diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c
index bdbcd8f50a..b6449f5f0c 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ table_params_get(struct rte_swx_ctl_pipeline *ctl, uint32_t table_id)
 	table->params.key_offset = key_offset;
 	table->params.key_mask0 = key_mask;
 	table->params.action_data_size = action_data_size;
+	table->params.hash_func = table->info.hash_func;
 	table->params.n_keys_max = table->info.size;
 
 	table->mf_first = first;
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.h b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.h
index 63ee479e47..0694df557a 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.h
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.h
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ struct rte_swx_ctl_table_info {
 	 */
 	int default_action_is_const;
 
+	/**  Hash function. */
+	rte_swx_hash_func_t hash_func;
+
 	/** Table size parameter. */
 	uint32_t size;
 };
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
index 2cac4caa95..e1227cbfcc 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
@@ -7986,6 +7986,7 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 	struct table *t = NULL;
 	struct action *default_action;
 	struct header *header = NULL;
+	struct hash_func *hf = NULL;
 	uint32_t action_data_size_max = 0, i;
 	int status = 0;
 
@@ -8042,6 +8043,12 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 	CHECK((default_action->st && params->default_action_args) || !params->default_action_args,
 	      EINVAL);
 
+	/* Hash function checks. */
+	if (params->hash_func_name) {
+		hf = hash_func_find(p, params->hash_func_name);
+		CHECK(hf, EINVAL);
+	}
+
 	/* Table type checks. */
 	if (recommended_table_type_name)
 		CHECK_NAME(recommended_table_type_name, EINVAL);
@@ -8141,6 +8148,7 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_table_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 	t->default_action_is_const = params->default_action_is_const;
 	t->action_data_size_max = action_data_size_max;
 
+	t->hf = hf;
 	t->size = size;
 	t->id = p->n_tables;
 
@@ -8227,6 +8235,7 @@ table_params_get(struct table *table)
 	params->key_offset = key_offset;
 	params->key_mask0 = key_mask;
 	params->action_data_size = action_data_size;
+	params->hash_func = table->hf ? table->hf->func : NULL;
 	params->n_keys_max = table->size;
 
 	return params;
@@ -10265,6 +10274,7 @@ rte_swx_ctl_table_info_get(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
 	table->n_match_fields = t->n_fields;
 	table->n_actions = t->n_actions;
 	table->default_action_is_const = t->default_action_is_const;
+	table->hash_func = t->hf ? t->hf->func : NULL;
 	table->size = t->size;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h
index 9c629d4118..09c75180f8 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h
@@ -331,23 +331,6 @@ rte_swx_pipeline_extern_func_register(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p,
  * Hash function.
  */
 
-/**
- * Hash function prototype
- *
- * @param[in] key
- *   Key to hash. Must be non-NULL.
- * @param[in] length
- *   Key length in bytes.
- * @param[in] seed
- *   Hash seed.
- * @return
- *   Hash value.
- */
-typedef uint32_t
-(*rte_swx_hash_func_t)(const void *key,
-		       uint32_t length,
-		       uint32_t seed);
-
 /**
  * Pipeline hash function register
  *
@@ -699,6 +682,13 @@ struct rte_swx_pipeline_table_params {
 	 * list.
 	 */
 	int default_action_is_const;
+
+	/** Hash function name. When not set to NULL, it must point to one of
+	 * the hash functions that were registered for the current pipeline.
+	 * Ignored by the table implementation when not needed. When needed but
+	 * NULL, the table implementation will select the hash function to use.
+	 */
+	const char *hash_func_name;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h
index 6d65b635c6..ee579c6656 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@ struct table {
 	int *action_is_for_table_entries;
 	int *action_is_for_default_entry;
 
+	struct hash_func *hf;
 	uint32_t size;
 	uint32_t id;
 };
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_spec.c b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_spec.c
index 1b4183ef55..c0ca7335ff 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_spec.c
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_spec.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ action_block_parse(struct action_spec *s,
 static void
 table_spec_free(struct table_spec *s)
 {
-	uintptr_t default_action_name, default_action_args;
+	uintptr_t default_action_name, default_action_args, hash_func_name;
 	uint32_t i;
 
 	if (!s)
@@ -556,6 +556,10 @@ table_spec_free(struct table_spec *s)
 
 	s->params.default_action_is_const = 0;
 
+	hash_func_name = (uintptr_t)s->params.hash_func_name;
+	free((void *)hash_func_name);
+	s->params.hash_func_name = NULL;
+
 	free(s->recommended_table_type_name);
 	s->recommended_table_type_name = NULL;
 
@@ -935,6 +939,35 @@ table_block_parse(struct table_spec *s,
 							    err_line,
 							    err_msg);
 
+	if (!strcmp(tokens[0], "hash")) {
+		if (n_tokens != 2) {
+			if (err_line)
+				*err_line = n_lines;
+			if (err_msg)
+				*err_msg = "Invalid hash statement.";
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (s->params.hash_func_name) {
+			if (err_line)
+				*err_line = n_lines;
+			if (err_msg)
+				*err_msg = "Duplicate hash statement.";
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		s->params.hash_func_name = strdup(tokens[1]);
+		if (!s->params.hash_func_name) {
+			if (err_line)
+				*err_line = n_lines;
+			if (err_msg)
+				*err_msg = "Memory allocation failed.";
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!strcmp(tokens[0], "instanceof")) {
 		if (n_tokens != 2) {
 			if (err_line)
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_spec.h b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_spec.h
index 62ac4ecfc4..dbe1b40adc 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_spec.h
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_spec.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct action_spec {
  *		...
  *	}
  *	default_action ACTION_NAME args none | ARG0_NAME ARG0_VALUE ... [ const ]
+ *	hash HASH_FUNCTION_NAME
  *	instanceof TABLE_TYPE_NAME
  *	pragma ARGS
  *	size SIZE
