diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 3adf237c951ad3b5d640f8d858ac0bb2e4c11db5..5cd4df08ce9759131838ec9de0b3b6400f50c374 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -4019,14 +4019,21 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_lag_index_get(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 static bool
 mlxsw_sp_master_lag_check(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			  struct net_device *lag_dev,
-			  struct netdev_lag_upper_info *lag_upper_info)
+			  struct netdev_lag_upper_info *lag_upper_info,
+			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	u16 lag_id;
 
-	if (mlxsw_sp_lag_index_get(mlxsw_sp, lag_dev, &lag_id) != 0)
+	if (mlxsw_sp_lag_index_get(mlxsw_sp, lag_dev, &lag_id) != 0) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+			       "spectrum: Exceeded number of supported LAG devices");
 		return false;
-	if (lag_upper_info->tx_type != NETDEV_LAG_TX_TYPE_HASH)
+	}
+	if (lag_upper_info->tx_type != NETDEV_LAG_TX_TYPE_HASH) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+			       "spectrum: LAG device using unsupported Tx type");
 		return false;
+	}
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -4231,6 +4238,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_upper_event(struct net_device *lower_dev,
 {
 	struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info;
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port;
+	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack;
 	struct net_device *upper_dev;
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -4238,6 +4246,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_upper_event(struct net_device *lower_dev,
 	mlxsw_sp_port = netdev_priv(dev);
 	mlxsw_sp = mlxsw_sp_port->mlxsw_sp;
 	info = ptr;
+	extack = netdev_notifier_info_to_extack(&info->info);
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case NETDEV_PRECHANGEUPPER:
@@ -4245,25 +4254,43 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_upper_event(struct net_device *lower_dev,
 		if (!is_vlan_dev(upper_dev) &&
 		    !netif_is_lag_master(upper_dev) &&
 		    !netif_is_bridge_master(upper_dev) &&
-		    !netif_is_ovs_master(upper_dev))
+		    !netif_is_ovs_master(upper_dev)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "spectrum: Unknown upper device type");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		if (!info->linking)
 			break;
-		if (netdev_has_any_upper_dev(upper_dev))
+		if (netdev_has_any_upper_dev(upper_dev)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "spectrum: Enslaving a port to a device that already has an upper device is not supported");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		if (netif_is_lag_master(upper_dev) &&
 		    !mlxsw_sp_master_lag_check(mlxsw_sp, upper_dev,
-					       info->upper_info))
+					       info->upper_info, extack))
 			return -EINVAL;
-		if (netif_is_lag_master(upper_dev) && vlan_uses_dev(dev))
+		if (netif_is_lag_master(upper_dev) && vlan_uses_dev(dev)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "spectrum: Master device is a LAG master and this device has a VLAN");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		if (netif_is_lag_port(dev) && is_vlan_dev(upper_dev) &&
-		    !netif_is_lag_master(vlan_dev_real_dev(upper_dev)))
+		    !netif_is_lag_master(vlan_dev_real_dev(upper_dev))) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "spectrum: Can not put a VLAN on a LAG port");
 			return -EINVAL;
-		if (netif_is_ovs_master(upper_dev) && vlan_uses_dev(dev))
+		}
+		if (netif_is_ovs_master(upper_dev) && vlan_uses_dev(dev)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "spectrum: Master device is an OVS master and this device has a VLAN");
 			return -EINVAL;
-		if (netif_is_ovs_port(dev) && is_vlan_dev(upper_dev))
+		}
+		if (netif_is_ovs_port(dev) && is_vlan_dev(upper_dev)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+				       "spectrum: Can not put a VLAN on an OVS port");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER:
 		upper_dev = info->upper_dev;