diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet.h
index a03c3ca1b28d..1e966a39967e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet.h
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@
 
 #define DELAY_OF_ONE_MILLISEC		1000
 
+/* Xilinx PCS/PMA PHY register for switching 1000BaseX or SGMII */
+#define XLNX_MII_STD_SELECT_REG		0x11
+#define XLNX_MII_STD_SELECT_SGMII	BIT(0)
+
 /**
  * struct axidma_bd - Axi Dma buffer descriptor layout
  * @next:         MM2S/S2MM Next Descriptor Pointer
@@ -377,22 +381,29 @@ struct axidma_bd {
  * @ndev:	Pointer for net_device to which it will be attached.
  * @dev:	Pointer to device structure
  * @phy_node:	Pointer to device node structure
+ * @phylink:	Pointer to phylink instance
+ * @phylink_config: phylink configuration settings
+ * @pcs_phy:	Reference to PCS/PMA PHY if used
+ * @switch_x_sgmii: Whether switchable 1000BaseX/SGMII mode is enabled in the core
+ * @clk:	Clock for AXI bus
  * @mii_bus:	Pointer to MII bus structure
  * @mii_clk_div: MII bus clock divider value
  * @regs_start: Resource start for axienet device addresses
  * @regs:	Base address for the axienet_local device address space
  * @dma_regs:	Base address for the axidma device address space
- * @dma_err_tasklet: Tasklet structure to process Axi DMA errors
+ * @dma_err_task: Work structure to process Axi DMA errors
  * @tx_irq:	Axidma TX IRQ number
  * @rx_irq:	Axidma RX IRQ number
+ * @eth_irq:	Ethernet core IRQ number
  * @phy_mode:	Phy type to identify between MII/GMII/RGMII/SGMII/1000 Base-X
  * @options:	AxiEthernet option word
- * @last_link:	Phy link state in which the PHY was negotiated earlier
  * @features:	Stores the extended features supported by the axienet hw
  * @tx_bd_v:	Virtual address of the TX buffer descriptor ring
  * @tx_bd_p:	Physical address(start address) of the TX buffer descr. ring
+ * @tx_bd_num:	Size of TX buffer descriptor ring
  * @rx_bd_v:	Virtual address of the RX buffer descriptor ring
  * @rx_bd_p:	Physical address(start address) of the RX buffer descr. ring
+ * @rx_bd_num:	Size of RX buffer descriptor ring
  * @tx_bd_ci:	Stores the index of the Tx buffer descriptor in the ring being
  *		accessed currently. Used while alloc. BDs before a TX starts
  * @tx_bd_tail:	Stores the index of the Tx buffer descriptor in the ring being
@@ -414,23 +425,20 @@ struct axienet_local {
 	struct net_device *ndev;
 	struct device *dev;
 
-	/* Connection to PHY device */
 	struct device_node *phy_node;
 
 	struct phylink *phylink;
 	struct phylink_config phylink_config;
 
-	/* Reference to PCS/PMA PHY if used */
 	struct mdio_device *pcs_phy;
 
-	/* Clock for AXI bus */
+	bool switch_x_sgmii;
+
 	struct clk *clk;
 
-	/* MDIO bus data */
-	struct mii_bus *mii_bus;	/* MII bus reference */
-	u8 mii_clk_div; /* MII bus clock divider value */
+	struct mii_bus *mii_bus;
+	u8 mii_clk_div;
 
-	/* IO registers, dma functions and IRQs */
 	resource_size_t regs_start;
 	void __iomem *regs;
 	void __iomem *dma_regs;
@@ -442,10 +450,9 @@ struct axienet_local {
 	int eth_irq;
 	phy_interface_t phy_mode;
 
-	u32 options;			/* Current options word */
+	u32 options;
 	u32 features;
 
-	/* Buffer descriptors */
 	struct axidma_bd *tx_bd_v;
 	dma_addr_t tx_bd_p;
 	u32 tx_bd_num;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index 3ef31bae71fb..3a8775e0ca55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -1502,13 +1502,22 @@ static void axienet_validate(struct phylink_config *config,
 	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(mask) = { 0, };
 
 	/* Only support the mode we are configured for */
-	if (state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA &&
-	    state->interface != lp->phy_mode) {
-		netdev_warn(ndev, "Cannot use PHY mode %s, supported: %s\n",
-			    phy_modes(state->interface),
-			    phy_modes(lp->phy_mode));
-		bitmap_zero(supported, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
-		return;
+	switch (state->interface) {
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA:
+		break;
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX:
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII:
+		if (lp->switch_x_sgmii)
+			break;
+		fallthrough;
+	default:
+		if (state->interface != lp->phy_mode) {
+			netdev_warn(ndev, "Cannot use PHY mode %s, supported: %s\n",
+				    phy_modes(state->interface),
+				    phy_modes(lp->phy_mode));
+			bitmap_zero(supported, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	phylink_set(mask, Autoneg);
@@ -1568,6 +1577,33 @@ static void axienet_mac_an_restart(struct phylink_config *config)
 	phylink_mii_c22_pcs_an_restart(lp->pcs_phy);
 }
 
+static int axienet_mac_prepare(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
+			       phy_interface_t iface)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+	struct axienet_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (iface) {
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII:
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX:
+		if (!lp->switch_x_sgmii)
+			return 0;
+
+		ret = mdiobus_write(lp->pcs_phy->bus,
+				    lp->pcs_phy->addr,
+				    XLNX_MII_STD_SELECT_REG,
+				    iface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII ?
+					XLNX_MII_STD_SELECT_SGMII : 0);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			netdev_warn(ndev, "Failed to switch PHY interface: %d\n",
+				    ret);
+		return ret;
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
 static void axienet_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
 			       const struct phylink_link_state *state)
 {
@@ -1645,6 +1681,7 @@ static const struct phylink_mac_ops axienet_phylink_ops = {
 	.validate = axienet_validate,
 	.mac_pcs_get_state = axienet_mac_pcs_get_state,
 	.mac_an_restart = axienet_mac_an_restart,
+	.mac_prepare = axienet_mac_prepare,
 	.mac_config = axienet_mac_config,
 	.mac_link_down = axienet_mac_link_down,
 	.mac_link_up = axienet_mac_link_up,
@@ -1896,6 +1933,9 @@ static int axienet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 */
 	of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "xlnx,rxmem", &lp->rxmem);
 
+	lp->switch_x_sgmii = of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node,
+						   "xlnx,switch-x-sgmii");
+
 	/* Start with the proprietary, and broken phy_type */
 	ret = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "xlnx,phy-type", &value);
 	if (!ret) {
@@ -1925,6 +1965,12 @@ static int axienet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (ret)
 			goto free_netdev;
 	}
+	if (lp->switch_x_sgmii && lp->phy_mode != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII &&
+	    lp->phy_mode != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "xlnx,switch-x-sgmii only supported with SGMII or 1000BaseX\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto free_netdev;
+	}
 
 	/* Find the DMA node, map the DMA registers, and decode the DMA IRQs */
 	np = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "axistream-connected", 0);
