diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 673c509..a3b92bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -1028,6 +1028,48 @@ i40e_init_tunnel_filter_list(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 }
 
 static int
+i40e_init_fdir_filter_list(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct i40e_fdir_info *fdir_info = &pf->fdir;
+	char fdir_hash_name[RTE_HASH_NAMESIZE];
+	int ret;
+
+	struct rte_hash_parameters fdir_hash_params = {
+		.name = fdir_hash_name,
+		.entries = I40E_MAX_FDIR_FILTER_NUM,
+		.key_len = sizeof(struct rte_eth_fdir_input),
+		.hash_func = rte_hash_crc,
+	};
+
+	/* Initialize flow director filter rule list and hash */
+	TAILQ_INIT(&fdir_info->fdir_list);
+	snprintf(fdir_hash_name, RTE_HASH_NAMESIZE,
+		 "fdir_%s", dev->data->name);
+	fdir_info->hash_table = rte_hash_create(&fdir_hash_params);
+	if (!fdir_info->hash_table) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create fdir hash table!");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	fdir_info->hash_map = rte_zmalloc("i40e_fdir_hash_map",
+					  sizeof(struct i40e_fdir_filter *) *
+					  I40E_MAX_FDIR_FILTER_NUM,
+					  0);
+	if (!fdir_info->hash_map) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR,
+			     "Failed to allocate memory for fdir hash map!");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_fdir_hash_map_alloc;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+err_fdir_hash_map_alloc:
+	rte_hash_free(fdir_info->hash_table);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
 eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
@@ -1287,9 +1329,15 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	ret = i40e_init_tunnel_filter_list(dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_init_tunnel_filter_list;
+	ret = i40e_init_fdir_filter_list(dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_init_fdir_filter_list;
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_init_fdir_filter_list:
+	rte_free(pf->tunnel.hash_table);
+	rte_free(pf->tunnel.hash_map);
 err_init_tunnel_filter_list:
 	rte_free(pf->ethertype.hash_table);
 	rte_free(pf->ethertype.hash_map);
@@ -1353,6 +1401,25 @@ i40e_rm_tunnel_filter_list(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+i40e_rm_fdir_filter_list(struct i40e_pf *pf)
+{
+	struct i40e_fdir_filter *p_fdir;
+	struct i40e_fdir_info *fdir_info;
+
+	fdir_info = &pf->fdir;
+	/* Remove all flow director rules and hash */
+	if (fdir_info->hash_map)
+		rte_free(fdir_info->hash_map);
+	if (fdir_info->hash_table)
+		rte_hash_free(fdir_info->hash_table);
+
+	while ((p_fdir = TAILQ_FIRST(&fdir_info->fdir_list))) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&fdir_info->fdir_list, p_fdir, rules);
+		rte_free(p_fdir);
+	}
+}
+
 static int
 eth_i40e_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -1410,6 +1477,7 @@ eth_i40e_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	i40e_rm_ethtype_filter_list(pf);
 	i40e_rm_tunnel_filter_list(pf);
+	i40e_rm_fdir_filter_list(pf);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
index 349e865..43a3dbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.h
@@ -377,6 +377,14 @@ struct i40e_fdir_flex_mask {
 };
 
 #define I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_MAX 64
+#define I40E_MAX_FDIR_FILTER_NUM (1024 * 8)
+
+struct i40e_fdir_filter {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(i40e_fdir_filter) rules;
+	struct rte_eth_fdir_filter fdir;
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(i40e_fdir_filter_list, i40e_fdir_filter);
 /*
  *  A structure used to define fields of a FDIR related info.
  */
@@ -395,6 +403,10 @@ struct i40e_fdir_info {
 	 */
 	struct i40e_fdir_flex_pit flex_set[I40E_MAX_FLXPLD_LAYER * I40E_MAX_FLXPLD_FIED];
 	struct i40e_fdir_flex_mask flex_mask[I40E_FILTER_PCTYPE_MAX];
+
+	struct i40e_fdir_filter_list fdir_list;
+	struct i40e_fdir_filter **hash_map;
+	struct rte_hash *hash_table;
 };
 
 /* Ethertype filter number HW supports */
@@ -674,6 +686,8 @@ i40e_sw_ethertype_filter_lookup(struct i40e_ethertype_rule *ethertype_rule,
 			const struct i40e_ethertype_filter_input *input);
 int i40e_sw_ethertype_filter_del(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 				 struct i40e_ethertype_filter_input *input);
+int i40e_sw_fdir_filter_del(struct i40e_pf *pf,
+			    struct rte_eth_fdir_input *input);
 struct i40e_tunnel_filter *
 i40e_sw_tunnel_filter_lookup(struct i40e_tunnel_rule *tunnel_rule,
 			     const struct i40e_tunnel_filter_input *input);
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
index 335bf15..4a29b37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ static int i40e_fdir_filter_programming(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 			bool add);
 static int i40e_fdir_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
+static int i40e_fdir_filter_convert(const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *input,
+			 struct i40e_fdir_filter *filter);
+static struct i40e_fdir_filter *
+i40e_sw_fdir_filter_lookup(struct i40e_fdir_info *fdir_info,
+			const struct rte_eth_fdir_input *input);
+static int i40e_sw_fdir_filter_insert(struct i40e_pf *pf,
+				   struct i40e_fdir_filter *filter);
+
 static int
 i40e_fdir_rx_queue_init(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
 {
@@ -1017,6 +1025,74 @@ i40e_check_fdir_programming_status(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int
+i40e_fdir_filter_convert(const struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *input,
+			 struct i40e_fdir_filter *filter)
+{
+	rte_memcpy(&filter->fdir, input, sizeof(struct rte_eth_fdir_filter));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Check if there exists the flow director filter */
+static struct i40e_fdir_filter *
+i40e_sw_fdir_filter_lookup(struct i40e_fdir_info *fdir_info,
+			const struct rte_eth_fdir_input *input)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_hash_lookup(fdir_info->hash_table, (const void *)input);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return fdir_info->hash_map[ret];
+}
+
+/* Add a flow director filter into the SW list */
+static int
+i40e_sw_fdir_filter_insert(struct i40e_pf *pf, struct i40e_fdir_filter *filter)
+{
+	struct i40e_fdir_info *fdir_info = &pf->fdir;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_hash_add_key(fdir_info->hash_table,
+			       &filter->fdir.input);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			    "Failed to insert fdir filter to hash table %d!",
+			    ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	fdir_info->hash_map[ret] = filter;
+
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&fdir_info->fdir_list, filter, rules);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Delete a flow director filter from the SW list */
+int
+i40e_sw_fdir_filter_del(struct i40e_pf *pf, struct rte_eth_fdir_input *input)
+{
+	struct i40e_fdir_info *fdir_info = &pf->fdir;
+	struct i40e_fdir_filter *filter;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_hash_del_key(fdir_info->hash_table, input);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			    "Failed to delete fdir filter to hash table %d!",
+			    ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	filter = fdir_info->hash_map[ret];
+	fdir_info->hash_map[ret] = NULL;
+
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&fdir_info->fdir_list, filter, rules);
+	rte_free(filter);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * i40e_add_del_fdir_filter - add or remove a flow director filter.
  * @pf: board private structure
@@ -1032,6 +1108,9 @@ i40e_add_del_fdir_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
 	unsigned char *pkt = (unsigned char *)pf->fdir.prg_pkt;
 	enum i40e_filter_pctype pctype;
+	struct i40e_fdir_info *fdir_info = &pf->fdir;
+	struct i40e_fdir_filter *fdir_filter, *node;
+	struct i40e_fdir_filter check_filter; /* Check if the filter exists */
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (dev->data->dev_conf.fdir_conf.mode != RTE_FDIR_MODE_PERFECT) {
@@ -1054,6 +1133,22 @@ i40e_add_del_fdir_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Check if there is the filter in SW list */
+	memset(&check_filter, 0, sizeof(check_filter));
+	i40e_fdir_filter_convert(filter, &check_filter);
+	node = i40e_sw_fdir_filter_lookup(fdir_info, &check_filter.fdir.input);
+	if (add && node) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			    "Conflict with existing flow director rules!");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!add && !node) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			    "There's no corresponding flow firector filter!");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	memset(pkt, 0, I40E_FDIR_PKT_LEN);
 
 	ret = i40e_fdir_construct_pkt(pf, &filter->input, pkt);
@@ -1077,6 +1172,16 @@ i40e_add_del_fdir_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			    pctype);
 		return ret;
 	}
+
+	if (add) {
+		fdir_filter = rte_zmalloc("fdir_filter",
+					  sizeof(*fdir_filter), 0);
+		rte_memcpy(fdir_filter, &check_filter, sizeof(check_filter));
+		ret = i40e_sw_fdir_filter_insert(pf, fdir_filter);
+	} else {
+		ret = i40e_sw_fdir_filter_del(pf, &node->fdir.input);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
