diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c
index 7d0c24366c..8b8aa940be 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c
@@ -1883,3 +1883,42 @@ rte_flow_async_action_handle_query(uint16_t port_id,
 					  action_handle, data, user_data, error);
 	return flow_err(port_id, ret, error);
 }
+
+int
+rte_flow_action_handle_query_update(uint16_t port_id,
+				    struct rte_flow_action_handle *handle,
+				    const void *update, void *query,
+				    enum rte_flow_query_update_mode mode,
+				    struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	const struct rte_flow_ops *ops = rte_flow_ops_get(port_id, error);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!ops || !ops->action_handle_query_update)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	ret = ops->action_handle_query_update(dev, handle, update, query,
+					      mode, error);
+	return flow_err(port_id, ret, error);
+}
+
+int
+rte_flow_async_action_handle_query_update(uint16_t port_id, uint32_t queue_id,
+					  const struct rte_flow_op_attr *attr,
+					  struct rte_flow_action_handle *handle,
+					  const void *update, void *query,
+					  enum rte_flow_query_update_mode mode,
+					  void *user_data,
+					  struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	const struct rte_flow_ops *ops = rte_flow_ops_get(port_id, error);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!ops || !ops->async_action_handle_query_update)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	ret = ops->async_action_handle_query_update(dev, queue_id, attr,
+						    handle, update, query, mode,
+						    user_data, error);
+	return flow_err(port_id, ret, error);
+}
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
index b60987db4b..f1ba163ac5 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
@@ -5622,6 +5622,109 @@ rte_flow_async_action_handle_query(uint16_t port_id,
 		void *user_data,
 		struct rte_flow_error *error);
 
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
+ * Query_update operational mode.
+ *
+ * RTE_FLOW_QU_QUERY_FIRST
+ *   Force port to query action before update.
+ * RTE_FLOW_QU_UPDATE_FIRST
+ *   Force port to update action before update.
+ *
+ * @see rte_flow_action_handle_query_update()
+ * @see rte_flow_async_action_handle_query_update()
+ */
+enum rte_flow_query_update_mode {
+	RTE_FLOW_QU_QUERY_FIRST,  /* query before update */
+	RTE_FLOW_QU_UPDATE_FIRST, /* query after  update */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
+ * Query and/or update indirect flow action.
+ * If update parameter is NULL the function queries indirect action.
+ * If query parameter is NULL the function updates indirect action.
+ * If both query and update not NULL, the function atomically
+ * queries and updates indirect action. Query and update carried in order
+ * specified in the mode parameter.
+ *
+ * @param[in] port_id
+ *   Port identifier of Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] handle
+ *   Handle for the indirect action object to be updated.
+ * @param update[in]
+ *   Update profile specification used to modify the action pointed by handle.
+ *   *update* could be with the same type of the immediate action corresponding
+ *   to the *handle* argument when creating, or a wrapper structure includes
+ *   action configuration to be updated and bit fields to indicate the member
+ *   of fields inside the action to update.
+ * @param[out] query
+ *   Pointer to storage for the associated query data type.
+ * @param[in] mode
+ *   Operational mode.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL.
+ *   PMDs initialize this structure in case of error only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_flow_action_handle_query_update(uint16_t port_id,
+				    struct rte_flow_action_handle *handle,
+				    const void *update, void *query,
+				    enum rte_flow_query_update_mode mode,
+				    struct rte_flow_error *error);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
+ * Enqueue async indirect flow action query and/or update
+ *
+ * @param[in] port_id
+ *   Port identifier of Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] queue_id
+ *   Flow queue which is used to update the rule.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Indirect action update operation attributes.
+ * @param[in] handle
+ *   Handle for the indirect action object to be updated.
+ * @param[in] update
+ *   Update profile specification used to modify the action pointed by handle.
+ *   *update* could be with the same type of the immediate action corresponding
+ *   to the *handle* argument when creating, or a wrapper structure includes
+ *   action configuration to be updated and bit fields to indicate the member
+ *   of fields inside the action to update.
+ * @param[in] query
+ *   Pointer to storage for the associated query data type.
+ *   Query result returned on async completion event.
+ * @param[in] mode
+ *   Operational mode.
+ * @param[in] user_data
+ *   The user data that will be returned on async completion event.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL.
+ *   PMDs initialize this structure in case of error only.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_flow_async_action_handle_query_update(uint16_t port_id, uint32_t queue_id,
+					  const struct rte_flow_op_attr *attr,
+					  struct rte_flow_action_handle *handle,
+					  const void *update, void *query,
+					  enum rte_flow_query_update_mode mode,
+					  void *user_data,
+					  struct rte_flow_error *error);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h
index c7d0699c91..7358c10a7a 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow_driver.h
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ struct rte_flow_ops {
 		 const struct rte_flow_action_handle *handle,
 		 void *data,
 		 struct rte_flow_error *error);
+	/** See rte_flow_action_handle_query_update() */
+	int (*action_handle_query_update)
+		(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		 struct rte_flow_action_handle *handle,
+		 const void *update, void *query,
+		 enum rte_flow_query_update_mode qu_mode,
+		 struct rte_flow_error *error);
 	/** See rte_flow_tunnel_decap_set() */
 	int (*tunnel_decap_set)
 		(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
@@ -276,6 +283,14 @@ struct rte_flow_ops {
 		 void *data,
 		 void *user_data,
 		 struct rte_flow_error *error);
+	/** See rte_flow_async_action_handle_query_update */
+	int (*async_action_handle_query_update)
+		(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t queue_id,
+		 const struct rte_flow_op_attr *op_attr,
+		 struct rte_flow_action_handle *action_handle,
+		 const void *update, void *query,
+		 enum rte_flow_query_update_mode qu_mode,
+		 void *user_data, struct rte_flow_error *error);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/version.map b/lib/ethdev/version.map
index 17201fbe0f..42f0d7b30c 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/version.map
+++ b/lib/ethdev/version.map
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_flow_get_q_aged_flows;
 	rte_mtr_meter_policy_get;
 	rte_mtr_meter_profile_get;
+
+	# future
+	rte_flow_action_handle_query_update;
+	rte_flow_async_action_handle_query_update;
+
 };
 
 INTERNAL {
