diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 7f10cca..f8e5fe1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_hash_crc.h>
 
 #include "ixgbe_logs.h"
 #include "base/ixgbe_api.h"
@@ -1094,10 +1095,22 @@ eth_ixgbe_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_DCB_CFG(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct ixgbe_filter_info *filter_info =
 		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FILTER_INFO(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_info *fdir_info =
+		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FDIR_INFO(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
 	uint32_t ctrl_ext;
 	uint16_t csum;
 	int diag, i;
 
+	char fdir_hash_name[RTE_HASH_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_hash_parameters fdir_hash_params = {
+		.name = fdir_hash_name,
+		.entries = IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_FILTER_NUM,
+		.key_len = sizeof(union ixgbe_atr_input),
+		.hash_func = rte_hash_crc,
+		.hash_func_init_val = 0,
+		.socket_id = rte_socket_id(),
+	};
+
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &ixgbe_eth_dev_ops;
@@ -1289,6 +1302,25 @@ eth_ixgbe_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	/* initialize SYN filter */
 	filter_info->syn_info = 0;
+	/* initialize flow director filter list & hash */
+	TAILQ_INIT(&fdir_info->fdir_list);
+	snprintf(fdir_hash_name, RTE_HASH_NAMESIZE,
+		 "fdir_%s", eth_dev->data->name);
+	fdir_info->hash_handle = rte_hash_create(&fdir_hash_params);
+	if (!fdir_info->hash_handle) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create fdir hash table!");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	fdir_info->hash_map = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe",
+					  sizeof(struct ixgbe_fdir_filter *) *
+					  IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_FILTER_NUM,
+					  0);
+	if (!fdir_info->hash_map) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR,
+			     "Failed to allocate memory for fdir hash map!");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1297,6 +1329,9 @@ eth_ixgbe_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
 	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw;
+	struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_info *fdir_info =
+		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FDIR_INFO(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct ixgbe_fdir_filter *fdir_filter;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
@@ -1330,6 +1365,19 @@ eth_ixgbe_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	rte_free(eth_dev->data->hash_mac_addrs);
 	eth_dev->data->hash_mac_addrs = NULL;
 
+	/* remove all the fdir filters & hash */
+	if (fdir_info->hash_map)
+		rte_free(fdir_info->hash_map);
+	if (fdir_info->hash_handle)
+		rte_hash_free(fdir_info->hash_handle);
+
+	while ((fdir_filter = TAILQ_FIRST(&fdir_info->fdir_list))) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&fdir_info->fdir_list,
+			     fdir_filter,
+			     entries);
+		rte_free(fdir_filter);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
index 827026c..8310220 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "base/ixgbe_dcb_82598.h"
 #include "ixgbe_bypass.h"
 #include <rte_time.h>
+#include <rte_hash.h>
 
 /* need update link, bit flag */
 #define IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE (uint32_t)(1 << 0)
@@ -130,10 +131,11 @@
 #define IXGBE_MISC_VEC_ID               RTE_INTR_VEC_ZERO_OFFSET
 #define IXGBE_RX_VEC_START              RTE_INTR_VEC_RXTX_OFFSET
 
+#define IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_FILTER_NUM       (1024 * 32)
+
 /*
  * Information about the fdir mode.
  */
-
 struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_mask {
 	uint16_t vlan_tci_mask;
 	uint32_t src_ipv4_mask;
@@ -148,6 +150,17 @@ struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_mask {
 	uint8_t  tunnel_type_mask;
 };
 
+struct ixgbe_fdir_filter {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(ixgbe_fdir_filter) entries;
+	union ixgbe_atr_input ixgbe_fdir; /* key of fdir filter*/
+	uint32_t fdirflags; /* drop or forward */
+	uint32_t fdirhash; /* hash value for fdir */
+	uint8_t queue; /* assigned rx queue */
+};
+
+/* list of fdir filters */
+TAILQ_HEAD(ixgbe_fdir_filter_list, ixgbe_fdir_filter);
+
 struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_info {
 	struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_mask mask;
 	uint8_t     flex_bytes_offset;
@@ -159,6 +172,10 @@ struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_info {
 	uint64_t    remove;
 	uint64_t    f_add;
 	uint64_t    f_remove;
+	struct ixgbe_fdir_filter_list fdir_list; /* filter list*/
+	/* store the pointers of the filters, index is the hash value. */
+	struct ixgbe_fdir_filter **hash_map;
+	struct rte_hash *hash_handle; /* cuckoo hash handler */
 };
 
 /* structure for interrupt relative data */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
index 4b81ee3..bfcd294 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ixgbe_logs.h"
 #include "base/ixgbe_api.h"
@@ -1075,6 +1076,65 @@ fdir_erase_filter_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, uint32_t fdirhash)
 
 }
 
+static inline struct ixgbe_fdir_filter *
+ixgbe_fdir_filter_lookup(struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_info *fdir_info,
+			 union ixgbe_atr_input *key)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = rte_hash_lookup(fdir_info->hash_handle, (const void *)key);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return fdir_info->hash_map[ret];
+}
+
+static inline int
+ixgbe_insert_fdir_filter(struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_info *fdir_info,
+			 struct ixgbe_fdir_filter *fdir_filter)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = rte_hash_add_key(fdir_info->hash_handle,
+			       &fdir_filter->ixgbe_fdir);
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			    "Failed to insert fdir filter to hash table %d!",
+			    ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	fdir_info->hash_map[ret] = fdir_filter;
+
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&fdir_info->fdir_list, fdir_filter, entries);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+ixgbe_remove_fdir_filter(struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_info *fdir_info,
+			 union ixgbe_atr_input *key)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct ixgbe_fdir_filter *fdir_filter;
+
+	ret = rte_hash_del_key(fdir_info->hash_handle, key);
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "No such fdir filter to delete %d!", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	fdir_filter = fdir_info->hash_map[ret];
+	fdir_info->hash_map[ret] = NULL;
+
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&fdir_info->fdir_list, fdir_filter, entries);
+	rte_free(fdir_filter);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * ixgbe_add_del_fdir_filter - add or remove a flow diretor filter.
  * @dev: pointer to the structure rte_eth_dev
@@ -1098,6 +1158,8 @@ ixgbe_add_del_fdir_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct ixgbe_hw_fdir_info *info =
 		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FDIR_INFO(dev->data->dev_private);
 	enum rte_fdir_mode fdir_mode = dev->data->dev_conf.fdir_conf.mode;
+	struct ixgbe_fdir_filter *node;
+	bool add_node = FALSE;
 
 	if (fdir_mode == RTE_FDIR_MODE_NONE)
 		return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -1148,6 +1210,10 @@ ixgbe_add_del_fdir_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 						      dev->data->dev_conf.fdir_conf.pballoc);
 
 	if (del) {
+		err = ixgbe_remove_fdir_filter(info, &input);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+
 		err = fdir_erase_filter_82599(hw, fdirhash);
 		if (err < 0)
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Fail to delete FDIR filter!");
@@ -1172,6 +1238,37 @@ ixgbe_add_del_fdir_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	node = ixgbe_fdir_filter_lookup(info, &input);
+	if (node) {
+		if (update) {
+			node->fdirflags = fdircmd_flags;
+			node->fdirhash = fdirhash;
+			node->queue = queue;
+		} else {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Conflict with existing fdir filter!");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	} else {
+		add_node = TRUE;
+		node = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_fdir",
+				   sizeof(struct ixgbe_fdir_filter),
+				   0);
+		if (!node)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		(void)rte_memcpy(&node->ixgbe_fdir,
+				 &input,
+				 sizeof(union ixgbe_atr_input));
+		node->fdirflags = fdircmd_flags;
+		node->fdirhash = fdirhash;
+		node->queue = queue;
+
+		err = ixgbe_insert_fdir_filter(info, node);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			rte_free(node);
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (is_perfect) {
 		err = fdir_write_perfect_filter_82599(hw, &input, queue,
 						      fdircmd_flags, fdirhash,
@@ -1180,10 +1277,14 @@ ixgbe_add_del_fdir_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		err = fdir_add_signature_filter_82599(hw, &input, queue,
 						      fdircmd_flags, fdirhash);
 	}
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Fail to add FDIR filter!");
-	else
+
+		if (add_node)
+			(void)ixgbe_remove_fdir_filter(info, &input);
+	} else {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Success to add FDIR filter");
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }
