diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 11254644911b..ad48f52967fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ struct i40e_vsi {
 	 */
 	u16 rx_itr_setting;
 	u16 tx_itr_setting;
+	u16 int_rate_limit;  /* value in usecs */
 
 	u16 rss_table_size;
 	u16 rss_size;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index cb88e7abfe8d..1a5006806b46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -1845,6 +1845,14 @@ static int i40e_get_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	ec->rx_coalesce_usecs = vsi->rx_itr_setting & ~I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC;
 	ec->tx_coalesce_usecs = vsi->tx_itr_setting & ~I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC;
+	/* we use the _usecs_high to store/set the interrupt rate limit
+	 * that the hardware supports, that almost but not quite
+	 * fits the original intent of the ethtool variable,
+	 * the rx_coalesce_usecs_high limits total interrupts
+	 * per second from both tx/rx sources.
+	 */
+	ec->rx_coalesce_usecs_high = vsi->int_rate_limit;
+	ec->tx_coalesce_usecs_high = vsi->int_rate_limit;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1863,6 +1871,17 @@ static int i40e_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq || ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames_irq)
 		vsi->work_limit = ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq;
 
+	/* tx_coalesce_usecs_high is ignored, use rx-usecs-high instead */
+	if (ec->tx_coalesce_usecs_high != vsi->int_rate_limit) {
+		netif_info(pf, drv, netdev, "tx-usecs-high is not used, please program rx-usecs-high\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ec->rx_coalesce_usecs_high >= INTRL_REG_TO_USEC(I40E_MAX_INTRL)) {
+		netif_info(pf, drv, netdev, "Invalid value, rx-usecs-high range is 0-235\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	vector = vsi->base_vector;
 	if ((ec->rx_coalesce_usecs >= (I40E_MIN_ITR << 1)) &&
 	    (ec->rx_coalesce_usecs <= (I40E_MAX_ITR << 1))) {
@@ -1876,6 +1895,8 @@ static int i40e_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	vsi->int_rate_limit = ec->rx_coalesce_usecs_high;
+
 	if ((ec->tx_coalesce_usecs >= (I40E_MIN_ITR << 1)) &&
 	    (ec->tx_coalesce_usecs <= (I40E_MAX_ITR << 1))) {
 		vsi->tx_itr_setting = ec->tx_coalesce_usecs;
@@ -1900,11 +1921,14 @@ static int i40e_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 		vsi->tx_itr_setting &= ~I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_q_vectors; i++, vector++) {
+		u16 intrl = INTRL_USEC_TO_REG(vsi->int_rate_limit);
+
 		q_vector = vsi->q_vectors[i];
 		q_vector->rx.itr = ITR_TO_REG(vsi->rx_itr_setting);
 		wr32(hw, I40E_PFINT_ITRN(0, vector - 1), q_vector->rx.itr);
 		q_vector->tx.itr = ITR_TO_REG(vsi->tx_itr_setting);
 		wr32(hw, I40E_PFINT_ITRN(1, vector - 1), q_vector->tx.itr);
+		wr32(hw, I40E_PFINT_RATEN(vector - 1), intrl);
 		i40e_flush(hw);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index d7310955bcc8..722b0a1b33b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -2901,11 +2901,9 @@ static int i40e_vsi_configure(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 static void i40e_vsi_configure_msix(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 {
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
-	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	u16 vector;
 	int i, q;
-	u32 val;
 	u32 qp;
 
 	/* The interrupt indexing is offset by 1 in the PFINT_ITRn
@@ -2915,7 +2913,8 @@ static void i40e_vsi_configure_msix(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	qp = vsi->base_queue;
 	vector = vsi->base_vector;
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_q_vectors; i++, vector++) {
-		q_vector = vsi->q_vectors[i];
+		struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = vsi->q_vectors[i];
+
 		q_vector->rx.itr = ITR_TO_REG(vsi->rx_itr_setting);
 		q_vector->rx.latency_range = I40E_LOW_LATENCY;
 		wr32(hw, I40E_PFINT_ITRN(I40E_RX_ITR, vector - 1),
@@ -2924,10 +2923,14 @@ static void i40e_vsi_configure_msix(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		q_vector->tx.latency_range = I40E_LOW_LATENCY;
 		wr32(hw, I40E_PFINT_ITRN(I40E_TX_ITR, vector - 1),
 		     q_vector->tx.itr);
+		wr32(hw, I40E_PFINT_RATEN(vector - 1),
+		     INTRL_USEC_TO_REG(vsi->int_rate_limit));
 
 		/* Linked list for the queuepairs assigned to this vector */
 		wr32(hw, I40E_PFINT_LNKLSTN(vector - 1), qp);
 		for (q = 0; q < q_vector->num_ringpairs; q++) {
+			u32 val;
+
 			val = I40E_QINT_RQCTL_CAUSE_ENA_MASK |
 			      (I40E_RX_ITR << I40E_QINT_RQCTL_ITR_INDX_SHIFT)  |
 			      (vector      << I40E_QINT_RQCTL_MSIX_INDX_SHIFT) |
@@ -7040,6 +7043,7 @@ static int i40e_vsi_mem_alloc(struct i40e_pf *pf, enum i40e_vsi_type type)
 	vsi->idx = vsi_idx;
 	vsi->rx_itr_setting = pf->rx_itr_default;
 	vsi->tx_itr_setting = pf->tx_itr_default;
+	vsi->int_rate_limit = 0;
 	vsi->rss_table_size = (vsi->type == I40E_VSI_MAIN) ?
 				pf->rss_table_size : 64;
 	vsi->netdev_registered = false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index 75cecfa6e338..7c0ed84b296d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define I40E_ITR_20K               0x0019
 #define I40E_ITR_8K                0x003E
 #define I40E_ITR_4K                0x007A
+#define I40E_MAX_INTRL             0x3B    /* reg uses 4 usec resolution */
 #define I40E_ITR_RX_DEF            I40E_ITR_8K
 #define I40E_ITR_TX_DEF            I40E_ITR_4K
 #define I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC           0x8000  /* use top bit as a flag */
@@ -44,6 +45,15 @@
 #define ITR_TO_REG(setting) ((setting & ~I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC) >> 1)
 #define ITR_IS_DYNAMIC(setting) (!!(setting & I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC))
 #define ITR_REG_TO_USEC(itr_reg) (itr_reg << 1)
+/* 0x40 is the enable bit for interrupt rate limiting, and must be set if
+ * the value of the rate limit is non-zero
+ */
+#define INTRL_ENA                  BIT(6)
+#define INTRL_REG_TO_USEC(intrl) ((intrl & ~INTRL_ENA) << 2)
+#define INTRL_USEC_TO_REG(set) ((set) ? ((set) >> 2) | INTRL_ENA : 0)
+#define I40E_INTRL_8K              125     /* 8000 ints/sec */
+#define I40E_INTRL_62K             16      /* 62500 ints/sec */
+#define I40E_INTRL_83K             12      /* 83333 ints/sec */
 
 #define I40E_QUEUE_END_OF_LIST 0x7FF
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
index 0c13ece00366..c4f5a4eb2907 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define I40E_ITR_20K               0x0019
 #define I40E_ITR_8K                0x003E
 #define I40E_ITR_4K                0x007A
+#define I40E_MAX_INTRL             0x3B    /* reg uses 4 usec resolution */
 #define I40E_ITR_RX_DEF            I40E_ITR_8K
 #define I40E_ITR_TX_DEF            I40E_ITR_4K
 #define I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC           0x8000  /* use top bit as a flag */
@@ -44,6 +45,15 @@
 #define ITR_TO_REG(setting) ((setting & ~I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC) >> 1)
 #define ITR_IS_DYNAMIC(setting) (!!(setting & I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC))
 #define ITR_REG_TO_USEC(itr_reg) (itr_reg << 1)
+/* 0x40 is the enable bit for interrupt rate limiting, and must be set if
+ * the value of the rate limit is non-zero
+ */
+#define INTRL_ENA                  BIT(6)
+#define INTRL_REG_TO_USEC(intrl) ((intrl & ~INTRL_ENA) << 2)
+#define INTRL_USEC_TO_REG(set) ((set) ? ((set) >> 2) | INTRL_ENA : 0)
+#define I40E_INTRL_8K              125     /* 8000 ints/sec */
+#define I40E_INTRL_62K             16      /* 62500 ints/sec */
+#define I40E_INTRL_83K             12      /* 83333 ints/sec */
 
 #define I40E_QUEUE_END_OF_LIST 0x7FF