diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_dev.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_dev.c
index 4b0ba218ed..4057380eb7 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_dev.c
@@ -216,15 +216,120 @@ af_pf_wait_msg(struct dev *dev, uint16_t vf, int num_msg)
 	return req_hdr->num_msgs;
 }
 
+static int
+foward_msg_to_af(struct dev *dev, struct mbox_msghdr *msg, size_t size)
+{
+	struct mbox_msghdr *af_req;
+
+	/* Reserve AF/PF mbox message */
+	size = PLT_ALIGN(size, MBOX_MSG_ALIGN);
+	af_req = mbox_alloc_msg(dev->mbox, 0, size);
+	if (af_req == NULL)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	mbox_req_init(msg->id, af_req);
+
+	/* Copy message from VF<->PF mbox to PF<->AF mbox */
+	mbox_memcpy((uint8_t *)af_req + sizeof(struct mbox_msghdr),
+		    (uint8_t *)msg + sizeof(struct mbox_msghdr),
+		    size - sizeof(struct mbox_msghdr));
+	af_req->pcifunc = msg->pcifunc;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+process_vf_ready_msg(struct dev *dev, struct mbox *mbox, struct mbox_msghdr *msg,
+		     uint16_t vf)
+{
+	uint16_t max_bits = sizeof(dev->active_vfs[0]) * 8;
+	struct ready_msg_rsp *rsp;
+	int rc;
+
+	/* Handle READY message in PF */
+	dev->active_vfs[vf / max_bits] |= BIT_ULL(vf % max_bits);
+	rsp = (struct ready_msg_rsp *)mbox_alloc_msg(mbox, vf, sizeof(*rsp));
+	if (!rsp) {
+		plt_err("Failed to alloc VF%d READY message", vf);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	mbox_rsp_init(msg->id, rsp);
+
+	/* PF/VF function ID */
+	rsp->hdr.pcifunc = msg->pcifunc;
+	rsp->hdr.rc = 0;
+
+	/* Set pffunc value to its representor, op = 0 */
+	if (dev->ops && dev->ops->rep_state) {
+		rc = dev->ops->rep_state(dev->roc_nix, msg->pcifunc, 0);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			plt_err("Failed to set repr status, pcifunc 0x%x",
+				msg->pcifunc);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+process_vf_read_base_rule_msg(struct dev *dev, struct mbox *mbox, struct mbox_msghdr *msg,
+			      uint16_t vf, size_t size, int *routed)
+{
+	struct npc_mcam_read_base_rule_rsp *rsp;
+	int route = *routed;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	/* Check if pcifunc has representor, op = 1 */
+	if (dev->ops && dev->ops->rep_state) {
+		rc = dev->ops->rep_state(dev->roc_nix, msg->pcifunc, 1);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			plt_err("Failed to get repr status, pcifunc 0x%x",
+				msg->pcifunc);
+			return rc;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* If ret is 1 meaning pci func has a representor,
+	 * return without forwarding base rule mbox
+	 */
+	if (rc == 1) {
+		rsp = (struct npc_mcam_read_base_rule_rsp *)mbox_alloc_msg(
+									   mbox, vf, sizeof(*rsp));
+		if (!rsp) {
+			plt_err("Failed to alloc VF%d rep status message", vf);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		mbox_rsp_init(msg->id, rsp);
+
+		/* PF/VF function ID */
+		rsp->hdr.pcifunc = msg->pcifunc;
+		rsp->hdr.rc = 0;
+	} else {
+		/* If ret is 0, default case i.e. forwarding to AF
+		 * should happen.
+		 */
+		rc = foward_msg_to_af(dev, msg, size);
+		if (rc) {
+			plt_err("Failed to forward msg ID %d to af, err %d",
+				msg->id, rc);
+			return rc;
+		}
+		route++;
+	}
+	*routed = route;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* PF receives mbox DOWN messages from VF and forwards to AF */
 static int
 vf_pf_process_msgs(struct dev *dev, uint16_t vf)
 {
 	struct mbox *mbox = &dev->mbox_vfpf;
 	struct mbox_dev *mdev = &mbox->dev[vf];
+	int offset, routed = 0, ret = 0;
 	struct mbox_hdr *req_hdr;
 	struct mbox_msghdr *msg;
-	int offset, routed = 0;
 	size_t size;
 	uint16_t i;
 
@@ -242,42 +347,31 @@ vf_pf_process_msgs(struct dev *dev, uint16_t vf)
 		/* RVU_PF_FUNC_S */
 		msg->pcifunc = dev_pf_func(dev->pf, vf);
 
-		if (msg->id == MBOX_MSG_READY) {
-			struct ready_msg_rsp *rsp;
-			uint16_t max_bits = sizeof(dev->active_vfs[0]) * 8;
-
-			/* Handle READY message in PF */
-			dev->active_vfs[vf / max_bits] |=
-				BIT_ULL(vf % max_bits);
-			rsp = (struct ready_msg_rsp *)mbox_alloc_msg(
-				mbox, vf, sizeof(*rsp));
-			if (!rsp) {
-				plt_err("Failed to alloc VF%d READY message",
-					vf);
+		switch (msg->id) {
+		case MBOX_MSG_READY:
+			ret = process_vf_ready_msg(dev, mbox, msg, vf);
+			if (ret) {
+				plt_err("Failed to process ready msg for vf %d", vf);
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			mbox_rsp_init(msg->id, rsp);
+			break;
+		case MBOX_MSG_NPC_MCAM_READ_BASE_RULE:
+			ret = process_vf_read_base_rule_msg(dev, mbox, msg, vf, size, &routed);
+			if (ret) {
+				plt_err("Failed to process base rule for vf %d,	err %d", vf, ret);
+				continue;
+			}
 
-			/* PF/VF function ID */
-			rsp->hdr.pcifunc = msg->pcifunc;
-			rsp->hdr.rc = 0;
-		} else {
-			struct mbox_msghdr *af_req;
-			/* Reserve AF/PF mbox message */
-			size = PLT_ALIGN(size, MBOX_MSG_ALIGN);
-			af_req = mbox_alloc_msg(dev->mbox, 0, size);
-			if (af_req == NULL)
-				return -ENOSPC;
-			mbox_req_init(msg->id, af_req);
-
-			/* Copy message from VF<->PF mbox to PF<->AF mbox */
-			mbox_memcpy((uint8_t *)af_req +
-					    sizeof(struct mbox_msghdr),
-				    (uint8_t *)msg + sizeof(struct mbox_msghdr),
-				    size - sizeof(struct mbox_msghdr));
-			af_req->pcifunc = msg->pcifunc;
+			break;
+		default: {
+			ret = foward_msg_to_af(dev, msg, size);
+			if (ret) {
+				plt_err("Failed to forward msg ID %d to af, err %d", msg->id, ret);
+				return ret;
+			}
 			routed++;
+		} break;
 		}
 		offset = mbox->rx_start + msg->next_msgoff;
 	}
@@ -1051,6 +1145,7 @@ vf_flr_handle_msg(void *param, dev_intr_t *flr)
 {
 	uint16_t vf, max_vf, max_bits;
 	struct dev *dev = param;
+	int ret;
 
 	max_bits = sizeof(flr->bits[0]) * sizeof(uint64_t);
 	max_vf = max_bits * MAX_VFPF_DWORD_BITS;
@@ -1063,6 +1158,14 @@ vf_flr_handle_msg(void *param, dev_intr_t *flr)
 			vf_flr_send_msg(dev, vf);
 			flr->bits[vf / max_bits] &= ~(BIT_ULL(vf % max_bits));
 
+			/* Reset VF representors state, op = 2 */
+			if (dev->ops && dev->ops->rep_state) {
+				ret = dev->ops->rep_state(dev->roc_nix, dev_pf_func(dev->pf, vf),
+							   2);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					plt_err("Failed to set repr status, for vf %x", vf);
+			}
+
 			/* Signal FLR finish */
 			plt_write64(BIT_ULL(vf % max_bits),
 				    dev->bar2 + RVU_PF_VFTRPENDX(vf / max_bits));
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_dev_priv.h b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_dev_priv.h
index 1f84f74ff3..50a7a67d42 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_dev_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_dev_priv.h
@@ -34,14 +34,17 @@ typedef int (*ptp_info_t)(void *roc_nix, bool enable);
 typedef void (*q_err_cb_t)(void *roc_nix, void *data);
 
 /* Link status get callback */
-typedef void (*link_status_get_t)(void *roc_nix,
-				  struct cgx_link_user_info *link);
+typedef void (*link_status_get_t)(void *roc_nix, struct cgx_link_user_info *link);
+
+/* Process representor status callback */
+typedef int (*rep_state_t)(void *roc_nix, uint16_t pf_func, uint8_t op);
 
 struct dev_ops {
 	link_info_t link_status_update;
 	ptp_info_t ptp_info_update;
 	link_status_get_t link_status_get;
 	q_err_cb_t q_err_cb;
+	rep_state_t rep_state;
 };
 
 #define dev_is_vf(dev) ((dev)->hwcap & DEV_HWCAP_F_VF)
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.c
index 152ef7269e..0ee534f188 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.c
@@ -522,3 +522,26 @@ roc_nix_dev_fini(struct roc_nix *roc_nix)
 	rc |= dev_fini(&nix->dev, nix->pci_dev);
 	return rc;
 }
+
+int
+roc_nix_process_rep_state_cb_register(struct roc_nix *roc_nix,
+					       process_rep_state_t proc_rep_st)
+{
+	struct nix *nix = roc_nix_to_nix_priv(roc_nix);
+	struct dev *dev = &nix->dev;
+
+	if (proc_rep_st == NULL)
+		return NIX_ERR_PARAM;
+
+	dev->ops->rep_state = (rep_state_t)proc_rep_st;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+roc_nix_process_rep_state_cb_unregister(struct roc_nix *roc_nix)
+{
+	struct nix *nix = roc_nix_to_nix_priv(roc_nix);
+	struct dev *dev = &nix->dev;
+
+	dev->ops->rep_state = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h
index 9c2ba9a685..47ab3560ea 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h
@@ -443,8 +443,14 @@ typedef int (*ptp_info_update_t)(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, bool enable);
 typedef void (*q_err_get_t)(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, void *data);
 
 /* Link status get callback */
-typedef void (*link_info_get_t)(struct roc_nix *roc_nix,
-				struct roc_nix_link_info *link);
+typedef void (*link_info_get_t)(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, struct roc_nix_link_info *link);
+
+/* Process representor status callback:
+ *  op = 0 update pffunc of vf being represented
+ *  op = 1 check if any representor is representing pffunc
+ *  op = 2 vf is going down, reset rep state
+ */
+typedef int (*process_rep_state_t)(void *roc_nix, uint16_t pf_func, uint8_t op);
 
 TAILQ_HEAD(roc_nix_list, roc_nix);
 
@@ -520,6 +526,9 @@ roc_nix_tm_max_shaper_burst_get(void)
 /* Dev */
 int __roc_api roc_nix_dev_init(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
 int __roc_api roc_nix_dev_fini(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
+int __roc_api roc_nix_process_rep_state_cb_register(struct roc_nix *roc_nix,
+							     process_rep_state_t proc_rep_st);
+void __roc_api roc_nix_process_rep_state_cb_unregister(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
 
 /* Type */
 bool __roc_api roc_nix_is_lbk(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
@@ -532,13 +541,14 @@ int __roc_api roc_nix_get_vf(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
 uint16_t __roc_api roc_nix_get_pf_func(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
 uint16_t __roc_api roc_nix_get_vwqe_interval(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
 int __roc_api roc_nix_max_pkt_len(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
+bool __roc_api roc_nix_has_rep(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
 
 /* LF ops */
-int __roc_api roc_nix_lf_alloc(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint32_t nb_rxq,
-			       uint32_t nb_txq, uint64_t rx_cfg);
+int __roc_api roc_nix_lf_alloc(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint32_t nb_rxq, uint32_t nb_txq,
+			       uint64_t rx_cfg);
 int __roc_api roc_nix_lf_free(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
-int __roc_api roc_nix_lf_inl_ipsec_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix,
-				       struct roc_nix_ipsec_cfg *cfg, bool enb);
+int __roc_api roc_nix_lf_inl_ipsec_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, struct roc_nix_ipsec_cfg *cfg,
+				       bool enb);
 int __roc_api roc_nix_cpt_ctx_cache_sync(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
 int __roc_api roc_nix_rx_drop_re_set(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, bool ena);
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/version.map b/drivers/common/cnxk/version.map
index 1d6e306848..327840429f 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/version.map
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/version.map
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ INTERNAL {
 	roc_nix_cqe_dump;
 	roc_nix_dev_fini;
 	roc_nix_dev_init;
+	roc_nix_process_rep_state_cb_register;
+	roc_nix_process_rep_state_cb_unregister;
 	roc_nix_dump;
 	roc_nix_err_intr_ena_dis;
 	roc_nix_fc_config_get;
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ INTERNAL {
 	roc_nix_get_pf_func;
 	roc_nix_get_vf;
 	roc_nix_get_vwqe_interval;
+	roc_nix_has_rep;
 	roc_nix_inl_cb_register;
 	roc_nix_inl_cb_unregister;
 	roc_nix_inl_ctx_write;
