diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index 1ce70830357d..31b9038e07b0 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ switchdev_notifier_info_to_dev(const struct switchdev_notifier_info *info)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV
 
+void switchdev_deferred_process(void);
 int switchdev_port_attr_get(struct net_device *dev,
 			    struct switchdev_attr *attr);
 int switchdev_port_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -208,6 +209,10 @@ void switchdev_port_fwd_mark_set(struct net_device *dev,
 
 #else
 
+static inline void switchdev_deferred_process(void)
+{
+}
+
 static inline int switchdev_port_attr_get(struct net_device *dev,
 					  struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 {
diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index b8aaf820ef65..5e64b591aff7 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_bridge.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/ip_fib.h>
 #include <net/switchdev.h>
 
@@ -92,6 +93,85 @@ static void switchdev_trans_items_warn_destroy(struct net_device *dev,
 	switchdev_trans_items_destroy(trans);
 }
 
+static LIST_HEAD(deferred);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(deferred_lock);
+
+typedef void switchdev_deferred_func_t(struct net_device *dev,
+				       const void *data);
+
+struct switchdev_deferred_item {
+	struct list_head list;
+	struct net_device *dev;
+	switchdev_deferred_func_t *func;
+	unsigned long data[0];
+};
+
+static struct switchdev_deferred_item *switchdev_deferred_dequeue(void)
+{
+	struct switchdev_deferred_item *dfitem;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&deferred_lock);
+	if (list_empty(&deferred)) {
+		dfitem = NULL;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+	dfitem = list_first_entry(&deferred,
+				  struct switchdev_deferred_item, list);
+	list_del(&dfitem->list);
+unlock:
+	spin_unlock_bh(&deferred_lock);
+	return dfitem;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	switchdev_deferred_process - Process ops in deferred queue
+ *
+ *	Called to flush the ops currently queued in deferred ops queue.
+ *	rtnl_lock must be held.
+ */
+void switchdev_deferred_process(void)
+{
+	struct switchdev_deferred_item *dfitem;
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	while ((dfitem = switchdev_deferred_dequeue())) {
+		dfitem->func(dfitem->dev, dfitem->data);
+		dev_put(dfitem->dev);
+		kfree(dfitem);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_deferred_process);
+
+static void switchdev_deferred_process_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	rtnl_lock();
+	switchdev_deferred_process();
+	rtnl_unlock();
+}
+
+static DECLARE_WORK(deferred_process_work, switchdev_deferred_process_work);
+
+static int switchdev_deferred_enqueue(struct net_device *dev,
+				      const void *data, size_t data_len,
+				      switchdev_deferred_func_t *func)
+{
+	struct switchdev_deferred_item *dfitem;
+
+	dfitem = kmalloc(sizeof(*dfitem) + data_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!dfitem)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	dfitem->dev = dev;
+	dfitem->func = func;
+	memcpy(dfitem->data, data, data_len);
+	dev_hold(dev);
+	spin_lock_bh(&deferred_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&dfitem->list, &deferred);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&deferred_lock);
+	schedule_work(&deferred_process_work);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  *	switchdev_port_attr_get - Get port attribute
  *