diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 0c2014accba7..618c587144fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -3020,6 +3020,61 @@ static int phy_led_blink_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static __maybe_unused struct device *
+phy_led_hw_control_get_device(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
+{
+	struct phy_led *phyled = to_phy_led(led_cdev);
+	struct phy_device *phydev = phyled->phydev;
+
+	if (phydev->attached_dev)
+		return &phydev->attached_dev->dev;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int __maybe_unused
+phy_led_hw_control_get(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+		       unsigned long *rules)
+{
+	struct phy_led *phyled = to_phy_led(led_cdev);
+	struct phy_device *phydev = phyled->phydev;
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+	err = phydev->drv->led_hw_control_get(phydev, phyled->index, rules);
+	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int __maybe_unused
+phy_led_hw_control_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+		       unsigned long rules)
+{
+	struct phy_led *phyled = to_phy_led(led_cdev);
+	struct phy_device *phydev = phyled->phydev;
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+	err = phydev->drv->led_hw_control_set(phydev, phyled->index, rules);
+	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static __maybe_unused int phy_led_hw_is_supported(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+						  unsigned long rules)
+{
+	struct phy_led *phyled = to_phy_led(led_cdev);
+	struct phy_device *phydev = phyled->phydev;
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+	err = phydev->drv->led_hw_is_supported(phydev, phyled->index, rules);
+	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static void phy_leds_unregister(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct phy_led *phyled;
@@ -3057,6 +3112,19 @@ static int of_phy_led(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		cdev->brightness_set_blocking = phy_led_set_brightness;
 	if (phydev->drv->led_blink_set)
 		cdev->blink_set = phy_led_blink_set;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS
+	if (phydev->drv->led_hw_is_supported &&
+	    phydev->drv->led_hw_control_set &&
+	    phydev->drv->led_hw_control_get) {
+		cdev->hw_control_is_supported = phy_led_hw_is_supported;
+		cdev->hw_control_set = phy_led_hw_control_set;
+		cdev->hw_control_get = phy_led_hw_control_get;
+		cdev->hw_control_trigger = "netdev";
+	}
+
+	cdev->hw_control_get_device = phy_led_hw_control_get_device;
+#endif
 	cdev->max_brightness = 1;
 	init_data.devicename = dev_name(&phydev->mdio.dev);
 	init_data.fwnode = of_fwnode_handle(led);
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 11c1e91563d4..0f9e4598c596 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1104,6 +1104,39 @@ struct phy_driver {
 	int (*led_blink_set)(struct phy_device *dev, u8 index,
 			     unsigned long *delay_on,
 			     unsigned long *delay_off);
+	/**
+	 * @led_hw_is_supported: Can the HW support the given rules.
+	 * @dev: PHY device which has the LED
+	 * @index: Which LED of the PHY device
+	 * @rules The core is interested in these rules
+	 *
+	 * Return 0 if yes,  -EOPNOTSUPP if not, or an error code.
+	 */
+	int (*led_hw_is_supported)(struct phy_device *dev, u8 index,
+				   unsigned long rules);
+	/**
+	 * @led_hw_control_set: Set the HW to control the LED
+	 * @dev: PHY device which has the LED
+	 * @index: Which LED of the PHY device
+	 * @rules The rules used to control the LED
+	 *
+	 * Returns 0, or a an error code.
+	 */
+	int (*led_hw_control_set)(struct phy_device *dev, u8 index,
+				  unsigned long rules);
+	/**
+	 * @led_hw_control_get: Get how the HW is controlling the LED
+	 * @dev: PHY device which has the LED
+	 * @index: Which LED of the PHY device
+	 * @rules Pointer to the rules used to control the LED
+	 *
+	 * Set *@rules to how the HW is currently blinking. Returns 0
+	 * on success, or a error code if the current blinking cannot
+	 * be represented in rules, or some other error happens.
+	 */
+	int (*led_hw_control_get)(struct phy_device *dev, u8 index,
+				  unsigned long *rules);
+
 };
 #define to_phy_driver(d) container_of(to_mdio_common_driver(d),		\
 				      struct phy_driver, mdiodrv)
