diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index 73298c9..ba1650b 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 			"    Set the VLAN QinQ (extended queue in queue)"
 			" on a port.\n\n"
 
-			"vlan set tpid (value) (port_id)\n"
-			"    Set the outer VLAN TPID for Packet Filtering on"
+			"vlan set (inner|outer) tpid (value) (port_id)\n"
+			"    Set the VLAN TPID for Packet Filtering on"
 			" a port\n\n"
 
 			"rx_vlan add (vlan_id|all) (port_id)\n"
@@ -295,10 +295,6 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 			"    Remove a vlan_id, to the set of VLAN identifiers"
 			"filtered for VF(s) from port_id.\n\n"
 
-			"rx_vlan set tpid (value) (port_id)\n"
-			"    Set the outer VLAN TPID for Packet Filtering on"
-			" a port\n\n"
-
 			"tunnel_filter add (port_id) (outer_mac) (inner_mac) (ip_addr) "
 			"(inner_vlan) (vxlan|nvgre) (filter_type) (tenant_id) (queue_id)\n"
 			"   add a tunnel filter of a port.\n\n"
@@ -2845,6 +2841,7 @@ cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_vlan_offload = {
 struct cmd_vlan_tpid_result {
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t vlan;
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t set;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t vlan_type;
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t what;
 	uint16_t tp_id;
 	uint8_t port_id;
@@ -2856,8 +2853,17 @@ cmd_vlan_tpid_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 			  __attribute__((unused)) void *data)
 {
 	struct cmd_vlan_tpid_result *res = parsed_result;
-	vlan_tpid_set(res->port_id, res->tp_id);
-	return;
+	enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type;
+
+	if (!strcmp(res->vlan_type, "inner"))
+		vlan_type = ETH_VLAN_TYPE_INNER;
+	else if (!strcmp(res->vlan_type, "outer"))
+		vlan_type = ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER;
+	else {
+		printf("Unknown vlan type\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	vlan_tpid_set(res->port_id, vlan_type, res->tp_id);
 }
 
 cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_vlan_tpid_vlan =
@@ -2866,6 +2872,9 @@ cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_vlan_tpid_vlan =
 cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_vlan_tpid_set =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_vlan_tpid_result,
 				 set, "set");
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_vlan_type =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_vlan_tpid_result,
+				 vlan_type, "inner#outer");
 cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_vlan_tpid_what =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_vlan_tpid_result,
 				 what, "tpid");
@@ -2879,10 +2888,12 @@ cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_vlan_tpid_portid =
 cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_vlan_tpid = {
 	.f = cmd_vlan_tpid_parsed,
 	.data = NULL,
-	.help_str = "set tpid tp_id port_id, set the Outer VLAN Ether type",
+	.help_str = "set inner|outer tpid tp_id port_id, set the VLAN "
+		    "Ether type",
 	.tokens = {
 		(void *)&cmd_vlan_tpid_vlan,
 		(void *)&cmd_vlan_tpid_set,
+		(void *)&cmd_vlan_type,
 		(void *)&cmd_vlan_tpid_what,
 		(void *)&cmd_vlan_tpid_tpid,
 		(void *)&cmd_vlan_tpid_portid,
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index 7088f6f..537dd0b 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -1821,19 +1821,19 @@ rx_vlan_all_filter_set(portid_t port_id, int on)
 }
 
 void
-vlan_tpid_set(portid_t port_id, uint16_t tp_id)
+vlan_tpid_set(portid_t port_id, enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type, uint16_t tp_id)
 {
 	int diag;
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN))
 		return;
 
-	diag = rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(port_id, tp_id);
+	diag = rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(port_id, vlan_type, tp_id);
 	if (diag == 0)
 		return;
 
-	printf("tx_vlan_tpid_set(port_pi=%d, tpid=%d) failed "
+	printf("tx_vlan_tpid_set(port_pi=%d, vlan_type=%d, tpid=%d) failed "
 	       "diag=%d\n",
-	       port_id, tp_id, diag);
+	       port_id, vlan_type, tp_id, diag);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index ee7de98..d79d86d 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ void rx_vlan_filter_set(portid_t port_id, int on);
 void rx_vlan_all_filter_set(portid_t port_id, int on);
 int rx_vft_set(portid_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id, int on);
 void vlan_extend_set(portid_t port_id, int on);
-void vlan_tpid_set(portid_t port_id, uint16_t tp_id);
+void vlan_tpid_set(portid_t port_id, enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
+		   uint16_t tp_id);
 void tx_vlan_set(portid_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id);
 void tx_qinq_set(portid_t port_id, uint16_t vlan_id, uint16_t vlan_id_outer);
 void tx_vlan_reset(portid_t port_id);
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index e94d4a2..989db37 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
   commands (such as RETA update in testpmd).  This should impact
   CMDLINE_PARSE_RESULT_BUFSIZE, STR_TOKEN_SIZE and RDLINE_BUF_SIZE.
   It should be integrated in release 2.3.
+
+* ABI changes are planned for ``vlan_tpid_set`` in ethdev structure
+  of ``eth_dev_ops`` from in release 16.07. Its return value will be changed
+  from ``void`` to ``int``.
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_3.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_3.rst
index 99de186..1f32401 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_3.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_3.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ DPDK Release 2.3
 New Features
 ------------
 
+* **Added modifying ether type of both single and double VLAN for i40e**
+
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@ Known Issues
 API Changes
 -----------
 
+* The function of ``rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type()`` now has one more
+  parameter of ``enum rte_vlan_type`` for configuring single VLAN, inner
+  or outer VLAN.
+
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index d1bbcda..b3cec86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ static int  eth_igb_mtu_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu);
 
 static int eth_igb_vlan_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		uint16_t vlan_id, int on);
-static void eth_igb_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tpid_id);
+static void eth_igb_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
+				  uint16_t tpid_id);
 static void eth_igb_vlan_offload_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask);
 
 static void igb_vlan_hw_filter_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
@@ -2185,14 +2187,22 @@ eth_igb_vlan_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vlan_id, int on)
 }
 
 static void
-eth_igb_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tpid)
+eth_igb_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
+		      uint16_t tpid)
 {
 	struct e1000_hw *hw =
 		E1000_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
-	uint32_t reg = ETHER_TYPE_VLAN ;
+	uint32_t reg = ETHER_TYPE_VLAN;
 
-	reg |= (tpid << 16);
-	E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_VET, reg);
+	switch (vlan_type) {
+	case ETH_VLAN_TYPE_INNER:
+		reg |= (tpid << 16);
+		E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_VET, reg);
+		break;
+	default:
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Unsupported vlan type %d\n", vlan_type);
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index bf6220d..56ed28d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ static void i40e_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 static int i40e_vlan_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				uint16_t vlan_id,
 				int on);
-static void i40e_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tpid);
+static void i40e_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			       enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type, uint16_t tpid);
 static void i40e_vlan_offload_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask);
 static void i40e_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				      uint16_t queue,
@@ -2321,6 +2322,7 @@ i40e_vlan_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t vlan_id, int on)
 
 static void
 i40e_vlan_tpid_set(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		   __rte_unused enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
 		   __rte_unused uint16_t tpid)
 {
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 4c4c6df..20ed5b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ static int ixgbe_dev_mtu_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu);
 
 static int ixgbe_vlan_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		uint16_t vlan_id, int on);
-static void ixgbe_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tpid_id);
+static void ixgbe_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
+				uint16_t tpid_id);
 static void ixgbe_vlan_hw_strip_bitmap_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		uint16_t queue, bool on);
 static void ixgbe_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue,
@@ -1517,13 +1519,21 @@ ixgbe_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue, int on)
 }
 
 static void
-ixgbe_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tpid)
+ixgbe_vlan_tpid_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
+		    uint16_t tpid)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw =
 		IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 
-	/* Only the high 16-bits is valid */
-	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EXVET, tpid << 16);
+	switch (vlan_type) {
+	case ETH_VLAN_TYPE_INNER:
+		/* Only the high 16-bits is valid */
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EXVET, tpid << 16);
+		break;
+	default:
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Unsupported vlan type %d\n", vlan_type);
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index ed971b4..589b7ca 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -1695,14 +1695,15 @@ rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_strip_on_queue(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id, int o
 }
 
 int
-rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tpid)
+rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
+				uint16_t tpid)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->vlan_tpid_set, -ENOTSUP);
-	(*dev->dev_ops->vlan_tpid_set)(dev, tpid);
+	(*dev->dev_ops->vlan_tpid_set)(dev, vlan_type, tpid);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index bada8ad..c047cbe 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -351,6 +351,17 @@ struct rte_eth_rxmode {
 };
 
 /**
+ * VLAN types to indicate if it is for single VLAN, inner VLAN or outer VLAN.
+ * Note that most of time single VLAN is treated the same as inner VLAN.
+ */
+enum rte_vlan_type {
+	ETH_VLAN_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
+	ETH_VLAN_TYPE_INNER, /**< Single VLAN, or inner VLAN. */
+	ETH_VLAN_TYPE_OUTER, /**< Outer VLAN. */
+	ETH_VLAN_TYPE_MAX,
+};
+
+/**
  * A structure used to configure the Receive Side Scaling (RSS) feature
  * of an Ethernet port.
  * If not NULL, the *rss_key* pointer of the *rss_conf* structure points
@@ -1077,7 +1088,7 @@ typedef int (*vlan_filter_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 /**< @internal filtering of a VLAN Tag Identifier by an Ethernet device. */
 
 typedef void (*vlan_tpid_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  uint16_t tpid);
+				enum rte_vlan_type type, uint16_t tpid);
 /**< @internal set the outer VLAN-TPID by an Ethernet device. */
 
 typedef void (*vlan_offload_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int mask);
@@ -2349,6 +2360,8 @@ extern int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_strip_on_queue(uint8_t port_id,
  *
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @vlan_type
+ *   The vlan type.
  * @param tag_type
  *   The Tag Protocol ID
  * @return
@@ -2356,7 +2369,9 @@ extern int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_strip_on_queue(uint8_t port_id,
  *   - (-ENOSUP) if hardware-assisted VLAN TPID setup is not supported.
  *   - (-ENODEV) if *port_id* invalid.
  */
-extern int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint8_t port_id, uint16_t tag_type);
+extern int rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type(uint8_t port_id,
+					   enum rte_vlan_type vlan_type,
+					   uint16_t tag_type);
 
 /**
  * Set VLAN offload configuration on an Ethernet device
