diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index c1623c4..18247c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
 #include <rte_hash_crc.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
+#include <rte_flow.h>
 
 #include "i40e_logs.h"
 #include "base/i40e_prototype.h"
@@ -491,6 +492,11 @@ static void i40e_tunnel_filter_restore(struct i40e_pf *pf);
 static void i40e_rss_hash_restore(struct i40e_pf *pf);
 static void i40e_filter_restore(struct i40e_pf *pf);
 
+static int i40e_parse_macvlan_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+				     const struct rte_flow_item *pattern,
+				     const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+				     struct rte_eth_mac_filter *filter,
+				     struct rte_flow_error *error);
 static int i40e_flow_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			      const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 			      const struct rte_flow_item *pattern,
@@ -10241,6 +10247,154 @@ i40e_filter_restore(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 }
 
 static int
+i40e_parse_attr(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+		struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	/* Must be input direction */
+	if (!attr->ingress) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Not supported */
+	if (attr->egress) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Not supported */
+	if (attr->priority) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_PRIORITY;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse the rule to see if it is a macvlan rule.
+ * And get the macvlan filter info BTW.
+ */
+static int
+i40e_parse_macvlan_filter(const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
+			  const struct rte_flow_item *pattern,
+			  const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
+			  struct rte_eth_mac_filter *filter,
+			  struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	const struct rte_flow_item *item;
+	const struct rte_flow_action *act;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_spec, *eth_mask;
+	const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_spec, *vlan_mask;
+	const struct rte_flow_action_vf *act_vf;
+	struct ether_addr macaddr_unmasked = {
+		.addr_bytes = {0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}
+	};
+	struct ether_addr macaddr_masked = {
+		.addr_bytes = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}
+	};
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	/* Parse pattern */
+	i = 0;
+
+	/* the first item not void item should be ETH */
+	PATTERN_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_mac_filter,
+			  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_NUM);
+	if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	eth_spec = (const struct rte_flow_item_eth *)item->spec;
+	eth_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_eth *)item->mask;
+	if (!eth_spec || !eth_mask) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * SRC MAC address should be masked.
+	 * DST MAC address shouldn't be masked.
+	 */
+	if (!is_same_ether_addr(&eth_mask->src, &macaddr_masked) ||
+	    !is_same_ether_addr(&eth_mask->dst, &macaddr_unmasked)) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Ethertype should be masked. */
+	if (eth_mask->type) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	rte_memcpy(&filter->mac_addr, &eth_spec->dst, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+	filter->filter_type = RTE_MAC_PERFECT_MATCH;
+
+	i++;
+	PATTERN_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_mac_filter,
+			  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_NUM);
+
+	if (item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VLAN) {
+		vlan_spec = (const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *)item->spec;
+		vlan_mask = (const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *)item->mask;
+
+		if (!(vlan_spec && vlan_mask)) {
+			error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/* PRI and CFI should be masked. */
+		if (vlan_mask->tci == rte_cpu_to_be_16(0x0FFF))
+			filter->filter_type = RTE_MACVLAN_PERFECT_MATCH;
+		else if (vlan_mask->tci == 0x0)
+			filter->filter_type = RTE_MAC_PERFECT_MATCH;
+		else {
+			error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		i++;
+		PATTERN_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_mac_filter,
+				  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_NUM);
+	}
+
+	/* Check if the next not void item is END. */
+	if (item->type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Parse action */
+	i = 0;
+
+	/* Check if the next not void item is VF. */
+	ACTION_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_mac_filter,
+			 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_NUM);
+	if (act->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VF) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	filter->is_vf = 1;
+
+	act_vf = (const struct rte_flow_action_vf *)act->conf;
+	filter->dst_id = act_vf->id;
+
+	/* Check if the next not void item is END. */
+	i++;
+	ACTION_SKIP_VOID(filter, struct rte_eth_mac_filter,
+			 RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_NUM);
+	if (act->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END) {
+		error->type = RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return i40e_parse_attr(attr, error);
+}
+
+static int
 i40e_flow_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		   const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 		   const struct rte_flow_item *pattern,
@@ -10248,6 +10402,7 @@ i40e_flow_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		   struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter ethertype_filter;
+	struct rte_eth_mac_filter macvlan_filter;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = cons_parse_ethertype_filter(attr, pattern, actions,
@@ -10255,5 +10410,10 @@ i40e_flow_validate(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	if (!ret)
 		return 0;
 
+	ret = i40e_parse_macvlan_filter(attr, pattern, actions,
+					&macvlan_filter, error);
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
+
 	return ret;
 }
