diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
index 81b932f72e10..c6529f7c3034 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct mlx5_vq_restore_info {
 	u64 device_addr;
 	u64 driver_addr;
 	u16 avail_index;
+	u16 used_index;
 	bool ready;
 	struct vdpa_callback cb;
 	bool restore;
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueue {
 	u32 virtq_id;
 	struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev;
 	u16 avail_idx;
+	u16 used_idx;
 	int fw_state;
 
 	/* keep last in the struct */
@@ -789,6 +791,7 @@ static int create_virtqueue(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtque
 
 	obj_context = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_virtio_net_q_in, in, obj_context);
 	MLX5_SET(virtio_net_q_object, obj_context, hw_available_index, mvq->avail_idx);
+	MLX5_SET(virtio_net_q_object, obj_context, hw_used_index, mvq->used_idx);
 	MLX5_SET(virtio_net_q_object, obj_context, queue_feature_bit_mask_12_3,
 		 get_features_12_3(ndev->mvdev.actual_features));
 	vq_ctx = MLX5_ADDR_OF(virtio_net_q_object, obj_context, virtio_q_context);
@@ -1007,6 +1010,7 @@ static int connect_qps(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueue *m
 struct mlx5_virtq_attr {
 	u8 state;
 	u16 available_index;
+	u16 used_index;
 };
 
 static int query_virtqueue(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueue *mvq,
@@ -1037,6 +1041,7 @@ static int query_virtqueue(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueu
 	memset(attr, 0, sizeof(*attr));
 	attr->state = MLX5_GET(virtio_net_q_object, obj_context, state);
 	attr->available_index = MLX5_GET(virtio_net_q_object, obj_context, hw_available_index);
+	attr->used_index = MLX5_GET(virtio_net_q_object, obj_context, hw_used_index);
 	kfree(out);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1520,6 +1525,16 @@ static void teardown_virtqueues(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev)
 	}
 }
 
+static void clear_virtqueues(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = ndev->mvdev.max_vqs - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		ndev->vqs[i].avail_idx = 0;
+		ndev->vqs[i].used_idx = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 /* TODO: cross-endian support */
 static inline bool mlx5_vdpa_is_little_endian(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev)
 {
@@ -1595,6 +1610,7 @@ static int save_channel_info(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqu
 		return err;
 
 	ri->avail_index = attr.available_index;
+	ri->used_index = attr.used_index;
 	ri->ready = mvq->ready;
 	ri->num_ent = mvq->num_ent;
 	ri->desc_addr = mvq->desc_addr;
@@ -1639,6 +1655,7 @@ static void restore_channels_info(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev)
 			continue;
 
 		mvq->avail_idx = ri->avail_index;
+		mvq->used_idx = ri->used_index;
 		mvq->ready = ri->ready;
 		mvq->num_ent = ri->num_ent;
 		mvq->desc_addr = ri->desc_addr;
@@ -1753,6 +1770,7 @@ static void mlx5_vdpa_set_status(struct vdpa_device *vdev, u8 status)
 	if (!status) {
 		mlx5_vdpa_info(mvdev, "performing device reset\n");
 		teardown_driver(ndev);
+		clear_virtqueues(ndev);
 		mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr(&ndev->mvdev);
 		ndev->mvdev.status = 0;
 		ndev->mvdev.mlx_features = 0;