diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
index 37fb033e1c29..9b1659b03aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
@@ -730,6 +730,8 @@ static const struct sfp_upstream_ops at803x_sfp_ops = {
 	.attach = phy_sfp_attach,
 	.detach = phy_sfp_detach,
 	.module_insert = at803x_sfp_insert,
+	.connect_phy = phy_sfp_connect_phy,
+	.disconnect_phy = phy_sfp_disconnect_phy,
 };
 
 static int at803x_parse_dt(struct phy_device *phydev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/marvell-88x2222.c b/drivers/net/phy/marvell-88x2222.c
index e3aa30dad2e6..3f77bbc7e04f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/marvell-88x2222.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/marvell-88x2222.c
@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ static const struct sfp_upstream_ops sfp_phy_ops = {
 	.link_down = mv2222_sfp_link_down,
 	.attach = phy_sfp_attach,
 	.detach = phy_sfp_detach,
+	.connect_phy = phy_sfp_connect_phy,
+	.disconnect_phy = phy_sfp_disconnect_phy,
 };
 
 static int mv2222_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
index eba652a4c1d8..674e29bce2cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/marvell.c
@@ -3254,6 +3254,8 @@ static const struct sfp_upstream_ops m88e1510_sfp_ops = {
 	.module_remove = m88e1510_sfp_remove,
 	.attach = phy_sfp_attach,
 	.detach = phy_sfp_detach,
+	.connect_phy = phy_sfp_connect_phy,
+	.disconnect_phy = phy_sfp_disconnect_phy,
 };
 
 static int m88e1510_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c b/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
index d4bb90d76881..a88ebc0a6be5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
@@ -496,6 +496,8 @@ static int mv3310_sfp_insert(void *upstream, const struct sfp_eeprom_id *id)
 static const struct sfp_upstream_ops mv3310_sfp_ops = {
 	.attach = phy_sfp_attach,
 	.detach = phy_sfp_detach,
+	.connect_phy = phy_sfp_connect_phy,
+	.disconnect_phy = phy_sfp_disconnect_phy,
 	.module_insert = mv3310_sfp_insert,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 0c029ae5130a..090c5b14a7b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1362,6 +1362,46 @@ phy_standalone_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(phy_standalone);
 
+/**
+ * phy_sfp_connect_phy - Connect the SFP module's PHY to the upstream PHY
+ * @upstream: pointer to the upstream phy device
+ * @phy: pointer to the SFP module's phy device
+ *
+ * This helper allows keeping track of PHY devices on the link. It adds the
+ * SFP module's phy to the phy namespace of the upstream phy
+ */
+int phy_sfp_connect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy)
+{
+	struct phy_device *phydev = upstream;
+	struct phy_namespace *phy_ns = phy_get_ns(phydev);
+
+	if (phy_ns)
+		phy_ns_add_phy(phy_ns, phy);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_connect_phy);
+
+/**
+ * phy_sfp_disconnect_phy - Disconnect the SFP module's PHY from the upstream PHY
+ * @upstream: pointer to the upstream phy device
+ * @phy: pointer to the SFP module's phy device
+ *
+ * This helper allows keeping track of PHY devices on the link. It removes the
+ * SFP module's phy to the phy namespace of the upstream phy. As the module phy
+ * will be destroyed, re-inserting the same module will add a new phy with a
+ * new index.
+ */
+void phy_sfp_disconnect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy)
+{
+	struct phy_device *phydev = upstream;
+	struct phy_namespace *phy_ns = phy_get_ns(phydev);
+
+	if (phy_ns)
+		phy_ns_del_phy(phy_ns, phy);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_disconnect_phy);
+
 /**
  * phy_sfp_attach - attach the SFP bus to the PHY upstream network device
  * @upstream: pointer to the phy device
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index b12fd33aa84a..02fdf5075f31 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1720,6 +1720,8 @@ int phy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_resume(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int __phy_resume(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_loopback(struct phy_device *phydev, bool enable);
+int phy_sfp_connect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy);
+void phy_sfp_disconnect_phy(void *upstream, struct phy_device *phy);
 void phy_sfp_attach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus);
 void phy_sfp_detach(void *upstream, struct sfp_bus *bus);
 int phy_sfp_probe(struct phy_device *phydev,
