diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h
index db988ced5a5d..84547d998bcf 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ int mlx5_vdpa_update_cvq_iotlb(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev,
 				struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb,
 				unsigned int asid);
 int mlx5_vdpa_create_dma_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev);
+int mlx5_vdpa_reset_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev, unsigned int asid);
 
 #define mlx5_vdpa_warn(__dev, format, ...)                                                         \
 	dev_warn((__dev)->mdev->device, "%s:%d:(pid %d) warning: " format, __func__, __LINE__,     \
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
index 66530e28f327..2197c46e563a 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
@@ -645,3 +645,20 @@ int mlx5_vdpa_create_dma_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev)
 
 	return mlx5_vdpa_update_cvq_iotlb(mvdev, NULL, 0);
 }
+
+int mlx5_vdpa_reset_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev, unsigned int asid)
+{
+	if (asid >= MLX5_VDPA_NUM_AS)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr(mvdev, mvdev->mr[asid]);
+
+	if (asid == 0 && MLX5_CAP_GEN(mvdev->mdev, umem_uid_0)) {
+		if (mlx5_vdpa_create_dma_mr(mvdev))
+			mlx5_vdpa_warn(mvdev, "create DMA MR failed\n");
+	} else {
+		mlx5_vdpa_update_cvq_iotlb(mvdev, NULL, asid);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
index f4516a2d5bb0..e809ccec6048 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Eli Cohen <eli@mellanox.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Mellanox VDPA driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 
+static bool persist_mapping = true;
+module_param(persist_mapping, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(persist_mapping,
+		 "Enable/disable persistent mapping across reset: 1 to keep, 0 to clear");
+
 #define VALID_FEATURES_MASK                                                                        \
 	(BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_CSUM) | BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM) |                                   \
 	 BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS) | BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_MTU) | BIT_ULL(VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC) |   \
@@ -2888,7 +2893,8 @@ static int mlx5_vdpa_reset(struct vdpa_device *vdev)
 	unregister_link_notifier(ndev);
 	teardown_driver(ndev);
 	clear_vqs_ready(ndev);
-	mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr_resources(&ndev->mvdev);
+	if (unlikely(!persist_mapping))
+		mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr_resources(&ndev->mvdev);
 	ndev->mvdev.status = 0;
 	ndev->mvdev.suspended = false;
 	ndev->cur_num_vqs = 0;
@@ -2899,7 +2905,7 @@ static int mlx5_vdpa_reset(struct vdpa_device *vdev)
 	init_group_to_asid_map(mvdev);
 	++mvdev->generation;
 
-	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mvdev->mdev, umem_uid_0)) {
+	if (unlikely(!persist_mapping) && MLX5_CAP_GEN(mvdev->mdev, umem_uid_0)) {
 		if (mlx5_vdpa_create_dma_mr(mvdev))
 			mlx5_vdpa_warn(mvdev, "create MR failed\n");
 	}
@@ -2987,6 +2993,18 @@ static int mlx5_vdpa_set_map(struct vdpa_device *vdev, unsigned int asid,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int mlx5_vdpa_reset_map(struct vdpa_device *vdev, unsigned int asid)
+{
+	struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev = to_mvdev(vdev);
+	struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev = to_mlx5_vdpa_ndev(mvdev);
+	int err;
+
+	down_write(&ndev->reslock);
+	err = mlx5_vdpa_reset_mr(mvdev, asid);
+	up_write(&ndev->reslock);
+	return err;
+}
+
 static struct device *mlx5_get_vq_dma_dev(struct vdpa_device *vdev, u16 idx)
 {
 	struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev = to_mvdev(vdev);
@@ -3255,6 +3273,7 @@ static const struct vdpa_config_ops mlx5_vdpa_ops = {
 	.set_config = mlx5_vdpa_set_config,
 	.get_generation = mlx5_vdpa_get_generation,
 	.set_map = mlx5_vdpa_set_map,
+	.reset_map = mlx5_vdpa_reset_map, /* Op disabled on !persist_mapping */
 	.set_group_asid = mlx5_set_group_asid,
 	.get_vq_dma_dev = mlx5_get_vq_dma_dev,
 	.free = mlx5_vdpa_free,
@@ -3630,6 +3649,9 @@ static int mlx5v_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev,
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_DEV_VDPA_EMULATION(mdev, desc_group_mkey_supported))
 		mgtdev->vdpa_ops.get_vq_desc_group = NULL;
 
+	if (unlikely(!persist_mapping))
+		mgtdev->vdpa_ops.reset_map = NULL;
+
 	err = vdpa_mgmtdev_register(&mgtdev->mgtdev);
 	if (err)
 		goto reg_err;
