diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 34f9c4139..41a215bec 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 const (
-	totalVfFile      = "sriov_totalvfs"
-	configuredVfFile = "sriov_numvfs"
+	totalVfFile          = "sriov_totalvfs"
+	configuredVfFile     = "sriov_numvfs"
+	eswitchModeSwitchdev = "switchdev"
 )
 
 // DetectPluginWatchMode returns true if plugins registry directory exist
@@ -76,7 +77,21 @@ func GetPfName(pciAddr string) (string, error) {
 		}
 		return "", err
 	} else if len(files) > 0 {
+		pfEswitchMode, err := GetPfEswitchMode(pciAddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		if pfEswitchMode == eswitchModeSwitchdev {
+			name, err := GetSriovnetProvider().GetUplinkRepresentor(pciAddr)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+
+			return name, nil
+		}
 		return files[0].Name(), nil
+
 	}
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("the PF name is not found for device %s", pciAddr)
 }
@@ -393,3 +408,17 @@ func GetVFID(pciAddr string) (vfID int, err error) {
 	vfID = -1
 	return vfID, nil
 }
+
+// GetPfEswitchMode returns PF's eswitch mode for the given VF
+// If device is not VF then it will return its own eswitch mode
+func GetPfEswitchMode(pciAddr string) (string, error) {
+	pfAddr, err := GetPfAddr(pciAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error getting PF eswitch mode for PCI device %s %v", pciAddr, err)
+	}
+	devLinkDeviceAttrs, err := GetNetlinkProvider().GetDevLinkDeviceEswitchAttrs(pfAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return devLinkDeviceAttrs.Mode, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils_test.go b/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
index 45dfca867..7cf51034d 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/extensions/table"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+	nl "github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+
+	mocks "github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-device-plugin/pkg/utils/mocks"
 )
 
 func assertShouldFail(err error, shouldFail bool) {
@@ -396,35 +400,68 @@ var _ = Describe("In the utils package", func() {
 	)
 
 	DescribeTable("getting PF names",
-		func(fs *FakeFilesystem, device string, expected string, shouldFail bool) {
+		func(fs *FakeFilesystem, eswitchMode string, device string, expected string, shouldFail bool) {
+			fakeNetlinkProvider := mocks.NetlinkProvider{}
+			fakeNetlinkProvider.
+				On("GetDevLinkDeviceEswitchAttrs", mock.AnythingOfType("string")).
+				Return(&nl.DevlinkDevEswitchAttr{Mode: eswitchMode}, nil)
+			SetNetlinkProviderInst(&fakeNetlinkProvider)
+
+			fakeSriovnetProvider := mocks.SriovnetProvider{}
+			fakeSriovnetProvider.
+				On("GetUplinkRepresentor", "0000:01:10.0").
+				Return("fakeSwitchdevPF", nil)
+			SetSriovnetProviderInst(&fakeSriovnetProvider)
+
 			defer fs.Use()()
 			actual, err := GetPfName(device)
 			Expect(actual).To(Equal(expected))
 			assertShouldFail(err, shouldFail)
 		},
-		Entry("device doesn't exist", &FakeFilesystem{}, "0000:01:10.0", nil, true),
+		Entry("device doesn't exist", &FakeFilesystem{}, "fake", "0000:01:10.0", nil, true),
 		Entry("device is a VF and interface name exists",
-			&FakeFilesystem{Dirs: []string{"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0/physfn/net/fakePF"}},
-			"0000:01:10.0", "fakePF", false,
+			&FakeFilesystem{
+				Dirs: []string{
+					"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0",
+					"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/net/fakePF",
+				},
+				Symlinks: map[string]string{
+					"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0/physfn/": "../0000:01:00.0",
+				},
+			},
+			"fake", "0000:01:10.0", "fakePF", false,
 		),
 		Entry("device is a VF and interface name does not exist",
 			&FakeFilesystem{Dirs: []string{"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0/physfn/net/"}},
-			"0000:01:10.0", "", true,
+			"fake", "0000:01:10.0", "", true,
 		),
 		Entry("device is a PF and interface name exists",
 			&FakeFilesystem{Dirs: []string{"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0/net/fakeIF"}},
-			"0000:01:10.0", "fakeIF", false,
+			"fake", "0000:01:10.0", "fakeIF", false,
 		),
 		Entry("device is a PF interface name does not exist",
 			&FakeFilesystem{Dirs: []string{"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0/net/fakeIF"}},
-			"0000:01:10.0", "fakeIF", false,
+			"fake", "0000:01:10.0", "fakeIF", false,
 		),
 		Entry("net is not a directory at all",
 			&FakeFilesystem{
 				Dirs:  []string{"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0"},
 				Files: map[string][]byte{"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0/net": []byte("junk")},
 			},
-			"0000:01:10.0", "", true,
+			"fake", "0000:01:10.0", "", true,
+		),
+		Entry("device is a VF and PF is in switchdev mode",
+			&FakeFilesystem{
+				Dirs: []string{
+					"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0",
+					"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/net/fakePF",
+					"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/net/fakeVF",
+				},
+				Symlinks: map[string]string{
+					"sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:10.0/physfn/": "../0000:01:00.0",
+				},
+			},
+			"switchdev", "0000:01:10.0", "fakeSwitchdevPF", false,
 		),
 	)