diff --git a/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_ethdev.h
index a4ffd51fb3..d0dcc0cc05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_ethdev.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ struct cpfl_repr {
 	struct cpfl_repr_id repr_id;
 	struct rte_ether_addr mac_addr;
 	struct cpfl_vport_info *vport_info;
+	bool func_up; /* If the represented function is up */
 };
 
 struct cpfl_adapter_ext {
diff --git a/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_representor.c b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_representor.c
index d2558c39a8..4d15a26c80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cpfl/cpfl_representor.c
@@ -308,6 +308,72 @@ cpfl_repr_tx_queue_setup(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+cpfl_func_id_get(uint8_t host_id, uint8_t pf_id)
+{
+	if ((host_id != CPFL_HOST_ID_HOST &&
+	     host_id != CPFL_HOST_ID_ACC) ||
+	    (pf_id != CPFL_PF_TYPE_APF &&
+	     pf_id != CPFL_PF_TYPE_CPF))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	static const uint32_t func_id_map[CPFL_HOST_ID_NUM][CPFL_PF_TYPE_NUM] = {
+		[CPFL_HOST_ID_HOST][CPFL_PF_TYPE_APF] = CPFL_HOST0_APF,
+		[CPFL_HOST_ID_HOST][CPFL_PF_TYPE_CPF] = CPFL_HOST0_CPF_ID,
+		[CPFL_HOST_ID_ACC][CPFL_PF_TYPE_APF] = CPFL_ACC_APF_ID,
+		[CPFL_HOST_ID_ACC][CPFL_PF_TYPE_CPF] = CPFL_ACC_CPF_ID,
+	};
+
+	return func_id_map[host_id][pf_id];
+}
+
+static int
+cpfl_repr_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
+		      int wait_to_complete)
+{
+	struct cpfl_repr *repr = CPFL_DEV_TO_REPR(ethdev);
+	struct rte_eth_link *dev_link = &ethdev->data->dev_link;
+	struct cpfl_adapter_ext *adapter = repr->itf.adapter;
+	struct cpchnl2_get_vport_info_response response;
+	struct cpfl_vport_id vi;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!(ethdev->data->dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR)) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "This ethdev is not representor.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (wait_to_complete) {
+		if (repr->repr_id.type == RTE_ETH_REPRESENTOR_PF) {
+			/* PF */
+			vi.func_type = CPCHNL2_FUNC_TYPE_PF;
+			vi.pf_id = cpfl_func_id_get(repr->repr_id.host_id, repr->repr_id.pf_id);
+			vi.vf_id = 0;
+		} else {
+			/* VF */
+			vi.func_type = CPCHNL2_FUNC_TYPE_SRIOV;
+			vi.pf_id = CPFL_HOST0_APF;
+			vi.vf_id = repr->repr_id.vf_id;
+		}
+		ret = cpfl_cc_vport_info_get(adapter, &repr->vport_info->vport.vport,
+					     &vi, &response);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Fail to get vport info.");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		if (response.info.vport_status == CPCHNL2_VPORT_STATUS_ENABLED)
+			repr->func_up = true;
+		else
+			repr->func_up = false;
+	}
+
+	dev_link->link_status = repr->func_up ?
+		RTE_ETH_LINK_UP : RTE_ETH_LINK_DOWN;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct eth_dev_ops cpfl_repr_dev_ops = {
 	.dev_start		= cpfl_repr_dev_start,
 	.dev_stop		= cpfl_repr_dev_stop,
@@ -317,6 +383,8 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops cpfl_repr_dev_ops = {
 
 	.rx_queue_setup		= cpfl_repr_rx_queue_setup,
 	.tx_queue_setup		= cpfl_repr_tx_queue_setup,
+
+	.link_update		= cpfl_repr_link_update,
 };
 
 static int
@@ -331,6 +399,8 @@ cpfl_repr_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, void *init_param)
 	repr->itf.type = CPFL_ITF_TYPE_REPRESENTOR;
 	repr->itf.adapter = adapter;
 	repr->itf.data = eth_dev->data;
+	if (repr->vport_info->vport.info.vport_status == CPCHNL2_VPORT_STATUS_ENABLED)
+		repr->func_up = true;
 
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &cpfl_repr_dev_ops;
 
@@ -349,25 +419,6 @@ cpfl_repr_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, void *init_param)
 	return cpfl_repr_allowlist_update(adapter, &repr->repr_id, eth_dev);
 }
 
-static int
-cpfl_func_id_get(uint8_t host_id, uint8_t pf_id)
-{
-	if ((host_id != CPFL_HOST_ID_HOST &&
-	     host_id != CPFL_HOST_ID_ACC) ||
-	    (pf_id != CPFL_PF_TYPE_APF &&
-	     pf_id != CPFL_PF_TYPE_CPF))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	static const uint32_t func_id_map[CPFL_HOST_ID_NUM][CPFL_PF_TYPE_NUM] = {
-		[CPFL_HOST_ID_HOST][CPFL_PF_TYPE_APF] = CPFL_HOST0_APF,
-		[CPFL_HOST_ID_HOST][CPFL_PF_TYPE_CPF] = CPFL_HOST0_CPF_ID,
-		[CPFL_HOST_ID_ACC][CPFL_PF_TYPE_APF] = CPFL_ACC_APF_ID,
-		[CPFL_HOST_ID_ACC][CPFL_PF_TYPE_CPF] = CPFL_ACC_CPF_ID,
-	};
-
-	return func_id_map[host_id][pf_id];
-}
-
 static bool
 cpfl_match_repr_with_vport(const struct cpfl_repr_id *repr_id,
 			   struct cpchnl2_vport_info *info)
