diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/main.c
index f0ee35df4dd7..017616a722d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/main.c
@@ -998,6 +998,13 @@ static int mlx4_setup_hca(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 				  "ib capabilities (%d). Continuing with "
 				  "caps = 0\n", port, err);
 		dev->caps.ib_port_def_cap[port] = ib_port_default_caps;
+
+		err = mlx4_check_ext_port_caps(dev, port);
+		if (err)
+			mlx4_warn(dev, "failed to get port %d extended "
+				  "port capabilities support info (%d)."
+				  " Assuming not supported\n", port, err);
+
 		err = mlx4_SET_PORT(dev, port);
 		if (err) {
 			mlx4_err(dev, "Failed to set port %d, aborting\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
index a2fcd8402d37..9ba9c565b1a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ void mlx4_init_vlan_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_vlan_table *table);
 
 int mlx4_SET_PORT(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port);
 int mlx4_get_port_ib_caps(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, __be32 *caps);
+int mlx4_check_ext_port_caps(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port);
 
 int mlx4_qp_detach_common(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_qp *qp, u8 gid[16],
 			  enum mlx4_protocol prot, enum mlx4_steer_type steer);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/port.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/port.c
index 609e0ec14cee..7b2a2dafbaa4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/port.c
@@ -464,6 +464,48 @@ int mlx4_get_port_ib_caps(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, __be32 *caps)
 	return err;
 }
 
+int mlx4_check_ext_port_caps(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port)
+{
+	struct mlx4_cmd_mailbox *inmailbox, *outmailbox;
+	u8 *inbuf, *outbuf;
+	int err, packet_error;
+
+	inmailbox = mlx4_alloc_cmd_mailbox(dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(inmailbox))
+		return PTR_ERR(inmailbox);
+
+	outmailbox = mlx4_alloc_cmd_mailbox(dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(outmailbox)) {
+		mlx4_free_cmd_mailbox(dev, inmailbox);
+		return PTR_ERR(outmailbox);
+	}
+
+	inbuf = inmailbox->buf;
+	outbuf = outmailbox->buf;
+	memset(inbuf, 0, 256);
+	memset(outbuf, 0, 256);
+	inbuf[0] = 1;
+	inbuf[1] = 1;
+	inbuf[2] = 1;
+	inbuf[3] = 1;
+
+	*(__be16 *) (&inbuf[16]) = MLX4_ATTR_EXTENDED_PORT_INFO;
+	*(__be32 *) (&inbuf[20]) = cpu_to_be32(port);
+
+	err = mlx4_cmd_box(dev, inmailbox->dma, outmailbox->dma, port, 3,
+			   MLX4_CMD_MAD_IFC, MLX4_CMD_TIME_CLASS_C);
+
+	packet_error = be16_to_cpu(*(__be16 *) (outbuf + 4));
+
+	dev->caps.ext_port_cap[port] = (!err && !packet_error) ?
+				       MLX_EXT_PORT_CAP_FLAG_EXTENDED_PORT_INFO
+				       : 0;
+
+	mlx4_free_cmd_mailbox(dev, inmailbox);
+	mlx4_free_cmd_mailbox(dev, outmailbox);
+	return err;
+}
+
 int mlx4_SET_PORT(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port)
 {
 	struct mlx4_cmd_mailbox *mailbox;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index 53ef894bfa05..ce9ef491addf 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ enum {
 	MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_COUNTERS	= 1LL << 48
 };
 
+#define MLX4_ATTR_EXTENDED_PORT_INFO	cpu_to_be16(0xff90)
+
+enum {
+	MLX_EXT_PORT_CAP_FLAG_EXTENDED_PORT_INFO	= 1 <<  0
+};
+
 enum {
 	MLX4_BMME_FLAG_LOCAL_INV	= 1 <<  6,
 	MLX4_BMME_FLAG_REMOTE_INV	= 1 <<  7,
@@ -276,6 +282,7 @@ struct mlx4_caps {
 	u32			port_mask;
 	enum mlx4_port_type	possible_type[MLX4_MAX_PORTS + 1];
 	u32			max_counters;
+	u8			ext_port_cap[MLX4_MAX_PORTS + 1];
 };
 
 struct mlx4_buf_list {