diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 3f60976a08057ae3e46bce9373e3ec1c749d6f98..80c5d55cf50b9d1610b78b8a35f8e7ac85503ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -5827,6 +5827,7 @@ static void i40e_handle_mdd_event(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	bool mdd_detected = false;
+	bool pf_mdd_detected = false;
 	struct i40e_vf *vf;
 	u32 reg;
 	int i;
@@ -5866,6 +5867,30 @@ static void i40e_handle_mdd_event(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		mdd_detected = true;
 	}
 
+	if (mdd_detected) {
+		reg = rd32(hw, I40E_PF_MDET_TX);
+		if (reg & I40E_PF_MDET_TX_VALID_MASK) {
+			wr32(hw, I40E_PF_MDET_TX, 0xFFFF);
+			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+				 "MDD TX event is for this function 0x%08x, requesting PF reset.\n",
+				 reg);
+			pf_mdd_detected = true;
+		}
+		reg = rd32(hw, I40E_PF_MDET_RX);
+		if (reg & I40E_PF_MDET_RX_VALID_MASK) {
+			wr32(hw, I40E_PF_MDET_RX, 0xFFFF);
+			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+				 "MDD RX event is for this function 0x%08x, requesting PF reset.\n",
+				 reg);
+			pf_mdd_detected = true;
+		}
+		/* Queue belongs to the PF, initiate a reset */
+		if (pf_mdd_detected) {
+			set_bit(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED, &pf->state);
+			i40e_service_event_schedule(pf);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* see if one of the VFs needs its hand slapped */
 	for (i = 0; i < pf->num_alloc_vfs && mdd_detected; i++) {
 		vf = &(pf->vf[i]);