diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 3279e60..3e2d9ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -11213,3 +11213,193 @@ rte_pmd_i40e_reset_vf_stats(uint8_t port,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int check_invalid_pkt_type(uint32_t pkt_type)
+{
+
+	uint32_t l2, l3, l4, tnl, il2, il3, il4;
+
+	l2 = pkt_type & RTE_PTYPE_L2_MASK;
+	l3 = pkt_type & RTE_PTYPE_L3_MASK;
+	l4 = pkt_type & RTE_PTYPE_L4_MASK;
+	tnl = pkt_type & RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_MASK;
+	il2 = pkt_type & RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_MASK;
+	il3 = pkt_type & RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_MASK;
+	il4 = pkt_type & RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_MASK;
+
+	if (l2 != RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER &&
+	    l2 != RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_TIMESYNC &&
+	    l2 != RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_LLDP &&
+	    l2 != RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_ARP)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (l3 != RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4_EXT_UNKNOWN &&
+		    l3 != RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (l4 != RTE_PTYPE_L4_FRAG &&
+	    l4 != RTE_PTYPE_L4_ICMP &&
+	    l4 != RTE_PTYPE_L4_NONFRAG &&
+	    l4 != RTE_PTYPE_L4_SCTP &&
+	    l4 != RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP &&
+	    l4 != RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (tnl != RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GRENAT &&
+		    tnl != RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_IP)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (il2 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_ETHER &&
+	    il2 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_ETHER_VLAN)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (il3 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV4_EXT_UNKNOWN &&
+	    il3 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (il4 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_FRAG &&
+	    il4 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_ICMP &&
+	    il4 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_NONFRAG &&
+	    il4 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_SCTP &&
+	    il4 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_TCP &&
+	    il4 != RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_UDP)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int check_invalid_ptype_mapping(
+		struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping *mapping_table,
+		uint16_t count)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		uint16_t ptype = mapping_table[i].hw_ptype;
+		uint32_t pkt_type = mapping_table[i].sw_ptype;
+
+		if (ptype >= I40E_MAX_PKT_TYPE)
+			return -1;
+
+		if (pkt_type == RTE_PTYPE_UNKNOWN)
+			continue;
+
+		if (pkt_type & RTE_PMD_I40E_PTYPE_USER_DEFINE_MASK)
+			continue;
+
+		if (check_invalid_pkt_type(pkt_type))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int rte_pmd_i40e_update_ptype_mapping(
+			uint8_t port,
+			struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping *mapping_items,
+			uint16_t count,
+			uint8_t exclusive)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct i40e_adapter *ad;
+	int i;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port, -ENODEV);
+
+	if (count > I40E_MAX_PKT_TYPE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (check_invalid_ptype_mapping(mapping_items, count))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
+	ad = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+	if (exclusive) {
+		for (i = 0; i < I40E_MAX_PKT_TYPE; i++)
+			ad->ptype_tbl[i] = RTE_PTYPE_UNKNOWN;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+		ad->ptype_tbl[mapping_items[i].hw_ptype]
+			= mapping_items[i].sw_ptype;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int rte_pmd_i40e_reset_ptype_mapping(uint8_t port)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port, -ENODEV);
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
+	i40e_set_default_ptype_table(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int rte_pmd_i40e_get_ptype_mapping(
+			uint8_t port,
+			struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping *mapping_items,
+			uint16_t size,
+			uint16_t *count,
+			uint8_t valid_only)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct i40e_adapter *ad;
+	int n = 0;
+	uint16_t i;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port, -ENODEV);
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
+	ad = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < I40E_MAX_PKT_TYPE; i++) {
+		if (n >= size)
+			break;
+		if (valid_only && ad->ptype_tbl[i] == RTE_PTYPE_UNKNOWN)
+			continue;
+		mapping_items[n].hw_ptype = i;
+		mapping_items[n].sw_ptype = ad->ptype_tbl[i];
+		n++;
+	}
+
+	*count = n;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int rte_pmd_i40e_replace_pkt_type(uint8_t port,
+				  uint32_t target,
+				  uint8_t mask,
+				  uint32_t pkt_type)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct i40e_adapter *ad;
+	uint16_t i;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port, -ENODEV);
+
+	if (!mask && check_invalid_pkt_type(target))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (check_invalid_pkt_type(pkt_type))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
+	ad = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < I40E_MAX_PKT_TYPE; i++) {
+		if (mask) {
+			if ((target | ad->ptype_tbl[i]) == target &&
+			    (target & ad->ptype_tbl[i]))
+				ad->ptype_tbl[i] = pkt_type;
+		} else {
+			if (ad->ptype_tbl[i] == target)
+				ad->ptype_tbl[i] = pkt_type;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
index 691ad26..035030f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_TX_RS_THRESH   32
 #define DEFAULT_TX_FREE_THRESH 32
-#define I40E_MAX_PKT_TYPE      256
 
 #define I40E_TX_MAX_BURST  32
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h
index 32ec9c2..9a11d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ enum i40e_header_split_mode {
 #define i40e_rx_desc i40e_32byte_rx_desc
 #endif
 
+#define I40E_MAX_PKT_TYPE      256
+
 struct i40e_rx_entry {
 	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h b/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h
index a0ad88c..bb0f393 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ struct rte_pmd_i40e_mb_event_param {
 	uint16_t msglen;   /**< length of the message */
 };
 
+#define RTE_PMD_I40E_PTYPE_USER_DEFINE_MASK 0x80000000
+
+struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping {
+	uint16_t hw_ptype; /**< hardware defined packet type*/
+	uint32_t sw_ptype; /**< software defined packet type */
+};
+
 /**
  * Notify VF when PF link status changes.
  *
@@ -332,4 +339,78 @@ int rte_pmd_i40e_get_vf_stats(uint8_t port,
 int rte_pmd_i40e_reset_vf_stats(uint8_t port,
 				uint16_t vf_id);
 
+/**
+ * Update hardware defined ptype to software defined packet type
+ * mapping table.
+ *
+ * @param port
+ *    pointer to port identifier of the device.
+ * @param mapping_items
+ *    the base address of the mapping items array.
+ * @param count
+ *    number of mapping items.
+ * @param exclusive
+ *    the flag indicate different ptype mapping update method.
+ *    -(0) only overwrite refferred PTYPE mapping,
+ *	keep other PTYPEs mapping unchanged.
+ *    -(!0) overwrite referred PTYPE mapping,
+ *	set other PTYPEs maps to PTYPE_UNKNOWN.
+ */
+int rte_pmd_i40e_update_ptype_mapping(
+			uint8_t port,
+			struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping *mapping_items,
+			uint16_t count,
+			uint8_t exclusive);
+
+/**
+ * Reset hardware defined ptype to software defined ptype
+ * mapping table to default.
+ *
+ * @param port
+ *    pointer to port identifiier of the device
+ */
+int rte_pmd_i40e_reset_ptype_mapping(uint8_t port);
+
+/**
+ * Get hardware defined ptype to software defined ptype
+ * mapping items.
+ *
+ * @param port
+ *    pointer to port identifier of the device.
+ * @param mapping_items
+ *    the base address of the array to store returned items.
+ * @param size
+ *    the size of the input array.
+ * @param count
+ *    the place to store the number of returned items.
+ * @param valid_only
+ *    -(0) return full mapping table.
+ *    -(!0) only return mapping items which packet_type != RTE_PTYPE_UNKNOWN.
+ */
+int rte_pmd_i40e_get_ptype_mapping(
+			uint8_t port,
+			struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping *mapping_items,
+			uint16_t size,
+			uint16_t *count,
+			uint8_t valid_only);
+
+/**
+ * Replace a specific or a group of software defined ptypes
+ * with a new one
+ *
+ * @param port
+ *    pointer to port identifier of the device
+ * @param target
+ *    the packet type to be replaced
+ * @param mask
+ *    -(0) target represent a specific software defined ptype.
+ *    -(!0) target is a mask to represent a group of software defined ptypes.
+ * @param pkt_type
+ *    the new packet type to overwrite
+ */
+int rte_pmd_i40e_replace_pkt_type(uint8_t port,
+				  uint32_t target,
+				  uint8_t mask,
+				  uint32_t pkt_type);
+
 #endif /* _PMD_I40E_H_ */
