diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index 93d6f3d..8bd7654 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -945,11 +945,15 @@ static int nsim_dev_devlink_trap_init(struct devlink *devlink,
 static int __nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 			       unsigned int port_index)
 {
+	struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev = nsim_dev->nsim_bus_dev;
 	struct devlink_port_attrs attrs = {};
 	struct nsim_dev_port *nsim_dev_port;
 	struct devlink_port *devlink_port;
 	int err;
 
+	if (type == NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_VF && !nsim_bus_dev->num_vfs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	nsim_dev_port = kzalloc(sizeof(*nsim_dev_port), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!nsim_dev_port)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -957,8 +961,14 @@ static int __nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_typ
 	nsim_dev_port->port_type = type;
 
 	devlink_port = &nsim_dev_port->devlink_port;
-	attrs.flavour = DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PHYSICAL;
-	attrs.phys.port_number = port_index + 1;
+	if (nsim_dev_port_is_pf(nsim_dev_port)) {
+		attrs.flavour = DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PHYSICAL;
+		attrs.phys.port_number = port_index + 1;
+	} else {
+		attrs.flavour = DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_VF;
+		attrs.pci_vf.pf = 0;
+		attrs.pci_vf.vf = port_index;
+	}
 	memcpy(attrs.switch_id.id, nsim_dev->switch_id.id, nsim_dev->switch_id.id_len);
 	attrs.switch_id.id_len = nsim_dev->switch_id.id_len;
 	devlink_port_attrs_set(devlink_port, &attrs);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
index 659d3dc..9352e18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
@@ -261,6 +261,18 @@ static struct devlink_port *nsim_get_devlink_port(struct net_device *dev)
 	.ndo_get_devlink_port	= nsim_get_devlink_port,
 };
 
+static const struct net_device_ops nsim_vf_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_start_xmit		= nsim_start_xmit,
+	.ndo_set_rx_mode	= nsim_set_rx_mode,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
+	.ndo_change_mtu		= nsim_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_get_stats64	= nsim_get_stats64,
+	.ndo_setup_tc		= nsim_setup_tc,
+	.ndo_set_features	= nsim_set_features,
+	.ndo_get_devlink_port	= nsim_get_devlink_port,
+};
+
 static void nsim_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	ether_setup(dev);
@@ -280,6 +292,49 @@ static void nsim_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU;
 }
 
+static int nsim_init_netdevsim(struct netdevsim *ns)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	ns->netdev->netdev_ops = &nsim_netdev_ops;
+
+	err = nsim_udp_tunnels_info_create(ns->nsim_dev, ns->netdev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	err = nsim_bpf_init(ns);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_utn_destroy;
+
+	nsim_ipsec_init(ns);
+
+	err = register_netdevice(ns->netdev);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_ipsec_teardown;
+	rtnl_unlock();
+	return 0;
+
+err_ipsec_teardown:
+	nsim_ipsec_teardown(ns);
+	nsim_bpf_uninit(ns);
+err_utn_destroy:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+	nsim_udp_tunnels_info_destroy(ns->netdev);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int nsim_init_netdevsim_vf(struct netdevsim *ns)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	ns->netdev->netdev_ops = &nsim_vf_netdev_ops;
+	rtnl_lock();
+	err = register_netdevice(ns->netdev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+	return err;
+}
+
 struct netdevsim *
 nsim_create(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, struct nsim_dev_port *nsim_dev_port)
 {
@@ -299,33 +354,15 @@ struct netdevsim *
 	ns->nsim_dev_port = nsim_dev_port;
 	ns->nsim_bus_dev = nsim_dev->nsim_bus_dev;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &ns->nsim_bus_dev->dev);
-	dev->netdev_ops = &nsim_netdev_ops;
 	nsim_ethtool_init(ns);
-
-	err = nsim_udp_tunnels_info_create(nsim_dev, dev);
+	if (nsim_dev_port_is_pf(nsim_dev_port))
+		err = nsim_init_netdevsim(ns);
+	else
+		err = nsim_init_netdevsim_vf(ns);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_netdev;
-
-	rtnl_lock();
-	err = nsim_bpf_init(ns);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_utn_destroy;
-
-	nsim_ipsec_init(ns);
-
-	err = register_netdevice(dev);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_ipsec_teardown;
-	rtnl_unlock();
-
 	return ns;
 
-err_ipsec_teardown:
-	nsim_ipsec_teardown(ns);
-	nsim_bpf_uninit(ns);
-err_utn_destroy:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-	nsim_udp_tunnels_info_destroy(dev);
 err_free_netdev:
 	free_netdev(dev);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -337,10 +374,13 @@ void nsim_destroy(struct netdevsim *ns)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	unregister_netdevice(dev);
-	nsim_ipsec_teardown(ns);
-	nsim_bpf_uninit(ns);
+	if (nsim_dev_port_is_pf(ns->nsim_dev_port)) {
+		nsim_ipsec_teardown(ns);
+		nsim_bpf_uninit(ns);
+	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
-	nsim_udp_tunnels_info_destroy(dev);
+	if (nsim_dev_port_is_pf(ns->nsim_dev_port))
+		nsim_udp_tunnels_info_destroy(dev);
 	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
