diff --git a/hw/pci/pci.c b/hw/pci/pci.c
index efb5ce196f..d831fa0a36 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pci.c
@@ -1353,6 +1353,10 @@ uint32_t pci_default_read_config(PCIDevice *d,
 {
     uint32_t val = 0;
 
+    if (pci_is_express_downstream_port(d) &&
+        ranges_overlap(address, len, d->exp.exp_cap + PCI_EXP_LNKSTA, 2)) {
+        pcie_sync_bridge_lnk(d);
+    }
     memcpy(&val, d->config + address, len);
     return le32_to_cpu(val);
 }
diff --git a/hw/pci/pcie.c b/hw/pci/pcie.c
index aef84c665b..6891deb711 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pcie.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pcie.c
@@ -741,6 +741,45 @@ void pcie_add_capability(PCIDevice *dev,
     memset(dev->cmask + offset, 0xFF, size);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Sync the PCIe Link Status negotiated speed and width of a bridge with the
+ * downstream device.  If downstream device is not present, re-write with the
+ * Link Capability fields.  Limit width and speed to bridge capabilities for
+ * compatibility.  Use config_read to access the downstream device since it
+ * could be an assigned device with volatile link information.
+ */
+void pcie_sync_bridge_lnk(PCIDevice *bridge_dev)
+{
+    PCIBridge *br = PCI_BRIDGE(bridge_dev);
+    PCIBus *bus = pci_bridge_get_sec_bus(br);
+    PCIDevice *target = bus->devices[0];
+    uint8_t *exp_cap = bridge_dev->config + bridge_dev->exp.exp_cap;
+    uint16_t lnksta, lnkcap = pci_get_word(exp_cap + PCI_EXP_LNKCAP);
+
+    if (!target || !target->exp.exp_cap) {
+        lnksta = lnkcap;
+    } else {
+        lnksta = target->config_read(target,
+                                     target->exp.exp_cap + PCI_EXP_LNKSTA,
+                                     sizeof(lnksta));
+
+        if ((lnksta & PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_NLW) > (lnkcap & PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_MLW)) {
+            lnksta &= ~PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_NLW;
+            lnksta |= lnkcap & PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_MLW;
+        }
+
+        if ((lnksta & PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_CLS) > (lnkcap & PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS)) {
+            lnksta &= ~PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_CLS;
+            lnksta |= lnkcap & PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pci_word_test_and_clear_mask(exp_cap + PCI_EXP_LNKSTA,
+                                 PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_CLS | PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_NLW);
+    pci_word_test_and_set_mask(exp_cap + PCI_EXP_LNKSTA, lnksta &
+                               (PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_CLS | PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_NLW));
+}
+
 /**************************************************************************
  * pci express extended capability helper functions
  */
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci.h b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
index e6514bba23..eb12fa112e 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
@@ -737,6 +737,19 @@ static inline int pci_is_express(const PCIDevice *d)
     return d->cap_present & QEMU_PCI_CAP_EXPRESS;
 }
 
+static inline int pci_is_express_downstream_port(const PCIDevice *d)
+{
+    uint8_t type;
+
+    if (!pci_is_express(d) || !d->exp.exp_cap) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    type = pcie_cap_get_type(d);
+
+    return type == PCI_EXP_TYPE_DOWNSTREAM || type == PCI_EXP_TYPE_ROOT_PORT;
+}
+
 static inline uint32_t pci_config_size(const PCIDevice *d)
 {
     return pci_is_express(d) ? PCIE_CONFIG_SPACE_SIZE : PCI_CONFIG_SPACE_SIZE;
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pcie.h b/include/hw/pci/pcie.h
index b71e369703..1976909ab4 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pcie.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pcie.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ uint16_t pcie_find_capability(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t cap_id);
 void pcie_add_capability(PCIDevice *dev,
                          uint16_t cap_id, uint8_t cap_ver,
                          uint16_t offset, uint16_t size);
+void pcie_sync_bridge_lnk(PCIDevice *dev);
 
 void pcie_ari_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, uint16_t nextfn);
 void pcie_dev_ser_num_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, uint64_t ser_num);