diff --git a/ethtool.c b/ethtool.c
index af51220..4c7c792 100644
--- a/ethtool.c
+++ b/ethtool.c
@@ -5640,6 +5640,7 @@ struct option {
 	const char	*opts;
 	bool		no_dev;
 	bool		json;
+	bool		targets_phy;
 	int		(*func)(struct cmd_context *);
 	nl_chk_t	nlchk;
 	nl_func_t	nlfunc;
@@ -6053,12 +6054,14 @@ static const struct option args[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.opts	= "--cable-test",
+		.targets_phy	= true,
 		.json	= true,
 		.nlfunc	= nl_cable_test,
 		.help	= "Perform a cable test",
 	},
 	{
 		.opts	= "--cable-test-tdr",
+		.targets_phy	= true,
 		.json	= true,
 		.nlfunc	= nl_cable_test_tdr,
 		.help	= "Print cable test time domain reflectrometery data",
@@ -6086,11 +6089,13 @@ static const struct option args[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.opts	= "--get-plca-cfg",
+		.targets_phy	= true,
 		.nlfunc	= nl_plca_get_cfg,
 		.help	= "Get PLCA configuration",
 	},
 	{
 		.opts	= "--set-plca-cfg",
+		.targets_phy	= true,
 		.nlfunc	= nl_plca_set_cfg,
 		.help	= "Set PLCA configuration",
 		.xhelp  = "		[ enable on|off ]\n"
@@ -6102,6 +6107,7 @@ static const struct option args[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.opts	= "--get-plca-status",
+		.targets_phy	= true,
 		.nlfunc	= nl_plca_get_status,
 		.help	= "Get PLCA status information",
 	},
@@ -6123,12 +6129,14 @@ static const struct option args[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.opts	= "--show-pse",
+		.targets_phy	= true,
 		.json	= true,
 		.nlfunc	= nl_gpse,
 		.help	= "Show settings for Power Sourcing Equipment",
 	},
 	{
 		.opts	= "--set-pse",
+		.targets_phy	= true,
 		.nlfunc	= nl_spse,
 		.help	= "Set Power Sourcing Equipment settings",
 		.xhelp	= "		[ podl-pse-admin-control enable|disable ]\n"
@@ -6157,7 +6165,8 @@ static int show_usage(struct cmd_context *ctx __maybe_unused)
 	fprintf(stdout,	"Usage:\n");
 	for (i = 0; args[i].opts; i++) {
 		fputs("        ethtool [ FLAGS ] ", stdout);
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s %s\t%s\n",
+		fprintf(stdout, "%s%s %s\t%s\n",
+			args[i].targets_phy ? "[ --phy PHY ] " : "",
 			args[i].opts,
 			args[i].no_dev ? "\t" : "DEVNAME",
 			args[i].help);
@@ -6437,6 +6446,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argp)
 			argc -= 1;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (*argp && !strcmp(*argp, "--phy")) {
+			char *eptr;
+
+			ctx.phy_index = strtoul(argp[1], &eptr, 0);
+			if (!argp[1][0] || *eptr)
+				exit_bad_args();
+			argp += 2;
+			argc -= 2;
+			continue;
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 	if (*argp && !strcmp(*argp, "--monitor")) {
@@ -6472,6 +6491,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argp)
 	}
 	if (ctx.json && !args[k].json)
 		exit_bad_args();
+
+	if (!args[k].targets_phy && ctx.phy_index)
+		exit_bad_args();
+
 	ctx.argc = argc;
 	ctx.argp = argp;
 	netlink_run_handler(&ctx, args[k].nlchk, args[k].nlfunc, !args[k].func);
diff --git a/internal.h b/internal.h
index 4b994f5..afb8121 100644
--- a/internal.h
+++ b/internal.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ struct cmd_context {
 	unsigned long debug;	/* debugging mask */
 	bool json;		/* Output JSON, if supported */
 	bool show_stats;	/* include command-specific stats */
+	uint32_t phy_index;	/* the phy index this command targets */
 #ifdef ETHTOOL_ENABLE_NETLINK
 	struct nl_context *nlctx;	/* netlink context (opaque) */
 #endif
diff --git a/netlink/cable_test.c b/netlink/cable_test.c
index 9305a47..ba21c6c 100644
--- a/netlink/cable_test.c
+++ b/netlink/cable_test.c
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@ int nl_cable_test_tdr(struct cmd_context *ctx)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return 2;
 
-	if (ethnla_fill_header(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_HEADER,
-			       ctx->devname, 0))
+	if (ethnla_fill_header_phy(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_HEADER,
+				   ctx->devname, ctx->phy_index, 0))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	ret = nl_parser(nlctx, tdr_params, NULL, PARSER_GROUP_NEST, NULL);
diff --git a/netlink/msgbuff.c b/netlink/msgbuff.c
index 216f5b9..9b307eb 100644
--- a/netlink/msgbuff.c
+++ b/netlink/msgbuff.c
@@ -138,17 +138,9 @@ struct nlattr *ethnla_nest_start(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * ethnla_fill_header() - write standard ethtool request header to message
- * @msgbuff: message buffer
- * @type:    attribute type for header nest
- * @devname: device name (NULL to omit)
- * @flags:   request flags (omitted if 0)
- *
- * Return: pointer to the nest attribute or null of error
- */
-bool ethnla_fill_header(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type,
-			const char *devname, uint32_t flags)
+static bool __ethnla_fill_header_phy(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type,
+				     const char *devname, uint32_t phy_index,
+				     uint32_t flags)
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
@@ -159,7 +151,9 @@ bool ethnla_fill_header(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type,
 	if ((devname &&
 	     ethnla_put_strz(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_DEV_NAME, devname)) ||
 	    (flags &&
-	     ethnla_put_u32(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS, flags)))
+	     ethnla_put_u32(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS, flags)) ||
+	    (phy_index &&
+	     ethnla_put_u32(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_PHY_INDEX, phy_index)))
 		goto err;
 
 	ethnla_nest_end(msgbuff, nest);
@@ -170,6 +164,40 @@ err:
 	return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ethnla_fill_header() - write standard ethtool request header to message
+ * @msgbuff: message buffer
+ * @type:    attribute type for header nest
+ * @devname: device name (NULL to omit)
+ * @flags:   request flags (omitted if 0)
+ *
+ * Return: pointer to the nest attribute or null of error
+ */
+bool ethnla_fill_header(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type,
+			const char *devname, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	return __ethnla_fill_header_phy(msgbuff, type, devname, 0, flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ethnla_fill_header_phy() - write standard ethtool request header to message,
+ *			      targetting a device's phy
+ * @msgbuff: message buffer
+ * @type:    attribute type for header nest
+ * @devname: device name (NULL to omit)
+ * @phy_index: phy index to target
+ * @flags:   request flags (omitted if 0)
+ *
+ * Return: pointer to the nest attribute or null of error
+ */
+bool ethnla_fill_header_phy(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type,
+			    const char *devname, uint32_t phy_index,
+			    uint32_t flags)
+{
+	return __ethnla_fill_header_phy(msgbuff, type, devname, phy_index,
+					flags);
+}
+
 /**
  * __msg_init() - init a genetlink message, fill netlink and genetlink header
  * @msgbuff: message buffer
diff --git a/netlink/msgbuff.h b/netlink/msgbuff.h
index 7d6731f..7df19fc 100644
--- a/netlink/msgbuff.h
+++ b/netlink/msgbuff.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ bool ethnla_put(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type, size_t len,
 struct nlattr *ethnla_nest_start(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type);
 bool ethnla_fill_header(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type,
 			const char *devname, uint32_t flags);
+bool ethnla_fill_header_phy(struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff, uint16_t type,
+			    const char *devname, uint32_t phy_index,
+			    uint32_t flags);
 
 /* length of current message */
 static inline unsigned int msgbuff_len(const struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff)
diff --git a/netlink/nlsock.c b/netlink/nlsock.c
index 0ec2738..0b873a3 100644
--- a/netlink/nlsock.c
+++ b/netlink/nlsock.c
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ int nlsock_prep_get_request(struct nl_socket *nlsk, unsigned int nlcmd,
 	ret = msg_init(nlctx, &nlsk->msgbuff, nlcmd, nlm_flags);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	if (ethnla_fill_header(&nlsk->msgbuff, hdr_attrtype, devname, flags))
+	if (ethnla_fill_header_phy(&nlsk->msgbuff, hdr_attrtype, devname,
+				   nlctx->ctx->phy_index, flags))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/netlink/plca.c b/netlink/plca.c
index 7d61e3b..7dc30a3 100644
--- a/netlink/plca.c
+++ b/netlink/plca.c
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ int nl_plca_set_cfg(struct cmd_context *ctx)
 		       NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return 2;
-	if (ethnla_fill_header(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER,
-			       ctx->devname, 0))
+	if (ethnla_fill_header_phy(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER,
+				   ctx->devname, ctx->phy_index, 0))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	ret = nl_parser(nlctx, set_plca_params, NULL, PARSER_GROUP_NONE, NULL);
diff --git a/netlink/pse-pd.c b/netlink/pse-pd.c
index d6faff8..5ee3a28 100644
--- a/netlink/pse-pd.c
+++ b/netlink/pse-pd.c
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ int nl_spse(struct cmd_context *ctx)
 		       NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return 2;
-	if (ethnla_fill_header(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_PSE_HEADER,
-			       ctx->devname, 0))
+	if (ethnla_fill_header_phy(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_PSE_HEADER,
+				   ctx->devname, ctx->phy_index, 0))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	ret = nl_parser(nlctx, spse_params, NULL, PARSER_GROUP_NONE, NULL);
