diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 66bca3a6a05797d119ad13649f949475eb24263b..6c01da3bad745f586e3ac1388a0cc5a639de21a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -336,8 +336,11 @@ static inline u8 mlx5e_get_dcb_num_tc(struct mlx5e_params *params)
 		params->mqprio.num_tc : 1;
 }
 
+/* Keep this enum consistent with the corresponding strings array
+ * declared in en/reporter_rx.c
+ */
 enum {
-	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_ENABLED,
+	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_ENABLED = 0,
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_RECOVERING,
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_DIM,
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_NO_CSUM_COMPLETE,
@@ -345,6 +348,7 @@ enum {
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_MINI_CQE_HW_STRIDX, /* set when mini_cqe_resp_stride_index cap is used */
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_SHAMPO, /* set when SHAMPO cap is used */
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_MINI_CQE_ENHANCED,  /* set when enhanced mini_cqe_cap is used */
+	MLX5E_NUM_RQ_STATES, /* Must be kept last */
 };
 
 struct mlx5e_cq {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c
index c462fe76495b5d5d16d52ef20796a2f09a0d3993..98c87b3df806da30ecfb4f22589e4f4558a37e1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_rx.c
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
 #include "ptp.h"
 #include "lib/tout.h"
 
+/* Keep this string array consistent with the MLX5E_RQ_STATE_* enums in en.h */
+static const char * const rq_sw_state_type_name[] = {
+	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_ENABLED] = "enabled",
+	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_RECOVERING] = "recovering",
+	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_DIM] = "dim",
+	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_NO_CSUM_COMPLETE] = "no_csum_complete",
+	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_CSUM_FULL] = "csum_full",
+	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_MINI_CQE_HW_STRIDX] = "mini_cqe_hw_stridx",
+	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_SHAMPO] = "shampo",
+	[MLX5E_RQ_STATE_MINI_CQE_ENHANCED] = "mini_cqe_enhanced",
+};
+
 static int mlx5e_query_rq_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 rqn, u8 *state)
 {
 	int outlen = MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(query_rq_out);
@@ -239,6 +251,35 @@ static int mlx5e_reporter_icosq_diagnose(struct mlx5e_icosq *icosq, u8 hw_state,
 	return mlx5e_health_fmsg_named_obj_nest_end(fmsg);
 }
 
+static int mlx5e_health_rq_put_sw_state(struct devlink_fmsg *fmsg, struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
+{
+	int err;
+	int i;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(ARRAY_SIZE(rq_sw_state_type_name) != MLX5E_NUM_RQ_STATES,
+			 "rq_sw_state_type_name string array must be consistent with MLX5E_RQ_STATE_* enum in en.h");
+	err = devlink_fmsg_obj_nest_start(fmsg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = mlx5e_health_fmsg_named_obj_nest_start(fmsg, "SW State");
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rq_sw_state_type_name); ++i) {
+		err = devlink_fmsg_u32_pair_put(fmsg, rq_sw_state_type_name[i],
+						test_bit(i, &rq->state));
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	err = mlx5e_health_fmsg_named_obj_nest_end(fmsg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return devlink_fmsg_obj_nest_end(fmsg);
+}
+
 static int
 mlx5e_rx_reporter_build_diagnose_output_rq_common(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
 						  struct devlink_fmsg *fmsg)
@@ -265,10 +306,6 @@ mlx5e_rx_reporter_build_diagnose_output_rq_common(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	err = devlink_fmsg_u8_pair_put(fmsg, "SW state", rq->state);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	err = devlink_fmsg_u32_pair_put(fmsg, "WQE counter", wqe_counter);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -281,6 +318,10 @@ mlx5e_rx_reporter_build_diagnose_output_rq_common(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	err = mlx5e_health_rq_put_sw_state(fmsg, rq);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	err = mlx5e_health_cq_diag_fmsg(&rq->cq, fmsg);
 	if (err)
 		return err;