diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_esp32.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_esp32.c
index bbf18dd1313..c92776a820d 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_esp32.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_esp32.c
@@ -353,6 +353,12 @@ err:
 	return res;
 }
 
+static const struct device *eth_esp32_phy_get(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(dev);
+	return eth_esp32_phy_dev;
+}
+
 static void eth_esp32_iface_init(struct net_if *iface)
 {
 	const struct device *dev = net_if_get_device(iface);
@@ -381,6 +387,7 @@ static const struct ethernet_api eth_esp32_api = {
 	.iface_api.init		= eth_esp32_iface_init,
 	.get_capabilities	= eth_esp32_caps,
 	.set_config		= eth_esp32_set_config,
+	.get_phy		= eth_esp32_phy_get,
 	.send			= eth_esp32_send,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac.c
index ed9a72cad4a..0406262877b 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos/eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac.c
@@ -561,10 +561,18 @@ static int eth_nxp_enet_qos_mac_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const struct device *eth_nxp_enet_qos_get_phy(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct nxp_enet_qos_mac_config *config = dev->config;
+
+	return config->phy_dev;
+}
+
 static const struct ethernet_api api_funcs = {
 	.iface_api.init = eth_nxp_enet_qos_iface_init,
 	.send = eth_nxp_enet_qos_tx,
 	.get_capabilities = eth_nxp_enet_qos_get_capabilities,
+	.get_phy = eth_nxp_enet_qos_get_phy,
 };
 
 #define NXP_ENET_QOS_NODE_HAS_MAC_ADDR_CHECK(n)						\
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_s32_gmac.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_s32_gmac.c
index 8579992fc3d..f6eaa950a98 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_s32_gmac.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_s32_gmac.c
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ static void phy_link_state_changed(const struct device *pdev,
 	}
 }
 
+static const struct device *eth_nxp_s32_get_phy(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct eth_nxp_s32_config *cfg = dev->config;
+
+	return cfg->phy_dev;
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_S32K3)
 static int select_phy_interface(Gmac_Ip_MiiModeType mode)
 {
@@ -589,6 +596,7 @@ static void eth_nxp_s32_rx_irq(const struct device *dev)
 static const struct ethernet_api eth_api = {
 	.iface_api.init = eth_nxp_s32_iface_init,
 	.get_capabilities = eth_nxp_s32_get_capabilities,
+	.get_phy = eth_nxp_s32_get_phy,
 	.start = eth_nxp_s32_start,
 	.stop = eth_nxp_s32_stop,
 	.send = eth_nxp_s32_tx,
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_s32_netc_psi.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_s32_netc_psi.c
index c4219a7d763..baab3131cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_s32_netc_psi.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_s32_netc_psi.c
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ static void phy_link_state_changed(const struct device *pdev,
 	}
 }
 
+static const struct device *nxp_s32_eth_get_phy(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct nxp_s32_eth_config *cfg = dev->config;
+
+	return cfg->phy_dev;
+}
+
 /* Configure ETHx_EXT_RX_CLK @ 125 MHz as source of ETH_x_RGMII_RX_CLK */
 static int nxp_s32_eth_configure_cgm(uint8_t port_idx)
 {
@@ -204,6 +211,7 @@ static void nxp_s32_eth_iface_init(struct net_if *iface)
 static const struct ethernet_api nxp_s32_eth_api = {
 	.iface_api.init = nxp_s32_eth_iface_init,
 	.get_capabilities = nxp_s32_eth_get_capabilities,
+	.get_phy = nxp_s32_eth_get_phy,
 	.set_config = nxp_s32_eth_set_config,
 	.send = nxp_s32_eth_tx
 };
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_sam_gmac.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_sam_gmac.c
index 11db700b591..c7d90bb6e30 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_sam_gmac.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_sam_gmac.c
@@ -1792,6 +1792,13 @@ static void phy_link_state_changed(const struct device *pdev,
 	}
 }
 
+static const struct device *eth_sam_gmac_get_phy(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct eth_sam_dev_cfg *const cfg = dev->config;
+
+	return cfg->phy_dev;
+}
+
 static void eth0_iface_init(struct net_if *iface)
 {
 	const struct device *dev = net_if_get_device(iface);
@@ -2097,6 +2104,7 @@ static const struct ethernet_api eth_api = {
 	.get_capabilities = eth_sam_gmac_get_capabilities,
 	.set_config = eth_sam_gmac_set_config,
 	.get_config = eth_sam_gmac_get_config,
+	.get_phy = eth_sam_gmac_get_phy,
 	.send = eth_tx,
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PTP_CLOCK_SAM_GMAC)
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_smsc91x.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_smsc91x.c
index 4bef149c75a..a75229624d7 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_smsc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_smsc91x.c
@@ -663,6 +663,13 @@ static int smsc_init(struct smsc_data *sc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct device *eth_get_phy(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct eth_config *cfg = dev->config;
+
+	return cfg->phy_dev;
+}
+
 static void phy_link_state_changed(const struct device *phy_dev, struct phy_link_state *state,
 				   void *user_data)
 {
@@ -769,6 +776,7 @@ static void eth_initialize(struct net_if *iface)
 static const struct ethernet_api api_funcs = {
 	.iface_api.init   = eth_initialize,
 	.get_capabilities = eth_smsc_get_caps,
+	.get_phy          = eth_get_phy,
 	.set_config       = eth_smsc_set_config,
 	.send             = eth_tx,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_xmc4xxx.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_xmc4xxx.c
index 21a1752c316..5ef0b938c4f 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_xmc4xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_xmc4xxx.c
@@ -635,6 +635,13 @@ static void phy_link_state_changed(const struct device *phy_dev, struct phy_link
 	}
 }
 
+static const struct device *eth_xmc4xxx_get_phy(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct eth_xmc4xxx_config *dev_cfg = dev->config;
+
+	return config->phy_dev;
+}
+
 static void eth_xmc4xxx_iface_init(struct net_if *iface)
 {
 	const struct device *dev = net_if_get_device(iface);
@@ -959,6 +966,7 @@ static const struct ethernet_api eth_xmc4xxx_api = {
 	.iface_api.init = eth_xmc4xxx_iface_init,
 	.send = eth_xmc4xxx_send,
 	.set_config = eth_xmc4xxx_set_config,
+	.get_phy = eth_xmc4xxx_get_phy,
 	.get_capabilities = eth_xmc4xxx_capabilities,
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS_ETHERNET)
 	.get_stats = eth_xmc4xxx_stats,
diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/nxp_enet/eth_nxp_enet.c b/drivers/ethernet/nxp_enet/eth_nxp_enet.c
index b1c592dea4d..b9cfd665a1d 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/nxp_enet/eth_nxp_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/nxp_enet/eth_nxp_enet.c
@@ -608,6 +608,13 @@ static void eth_nxp_enet_isr(const struct device *dev)
 	irq_unlock(irq_lock_key);
 }
 
+static const struct device *eth_nxp_enet_get_phy(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct nxp_enet_mac_config *config = dev->config;
+
+	return config->phy_dev;
+}
+
 /* Note this is not universally unique, it just is probably unique on a network */
 static inline void nxp_enet_unique_mac(uint8_t *mac_addr)
 {
@@ -820,6 +827,7 @@ static int eth_nxp_enet_device_pm_action(const struct device *dev, enum pm_devic
 static const struct ethernet_api api_funcs = {
 	.iface_api.init		= eth_nxp_enet_iface_init,
 	.get_capabilities	= eth_nxp_enet_get_capabilities,
+	.get_phy                = eth_nxp_enet_get_phy,
 	.set_config		= eth_nxp_enet_set_config,
 	.send			= NXP_ENET_SEND_FUNC,
 #if defined(CONFIG_PTP_CLOCK)