diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/drivers/net/phy/ar40xx.c b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/drivers/net/phy/ar40xx.c
index c35ba2799f..369124a27a 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/drivers/net/phy/ar40xx.c
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/drivers/net/phy/ar40xx.c
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ static const struct ar40xx_mib_desc ar40xx_mibs[] = {
 	MIB_DESC(1, AR40XX_STATS_TXLATECOL, "TxLateCol"),
 };
 
+static const int ar40xx_mibs_rx_tx[] = { 15, 31 };
+
 static u32
 ar40xx_read(struct ar40xx_priv *priv, int reg)
 {
@@ -430,6 +432,36 @@ ar40xx_mib_fetch_port_stat(struct ar40xx_priv *priv, int port, bool flush)
 	}
 }
 
+/* similar to ar40xx_mib_fetch_port_stat, but only fetch RXGOODBYTE and TXBYTE */
+static void
+ar40xx_mib_fetch_port_stat_rx_tx(struct ar40xx_priv *priv, int port)
+{
+	unsigned int base;
+	u64 *mib_stats;
+	int j;
+	u32 num_mibs = ARRAY_SIZE(ar40xx_mibs);
+
+	WARN_ON(port >= priv->dev.ports);
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&priv->mib_lock);
+
+	base = AR40XX_REG_PORT_STATS_START +
+	       AR40XX_REG_PORT_STATS_LEN * port;
+
+	mib_stats = &priv->mib_stats[port * num_mibs];
+	for (j = 0; j < ARRAY_SIZE(ar40xx_mibs_rx_tx); j++) {
+		const int i = ar40xx_mibs_rx_tx[j];
+		const struct ar40xx_mib_desc *mib;
+		u64 t;
+
+		mib = &ar40xx_mibs[i];
+		t = ar40xx_read(priv, base + mib->offset);
+		t |= ar40xx_read(priv, base + mib->offset + 4) << 32;
+
+		mib_stats[i] += t;
+	}
+}
+
 static int
 ar40xx_mib_capture(struct ar40xx_priv *priv)
 {
@@ -771,6 +803,36 @@ ar40xx_sw_get_port_link(struct switch_dev *dev, int port,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+ar40xx_sw_get_port_stats(struct switch_dev *dev, int port,
+			struct switch_port_stats *stats)
+{
+	struct ar40xx_priv *priv = swdev_to_ar40xx(dev);
+	u32 num_mibs = ARRAY_SIZE(ar40xx_mibs);
+	u64 *mib_stats;
+	int ret = 0;
+	static int last_port = AR40XX_NUM_PORTS - 1;
+
+	mutex_lock(&priv->mib_lock);
+
+	/* Avoid unnecessary capture */
+	if (last_port >= port) {
+		ret = ar40xx_mib_capture(priv);
+		if (ret)
+			goto unlock;
+	}
+	last_port = port;
+
+	ar40xx_mib_fetch_port_stat_rx_tx(priv, port);
+
+	mib_stats = &priv->mib_stats[port * num_mibs];
+	stats->rx_bytes = mib_stats[ar40xx_mibs_rx_tx[0]];
+	stats->tx_bytes = mib_stats[ar40xx_mibs_rx_tx[1]];
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->mib_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct switch_attr ar40xx_sw_attr_globals[] = {
 	{
 		.type = SWITCH_TYPE_INT,
@@ -1724,6 +1786,7 @@ static const struct switch_dev_ops ar40xx_sw_ops = {
 	.apply_config = ar40xx_sw_hw_apply,
 	.reset_switch = ar40xx_sw_reset_switch,
 	.get_port_link = ar40xx_sw_get_port_link,
+	.get_port_stats = ar40xx_sw_get_port_stats,
 };
 
 /* Platform driver probe function */