diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/device.c
index 335ac6baa8d4..a98a04ff92e5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/device.c
@@ -98,15 +98,21 @@ static int mana_ib_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev,
 		goto deregister_device;
 	}
 
+	ret = mana_ib_gd_create_rnic_adapter(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto destroy_eqs;
+
 	ret = ib_register_device(&dev->ib_dev, "mana_%d",
 				 mdev->gdma_context->dev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto destroy_eqs;
+		goto destroy_rnic;
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&adev->dev, dev);
 
 	return 0;
 
+destroy_rnic:
+	mana_ib_gd_destroy_rnic_adapter(dev);
 destroy_eqs:
 	mana_ib_destroy_eqs(dev);
 deregister_device:
@@ -121,6 +127,7 @@ static void mana_ib_remove(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 	struct mana_ib_dev *dev = dev_get_drvdata(&adev->dev);
 
 	ib_unregister_device(&dev->ib_dev);
+	mana_ib_gd_destroy_rnic_adapter(dev);
 	mana_ib_destroy_eqs(dev);
 	mana_gd_deregister_device(dev->gdma_dev);
 	ib_dealloc_device(&dev->ib_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/main.c
index 4a9571c14853..aa3cac8d3edb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/main.c
@@ -639,3 +639,46 @@ void mana_ib_destroy_eqs(struct mana_ib_dev *mdev)
 {
 	mana_gd_destroy_queue(mdev_to_gc(mdev), mdev->fatal_err_eq);
 }
+
+int mana_ib_gd_create_rnic_adapter(struct mana_ib_dev *mdev)
+{
+	struct mana_rnic_create_adapter_resp resp = {};
+	struct mana_rnic_create_adapter_req req = {};
+	struct gdma_context *gc = mdev_to_gc(mdev);
+	int err;
+
+	mana_gd_init_req_hdr(&req.hdr, MANA_IB_CREATE_ADAPTER, sizeof(req), sizeof(resp));
+	req.hdr.req.msg_version = GDMA_MESSAGE_V2;
+	req.hdr.dev_id = gc->mana_ib.dev_id;
+	req.notify_eq_id = mdev->fatal_err_eq->id;
+
+	err = mana_gd_send_request(gc, sizeof(req), &req, sizeof(resp), &resp);
+	if (err) {
+		ibdev_err(&mdev->ib_dev, "Failed to create RNIC adapter err %d", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+	mdev->adapter_handle = resp.adapter;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int mana_ib_gd_destroy_rnic_adapter(struct mana_ib_dev *mdev)
+{
+	struct mana_rnic_destroy_adapter_resp resp = {};
+	struct mana_rnic_destroy_adapter_req req = {};
+	struct gdma_context *gc;
+	int err;
+
+	gc = mdev_to_gc(mdev);
+	mana_gd_init_req_hdr(&req.hdr, MANA_IB_DESTROY_ADAPTER, sizeof(req), sizeof(resp));
+	req.hdr.dev_id = gc->mana_ib.dev_id;
+	req.adapter = mdev->adapter_handle;
+
+	err = mana_gd_send_request(gc, sizeof(req), &req, sizeof(resp), &resp);
+	if (err) {
+		ibdev_err(&mdev->ib_dev, "Failed to destroy RNIC adapter err %d", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/mana_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/mana_ib.h
index 7c55204125de..842f9c63a495 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/mana_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/mana_ib.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct mana_ib_queue {
 struct mana_ib_dev {
 	struct ib_device ib_dev;
 	struct gdma_dev *gdma_dev;
+	mana_handle_t adapter_handle;
 	struct gdma_queue *fatal_err_eq;
 	struct mana_ib_adapter_caps adapter_caps;
 };
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ struct mana_ib_rwq_ind_table {
 
 enum mana_ib_command_code {
 	MANA_IB_GET_ADAPTER_CAP = 0x30001,
+	MANA_IB_CREATE_ADAPTER  = 0x30002,
+	MANA_IB_DESTROY_ADAPTER = 0x30003,
 };
 
 struct mana_ib_query_adapter_caps_req {
@@ -141,6 +144,27 @@ struct mana_ib_query_adapter_caps_resp {
 	u32 max_inline_data_size;
 }; /* HW Data */
 
+struct mana_rnic_create_adapter_req {
+	struct gdma_req_hdr hdr;
+	u32 notify_eq_id;
+	u32 reserved;
+	u64 feature_flags;
+}; /*HW Data */
+
+struct mana_rnic_create_adapter_resp {
+	struct gdma_resp_hdr hdr;
+	mana_handle_t adapter;
+}; /* HW Data */
+
+struct mana_rnic_destroy_adapter_req {
+	struct gdma_req_hdr hdr;
+	mana_handle_t adapter;
+}; /*HW Data */
+
+struct mana_rnic_destroy_adapter_resp {
+	struct gdma_resp_hdr hdr;
+}; /* HW Data */
+
 static inline struct gdma_context *mdev_to_gc(struct mana_ib_dev *mdev)
 {
 	return mdev->gdma_dev->gdma_context;
@@ -238,4 +262,8 @@ int mana_ib_gd_query_adapter_caps(struct mana_ib_dev *mdev);
 int mana_ib_create_eqs(struct mana_ib_dev *mdev);
 
 void mana_ib_destroy_eqs(struct mana_ib_dev *mdev);
+
+int mana_ib_gd_create_rnic_adapter(struct mana_ib_dev *mdev);
+
+int mana_ib_gd_destroy_rnic_adapter(struct mana_ib_dev *mdev);
 #endif
