diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
index c47291467cb0..b23b54814356 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
@@ -308,6 +308,22 @@ int mlx5_devlink_trap_get_num_active(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return count;
 }
 
+int mlx5_devlink_traps_get_action(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int trap_id,
+				  enum devlink_trap_action *action)
+{
+	struct mlx5_devlink_trap *dl_trap;
+
+	dl_trap = mlx5_find_trap_by_id(dev, trap_id);
+	if (!dl_trap) {
+		mlx5_core_err(dev, "Devlink trap: Get action on invalid trap id 0x%x",
+			      trap_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	*action = dl_trap->trap.action;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct devlink *mlx5_devlink_alloc(void)
 {
 	return devlink_alloc(&mlx5_devlink_ops, sizeof(struct mlx5_core_dev));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.h
index a9829006fa78..eff107dad922 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ struct mlx5_core_dev;
 void mlx5_devlink_trap_report(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int trap_id, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      struct devlink_port *dl_port);
 int mlx5_devlink_trap_get_num_active(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+int mlx5_devlink_traps_get_action(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int trap_id,
+				  enum devlink_trap_action *action);
 
 struct devlink *mlx5_devlink_alloc(void);
 void mlx5_devlink_free(struct devlink *devlink);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/trap.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/trap.c
index d078281dbd1d..37fc1d77ded7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/trap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/trap.c
@@ -401,6 +401,14 @@ int mlx5e_handle_trap_event(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5_trap_ctx *trap_
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
+	/* Traps are unarmed when interface is down, no need to update
+	 * them. The configuration is saved in the core driver,
+	 * queried and applied upon interface up operation in
+	 * mlx5e_open_locked().
+	 */
+	if (!test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state))
+		return 0;
+
 	switch (trap_ctx->action) {
 	case DEVLINK_TRAP_ACTION_TRAP:
 		err = mlx5e_handle_action_trap(priv, trap_ctx->id);
@@ -415,3 +423,35 @@ int mlx5e_handle_trap_event(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5_trap_ctx *trap_
 	}
 	return err;
 }
+
+static int mlx5e_apply_trap(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int trap_id, bool enable)
+{
+	enum devlink_trap_action action;
+	int err;
+
+	err = mlx5_devlink_traps_get_action(priv->mdev, trap_id, &action);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	if (action == DEVLINK_TRAP_ACTION_TRAP)
+		err = enable ? mlx5e_handle_action_trap(priv, trap_id) :
+			       mlx5e_handle_action_drop(priv, trap_id);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static const int mlx5e_traps_arr[] = {
+	DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC_ID_INGRESS_VLAN_FILTER,
+	DEVLINK_TRAP_GENERIC_ID_DMAC_FILTER,
+};
+
+int mlx5e_apply_traps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, bool enable)
+{
+	int err;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mlx5e_traps_arr); i++) {
+		err = mlx5e_apply_trap(priv, mlx5e_traps_arr[i], enable);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/trap.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/trap.h
index cc1fa9f12c45..aa3f17658c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/trap.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/trap.h
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ struct mlx5e_trap {
 void mlx5e_close_trap(struct mlx5e_trap *trap);
 void mlx5e_deactivate_trap(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 int mlx5e_handle_trap_event(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5_trap_ctx *trap_ctx);
+int mlx5e_apply_traps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, bool enable);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 3252919ec7bf..f8619d381345 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3247,6 +3247,7 @@ int mlx5e_open_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	priv->profile->update_rx(priv);
 	mlx5e_activate_priv_channels(priv);
+	mlx5e_apply_traps(priv, true);
 	if (priv->profile->update_carrier)
 		priv->profile->update_carrier(priv);
 
@@ -3282,6 +3283,7 @@ int mlx5e_close_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (!test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state))
 		return 0;
 
+	mlx5e_apply_traps(priv, false);
 	clear_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state);
 
 	netif_carrier_off(priv->netdev);