diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
index fa16cdcee10d..8d1b66281c09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ struct hns3_mac_stats {
 
 /* hnae3 loop mode */
 enum hnae3_loop {
+	HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL,
 	HNAE3_LOOP_APP,
 	HNAE3_LOOP_SERIAL_SERDES,
 	HNAE3_LOOP_PARALLEL_SERDES,
@@ -802,6 +803,7 @@ struct hnae3_roce_private_info {
 #define HNAE3_SUPPORT_SERDES_SERIAL_LOOPBACK	BIT(2)
 #define HNAE3_SUPPORT_VF	      BIT(3)
 #define HNAE3_SUPPORT_SERDES_PARALLEL_LOOPBACK	BIT(4)
+#define HNAE3_SUPPORT_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK	BIT(5)
 
 #define HNAE3_USER_UPE		BIT(0)	/* unicast promisc enabled by user */
 #define HNAE3_USER_MPE		BIT(1)	/* mulitcast promisc enabled by user */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index 60592e8ddf3b..03fe5e0729f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -5642,6 +5642,57 @@ int hns3_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void hns3_external_lb_prepare(struct net_device *ndev, bool if_running)
+{
+	struct hns3_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct hnae3_handle *h = priv->ae_handle;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!if_running)
+		return;
+
+	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
+	netif_tx_disable(ndev);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->vector_num; i++)
+		hns3_vector_disable(&priv->tqp_vector[i]);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < h->kinfo.num_tqps; i++)
+		hns3_tqp_disable(h->kinfo.tqp[i]);
+
+	/* delay ring buffer clearing to hns3_reset_notify_uninit_enet
+	 * during reset process, because driver may not be able
+	 * to disable the ring through firmware when downing the netdev.
+	 */
+	if (!hns3_nic_resetting(ndev))
+		hns3_nic_reset_all_ring(priv->ae_handle);
+
+	hns3_reset_tx_queue(priv->ae_handle);
+}
+
+void hns3_external_lb_restore(struct net_device *ndev, bool if_running)
+{
+	struct hns3_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct hnae3_handle *h = priv->ae_handle;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!if_running)
+		return;
+
+	hns3_nic_reset_all_ring(priv->ae_handle);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->vector_num; i++)
+		hns3_vector_enable(&priv->tqp_vector[i]);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < h->kinfo.num_tqps; i++)
+		hns3_tqp_enable(h->kinfo.tqp[i]);
+
+	netif_tx_wake_all_queues(ndev);
+
+	if (h->ae_algo->ops->get_status(h))
+		netif_carrier_on(ndev);
+}
+
 static const struct hns3_hw_error_info hns3_hw_err[] = {
 	{ .type = HNAE3_PPU_POISON_ERROR,
 	  .msg = "PPU poison" },
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.h
index f60ba2ee8b8b..f3f7f370807f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.h
@@ -729,4 +729,7 @@ u16 hns3_get_max_available_channels(struct hnae3_handle *h);
 void hns3_cq_period_mode_init(struct hns3_nic_priv *priv,
 			      enum dim_cq_period_mode tx_mode,
 			      enum dim_cq_period_mode rx_mode);
+
+void hns3_external_lb_prepare(struct net_device *ndev, bool if_running);
+void hns3_external_lb_restore(struct net_device *ndev, bool if_running);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
index 17fa4e7684cd..b01ce4fd6bc4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ static const struct hns3_stats hns3_rxq_stats[] = {
 
 #define HNS3_TQP_STATS_COUNT (HNS3_TXQ_STATS_COUNT + HNS3_RXQ_STATS_COUNT)
 
-#define HNS3_SELF_TEST_TYPE_NUM         4
 #define HNS3_NIC_LB_TEST_PKT_NUM	1
 #define HNS3_NIC_LB_TEST_RING_ID	0
 #define HNS3_NIC_LB_TEST_PACKET_SIZE	128
@@ -93,6 +92,7 @@ static int hns3_lp_setup(struct net_device *ndev, enum hnae3_loop loop, bool en)
 	case HNAE3_LOOP_PARALLEL_SERDES:
 	case HNAE3_LOOP_APP:
 	case HNAE3_LOOP_PHY:
+	case HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL:
 		ret = h->ae_algo->ops->set_loopback(h, loop, en);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ out:
 
 static void hns3_set_selftest_param(struct hnae3_handle *h, int (*st_param)[2])
 {
+	st_param[HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL][0] = HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL;
+	st_param[HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL][1] =
+			h->flags & HNAE3_SUPPORT_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK;
+
 	st_param[HNAE3_LOOP_APP][0] = HNAE3_LOOP_APP;
 	st_param[HNAE3_LOOP_APP][1] =
 			h->flags & HNAE3_SUPPORT_APP_LOOPBACK;
@@ -318,17 +322,11 @@ static void hns3_set_selftest_param(struct hnae3_handle *h, int (*st_param)[2])
 			h->flags & HNAE3_SUPPORT_PHY_LOOPBACK;
 }
 
-static void hns3_selftest_prepare(struct net_device *ndev,
-				  bool if_running, int (*st_param)[2])
+static void hns3_selftest_prepare(struct net_device *ndev, bool if_running)
 {
 	struct hns3_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct hnae3_handle *h = priv->ae_handle;
 
-	if (netif_msg_ifdown(h))
-		netdev_info(ndev, "self test start\n");
-
-	hns3_set_selftest_param(h, st_param);
-
 	if (if_running)
 		ndev->netdev_ops->ndo_stop(ndev);
 
@@ -367,18 +365,15 @@ static void hns3_selftest_restore(struct net_device *ndev, bool if_running)
 
 	if (if_running)
 		ndev->netdev_ops->ndo_open(ndev);
-
-	if (netif_msg_ifdown(h))
-		netdev_info(ndev, "self test end\n");
 }
 
 static void hns3_do_selftest(struct net_device *ndev, int (*st_param)[2],
 			     struct ethtool_test *eth_test, u64 *data)
 {
-	int test_index = 0;
+	int test_index = HNAE3_LOOP_APP;
 	u32 i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < HNS3_SELF_TEST_TYPE_NUM; i++) {
+	for (i = HNAE3_LOOP_APP; i < HNAE3_LOOP_NONE; i++) {
 		enum hnae3_loop loop_type = (enum hnae3_loop)st_param[i][0];
 
 		if (!st_param[i][1])
@@ -397,6 +392,20 @@ static void hns3_do_selftest(struct net_device *ndev, int (*st_param)[2],
 	}
 }
 
+static void hns3_do_external_lb(struct net_device *ndev,
+				struct ethtool_test *eth_test, u64 *data)
+{
+	data[HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL] = hns3_lp_up(ndev, HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL);
+	if (!data[HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL])
+		data[HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL] = hns3_lp_run_test(ndev, HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL);
+	hns3_lp_down(ndev, HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL);
+
+	if (data[HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL])
+		eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
+
+	eth_test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_EXTERNAL_LB_DONE;
+}
+
 /**
  * hns3_nic_self_test - self test
  * @ndev: net device
@@ -406,7 +415,9 @@ static void hns3_do_selftest(struct net_device *ndev, int (*st_param)[2],
 static void hns3_self_test(struct net_device *ndev,
 			   struct ethtool_test *eth_test, u64 *data)
 {
-	int st_param[HNS3_SELF_TEST_TYPE_NUM][2];
+	struct hns3_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct hnae3_handle *h = priv->ae_handle;
+	int st_param[HNAE3_LOOP_NONE][2];
 	bool if_running = netif_running(ndev);
 
 	if (hns3_nic_resetting(ndev)) {
@@ -414,13 +425,29 @@ static void hns3_self_test(struct net_device *ndev,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Only do offline selftest, or pass by default */
-	if (eth_test->flags != ETH_TEST_FL_OFFLINE)
+	if (!(eth_test->flags & ETH_TEST_FL_OFFLINE))
 		return;
 
-	hns3_selftest_prepare(ndev, if_running, st_param);
+	if (netif_msg_ifdown(h))
+		netdev_info(ndev, "self test start\n");
+
+	hns3_set_selftest_param(h, st_param);
+
+	/* external loopback test requires that the link is up and the duplex is
+	 * full, do external test first to reduce the whole test time
+	 */
+	if (eth_test->flags & ETH_TEST_FL_EXTERNAL_LB) {
+		hns3_external_lb_prepare(ndev, if_running);
+		hns3_do_external_lb(ndev, eth_test, data);
+		hns3_external_lb_restore(ndev, if_running);
+	}
+
+	hns3_selftest_prepare(ndev, if_running);
 	hns3_do_selftest(ndev, st_param, eth_test, data);
 	hns3_selftest_restore(ndev, if_running);
+
+	if (netif_msg_ifdown(h))
+		netdev_info(ndev, "self test end\n");
 }
 
 static void hns3_update_limit_promisc_mode(struct net_device *netdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 35411f9a1432..a0284a9d90e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -151,10 +151,11 @@ static const u32 tqp_intr_reg_addr_list[] = {HCLGE_TQP_INTR_CTRL_REG,
 					     HCLGE_TQP_INTR_RL_REG};
 
 static const char hns3_nic_test_strs[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
-	"App    Loopback test",
-	"Serdes serial Loopback test",
-	"Serdes parallel Loopback test",
-	"Phy    Loopback test"
+	"External Loopback test",
+	"App      Loopback test",
+	"Serdes   serial Loopback test",
+	"Serdes   parallel Loopback test",
+	"Phy      Loopback test"
 };
 
 static const struct hclge_comm_stats_str g_mac_stats_string[] = {
@@ -754,7 +755,8 @@ static int hclge_get_sset_count(struct hnae3_handle *handle, int stringset)
 #define HCLGE_LOOPBACK_TEST_FLAGS (HNAE3_SUPPORT_APP_LOOPBACK | \
 		HNAE3_SUPPORT_PHY_LOOPBACK | \
 		HNAE3_SUPPORT_SERDES_SERIAL_LOOPBACK | \
-		HNAE3_SUPPORT_SERDES_PARALLEL_LOOPBACK)
+		HNAE3_SUPPORT_SERDES_PARALLEL_LOOPBACK | \
+		HNAE3_SUPPORT_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK)
 
 	struct hclge_vport *vport = hclge_get_vport(handle);
 	struct hclge_dev *hdev = vport->back;
@@ -776,9 +778,12 @@ static int hclge_get_sset_count(struct hnae3_handle *handle, int stringset)
 			handle->flags |= HNAE3_SUPPORT_APP_LOOPBACK;
 		}
 
-		count += 2;
+		count += 1;
 		handle->flags |= HNAE3_SUPPORT_SERDES_SERIAL_LOOPBACK;
+		count += 1;
 		handle->flags |= HNAE3_SUPPORT_SERDES_PARALLEL_LOOPBACK;
+		count += 1;
+		handle->flags |= HNAE3_SUPPORT_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK;
 
 		if ((hdev->hw.mac.phydev && hdev->hw.mac.phydev->drv &&
 		     hdev->hw.mac.phydev->drv->set_loopback) ||
@@ -806,6 +811,11 @@ static void hclge_get_strings(struct hnae3_handle *handle, u32 stringset,
 					   size, p);
 		p = hclge_tqps_get_strings(handle, p);
 	} else if (stringset == ETH_SS_TEST) {
+		if (handle->flags & HNAE3_SUPPORT_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK) {
+			memcpy(p, hns3_nic_test_strs[HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL],
+			       ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+			p += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
+		}
 		if (handle->flags & HNAE3_SUPPORT_APP_LOOPBACK) {
 			memcpy(p, hns3_nic_test_strs[HNAE3_LOOP_APP],
 			       ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
@@ -8060,7 +8070,7 @@ static int hclge_set_loopback(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
 {
 	struct hclge_vport *vport = hclge_get_vport(handle);
 	struct hclge_dev *hdev = vport->back;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Loopback can be enabled in three places: SSU, MAC, and serdes. By
 	 * default, SSU loopback is enabled, so if the SMAC and the DMAC are
@@ -8087,6 +8097,8 @@ static int hclge_set_loopback(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
 	case HNAE3_LOOP_PHY:
 		ret = hclge_set_phy_loopback(hdev, en);
 		break;
+	case HNAE3_LOOP_EXTERNAL:
+		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -ENOTSUPP;
 		dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev,