diff --git a/package/network/utils/uqmi/files/lib/netifd/proto/qmi.sh b/package/network/utils/uqmi/files/lib/netifd/proto/qmi.sh
index f4b30b87eb..81daddd0cc 100755
--- a/package/network/utils/uqmi/files/lib/netifd/proto/qmi.sh
+++ b/package/network/utils/uqmi/files/lib/netifd/proto/qmi.sh
@@ -23,17 +23,18 @@ proto_qmi_init_config() {
 	proto_config_add_boolean autoconnect
 	proto_config_add_int plmn
 	proto_config_add_int timeout
+	proto_config_add_int mtu
 	proto_config_add_defaults
 }
 
 proto_qmi_setup() {
 	local interface="$1"
 	local dataformat connstat
-	local device apn auth username password pincode delay modes pdptype profile dhcpv6 autoconnect plmn timeout $PROTO_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+	local device apn auth username password pincode delay modes pdptype profile dhcpv6 autoconnect plmn timeout mtu $PROTO_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
 	local ip4table ip6table
 	local cid_4 pdh_4 cid_6 pdh_6
 	local ip_6 ip_prefix_length gateway_6 dns1_6 dns2_6
-	json_get_vars device apn auth username password pincode delay modes pdptype profile dhcpv6 autoconnect plmn ip4table ip6table timeout $PROTO_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+	json_get_vars device apn auth username password pincode delay modes pdptype profile dhcpv6 autoconnect plmn ip4table ip6table timeout mtu $PROTO_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
 
 	[ "$timeout" = "" ] && timeout="10"
 
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ proto_qmi_setup() {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	[ -n "$mtu" ] && {
+		echo "Setting MTU to $mtu"
+		/sbin/ip link set dev $ifname mtu $mtu
+	}
+
 	echo "Waiting for SIM initialization"
 	local uninitialized_timeout=0
 	while uqmi -s -d "$device" --get-pin-status | grep '"UIM uninitialized"' > /dev/null; do