diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index ff31da0ed846..c0e22da7ac53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -1017,6 +1017,53 @@ static int bcmgenet_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void bcmgenet_get_pauseparam(struct net_device *dev,
+				    struct ethtool_pauseparam *epause)
+{
+	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv;
+	u32 umac_cmd;
+
+	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	epause->autoneg = priv->autoneg_pause;
+
+	if (priv->old_link > 0) {
+		/* report active state when link is up */
+		umac_cmd = bcmgenet_umac_readl(priv, UMAC_CMD);
+		epause->tx_pause = !(umac_cmd & CMD_TX_PAUSE_IGNORE);
+		epause->rx_pause = !(umac_cmd & CMD_RX_PAUSE_IGNORE);
+	} else {
+		/* otherwise report stored settings */
+		epause->tx_pause = priv->tx_pause;
+		epause->rx_pause = priv->rx_pause;
+	}
+}
+
+static int bcmgenet_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *dev,
+				   struct ethtool_pauseparam *epause)
+{
+	struct bcmgenet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	if (!dev->phydev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!phy_validate_pause(dev->phydev, epause))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	priv->autoneg_pause = !!epause->autoneg;
+	priv->tx_pause = !!epause->tx_pause;
+	priv->rx_pause = !!epause->rx_pause;
+
+	/* Restart the PHY */
+	if (netif_running(dev))
+		priv->old_link = -1;
+
+	phy_set_pause(dev->phydev, priv->rx_pause, priv->tx_pause,
+		      priv->autoneg_pause);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* standard ethtool support functions. */
 enum bcmgenet_stat_type {
 	BCMGENET_STAT_NETDEV = -1,
@@ -1670,6 +1717,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops bcmgenet_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_ts_info		= ethtool_op_get_ts_info,
 	.get_rxnfc		= bcmgenet_get_rxnfc,
 	.set_rxnfc		= bcmgenet_set_rxnfc,
+	.get_pauseparam		= bcmgenet_get_pauseparam,
+	.set_pauseparam		= bcmgenet_set_pauseparam,
 };
 
 /* Power down the unimac, based on mode. */
@@ -4018,6 +4067,11 @@ static int bcmgenet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
 
+	/* Set default pause parameters */
+	priv->autoneg_pause = 1;
+	priv->tx_pause = 1;
+	priv->rx_pause = 1;
+
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, dev);
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = 2 * HZ;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
index a12cb59298f4..e44830b3aa4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.h
@@ -683,6 +683,10 @@ struct bcmgenet_priv {
 	/* HW descriptors/checksum variables */
 	bool crc_fwd_en;
 
+	unsigned autoneg_pause:1;
+	unsigned tx_pause:1;
+	unsigned rx_pause:1;
+
 	u32 dma_max_burst_length;
 
 	u32 msg_enable;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index 511d553a4d11..788da1ecea0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -25,6 +25,21 @@
 
 #include "bcmgenet.h"
 
+static u32 _flow_control_autoneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	bool tx_pause, rx_pause;
+	u32 cmd_bits = 0;
+
+	phy_get_pause(phydev, &tx_pause, &rx_pause);
+
+	if (!tx_pause)
+		cmd_bits |= CMD_TX_PAUSE_IGNORE;
+	if (!rx_pause)
+		cmd_bits |= CMD_RX_PAUSE_IGNORE;
+
+	return cmd_bits;
+}
+
 /* setup netdev link state when PHY link status change and
  * update UMAC and RGMII block when link up
  */
@@ -71,12 +86,20 @@ void bcmgenet_mii_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 		cmd_bits <<= CMD_SPEED_SHIFT;
 
 		/* duplex */
-		if (phydev->duplex != DUPLEX_FULL)
-			cmd_bits |= CMD_HD_EN;
-
-		/* pause capability */
-		if (!phydev->pause)
-			cmd_bits |= CMD_RX_PAUSE_IGNORE | CMD_TX_PAUSE_IGNORE;
+		if (phydev->duplex != DUPLEX_FULL) {
+			cmd_bits |= CMD_HD_EN |
+				CMD_RX_PAUSE_IGNORE | CMD_TX_PAUSE_IGNORE;
+		} else {
+			/* pause capability defaults to Symmetric */
+			if (phydev->autoneg && priv->autoneg_pause)
+				cmd_bits |= _flow_control_autoneg(phydev);
+
+			/* Manual override */
+			if (!priv->rx_pause)
+				cmd_bits |= CMD_RX_PAUSE_IGNORE;
+			if (!priv->tx_pause)
+				cmd_bits |= CMD_TX_PAUSE_IGNORE;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Program UMAC and RGMII block based on established
@@ -350,7 +373,8 @@ int bcmgenet_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	linkmode_copy(phydev->advertising, phydev->supported);
+	phy_support_asym_pause(phydev);
+	phy_advertise_supported(phydev);
 
 	/* The internal PHY has its link interrupts routed to the
 	 * Ethernet MAC ISRs. On GENETv5 there is a hardware issue
