diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 755786dc10..12c5af7919 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -3909,6 +3909,7 @@ i40e_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
 	int qinq = dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
 		   RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND;
+	u16 sw_flags = 0, valid_flags = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if ((vlan_type != RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_INNER &&
@@ -3927,15 +3928,34 @@ i40e_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	/* 802.1ad frames ability is added in NVM API 1.7*/
 	if (hw->flags & I40E_HW_FLAG_802_1AD_CAPABLE) {
 		if (qinq) {
+			if (pf->is_outer_vlan_processing) {
+				sw_flags = I40E_AQ_SET_SWITCH_CFG_OUTER_VLAN;
+				valid_flags = I40E_AQ_SET_SWITCH_CFG_OUTER_VLAN;
+			}
 			if (vlan_type == RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER)
 				hw->first_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
 			else if (vlan_type == RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_INNER)
 				hw->second_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
 		} else {
-			if (vlan_type == RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER)
-				hw->second_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
+			/*When FW > 8.3, the tpid must be set to QinQ to close extend*/
+			if (tpid == RTE_ETHER_TYPE_QINQ) {
+				if (pf->is_outer_vlan_processing) {
+					sw_flags = 0;
+					valid_flags = I40E_AQ_SET_SWITCH_CFG_OUTER_VLAN;
+				}
+				if (vlan_type == RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER) {
+					if (pf->is_outer_vlan_processing)
+						hw->first_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
+					else
+						hw->second_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (vlan_type == RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER)
+					hw->second_tag = rte_cpu_to_le_16(tpid);
+			}
 		}
-		ret = i40e_aq_set_switch_config(hw, 0, 0, 0, NULL);
+		ret = i40e_aq_set_switch_config(hw, sw_flags,
+						valid_flags, 0, NULL);
 		if (ret != I40E_SUCCESS) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
 				    "Set switch config failed aq_err: %d",
@@ -3987,8 +4007,12 @@ static int
 i40e_vlan_offload_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask)
 {
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct i40e_mac_filter_info *mac_filter;
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = pf->main_vsi;
 	struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode;
+	struct i40e_mac_filter *f;
+	int i, num;
+	void *temp;
 
 	rxmode = &dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode;
 	if (mask & RTE_ETH_VLAN_FILTER_MASK) {
@@ -4007,6 +4031,30 @@ i40e_vlan_offload_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask)
 	}
 
 	if (mask & RTE_ETH_VLAN_EXTEND_MASK) {
+		i = 0;
+		num = vsi->mac_num;
+		mac_filter = rte_zmalloc("mac_filter_info_data",
+				 num * sizeof(*mac_filter), 0);
+		if (mac_filter == NULL) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+			return I40E_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		* Outer VLAN processing is supported after firmware v8.4, kernel driver
+		* also change the default behavior to support this feature. To align with
+		* kernel driver, set switch config in 'i40e_vlan_tpie_set' to support for
+		* outer VLAN processing. But it is forbidden for firmware to change the
+		* Inner/Outer VLAN configuration while there are MAC/VLAN filters in the
+		* switch table. Therefore, we need to clear the MAC table before setting
+		* config, and then restore the MAC table after setting. This feature is
+		* recommended to be used in firmware v8.6.
+		**/
+		/* Remove all existing mac */
+		RTE_TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(f, &vsi->mac_list, next, temp) {
+			mac_filter[i] = f->mac_info;
+			i40e_vsi_delete_mac(vsi, &f->mac_info.mac_addr);
+		}
 		if (rxmode->offloads & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND) {
 			i40e_vsi_config_double_vlan(vsi, TRUE);
 			/* Set global registers with default ethertype. */
@@ -4014,9 +4062,16 @@ i40e_vlan_offload_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask)
 					   RTE_ETHER_TYPE_VLAN);
 			i40e_vlan_tpid_set(dev, RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_INNER,
 					   RTE_ETHER_TYPE_VLAN);
-		}
-		else
+		} else {
+			if (pf->is_outer_vlan_processing)
+				i40e_vlan_tpid_set(dev, RTE_ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER,
+					   RTE_ETHER_TYPE_QINQ);
 			i40e_vsi_config_double_vlan(vsi, FALSE);
+		}
+		/* Restore all mac */
+		for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+			i40e_vsi_add_mac(vsi, &mac_filter[i]);
+		rte_free(mac_filter);
 	}
 
 	if (mask & RTE_ETH_QINQ_STRIP_MASK) {
@@ -4846,6 +4901,17 @@ i40e_pf_parameter_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Enable outer VLAN processing if firmware version is greater
+	 * than v8.3
+	 */
+	if (hw->aq.fw_maj_ver > 8 ||
+	    (hw->aq.fw_maj_ver == 8 && hw->aq.fw_min_ver > 3)) {
+		pf->is_outer_vlan_processing = true;
+	} else {
+		pf->is_outer_vlan_processing = false;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
index a1ebdc093c..531ada447d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
@@ -1188,6 +1188,9 @@ struct i40e_pf {
 	/* Switch Domain Id */
 	uint16_t switch_domain_id;
 
+	/* The enable flag for outer VLAN processing */
+	bool is_outer_vlan_processing;
+
 	struct i40e_vf_msg_cfg vf_msg_cfg;
 	uint64_t prev_rx_bytes;
 	uint64_t prev_tx_bytes;
