diff --git a/vslib/vpp/SwitchVpp.cpp b/vslib/vpp/SwitchVpp.cpp
index 8b1110a4..4f60ba6c 100644
--- a/vslib/vpp/SwitchVpp.cpp
+++ b/vslib/vpp/SwitchVpp.cpp
@@ -2202,3 +2202,46 @@ sai_status_t SwitchVpp::refresh_read_only(
     // For all other cases, delegate to the base class implementation
     return SwitchStateBase::refresh_read_only(meta, object_id);
 }
+
+sai_status_t SwitchVpp::refresh_port_oper_speed(
+        _In_ sai_object_id_t port_id)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    sai_attribute_t attr;
+
+    attr.id = SAI_PORT_ATTR_OPER_STATUS;
+
+    CHECK_STATUS(get(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT, port_id, 1, &attr));
+
+    if (attr.value.s32 == SAI_PORT_OPER_STATUS_DOWN)
+    {
+        attr.value.u32 = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::string hwif_name;
+        uint32_t vpp_speed_kbps = 0;
+
+        if (vpp_get_hwif_name(port_id, 0, hwif_name) &&
+            vpp_get_interface_speed(hwif_name.c_str(), &vpp_speed_kbps) == 0 &&
+            vpp_speed_kbps > 0)
+        {
+            /* VPP reports link_speed in Kbps, SAI uses Mbps */
+            attr.value.u32 = vpp_speed_kbps / 1000;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /* Fall back to configured SAI_PORT_ATTR_SPEED */
+            attr.id = SAI_PORT_ATTR_SPEED;
+
+            CHECK_STATUS(get(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT, port_id, 1, &attr));
+        }
+    }
+
+    attr.id = SAI_PORT_ATTR_OPER_SPEED;
+
+    CHECK_STATUS(set(SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_PORT, port_id, &attr));
+
+    return SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/vslib/vpp/SwitchVpp.h b/vslib/vpp/SwitchVpp.h
index 9f41724d..6963732e 100644
--- a/vslib/vpp/SwitchVpp.h
+++ b/vslib/vpp/SwitchVpp.h
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ namespace saivs
                     _In_ const sai_attr_metadata_t *meta,
                     _In_ sai_object_id_t object_id) override;
 
+            virtual sai_status_t refresh_port_oper_speed(
+                    _In_ sai_object_id_t port_id) override;
+
         private: // from vpp VirtualSwitchSaiInterface
 
             void setPortStats(
diff --git a/vslib/vpp/vppxlate/SaiVppXlate.c b/vslib/vpp/vppxlate/SaiVppXlate.c
index 474ede5a..845d62dc 100644
--- a/vslib/vpp/vppxlate/SaiVppXlate.c
+++ b/vslib/vpp/vppxlate/SaiVppXlate.c
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ static uintptr_t get_index_ptr (uint32_t idx)
 
 vat_main_t vat_main;
 uword *interface_name_by_sw_index = NULL;
+uword *link_speed_by_sw_index = NULL;
 
 f64
 vat_time_now (vat_main_t * vam)
@@ -690,6 +691,9 @@ vl_api_sw_interface_details_t_handler (vl_api_sw_interface_details_t *mp)
                 ntohl (mp->sw_if_index));
   hash_set (interface_name_by_sw_index, ntohl (mp->sw_if_index), s);
 
+  /* Save link speed (in Kbps) per interface */
+  hash_set (link_speed_by_sw_index, ntohl (mp->sw_if_index), ntohl (mp->link_speed));
+
   /* In sub interface case, fill the sub interface table entry */
   if (mp->sw_if_index != mp->sup_sw_if_index)
     {
@@ -1536,6 +1540,7 @@ api_sw_interface_dump (vat_main_t *vam)
 
     /* Interface name is from the index_table which is already freed */
     hash_free (interface_name_by_sw_index);
+    hash_free (link_speed_by_sw_index);
 
     vec_foreach (sub, vam->sw_if_subif_table)
     {
@@ -1781,6 +1786,7 @@ int init_vpp_client()
     vam->socket_name = format (0, "%s%c", API_SOCKET_FILE, 0);
     vam->sw_if_index_by_interface_name = hash_create_string (0, sizeof (uword));
     interface_name_by_sw_index = hash_create (0, sizeof (uword));
+    link_speed_by_sw_index = hash_create (0, sizeof (uword));
 
     if (vsc_socket_connect(vam, client_name) == 0) {
         int rc;
@@ -2733,6 +2739,32 @@ int interface_get_state (const char *hwif_name, bool *link_is_up)
     return ret;
 }
 
+int vpp_get_interface_speed (const char *hwif_name, uint32_t *speed)
+{
+    vat_main_t *vam = &vat_main;
+    uword *p;
+
+    VPP_LOCK();
+
+    u32 idx = get_swif_idx(vam, hwif_name);
+    if (idx == (u32) -1) {
+        VPP_UNLOCK();
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    p = hash_get(link_speed_by_sw_index, idx);
+    if (!p) {
+        VPP_UNLOCK();
+        return -ENOENT;
+    }
+
+    *speed = (uint32_t) p[0];
+
+    VPP_UNLOCK();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int vpp_sync_for_events ()
 {
     vat_main_t *vam = &vat_main;
diff --git a/vslib/vpp/vppxlate/SaiVppXlate.h b/vslib/vpp/vppxlate/SaiVppXlate.h
index 16838066..0dab30f4 100644
--- a/vslib/vpp/vppxlate/SaiVppXlate.h
+++ b/vslib/vpp/vppxlate/SaiVppXlate.h
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ typedef enum {
     extern int vpp_tunterm_acl_interface_add_del (uint32_t tunterm_index,
                                            bool is_bind, const char *hwif_name);
     extern int interface_get_state(const char *hwif_name, bool *link_is_up);
+    extern int vpp_get_interface_speed(const char *hwif_name, uint32_t *speed);
     extern int vpp_sync_for_events();
     extern int vpp_bridge_domain_add_del(uint32_t bridge_id, bool is_add);
     extern int set_sw_interface_l2_bridge(const char *hwif_name, uint32_t bridge_id, bool l2_enable, uint32_t port_type);