diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h
index 47679e67ac48..93e47c545767 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed.h
@@ -838,6 +838,9 @@ struct qed_dev {
 	/* Recovery */
 	bool recov_in_prog;
 
+	/* Indicates whether should prevent attentions from being reasserted */
+	bool attn_clr_en;
+
 	/* LLH info */
 	u8 ppfid_bitmap;
 	struct qed_llh_info *p_llh_info;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
index 1b1447b2f059..b7b974f0ef21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct aeu_invert_reg_bit {
 #define ATTENTION_BB(value)             (value << ATTENTION_BB_SHIFT)
 #define ATTENTION_BB_DIFFERENT          BIT(23)
 
+#define ATTENTION_CLEAR_ENABLE          BIT(28)
 	unsigned int flags;
 
 	/* Callback to call if attention will be triggered */
@@ -371,6 +372,13 @@ static int qed_fw_assertion(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static int qed_general_attention_35(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn)
+{
+	DP_INFO(p_hwfn, "General attention 35!\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define QED_DORQ_ATTENTION_REASON_MASK  (0xfffff)
 #define QED_DORQ_ATTENTION_OPAQUE_MASK  (0xffff)
 #define QED_DORQ_ATTENTION_OPAQUE_SHIFT (0x0)
@@ -613,14 +621,15 @@ static struct aeu_invert_reg aeu_descs[NUM_ATTN_REGS] = {
 
 	{
 		{       /* After Invert 4 */
-			{"General Attention 32", ATTENTION_SINGLE,
-			 qed_fw_assertion,
+			{"General Attention 32", ATTENTION_SINGLE |
+			 ATTENTION_CLEAR_ENABLE, qed_fw_assertion,
 			 MAX_BLOCK_ID},
 			{"General Attention %d",
 			 (2 << ATTENTION_LENGTH_SHIFT) |
 			 (33 << ATTENTION_OFFSET_SHIFT), NULL, MAX_BLOCK_ID},
-			{"General Attention 35", ATTENTION_SINGLE,
-			 NULL, MAX_BLOCK_ID},
+			{"General Attention 35", ATTENTION_SINGLE |
+			 ATTENTION_CLEAR_ENABLE, qed_general_attention_35,
+			 MAX_BLOCK_ID},
 			{"NWS Parity",
 			 ATTENTION_PAR | ATTENTION_BB_DIFFERENT |
 			 ATTENTION_BB(AEU_INVERT_REG_SPECIAL_CNIG_0),
@@ -2361,6 +2370,11 @@ void qed_int_disable_post_isr_release(struct qed_dev *cdev)
 		cdev->hwfns[i].b_int_requested = false;
 }
 
+void qed_int_attn_clr_enable(struct qed_dev *cdev, bool clr_enable)
+{
+	cdev->attn_clr_en = clr_enable;
+}
+
 int qed_int_set_timer_res(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct qed_ptt *p_ptt,
 			  u8 timer_res, u16 sb_id, bool tx)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.h
index 9ad568d93ae6..e09db3386367 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.h
@@ -190,6 +190,17 @@ void qed_int_get_num_sbs(struct qed_hwfn	*p_hwfn,
  */
 void qed_int_disable_post_isr_release(struct qed_dev *cdev);
 
+/**
+ * @brief qed_int_attn_clr_enable - sets whether the general behavior is
+ *        preventing attentions from being reasserted, or following the
+ *        attributes of the specific attention.
+ *
+ * @param cdev
+ * @param clr_enable
+ *
+ */
+void qed_int_attn_clr_enable(struct qed_dev *cdev, bool clr_enable);
+
 /**
  * @brief - Doorbell Recovery handler.
  *          Run doorbell recovery in case of PF overflow (and flush DORQ if
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
index 4411bc8fce98..0cdde35b8d11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
@@ -2491,10 +2491,14 @@ void qed_hw_error_occurred(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 	DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn, "HW error occurred [%s]\n", err_str);
 
-	/* Call the HW error handler of the protocol driver
+	/* Call the HW error handler of the protocol driver.
+	 * If it is not available - perform a minimal handling of preventing
+	 * HW attentions from being reasserted.
 	 */
 	if (ops && ops->schedule_hw_err_handler)
 		ops->schedule_hw_err_handler(cookie, err_type);
+	else
+		qed_int_attn_clr_enable(p_hwfn->cdev, true);
 }
 
 static int qed_set_coalesce(struct qed_dev *cdev, u16 rx_coal, u16 tx_coal,
@@ -2719,6 +2723,7 @@ const struct qed_common_ops qed_common_ops_pass = {
 	.set_led = &qed_set_led,
 	.recovery_process = &qed_recovery_process,
 	.recovery_prolog = &qed_recovery_prolog,
+	.attn_clr_enable = &qed_int_attn_clr_enable,
 	.update_drv_state = &qed_update_drv_state,
 	.update_mac = &qed_update_mac,
 	.update_mtu = &qed_update_mtu,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
index 590b0bfa7030..0f7c4d34a91e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
@@ -2509,6 +2509,8 @@ static void qede_recovery_handler(struct qede_dev *edev)
 
 static void qede_atomic_hw_err_handler(struct qede_dev *edev)
 {
+	struct qed_dev *cdev = edev->cdev;
+
 	DP_NOTICE(edev,
 		  "Generic non-sleepable HW error handling started - err_flags 0x%lx\n",
 		  edev->err_flags);
@@ -2516,6 +2518,10 @@ static void qede_atomic_hw_err_handler(struct qede_dev *edev)
 	/* Get a call trace of the flow that led to the error */
 	WARN_ON(test_bit(QEDE_ERR_WARN, &edev->err_flags));
 
+	/* Prevent HW attentions from being reasserted */
+	if (test_bit(QEDE_ERR_ATTN_CLR_EN, &edev->err_flags))
+		edev->ops->common->attn_clr_enable(cdev, true);
+
 	DP_NOTICE(edev, "Generic non-sleepable HW error handling is done\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/qed/qed_if.h b/include/linux/qed/qed_if.h
index 47f69964da27..7b47fd7b77e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/qed/qed_if.h
+++ b/include/linux/qed/qed_if.h
@@ -1047,6 +1047,15 @@ struct qed_common_ops {
  */
 	int (*set_led)(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 		       enum qed_led_mode mode);
+
+/**
+ * @brief attn_clr_enable - Prevent attentions from being reasserted
+ *
+ * @param cdev
+ * @param clr_enable
+ */
+	void (*attn_clr_enable)(struct qed_dev *cdev, bool clr_enable);
+
 /**
  * @brief db_recovery_add - add doorbell information to the doorbell
  * recovery mechanism.
