diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
index 193ffff14c..e03da22c3b 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx.h
@@ -4178,6 +4178,11 @@ efx_mae_action_set_populate_vlan_push(
 	__in				uint16_t tpid_be,
 	__in				uint16_t tci_be);
 
+LIBEFX_API
+extern	__checkReturn			efx_rc_t
+efx_mae_action_set_populate_flag(
+	__in				efx_mae_actions_t *spec);
+
 LIBEFX_API
 extern	__checkReturn			efx_rc_t
 efx_mae_action_set_populate_deliver(
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h
index cefbcac93e..bffd4c6ce8 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_impl.h
@@ -1704,6 +1704,14 @@ typedef enum efx_mae_action_e {
 	EFX_MAE_ACTION_VLAN_POP,
 	EFX_MAE_ACTION_VLAN_PUSH,
 
+	/*
+	 * These actions are not strictly ordered and can
+	 * be passed by a client in any order (before DELIVER).
+	 * However, these enumerants must be kept compactly
+	 * in the end of the enumeration (before DELIVER).
+	 */
+	EFX_MAE_ACTION_FLAG,
+
 	/* DELIVER is always the last action. */
 	EFX_MAE_ACTION_DELIVER,
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mae.c b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mae.c
index b631487645..93fd02f6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mae.c
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_mae.c
@@ -715,6 +715,37 @@ efx_mae_action_set_add_vlan_push(
 	return (rc);
 }
 
+static	__checkReturn			efx_rc_t
+efx_mae_action_set_add_flag(
+	__in				efx_mae_actions_t *spec,
+	__in				size_t arg_size,
+	__in_bcount(arg_size)		const uint8_t *arg)
+{
+	efx_rc_t rc;
+
+	_NOTE(ARGUNUSED(spec))
+
+	if (arg_size != 0) {
+		rc = EINVAL;
+		goto fail1;
+	}
+
+	if (arg != NULL) {
+		rc = EINVAL;
+		goto fail2;
+	}
+
+	/* This action does not have any arguments, so do nothing here. */
+
+	return (0);
+
+fail2:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail2);
+fail1:
+	EFSYS_PROBE1(fail1, efx_rc_t, rc);
+	return (rc);
+}
+
 static	__checkReturn			efx_rc_t
 efx_mae_action_set_add_deliver(
 	__in				efx_mae_actions_t *spec,
@@ -757,6 +788,9 @@ static const efx_mae_action_desc_t efx_mae_actions[EFX_MAE_NACTIONS] = {
 	[EFX_MAE_ACTION_VLAN_PUSH] = {
 		.emad_add = efx_mae_action_set_add_vlan_push
 	},
+	[EFX_MAE_ACTION_FLAG] = {
+		.emad_add = efx_mae_action_set_add_flag
+	},
 	[EFX_MAE_ACTION_DELIVER] = {
 		.emad_add = efx_mae_action_set_add_deliver
 	}
@@ -765,8 +799,17 @@ static const efx_mae_action_desc_t efx_mae_actions[EFX_MAE_NACTIONS] = {
 static const uint32_t efx_mae_action_ordered_map =
 	(1U << EFX_MAE_ACTION_VLAN_POP) |
 	(1U << EFX_MAE_ACTION_VLAN_PUSH) |
+	(1U << EFX_MAE_ACTION_FLAG) |
 	(1U << EFX_MAE_ACTION_DELIVER);
 
+/*
+ * These actions must not be added after DELIVER, but
+ * they can have any place among the rest of
+ * strictly ordered actions.
+ */
+static const uint32_t efx_mae_action_nonstrict_map =
+	(1U << EFX_MAE_ACTION_FLAG);
+
 static const uint32_t efx_mae_action_repeat_map =
 	(1U << EFX_MAE_ACTION_VLAN_POP) |
 	(1U << EFX_MAE_ACTION_VLAN_PUSH);
@@ -793,6 +836,7 @@ efx_mae_action_set_spec_populate(
 	    (sizeof (efx_mae_action_repeat_map) * 8));
 
 	EFX_STATIC_ASSERT(EFX_MAE_ACTION_DELIVER + 1 == EFX_MAE_NACTIONS);
+	EFX_STATIC_ASSERT(EFX_MAE_ACTION_FLAG + 1 == EFX_MAE_ACTION_DELIVER);
 
 	if (type >= EFX_ARRAY_SIZE(efx_mae_actions)) {
 		rc = EINVAL;
@@ -811,9 +855,10 @@ efx_mae_action_set_spec_populate(
 	}
 
 	if ((efx_mae_action_ordered_map & action_mask) != 0) {
+		uint32_t strict_ordered_map =
+		    efx_mae_action_ordered_map & ~efx_mae_action_nonstrict_map;
 		uint32_t later_actions_mask =
-			efx_mae_action_ordered_map &
-			~(action_mask | (action_mask - 1));
+		    strict_ordered_map & ~(action_mask | (action_mask - 1));
 
 		if ((spec->emass_actions & later_actions_mask) != 0) {
 			/* Cannot add an action after later ordered actions. */
@@ -867,6 +912,14 @@ efx_mae_action_set_populate_vlan_push(
 	    EFX_MAE_ACTION_VLAN_PUSH, sizeof (action), arg));
 }
 
+	__checkReturn			efx_rc_t
+efx_mae_action_set_populate_flag(
+	__in				efx_mae_actions_t *spec)
+{
+	return (efx_mae_action_set_spec_populate(spec,
+	    EFX_MAE_ACTION_FLAG, 0, NULL));
+}
+
 	__checkReturn			efx_rc_t
 efx_mae_action_set_populate_deliver(
 	__in				efx_mae_actions_t *spec,
@@ -1059,6 +1112,11 @@ efx_mae_action_set_alloc(
 		    spec->emass_vlan_push_descs[outer_tag_idx].emavp_tci_be);
 	}
 
+	if ((spec->emass_actions & (1U << EFX_MAE_ACTION_FLAG)) != 0) {
+		MCDI_IN_SET_DWORD_FIELD(req, MAE_ACTION_SET_ALLOC_IN_FLAGS,
+		    MAE_ACTION_SET_ALLOC_IN_FLAG, 1);
+	}
+
 	MCDI_IN_SET_DWORD(req,
 	    MAE_ACTION_SET_ALLOC_IN_DELIVER, spec->emass_deliver_mport.sel);
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/rte_common_sfc_efx_version.map b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/rte_common_sfc_efx_version.map
index be11b6ad3c..f57f4a3a8f 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/rte_common_sfc_efx_version.map
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/rte_common_sfc_efx_version.map
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ INTERNAL {
 	efx_mae_action_set_alloc;
 	efx_mae_action_set_free;
 	efx_mae_action_set_populate_deliver;
+	efx_mae_action_set_populate_flag;
 	efx_mae_action_set_populate_vlan_pop;
 	efx_mae_action_set_populate_vlan_push;
 	efx_mae_action_set_spec_fini;
