diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic.h
index 6783c0e6ba4f..04fdaf5c1a02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic.h
@@ -92,4 +92,6 @@ int ionic_port_identify(struct ionic *ionic);
 int ionic_port_init(struct ionic *ionic);
 int ionic_port_reset(struct ionic *ionic);
 
+const char *ionic_vf_attr_to_str(enum ionic_vf_attr attr);
+
 #endif /* _IONIC_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
index 35581cabbae3..1535a40a5fab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
@@ -472,6 +472,46 @@ int ionic_set_vf_config(struct ionic *ionic, int vf, u8 attr, u8 *data)
 	return err;
 }
 
+int ionic_dev_cmd_vf_getattr(struct ionic *ionic, int vf, u8 attr,
+			     struct ionic_vf_getattr_comp *comp)
+{
+	union ionic_dev_cmd cmd = {
+		.vf_getattr.opcode = IONIC_CMD_VF_GETATTR,
+		.vf_getattr.attr = attr,
+		.vf_getattr.vf_index = cpu_to_le16(vf),
+	};
+	int err;
+
+	if (vf >= ionic->num_vfs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	switch (attr) {
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_SPOOFCHK:
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_TRUST:
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_LINKSTATE:
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_MAC:
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_VLAN:
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_RATE:
+		break;
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_STATSADDR:
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&ionic->dev_cmd_lock);
+	ionic_dev_cmd_go(&ionic->idev, &cmd);
+	err = ionic_dev_cmd_wait_nomsg(ionic, DEVCMD_TIMEOUT);
+	memcpy_fromio(comp, &ionic->idev.dev_cmd_regs->comp.vf_getattr,
+		      sizeof(*comp));
+	mutex_unlock(&ionic->dev_cmd_lock);
+
+	if (err && comp->status != IONIC_RC_ENOSUPP)
+		ionic_dev_cmd_dev_err_print(ionic, cmd.vf_getattr.opcode,
+					    comp->status, err);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 /* LIF commands */
 void ionic_dev_cmd_queue_identify(struct ionic_dev *idev,
 				  u16 lif_type, u8 qtype, u8 qver)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
index 73b950ac1272..564c148f5fb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ void ionic_dev_cmd_port_fec(struct ionic_dev *idev, u8 fec_type);
 void ionic_dev_cmd_port_pause(struct ionic_dev *idev, u8 pause_type);
 
 int ionic_set_vf_config(struct ionic *ionic, int vf, u8 attr, u8 *data);
+int ionic_dev_cmd_vf_getattr(struct ionic *ionic, int vf, u8 attr,
+			     struct ionic_vf_getattr_comp *comp);
 void ionic_dev_cmd_queue_identify(struct ionic_dev *idev,
 				  u16 lif_type, u8 qtype, u8 qver);
 void ionic_dev_cmd_lif_identify(struct ionic_dev *idev, u8 type, u8 ver);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index 13c00466023f..adee1b129e92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -2157,6 +2157,76 @@ static int ionic_eth_ioctl(struct net_device *netdev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd
 	}
 }
 
+static int ionic_update_cached_vf_config(struct ionic *ionic, int vf)
+{
+	struct ionic_vf_getattr_comp comp = { 0 };
+	int err;
+	u8 attr;
+
+	attr = IONIC_VF_ATTR_VLAN;
+	err = ionic_dev_cmd_vf_getattr(ionic, vf, attr, &comp);
+	if (err && comp.status != IONIC_RC_ENOSUPP)
+		goto err_out;
+	if (!err)
+		ionic->vfs[vf].vlanid = comp.vlanid;
+
+	attr = IONIC_VF_ATTR_SPOOFCHK;
+	err = ionic_dev_cmd_vf_getattr(ionic, vf, attr, &comp);
+	if (err && comp.status != IONIC_RC_ENOSUPP)
+		goto err_out;
+	if (!err)
+		ionic->vfs[vf].spoofchk = comp.spoofchk;
+
+	attr = IONIC_VF_ATTR_LINKSTATE;
+	err = ionic_dev_cmd_vf_getattr(ionic, vf, attr, &comp);
+	if (err && comp.status != IONIC_RC_ENOSUPP)
+		goto err_out;
+	if (!err) {
+		switch (comp.linkstate) {
+		case IONIC_VF_LINK_STATUS_UP:
+			ionic->vfs[vf].linkstate = IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE_ENABLE;
+			break;
+		case IONIC_VF_LINK_STATUS_DOWN:
+			ionic->vfs[vf].linkstate = IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE_DISABLE;
+			break;
+		case IONIC_VF_LINK_STATUS_AUTO:
+			ionic->vfs[vf].linkstate = IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE_AUTO;
+			break;
+		default:
+			dev_warn(ionic->dev, "Unexpected link state %u\n", comp.linkstate);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	attr = IONIC_VF_ATTR_RATE;
+	err = ionic_dev_cmd_vf_getattr(ionic, vf, attr, &comp);
+	if (err && comp.status != IONIC_RC_ENOSUPP)
+		goto err_out;
+	if (!err)
+		ionic->vfs[vf].maxrate = comp.maxrate;
+
+	attr = IONIC_VF_ATTR_TRUST;
+	err = ionic_dev_cmd_vf_getattr(ionic, vf, attr, &comp);
+	if (err && comp.status != IONIC_RC_ENOSUPP)
+		goto err_out;
+	if (!err)
+		ionic->vfs[vf].trusted = comp.trust;
+
+	attr = IONIC_VF_ATTR_MAC;
+	err = ionic_dev_cmd_vf_getattr(ionic, vf, attr, &comp);
+	if (err && comp.status != IONIC_RC_ENOSUPP)
+		goto err_out;
+	if (!err)
+		ether_addr_copy(ionic->vfs[vf].macaddr, comp.macaddr);
+
+err_out:
+	if (err)
+		dev_err(ionic->dev, "Failed to get %s for VF %d\n",
+			ionic_vf_attr_to_str(attr), vf);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int ionic_get_vf_config(struct net_device *netdev,
 			       int vf, struct ifla_vf_info *ivf)
 {
@@ -2172,14 +2242,18 @@ static int ionic_get_vf_config(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (vf >= pci_num_vf(ionic->pdev) || !ionic->vfs) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	} else {
-		ivf->vf           = vf;
-		ivf->vlan         = le16_to_cpu(ionic->vfs[vf].vlanid);
-		ivf->qos	  = 0;
-		ivf->spoofchk     = ionic->vfs[vf].spoofchk;
-		ivf->linkstate    = ionic->vfs[vf].linkstate;
-		ivf->max_tx_rate  = le32_to_cpu(ionic->vfs[vf].maxrate);
-		ivf->trusted      = ionic->vfs[vf].trusted;
-		ether_addr_copy(ivf->mac, ionic->vfs[vf].macaddr);
+		ivf->vf = vf;
+		ivf->qos = 0;
+
+		ret = ionic_update_cached_vf_config(ionic, vf);
+		if (!ret) {
+			ivf->vlan         = le16_to_cpu(ionic->vfs[vf].vlanid);
+			ivf->spoofchk     = ionic->vfs[vf].spoofchk;
+			ivf->linkstate    = ionic->vfs[vf].linkstate;
+			ivf->max_tx_rate  = le32_to_cpu(ionic->vfs[vf].maxrate);
+			ivf->trusted      = ionic->vfs[vf].trusted;
+			ether_addr_copy(ivf->mac, ionic->vfs[vf].macaddr);
+		}
 	}
 
 	up_read(&ionic->vf_op_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
index 163174f07ed7..78771663808a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
@@ -188,6 +188,28 @@ static const char *ionic_opcode_to_str(enum ionic_cmd_opcode opcode)
 	}
 }
 
+const char *ionic_vf_attr_to_str(enum ionic_vf_attr attr)
+{
+	switch (attr) {
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_SPOOFCHK:
+		return "IONIC_VF_ATTR_SPOOFCHK";
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_TRUST:
+		return "IONIC_VF_ATTR_TRUST";
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_LINKSTATE:
+		return "IONIC_VF_ATTR_LINKSTATE";
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_MAC:
+		return "IONIC_VF_ATTR_MAC";
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_VLAN:
+		return "IONIC_VF_ATTR_VLAN";
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_RATE:
+		return "IONIC_VF_ATTR_RATE";
+	case IONIC_VF_ATTR_STATSADDR:
+		return "IONIC_VF_ATTR_STATSADDR";
+	default:
+		return "IONIC_VF_ATTR_UNKNOWN";
+	}
+}
+
 static void ionic_adminq_flush(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 {
 	struct ionic_desc_info *desc_info;