diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.c
index 152234cb61..f79f4d5ffc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.c
@@ -1043,6 +1043,18 @@ sfc_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+void
+sfc_pre_detach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(!sfc_adapter_is_locked(sa));
+
+	sfc_repr_proxy_pre_detach(sa);
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
+}
+
 void
 sfc_detach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
index 628f32c13f..c3e92f3ab6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ uint32_t sfc_register_logtype(const struct rte_pci_addr *pci_addr,
 int sfc_probe(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 void sfc_unprobe(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 int sfc_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
+void sfc_pre_detach(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 void sfc_detach(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 int sfc_start(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 void sfc_stop(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index e270b5cefd..efd5e6b1ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ sfc_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	sfc_pre_detach(sa);
+
 	sfc_adapter_lock(sa);
 	switch (sa->state) {
 	case SFC_ETHDEV_STARTED:
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr.c
index 71eea0e209..ff5ea0d1ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "sfc_debug.h"
 #include "sfc_repr.h"
 #include "sfc_ethdev_state.h"
+#include "sfc_repr_proxy_api.h"
 #include "sfc_switch.h"
 
 /** Multi-process shared representor private data */
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ static int
 sfc_repr_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct sfc_repr *sr = sfc_repr_by_eth_dev(dev);
+	struct sfc_repr_shared *srs = sfc_repr_shared_by_eth_dev(dev);
 
 	sfcr_info(sr, "entry");
 
@@ -306,6 +308,8 @@ sfc_repr_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	 * Rollback primary process sfc_repr_eth_dev_init() below.
 	 */
 
+	(void)sfc_repr_proxy_del_port(srs->pf_port_id, srs->repr_id);
+
 	dev->dev_ops = NULL;
 
 	sfc_repr_unlock(sr);
@@ -378,6 +382,18 @@ sfc_repr_eth_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *init_params)
 		goto fail_mae_assign_switch_port;
 	}
 
+	ret = sfc_repr_proxy_add_port(repr_data->pf_port_id,
+				      repr_data->repr_id,
+				      dev->data->port_id,
+				      &repr_data->mport_sel);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		SFC_GENERIC_LOG(ERR, "%s() failed to add repr proxy port",
+				__func__);
+		SFC_ASSERT(ret > 0);
+		ret = -ret;
+		goto fail_create_port;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Allocate process private data from heap, since it should not
 	 * be located in shared memory allocated using rte_malloc() API.
@@ -419,6 +435,10 @@ sfc_repr_eth_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *init_params)
 	free(sr);
 
 fail_alloc_sr:
+	(void)sfc_repr_proxy_del_port(repr_data->pf_port_id,
+				      repr_data->repr_id);
+
+fail_create_port:
 fail_mae_assign_switch_port:
 	SFC_GENERIC_LOG(ERR, "%s() failed: %s", __func__, rte_strerror(-ret));
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.c
index 6d3962304f..f64fa2efc7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.c
@@ -13,17 +13,191 @@
 #include "sfc_log.h"
 #include "sfc_service.h"
 #include "sfc_repr_proxy.h"
+#include "sfc_repr_proxy_api.h"
 #include "sfc.h"
 
+/**
+ * Amount of time to wait for the representor proxy routine (which is
+ * running on a service core) to handle a request sent via mbox.
+ */
+#define SFC_REPR_PROXY_MBOX_POLL_TIMEOUT_MS	1000
+
+static struct sfc_repr_proxy *
+sfc_repr_proxy_by_adapter(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+	return &sa->repr_proxy;
+}
+
+static struct sfc_adapter *
+sfc_get_adapter_by_pf_port_id(uint16_t pf_port_id)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct sfc_adapter *sa;
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(pf_port_id < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS);
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[pf_port_id];
+	sa = sfc_adapter_by_eth_dev(dev);
+
+	sfc_adapter_lock(sa);
+
+	return sa;
+}
+
+static void
+sfc_put_adapter(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+	sfc_adapter_unlock(sa);
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_send(struct sfc_repr_proxy_mbox *mbox,
+			 struct sfc_repr_proxy_port *port,
+			 enum sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_op op)
+{
+	const unsigned int wait_ms = SFC_REPR_PROXY_MBOX_POLL_TIMEOUT_MS;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	mbox->op = op;
+	mbox->port = port;
+	mbox->ack = false;
+
+	/*
+	 * Release ordering enforces marker set after data is populated.
+	 * Paired with acquire ordering in sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_handle().
+	 */
+	__atomic_store_n(&mbox->write_marker, true, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+
+	/*
+	 * Wait for the representor routine to process the request.
+	 * Give up on timeout.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < wait_ms; i++) {
+		/*
+		 * Paired with release ordering in sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_handle()
+		 * on acknowledge write.
+		 */
+		if (__atomic_load_n(&mbox->ack, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE))
+			break;
+
+		rte_delay_ms(1);
+	}
+
+	if (i == wait_ms) {
+		SFC_GENERIC_LOG(ERR,
+			"%s() failed to wait for representor proxy routine ack",
+			__func__);
+		return ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_handle(struct sfc_repr_proxy *rp)
+{
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy_mbox *mbox = &rp->mbox;
+
+	/*
+	 * Paired with release ordering in sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_send()
+	 * on marker set.
+	 */
+	if (!__atomic_load_n(&mbox->write_marker, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE))
+		return;
+
+	mbox->write_marker = false;
+
+	switch (mbox->op) {
+	case SFC_REPR_PROXY_MBOX_ADD_PORT:
+		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&rp->ports, mbox->port, entries);
+		break;
+	case SFC_REPR_PROXY_MBOX_DEL_PORT:
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&rp->ports, mbox->port, entries);
+		break;
+	default:
+		SFC_ASSERT(0);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Paired with acquire ordering in sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_send()
+	 * on acknowledge read.
+	 */
+	__atomic_store_n(&mbox->ack, true, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+}
+
 static int32_t
 sfc_repr_proxy_routine(void *arg)
 {
 	struct sfc_repr_proxy *rp = arg;
 
-	/* Representor proxy boilerplate will be here */
-	RTE_SET_USED(rp);
+	sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_handle(rp);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_repr_proxy_ports_init(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy *rp = &sa->repr_proxy;
+	int rc;
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
+
+	rc = efx_mcdi_mport_alloc_alias(sa->nic, &rp->mport_alias, NULL);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		sfc_err(sa, "failed to alloc mport alias: %s",
+			rte_strerror(rc));
+		goto fail_alloc_mport_alias;
+	}
+
+	TAILQ_INIT(&rp->ports);
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
 
 	return 0;
+
+fail_alloc_mport_alias:
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+	return rc;
+}
+
+void
+sfc_repr_proxy_pre_detach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy *rp = &sa->repr_proxy;
+	bool close_ports[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS] = {0};
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy_port *port;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(!sfc_adapter_is_locked(sa));
+
+	sfc_adapter_lock(sa);
+
+	if (sfc_repr_available(sfc_sa2shared(sa))) {
+		TAILQ_FOREACH(port, &rp->ports, entries)
+			close_ports[port->rte_port_id] = true;
+	} else {
+		sfc_log_init(sa, "representors not supported - skip");
+	}
+
+	sfc_adapter_unlock(sa);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(close_ports); i++) {
+		if (close_ports[i]) {
+			rte_eth_dev_stop(i);
+			rte_eth_dev_close(i);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+sfc_repr_proxy_ports_fini(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy *rp = &sa->repr_proxy;
+
+	efx_mae_mport_free(sa->nic, &rp->mport_alias);
 }
 
 int
@@ -43,6 +217,10 @@ sfc_repr_proxy_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	rc = sfc_repr_proxy_ports_init(sa);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_ports_init;
+
 	cid = sfc_get_service_lcore(sa->socket_id);
 	if (cid == RTE_MAX_LCORE && sa->socket_id != SOCKET_ID_ANY) {
 		/* Warn and try to allocate on any NUMA node */
@@ -96,6 +274,9 @@ sfc_repr_proxy_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	 */
 
 fail_get_service_lcore:
+	sfc_repr_proxy_ports_fini(sa);
+
+fail_ports_init:
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -115,6 +296,7 @@ sfc_repr_proxy_detach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 
 	rte_service_map_lcore_set(rp->service_id, rp->service_core_id, 0);
 	rte_service_component_unregister(rp->service_id);
+	sfc_repr_proxy_ports_fini(sa);
 
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
 }
@@ -165,6 +347,8 @@ sfc_repr_proxy_start(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 		goto fail_runstate_set;
 	}
 
+	rp->started = true;
+
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -210,5 +394,137 @@ sfc_repr_proxy_stop(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 
 	/* Service lcore may be shared and we never stop it */
 
+	rp->started = false;
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
+}
+
+static struct sfc_repr_proxy_port *
+sfc_repr_proxy_find_port(struct sfc_repr_proxy *rp, uint16_t repr_id)
+{
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy_port *port;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(port, &rp->ports, entries) {
+		if (port->repr_id == repr_id)
+			return port;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int
+sfc_repr_proxy_add_port(uint16_t pf_port_id, uint16_t repr_id,
+			uint16_t rte_port_id, const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_sel)
+{
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy_port *port;
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy *rp;
+	struct sfc_adapter *sa;
+	int rc;
+
+	sa = sfc_get_adapter_by_pf_port_id(pf_port_id);
+	rp = sfc_repr_proxy_by_adapter(sa);
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(port, &rp->ports, entries) {
+		if (port->rte_port_id == rte_port_id) {
+			rc = EEXIST;
+			sfc_err(sa, "%s() failed: port exists", __func__);
+			goto fail_port_exists;
+		}
+	}
+
+	port = rte_zmalloc("sfc-repr-proxy-port", sizeof(*port),
+			   sa->socket_id);
+	if (port == NULL) {
+		rc = ENOMEM;
+		sfc_err(sa, "failed to alloc memory for proxy port");
+		goto fail_alloc_port;
+	}
+
+	rc = efx_mae_mport_id_by_selector(sa->nic, mport_sel,
+					  &port->egress_mport);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		sfc_err(sa,
+			"failed get MAE mport id by selector (repr_id %u): %s",
+			repr_id, rte_strerror(rc));
+		goto fail_mport_id;
+	}
+
+	port->rte_port_id = rte_port_id;
+	port->repr_id = repr_id;
+
+	if (rp->started) {
+		rc = sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_send(&rp->mbox, port,
+					      SFC_REPR_PROXY_MBOX_ADD_PORT);
+		if (rc != 0) {
+			sfc_err(sa, "failed to add proxy port %u",
+				port->repr_id);
+			goto fail_port_add;
+		}
+	} else {
+		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&rp->ports, port, entries);
+	}
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
+	sfc_put_adapter(sa);
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail_port_add:
+fail_mport_id:
+	rte_free(port);
+fail_alloc_port:
+fail_port_exists:
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+	sfc_put_adapter(sa);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int
+sfc_repr_proxy_del_port(uint16_t pf_port_id, uint16_t repr_id)
+{
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy_port *port;
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy *rp;
+	struct sfc_adapter *sa;
+	int rc;
+
+	sa = sfc_get_adapter_by_pf_port_id(pf_port_id);
+	rp = sfc_repr_proxy_by_adapter(sa);
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
+
+	port = sfc_repr_proxy_find_port(rp, repr_id);
+	if (port == NULL) {
+		sfc_err(sa, "failed: no such port");
+		rc = ENOENT;
+		goto fail_no_port;
+	}
+
+	if (rp->started) {
+		rc = sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_send(&rp->mbox, port,
+					      SFC_REPR_PROXY_MBOX_DEL_PORT);
+		if (rc != 0) {
+			sfc_err(sa, "failed to remove proxy port %u",
+				port->repr_id);
+			goto fail_port_remove;
+		}
+	} else {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&rp->ports, port, entries);
+	}
+
+	rte_free(port);
+
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
+
+	sfc_put_adapter(sa);
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail_port_remove:
+fail_no_port:
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
+	sfc_put_adapter(sa);
+
+	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.h
index 953b9922c8..e4a6213c10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "efx.h"
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -24,14 +26,42 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SFC_REPR_PROXY_NB_TXQ_MIN	(1)
 #define SFC_REPR_PROXY_NB_TXQ_MAX	(1)
 
+struct sfc_repr_proxy_port {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(sfc_repr_proxy_port)	entries;
+	uint16_t				repr_id;
+	uint16_t				rte_port_id;
+	efx_mport_id_t				egress_mport;
+};
+
+enum sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_op {
+	SFC_REPR_PROXY_MBOX_ADD_PORT,
+	SFC_REPR_PROXY_MBOX_DEL_PORT,
+};
+
+struct sfc_repr_proxy_mbox {
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy_port	*port;
+	enum sfc_repr_proxy_mbox_op	op;
+
+	bool				write_marker;
+	bool				ack;
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(sfc_repr_proxy_ports, sfc_repr_proxy_port);
+
 struct sfc_repr_proxy {
 	uint32_t			service_core_id;
 	uint32_t			service_id;
+	efx_mport_id_t			mport_alias;
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy_ports	ports;
+	bool				started;
+
+	struct sfc_repr_proxy_mbox	mbox;
 };
 
 struct sfc_adapter;
 
 int sfc_repr_proxy_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
+void sfc_repr_proxy_pre_detach(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 void sfc_repr_proxy_detach(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 int sfc_repr_proxy_start(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 void sfc_repr_proxy_stop(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy_api.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy_api.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af9009ca3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy_api.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2019-2021 Xilinx, Inc.
+ * Copyright(c) 2019 Solarflare Communications Inc.
+ *
+ * This software was jointly developed between OKTET Labs (under contract
+ * for Solarflare) and Solarflare Communications, Inc.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SFC_REPR_PROXY_API_H
+#define _SFC_REPR_PROXY_API_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "efx.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+int sfc_repr_proxy_add_port(uint16_t pf_port_id, uint16_t repr_id,
+			    uint16_t rte_port_id,
+			    const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_set);
+int sfc_repr_proxy_del_port(uint16_t pf_port_id, uint16_t repr_id);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif  /* _SFC_REPR_PROXY_API_H */
