diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index bad8f14b194107b7d77ac5f89f194998c4c0f514..d837f81b4d97d3cd31fc2ddddf6e69262c506553 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3724,8 +3724,15 @@ void ixgbe_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
 		hw->addr_ctrl.user_set_promisc = true;
 		fctrl |= (IXGBE_FCTRL_UPE | IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE);
 		vmolr |= (IXGBE_VMOLR_ROPE | IXGBE_VMOLR_MPE);
-		/* don't hardware filter vlans in promisc mode */
-		ixgbe_vlan_filter_disable(adapter);
+		/* Only disable hardware filter vlans in promiscuous mode
+		 * if SR-IOV and VMDQ are disabled - otherwise ensure
+		 * that hardware VLAN filters remain enabled.
+		 */
+		if (!(adapter->flags & (IXGBE_FLAG_VMDQ_ENABLED |
+					IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED)))
+			ixgbe_vlan_filter_disable(adapter);
+		else
+			ixgbe_vlan_filter_enable(adapter);
 	} else {
 		if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
 			fctrl |= IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 1e7d587c4e572f9efdd3f876b98e906cb3963561..6c624c9d4c0fcb77ccfbfae7d5ba3f9ae38dfe4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -768,6 +768,29 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_mac_addr(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	return ixgbe_set_vf_mac(adapter, vf, new_mac) < 0;
 }
 
+static int ixgbe_find_vlvf_entry(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 vlan)
+{
+	u32 vlvf;
+	s32 regindex;
+
+	/* short cut the special case */
+	if (vlan == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Search for the vlan id in the VLVF entries */
+	for (regindex = 1; regindex < IXGBE_VLVF_ENTRIES; regindex++) {
+		vlvf = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLVF(regindex));
+		if ((vlvf & VLAN_VID_MASK) == vlan)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	/* Return a negative value if not found */
+	if (regindex >= IXGBE_VLVF_ENTRIES)
+		regindex = -1;
+
+	return regindex;
+}
+
 static int ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_msg(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 				 u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
 {
@@ -775,6 +798,9 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_msg(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	int add = (msgbuf[0] & IXGBE_VT_MSGINFO_MASK) >> IXGBE_VT_MSGINFO_SHIFT;
 	int vid = (msgbuf[1] & IXGBE_VLVF_VLANID_MASK);
 	int err;
+	s32 reg_ndx;
+	u32 vlvf;
+	u32 bits;
 	u8 tcs = netdev_get_num_tc(adapter->netdev);
 
 	if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].pf_vlan || tcs) {
@@ -790,10 +816,50 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_msg(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	else if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].vlan_count)
 		adapter->vfinfo[vf].vlan_count--;
 
+	/* in case of promiscuous mode any VLAN filter set for a VF must
+	 * also have the PF pool added to it.
+	 */
+	if (add && adapter->netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
+		err = ixgbe_set_vf_vlan(adapter, add, vid, VMDQ_P(0));
+
 	err = ixgbe_set_vf_vlan(adapter, add, vid, vf);
 	if (!err && adapter->vfinfo[vf].spoofchk_enabled)
 		hw->mac.ops.set_vlan_anti_spoofing(hw, true, vf);
 
+	/* Go through all the checks to see if the VLAN filter should
+	 * be wiped completely.
+	 */
+	if (!add && adapter->netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
+		reg_ndx = ixgbe_find_vlvf_entry(hw, vid);
+		if (reg_ndx < 0)
+			goto out;
+		vlvf = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLVF(reg_ndx));
+		/* See if any other pools are set for this VLAN filter
+		 * entry other than the PF.
+		 */
+		if (VMDQ_P(0) < 32) {
+			bits = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLVFB(reg_ndx * 2));
+			bits &= ~(1 << VMDQ_P(0));
+			bits |= IXGBE_READ_REG(hw,
+					       IXGBE_VLVFB(reg_ndx * 2) + 1);
+		} else {
+			bits = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw,
+					      IXGBE_VLVFB(reg_ndx * 2) + 1);
+			bits &= ~(1 << (VMDQ_P(0) - 32));
+			bits |= IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLVFB(reg_ndx * 2));
+		}
+
+		/* If the filter was removed then ensure PF pool bit
+		 * is cleared if the PF only added itself to the pool
+		 * because the PF is in promiscuous mode.
+		 */
+		if ((vlvf & VLAN_VID_MASK) == vid &&
+		    !test_bit(vid, adapter->active_vlans) && !bits)
+			ixgbe_set_vf_vlan(adapter, add, vid, VMDQ_P(0));
+	}
+
+out:
+
 	return err;
 }