diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
index f8593b793291..82b4de13438f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oa_tc6.c
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@
 
 #include <linux/bitfield.h>
 #include <linux/iopoll.h>
+#include <linux/mdio.h>
+#include <linux/phy.h>
 #include <linux/oa_tc6.h>
 
 /* OPEN Alliance TC6 registers */
+/* Standard Capabilities Register */
+#define OA_TC6_REG_STDCAP			0x0002
+#define STDCAP_DIRECT_PHY_REG_ACCESS		BIT(8)
+
 /* Reset Control and Status Register */
 #define OA_TC6_REG_RESET			0x0003
 #define RESET_SWRESET				BIT(0)	/* Software Reset */
@@ -25,6 +31,10 @@
 #define INT_MASK0_RX_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERR_MASK	BIT(3)
 #define INT_MASK0_TX_PROTOCOL_ERR_MASK		BIT(0)
 
+/* PHY Clause 22 and 29 registers base address and mask */
+#define OA_TC6_PHY_STD_REG_ADDR_BASE		0xFF00
+#define OA_TC6_PHY_STD_REG_ADDR_MASK		0x3F
+
 /* Control command header */
 #define OA_TC6_CTRL_HEADER_DATA_NOT_CTRL	BIT(31)
 #define OA_TC6_CTRL_HEADER_WRITE		BIT(29)
@@ -46,6 +56,10 @@
 
 /* Internal structure for MAC-PHY drivers */
 struct oa_tc6 {
+	struct device *dev;
+	struct net_device *netdev;
+	struct phy_device *phydev;
+	struct mii_bus *mdiobus;
 	struct spi_device *spi;
 	struct mutex spi_ctrl_lock; /* Protects spi control transfer */
 	void *spi_ctrl_tx_buf;
@@ -298,6 +312,130 @@ int oa_tc6_write_register(struct oa_tc6 *tc6, u32 address, u32 value)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(oa_tc6_write_register);
 
+static int oa_tc6_check_phy_reg_direct_access_capability(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
+{
+	u32 regval;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = oa_tc6_read_register(tc6, OA_TC6_REG_STDCAP, &regval);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (!(regval & STDCAP_DIRECT_PHY_REG_ACCESS))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void oa_tc6_handle_link_change(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	phy_print_status(netdev->phydev);
+}
+
+static int oa_tc6_mdiobus_direct_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int regnum)
+{
+	struct oa_tc6 *tc6 = bus->priv;
+	u32 regval;
+	bool ret;
+
+	ret = oa_tc6_read_register(tc6, OA_TC6_PHY_STD_REG_ADDR_BASE |
+				   (regnum & OA_TC6_PHY_STD_REG_ADDR_MASK),
+				   &regval);
+	if (ret)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	return regval;
+}
+
+static int oa_tc6_mdiobus_direct_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int regnum,
+				       u16 val)
+{
+	struct oa_tc6 *tc6 = bus->priv;
+
+	return oa_tc6_write_register(tc6, OA_TC6_PHY_STD_REG_ADDR_BASE |
+				     (regnum & OA_TC6_PHY_STD_REG_ADDR_MASK),
+				     val);
+}
+
+static int oa_tc6_mdiobus_register(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	tc6->mdiobus = mdiobus_alloc();
+	if (!tc6->mdiobus) {
+		netdev_err(tc6->netdev, "MDIO bus alloc failed\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	tc6->mdiobus->priv = tc6;
+	tc6->mdiobus->read = oa_tc6_mdiobus_direct_read;
+	tc6->mdiobus->write = oa_tc6_mdiobus_direct_write;
+	tc6->mdiobus->name = "oa-tc6-mdiobus";
+	tc6->mdiobus->parent = tc6->dev;
+
+	snprintf(tc6->mdiobus->id, ARRAY_SIZE(tc6->mdiobus->id), "%s",
+		 dev_name(&tc6->spi->dev));
+
+	ret = mdiobus_register(tc6->mdiobus);
+	if (ret) {
+		netdev_err(tc6->netdev, "Could not register MDIO bus\n");
+		mdiobus_free(tc6->mdiobus);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void oa_tc6_mdiobus_unregister(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
+{
+	mdiobus_unregister(tc6->mdiobus);
+	mdiobus_free(tc6->mdiobus);
+}
+
+static int oa_tc6_phy_init(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = oa_tc6_check_phy_reg_direct_access_capability(tc6);
+	if (ret) {
+		netdev_err(tc6->netdev,
+			   "Direct PHY register access is not supported by the MAC-PHY\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = oa_tc6_mdiobus_register(tc6);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	tc6->phydev = phy_find_first(tc6->mdiobus);
+	if (!tc6->phydev) {
+		netdev_err(tc6->netdev, "No PHY found\n");
+		oa_tc6_mdiobus_unregister(tc6);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	tc6->phydev->is_internal = true;
+	ret = phy_connect_direct(tc6->netdev, tc6->phydev,
+				 &oa_tc6_handle_link_change,
+				 PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL);
+	if (ret) {
+		netdev_err(tc6->netdev, "Can't attach PHY to %s\n",
+			   tc6->mdiobus->id);
+		oa_tc6_mdiobus_unregister(tc6);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	phy_attached_info(tc6->netdev->phydev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void oa_tc6_phy_exit(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
+{
+	phy_disconnect(tc6->phydev);
+	oa_tc6_mdiobus_unregister(tc6);
+}
+
 static int oa_tc6_read_sw_reset_status(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
 {
 	u32 regval;
@@ -351,11 +489,12 @@ static int oa_tc6_unmask_macphy_error_interrupts(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
 /**
  * oa_tc6_init - allocates and initializes oa_tc6 structure.
  * @spi: device with which data will be exchanged.
+ * @netdev: network device interface structure.
  *
  * Returns pointer reference to the oa_tc6 structure if the MAC-PHY
  * initialization is successful otherwise NULL.
  */
-struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi)
+struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi, struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct oa_tc6 *tc6;
 	int ret;
@@ -365,6 +504,8 @@ struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return NULL;
 
 	tc6->spi = spi;
+	tc6->netdev = netdev;
+	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &spi->dev);
 	mutex_init(&tc6->spi_ctrl_lock);
 
 	/* Set the SPI controller to pump at realtime priority */
@@ -395,10 +536,27 @@ struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	ret = oa_tc6_phy_init(tc6);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&tc6->spi->dev,
+			"MAC internal PHY initialization failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	return tc6;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(oa_tc6_init);
 
+/**
+ * oa_tc6_exit - exit function.
+ * @tc6: oa_tc6 struct.
+ */
+void oa_tc6_exit(struct oa_tc6 *tc6)
+{
+	oa_tc6_phy_exit(tc6);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(oa_tc6_exit);
+
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("OPEN Alliance 10BASE‑T1x MAC‑PHY Serial Interface Lib");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Parthiban Veerasooran <parthiban.veerasooran@microchip.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/include/linux/oa_tc6.h b/include/linux/oa_tc6.h
index 85aeecf87306..606ba9f1e663 100644
--- a/include/linux/oa_tc6.h
+++ b/include/linux/oa_tc6.h
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
  * Author: Parthiban Veerasooran <parthiban.veerasooran@microchip.com>
  */
 
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 
 struct oa_tc6;
 
-struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi);
+struct oa_tc6 *oa_tc6_init(struct spi_device *spi, struct net_device *netdev);
+void oa_tc6_exit(struct oa_tc6 *tc6);
 int oa_tc6_write_register(struct oa_tc6 *tc6, u32 address, u32 value);
 int oa_tc6_write_registers(struct oa_tc6 *tc6, u32 address, u32 value[],
 			   u8 length);
