diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 23c1ad3d393d..26ac8eb9b259 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3993,7 +3993,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *validate_xmit_unreadable_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct skb_shared_info *shinfo;
 	struct net_iov *niov;
 
-	if (likely(skb_frags_readable(skb)))
+	if (likely(skb_frags_readable(skb) ||
+		   dev->netmem_tx == NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (dev->netmem_tx == NETMEM_TX_NONE)
diff --git a/net/core/devmem.c b/net/core/devmem.c
index 468344739db2..893643909f6a 100644
--- a/net/core/devmem.c
+++ b/net/core/devmem.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int net_devmem_bind_dmabuf_to_queue(struct net_device *dev, u32 rxq_idx,
 }
 
 struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *
-net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev,
+net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev, void *vdev,
 		       struct device *dma_dev,
 		       enum dma_data_direction direction,
 		       unsigned int dmabuf_fd, struct netdev_nl_sock *priv,
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	binding->dev = dev;
+	binding->vdev = vdev;
 	xa_init_flags(&binding->bound_rxqs, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC);
 
 	err = percpu_ref_init(&binding->ref,
@@ -396,7 +397,8 @@ struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *net_devmem_get_binding(struct sock *sk,
 	 */
 	dst_dev = dst_dev_rcu(dst);
 	if (unlikely(!dst_dev) ||
-	    unlikely(dst_dev != READ_ONCE(binding->dev))) {
+	    unlikely(dst_dev != READ_ONCE(binding->dev) &&
+		     dst_dev != READ_ONCE(binding->vdev))) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/net/core/devmem.h b/net/core/devmem.h
index 1c5c18581fcb..3852a56036cb 100644
--- a/net/core/devmem.h
+++ b/net/core/devmem.h
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding {
 	struct dma_buf *dmabuf;
 	struct dma_buf_attachment *attachment;
 	struct sg_table *sgt;
+	/* Physical NIC that does the actual DMA for this binding. */
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	/* Opaque cookie identifying the virtual device (e.g. netkit) the user
+	 * called bind-tx on. Used only for pointer comparison. Never
+	 * dereferenced.
+	 */
+	void *vdev;
 	struct gen_pool *chunk_pool;
 	/* Protect dev */
 	struct mutex lock;
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ struct dmabuf_genpool_chunk_owner {
 
 void __net_devmem_dmabuf_binding_free(struct work_struct *wq);
 struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *
-net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev,
+net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev, void *vdev,
 		       struct device *dma_dev,
 		       enum dma_data_direction direction,
 		       unsigned int dmabuf_fd, struct netdev_nl_sock *priv,
@@ -165,7 +171,7 @@ static inline void net_devmem_put_net_iov(struct net_iov *niov)
 }
 
 static inline struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *
-net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev,
+net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev, void *vdev,
 		       struct device *dma_dev,
 		       enum dma_data_direction direction,
 		       unsigned int dmabuf_fd,
diff --git a/net/core/netdev-genl.c b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
index 4d2c49371cdb..b4d48f3672a5 100644
--- a/net/core/netdev-genl.c
+++ b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ int netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		goto err_rxq_bitmap;
 	}
 
-	binding = net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(netdev, dma_dev, DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
+	binding = net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(netdev, NULL, dma_dev, DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
 					 dmabuf_fd, priv, info->extack);
 	if (IS_ERR(binding)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(binding);
@@ -1119,9 +1119,43 @@ int netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/* Find the DMA-capable device for a netmem TX binding.
+ *
+ * For NETMEM_TX_DMA devices, return the device itself.
+ * For NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA devices, walk leased RX queues to find the underlying
+ * physical device and return it.
+ */
+static struct net_device *
+netdev_find_netmem_tx_dev(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct netdev_rx_queue *lease_rxq;
+	struct net_device *phys_dev;
+	int i;
+
+	if (dev->netmem_tx == NETMEM_TX_DMA)
+		return dev;
+
+	if (dev->netmem_tx != NETMEM_TX_NO_DMA)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->real_num_rx_queues; i++) {
+		lease_rxq = READ_ONCE(__netif_get_rx_queue(dev, i)->lease);
+		if (!lease_rxq)
+			continue;
+
+		phys_dev = lease_rxq->dev;
+		if (netif_device_present(phys_dev) &&
+		    phys_dev->netmem_tx == NETMEM_TX_DMA)
+			return phys_dev;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 int netdev_nl_bind_tx_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding;
+	struct net_device *bind_dev;
 	struct netdev_nl_sock *priv;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct device *dma_dev;
@@ -1171,22 +1205,41 @@ int netdev_nl_bind_tx_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		goto err_unlock_netdev;
 	}
 
-	dma_dev = netdev_queue_get_dma_dev(netdev, 0, NETDEV_QUEUE_TYPE_TX);
-	binding = net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(netdev, dma_dev, DMA_TO_DEVICE,
-					 dmabuf_fd, priv, info->extack);
+	bind_dev = netdev_find_netmem_tx_dev(netdev);
+	if (!bind_dev) {
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack,
+			       "No DMA-capable device found for netmem TX");
+		goto err_unlock_netdev;
+	}
+
+	if (bind_dev != netdev)
+		netdev_lock(bind_dev);
+
+	dma_dev = netdev_queue_get_dma_dev(bind_dev, 0, NETDEV_QUEUE_TYPE_TX);
+
+	binding = net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(bind_dev,
+					 bind_dev != netdev ? netdev : NULL,
+					 dma_dev, DMA_TO_DEVICE, dmabuf_fd,
+					 priv, info->extack);
 	if (IS_ERR(binding)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(binding);
-		goto err_unlock_netdev;
+		goto err_unlock_bind_dev;
 	}
 
 	nla_put_u32(rsp, NETDEV_A_DMABUF_ID, binding->id);
 	genlmsg_end(rsp, hdr);
 
+	if (bind_dev != netdev)
+		netdev_unlock(bind_dev);
 	netdev_unlock(netdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
 	return genlmsg_reply(rsp, info);
 
+err_unlock_bind_dev:
+	if (bind_dev != netdev)
+		netdev_unlock(bind_dev);
 err_unlock_netdev:
 	netdev_unlock(netdev);
 err_unlock_sock: