZE;
 
 	qede_log_probe(edev);
+
+	/* retain user config (for example - after recovery) */
+	if (edev->stats_coal_usecs)
+		schedule_delayed_work(&edev->periodic_task, 0);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err4:
@@ -1301,6 +1332,7 @@ static void __qede_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev, enum qede_remove_mode mode)
 		unregister_netdev(ndev);
 
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&edev->sp_task);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&edev->periodic_task);
 
 		edev->ops->common->set_power_state(cdev, PCI_D0);