diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index c4f95a9d03b9..069e176d607a 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -7752,6 +7752,7 @@ F:	include/linux/mii.h
 F:	include/linux/of_net.h
 F:	include/linux/phy.h
 F:	include/linux/phy_fixed.h
+F:	include/linux/phylib_stubs.h
 F:	include/linux/platform_data/mdio-bcm-unimac.h
 F:	include/linux/platform_data/mdio-gpio.h
 F:	include/trace/events/mdio.h
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Makefile b/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
index 35142780fc9d..c945ed9bd14b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ endif
 # dedicated loadable module, so we bundle them all together into libphy.ko
 ifdef CONFIG_PHYLIB
 libphy-y			+= $(mdio-bus-y)
+# the stubs are built-in whenever PHYLIB is built-in or module
+obj-y				+= stubs.o
 else
 obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_DEVICE)	+= mdio-bus.o
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index bdf00b2b2c1d..8aec8e83038c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -455,6 +455,40 @@ int phy_do_ioctl_running(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_do_ioctl_running);
 
+/**
+ * __phy_hwtstamp_get - Get hardware timestamping configuration from PHY
+ *
+ * @phydev: the PHY device structure
+ * @config: structure holding the timestamping configuration
+ *
+ * Query the PHY device for its current hardware timestamping configuration.
+ */
+int __phy_hwtstamp_get(struct phy_device *phydev,
+		       struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config)
+{
+	if (!phydev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, config->ifr, SIOCGHWTSTAMP);
+}
+
+/**
+ * __phy_hwtstamp_set - Modify PHY hardware timestamping configuration
+ *
+ * @phydev: the PHY device structure
+ * @config: structure holding the timestamping configuration
+ * @extack: netlink extended ack structure, for error reporting
+ */
+int __phy_hwtstamp_set(struct phy_device *phydev,
+		       struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config,
+		       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	if (!phydev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, config->ifr, SIOCSHWTSTAMP);
+}
+
 /**
  * phy_queue_state_machine - Trigger the state machine to run soon
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 98b8ac28e5a1..e19c4fee8d22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <linux/phylib_stubs.h>
 #include <linux/phy_led_triggers.h>
 #include <linux/pse-pd/pse.h>
 #include <linux/property.h>
@@ -3448,12 +3449,28 @@ static const struct ethtool_phy_ops phy_ethtool_phy_ops = {
 	.start_cable_test_tdr	= phy_start_cable_test_tdr,
 };
 
+static const struct phylib_stubs __phylib_stubs = {
+	.hwtstamp_get = __phy_hwtstamp_get,
+	.hwtstamp_set = __phy_hwtstamp_set,
+};
+
+static void phylib_register_stubs(void)
+{
+	phylib_stubs = &__phylib_stubs;
+}
+
+static void phylib_unregister_stubs(void)
+{
+	phylib_stubs = NULL;
+}
+
 static int __init phy_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	ethtool_set_ethtool_phy_ops(&phy_ethtool_phy_ops);
+	phylib_register_stubs();
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	rc = mdio_bus_init();
@@ -3478,6 +3495,7 @@ static int __init phy_init(void)
 	mdio_bus_exit();
 err_ethtool_phy_ops:
 	rtnl_lock();
+	phylib_unregister_stubs();
 	ethtool_set_ethtool_phy_ops(NULL);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
@@ -3490,6 +3508,7 @@ static void __exit phy_exit(void)
 	phy_driver_unregister(&genphy_driver);
 	mdio_bus_exit();
 	rtnl_lock();
+	phylib_unregister_stubs();
 	ethtool_set_ethtool_phy_ops(NULL);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/stubs.c b/drivers/net/phy/stubs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cfb9f275eb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/stubs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Stubs for PHY library functionality called by the core network stack.
+ * These are necessary because CONFIG_PHYLIB can be a module, and built-in
+ * code cannot directly call symbols exported by modules.
+ */
+#include <linux/phylib_stubs.h>
+
+const struct phylib_stubs *phylib_stubs;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylib_stubs);
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index b254848a9c99..ba08b0e60279 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ static inline const char *phy_modes(phy_interface_t interface)
 #define MII_BUS_ID_SIZE	61
 
 struct device;
+struct kernel_hwtstamp_config;
 struct phylink;
 struct sfp_bus;
 struct sfp_upstream_ops;
@@ -1955,6 +1956,12 @@ int phy_ethtool_set_plca_cfg(struct phy_device *phydev,
 int phy_ethtool_get_plca_status(struct phy_device *phydev,
 				struct phy_plca_status *plca_st);
 
+int __phy_hwtstamp_get(struct phy_device *phydev,
+		       struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config);
+int __phy_hwtstamp_set(struct phy_device *phydev,
+		       struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config,
+		       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
+
 static inline int phy_package_read(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 regnum)
 {
 	struct phy_package_shared *shared = phydev->shared;
diff --git a/include/linux/phylib_stubs.h b/include/linux/phylib_stubs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1279f48c8a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/phylib_stubs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Stubs for the Network PHY library
+ */
+
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+
+struct kernel_hwtstamp_config;
+struct netlink_ext_ack;
+struct phy_device;
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PHYLIB)
+
+extern const struct phylib_stubs *phylib_stubs;
+
+struct phylib_stubs {
+	int (*hwtstamp_get)(struct phy_device *phydev,
+			    struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config);
+	int (*hwtstamp_set)(struct phy_device *phydev,
+			    struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config,
+			    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
+};
+
+static inline int phy_hwtstamp_get(struct phy_device *phydev,
+				   struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config)
+{
+	/* phylib_register_stubs() and phylib_unregister_stubs()
+	 * also run under rtnl_lock().
+	 */
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	if (!phylib_stubs)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return phylib_stubs->hwtstamp_get(phydev, config);
+}
+
+static inline int phy_hwtstamp_set(struct phy_device *phydev,
+				   struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config,
+				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	/* phylib_register_stubs() and phylib_unregister_stubs()
+	 * also run under rtnl_lock().
+	 */
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	if (!phylib_stubs)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return phylib_stubs->hwtstamp_set(phydev, config, extack);
+}
+
+#else
+
+static inline int phy_hwtstamp_get(struct phy_device *phydev,
+				   struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline int phy_hwtstamp_set(struct phy_device *phydev,
+				   struct kernel_hwtstamp_config *config,
+				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+#endif
