diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
index 2aa7b2e6..1eb5d4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/at803x.c
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 
+#define AT803X_SPECIFIC_STATUS			0x11
+#define AT803X_SS_SPEED_MASK			(3 << 14)
+#define AT803X_SS_SPEED_1000			(2 << 14)
+#define AT803X_SS_SPEED_100			(1 << 14)
+#define AT803X_SS_SPEED_10			(0 << 14)
+#define AT803X_SS_DUPLEX			BIT(13)
+#define AT803X_SS_SPEED_DUPLEX_RESOLVED		BIT(11)
+#define AT803X_SS_MDIX				BIT(6)
+
 #define AT803X_INTR_ENABLE			0x12
 #define AT803X_INTR_ENABLE_AUTONEG_ERR		BIT(15)
 #define AT803X_INTR_ENABLE_SPEED_CHANGED	BIT(14)
@@ -357,6 +366,64 @@ static int at803x_aneg_done(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return aneg_done;
 }
 
+static int at803x_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int ss, err, old_link = phydev->link;
+
+	/* Update the link, but return if there was an error */
+	err = genphy_update_link(phydev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* why bother the PHY if nothing can have changed */
+	if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE && old_link && phydev->link)
+		return 0;
+
+	phydev->speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+	phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
+	phydev->pause = 0;
+	phydev->asym_pause = 0;
+
+	err = genphy_read_lpa(phydev);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	/* Read the AT8035 PHY-Specific Status register, which indicates the
+	 * speed and duplex that the PHY is actually using, irrespective of
+	 * whether we are in autoneg mode or not.
+	 */
+	ss = phy_read(phydev, AT803X_SPECIFIC_STATUS);
+	if (ss < 0)
+		return ss;
+
+	if (ss & AT803X_SS_SPEED_DUPLEX_RESOLVED) {
+		switch (ss & AT803X_SS_SPEED_MASK) {
+		case AT803X_SS_SPEED_10:
+			phydev->speed = SPEED_10;
+			break;
+		case AT803X_SS_SPEED_100:
+			phydev->speed = SPEED_100;
+			break;
+		case AT803X_SS_SPEED_1000:
+			phydev->speed = SPEED_1000;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (ss & AT803X_SS_DUPLEX)
+			phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
+		else
+			phydev->duplex = DUPLEX_HALF;
+		if (ss & AT803X_SS_MDIX)
+			phydev->mdix = ETH_TP_MDI_X;
+		else
+			phydev->mdix = ETH_TP_MDI;
+	}
+
+	if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE && phydev->autoneg_complete)
+		phy_resolve_aneg_pause(phydev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct phy_driver at803x_driver[] = {
 {
 	/* ATHEROS 8035 */
@@ -370,6 +437,7 @@ static struct phy_driver at803x_driver[] = {
 	.suspend		= at803x_suspend,
 	.resume			= at803x_resume,
 	/* PHY_GBIT_FEATURES */
+	.read_status		= at803x_read_status,
 	.ack_interrupt		= at803x_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr		= at803x_config_intr,
 }, {
@@ -399,6 +467,7 @@ static struct phy_driver at803x_driver[] = {
 	.suspend		= at803x_suspend,
 	.resume			= at803x_resume,
 	/* PHY_GBIT_FEATURES */
+	.read_status		= at803x_read_status,
 	.aneg_done		= at803x_aneg_done,
 	.ack_interrupt		= &at803x_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr		= &at803x_config_intr,