diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index dd969224a9b9..e021b67b9b32 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -182,10 +182,17 @@ int switchdev_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
 			   const struct switchdev_obj *obj);
 int switchdev_port_obj_del(struct net_device *dev,
 			   const struct switchdev_obj *obj);
+
 int register_switchdev_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 int unregister_switchdev_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 int call_switchdev_notifiers(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct switchdev_notifier_info *info);
+
+int register_switchdev_blocking_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+int unregister_switchdev_blocking_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+int call_switchdev_blocking_notifiers(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev,
+				      struct switchdev_notifier_info *info);
+
 void switchdev_port_fwd_mark_set(struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct net_device *group_dev,
 				 bool joining);
@@ -241,6 +248,26 @@ static inline int call_switchdev_notifiers(unsigned long val,
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
+static inline int
+register_switchdev_blocking_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+unregister_switchdev_blocking_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+call_switchdev_blocking_notifiers(unsigned long val,
+				  struct net_device *dev,
+				  struct switchdev_notifier_info *info)
+{
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
 static inline bool switchdev_port_same_parent_id(struct net_device *a,
 						 struct net_device *b)
 {
diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index 74b9d916a58b..e109bb97ce3f 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ int switchdev_port_obj_del(struct net_device *dev,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switchdev_port_obj_del);
 
 static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(switchdev_notif_chain);
+static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(switchdev_blocking_notif_chain);
 
 /**
  *	register_switchdev_notifier - Register notifier
@@ -576,6 +577,31 @@ int call_switchdev_notifiers(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_switchdev_notifiers);
 
+int register_switchdev_blocking_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	struct blocking_notifier_head *chain = &switchdev_blocking_notif_chain;
+
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(chain, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_switchdev_blocking_notifier);
+
+int unregister_switchdev_blocking_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	struct blocking_notifier_head *chain = &switchdev_blocking_notif_chain;
+
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(chain, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_switchdev_blocking_notifier);
+
+int call_switchdev_blocking_notifiers(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev,
+				      struct switchdev_notifier_info *info)
+{
+	info->dev = dev;
+	return blocking_notifier_call_chain(&switchdev_blocking_notif_chain,
+					    val, info);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_switchdev_blocking_notifiers);
+
 bool switchdev_port_same_parent_id(struct net_device *a,
 				   struct net_device *b)
 {