diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic.h
index df29c977a702..106ee5b2ceff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct ionic {
 	unsigned int nintrs;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(intrs, IONIC_INTR_CTRL_REGS_MAX);
 	cpumask_var_t *affinity_masks;
+	struct delayed_work doorbell_check_dwork;
 	struct work_struct nb_work;
 	struct notifier_block nb;
 	struct rw_semaphore vf_op_lock;	/* lock for VF operations */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
index a7146d50f814..f362e76756df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ static int ionic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	mod_timer(&ionic->watchdog_timer,
 		  round_jiffies(jiffies + ionic->watchdog_period));
+	ionic_queue_doorbell_check(ionic, IONIC_NAPI_DEADLINE);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ static void ionic_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET, ionic->lif->state))
 			set_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_STOPPING, ionic->lif->state);
 
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ionic->doorbell_check_dwork);
 		ionic_lif_unregister(ionic->lif);
 		ionic_devlink_unregister(ionic);
 		ionic_lif_deinit(ionic->lif);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
index 342863fd0b16..5d5990e7376e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
@@ -47,6 +47,61 @@ static void ionic_watchdog_cb(struct timer_list *t)
 	}
 }
 
+static void ionic_napi_schedule_do_softirq(struct napi_struct *napi)
+{
+	local_bh_disable();
+	napi_schedule(napi);
+	local_bh_enable();
+}
+
+static int ionic_get_preferred_cpu(struct ionic *ionic,
+				   struct ionic_intr_info *intr)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	cpu = cpumask_first_and(*intr->affinity_mask, cpu_online_mask);
+	if (cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
+		cpu = cpumask_local_spread(0, dev_to_node(ionic->dev));
+
+	return cpu;
+}
+
+static void ionic_doorbell_check_dwork(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ionic *ionic = container_of(work, struct ionic,
+					   doorbell_check_dwork.work);
+	struct ionic_lif *lif = ionic->lif;
+
+	mutex_lock(&lif->queue_lock);
+
+	if (test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_STOPPING, lif->state) ||
+	    test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET, lif->state)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&lif->queue_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ionic_napi_schedule_do_softirq(&lif->adminqcq->napi);
+
+	if (test_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_UP, lif->state)) {
+		int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < lif->nxqs; i++) {
+			ionic_napi_schedule_do_softirq(&lif->txqcqs[i]->napi);
+			ionic_napi_schedule_do_softirq(&lif->rxqcqs[i]->napi);
+		}
+
+		if (lif->hwstamp_txq &&
+		    lif->hwstamp_txq->flags & IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR)
+			ionic_napi_schedule_do_softirq(&lif->hwstamp_txq->napi);
+		if (lif->hwstamp_rxq &&
+		    lif->hwstamp_rxq->flags & IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR)
+			ionic_napi_schedule_do_softirq(&lif->hwstamp_rxq->napi);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&lif->queue_lock);
+
+	ionic_queue_doorbell_check(ionic, IONIC_NAPI_DEADLINE);
+}
+
 static int ionic_watchdog_init(struct ionic *ionic)
 {
 	struct ionic_dev *idev = &ionic->idev;
@@ -70,10 +125,21 @@ static int ionic_watchdog_init(struct ionic *ionic)
 		dev_err(ionic->dev, "alloc_workqueue failed");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ionic->doorbell_check_dwork,
+			  ionic_doorbell_check_dwork);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void ionic_queue_doorbell_check(struct ionic *ionic, int delay)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	cpu = ionic_get_preferred_cpu(ionic, &ionic->lif->adminqcq->intr);
+	queue_delayed_work_on(cpu, ionic->wq, &ionic->doorbell_check_dwork,
+			      delay);
+}
+
 void ionic_init_devinfo(struct ionic *ionic)
 {
 	struct ionic_dev *idev = &ionic->idev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
index 7dbd3b8b0e36..d87e6020cfb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define IONIC_DEV_INFO_REG_COUNT	32
 #define IONIC_DEV_CMD_REG_COUNT		32
 
-#define IONIC_NAPI_DEADLINE		(HZ / 200)	/* 5ms */
+#define IONIC_NAPI_DEADLINE		(HZ)		/* 1 sec */
 #define IONIC_ADMIN_DOORBELL_DEADLINE	(HZ / 2)	/* 500ms */
 #define IONIC_TX_DOORBELL_DEADLINE	(HZ / 100)	/* 10ms */
 #define IONIC_RX_MIN_DOORBELL_DEADLINE	(HZ / 100)	/* 10ms */
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ bool ionic_q_is_posted(struct ionic_queue *q, unsigned int pos);
 
 int ionic_heartbeat_check(struct ionic *ionic);
 bool ionic_is_fw_running(struct ionic_dev *idev);
+void ionic_queue_doorbell_check(struct ionic *ionic, int delay);
 
 bool ionic_adminq_poke_doorbell(struct ionic_queue *q);
 bool ionic_txq_poke_doorbell(struct ionic_queue *q);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index cd12107f66d7..42a587d14d01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -1191,6 +1191,7 @@ static int ionic_adminq_napi(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	if (lif->adminqcq && lif->adminqcq->flags & IONIC_QCQ_F_INITED)
 		a_work = ionic_cq_service(&lif->adminqcq->cq, budget,
 					  ionic_adminq_service, NULL, NULL);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lif->adminq_lock, irqflags);
 
 	if (lif->hwstamp_rxq)
@@ -3406,6 +3407,7 @@ int ionic_restart_lif(struct ionic_lif *lif)
 	clear_bit(IONIC_LIF_F_FW_RESET, lif->state);
 	ionic_link_status_check_request(lif, CAN_SLEEP);
 	netif_device_attach(lif->netdev);
+	ionic_queue_doorbell_check(ionic, IONIC_NAPI_DEADLINE);
 
 	return 0;
 
