diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 3ead7439821c..99bd6e88ebc7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -4235,7 +4235,10 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_upper_event(struct net_device *lower_dev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!info->linking)
 			break;
-		if (netdev_has_any_upper_dev(upper_dev))
+		if (netdev_has_any_upper_dev(upper_dev) &&
+		    (!netif_is_bridge_master(upper_dev) ||
+		     !mlxsw_sp_bridge_device_is_offloaded(mlxsw_sp,
+							  upper_dev)))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (netif_is_lag_master(upper_dev) &&
 		    !mlxsw_sp_master_lag_check(mlxsw_sp, upper_dev,
@@ -4347,6 +4350,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_vlan_event(struct net_device *vlan_dev,
 					      u16 vid)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = mlxsw_sp_port->mlxsw_sp;
 	struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info = ptr;
 	struct net_device *upper_dev;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -4358,7 +4362,10 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_vlan_event(struct net_device *vlan_dev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!info->linking)
 			break;
-		if (netdev_has_any_upper_dev(upper_dev))
+		if (netdev_has_any_upper_dev(upper_dev) &&
+		    (!netif_is_bridge_master(upper_dev) ||
+		     !mlxsw_sp_bridge_device_is_offloaded(mlxsw_sp,
+							  upper_dev)))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
index 84ce83acdc19..88892d47acae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ int mlxsw_sp_port_bridge_join(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 void mlxsw_sp_port_bridge_leave(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 				struct net_device *brport_dev,
 				struct net_device *br_dev);
+bool mlxsw_sp_bridge_device_is_offloaded(const struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
+					 const struct net_device *br_dev);
 
 /* spectrum.c */
 int mlxsw_sp_port_ets_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
index d39ffbfcc436..f5863e5bec81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ mlxsw_sp_bridge_device_find(const struct mlxsw_sp_bridge *bridge,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+bool mlxsw_sp_bridge_device_is_offloaded(const struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
+					 const struct net_device *br_dev)
+{
+	return !!mlxsw_sp_bridge_device_find(mlxsw_sp->bridge, br_dev);
+}
+
 static struct mlxsw_sp_bridge_device *
 mlxsw_sp_bridge_device_create(struct mlxsw_sp_bridge *bridge,
 			      struct net_device *br_dev)