diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
index 5803684..0ff4e2c 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
 
 * **Added i40e VEB switching support.**
 
+* **Added Flow director enhancements in i40e.**
+
 * **Added fm10k Rx interrupt support.**
 
 * **Optimized fm10k Tx.**
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index ff034e7..a475ad1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -6769,48 +6769,59 @@ i40e_get_valid_input_set(enum i40e_filter_pctype pctype,
 	 */
 	static const uint64_t valid_fdir_inset_table[] = {
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV4] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV4_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_TOS | I40E_INSET_IPV4_PROTO |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_TTL,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_UDP] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV4_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_TOS | I40E_INSET_IPV4_TTL |
 		I40E_INSET_SRC_PORT | I40E_INSET_DST_PORT,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_TCP] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV4_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_TOS | I40E_INSET_IPV4_TTL |
 		I40E_INSET_SRC_PORT | I40E_INSET_DST_PORT,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_SCTP] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV4_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_TOS | I40E_INSET_IPV4_TTL |
 		I40E_INSET_SRC_PORT | I40E_INSET_DST_PORT |
 		I40E_INSET_SCTP_VT,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV4_OTHER] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV4_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_TOS | I40E_INSET_IPV4_PROTO |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV4_TTL,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_FRAG_IPV6] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_TC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_NEXT_HDR |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_UDP] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_TC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT |
 		I40E_INSET_SRC_PORT | I40E_INSET_DST_PORT,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_TCP] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_TC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT |
 		I40E_INSET_SRC_PORT | I40E_INSET_DST_PORT,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_SCTP] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_TC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT |
 		I40E_INSET_SRC_PORT | I40E_INSET_DST_PORT |
 		I40E_INSET_SCTP_VT,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_NONF_IPV6_OTHER] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_SRC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_DST |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_TC | I40E_INSET_IPV6_NEXT_HDR |
 		I40E_INSET_IPV6_HOP_LIMIT,
 		[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_L2_PAYLOAD] =
+		I40E_INSET_VLAN_OUTER | I40E_INSET_VLAN_INNER |
 		I40E_INSET_LAST_ETHER_TYPE,
 	};
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
index ebbe612..f15a080 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
@@ -687,11 +687,14 @@ i40e_fdir_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static inline void
+static inline int
 i40e_fdir_fill_eth_ip_head(const struct rte_eth_fdir_input *fdir_input,
-			       unsigned char *raw_pkt)
+			   unsigned char *raw_pkt,
+			   bool vlan)
 {
-	struct ether_hdr *ether = (struct ether_hdr *)raw_pkt;
+	static uint8_t vlan_frame[] = {0x81, 0, 0, 0};
+	uint16_t *ether_type;
+	uint8_t len = 2 * sizeof(struct ether_addr);
 	struct ipv4_hdr *ip;
 	struct ipv6_hdr *ip6;
 	static const uint8_t next_proto[] = {
@@ -707,18 +710,31 @@ i40e_fdir_fill_eth_ip_head(const struct rte_eth_fdir_input *fdir_input,
 		[RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_OTHER] = IPPROTO_NONE,
 	};
 
+	raw_pkt += 2 * sizeof(struct ether_addr);
+	if (vlan && fdir_input->flow_ext.vlan_tci) {
+		rte_memcpy(raw_pkt, vlan_frame, sizeof(vlan_frame));
+		rte_memcpy(raw_pkt + sizeof(uint16_t),
+			   &fdir_input->flow_ext.vlan_tci,
+			   sizeof(uint16_t));
+		raw_pkt += sizeof(vlan_frame);
+		len += sizeof(vlan_frame);
+	}
+	ether_type = (uint16_t *)raw_pkt;
+	raw_pkt += sizeof(uint16_t);
+	len += sizeof(uint16_t);
+
 	switch (fdir_input->flow_type) {
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_L2_PAYLOAD:
-		ether->ether_type = fdir_input->flow.l2_flow.ether_type;
+		*ether_type = fdir_input->flow.l2_flow.ether_type;
 		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_TCP:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_UDP:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_SCTP:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_OTHER:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_FRAG_IPV4:
-		ip = (struct ipv4_hdr *)(raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr));
+		ip = (struct ipv4_hdr *)raw_pkt;
 
-		ether->ether_type = rte_cpu_to_be_16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv4);
+		*ether_type = rte_cpu_to_be_16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv4);
 		ip->version_ihl = I40E_FDIR_IP_DEFAULT_VERSION_IHL;
 		/* set len to by default */
 		ip->total_length = rte_cpu_to_be_16(I40E_FDIR_IP_DEFAULT_LEN);
@@ -736,15 +752,16 @@ i40e_fdir_fill_eth_ip_head(const struct rte_eth_fdir_input *fdir_input,
 		 */
 		ip->src_addr = fdir_input->flow.ip4_flow.dst_ip;
 		ip->dst_addr = fdir_input->flow.ip4_flow.src_ip;
+		len += sizeof(struct ipv4_hdr);
 		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_TCP:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_UDP:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_SCTP:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_OTHER:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_FRAG_IPV6:
-		ip6 = (struct ipv6_hdr *)(raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr));
+		ip6 = (struct ipv6_hdr *)raw_pkt;
 
-		ether->ether_type = rte_cpu_to_be_16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv6);
+		*ether_type = rte_cpu_to_be_16(ETHER_TYPE_IPv6);
 		ip6->vtc_flow =
 			rte_cpu_to_be_32(I40E_FDIR_IPv6_DEFAULT_VTC_FLOW |
 					 (fdir_input->flow.ipv6_flow.tc <<
@@ -768,12 +785,14 @@ i40e_fdir_fill_eth_ip_head(const struct rte_eth_fdir_input *fdir_input,
 		rte_memcpy(&(ip6->dst_addr),
 			   &(fdir_input->flow.ipv6_flow.src_ip),
 			   IPV6_ADDR_LEN);
+		len += sizeof(struct ipv6_hdr);
 		break;
 	default:
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "unknown flow type %u.",
 			    fdir_input->flow_type);
-		break;
+		return -1;
 	}
+	return len;
 }
 
 
@@ -794,15 +813,18 @@ i40e_fdir_construct_pkt(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 	struct sctp_hdr *sctp;
 	uint8_t size, dst = 0;
 	uint8_t i, pit_idx, set_idx = I40E_FLXPLD_L4_IDX; /* use l4 by default*/
+	int len;
 
 	/* fill the ethernet and IP head */
-	i40e_fdir_fill_eth_ip_head(fdir_input, raw_pkt);
+	len = i40e_fdir_fill_eth_ip_head(fdir_input, raw_pkt,
+					 !!fdir_input->flow_ext.vlan_tci);
+	if (len < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* fill the L4 head */
 	switch (fdir_input->flow_type) {
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_UDP:
-		udp = (struct udp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr) +
-				sizeof(struct ipv4_hdr));
+		udp = (struct udp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + len);
 		payload = (unsigned char *)udp + sizeof(struct udp_hdr);
 		/*
 		 * The source and destination fields in the transmitted packet
@@ -815,8 +837,7 @@ i40e_fdir_construct_pkt(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 		break;
 
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_TCP:
-		tcp = (struct tcp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr) +
-					 sizeof(struct ipv4_hdr));
+		tcp = (struct tcp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + len);
 		payload = (unsigned char *)tcp + sizeof(struct tcp_hdr);
 		/*
 		 * The source and destination fields in the transmitted packet
@@ -829,8 +850,7 @@ i40e_fdir_construct_pkt(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 		break;
 
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_SCTP:
-		sctp = (struct sctp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr) +
-					   sizeof(struct ipv4_hdr));
+		sctp = (struct sctp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + len);
 		payload = (unsigned char *)sctp + sizeof(struct sctp_hdr);
 		/*
 		 * The source and destination fields in the transmitted packet
@@ -844,14 +864,12 @@ i40e_fdir_construct_pkt(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV4_OTHER:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_FRAG_IPV4:
-		payload = raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr) +
-			  sizeof(struct ipv4_hdr);
+		payload = raw_pkt + len;
 		set_idx = I40E_FLXPLD_L3_IDX;
 		break;
 
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_UDP:
-		udp = (struct udp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr) +
-					 sizeof(struct ipv6_hdr));
+		udp = (struct udp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + len);
 		payload = (unsigned char *)udp + sizeof(struct udp_hdr);
 		/*
 		 * The source and destination fields in the transmitted packet
@@ -864,8 +882,7 @@ i40e_fdir_construct_pkt(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 		break;
 
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_TCP:
-		tcp = (struct tcp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr) +
-					 sizeof(struct ipv6_hdr));
+		tcp = (struct tcp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + len);
 		payload = (unsigned char *)tcp + sizeof(struct tcp_hdr);
 		/*
 		 * The source and destination fields in the transmitted packet
@@ -878,8 +895,7 @@ i40e_fdir_construct_pkt(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 		break;
 
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_SCTP:
-		sctp = (struct sctp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr) +
-					   sizeof(struct ipv6_hdr));
+		sctp = (struct sctp_hdr *)(raw_pkt + len);
 		payload = (unsigned char *)sctp + sizeof(struct sctp_hdr);
 		/*
 		 * The source and destination fields in the transmitted packet
@@ -893,12 +909,11 @@ i40e_fdir_construct_pkt(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_NONFRAG_IPV6_OTHER:
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_FRAG_IPV6:
-		payload = raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr) +
-			  sizeof(struct ipv6_hdr);
+		payload = raw_pkt + len;
 		set_idx = I40E_FLXPLD_L3_IDX;
 		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FLOW_L2_PAYLOAD:
-		payload = raw_pkt + sizeof(struct ether_hdr);
+		payload = raw_pkt + len;
 		/*
 		 * ARP packet is a special case on which the payload
 		 * starts after the whole ARP header
