diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 2a3e552e9ffb..04c70153833f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 
 #define _QLCNIC_LINUX_MAJOR 5
 #define _QLCNIC_LINUX_MINOR 0
-#define _QLCNIC_LINUX_SUBVERSION 22
-#define QLCNIC_LINUX_VERSIONID  "5.0.22"
+#define _QLCNIC_LINUX_SUBVERSION 23
+#define QLCNIC_LINUX_VERSIONID  "5.0.23"
 #define QLCNIC_DRV_IDC_VER  0x01
 #define QLCNIC_DRIVER_VERSION  ((_QLCNIC_LINUX_MAJOR << 16) |\
 		 (_QLCNIC_LINUX_MINOR << 8) | (_QLCNIC_LINUX_SUBVERSION))
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ struct qlcnic_hardware_context {
 	u16 port_type;
 	u16 board_type;
 
+	u8 beacon_state;
+
 	struct qlcnic_nic_intr_coalesce coal;
 	struct qlcnic_fw_dump fw_dump;
 };
@@ -931,6 +933,7 @@ struct qlcnic_ipaddr {
 #define __QLCNIC_START_FW 		4
 #define __QLCNIC_AER			5
 #define __QLCNIC_DIAG_RES_ALLOC		6
+#define __QLCNIC_LED_ENABLE		7
 
 #define QLCNIC_INTERRUPT_TEST		1
 #define QLCNIC_LOOPBACK_TEST		2
@@ -1397,6 +1400,9 @@ void qlcnic_pcie_sem_unlock(struct qlcnic_adapter *, int);
 #define crb_win_unlock(a)	\
 	qlcnic_pcie_sem_unlock((a), 7)
 
+#define __QLCNIC_MAX_LED_RATE	0xf
+#define __QLCNIC_MAX_LED_STATE	0x2
+
 int qlcnic_get_board_info(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 int qlcnic_wol_supported(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 int qlcnic_config_led(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u32 state, u32 rate);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
index 2230a62268aa..b127f809421b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ethtool.c
@@ -939,6 +939,9 @@ static int qlcnic_set_led(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	switch (state) {
 	case ETHTOOL_ID_ACTIVE:
+		if (test_and_set_bit(__QLCNIC_LED_ENABLE, &adapter->state))
+			return -EBUSY;
+
 		if (!test_bit(__QLCNIC_DEV_UP, &adapter->state)) {
 			if (test_and_set_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
 				return -EIO;
@@ -973,6 +976,8 @@ static int qlcnic_set_led(struct net_device *dev,
 		clear_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
 	}
 
+	clear_bit(__QLCNIC_LED_ENABLE, &adapter->state);
+
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 998bb1d1a91f..690c93f76ae4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -3465,6 +3465,98 @@ int qlcnic_set_max_rss(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 data)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int
+qlcnic_validate_beacon(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u16 beacon, u8 *state,
+			u8 *rate)
+{
+	*rate = LSB(beacon);
+	*state = MSB(beacon);
+
+	QLCDB(adapter, DRV, "rate %x state %x\n", *rate, *state);
+
+	if (!*state) {
+		*rate = __QLCNIC_MAX_LED_RATE;
+		return 0;
+	} else if (*state > __QLCNIC_MAX_LED_STATE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if ((!*rate) || (*rate > __QLCNIC_MAX_LED_RATE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+qlcnic_store_beacon(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int max_sds_rings = adapter->max_sds_rings;
+	int dev_down = 0;
+	u16 beacon;
+	u8 b_state, b_rate;
+	int err;
+
+	if (len != sizeof(u16))
+		return QL_STATUS_INVALID_PARAM;
+
+	memcpy(&beacon, buf, sizeof(u16));
+	err = qlcnic_validate_beacon(adapter, beacon, &b_state, &b_rate);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (adapter->ahw->beacon_state == b_state)
+		return len;
+
+	if (!adapter->ahw->beacon_state)
+		if (test_and_set_bit(__QLCNIC_LED_ENABLE, &adapter->state))
+			return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (!test_bit(__QLCNIC_DEV_UP, &adapter->state)) {
+		if (test_and_set_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
+			return -EIO;
+		err = qlcnic_diag_alloc_res(adapter->netdev, QLCNIC_LED_TEST);
+		if (err) {
+			clear_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
+			clear_bit(__QLCNIC_LED_ENABLE, &adapter->state);
+			return err;
+		}
+		dev_down = 1;
+	}
+
+	err = qlcnic_config_led(adapter, b_state, b_rate);
+
+	if (!err) {
+		adapter->ahw->beacon_state = b_state;
+		err = len;
+	}
+
+	if (dev_down) {
+		qlcnic_diag_free_res(adapter->netdev, max_sds_rings);
+		clear_bit(__QLCNIC_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
+	}
+
+	if (!b_state)
+		clear_bit(__QLCNIC_LED_ENABLE, &adapter->state);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+qlcnic_show_beacon(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", adapter->ahw->beacon_state);
+}
+
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_beacon = {
+	.attr = {.name = "beacon", .mode = (S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR)},
+	.show = qlcnic_show_beacon,
+	.store = qlcnic_store_beacon,
+};
+
 static int
 qlcnic_sysfs_validate_crb(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 		loff_t offset, size_t size)
@@ -4162,6 +4254,8 @@ qlcnic_create_diag_entries(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 		return;
 	if (device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_diag_mode))
 		dev_info(dev, "failed to create diag_mode sysfs entry\n");
+	if (device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_beacon))
+		dev_info(dev, "failed to create beacon sysfs entry");
 	if (device_create_bin_file(dev, &bin_attr_crb))
 		dev_info(dev, "failed to create crb sysfs entry\n");
 	if (device_create_bin_file(dev, &bin_attr_mem))
@@ -4192,6 +4286,7 @@ qlcnic_remove_diag_entries(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	if (adapter->op_mode == QLCNIC_NON_PRIV_FUNC)
 		return;
 	device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_diag_mode);
+	device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_beacon);
 	device_remove_bin_file(dev, &bin_attr_crb);
 	device_remove_bin_file(dev, &bin_attr_mem);
 	device_remove_bin_file(dev, &bin_attr_pci_config);