Index: head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/en.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/en.h
+++ head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/en.h
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@
 	u8	default_vlan_prio;
 	u8	num_tc;
 	u8	rx_cq_moderation_mode;
+	u8	tx_cq_moderation_mode;
 	u16	rx_cq_moderation_usec;
 	u16	rx_cq_moderation_pkts;
 	u16	tx_cq_moderation_usec;
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@
   m(+1, u64 rx_coalesce_mode, "rx_coalesce_mode", "0: EQE mode 1: CQE mode") \
   m(+1, u64 tx_coalesce_usecs, "tx_coalesce_usecs", "Limit in usec for joining tx packets") \
   m(+1, u64 tx_coalesce_pkts, "tx_coalesce_pkts", "Maximum number of tx packets to join") \
+  m(+1, u64 tx_coalesce_mode, "tx_coalesce_mode", "0: EQE mode 1: CQE mode") \
   m(+1, u64 hw_lro, "hw_lro", "set to enable hw_lro")
 
 #define	MLX5E_PARAMS_NUM (0 MLX5E_PARAMS(MLX5E_STATS_COUNT))
Index: head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_ethtool.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_ethtool.c
+++ head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_ethtool.c
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@
 		priv->params_ethtool.rx_coalesce_mode = 1;
 	priv->params.rx_cq_moderation_mode = priv->params_ethtool.rx_coalesce_mode;
 
+	/* import TX mode */
+	if (priv->params_ethtool.tx_coalesce_mode != 0)
+		priv->params_ethtool.tx_coalesce_mode = 1;
+	priv->params.tx_cq_moderation_mode = priv->params_ethtool.tx_coalesce_mode;
+
 	/* import RX coal time */
 	if (priv->params_ethtool.rx_coalesce_usecs < 1)
 		priv->params_ethtool.rx_coalesce_usecs = 0;
@@ -460,6 +465,7 @@
 	priv->params_ethtool.rx_coalesce_mode = priv->params.rx_cq_moderation_mode;
 	priv->params_ethtool.rx_coalesce_usecs = priv->params.rx_cq_moderation_usec;
 	priv->params_ethtool.rx_coalesce_pkts = priv->params.rx_cq_moderation_pkts;
+	priv->params_ethtool.tx_coalesce_mode = priv->params.tx_cq_moderation_mode;
 	priv->params_ethtool.tx_coalesce_usecs = priv->params.tx_cq_moderation_usec;
 	priv->params_ethtool.tx_coalesce_pkts = priv->params.tx_cq_moderation_pkts;
 	priv->params_ethtool.hw_lro = priv->params.hw_lro_en;
Index: head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
+++ head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_main.c
@@ -1324,13 +1324,25 @@
 mlx5e_open_tx_cqs(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
     struct mlx5e_channel_param *cparam)
 {
+	u8 tx_moderation_mode;
 	int err;
 	int tc;
 
+	switch (c->priv->params.tx_cq_moderation_mode) {
+	case 0:
+		tx_moderation_mode = MLX5_CQ_PERIOD_MODE_START_FROM_EQE;
+		break;
+	default:
+		if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(c->priv->mdev, cq_period_start_from_cqe))
+			tx_moderation_mode = MLX5_CQ_PERIOD_MODE_START_FROM_CQE;
+		else
+			tx_moderation_mode = MLX5_CQ_PERIOD_MODE_START_FROM_EQE;
+		break;
+	}
 	for (tc = 0; tc < c->num_tc; tc++) {
 		/* open completion queue */
 		err = mlx5e_open_cq(c, &cparam->tx_cq, &c->sq[tc].cq,
-		    &mlx5e_tx_cq_comp, MLX5_CQ_PERIOD_MODE_START_FROM_EQE);
+		    &mlx5e_tx_cq_comp, tx_moderation_mode);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_close_tx_cqs;
 	}