diff --git a/sys/dev/bxe/bxe.c b/sys/dev/bxe/bxe.c
--- a/sys/dev/bxe/bxe.c
+++ b/sys/dev/bxe/bxe.c
@@ -13865,9 +13865,16 @@
         port_type = PORT_FIBRE;
         break;
     case ELINK_ETH_PHY_SFP_1G_FIBER:
-        BLOGI(sc, "Found 1Gb Fiber media.\n");
-        sc->media = IFM_1000_SX;
-        port_type = PORT_FIBRE;
+        if (sc->link_params.speed_cap_mask[0] &
+            PORT_HW_CFG_SPEED_CAPABILITY_D0_2_5G) {
+            BLOGI(sc, "Found 2500base-X Fiber media.\n");
+            sc->media = IFM_2500_X;
+            port_type = PORT_FIBRE;
+        } else {
+            BLOGI(sc, "Found 1Gb Fiber media.\n");
+            sc->media = IFM_1000_SX;
+            port_type = PORT_FIBRE;
+        }
         break;
     case ELINK_ETH_PHY_KR:
     case ELINK_ETH_PHY_CX4:
diff --git a/sys/dev/bxe/bxe_elink.c b/sys/dev/bxe/bxe_elink.c
--- a/sys/dev/bxe/bxe_elink.c
+++ b/sys/dev/bxe/bxe_elink.c
@@ -9084,7 +9084,8 @@
 		    (val[ELINK_SFP_EEPROM_1G_COMP_CODE_ADDR] != 0)) {
 			ELINK_DEBUG_P0(sc, "1G SFP module detected\n");
 			phy->media_type = ELINK_ETH_PHY_SFP_1G_FIBER;
-			if (phy->req_line_speed != ELINK_SPEED_1000) {
+			if ((phy->req_line_speed != ELINK_SPEED_1000) &&
+			    (phy->req_line_speed != ELINK_SPEED_2500)) {
 				uint8_t gport = params->port;
 				phy->req_line_speed = ELINK_SPEED_1000;
 				if (!CHIP_IS_E1x(sc)) {
@@ -13069,6 +13070,7 @@
 			break;
 		case PORT_HW_CFG_NET_SERDES_IF_SFI:
 			phy->supported &= (ELINK_SUPPORTED_1000baseT_Full |
+					   ELINK_SUPPORTED_2500baseX_Full |
 					   ELINK_SUPPORTED_10000baseT_Full |
 					   ELINK_SUPPORTED_FIBRE |
 					   ELINK_SUPPORTED_Pause |