diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
index 93a757eeb182..5afde0d41d2e 100644
--- a/ethtool.8.in
+++ b/ethtool.8.in
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware settings
 .HP
 .B ethtool \-S|\-\-statistics
 .I devname
-.RB [\fB\-\-groups
+.RB [\fB\-\-all\-groups\fP|\fB\-\-groups
 .RB [\fBeth\-phy\fP]
 .RB [\fBeth\-mac\fP]
 .RB [\fBeth\-ctrl\fP]
@@ -667,6 +667,9 @@ devices may implement either, both or none. There is little commonality between
 naming of NIC- and driver-specific statistics across vendors.
 .RS 4
 .TP
+.B \fB\-\-all\-groups
+.E
+.TP
 .B \fB\-\-groups [\fBeth\-phy\fP] [\fBeth\-mac\fP] [\fBeth\-ctrl\fP] [\fBrmon\fP]
 Request groups of standard device statistics.
 .RE
diff --git a/ethtool.c b/ethtool.c
index ecf66f9d83fa..8ed5a33eeb6a 100644
--- a/ethtool.c
+++ b/ethtool.c
@@ -5776,7 +5776,7 @@ static const struct option args[] = {
 		.nlchk	= nl_gstats_chk,
 		.nlfunc	= nl_gstats,
 		.help	= "Show adapter statistics",
-		.xhelp	= "               [ --groups [eth-phy] [eth-mac] [eth-ctrl] [rmon] ]\n"
+		.xhelp	= "               [ --all-groups | --groups [eth-phy] [eth-mac] [eth-ctrl] [rmon] ]\n"
 	},
 	{
 		.opts	= "--phy-statistics",
diff --git a/netlink/parser.c b/netlink/parser.c
index c2eae93efb69..f982f229a040 100644
--- a/netlink/parser.c
+++ b/netlink/parser.c
@@ -919,6 +919,17 @@ static void __parser_set(uint64_t *map, unsigned int idx)
 	map[idx / 64] |= (1 << (idx % 64));
 }
 
+static void __parser_set_group(const struct param_parser *params,
+			       uint64_t *map, unsigned int alt_group)
+{
+	const struct param_parser *parser;
+	unsigned int idx = 0;
+
+	for (parser = params; parser->arg; parser++, idx++)
+		if (parser->alt_group == alt_group)
+			__parser_set(map, idx);
+}
+
 struct tmp_buff {
 	struct nl_msg_buff	*msgbuff;
 	unsigned int		id;
@@ -1074,7 +1085,11 @@ int nl_parser(struct nl_context *nlctx, const struct param_parser *params,
 			parser_err_min_argc(nlctx, parser->min_argc);
 			goto out_free;
 		}
-		__parser_set(params_seen, parser - params);
+		if (parser->alt_group)
+			__parser_set_group(params, params_seen,
+					   parser->alt_group);
+		else
+			__parser_set(params_seen, parser - params);
 
 		buff = NULL;
 		if (parser->group)
diff --git a/netlink/parser.h b/netlink/parser.h
index 28f26ccc2a1c..8a4e8afa410b 100644
--- a/netlink/parser.h
+++ b/netlink/parser.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ struct param_parser {
 	unsigned int		min_argc;
 	/* if @dest is passed to nl_parser(), offset to store value */
 	unsigned int		dest_offset;
+	/* parameter alternative group - only one parameter from a group
+	 * can be specified, 0 means no group
+	 */
+	unsigned int		alt_group;
 };
 
 /* data structures used for handler data */
diff --git a/netlink/stats.c b/netlink/stats.c
index e3ca58b0010c..9f609a4ec550 100644
--- a/netlink/stats.c
+++ b/netlink/stats.c
@@ -220,6 +220,54 @@ static const struct bitset_parser_data stats_parser_data = {
 	.force_hex	= false,
 };
 
+static int stats_parse_all_groups(struct nl_context *nlctx, uint16_t type,
+				  const void *data, struct nl_msg_buff *msgbuff,
+				  void *dest)
+{
+	const struct stringset *std_str;
+	struct nlattr *nest;
+	int i, ret, nbits;
+	uint32_t *bits;
+
+	if (data || dest)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	/* ethnl2 and strset code already does caching */
+	ret = netlink_init_ethnl2_socket(nlctx);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	std_str = global_stringset(ETH_SS_STATS_STD, nlctx->ethnl2_socket);
+
+	nbits = get_count(std_str);
+	bits = calloc(DIV_ROUND_UP(nbits, 32), sizeof(uint32_t));
+	if (!bits)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nbits; i++)
+		bits[i / 32] |= 1U << (i % 32);
+
+	ret = -EMSGSIZE;
+	nest = ethnla_nest_start(msgbuff, type);
+	if (!nest)
+		goto err_free;
+
+	if (ethnla_put_flag(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_NOMASK, true) ||
+	    ethnla_put_u32(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_SIZE, nbits) ||
+	    ethnla_put(msgbuff, ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_VALUE,
+		       DIV_ROUND_UP(nbits, 32) * sizeof(uint32_t), bits))
+		goto err_cancel;
+
+	ethnla_nest_end(msgbuff, nest);
+	free(bits);
+	return 0;
+
+err_cancel:
+	ethnla_nest_cancel(msgbuff, nest);
+err_free:
+	free(bits);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct param_parser stats_params[] = {
 	{
 		.arg		= "--groups",
@@ -227,6 +275,13 @@ static const struct param_parser stats_params[] = {
 		.handler	= nl_parse_bitset,
 		.handler_data	= &stats_parser_data,
 		.min_argc	= 1,
+		.alt_group	= 1,
+	},
+	{
+		.arg		= "--all-groups",
+		.type		= ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GROUPS,
+		.handler	= stats_parse_all_groups,
+		.alt_group	= 1,
 	},
 	{}
 };
