diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.c
index fad637d328..2ff2cab924 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.c
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ static void fsl_imx7_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             FSL_IMX7_ENET2_ADDR,
         };
 
+        object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->eth[i]), "phy-num",
+                                 s->phy_num[i], &error_abort);
         object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->eth[i]), "tx-ring-num",
                                  FSL_IMX7_ETH_NUM_TX_RINGS, &error_abort);
         qdev_set_nic_properties(DEVICE(&s->eth[i]), &nd_table[i]);
@@ -550,10 +552,17 @@ static void fsl_imx7_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                 FSL_IMX7_PCIE_PHY_SIZE);
 }
 
+static Property fsl_imx7_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("fec1-phy-num", FslIMX7State, phy_num[0], 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("fec2-phy-num", FslIMX7State, phy_num[1], 1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static void fsl_imx7_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
 
+    device_class_set_props(dc, fsl_imx7_properties);
     dc->realize = fsl_imx7_realize;
 
     /* Reason: Uses serial_hds and nd_table in realize() directly */
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h
index da977f9ffb..ad88923707 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ typedef struct FslIMX7State {
     IMX7GPRState       gpr;
     ChipideaState      usb[FSL_IMX7_NUM_USBS];
     DesignwarePCIEHost pcie;
+    uint32_t           phy_num[FSL_IMX7_NUM_ETHS];
 } FslIMX7State;
 
 enum FslIMX7MemoryMap {