diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index fd9ab61c2670..96d3e60697f5 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -11156,6 +11156,7 @@ S:	Maintained
 W:	https://fedorahosted.org/dropwatch/
 F:	net/core/drop_monitor.c
 F:	include/uapi/linux/net_dropmon.h
+F:	include/net/drop_monitor.h
 
 NETWORKING DRIVERS
 M:	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/net/drop_monitor.h b/include/net/drop_monitor.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ab668461463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/drop_monitor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#ifndef _NET_DROP_MONITOR_H_
+#define _NET_DROP_MONITOR_H_
+
+#include <linux/ktime.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct net_dm_hw_metadata - Hardware-supplied packet metadata.
+ * @trap_group_name: Hardware trap group name.
+ * @trap_name: Hardware trap name.
+ * @input_dev: Input netdevice.
+ */
+struct net_dm_hw_metadata {
+	const char *trap_group_name;
+	const char *trap_name;
+	struct net_device *input_dev;
+};
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_DROP_MONITOR)
+void net_dm_hw_report(struct sk_buff *skb,
+		      const struct net_dm_hw_metadata *hw_metadata);
+#else
+static inline void
+net_dm_hw_report(struct sk_buff *skb,
+		 const struct net_dm_hw_metadata *hw_metadata)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _NET_DROP_MONITOR_H_ */
diff --git a/net/core/drop_monitor.c b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
index aa9147a18329..6020f34728af 100644
--- a/net/core/drop_monitor.c
+++ b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <net/drop_monitor.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 #include <net/netevent.h>
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
  * netlink alerts
  */
 static int trace_state = TRACE_OFF;
+static bool monitor_hw;
 
 /* net_dm_mutex
  *
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ struct net_dm_alert_ops {
 	void (*napi_poll_probe)(void *ignore, struct napi_struct *napi,
 				int work, int budget);
 	void (*work_item_func)(struct work_struct *work);
+	void (*hw_probe)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			 const struct net_dm_hw_metadata *hw_metadata);
 };
 
 struct net_dm_skb_cb {
@@ -267,10 +271,17 @@ static void trace_napi_poll_hit(void *ignore, struct napi_struct *napi,
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
+static void
+net_dm_hw_summary_probe(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			const struct net_dm_hw_metadata *hw_metadata)
+{
+}
+
 static const struct net_dm_alert_ops net_dm_alert_summary_ops = {
 	.kfree_skb_probe	= trace_kfree_skb_hit,
 	.napi_poll_probe	= trace_napi_poll_hit,
 	.work_item_func		= send_dm_alert,
+	.hw_probe		= net_dm_hw_summary_probe,
 };
 
 static void net_dm_packet_trace_kfree_skb_hit(void *ignore,
@@ -482,10 +493,17 @@ static void net_dm_packet_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		net_dm_packet_report(skb);
 }
 
+static void
+net_dm_hw_packet_probe(struct sk_buff *skb,
+		       const struct net_dm_hw_metadata *hw_metadata)
+{
+}
+
 static const struct net_dm_alert_ops net_dm_alert_packet_ops = {
 	.kfree_skb_probe	= net_dm_packet_trace_kfree_skb_hit,
 	.napi_poll_probe	= net_dm_packet_trace_napi_poll_hit,
 	.work_item_func		= net_dm_packet_work,
+	.hw_probe		= net_dm_hw_packet_probe,
 };
 
 static const struct net_dm_alert_ops *net_dm_alert_ops_arr[] = {
@@ -493,6 +511,16 @@ static const struct net_dm_alert_ops *net_dm_alert_ops_arr[] = {
 	[NET_DM_ALERT_MODE_PACKET]	= &net_dm_alert_packet_ops,
 };
 
+void net_dm_hw_report(struct sk_buff *skb,
+		      const struct net_dm_hw_metadata *hw_metadata)
+{
+	if (!monitor_hw)
+		return;
+
+	net_dm_alert_ops_arr[net_dm_alert_mode]->hw_probe(skb, hw_metadata);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(net_dm_hw_report);
+
 static int net_dm_trace_on_set(struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	const struct net_dm_alert_ops *ops;