diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
index 6fb56e584d..630bdabcd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
@@ -709,6 +709,12 @@ idpf_adapter_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev, struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 		goto err_api;
 	}
 
+	ret = idpf_get_pkt_type(adapter);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to set ptype table");
+		goto err_api;
+	}
+
 	adapter->caps = rte_zmalloc("idpf_caps",
 				sizeof(struct virtchnl2_get_capabilities), 0);
 	if (adapter->caps == NULL) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.h
index af0a8e2970..db9af58f72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 
 #define IDPF_NUM_MACADDR_MAX	64
 
+#define IDPF_MAX_PKT_TYPE	1024
+
 #define IDPF_VLAN_TAG_SIZE	4
 #define IDPF_ETH_OVERHEAD \
 	(RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN + IDPF_VLAN_TAG_SIZE * 2)
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ struct idpf_adapter {
 	/* Max config queue number per VC message */
 	uint32_t max_rxq_per_msg;
 	uint32_t max_txq_per_msg;
+
+	uint32_t ptype_tbl[IDPF_MAX_PKT_TYPE] __rte_cache_min_aligned;
 };
 
 TAILQ_HEAD(idpf_adapter_list, idpf_adapter);
@@ -182,6 +186,7 @@ atomic_set_cmd(struct idpf_adapter *adapter, enum virtchnl_ops ops)
 struct idpf_adapter *idpf_find_adapter(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev);
 void idpf_handle_virtchnl_msg(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int idpf_vc_check_api_version(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
+int idpf_get_pkt_type(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
 int idpf_vc_get_caps(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
 int idpf_vc_create_vport(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
 int idpf_vc_destroy_vport(struct idpf_vport *vport);
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@ int idpf_switch_queue(struct idpf_vport *vport, uint16_t qid,
 		      bool rx, bool on);
 int idpf_vc_ena_dis_queues(struct idpf_vport *vport, bool enable);
 int idpf_vc_ena_dis_vport(struct idpf_vport *vport, bool enable);
+int idpf_vc_query_ptype_info(struct idpf_adapter *adapter);
 int idpf_read_one_msg(struct idpf_adapter *adapter, uint32_t ops,
 		      uint16_t buf_len, uint8_t *buf);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c
index 86942b2b5f..f9f751a6ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c
@@ -1282,6 +1282,7 @@ idpf_splitq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	volatile struct virtchnl2_rx_flex_desc_adv_nic_3 *rx_desc;
 	uint16_t pktlen_gen_bufq_id;
 	struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq;
+	const uint32_t *ptype_tbl;
 	struct rte_mbuf *rxm;
 	uint16_t rx_id_bufq1;
 	uint16_t rx_id_bufq2;
@@ -1301,6 +1302,7 @@ idpf_splitq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	rx_id_bufq1 = rxq->bufq1->rx_next_avail;
 	rx_id_bufq2 = rxq->bufq2->rx_next_avail;
 	rx_desc_ring = rxq->rx_ring;
+	ptype_tbl = rxq->adapter->ptype_tbl;
 
 	while (nb_rx < nb_pkts) {
 		rx_desc = &rx_desc_ring[rx_id];
@@ -1348,6 +1350,10 @@ idpf_splitq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		rxm->next = NULL;
 		rxm->nb_segs = 1;
 		rxm->port = rxq->port_id;
+		rxm->packet_type =
+			ptype_tbl[(rte_le_to_cpu_16(rx_desc->ptype_err_fflags0) &
+				   VIRTCHNL2_RX_FLEX_DESC_ADV_PTYPE_M) >>
+				  VIRTCHNL2_RX_FLEX_DESC_ADV_PTYPE_S];
 
 		rx_pkts[nb_rx++] = rxm;
 	}
@@ -1534,6 +1540,7 @@ idpf_singleq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 	volatile union virtchnl2_rx_desc *rxdp;
 	union virtchnl2_rx_desc rxd;
 	struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq;
+	const uint32_t *ptype_tbl;
 	uint16_t rx_id, nb_hold;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	uint16_t rx_packet_len;
@@ -1552,6 +1559,7 @@ idpf_singleq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 
 	rx_id = rxq->rx_tail;
 	rx_ring = rxq->rx_ring;
+	ptype_tbl = rxq->adapter->ptype_tbl;
 
 	while (nb_rx < nb_pkts) {
 		rxdp = &rx_ring[rx_id];
@@ -1604,6 +1612,9 @@ idpf_singleq_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		rxm->pkt_len = rx_packet_len;
 		rxm->data_len = rx_packet_len;
 		rxm->port = rxq->port_id;
+		rxm->packet_type =
+			ptype_tbl[(uint8_t)(rte_cpu_to_le_16(rxd.flex_nic_wb.ptype_flex_flags0) &
+					    VIRTCHNL2_RX_FLEX_DESC_PTYPE_M)];
 
 		rx_pkts[nb_rx++] = rxm;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h
index 30dc94b3dd..3853ed55c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 
 #define IDPF_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG	10
 
+#define IDPF_GET_PTYPE_SIZE(p) \
+	(sizeof(struct virtchnl2_ptype) + \
+	(((p)->proto_id_count ? ((p)->proto_id_count - 1) : 0) * sizeof((p)->proto_id[0])))
+
 struct idpf_rx_queue {
 	struct idpf_adapter *adapter;   /* the adapter this queue belongs to */
 	struct rte_mempool *mp;         /* mbuf pool to populate Rx ring */
@@ -150,4 +154,5 @@ void idpf_stop_queues(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 void idpf_set_rx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void idpf_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+
 #endif /* _IDPF_RXTX_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_vchnl.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_vchnl.c
index 1ba59929a0..ac399d331a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_vchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_vchnl.c
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ idpf_execute_vc_cmd(struct idpf_adapter *adapter, struct idpf_cmd_info *args)
 		err = idpf_read_one_msg(adapter, args->ops, args->out_size, args->out_buffer);
 		clear_cmd(adapter);
 		break;
+	case VIRTCHNL2_OP_GET_PTYPE_INFO:
+		/* for multuple response message,
+		 * do not handle the response here.
+		 */
+		break;
 	default:
 		/* For other virtchnl ops in running time,
 		 * wait for the cmd done flag.
@@ -298,6 +303,215 @@ idpf_vc_check_api_version(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int __rte_cold
+idpf_get_pkt_type(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct virtchnl2_get_ptype_info *ptype_info;
+	uint16_t ptype_recvd = 0, ptype_offset, i, j;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = idpf_vc_query_ptype_info(adapter);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Fail to query packet type information");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ptype_info = rte_zmalloc("ptype_info", IDPF_DFLT_MBX_BUF_SIZE, 0);
+		if (ptype_info == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+	while (ptype_recvd < IDPF_MAX_PKT_TYPE) {
+		ret = idpf_read_one_msg(adapter, VIRTCHNL2_OP_GET_PTYPE_INFO,
+					IDPF_DFLT_MBX_BUF_SIZE, (u8 *)ptype_info);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Fail to get packet type information");
+			goto free_ptype_info;
+		}
+
+		ptype_recvd += ptype_info->num_ptypes;
+		ptype_offset = sizeof(struct virtchnl2_get_ptype_info) -
+						sizeof(struct virtchnl2_ptype);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < rte_cpu_to_le_16(ptype_info->num_ptypes); i++) {
+			bool is_inner = false, is_ip = false;
+			struct virtchnl2_ptype *ptype;
+			uint32_t proto_hdr = 0;
+
+			ptype = (struct virtchnl2_ptype *)
+					((u8 *)ptype_info + ptype_offset);
+			ptype_offset += IDPF_GET_PTYPE_SIZE(ptype);
+			if (ptype_offset > IDPF_DFLT_MBX_BUF_SIZE) {
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto free_ptype_info;
+			}
+
+			if (rte_cpu_to_le_16(ptype->ptype_id_10) == 0xFFFF)
+				goto free_ptype_info;
+
+			for (j = 0; j < ptype->proto_id_count; j++) {
+				switch (rte_cpu_to_le_16(ptype->proto_id[j])) {
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_GRE:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_VXLAN:
+					proto_hdr &= ~RTE_PTYPE_L4_MASK;
+					proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GRENAT;
+					is_inner = true;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_MAC:
+					if (is_inner) {
+						proto_hdr &= ~RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_MASK;
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_ETHER;
+					} else {
+						proto_hdr &= ~RTE_PTYPE_L2_MASK;
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER;
+					}
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_VLAN:
+					if (is_inner) {
+						proto_hdr &= ~RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_MASK;
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L2_ETHER_VLAN;
+					}
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_PTP:
+					proto_hdr &= ~RTE_PTYPE_L2_MASK;
+					proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_TIMESYNC;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_LLDP:
+					proto_hdr &= ~RTE_PTYPE_L2_MASK;
+					proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_LLDP;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_ARP:
+					proto_hdr &= ~RTE_PTYPE_L2_MASK;
+					proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_ARP;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_PPPOE:
+					proto_hdr &= ~RTE_PTYPE_L2_MASK;
+					proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER_PPPOE;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_IPV4:
+					if (!is_ip) {
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV4_EXT_UNKNOWN;
+						is_ip = true;
+					} else {
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV4_EXT_UNKNOWN |
+							     RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_IP;
+						is_inner = true;
+					}
+						break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_IPV6:
+					if (!is_ip) {
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN;
+						is_ip = true;
+					} else {
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L3_IPV6_EXT_UNKNOWN |
+							     RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_IP;
+						is_inner = true;
+					}
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_IPV4_FRAG:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_IPV6_FRAG:
+					if (is_inner)
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_FRAG;
+					else
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L4_FRAG;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_UDP:
+					if (is_inner)
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_UDP;
+					else
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_TCP:
+					if (is_inner)
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_TCP;
+					else
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_SCTP:
+					if (is_inner)
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_SCTP;
+					else
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L4_SCTP;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_ICMP:
+					if (is_inner)
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_ICMP;
+					else
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L4_ICMP;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_ICMPV6:
+					if (is_inner)
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_INNER_L4_ICMP;
+					else
+						proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_L4_ICMP;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_L2TPV2:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_L2TPV2_CONTROL:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_L2TPV3:
+					is_inner = true;
+					proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_L2TP;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_NVGRE:
+					is_inner = true;
+					proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_NVGRE;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_GTPC_TEID:
+					is_inner = true;
+					proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GTPC;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_GTPU:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_UL:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_GTPU_DL:
+					is_inner = true;
+					proto_hdr |= RTE_PTYPE_TUNNEL_GTPU;
+					break;
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_PAY:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_IPV6_EH:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_PRE_MAC:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_POST_MAC:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_ETHERTYPE:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_SVLAN:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_CVLAN:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_MPLS:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_MMPLS:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_CTRL:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_ECP:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_EAPOL:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_PPPOD:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_IGMP:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_AH:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_ESP:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_IKE:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_NATT_KEEP:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_GTP:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_GTP_EH:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_GTPCV2:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_ECPRI:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_VRRP:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_OSPF:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_TUN:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_VXLAN_GPE:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_GENEVE:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_NSH:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_QUIC:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_PFCP:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_PFCP_NODE:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_PFCP_SESSION:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_RTP:
+				case VIRTCHNL2_PROTO_HDR_NO_PROTO:
+				default:
+					continue;
+				}
+				adapter->ptype_tbl[ptype->ptype_id_10] = proto_hdr;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+free_ptype_info:
+	rte_free(ptype_info);
+	clear_cmd(adapter);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int
 idpf_vc_get_caps(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
 {
@@ -980,3 +1194,29 @@ idpf_vc_ena_dis_vport(struct idpf_vport *vport, bool enable)
 
 	return err;
 }
+
+int
+idpf_vc_query_ptype_info(struct idpf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct virtchnl2_get_ptype_info *ptype_info;
+	struct idpf_cmd_info args;
+	int len, err;
+
+	len = sizeof(struct virtchnl2_get_ptype_info);
+	ptype_info = rte_zmalloc("ptype_info", len, 0);
+	if (ptype_info == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ptype_info->start_ptype_id = 0;
+	ptype_info->num_ptypes = IDPF_MAX_PKT_TYPE;
+	args.ops = VIRTCHNL2_OP_GET_PTYPE_INFO;
+	args.in_args = (u8 *)ptype_info;
+	args.in_args_size = len;
+
+	err = idpf_execute_vc_cmd(adapter, &args);
+	if (err != 0)
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to execute command of VIRTCHNL2_OP_GET_PTYPE_INFO");
+
+	rte_free(ptype_info);
+	return err;
+}
