/* OEM Vendor Manufacture ID */
 #define NCSI_OEM_MFR_MLX_ID             0x8119
 #define NCSI_OEM_MFR_BCM_ID             0x113d
+#define NCSI_OEM_MFR_INTEL_ID           0x157
+/* Intel specific OEM command */
+#define NCSI_OEM_INTEL_CMD_KEEP_PHY     0x20   /* CMD ID for Keep PHY up */
 /* Broadcom specific OEM Command */
 #define NCSI_OEM_BCM_CMD_GMA            0x01   /* CMD ID for Get MAC */
 /* Mellanox specific OEM Command */
 #define NCSI_OEM_MLX_CMD_SMAF           0x01   /* CMD ID for Set MC Affinity */
 #define NCSI_OEM_MLX_CMD_SMAF_PARAM     0x07   /* Parameter for SMAF         */
 /* OEM Command payload lengths*/
+#define NCSI_OEM_INTEL_CMD_KEEP_PHY_LEN 7
 #define NCSI_OEM_BCM_CMD_GMA_LEN        12
 #define NCSI_OEM_MLX_CMD_GMA_LEN        8
 #define NCSI_OEM_MLX_CMD_SMAF_LEN        60
        ncsi_dev_state_probe_mlx_gma,
        ncsi_dev_state_probe_mlx_smaf,
        ncsi_dev_state_probe_cis,
+       ncsi_dev_state_probe_keep_phy,
        ncsi_dev_state_probe_gvi,
        ncsi_dev_state_probe_gc,
        ncsi_dev_state_probe_gls,
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NCSI_OEM_CMD_KEEP_PHY)
+
+static int ncsi_oem_keep_phy_intel(struct ncsi_cmd_arg *nca)
+{
+       unsigned char data[NCSI_OEM_INTEL_CMD_KEEP_PHY_LEN];
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       nca->payload = NCSI_OEM_INTEL_CMD_KEEP_PHY_LEN;
+
+       memset(data, 0, NCSI_OEM_INTEL_CMD_KEEP_PHY_LEN);
+       *(unsigned int *)data = ntohl((__force __be32)NCSI_OEM_MFR_INTEL_ID);
+
+       data[4] = NCSI_OEM_INTEL_CMD_KEEP_PHY;
+
+       /* PHY Link up attribute */
+       data[6] = 0x1;
+
+       nca->data = data;
+
+       ret = ncsi_xmit_cmd(nca);
+       if (ret)
+               netdev_err(nca->ndp->ndev.dev,
+                          "NCSI: Failed to transmit cmd 0x%x during configure\n",
+                          nca->type);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NCSI_OEM_CMD_GET_MAC)
 
 /* NCSI OEM Command APIs */
                                goto error;
                }
 
+               nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_gvi;
+               if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NCSI_OEM_CMD_KEEP_PHY))
+                       nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_keep_phy;
+               break;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NCSI_OEM_CMD_KEEP_PHY)
+       case ncsi_dev_state_probe_keep_phy:
+               ndp->pending_req_num = 1;
+
+               nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM;
+               nca.package = ndp->active_package->id;
+               nca.channel = 0;
+               ret = ncsi_oem_keep_phy_intel(&nca);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto error;
+
                nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_probe_gvi;
                break;
+#endif /* CONFIG_NCSI_OEM_CMD_KEEP_PHY */
        case ncsi_dev_state_probe_gvi:
        case ncsi_dev_state_probe_gc:
        case ncsi_dev_state_probe_gls: