diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.h
index b0a87c57910f..e6ca23a9957d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ struct fbnic_net {
 
 	/* Time stamping filter config */
 	struct kernel_hwtstamp_config hwtstamp_config;
+
+	bool tx_pause;
 };
 
 int __fbnic_open(struct fbnic_net *fbn);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_phylink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_phylink.c
index 7ce3fdd25282..62701923cfe9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_phylink.c
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ fbnic_phylink_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 	struct fbnic_net *fbn = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct fbnic_dev *fbd = fbn->fbd;
 
+	fbn->tx_pause = tx_pause;
+	fbnic_config_drop_mode(fbn, tx_pause);
+
 	fbd->mac->link_up(fbd, tx_pause, rx_pause);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_txrx.c
index 57e18a68f5d2..c2d7b67fec28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_txrx.c
@@ -2574,11 +2574,15 @@ write_ctl:
 }
 
 static void fbnic_config_drop_mode_rcq(struct fbnic_napi_vector *nv,
-				       struct fbnic_ring *rcq)
+				       struct fbnic_ring *rcq, bool tx_pause)
 {
+	struct fbnic_net *fbn = netdev_priv(nv->napi.dev);
 	u32 drop_mode, rcq_ctl;
 
-	drop_mode = FBNIC_QUEUE_RDE_CTL0_DROP_IMMEDIATE;
+	if (!tx_pause && fbn->num_rx_queues > 1)
+		drop_mode = FBNIC_QUEUE_RDE_CTL0_DROP_IMMEDIATE;
+	else
+		drop_mode = FBNIC_QUEUE_RDE_CTL0_DROP_NEVER;
 
 	/* Specify packet layout */
 	rcq_ctl = FIELD_PREP(FBNIC_QUEUE_RDE_CTL0_DROP_MODE_MASK, drop_mode) |
@@ -2588,6 +2592,21 @@ static void fbnic_config_drop_mode_rcq(struct fbnic_napi_vector *nv,
 	fbnic_ring_wr32(rcq, FBNIC_QUEUE_RDE_CTL0, rcq_ctl);
 }
 
+void fbnic_config_drop_mode(struct fbnic_net *fbn, bool tx_pause)
+{
+	int i, t;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < fbn->num_napi; i++) {
+		struct fbnic_napi_vector *nv = fbn->napi[i];
+
+		for (t = 0; t < nv->rxt_count; t++) {
+			struct fbnic_q_triad *qt = &nv->qt[nv->txt_count + t];
+
+			fbnic_config_drop_mode_rcq(nv, &qt->cmpl, tx_pause);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void fbnic_config_rim_threshold(struct fbnic_ring *rcq, u16 nv_idx, u32 rx_desc)
 {
 	u32 threshold;
@@ -2637,7 +2656,7 @@ static void fbnic_enable_rcq(struct fbnic_napi_vector *nv,
 	u32 hds_thresh = fbn->hds_thresh;
 	u32 rcq_ctl = 0;
 
-	fbnic_config_drop_mode_rcq(nv, rcq);
+	fbnic_config_drop_mode_rcq(nv, rcq, fbn->tx_pause);
 
 	/* Force lower bound on MAX_HEADER_BYTES. Below this, all frames should
 	 * be split at L4. It would also result in the frames being split at
@@ -2700,7 +2719,6 @@ static void __fbnic_nv_enable(struct fbnic_napi_vector *nv)
 						  &nv->napi);
 
 		fbnic_enable_bdq(&qt->sub0, &qt->sub1);
-		fbnic_config_drop_mode_rcq(nv, &qt->cmpl);
 		fbnic_enable_rcq(nv, &qt->cmpl);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_txrx.h
index ca37da5a0b17..27776e844e29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_txrx.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ void fbnic_reset_netif_queues(struct fbnic_net *fbn);
 irqreturn_t fbnic_msix_clean_rings(int irq, void *data);
 void fbnic_napi_enable(struct fbnic_net *fbn);
 void fbnic_napi_disable(struct fbnic_net *fbn);
+void fbnic_config_drop_mode(struct fbnic_net *fbn, bool tx_pause);
 void fbnic_enable(struct fbnic_net *fbn);
 void fbnic_disable(struct fbnic_net *fbn);
 void fbnic_flush(struct fbnic_net *fbn);