diff --git a/inc/saiport.h b/inc/saiport.h
index 8c8da99f0..123e8b306 100644
--- a/inc/saiport.h
+++ b/inc/saiport.h
@@ -74,6 +74,57 @@ typedef enum _sai_port_oper_status_t
 
 } sai_port_oper_status_t;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Attribute data for #SAI_PORT_ATTR_ERROR_STATUS
+ * Note enum values must be powers of 2 to be used as Bit mask to query multiple errors
+ *
+ * @flags free
+ */
+typedef enum _sai_port_error_status_t
+{
+    /** No errors */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_CLEAR = 0,
+
+    /** MAC Local fault asserted */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_MAC_LOCAL_FAULT = 1 << 0,
+
+    /** MAC Remote fault asserted */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_MAC_REMOTE_FAULT = 1 << 1,
+
+    /** FEC loss of sync asserted */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_FEC_SYNC_LOSS = 1 << 2,
+
+    /** FEC loss of alignment marker asserted */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_FEC_LOSS_ALIGNMENT_MARKER = 1 << 3,
+
+    /** High SER asserted */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_HIGH_SER = 1 << 4,
+
+    /** High BER asserted */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_HIGH_BER = 1 << 5,
+
+    /** Rate of data units with CRC errors passed its threshold */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_CRC_RATE = 1 << 6,
+
+    /** Data Unit CRC Error */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_DATA_UNIT_CRC_ERROR = 1 << 7,
+
+    /** Data Unit Size Error */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_DATA_UNIT_SIZE = 1 << 8,
+
+    /** Data Unit Misalignment Error */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_DATA_UNIT_MISALIGNMENT_ERROR = 1 << 9,
+
+    /** Uncorrectable RS-FEC code word error */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_CODE_GROUP_ERROR = 1 << 10,
+
+    /** SerDes Signal is out of sync */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_SIGNAL_LOCAL_ERROR = 1 << 11,
+
+    /** Port is not accepting reachability data units */
+    SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_NO_RX_REACHABILITY = 1 << 12
+} sai_port_error_status_t;
+
 /**
  * @brief Defines the operational status of the port
  */
@@ -89,6 +140,8 @@ typedef struct _sai_port_oper_status_notification_t
     /** Port operational status */
     sai_port_oper_status_t port_state;
 
+    /** Bitmap of various port error or fault status */
+    sai_port_error_status_t port_error_status;
 } sai_port_oper_status_notification_t;
 
 /**
@@ -1935,6 +1988,7 @@ typedef enum _sai_port_attr_t
      *
      * @type sai_port_err_status_list_t
      * @flags READ_ONLY
+     * @deprecated true
      */
     SAI_PORT_ATTR_ERR_STATUS_LIST,
 
@@ -2537,6 +2591,18 @@ typedef enum _sai_port_attr_t
      */
     SAI_PORT_ATTR_UNRELIABLE_LOS,
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Various port error status
+     *
+     * Attribute to query the capability of the Switch to report
+     * various port error and fault status. The attribute can also
+     * be used to query the current port error and fault status.
+     *
+     * @type sai_port_error_status_t
+     * @flags READ_ONLY
+     */
+    SAI_PORT_ATTR_ERROR_STATUS,
+
     /**
      * @brief End of attributes
      */
diff --git a/inc/saitypes.h b/inc/saitypes.h
index 6d67c743b..92c536154 100644
--- a/inc/saitypes.h
+++ b/inc/saitypes.h
@@ -1373,7 +1373,9 @@ typedef struct _sai_fabric_port_reachability_t
 } sai_fabric_port_reachability_t;
 
 /**
- * @brief Port error status
+ * @brief Port error status. This attribute is to be deprecated. Use sai_port_error_status_t instead.
+ *
+ * @deprecated true
  */
 typedef enum _sai_port_err_status_t
 {
diff --git a/meta/acronyms.txt b/meta/acronyms.txt
index 3e48145a7..9d5a4d8bb 100644
--- a/meta/acronyms.txt
+++ b/meta/acronyms.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ API - Application Program Interface
 ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
 ARS - Adaptiver Routing and Switching
 ASIC - Application Specific Integrated Circuit
+BER - Bit Error Rate
 BFD - Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
 BFDV6 - Bidirectional Forwarding Detection for IPv6
 BGP - Border Gateway Protocol
diff --git a/meta/saiserializetest.c b/meta/saiserializetest.c
index 6987a25a6..87e25fd7a 100644
--- a/meta/saiserializetest.c
+++ b/meta/saiserializetest.c
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ void test_serialize_notifications()
     memset(&data1, 0, sizeof(data1));
 
     res = sai_serialize_port_state_change_notification(buf, 1, &data1);
-    ret = "{\"count\":1,\"data\":[{\"port_id\":\"oid:0x0\",\"port_state\":\"SAI_PORT_OPER_STATUS_UNKNOWN\"}]}";
+    ret = "{\"count\":1,\"data\":[{\"port_id\":\"oid:0x0\",\"port_state\":\"SAI_PORT_OPER_STATUS_UNKNOWN\",\"port_error_status\":\"SAI_PORT_ERROR_STATUS_CLEAR\"}]}";
     ASSERT_STR_EQ(buf, ret , res);
 
     sai_queue_deadlock_notification_data_t data2;
diff --git a/meta/structs.pl b/meta/structs.pl
index abf2bf610..8e6c6ba3d 100755
--- a/meta/structs.pl
+++ b/meta/structs.pl
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ sub BuildCommitHistory
         # check is performed by sai sanity check
 
         if ($currCount != $histCount and not $structTypeName =~ /^sai_\w+_api_t$/
-                and $structTypeName ne "sai_switch_health_data_t")
+                and $structTypeName ne "sai_switch_health_data_t"
+                and $structTypeName ne "sai_port_oper_status_notification_t")
         {
             LogError "FATAL: struct $structTypeName member count differs, was $histCount but is $currCount on commit $commit" if $type eq "struct";
         }