diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
index 32f6eac..4f2f7bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
@@ -312,6 +312,53 @@ struct e1000_adapter {
 #define E1000_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_FILTER_INFO(adapter) \
 	(&((struct e1000_adapter *)adapter)->filter)
 
+struct rte_flow {
+	enum rte_filter_type filter_type;
+	void *rule;
+};
+
+/* ntuple filter list structure */
+struct igb_ntuple_filter_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(igb_ntuple_filter_ele) entries;
+	struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter filter_info;
+};
+
+/* ethertype filter list structure */
+struct igb_ethertype_filter_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(igb_ethertype_filter_ele) entries;
+	struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter filter_info;
+};
+
+/* syn filter list structure */
+struct igb_eth_syn_filter_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(igb_eth_syn_filter_ele) entries;
+	struct rte_eth_syn_filter filter_info;
+};
+
+/* flex filter list structure */
+struct igb_flex_filter_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(igb_flex_filter_ele) entries;
+	struct rte_eth_flex_filter filter_info;
+};
+
+/* igb_flow memory list structure */
+struct igb_flow_mem {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(igb_flow_mem) entries;
+	struct rte_flow *flow;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(igb_ntuple_filter_list, igb_ntuple_filter_ele);
+struct igb_ntuple_filter_list igb_filter_ntuple_list;
+TAILQ_HEAD(igb_ethertype_filter_list, igb_ethertype_filter_ele);
+struct igb_ethertype_filter_list igb_filter_ethertype_list;
+TAILQ_HEAD(igb_syn_filter_list, igb_eth_syn_filter_ele);
+struct igb_syn_filter_list igb_filter_syn_list;
+TAILQ_HEAD(igb_flex_filter_list, igb_flex_filter_ele);
+struct igb_flex_filter_list igb_filter_flex_list;
+TAILQ_HEAD(igb_flow_mem_list, igb_flow_mem);
+struct igb_flow_mem_list igb_flow_list;
+
 extern const struct rte_flow_ops igb_flow_ops;
 
 /*
@@ -432,4 +479,15 @@ void em_txq_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 
 void igb_pf_host_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
+int igb_add_del_ntuple_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *ntuple_filter, bool add);
+int igb_add_del_ethertype_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter *filter,
+			bool add);
+int eth_igb_syn_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			struct rte_eth_syn_filter *filter,
+			bool add);
+int eth_igb_add_del_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			struct rte_eth_flex_filter *filter,
+			bool add);
 #endif /* _E1000_ETHDEV_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index 1884c02..e6fbd27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -213,9 +213,6 @@ static int eth_igb_rss_reta_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				  struct rte_eth_rss_reta_entry64 *reta_conf,
 				  uint16_t reta_size);
 
-static int eth_igb_syn_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			struct rte_eth_syn_filter *filter,
-			bool add);
 static int eth_igb_syn_filter_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_syn_filter *filter);
 static int eth_igb_syn_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
@@ -225,9 +222,6 @@ static int igb_add_2tuple_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *ntuple_filter);
 static int igb_remove_2tuple_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *ntuple_filter);
-static int eth_igb_add_del_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			struct rte_eth_flex_filter *filter,
-			bool add);
 static int eth_igb_get_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_flex_filter *filter);
 static int eth_igb_flex_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
@@ -237,17 +231,11 @@ static int igb_add_5tuple_filter_82576(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *ntuple_filter);
 static int igb_remove_5tuple_filter_82576(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *ntuple_filter);
-static int igb_add_del_ntuple_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *filter,
-			bool add);
 static int igb_get_ntuple_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *filter);
 static int igb_ntuple_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
 				void *arg);
-static int igb_add_del_ethertype_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter *filter,
-			bool add);
 static int igb_ethertype_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
 				void *arg);
@@ -955,6 +943,12 @@ eth_igb_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	TAILQ_INIT(&filter_info->twotuple_list);
 	TAILQ_INIT(&filter_info->fivetuple_list);
 
+	TAILQ_INIT(&igb_filter_ntuple_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&igb_filter_ethertype_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&igb_filter_syn_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&igb_filter_flex_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&igb_flow_list);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_late:
@@ -3580,7 +3574,7 @@ eth_igb_rss_reta_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 eth_igb_syn_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_syn_filter *filter,
 			bool add)
@@ -4492,7 +4486,7 @@ eth_igb_mtu_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu)
  *    - On success, zero.
  *    - On failure, a negative value.
  */
-static int
+int
 igb_add_del_ntuple_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *ntuple_filter,
 			bool add)
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
index 37bff19..2fefa7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
@@ -1270,6 +1270,141 @@ igb_parse_flex_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 }
 
 /**
+ * Create a flow rule.
+ * Theorically one rule can match more than one filters.
+ * We will let it use the filter which it hitt first.
+ * So, the sequence matters.
+ */
+static struct rte_flow *
+igb_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+		  const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
+		  const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+		  struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter ntuple_filter;
+	struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter ethertype_filter;
+	struct rte_eth_syn_filter syn_filter;
+	struct rte_eth_flex_filter flex_filter;
+	struct rte_flow *flow = NULL;
+	struct igb_ntuple_filter_ele *ntuple_filter_ptr;
+	struct igb_ethertype_filter_ele *ethertype_filter_ptr;
+	struct igb_eth_syn_filter_ele *syn_filter_ptr;
+	struct igb_flex_filter_ele *flex_filter_ptr;
+	struct igb_flow_mem *igb_flow_mem_ptr;
+
+	flow = rte_zmalloc("igb_rte_flow", sizeof(struct rte_flow), 0);
+	if (!flow) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+		return (struct rte_flow *)flow;
+	}
+	igb_flow_mem_ptr = rte_zmalloc("igb_flow_mem",
+			sizeof(struct igb_flow_mem), 0);
+	if (!igb_flow_mem_ptr) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+		rte_free(flow);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	igb_flow_mem_ptr->flow = flow;
+	igb_flow_mem_ptr->dev = dev;
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&igb_flow_list,
+				igb_flow_mem_ptr, entries);
+
+	memset(&ntuple_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+	ret = igb_parse_ntuple_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
+			actions, &ntuple_filter, error);
+	if (!ret) {
+		ret = igb_add_del_ntuple_filter(dev, &ntuple_filter, TRUE);
+		if (!ret) {
+			ntuple_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("igb_ntuple_filter",
+				sizeof(struct igb_ntuple_filter_ele), 0);
+			(void)rte_memcpy(&ntuple_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+				&ntuple_filter,
+				sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&igb_filter_ntuple_list,
+				ntuple_filter_ptr, entries);
+			flow->rule = ntuple_filter_ptr;
+			flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_NTUPLE;
+			return flow;
+		}
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(&ethertype_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter));
+	ret = igb_parse_ethertype_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
+				actions, &ethertype_filter, error);
+	if (!ret) {
+		ret = igb_add_del_ethertype_filter(dev,
+				&ethertype_filter, TRUE);
+		if (!ret) {
+			ethertype_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc(
+				"igb_ethertype_filter",
+				sizeof(struct igb_ethertype_filter_ele), 0);
+			(void)rte_memcpy(&ethertype_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+				&ethertype_filter,
+				sizeof(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter));
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&igb_filter_ethertype_list,
+				ethertype_filter_ptr, entries);
+			flow->rule = ethertype_filter_ptr;
+			flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_ETHERTYPE;
+			return flow;
+		}
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(&syn_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+	ret = igb_parse_syn_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
+				actions, &syn_filter, error);
+	if (!ret) {
+		ret = eth_igb_syn_filter_set(dev, &syn_filter, TRUE);
+		if (!ret) {
+			syn_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("igb_syn_filter",
+				sizeof(struct igb_eth_syn_filter_ele), 0);
+			(void)rte_memcpy(&syn_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+				&syn_filter,
+				sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&igb_filter_syn_list,
+				syn_filter_ptr,
+				entries);
+			flow->rule = syn_filter_ptr;
+			flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_SYN;
+			return flow;
+		}
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(&flex_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+	ret = igb_parse_flex_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
+					actions, &flex_filter, error);
+	if (!ret) {
+		ret = eth_igb_add_del_flex_filter(dev, &flex_filter, TRUE);
+		if (!ret) {
+			flex_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("igb_flex_filter",
+				sizeof(struct igb_flex_filter_ele), 0);
+			(void)rte_memcpy(&flex_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+				&flex_filter,
+				sizeof(struct rte_eth_flex_filter));
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&igb_filter_flex_list,
+				flex_filter_ptr, entries);
+			flow->rule = flex_filter_ptr;
+			flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_FLEXIBLE;
+			return flow;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&igb_flow_list,
+		igb_flow_mem_ptr, entries);
+	rte_flow_error_set(error, -ret,
+			   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_HANDLE, NULL,
+			   "Failed to create flow.");
+	rte_free(igb_flow_mem_ptr);
+	rte_free(flow);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
  * Check if the flow rule is supported by igb.
  * 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.
@@ -1314,7 +1449,7 @@ igb_flow_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 const struct rte_flow_ops igb_flow_ops = {
 	igb_flow_validate,
-	NULL,
+	igb_flow_create,
 	NULL,
 	NULL,
 	NULL,
