diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
index ffe397daad49..501e4c4e2a03 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ enum ovs_vport_attr {
 				/* receiving upcalls */
 	OVS_VPORT_ATTR_STATS,	/* struct ovs_vport_stats */
 	OVS_VPORT_ATTR_PAD,
+	OVS_VPORT_ATTR_IFINDEX,
+	OVS_VPORT_ATTR_NETNSID,
 	__OVS_VPORT_ATTR_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index c3aec6227c91..4d38ac044cee 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -1848,7 +1848,8 @@ static struct genl_family dp_datapath_genl_family __ro_after_init = {
 
 /* Called with ovs_mutex or RCU read lock. */
 static int ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb,
-				   u32 portid, u32 seq, u32 flags, u8 cmd)
+				   struct net *net, u32 portid, u32 seq,
+				   u32 flags, u8 cmd)
 {
 	struct ovs_header *ovs_header;
 	struct ovs_vport_stats vport_stats;
@@ -1864,9 +1865,17 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nla_put_u32(skb, OVS_VPORT_ATTR_PORT_NO, vport->port_no) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, OVS_VPORT_ATTR_TYPE, vport->ops->type) ||
 	    nla_put_string(skb, OVS_VPORT_ATTR_NAME,
-			   ovs_vport_name(vport)))
+			   ovs_vport_name(vport)) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(skb, OVS_VPORT_ATTR_IFINDEX, vport->dev->ifindex))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
+	if (!net_eq(net, dev_net(vport->dev))) {
+		int id = peernet2id_alloc(net, dev_net(vport->dev));
+
+		if (nla_put_s32(skb, OVS_VPORT_ATTR_NETNSID, id))
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+	}
+
 	ovs_vport_get_stats(vport, &vport_stats);
 	if (nla_put_64bit(skb, OVS_VPORT_ATTR_STATS,
 			  sizeof(struct ovs_vport_stats), &vport_stats,
@@ -1896,8 +1905,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *ovs_vport_cmd_alloc_info(void)
 }
 
 /* Called with ovs_mutex, only via ovs_dp_notify_wq(). */
-struct sk_buff *ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(struct vport *vport, u32 portid,
-					 u32 seq, u8 cmd)
+struct sk_buff *ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(struct vport *vport, struct net *net,
+					 u32 portid, u32 seq, u8 cmd)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int retval;
@@ -1906,7 +1915,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(struct vport *vport, u32 portid,
 	if (!skb)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	retval = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, skb, portid, seq, 0, cmd);
+	retval = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, skb, net, portid, seq, 0, cmd);
 	BUG_ON(retval < 0);
 
 	return skb;
@@ -1920,6 +1929,8 @@ static struct vport *lookup_vport(struct net *net,
 	struct datapath *dp;
 	struct vport *vport;
 
+	if (a[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_IFINDEX])
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 	if (a[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_NAME]) {
 		vport = ovs_vport_locate(net, nla_data(a[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_NAME]));
 		if (!vport)
@@ -1944,6 +1955,7 @@ static struct vport *lookup_vport(struct net *net,
 		return vport;
 	} else
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 }
 
 /* Called with ovs_mutex */
@@ -1983,6 +1995,8 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_new(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (!a[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_NAME] || !a[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_TYPE] ||
 	    !a[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_UPCALL_PID])
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (a[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_IFINDEX])
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	port_no = a[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_PORT_NO]
 		? nla_get_u32(a[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_PORT_NO]) : 0;
@@ -2032,8 +2046,9 @@ restart:
 		goto exit_unlock_free;
 	}
 
-	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, info->snd_portid,
-				      info->snd_seq, 0, OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW);
+	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, genl_info_net(info),
+				      info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, 0,
+				      OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW);
 
 	if (netdev_get_fwd_headroom(vport->dev) > dp->max_headroom)
 		update_headroom(dp);
@@ -2090,8 +2105,9 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			goto exit_unlock_free;
 	}
 
-	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, info->snd_portid,
-				      info->snd_seq, 0, OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW);
+	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, genl_info_net(info),
+				      info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, 0,
+				      OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW);
 	BUG_ON(err < 0);
 
 	ovs_unlock();
@@ -2128,8 +2144,9 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_del(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		goto exit_unlock_free;
 	}
 
-	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, info->snd_portid,
-				      info->snd_seq, 0, OVS_VPORT_CMD_DEL);
+	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, genl_info_net(info),
+				      info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, 0,
+				      OVS_VPORT_CMD_DEL);
 	BUG_ON(err < 0);
 
 	/* the vport deletion may trigger dp headroom update */
@@ -2169,8 +2186,9 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	err = PTR_ERR(vport);
 	if (IS_ERR(vport))
 		goto exit_unlock_free;
-	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, info->snd_portid,
-				      info->snd_seq, 0, OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW);
+	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, genl_info_net(info),
+				      info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, 0,
+				      OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW);
 	BUG_ON(err < 0);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -2202,6 +2220,7 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(vport, &dp->ports[i], dp_hash_node) {
 			if (j >= skip &&
 			    ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, skb,
+						    sock_net(skb->sk),
 						    NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
 						    cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
 						    NLM_F_MULTI,
@@ -2228,6 +2247,8 @@ static const struct nla_policy vport_policy[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_TYPE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_UPCALL_PID] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_OPTIONS] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+	[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_IFINDEX] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[OVS_VPORT_ATTR_NETNSID] = { .type = NLA_S32 },
 };
 
 static const struct genl_ops dp_vport_genl_ops[] = {
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
index 480600649d0b..4a104ef9e12c 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ int ovs_dp_upcall(struct datapath *, struct sk_buff *,
 		  uint32_t cutlen);
 
 const char *ovs_dp_name(const struct datapath *dp);
-struct sk_buff *ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(struct vport *, u32 pid, u32 seq,
-					 u8 cmd);
+struct sk_buff *ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(struct vport *vport, struct net *net,
+					 u32 portid, u32 seq, u8 cmd);
 
 int ovs_execute_actions(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			const struct sw_flow_actions *, struct sw_flow_key *);
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/dp_notify.c b/net/openvswitch/dp_notify.c
index 653d073bae45..f3ee2f2825c0 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/dp_notify.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/dp_notify.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ static void dp_detach_port_notify(struct vport *vport)
 	struct datapath *dp;
 
 	dp = vport->dp;
-	notify = ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(vport, 0, 0,
-					  OVS_VPORT_CMD_DEL);
+	notify = ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(vport, ovs_dp_get_net(dp),
+					  0, 0, OVS_VPORT_CMD_DEL);
 	ovs_dp_detach_port(vport);
 	if (IS_ERR(notify)) {
 		genl_set_err(&dp_vport_genl_family, ovs_dp_get_net(dp), 0,