diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rss.c
index 0d8ccc7b6c11..74cd111ee320 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rss.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ static void mlx5e_rss_params_init(struct mlx5e_rss *rss)
 {
 	enum mlx5_traffic_types tt;
 
+	rss->hash.symmetric = true;
 	rss->hash.hfunc = ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP;
 	netdev_rss_key_fill(rss->hash.toeplitz_hash_key,
 			    sizeof(rss->hash.toeplitz_hash_key));
@@ -566,7 +567,7 @@ int mlx5e_rss_packet_merge_set_param(struct mlx5e_rss *rss,
 	return final_err;
 }
 
-int mlx5e_rss_get_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rss *rss, u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfunc)
+int mlx5e_rss_get_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rss *rss, u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfunc, bool *symmetric)
 {
 	if (indir)
 		memcpy(indir, rss->indir.table,
@@ -579,11 +580,14 @@ int mlx5e_rss_get_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rss *rss, u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfunc)
 	if (hfunc)
 		*hfunc = rss->hash.hfunc;
 
+	if (symmetric)
+		*symmetric = rss->hash.symmetric;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int mlx5e_rss_set_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rss *rss, const u32 *indir,
-		       const u8 *key, const u8 *hfunc,
+		       const u8 *key, const u8 *hfunc, const bool *symmetric,
 		       u32 *rqns, u32 *vhca_ids, unsigned int num_rqns)
 {
 	bool changed_indir = false;
@@ -623,6 +627,11 @@ int mlx5e_rss_set_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rss *rss, const u32 *indir,
 		       rss->indir.actual_table_size * sizeof(*rss->indir.table));
 	}
 
+	if (symmetric) {
+		rss->hash.symmetric = *symmetric;
+		changed_hash = true;
+	}
+
 	if (changed_indir && rss->enabled) {
 		err = mlx5e_rss_apply(rss, rqns, vhca_ids, num_rqns);
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rss.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rss.h
index 72089f5f473c..8ac902190010 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rss.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rss.h
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ void mlx5e_rss_disable(struct mlx5e_rss *rss);
 
 int mlx5e_rss_packet_merge_set_param(struct mlx5e_rss *rss,
 				     struct mlx5e_packet_merge_param *pkt_merge_param);
-int mlx5e_rss_get_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rss *rss, u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfunc);
+int mlx5e_rss_get_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rss *rss, u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfunc, bool *symmetric);
 int mlx5e_rss_set_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rss *rss, const u32 *indir,
-		       const u8 *key, const u8 *hfunc,
+		       const u8 *key, const u8 *hfunc, const bool *symmetric,
 		       u32 *rqns, u32 *vhca_ids, unsigned int num_rqns);
 struct mlx5e_rss_params_hash mlx5e_rss_get_hash(struct mlx5e_rss *rss);
 u8 mlx5e_rss_get_hash_fields(struct mlx5e_rss *rss, enum mlx5_traffic_types tt);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.c
index 9d8b2f5f6c96..5fcbe47337b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void mlx5e_rx_res_rss_set_indir_uniform(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, unsigned int n
 }
 
 int mlx5e_rx_res_rss_get_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, u32 rss_idx,
-			      u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfunc)
+			      u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfunc, bool *symmetric)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_rss *rss;
 
@@ -205,11 +205,12 @@ int mlx5e_rx_res_rss_get_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, u32 rss_idx,
 	if (!rss)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	return mlx5e_rss_get_rxfh(rss, indir, key, hfunc);
+	return mlx5e_rss_get_rxfh(rss, indir, key, hfunc, symmetric);
 }
 
 int mlx5e_rx_res_rss_set_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, u32 rss_idx,
-			      const u32 *indir, const u8 *key, const u8 *hfunc)
+			      const u32 *indir, const u8 *key, const u8 *hfunc,
+			      const bool *symmetric)
 {
 	u32 *vhca_ids = get_vhca_ids(res, 0);
 	struct mlx5e_rss *rss;
@@ -221,8 +222,8 @@ int mlx5e_rx_res_rss_set_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, u32 rss_idx,
 	if (!rss)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	return mlx5e_rss_set_rxfh(rss, indir, key, hfunc, res->rss_rqns, vhca_ids,
-				  res->rss_nch);
+	return mlx5e_rss_set_rxfh(rss, indir, key, hfunc, symmetric,
+				  res->rss_rqns, vhca_ids, res->rss_nch);
 }
 
 int mlx5e_rx_res_rss_get_hash_fields(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, u32 rss_idx,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.h
index 05b438043bcb..3e09d91281af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.h
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ void mlx5e_rx_res_xsk_update(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, struct mlx5e_channels *ch
 /* Configuration API */
 void mlx5e_rx_res_rss_set_indir_uniform(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, unsigned int nch);
 int mlx5e_rx_res_rss_get_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, u32 rss_idx,
-			      u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfunc);
+			      u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfunc, bool *symmetric);
 int mlx5e_rx_res_rss_set_rxfh(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, u32 rss_idx,
-			      const u32 *indir, const u8 *key, const u8 *hfunc);
+			      const u32 *indir, const u8 *key, const u8 *hfunc,
+			      const bool *symmetric);
 
 int mlx5e_rx_res_rss_get_hash_fields(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, u32 rss_idx,
 				     enum mlx5_traffic_types tt);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tir.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tir.c
index 11f724ad90db..19499072f67f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tir.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void mlx5e_tir_builder_build_rss(struct mlx5e_tir_builder *builder,
 		const size_t len = MLX5_FLD_SZ_BYTES(tirc, rx_hash_toeplitz_key);
 		void *rss_key = MLX5_ADDR_OF(tirc, tirc, rx_hash_toeplitz_key);
 
-		MLX5_SET(tirc, tirc, rx_hash_symmetric, 1);
+		MLX5_SET(tirc, tirc, rx_hash_symmetric, rss_hash->symmetric);
 		memcpy(rss_key, rss_hash->toeplitz_hash_key, len);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tir.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tir.h
index 857a84bcd53a..e8df3aaf6562 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tir.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tir.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 struct mlx5e_rss_params_hash {
 	u8 hfunc;
 	u8 toeplitz_hash_key[40];
+	bool symmetric;
 };
 
 struct mlx5e_rss_params_traffic_type {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index f9113cb13a0c..75faf15fdd64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1480,18 +1480,27 @@ static int mlx5e_get_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_rxfh_param *
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u32 rss_context = rxfh->rss_context;
+	bool symmetric;
 	int err;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
 	err = mlx5e_rx_res_rss_get_rxfh(priv->rx_res, rss_context,
-					rxfh->indir, rxfh->key, &rxfh->hfunc);
+					rxfh->indir, rxfh->key, &rxfh->hfunc, &symmetric);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
-	return err;
+
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (symmetric)
+		rxfh->input_xfrm = RXH_XFRM_SYM_OR_XOR;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_rxfh_param *rxfh,
 			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
+	bool symmetric = rxfh->input_xfrm == RXH_XFRM_SYM_OR_XOR;
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 *rss_context = &rxfh->rss_context;
 	u8 hfunc = rxfh->hfunc;
@@ -1526,7 +1535,8 @@ static int mlx5e_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_rxfh_param *rxf
 
 	err = mlx5e_rx_res_rss_set_rxfh(priv->rx_res, *rss_context,
 					rxfh->indir, rxfh->key,
-					hfunc == ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE ? NULL : &hfunc);
+					hfunc == ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE ? NULL : &hfunc,
+					rxfh->input_xfrm == RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE ? NULL : &symmetric);
 
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
@@ -2635,6 +2645,7 @@ const struct ethtool_ops mlx5e_ethtool_ops = {
 				     ETHTOOL_COALESCE_MAX_FRAMES |
 				     ETHTOOL_COALESCE_USE_ADAPTIVE |
 				     ETHTOOL_COALESCE_USE_CQE,
+	.supported_input_xfrm = RXH_XFRM_SYM_OR_XOR,
 	.get_drvinfo       = mlx5e_get_drvinfo,
 	.get_link          = ethtool_op_get_link,
 	.get_link_ext_state  = mlx5e_get_link_ext_state,
