diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
@@ -3830,6 +3830,18 @@
 	sx_destroy(&priv->state_lock);
 }
 
+static int
+sysctl_ifname(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = arg1;
+	char if_name[IFNAMSIZ];
+	int error;
+
+	strncpy(if_name, priv->ifp->if_xname, sizeof(if_name));
+	error = sysctl_handle_string(oidp, if_name, sizeof(if_name), req);
+	return (error);
+}
+
 static int
 sysctl_firmware(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 {
@@ -4623,6 +4635,11 @@
 	pa.pa_headname = ifp->if_xname;
 	priv->pfil = pfil_head_register(&pa);
 
+	SYSCTL_ADD_PROC(&priv->sysctl_ctx,
+			SYSCTL_CHILDREN(device_get_sysctl_tree(mdev->pdev->dev.bsddev)),
+			OID_AUTO, "ifname", CTLTYPE_STRING | CTLFLAG_RD, priv, 0,
+			sysctl_ifname, "A", "ifname managed by driver");
+
 	return (priv);
 
 err_rl_init: