diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c
index bcbc1e19edde..be8ac2e60c69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c
@@ -232,9 +232,81 @@ del_device_store(const struct bus_type *bus, const char *buf, size_t count)
 }
 static BUS_ATTR_WO(del_device);
 
+static ssize_t link_device_store(const struct bus_type *bus, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	unsigned int netnsid_a, netnsid_b, ifidx_a, ifidx_b;
+	struct netdevsim *nsim_a, *nsim_b;
+	struct net_device *dev_a, *dev_b;
+	struct net *ns_a, *ns_b;
+	int err;
+
+	err = sscanf(buf, "%u %u %u %u", &netnsid_a, &ifidx_a, &netnsid_b, &ifidx_b);
+	if (err != 4) {
+		pr_err("Format for linking two devices is \"netnsid_a ifidx_a netnsid_b ifidx_b\" (uint uint unit uint).\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	rtnl_lock();
+	ns_a = get_net_ns_by_id(current->nsproxy->net_ns, netnsid_a);
+	if (!ns_a) {
+		pr_err("Could not find netns with id: %d\n", netnsid_a);
+		goto out_unlock_rtnl;
+	}
+
+	dev_a = dev_get_by_index(ns_a, ifidx_a);
+	if (!dev_a) {
+		pr_err("Could not find device with ifindex %d in netnsid %d\n", ifidx_a, netnsid_a);
+		goto out_put_netns_a;
+	}
+
+	if (!netdev_is_nsim(dev_a)) {
+		pr_err("Device with ifindex %d in netnsid %d is not a netdevsim\n", ifidx_a, netnsid_a);
+		goto out_put_dev_a;
+	}
+
+	ns_b = get_net_ns_by_id(current->nsproxy->net_ns, netnsid_b);
+	if (!ns_b) {
+		pr_err("Could not find netns with id: %d\n", netnsid_b);
+		goto out_put_dev_a;
+	}
+
+	dev_b = dev_get_by_index(ns_b, ifidx_b);
+	if (!dev_b) {
+		pr_err("Could not find device with ifindex %d in netnsid %d\n", ifidx_b, netnsid_b);
+		goto out_put_netns_b;
+	}
+
+	if (!netdev_is_nsim(dev_b)) {
+		pr_err("Device with ifindex %d in netnsid %d is not a netdevsim\n", ifidx_b, netnsid_b);
+		goto out_put_dev_b;
+	}
+
+	err = 0;
+	nsim_a = netdev_priv(dev_a);
+	nsim_b = netdev_priv(dev_b);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(nsim_a->peer, nsim_b);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(nsim_b->peer, nsim_a);
+
+out_put_dev_b:
+	dev_put(dev_b);
+out_put_netns_b:
+	put_net(ns_b);
+out_put_dev_a:
+	dev_put(dev_a);
+out_put_netns_a:
+	put_net(ns_a);
+out_unlock_rtnl:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+
+	return !err ? count : err;
+}
+static BUS_ATTR_WO(link_device);
+
 static struct attribute *nsim_bus_attrs[] = {
 	&bus_attr_new_device.attr,
 	&bus_attr_del_device.attr,
+	&bus_attr_link_device.attr,
 	NULL
 };
 ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(nsim_bus);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
index 77e8250282a5..969248ffeca8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ nsim_create(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, struct nsim_dev_port *nsim_dev_port)
 	ns->nsim_dev = nsim_dev;
 	ns->nsim_dev_port = nsim_dev_port;
 	ns->nsim_bus_dev = nsim_dev->nsim_bus_dev;
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ns->peer, NULL);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &ns->nsim_bus_dev->dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVLINK_PORT(dev, &nsim_dev_port->devlink_port);
 	nsim_ethtool_init(ns);
@@ -413,8 +414,13 @@ nsim_create(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, struct nsim_dev_port *nsim_dev_port)
 void nsim_destroy(struct netdevsim *ns)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ns->netdev;
+	struct netdevsim *peer;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
+	peer = rtnl_dereference(ns->peer);
+	if (peer)
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(peer->peer, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ns->peer, NULL);
 	unregister_netdevice(dev);
 	if (nsim_dev_port_is_pf(ns->nsim_dev_port)) {
 		nsim_macsec_teardown(ns);
@@ -427,6 +433,11 @@ void nsim_destroy(struct netdevsim *ns)
 	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
+bool netdev_is_nsim(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->netdev_ops == &nsim_netdev_ops;
+}
+
 static int nsim_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index 028c825b86db..c8b45b0d955e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -125,11 +125,13 @@ struct netdevsim {
 	} udp_ports;
 
 	struct nsim_ethtool ethtool;
+	struct netdevsim __rcu *peer;
 };
 
 struct netdevsim *
 nsim_create(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, struct nsim_dev_port *nsim_dev_port);
 void nsim_destroy(struct netdevsim *ns);
+bool netdev_is_nsim(struct net_device *dev);
 
 void nsim_ethtool_init(struct netdevsim *ns);
 
