diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
index 3cee84f0df..c62411c9c1 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.c
@@ -1797,6 +1797,33 @@ ar8xxx_sw_set_flush_port_arl_table(struct switch_dev *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int
+ar8xxx_sw_get_port_stats(struct switch_dev *dev, int port,
+			struct switch_port_stats *stats)
+{
+	struct ar8xxx_priv *priv = swdev_to_ar8xxx(dev);
+	u64 *mib_stats;
+
+	if (!ar8xxx_has_mib_counters(priv))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!(priv->chip->mib_rxb_id || priv->chip->mib_txb_id))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (port >= dev->ports)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&priv->mib_lock);
+
+	mib_stats = &priv->mib_stats[port * priv->chip->num_mibs];
+
+	stats->tx_bytes = mib_stats[priv->chip->mib_txb_id];
+	stats->rx_bytes = mib_stats[priv->chip->mib_rxb_id];
+
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->mib_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 ar8xxx_phy_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_addr, int reg_addr)
 {
@@ -1927,16 +1954,7 @@ static const struct switch_dev_ops ar8xxx_sw_ops = {
 	.apply_config = ar8xxx_sw_hw_apply,
 	.reset_switch = ar8xxx_sw_reset_switch,
 	.get_port_link = ar8xxx_sw_get_port_link,
-/* The following op is disabled as it hogs the CPU and degrades performance.
-   An implementation has been attempted in 4d8a66d but reading MIB data is slow
-   on ar8xxx switches.
-
-   The high CPU load has been traced down to the ar8xxx_reg_wait() call in
-   ar8xxx_mib_op(), which has to usleep_range() till the MIB busy flag set by
-   the request to update the MIB counter is cleared. */
-#if 0
 	.get_port_stats = ar8xxx_sw_get_port_stats,
-#endif
 };
 
 static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar7240sw_chip = {
@@ -1968,7 +1986,9 @@ static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar7240sw_chip = {
 
 	.num_mibs = ARRAY_SIZE(ar8236_mibs),
 	.mib_decs = ar8236_mibs,
-	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC
+	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC,
+	.mib_rxb_id = AR8236_MIB_RXB_ID,
+	.mib_txb_id = AR8236_MIB_TXB_ID,
 };
 
 static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8216_chip = {
@@ -1998,7 +2018,9 @@ static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8216_chip = {
 
 	.num_mibs = ARRAY_SIZE(ar8216_mibs),
 	.mib_decs = ar8216_mibs,
-	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC
+	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC,
+	.mib_rxb_id = AR8216_MIB_RXB_ID,
+	.mib_txb_id = AR8216_MIB_TXB_ID,
 };
 
 static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8229_chip = {
@@ -2030,7 +2052,9 @@ static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8229_chip = {
 
 	.num_mibs = ARRAY_SIZE(ar8236_mibs),
 	.mib_decs = ar8236_mibs,
-	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC
+	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC,
+	.mib_rxb_id = AR8236_MIB_RXB_ID,
+	.mib_txb_id = AR8236_MIB_TXB_ID,
 };
 
 static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8236_chip = {
@@ -2060,7 +2084,9 @@ static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8236_chip = {
 
 	.num_mibs = ARRAY_SIZE(ar8236_mibs),
 	.mib_decs = ar8236_mibs,
-	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC
+	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC,
+	.mib_rxb_id = AR8236_MIB_RXB_ID,
+	.mib_txb_id = AR8236_MIB_TXB_ID,
 };
 
 static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8316_chip = {
@@ -2090,7 +2116,9 @@ static const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8316_chip = {
 
 	.num_mibs = ARRAY_SIZE(ar8236_mibs),
 	.mib_decs = ar8236_mibs,
-	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC
+	.mib_func = AR8216_REG_MIB_FUNC,
+	.mib_rxb_id = AR8236_MIB_RXB_ID,
+	.mib_txb_id = AR8236_MIB_TXB_ID,
 };
 
 static int
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.h b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.h
index 0bdd3e9dd8..9b39064551 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.h
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8216.h
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@
 #define AR8216_STATS_TXDEFER		0x98
 #define AR8216_STATS_TXLATECOL		0x9c
 
+#define AR8216_MIB_RXB_ID		14	/* RxGoodByte */
+#define AR8216_MIB_TXB_ID		29	/* TxByte */
+
 #define AR8229_REG_OPER_MODE0		0x04
 #define   AR8229_OPER_MODE0_MAC_GMII_EN	BIT(6)
 #define   AR8229_OPER_MODE0_PHY_MII_EN	BIT(10)
@@ -321,6 +324,9 @@
 #define AR8236_STATS_TXDEFER		0xa0
 #define AR8236_STATS_TXLATECOL		0xa4
 
+#define AR8236_MIB_RXB_ID		15	/* RxGoodByte */
+#define AR8236_MIB_TXB_ID		31	/* TxByte */
+
 #define AR8316_REG_POSTRIP			0x0008
 #define   AR8316_POSTRIP_MAC0_GMII_EN		BIT(0)
 #define   AR8316_POSTRIP_MAC0_RGMII_EN		BIT(1)
@@ -451,6 +457,8 @@ struct ar8xxx_chip {
 	const struct ar8xxx_mib_desc *mib_decs;
 	unsigned num_mibs;
 	unsigned mib_func;
+	int mib_rxb_id;
+	int mib_txb_id;
 };
 
 struct ar8xxx_priv {
@@ -607,6 +615,9 @@ ar8xxx_sw_set_flush_port_arl_table(struct switch_dev *dev,
 				   const struct switch_attr *attr,
 				   struct switch_val *val);
 int
+ar8xxx_sw_get_port_stats(struct switch_dev *dev, int port,
+			struct switch_port_stats *stats);
+int
 ar8216_wait_bit(struct ar8xxx_priv *priv, int reg, u32 mask, u32 val);
 
 static inline struct ar8xxx_priv *
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8327.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8327.c
index 36a4520678..b0da346314 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8327.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/net/phy/ar8327.c
@@ -1457,16 +1457,7 @@ static const struct switch_dev_ops ar8327_sw_ops = {
 	.apply_config = ar8327_sw_hw_apply,
 	.reset_switch = ar8xxx_sw_reset_switch,
 	.get_port_link = ar8xxx_sw_get_port_link,
-/* The following op is disabled as it hogs the CPU and degrades performance.
-   An implementation has been attempted in 4d8a66d but reading MIB data is slow
-   on ar8xxx switches.
-
-   The high CPU load has been traced down to the ar8xxx_reg_wait() call in
-   ar8xxx_mib_op(), which has to usleep_range() till the MIB busy flag set by
-   the request to update the MIB counter is cleared. */
-#if 0
 	.get_port_stats = ar8xxx_sw_get_port_stats,
-#endif
 };
 
 const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8327_chip = {
@@ -1501,7 +1492,9 @@ const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8327_chip = {
 
 	.num_mibs = ARRAY_SIZE(ar8236_mibs),
 	.mib_decs = ar8236_mibs,
-	.mib_func = AR8327_REG_MIB_FUNC
+	.mib_func = AR8327_REG_MIB_FUNC,
+	.mib_rxb_id = AR8236_MIB_RXB_ID,
+	.mib_txb_id = AR8236_MIB_TXB_ID,
 };
 
 const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8337_chip = {
@@ -1537,5 +1530,7 @@ const struct ar8xxx_chip ar8337_chip = {
 
 	.num_mibs = ARRAY_SIZE(ar8236_mibs),
 	.mib_decs = ar8236_mibs,
-	.mib_func = AR8327_REG_MIB_FUNC
+	.mib_func = AR8327_REG_MIB_FUNC,
+	.mib_rxb_id = AR8236_MIB_RXB_ID,
+	.mib_txb_id = AR8236_MIB_TXB_ID,
 };