diff --git a/sys/dev/ntb/if_ntb/if_ntb.c b/sys/dev/ntb/if_ntb/if_ntb.c
index ace4861e6a89..ebe9da0de536 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ntb/if_ntb/if_ntb.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ntb/if_ntb/if_ntb.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ ntb_net_init(void *arg)
 	if_t ifp = sc->ifp;
 
 	if_setdrvflagbits(ifp, IFF_DRV_RUNNING, IFF_DRV_OACTIVE);
+	if_setbaudrate(ifp, ntb_transport_link_speed(sc->queues[0].qp));
 	if_link_state_change(ifp, ntb_transport_link_query(sc->queues[0].qp) ?
 	    LINK_STATE_UP : LINK_STATE_DOWN);
 }
@@ -474,20 +475,10 @@ static void
 ntb_net_event_handler(void *data, enum ntb_link_event status)
 {
 	struct ntb_net_queue *q = data;
-	int new_state;
 
-	switch (status) {
-	case NTB_LINK_DOWN:
-		new_state = LINK_STATE_DOWN;
-		break;
-	case NTB_LINK_UP:
-		new_state = LINK_STATE_UP;
-		break;
-	default:
-		new_state = LINK_STATE_UNKNOWN;
-		break;
-	}
-	if_link_state_change(q->ifp, new_state);
+	if_setbaudrate(q->ifp, ntb_transport_link_speed(q->qp));
+	if_link_state_change(q->ifp, (status == NTB_LINK_UP) ? LINK_STATE_UP :
+	    LINK_STATE_DOWN);
 }
 
 /* Helper functions */
diff --git a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb.c b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb.c
index 44c0c618646c..7515dfcaa49a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb.c
@@ -168,7 +168,15 @@ ntb_link_event(device_t dev)
 	struct ntb_child **cpp = device_get_softc(dev);
 	struct ntb_child *nc;
 	struct rm_priotracker ctx_tracker;
+	enum ntb_speed speed;
+	enum ntb_width width;
 
+	if (NTB_LINK_IS_UP(dev, &speed, &width)) {
+		device_printf(dev, "Link is up (PCIe %d.x / x%d)\n",
+		    (int)speed, (int)width);
+	} else {
+		device_printf(dev, "Link is down\n");
+	}
 	for (nc = *cpp; nc != NULL; nc = nc->next) {
 		rm_rlock(&nc->ctx_lock, &ctx_tracker);
 		if (nc->ctx_ops != NULL && nc->ctx_ops->link_event != NULL)
diff --git a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_if.m b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_if.m
index d8ca22755839..77596bec4d6a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_if.m
+++ b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_if.m
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ HEADER {
 		NTB_SPEED_GEN1 = 1,
 		NTB_SPEED_GEN2 = 2,
 		NTB_SPEED_GEN3 = 3,
+		NTB_SPEED_GEN4 = 4,
 	};
 
 	enum ntb_width {
diff --git a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_transport.c b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_transport.c
index c7bc4da2c388..328c7a316139 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_transport.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_transport.c
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ struct ntb_transport_ctx {
 	unsigned		qp_count;
 	uint64_t		qp_bitmap;
 	volatile bool		link_is_up;
+	enum ntb_speed		link_speed;
+	enum ntb_width		link_width;
 	struct callout		link_work;
 	struct callout		link_watchdog;
 	struct task		link_cleanup;
@@ -1024,7 +1026,7 @@ ntb_transport_event_callback(void *data)
 {
 	struct ntb_transport_ctx *nt = data;
 
-	if (ntb_link_is_up(nt->dev, NULL, NULL)) {
+	if (ntb_link_is_up(nt->dev, &nt->link_speed, &nt->link_width)) {
 		ntb_printf(1, "HW link up\n");
 		callout_reset(&nt->link_work, 0, ntb_transport_link_work, nt);
 	} else {
@@ -1105,7 +1107,7 @@ ntb_transport_link_work(void *arg)
 	for (i = 0; i < nt->mw_count; i++)
 		ntb_free_mw(nt, i);
 out:
-	if (ntb_link_is_up(dev, NULL, NULL))
+	if (ntb_link_is_up(dev, &nt->link_speed, &nt->link_width))
 		callout_reset(&nt->link_work,
 		    NTB_LINK_DOWN_TIMEOUT * hz / 1000, ntb_transport_link_work, nt);
 }
@@ -1379,6 +1381,43 @@ ntb_transport_link_query(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp)
 	return (qp->link_is_up);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ntb_transport_link_speed - Query transport link speed
+ * @qp: NTB transport layer queue to be queried
+ *
+ * Query connection speed to the remote system of the NTB transport queue
+ *
+ * RETURNS: link speed in bits per second
+ */
+uint64_t
+ntb_transport_link_speed(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp)
+{
+	struct ntb_transport_ctx *nt = qp->transport;
+	uint64_t rate;
+
+	if (!nt->link_is_up)
+		return (0);
+	switch (nt->link_speed) {
+	case NTB_SPEED_GEN1:
+		rate = 2500000000 * 8 / 10;
+		break;
+	case NTB_SPEED_GEN2:
+		rate = 5000000000 * 8 / 10;
+		break;
+	case NTB_SPEED_GEN3:
+		rate = 8000000000 * 128 / 130;
+		break;
+	case NTB_SPEED_GEN4:
+		rate = 16000000000 * 128 / 130;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return (0);
+	}
+	if (nt->link_width <= 0)
+		return (0);
+	return (rate * nt->link_width);
+}
+
 static void
 ntb_send_link_down(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp)
 {
diff --git a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_transport.h b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_transport.h
index 63cdbce96cb2..7695abdefaec 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_transport.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_transport.h
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@ void *ntb_transport_rx_remove(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp, unsigned int *len);
 void ntb_transport_link_up(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp);
 void ntb_transport_link_down(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp);
 bool ntb_transport_link_query(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp);
+uint64_t ntb_transport_link_speed(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp);
 unsigned int ntb_transport_tx_free_entry(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp);