diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/Makefile b/drivers/net/netdevsim/Makefile
index 09f1315d2f2a..f4d8f62f28c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETDEVSIM) += netdevsim.o
 
 netdevsim-objs := \
-	netdev.o dev.o fib.o bus.o
+	netdev.o dev.o fib.o bus.o health.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL),y)
 netdevsim-objs += \
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index e47fa7b6ca7c..468e157a7cb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -730,12 +730,18 @@ static int nsim_dev_reload_create(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_dummy_region_exit;
 
-	err = nsim_dev_port_add_all(nsim_dev, nsim_bus_dev->port_count);
+	err = nsim_dev_health_init(nsim_dev, devlink);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_traps_exit;
 
+	err = nsim_dev_port_add_all(nsim_dev, nsim_bus_dev->port_count);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_health_exit;
+
 	return 0;
 
+err_health_exit:
+	nsim_dev_health_exit(nsim_dev);
 err_traps_exit:
 	nsim_dev_traps_exit(devlink);
 err_dummy_region_exit:
@@ -797,10 +803,14 @@ static struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev_create(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_traps_exit;
 
-	err = nsim_bpf_dev_init(nsim_dev);
+	err = nsim_dev_health_init(nsim_dev, devlink);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_debugfs_exit;
 
+	err = nsim_bpf_dev_init(nsim_dev);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_health_exit;
+
 	err = nsim_dev_port_add_all(nsim_dev, nsim_bus_dev->port_count);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_bpf_dev_exit;
@@ -810,6 +820,8 @@ static struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev_create(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev)
 
 err_bpf_dev_exit:
 	nsim_bpf_dev_exit(nsim_dev);
+err_health_exit:
+	nsim_dev_health_exit(nsim_dev);
 err_debugfs_exit:
 	nsim_dev_debugfs_exit(nsim_dev);
 err_traps_exit:
@@ -837,6 +849,7 @@ static void nsim_dev_reload_destroy(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
 	if (devlink_is_reload_failed(devlink))
 		return;
 	nsim_dev_port_del_all(nsim_dev);
+	nsim_dev_health_exit(nsim_dev);
 	nsim_dev_traps_exit(devlink);
 	nsim_dev_dummy_region_exit(nsim_dev);
 	mutex_destroy(&nsim_dev->port_list_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/health.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/health.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..088ae8fd89fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/health.c
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (c) 2019 Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved */
+
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include "netdevsim.h"
+
+static int
+nsim_dev_empty_reporter_dump(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
+			     struct devlink_fmsg *fmsg, void *priv_ctx,
+			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+nsim_dev_empty_reporter_diagnose(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
+				 struct devlink_fmsg *fmsg,
+				 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const
+struct devlink_health_reporter_ops nsim_dev_empty_reporter_ops = {
+	.name = "empty",
+	.dump = nsim_dev_empty_reporter_dump,
+	.diagnose = nsim_dev_empty_reporter_diagnose,
+};
+
+struct nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_ctx {
+	char *break_msg;
+};
+
+static int
+nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_recover(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
+				void *priv_ctx,
+				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct nsim_dev_health *health = devlink_health_reporter_priv(reporter);
+	struct nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_ctx *ctx = priv_ctx;
+
+	if (health->fail_recover) {
+		/* For testing purposes, user set debugfs fail_recover
+		 * value to true. Fail right away.
+		 */
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "User setup the recover to fail for testing purposes");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (ctx) {
+		health->recovered_break_msg = kstrdup(ctx->break_msg,
+						      GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!health->recovered_break_msg)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int nsim_dev_dummy_fmsg_put(struct devlink_fmsg *fmsg, u32 binary_len)
+{
+	char *binary;
+	int err;
+	int i;
+
+	err = devlink_fmsg_bool_pair_put(fmsg, "test_bool", true);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = devlink_fmsg_u8_pair_put(fmsg, "test_u8", 1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = devlink_fmsg_u32_pair_put(fmsg, "test_u32", 3);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = devlink_fmsg_u64_pair_put(fmsg, "test_u64", 4);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = devlink_fmsg_string_pair_put(fmsg, "test_string", "somestring");
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	binary = kmalloc(binary_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!binary)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	get_random_bytes(binary, binary_len);
+	err = devlink_fmsg_binary_pair_put(fmsg, "test_binary",
+					   binary, binary_len);
+	kfree(binary);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = devlink_fmsg_pair_nest_start(fmsg, "test_nest");
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = devlink_fmsg_obj_nest_start(fmsg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = devlink_fmsg_bool_pair_put(fmsg, "nested_test_bool", false);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = devlink_fmsg_u8_pair_put(fmsg, "nested_test_u8", false);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = devlink_fmsg_obj_nest_end(fmsg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = devlink_fmsg_pair_nest_end(fmsg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_start(fmsg, "test_bool_array");
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		err = devlink_fmsg_bool_put(fmsg, true);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_end(fmsg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_start(fmsg, "test_u8_array");
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		err = devlink_fmsg_u8_put(fmsg, i);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_end(fmsg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_start(fmsg, "test_u32_array");
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		err = devlink_fmsg_u32_put(fmsg, i);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_end(fmsg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_start(fmsg, "test_u64_array");
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		err = devlink_fmsg_u64_put(fmsg, i);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_end(fmsg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_start(fmsg, "test_array_of_objects");
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		err = devlink_fmsg_obj_nest_start(fmsg);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		err = devlink_fmsg_bool_pair_put(fmsg,
+						 "in_array_nested_test_bool",
+						 false);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		err = devlink_fmsg_u8_pair_put(fmsg,
+					       "in_array_nested_test_u8",
+					       i);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		err = devlink_fmsg_obj_nest_end(fmsg);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	return devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_end(fmsg);
+}
+
+static int
+nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_dump(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
+			     struct devlink_fmsg *fmsg, void *priv_ctx,
+			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct nsim_dev_health *health = devlink_health_reporter_priv(reporter);
+	struct nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_ctx *ctx = priv_ctx;
+	int err;
+
+	if (ctx) {
+		err = devlink_fmsg_string_pair_put(fmsg, "break_message",
+						   ctx->break_msg);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	return nsim_dev_dummy_fmsg_put(fmsg, health->binary_len);
+}
+
+static int
+nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_diagnose(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
+				 struct devlink_fmsg *fmsg,
+				 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct nsim_dev_health *health = devlink_health_reporter_priv(reporter);
+	int err;
+
+	if (health->recovered_break_msg) {
+		err = devlink_fmsg_string_pair_put(fmsg,
+						   "recovered_break_message",
+						   health->recovered_break_msg);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	return nsim_dev_dummy_fmsg_put(fmsg, health->binary_len);
+}
+
+static const
+struct devlink_health_reporter_ops nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_ops = {
+	.name = "dummy",
+	.recover = nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_recover,
+	.dump = nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_dump,
+	.diagnose = nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_diagnose,
+};
+
+static ssize_t nsim_dev_health_break_write(struct file *file,
+					   const char __user *data,
+					   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct nsim_dev_health *health = file->private_data;
+	struct nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_ctx ctx;
+	char *break_msg;
+	int err;
+
+	break_msg = kmalloc(count + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!break_msg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(break_msg, data, count)) {
+		err = -EFAULT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	break_msg[count] = '\0';
+	if (break_msg[count - 1] == '\n')
+		break_msg[count - 1] = '\0';
+
+	ctx.break_msg = break_msg;
+	err = devlink_health_report(health->dummy_reporter, break_msg, &ctx);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+out:
+	kfree(break_msg);
+	return err ? err : count;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations nsim_dev_health_break_fops = {
+	.open = simple_open,
+	.write = nsim_dev_health_break_write,
+	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,
+};
+
+int nsim_dev_health_init(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	struct nsim_dev_health *health = &nsim_dev->health;
+	int err;
+
+	health->empty_reporter =
+		devlink_health_reporter_create(devlink,
+					       &nsim_dev_empty_reporter_ops,
+					       0, false, health);
+	if (IS_ERR(health->empty_reporter))
+		return PTR_ERR(health->empty_reporter);
+
+	health->dummy_reporter =
+		devlink_health_reporter_create(devlink,
+					       &nsim_dev_dummy_reporter_ops,
+					       0, false, health);
+	if (IS_ERR(health->dummy_reporter)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(health->dummy_reporter);
+		goto err_empty_reporter_destroy;
+	}
+
+	health->ddir = debugfs_create_dir("health", nsim_dev->ddir);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(health->ddir))
+		return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(health->ddir) ?: -EINVAL;
+
+	health->recovered_break_msg = NULL;
+	debugfs_create_file("break_health", 0200, health->ddir, health,
+			    &nsim_dev_health_break_fops);
+	health->binary_len = 16;
+	debugfs_create_u32("binary_len", 0600, health->ddir,
+			   &health->binary_len);
+	health->fail_recover = false;
+	debugfs_create_bool("fail_recover", 0600, health->ddir,
+			    &health->fail_recover);
+	return 0;
+
+err_empty_reporter_destroy:
+	devlink_health_reporter_destroy(health->empty_reporter);
+	return err;
+}
+
+void nsim_dev_health_exit(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
+{
+	struct nsim_dev_health *health = &nsim_dev->health;
+
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(health->ddir);
+	kfree(health->recovered_break_msg);
+	devlink_health_reporter_destroy(health->dummy_reporter);
+	devlink_health_reporter_destroy(health->empty_reporter);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index 24358385d869..657cbae50293 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/u64_stats_sync.h>
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <net/devlink.h>
 #include <net/xdp.h>
 
@@ -134,6 +135,18 @@ enum nsim_resource_id {
 	NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES,
 };
 
+struct nsim_dev_health {
+	struct devlink_health_reporter *empty_reporter;
+	struct devlink_health_reporter *dummy_reporter;
+	struct dentry *ddir;
+	char *recovered_break_msg;
+	u32 binary_len;
+	bool fail_recover;
+};
+
+int nsim_dev_health_init(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, struct devlink *devlink);
+void nsim_dev_health_exit(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev);
+
 struct nsim_dev_port {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct devlink_port devlink_port;
@@ -164,6 +177,7 @@ struct nsim_dev {
 	bool dont_allow_reload;
 	bool fail_reload;
 	struct devlink_region *dummy_region;
+	struct nsim_dev_health health;
 };
 
 static inline struct net *nsim_dev_net(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
