diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
index eda04dc..4938b55 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
@@ -3322,6 +3322,134 @@ cmd_pipeline_table_rule_add_default(char **tokens,
 }
 
 /**
+ * pipeline <pipeline_name> table <table_id> rule delete
+ *    match <match>
+ */
+static void
+cmd_pipeline_table_rule_delete(char **tokens,
+	uint32_t n_tokens,
+	char *out,
+	size_t out_size)
+{
+	struct table_rule_match m;
+	char *pipeline_name;
+	uint32_t table_id, n_tokens_parsed, t0;
+	int status;
+
+	if (n_tokens < 8) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pipeline_name = tokens[1];
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[2], "table") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "table");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&table_id, tokens[3]) != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "table_id");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[4], "rule") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "rule");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[5], "delete") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "delete");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	t0 = 6;
+
+	/* match */
+	n_tokens_parsed = parse_match(tokens + t0,
+		n_tokens - t0,
+		out,
+		out_size,
+		&m);
+	if (n_tokens_parsed == 0)
+		return;
+	t0 += n_tokens_parsed;
+
+	if (n_tokens != t0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	status = pipeline_table_rule_delete(pipeline_name,
+		table_id,
+		&m);
+	if (status) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_CMD_FAIL, tokens[0]);
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * pipeline <pipeline_name> table <table_id> rule delete
+ *    match
+ *       default
+ */
+static void
+cmd_pipeline_table_rule_delete_default(char **tokens,
+	uint32_t n_tokens,
+	char *out,
+	size_t out_size)
+{
+	char *pipeline_name;
+	uint32_t table_id;
+	int status;
+
+	if (n_tokens != 8) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pipeline_name = tokens[1];
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[2], "table") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "port");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&table_id, tokens[3]) != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "table_id");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[4], "rule") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "rule");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[5], "delete") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "delete");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[6], "match") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "match");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[7], "default") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "default");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	status = pipeline_table_rule_delete_default(pipeline_name,
+		table_id);
+	if (status) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_CMD_FAIL, tokens[0]);
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
  * thread <thread_id> pipeline <pipeline_name> enable
  */
 static void
@@ -3588,6 +3716,23 @@ cli_process(char *in, char *out, size_t out_size)
 				out, out_size);
 			return;
 		}
+
+		if ((n_tokens >= 7) &&
+			(strcmp(tokens[2], "table") == 0) &&
+			(strcmp(tokens[4], "rule") == 0) &&
+			(strcmp(tokens[5], "delete") == 0) &&
+			(strcmp(tokens[6], "match") == 0)) {
+			if ((n_tokens >= 8) &&
+				(strcmp(tokens[7], "default") == 0)) {
+				cmd_pipeline_table_rule_delete_default(tokens,
+					n_tokens, out, out_size);
+				return;
+				}
+
+			cmd_pipeline_table_rule_delete(tokens, n_tokens,
+				out, out_size);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (strcmp(tokens[0], "thread") == 0) {
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.h b/examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.h
index 9351024..2bf6360 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.h
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.h
@@ -301,4 +301,13 @@ pipeline_table_rule_add_default(const char *pipeline_name,
 	struct table_rule_action *action,
 	void **data);
 
+int
+pipeline_table_rule_delete(const char *pipeline_name,
+	uint32_t table_id,
+	struct table_rule_match *match);
+
+int
+pipeline_table_rule_delete_default(const char *pipeline_name,
+	uint32_t table_id);
+
 #endif /* _INCLUDE_PIPELINE_H_ */
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c
index be12d20..7f29f2d 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c
@@ -495,6 +495,8 @@ enum pipeline_req_type {
 	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_STATS_READ,
 	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_ADD,
 	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_ADD_DEFAULT,
+	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_DELETE,
+	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_DELETE_DEFAULT,
 
 	PIPELINE_REQ_MAX
 };
@@ -520,6 +522,10 @@ struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_add_default {
 	struct table_rule_action action;
 };
 
+struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_delete {
+	struct table_rule_match match;
+};
+
 struct pipeline_msg_req {
 	enum pipeline_req_type type;
 	uint32_t id; /* Port IN, port OUT or table ID */
@@ -531,6 +537,7 @@ struct pipeline_msg_req {
 		struct pipeline_msg_req_table_stats_read table_stats_read;
 		struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_add table_rule_add;
 		struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_add_default table_rule_add_default;
+		struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_delete table_rule_delete;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -1094,6 +1101,92 @@ pipeline_table_rule_add_default(const char *pipeline_name,
 	return status;
 }
 
+int
+pipeline_table_rule_delete(const char *pipeline_name,
+	uint32_t table_id,
+	struct table_rule_match *match)
+{
+	struct pipeline *p;
+	struct pipeline_msg_req *req;
+	struct pipeline_msg_rsp *rsp;
+	int status;
+
+	/* Check input params */
+	if ((pipeline_name == NULL) ||
+		(match == NULL))
+		return -1;
+
+	p = pipeline_find(pipeline_name);
+	if ((p == NULL) ||
+		(table_id >= p->n_tables) ||
+		match_check(match, p, table_id))
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Allocate request */
+	req = pipeline_msg_alloc();
+	if (req == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Write request */
+	req->type = PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_DELETE;
+	req->id = table_id;
+	memcpy(&req->table_rule_delete.match, match, sizeof(*match));
+
+	/* Send request and wait for response */
+	rsp = pipeline_msg_send_recv(p, req);
+	if (rsp == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Read response */
+	status = rsp->status;
+
+	/* Free response */
+	pipeline_msg_free(rsp);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+int
+pipeline_table_rule_delete_default(const char *pipeline_name,
+	uint32_t table_id)
+{
+	struct pipeline *p;
+	struct pipeline_msg_req *req;
+	struct pipeline_msg_rsp *rsp;
+	int status;
+
+	/* Check input params */
+	if (pipeline_name == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	p = pipeline_find(pipeline_name);
+	if ((p == NULL) ||
+		(table_id >= p->n_tables))
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Allocate request */
+	req = pipeline_msg_alloc();
+	if (req == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Write request */
+	req->type = PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_DELETE_DEFAULT;
+	req->id = table_id;
+
+	/* Send request and wait for response */
+	rsp = pipeline_msg_send_recv(p, req);
+	if (rsp == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Read response */
+	status = rsp->status;
+
+	/* Free response */
+	pipeline_msg_free(rsp);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
 /**
  * Data plane threads: message handling
  */
@@ -1650,6 +1743,45 @@ pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_add_default(struct pipeline_data *p,
 	return rsp;
 }
 
+static struct pipeline_msg_rsp *
+pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_delete(struct pipeline_data *p,
+	struct pipeline_msg_req *req)
+{
+	union table_rule_match_low_level match_ll;
+	struct pipeline_msg_rsp *rsp = (struct pipeline_msg_rsp *) req;
+	struct table_rule_match *match = &req->table_rule_delete.match;
+	uint32_t table_id = req->id;
+	int key_found, status;
+
+	status = match_convert(match, &match_ll, 0);
+	if (status) {
+		rsp->status = -1;
+		return rsp;
+	}
+
+	rsp->status = rte_pipeline_table_entry_delete(p->p,
+		table_id,
+		&match_ll,
+		&key_found,
+		NULL);
+
+	return rsp;
+}
+
+static struct pipeline_msg_rsp *
+pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_delete_default(struct pipeline_data *p,
+	struct pipeline_msg_req *req)
+{
+	struct pipeline_msg_rsp *rsp = (struct pipeline_msg_rsp *) req;
+	uint32_t table_id = req->id;
+
+	rsp->status = rte_pipeline_table_default_entry_delete(p->p,
+		table_id,
+		NULL);
+
+	return rsp;
+}
+
 static void
 pipeline_msg_handle(struct pipeline_data *p)
 {
@@ -1690,6 +1822,14 @@ pipeline_msg_handle(struct pipeline_data *p)
 			rsp = pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_add_default(p,	req);
 			break;
 
+		case PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_DELETE:
+			rsp = pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_delete(p, req);
+			break;
+
+		case PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_DELETE_DEFAULT:
+			rsp = pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_delete_default(p, req);
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			rsp = (struct pipeline_msg_rsp *) req;
 			rsp->status = -1;
