diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_adminq_cmd.h b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_adminq_cmd.h
index bcb2dd783..34c05815f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_adminq_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_adminq_cmd.h
@@ -1363,7 +1363,8 @@ struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data {
 #define ICE_AQC_PHY_FEC_25G_RS_CLAUSE91_EN		BIT(6)
 #define ICE_AQC_PHY_FEC_25G_KR_CLAUSE74_EN		BIT(7)
 #define ICE_AQC_PHY_FEC_MASK				MAKEMASK(0xdf, 0)
-	u8 rsvd1;	/* Byte 35 reserved */
+	u8 module_compliance_enforcement;
+#define ICE_AQC_MOD_ENFORCE_STRICT_MODE			BIT(0)
 	u8 extended_compliance_code;
 #define ICE_MODULE_TYPE_TOTAL_BYTE			3
 	u8 module_type[ICE_MODULE_TYPE_TOTAL_BYTE];
@@ -1416,7 +1417,7 @@ struct ice_aqc_set_phy_cfg_data {
 	__le16 eee_cap; /* Value from ice_aqc_get_phy_caps */
 	__le16 eeer_value;
 	u8 link_fec_opt; /* Use defines from ice_aqc_get_phy_caps */
-	u8 rsvd1;
+	u8 module_compliance_enforcement;
 };
 
 /* Set MAC Config command data structure (direct 0x0603) */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_common.c b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_common.c
index 4b1b31066..3fae6e731 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_common.c
@@ -2526,6 +2526,7 @@ ice_set_fc(struct ice_port_info *pi, u8 *aq_failures, bool ena_auto_link_update)
 {
 	struct ice_aqc_set_phy_cfg_data cfg = { 0 };
 	struct ice_phy_cache_mode_data cache_data;
+	struct ice_link_default_override_tlv tlv;
 	struct ice_aqc_get_phy_caps_data *pcaps;
 	enum ice_status status;
 	u8 pause_mask = 0x0;
@@ -2573,7 +2574,18 @@ ice_set_fc(struct ice_port_info *pi, u8 *aq_failures, bool ena_auto_link_update)
 				   ICE_AQC_PHY_EN_RX_LINK_PAUSE);
 
 	/* set the new capabilities */
-	cfg.caps |= pause_mask;
+	if (pi->fc.req_mode == ICE_FC_AUTO &&
+	    ice_fw_supports_link_override(hw)) {
+		status = ice_get_link_default_override(&tlv, pi);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+
+		if (!(tlv.options & ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_STRICT_MODE) &&
+		    (tlv.options & ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_EN))
+			cfg.caps |= tlv.phy_config & ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_PAUSE_M;
+	} else {
+		cfg.caps |= pause_mask;
+	}
 
 	/* If the capabilities have changed, then set the new config */
 	if (cfg.caps != pcaps->caps) {
@@ -4269,3 +4281,102 @@ enum ice_fw_modes ice_get_fw_mode(struct ice_hw *hw)
 	else
 		return ICE_FW_MODE_NORMAL;
 }
+
+/**
+ * ice_fw_supports_link_override
+ * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
+ *
+ * Checks if the firmware supports link override
+ */
+bool ice_fw_supports_link_override(struct ice_hw *hw)
+{
+	if (hw->api_maj_ver == ICE_FW_API_LINK_OVERRIDE_MAJ) {
+		if (hw->api_min_ver > ICE_FW_API_LINK_OVERRIDE_MIN)
+			return true;
+		if (hw->api_min_ver == ICE_FW_API_LINK_OVERRIDE_MIN &&
+		    hw->api_patch >= ICE_FW_API_LINK_OVERRIDE_PATCH)
+			return true;
+	} else if (hw->api_maj_ver > ICE_FW_API_LINK_OVERRIDE_MAJ) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ice_get_link_default_override
+ * @ldo: pointer to the link default override struct
+ * @pi: pointer to the port info struct
+ *
+ * Gets the link default override for a port
+ */
+enum ice_status
+ice_get_link_default_override(struct ice_link_default_override_tlv *ldo,
+			      struct ice_port_info *pi)
+{
+	u16 i, tlv, tlv_len, tlv_start, buf, offset;
+	struct ice_hw *hw = pi->hw;
+	enum ice_status status;
+
+	status = ice_get_pfa_module_tlv(hw, &tlv, &tlv_len,
+					ICE_SR_LINK_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_PTR);
+	if (status) {
+		ice_debug(hw, ICE_DBG_INIT,
+			  "Failed to read link override TLV.\n");
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	/* Each port has its own config; calculate for our port */
+	tlv_start = tlv + pi->lport * ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_WORDS +
+		ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_OFFSET;
+
+	/* link options first */
+	status = ice_read_sr_word(hw, tlv_start, &buf);
+	if (status) {
+		ice_debug(hw, ICE_DBG_INIT,
+			  "Failed to read override link options.\n");
+		return status;
+	}
+	ldo->options = buf & ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_OPT_M;
+	ldo->phy_config = (buf & ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_CFG_M) >>
+		ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_CFG_S;
+
+	/* link PHY config */
+	offset = tlv_start + ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_FEC_OFFSET;
+	status = ice_read_sr_word(hw, offset, &buf);
+	if (status) {
+		ice_debug(hw, ICE_DBG_INIT,
+			  "Failed to read override phy config.\n");
+		return status;
+	}
+	ldo->fec_options = buf & ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_FEC_OPT_M;
+
+	/* PHY types low */
+	offset = tlv_start + ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_OFFSET;
+	for (i = 0; i < ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_WORDS; i++) {
+		status = ice_read_sr_word(hw, (offset + i), &buf);
+		if (status) {
+			ice_debug(hw, ICE_DBG_INIT,
+				  "Failed to read override link options.\n");
+			return status;
+		}
+		/* shift 16 bits at a time to fill 64 bits */
+		ldo->phy_type_low |= ((u64)buf << (i * 16));
+	}
+
+	/* PHY types high */
+	offset = tlv_start + ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_OFFSET +
+		ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_WORDS;
+	for (i = 0; i < ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_WORDS; i++) {
+		status = ice_read_sr_word(hw, (offset + i), &buf);
+		if (status) {
+			ice_debug(hw, ICE_DBG_INIT,
+				  "Failed to read override link options.\n");
+			return status;
+		}
+		/* shift 16 bits at a time to fill 64 bits */
+		ldo->phy_type_high |= ((u64)buf << (i * 16));
+	}
+
+	return status;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_common.h b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_common.h
index c73184499..bbff17536 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_common.h
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ enum ice_status ice_clear_pf_cfg(struct ice_hw *hw);
 enum ice_status
 ice_aq_set_phy_cfg(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_port_info *pi,
 		   struct ice_aqc_set_phy_cfg_data *cfg, struct ice_sq_cd *cd);
+bool ice_fw_supports_link_override(struct ice_hw *hw);
+enum ice_status
+ice_get_link_default_override(struct ice_link_default_override_tlv *ldo,
+			      struct ice_port_info *pi);
+
 enum ice_fc_mode ice_caps_to_fc_mode(u8 caps);
 enum ice_fec_mode ice_caps_to_fec_mode(u8 caps, u8 fec_options);
 enum ice_status
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_type.h b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_type.h
index 59dce32fa..29fa34fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/base/ice_type.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ enum ice_fc_mode {
 	ICE_FC_RX_PAUSE,
 	ICE_FC_TX_PAUSE,
 	ICE_FC_FULL,
+	ICE_FC_AUTO,
 	ICE_FC_PFC,
 	ICE_FC_DFLT
 };
@@ -483,6 +484,28 @@ struct ice_nvm_info {
 	u8 blank_nvm_mode;		/* is NVM empty (no FW present)*/
 };
 
+struct ice_link_default_override_tlv {
+	u8 options;
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_OPT_M		0x3F
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_STRICT_MODE	BIT(0)
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_EPCT_DIS	BIT(1)
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_PORT_DIS	BIT(2)
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_EN		BIT(3)
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_AUTO_LINK_DIS	BIT(4)
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_EEE_EN	BIT(5)
+	u8 phy_config;
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_CFG_S	8
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_CFG_M	(0xC3 << ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_CFG_S)
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_PAUSE_M	0x3
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_LESM_EN	BIT(6)
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_AUTO_FEC_EN	BIT(7)
+	u8 fec_options;
+#define ICE_LINK_OVERRIDE_FEC_OPT_M	0xFF
+	u8 rsvd1;
+	u64 phy_type_low;
+	u64 phy_type_high;
+};
+
 #define ICE_NVM_VER_LEN	32
 
 /* Max number of port to queue branches w.r.t topology */
@@ -1003,6 +1026,7 @@ enum ice_sw_fwd_act_type {
 #define ICE_SR_EMP_SR_SETTINGS_PTR		0x48
 #define ICE_SR_CONFIGURATION_METADATA_PTR	0x4D
 #define ICE_SR_IMMEDIATE_VALUES_PTR		0x4E
+#define ICE_SR_LINK_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_PTR	0x134
 #define ICE_SR_POR_REGISTERS_AUTOLOAD_PTR	0x118
 
 /* Auxiliary field, mask and shift definition for Shadow RAM and NVM Flash */
@@ -1020,6 +1044,16 @@ enum ice_sw_fwd_act_type {
  */
 #define ICE_SR_SW_CHECKSUM_BASE		0xBABA
 
+/* Link override related */
+#define ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_WORDS		10
+#define ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_WORDS	4
+#define ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_OFFSET		2
+#define ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_FEC_OFFSET	1
+#define ICE_SR_PFA_LINK_OVERRIDE_PHY_OFFSET	2
+#define ICE_FW_API_LINK_OVERRIDE_MAJ		1
+#define ICE_FW_API_LINK_OVERRIDE_MIN		5
+#define ICE_FW_API_LINK_OVERRIDE_PATCH		2
+
 #define ICE_PBA_FLAG_DFLT		0xFAFA
 /* Hash redirection LUT for VSI - maximum array size */
 #define ICE_VSIQF_HLUT_ARRAY_SIZE	((VSIQF_HLUT_MAX_INDEX + 1) * 4)
