diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
index 3d6435617527a64bb9bc03fd85475185ac5ce140..1bf4d2a5d34f8b7421839033c7dd4cedb748bc1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ static int e1000_get_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	ecmd->autoneg = ((hw->phy.media_type == e1000_media_type_fiber) ||
 			 hw->mac.autoneg) ? AUTONEG_ENABLE : AUTONEG_DISABLE;
+
+	/* MDI-X => 2; MDI =>1; Invalid =>0 */
+	if ((hw->phy.media_type == e1000_media_type_copper) &&
+	    !hw->mac.get_link_status)
+		ecmd->eth_tp_mdix = hw->phy.is_mdix ? ETH_TP_MDI_X :
+		                                      ETH_TP_MDI;
+	else
+		ecmd->eth_tp_mdix = ETH_TP_MDI_INVALID;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
index 380b04272bf112da520e09844f75e185b5da4365..9b660bd2e2b37db4a955d02e02929db4531b7ded 100644
--- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ struct ethtool_cmd {
 	__u32	maxtxpkt;	/* Tx pkts before generating tx int */
 	__u32	maxrxpkt;	/* Rx pkts before generating rx int */
 	__u16	speed_hi;
-	__u16	reserved2;
+	__u8	eth_tp_mdix;
+	__u8	reserved2;
 	__u32	lp_advertising;	/* Features the link partner advertises */
 	__u32	reserved[2];
 };
@@ -632,6 +633,11 @@ struct ethtool_ops {
 #define AUTONEG_DISABLE		0x00
 #define AUTONEG_ENABLE		0x01
 
+/* Mode MDI or MDI-X */
+#define ETH_TP_MDI_INVALID	0x00
+#define ETH_TP_MDI		0x01
+#define ETH_TP_MDI_X		0x02
+
 /* Wake-On-Lan options. */
 #define WAKE_PHY		(1 << 0)
 #define WAKE_UCAST		(1 << 1)