diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
index eeade901e67a..311796c809af 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/netpoll.h>
 
 struct dsa_device_ops {
 	struct sk_buff *(*xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ struct dsa_slave_priv {
 	int			old_duplex;
 
 	struct net_device	*bridge_dev;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	struct netpoll		*netpoll;
+#endif
 };
 
 /* dsa.c */
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 5fc87ee53905..0010c690cc67 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/switchdev.h>
 #include <linux/if_bridge.h>
+#include <linux/netpoll.h>
 #include "dsa_priv.h"
 
 /* slave mii_bus handling ***************************************************/
@@ -418,6 +419,18 @@ static int dsa_slave_port_attr_get(struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline netdev_tx_t dsa_netpoll_send_skb(struct dsa_slave_priv *p,
+					       struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	if (p->netpoll)
+		netpoll_send_skb(p->netpoll, skb);
+#else
+	BUG();
+#endif
+	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+}
+
 static netdev_tx_t dsa_slave_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -431,6 +444,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t dsa_slave_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!nskb)
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
+	/* SKB for netpoll still need to be mangled with the protocol-specific
+	 * tag to be successfully transmitted
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(netpoll_tx_running(dev)))
+		return dsa_netpoll_send_skb(p, nskb);
+
 	/* Queue the SKB for transmission on the parent interface, but
 	 * do not modify its EtherType
 	 */
@@ -676,6 +695,49 @@ static int dsa_slave_get_eee(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_eee *e)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+static int dsa_slave_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev,
+				   struct netpoll_info *ni)
+{
+	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = p->parent;
+	struct net_device *master = ds->dst->master_netdev;
+	struct netpoll *netpoll;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	netpoll = kzalloc(sizeof(*netpoll), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!netpoll)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	err = __netpoll_setup(netpoll, master);
+	if (err) {
+		kfree(netpoll);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	p->netpoll = netpoll;
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void dsa_slave_netpoll_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct netpoll *netpoll = p->netpoll;
+
+	if (!netpoll)
+		return;
+
+	p->netpoll = NULL;
+
+	__netpoll_free_async(netpoll);
+}
+
+static void dsa_slave_poll_controller(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 static const struct ethtool_ops dsa_slave_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_settings		= dsa_slave_get_settings,
 	.set_settings		= dsa_slave_set_settings,
@@ -708,6 +770,11 @@ static const struct net_device_ops dsa_slave_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_fdb_dump		= dsa_slave_fdb_dump,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl		= dsa_slave_ioctl,
 	.ndo_get_iflink		= dsa_slave_get_iflink,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
+	.ndo_netpoll_setup	= dsa_slave_netpoll_setup,
+	.ndo_netpoll_cleanup	= dsa_slave_netpoll_cleanup,
+	.ndo_poll_controller	= dsa_slave_poll_controller,
+#endif
 };
 
 static const struct switchdev_ops dsa_slave_switchdev_ops = {