diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index 61af47e75aa1c66670f284133a5351d99c69ad4b..c9006bbd2ed34b5072a81892d432ed96e2c4ee67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ static enum ixgbe_media_type ixgbe_get_media_type_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_SFP:
 		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_fiber;
 		break;
+	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_CX4:
+		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_fiber;
+		break;
 	default:
 		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_unknown;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index b47aaa88133442e8703d5628582f7e4426fb3e87..59ad9590e700c23b79a7a512c0818302408ae06a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ static struct pci_device_id ixgbe_pci_tbl[] = {
 	 board_82599 },
 	{PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_SFP),
 	 board_82599 },
+	{PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_CX4),
+	 board_82599 },
 
 	/* required last entry */
 	{0, }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index 8ba90eec1dc9fe1b7da78628106e1e4c2dd3d5dd..37303a15e6de693f48287ce07d1285026547a402 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598_SR_DUAL_PORT_EM      0x10E1
 #define IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598EB_XF_LR       0x10F4
 #define IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_KX4           0x10F7
+#define IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_CX4           0x10F9
 #define IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_SFP           0x10FB
 #define IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_XAUI_LOM      0x10FC