diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/files/hotplug-mlxsw-spectrum-port-names.sh b/package/kernel/linux/files/hotplug-mlxsw-spectrum-port-names.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7637725f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/files/hotplug-mlxsw-spectrum-port-names.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "$ACTION" = "add" ]; then
+	read -r board_name < "/tmp/sysinfo/board_name"
+
+	if [[ "$board_name" = "mellanox-technologies-ltd-msn*" ]]; then
+		read -r port_name < "/sys/class/net/$DEVICENAME/phys_port_name"
+		[ -n "$port_name" ] && ip link set "$DEVICENAME" name "sw$port_name"
+	fi
+fi
diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk
index 0aed1655a9..522e76d180 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk
@@ -1972,6 +1972,13 @@ define KernelPackage/mlxsw-spectrum/description
   Spectrum/Spectrum-2/Spectrum-3/Spectrum-4 Ethernet Switch ASICs.
 endef
 
+define KernelPackage/mlxsw-spectrum/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
+		./files/hotplug-mlxsw-spectrum-port-names.sh \
+		$(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net/10-mlxsw-spectrum-port-names
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,mlxsw-spectrum))