diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index a421062..3ed749a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -415,6 +415,11 @@ ixgbe_parse_ethertype_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
 				const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
 				struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter *filter);
+static enum rte_flow_error_type
+cons_parse_syn_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+		const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
+		const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+		struct rte_eth_syn_filter *filter);
 enum rte_flow_error_type
 ixgbe_flow_rule_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
@@ -8459,6 +8464,148 @@ ixgbe_parse_ethertype_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 }
 
 /**
+ * Parse the rule to see if it is a SYN rule.
+ * And get the SYN filter info BTW.
+ */
+static enum rte_flow_error_type
+cons_parse_syn_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+				const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
+				const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+				struct rte_eth_syn_filter *filter)
+{
+	const struct rte_flow_item *item;
+	const struct rte_flow_action *act;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *tcp_spec;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *tcp_mask;
+	const struct rte_flow_action_queue *act_q;
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	/************************************************
+	 * parse pattern
+	 ************************************************/
+	i = 0;
+
+	/* the first not void item should be MAC or IPv4 or IPv6 or TCP */
+	PATTERN_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_syn_filter,
+			  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_NUM);
+	if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH &&
+	    item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4 &&
+	    item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6 &&
+	    item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+
+	/* Skip Ethernet */
+	if (item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH) {
+		/* if the item is MAC, the content should be NULL */
+		if (item->spec || item->mask)
+			return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+
+		/* check if the next not void item is IPv4 or IPv6 */
+		i++;
+		PATTERN_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_syn_filter,
+				  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM);
+		if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4 &&
+		    item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6)
+			return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+	}
+
+	/* Skip IP */
+	if (item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV4 ||
+	    item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IPV6) {
+		/* if the item is IP, the content should be NULL */
+		if (item->spec || item->mask)
+			return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+
+		/* check if the next not void item is TCP */
+		i++;
+		PATTERN_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_syn_filter,
+				  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM);
+		if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP)
+			return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the TCP info. Only support SYN. */
+	if (!item->spec || !item->mask)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+	tcp_spec = (const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *)item->spec;
+	tcp_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *)item->mask;
+	if (!(tcp_spec->hdr.tcp_flags & TCP_SYN_FLAG) ||
+	    tcp_mask->hdr.src_port ||
+	    tcp_mask->hdr.dst_port ||
+	    tcp_mask->hdr.sent_seq ||
+	    tcp_mask->hdr.recv_ack ||
+	    tcp_mask->hdr.data_off ||
+	    tcp_mask->hdr.tcp_flags != TCP_SYN_FLAG ||
+	    tcp_mask->hdr.rx_win ||
+	    tcp_mask->hdr.cksum ||
+	    tcp_mask->hdr.tcp_urp) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+	}
+
+	/* check if the next not void item is END */
+	i++;
+	PATTERN_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_syn_filter,
+			  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM);
+	if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+	}
+
+	/************************************************
+	 * parse action
+	 ************************************************/
+	i = 0;
+
+	/* check if the first not void action is QUEUE. */
+	ACTION_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_syn_filter,
+			 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_NUM);
+	if (act->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION;
+	}
+
+	act_q = (const struct rte_flow_action_queue *)act->conf;
+	filter->queue = act_q->index;
+
+	/* check if the next not void item is END */
+	i++;
+	ACTION_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_syn_filter,
+			 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION);
+	if (act->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION;
+	}
+
+	/************************************************
+	 * parse attr
+	 ************************************************/
+	/* must be input direction */
+	if (!attr->ingress) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS;
+	}
+
+	/* not supported */
+	if (attr->egress) {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS;
+	}
+
+	/* Support 2 priorities, the lowest or highest. */
+	if (!attr->priority) {
+		filter->hig_pri = 0;
+	} else if (attr->priority == (uint32_t)~0U) {
+		filter->hig_pri = 1;
+	} else {
+		memset(filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_PRIORITY;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * Check if the flow rule is supported by ixgbe.
  * It only checkes the format. Don't guarantee the rule can be programmed into
  * the HW. Because there can be no enough room for the rule.
@@ -8472,17 +8619,24 @@ ixgbe_flow_rule_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	int ret;
 	struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter ntuple_filter;
 	struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter ethertype_filter;
+	struct rte_eth_syn_filter syn_filter;
 
 	memset(&ntuple_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
 	ret = ixgbe_parse_ntuple_filter(attr, pattern, actions, &ntuple_filter);
 	if (!ret)
 		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_NONE;
+
 	memset(&ethertype_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter));
 	ret = ixgbe_parse_ethertype_filter(attr, pattern,
 						actions, &ethertype_filter);
 	if (!ret)
 		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_NONE;
 
+	memset(&syn_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+	ret = cons_parse_syn_filter(attr, pattern, actions, &syn_filter);
+	if (!ret)
+		return RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_NONE;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
