diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf.h b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf.h
index 6d5912d8c..9754273b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf.h
@@ -46,11 +46,18 @@
 	VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RX_POLLING)
 
 #define IAVF_RSS_OFFLOAD_ALL ( \
+	ETH_RSS_IPV4 | \
 	ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV4 |         \
 	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_TCP |  \
 	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_UDP |  \
 	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_SCTP | \
-	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_OTHER)
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_OTHER | \
+	ETH_RSS_IPV6 | \
+	ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV6 | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_TCP | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_UDP | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_SCTP | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_OTHER)
 
 #define IAVF_MISC_VEC_ID                RTE_INTR_VEC_ZERO_OFFSET
 #define IAVF_RX_VEC_START               RTE_INTR_VEC_RXTX_OFFSET
@@ -153,6 +160,7 @@ struct iavf_info {
 
 	uint8_t *rss_lut;
 	uint8_t *rss_key;
+	uint64_t rss_hf;
 	uint16_t nb_msix;   /* number of MSI-X interrupts on Rx */
 	uint16_t msix_base; /* msix vector base from */
 	uint16_t max_rss_qregion; /* max RSS queue region supported by PF */
@@ -321,6 +329,8 @@ int iavf_fdir_check(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 		struct iavf_fdir_conf *filter);
 int iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 			 struct virtchnl_rss_cfg *rss_cfg, bool add);
+int iavf_set_hena(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, uint64_t hena);
+int iavf_rss_hash_set(struct iavf_adapter *ad, uint64_t rss_hf, bool add);
 int iavf_add_del_mc_addr_list(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 			struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addrs,
 			uint32_t mc_addrs_num, bool add);
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
index 7e3c26a94..d2fa16825 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
@@ -267,10 +267,6 @@ iavf_init_rss(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* In IAVF, RSS enablement is set by PF driver. It is not supported
-	 * to set based on rss_conf->rss_hf.
-	 */
-
 	/* configure RSS key */
 	if (!rss_conf->rss_key) {
 		/* Calculate the default hash key */
@@ -295,6 +291,13 @@ iavf_init_rss(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Set RSS hash configuration based on rss_conf->rss_hf. */
+	ret = iavf_rss_hash_set(adapter, rss_conf->rss_hf, true);
+	if (ret) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "fail to set default RSS");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1102,33 +1105,66 @@ iavf_dev_rss_reta_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 }
 
 static int
-iavf_dev_rss_hash_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
+iavf_set_rss_key(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, uint8_t *key, uint8_t key_len)
 {
-	struct iavf_adapter *adapter =
-		IAVF_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct iavf_info *vf = IAVF_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_VF(adapter);
 
-	if (!(vf->vf_res->vf_cap_flags & VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PF))
-		return -ENOTSUP;
-
 	/* HENA setting, it is enabled by default, no change */
-	if (!rss_conf->rss_key || rss_conf->rss_key_len == 0) {
+	if (!key || key_len == 0) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "No key to be configured");
 		return 0;
-	} else if (rss_conf->rss_key_len != vf->vf_res->rss_key_size) {
+	} else if (key_len != vf->vf_res->rss_key_size) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "The size of hash key configured "
 			"(%d) doesn't match the size of hardware can "
-			"support (%d)", rss_conf->rss_key_len,
+			"support (%d)", key_len,
 			vf->vf_res->rss_key_size);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	rte_memcpy(vf->rss_key, rss_conf->rss_key, rss_conf->rss_key_len);
+	rte_memcpy(vf->rss_key, key, key_len);
 
 	return iavf_configure_rss_key(adapter);
 }
 
+static int
+iavf_dev_rss_hash_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
+{
+	struct iavf_adapter *adapter =
+		IAVF_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct iavf_info *vf = IAVF_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_VF(adapter);
+	int ret;
+
+	adapter->eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rx_adv_conf.rss_conf = *rss_conf;
+
+	if (!(vf->vf_res->vf_cap_flags & VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PF))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	/* Set hash key. */
+	ret = iavf_set_rss_key(adapter, rss_conf->rss_key,
+			       rss_conf->rss_key_len);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (rss_conf->rss_hf == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Overwritten default RSS. */
+	ret = iavf_set_hena(adapter, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "%s Remove rss vsi fail %d",
+			    __func__, ret);
+
+	/* Set new RSS configuration. */
+	ret = iavf_rss_hash_set(adapter, rss_conf->rss_hf, true);
+	if (ret) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "fail to set new RSS");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 iavf_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			  struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf)
@@ -1140,8 +1176,7 @@ iavf_dev_rss_hash_conf_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	if (!(vf->vf_res->vf_cap_flags & VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RSS_PF))
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
-	 /* Just set it to default value now. */
-	rss_conf->rss_hf = IAVF_RSS_OFFLOAD_ALL;
+	rss_conf->rss_hf = vf->rss_hf;
 
 	if (!rss_conf->rss_key)
 		return 0;
@@ -2029,6 +2064,13 @@ iavf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Set hena = 0 to ask PF to cleanup all existing RSS. */
+	ret = iavf_set_hena(adapter, 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "fail to disable default PF RSS");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_hash.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_hash.c
index c4c73e664..3d63b7eb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_hash.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_hash.c
@@ -429,17 +429,6 @@ static struct iavf_pattern_match_item iavf_hash_pattern_list[] = {
 	{iavf_pattern_eth_ipv6_gtpc,			ETH_RSS_IPV6,			&ipv6_udp_gtpc_tmplt},
 };
 
-struct virtchnl_proto_hdrs *iavf_hash_default_hdrs[] = {
-	&inner_ipv4_tmplt,
-	&inner_ipv4_udp_tmplt,
-	&inner_ipv4_tcp_tmplt,
-	&inner_ipv4_sctp_tmplt,
-	&inner_ipv6_tmplt,
-	&inner_ipv6_udp_tmplt,
-	&inner_ipv6_tcp_tmplt,
-	&inner_ipv6_sctp_tmplt,
-};
-
 static struct iavf_flow_engine iavf_hash_engine = {
 	.init = iavf_hash_init,
 	.create = iavf_hash_create,
@@ -458,24 +447,64 @@ static struct iavf_flow_parser iavf_hash_parser = {
 	.stage = IAVF_FLOW_STAGE_RSS,
 };
 
-static int
-iavf_hash_default_set(struct iavf_adapter *ad, bool add)
+int
+iavf_rss_hash_set(struct iavf_adapter *ad, uint64_t rss_hf, bool add)
 {
-	struct virtchnl_rss_cfg *rss_cfg;
-	uint16_t i;
+	struct iavf_info *vf =  IAVF_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_VF(ad);
+	struct virtchnl_rss_cfg rss_cfg;
+
+#define IAVF_RSS_HF_ALL ( \
+	ETH_RSS_IPV4 | \
+	ETH_RSS_IPV6 | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_UDP | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_UDP | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_TCP | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_TCP | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_SCTP | \
+	ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_SCTP)
+
+	rss_cfg.rss_algorithm = VIRTCHNL_RSS_ALG_TOEPLITZ_ASYMMETRIC;
+	if (rss_hf & ETH_RSS_IPV4) {
+		rss_cfg.proto_hdrs = inner_ipv4_tmplt;
+		iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(ad, &rss_cfg, add);
+	}
 
-	rss_cfg = rte_zmalloc("iavf rss rule",
-			      sizeof(struct virtchnl_rss_cfg), 0);
-	if (!rss_cfg)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (rss_hf & ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_UDP) {
+		rss_cfg.proto_hdrs = inner_ipv4_udp_tmplt;
+		iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(ad, &rss_cfg, add);
+	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(iavf_hash_default_hdrs); i++) {
-		rss_cfg->proto_hdrs = *iavf_hash_default_hdrs[i];
-		rss_cfg->rss_algorithm = VIRTCHNL_RSS_ALG_TOEPLITZ_ASYMMETRIC;
+	if (rss_hf & ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_TCP) {
+		rss_cfg.proto_hdrs = inner_ipv4_tcp_tmplt;
+		iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(ad, &rss_cfg, add);
+	}
 
-		iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(ad, rss_cfg, add);
+	if (rss_hf & ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_SCTP) {
+		rss_cfg.proto_hdrs = inner_ipv4_sctp_tmplt;
+		iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(ad, &rss_cfg, add);
 	}
 
+	if (rss_hf & ETH_RSS_IPV6) {
+		rss_cfg.proto_hdrs = inner_ipv6_tmplt;
+		iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(ad, &rss_cfg, add);
+	}
+
+	if (rss_hf & ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_UDP) {
+		rss_cfg.proto_hdrs = inner_ipv6_udp_tmplt;
+		iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(ad, &rss_cfg, add);
+	}
+
+	if (rss_hf & ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_TCP) {
+		rss_cfg.proto_hdrs = inner_ipv6_tcp_tmplt;
+		iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(ad, &rss_cfg, add);
+	}
+
+	if (rss_hf & ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV6_SCTP) {
+		rss_cfg.proto_hdrs = inner_ipv6_sctp_tmplt;
+		iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(ad, &rss_cfg, add);
+	}
+
+	vf->rss_hf = rss_hf & IAVF_RSS_HF_ALL;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -510,12 +539,6 @@ iavf_hash_init(struct iavf_adapter *ad)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = iavf_hash_default_set(ad, true);
-	if (ret) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "fail to set default RSS");
-		iavf_unregister_parser(parser, ad);
-	}
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1089,6 +1112,7 @@ static void
 iavf_hash_uninit(struct iavf_adapter *ad)
 {
 	struct iavf_info *vf = IAVF_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_VF(ad);
+	struct rte_eth_rss_conf *rss_conf;
 
 	if (vf->vf_reset)
 		return;
@@ -1099,7 +1123,8 @@ iavf_hash_uninit(struct iavf_adapter *ad)
 	if (!(vf->vf_res->vf_cap_flags & VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_ADV_RSS_PF))
 		return;
 
-	if (iavf_hash_default_set(ad, false))
+	rss_conf = &ad->eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rx_adv_conf.rss_conf;
+	if (iavf_rss_hash_set(ad, rss_conf->rss_hf, false))
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "fail to delete default RSS");
 
 	iavf_unregister_parser(&iavf_hash_parser, ad);
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
index 33d03af65..c718a75c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_vchnl.c
@@ -1341,6 +1341,29 @@ iavf_add_del_rss_cfg(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 	return err;
 }
 
+int
+iavf_set_hena(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, uint64_t hena)
+{
+	struct iavf_info *vf = IAVF_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_VF(adapter);
+	struct virtchnl_rss_hena vrh;
+	struct iavf_cmd_info args;
+	int err;
+
+	vrh.hena = hena;
+	args.ops = VIRTCHNL_OP_SET_RSS_HENA;
+	args.in_args = (u8 *)&vrh;
+	args.in_args_size = sizeof(vrh);
+	args.out_buffer = vf->aq_resp;
+	args.out_size = IAVF_AQ_BUF_SZ;
+
+	err = iavf_execute_vf_cmd(adapter, &args);
+	if (err)
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			    "Failed to execute command of OP_SET_RSS_HENA");
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 int
 iavf_add_del_mc_addr_list(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 			struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addrs,
