diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 8806cab..df685bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 	__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED,
 	__I40E_CORE_RESET_REQUESTED,
 	__I40E_GLOBAL_RESET_REQUESTED,
+	__I40E_EMP_RESET_REQUESTED,
 	__I40E_FILTER_OVERFLOW_PROMISC,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
index ef4cb1c..9c675b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
@@ -1472,6 +1472,10 @@
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "forcing GlobR\n");
 		i40e_do_reset(pf, (1 << __I40E_GLOBAL_RESET_REQUESTED));
 
+	} else if (strncmp(cmd_buf, "empr", 4) == 0) {
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "forcing EMPR\n");
+		i40e_do_reset(pf, (1 << __I40E_EMP_RESET_REQUESTED));
+
 	} else if (strncmp(cmd_buf, "read", 4) == 0) {
 		u32 address;
 		u32 value;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index d60673e..5d234a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -4056,6 +4056,24 @@
 		wr32(&pf->hw, I40E_GLGEN_RTRIG, val);
 		i40e_flush(&pf->hw);
 
+	} else if (reset_flags & (1 << __I40E_EMP_RESET_REQUESTED)) {
+
+		/* Request a Firmware Reset
+		 *
+		 * Same as Global reset, plus restarting the
+		 * embedded firmware engine.
+		 */
+		/* enable EMP Reset */
+		val = rd32(&pf->hw, I40E_GLGEN_RSTENA_EMP);
+		val |= I40E_GLGEN_RSTENA_EMP_EMP_RST_ENA_MASK;
+		wr32(&pf->hw, I40E_GLGEN_RSTENA_EMP, val);
+
+		/* force the reset */
+		val = rd32(&pf->hw, I40E_GLGEN_RTRIG);
+		val |= I40E_GLGEN_RTRIG_EMPFWR_MASK;
+		wr32(&pf->hw, I40E_GLGEN_RTRIG, val);
+		i40e_flush(&pf->hw);
+
 	} else if (reset_flags & (1 << __I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED)) {
 
 		/* Request a PF Reset