diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index 04e93bafb7bd7318be1595c9e1494d5bda717acc..4e60d2610f208b5b9c628092ec403b6d7bd0757c 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -536,6 +536,12 @@ struct dsa_switch_ops {
 	void	(*get_regs)(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 			    struct ethtool_regs *regs, void *p);
 
+	/*
+	 * Upper device tracking.
+	 */
+	int	(*port_prechangeupper)(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
+				       struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info);
+
 	/*
 	 * Bridge integration
 	 */
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index c6806eef906f931043615b902452623577aecc06..59c80052e95037e9d45d1b6ce6970f67b036392d 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -2032,10 +2032,22 @@ static int dsa_slave_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	switch (event) {
 	case NETDEV_PRECHANGEUPPER: {
 		struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info = ptr;
+		struct dsa_switch *ds;
+		struct dsa_port *dp;
+		int err;
 
 		if (!dsa_slave_dev_check(dev))
 			return dsa_prevent_bridging_8021q_upper(dev, ptr);
 
+		dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
+		ds = dp->ds;
+
+		if (ds->ops->port_prechangeupper) {
+			err = ds->ops->port_prechangeupper(ds, dp->index, info);
+			if (err)
+				return notifier_from_errno(err);
+		}
+
 		if (is_vlan_dev(info->upper_dev))
 			return dsa_slave_check_8021q_upper(dev, ptr);
 		break;