diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c
index e60f4901c..3aee11e2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c
@@ -1592,11 +1592,6 @@ otx2_nix_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		goto fail_configure;
 	}
 
-	if (conf->link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_FIXED) {
-		otx2_err("Setting link speed/duplex not supported");
-		goto fail_configure;
-	}
-
 	if (conf->dcb_capability_en == 1) {
 		otx2_err("dcb enable is not supported");
 		goto fail_configure;
@@ -1774,6 +1769,13 @@ otx2_nix_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	rte_ether_format_addr(ea_fmt, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_FMT_SIZE, ea);
 
+	/* Apply new link configurations if changed */
+	rc = otx2_apply_link_speed(eth_dev);
+	if (rc) {
+		otx2_err("Failed to set link configuration");
+		goto uninstall_mc_list;
+	}
+
 	otx2_nix_dbg("Configured port%d mac=%s nb_rxq=%d nb_txq=%d"
 		" rx_offloads=0x%" PRIx64 " tx_offloads=0x%" PRIx64 ""
 		" rx_flags=0x%x tx_flags=0x%x",
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h
index e5684f9f0..84747f22e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ struct otx2_eth_dev {
 	bool sdp_link; /* SDP flag */
 	/* Inline IPsec params */
 	uint16_t ipsec_in_max_spi;
+	uint8_t duplex;
+	uint32_t speed;
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
 struct otx2_eth_txq {
@@ -437,6 +439,7 @@ void otx2_eth_dev_link_status_update(struct otx2_dev *dev,
 				     struct cgx_link_user_info *link);
 int otx2_nix_dev_set_link_up(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 int otx2_nix_dev_set_link_down(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
+int otx2_apply_link_speed(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 
 /* IRQ */
 int otx2_nix_register_irqs(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_ops.c b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_ops.c
index 8f1635dba..80ac2b96e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_ops.c
@@ -610,9 +610,17 @@ otx2_nix_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *devinfo)
 
 	/* Auto negotiation disabled */
 	devinfo->speed_capa = ETH_LINK_SPEED_FIXED;
-	devinfo->speed_capa |= ETH_LINK_SPEED_1G | ETH_LINK_SPEED_10G |
-				ETH_LINK_SPEED_25G | ETH_LINK_SPEED_40G |
-				ETH_LINK_SPEED_50G | ETH_LINK_SPEED_100G;
+	if (!otx2_dev_is_vf_or_sdp(dev) && !otx2_dev_is_lbk(dev)) {
+		devinfo->speed_capa |= ETH_LINK_SPEED_1G | ETH_LINK_SPEED_10G |
+			ETH_LINK_SPEED_25G | ETH_LINK_SPEED_40G;
+
+		/* 50G and 100G to be supported for board version C0
+		 * and above.
+		 */
+		if (!otx2_dev_is_Ax(dev))
+			devinfo->speed_capa |= ETH_LINK_SPEED_50G |
+					       ETH_LINK_SPEED_100G;
+	}
 
 	devinfo->dev_capa = RTE_ETH_DEV_CAPA_RUNTIME_RX_QUEUE_SETUP |
 				RTE_ETH_DEV_CAPA_RUNTIME_TX_QUEUE_SETUP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_link.c b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_link.c
index 4128f56d9..12bf6c323 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_link.c
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ otx2_eth_dev_link_status_update(struct otx2_dev *dev,
 	eth_link.link_autoneg = ETH_LINK_AUTONEG;
 	eth_link.link_duplex = link->full_duplex;
 
+	otx2_dev->speed = link->speed;
+	otx2_dev->duplex = link->full_duplex;
+
 	/* Print link info */
 	nix_link_status_print(eth_dev, &eth_link);
 
@@ -184,3 +187,78 @@ otx2_nix_dev_set_link_down(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	return nix_dev_set_link_state(eth_dev, 0);
 }
+
+static int
+cgx_change_mode(struct otx2_eth_dev *dev, struct cgx_set_link_mode_args *cfg)
+{
+	struct otx2_mbox *mbox = dev->mbox;
+	struct cgx_set_link_mode_req *req;
+
+	req = otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_cgx_set_link_mode(mbox);
+	req->args.speed = cfg->speed;
+	req->args.duplex = cfg->duplex;
+	req->args.an = cfg->an;
+
+	return otx2_mbox_process(mbox);
+}
+
+#define SPEED_NONE 0
+static inline uint32_t
+nix_parse_link_speeds(struct otx2_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t link_speeds)
+{
+	uint32_t link_speed = SPEED_NONE;
+
+	/* 50G and 100G to be supported for board version C0 and above */
+	if (!otx2_dev_is_Ax(dev)) {
+		if (link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_100G)
+			link_speed = 100000;
+		if (link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_50G)
+			link_speed = 50000;
+	}
+	if (link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_40G)
+		link_speed = 40000;
+	if (link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_25G)
+		link_speed = 25000;
+	if (link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_20G)
+		link_speed = 20000;
+	if (link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_10G)
+		link_speed = 10000;
+	if (link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_5G)
+		link_speed = 5000;
+	if (link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_1G)
+		link_speed = 1000;
+
+	return link_speed;
+}
+
+static inline uint8_t
+nix_parse_eth_link_duplex(uint32_t link_speeds)
+{
+	if ((link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_10M_HD) ||
+			(link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_100M_HD))
+		return ETH_LINK_HALF_DUPLEX;
+	else
+		return ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX;
+}
+
+int
+otx2_apply_link_speed(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct otx2_eth_dev *dev = otx2_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
+	struct rte_eth_conf *conf = &eth_dev->data->dev_conf;
+	struct cgx_set_link_mode_args cfg;
+
+	/* If VF/SDP/LBK, link attributes cannot be changed */
+	if (otx2_dev_is_vf_or_sdp(dev) || otx2_dev_is_lbk(dev))
+		return 0;
+
+	memset(&cfg, 0, sizeof(struct cgx_set_link_mode_args));
+	cfg.speed = nix_parse_link_speeds(dev, conf->link_speeds);
+	if (cfg.speed != SPEED_NONE && cfg.speed != dev->speed) {
+		cfg.duplex = nix_parse_eth_link_duplex(conf->link_speeds);
+		cfg.an = (conf->link_speeds & ETH_LINK_SPEED_FIXED) == 0;
+
+		return cgx_change_mode(dev, &cfg);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
