diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 821ee0f0c3..30d88b5cbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops mlx5_dev_ops = {
 	.flow_ctrl_set = mlx5_dev_set_flow_ctrl,
 	.mac_addr_remove = mlx5_mac_addr_remove,
 	.mac_addr_add = mlx5_mac_addr_add,
+	.mac_addr_set = mlx5_mac_addr_set,
 	.mtu_set = mlx5_dev_set_mtu,
 	.reta_update = mlx5_dev_rss_reta_update,
 	.reta_query = mlx5_dev_rss_reta_query,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index b84d31d593..2f9a5940f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ int priv_mac_addr_add(struct priv *, unsigned int,
 int priv_mac_addrs_enable(struct priv *);
 void mlx5_mac_addr_add(struct rte_eth_dev *, struct ether_addr *, uint32_t,
 		       uint32_t);
+void mlx5_mac_addr_set(struct rte_eth_dev *, struct ether_addr *);
 
 /* mlx5_rss.c */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
index e37ce06bba..b1f34d96ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
@@ -488,3 +488,19 @@ mlx5_mac_addr_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct ether_addr *mac_addr,
 end:
 	priv_unlock(priv);
 }
+
+/**
+ * DPDK callback to set primary MAC address.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param mac_addr
+ *   MAC address to register.
+ */
+void
+mlx5_mac_addr_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct ether_addr *mac_addr)
+{
+	DEBUG("%p: setting primary MAC address", (void *)dev);
+	mlx5_mac_addr_remove(dev, 0);
+	mlx5_mac_addr_add(dev, mac_addr, 0, 0);
+}