diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index 6e4a651..1087f67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  *
  * @param[in] action_flags
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -653,6 +655,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  */
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_flag(uint64_t action_flags,
+			       const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 			       struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 
@@ -669,6 +672,11 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
 					  "can't have 2 flag"
 					  " actions in same flow");
+	if (attr->egress)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+					  "flag action not supported for "
+					  "egress");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -679,6 +687,8 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  *   Pointer to the queue action.
  * @param[in] action_flags
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -688,6 +698,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_mark(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
 			       uint64_t action_flags,
+			       const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 			       struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	const struct rte_flow_action_mark *mark = action->conf;
@@ -716,6 +727,11 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
 					  "can't have 2 mark actions in same"
 					  " flow");
+	if (attr->egress)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+					  "mark action not supported for "
+					  "egress");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -724,6 +740,8 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  *
  * @param[in] action_flags
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -732,6 +750,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  */
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_drop(uint64_t action_flags,
+			       const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 			       struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG)
@@ -747,6 +766,11 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
 					  "can't have 2 fate actions in"
 					  " same flow");
+	if (attr->egress)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+					  "drop action not supported for "
+					  "egress");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -759,6 +783,8 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
  * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -769,6 +795,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_queue(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
 				uint64_t action_flags,
 				struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
@@ -789,6 +816,11 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
 					  &queue->index,
 					  "queue is not configured");
+	if (attr->egress)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+					  "queue action not supported for "
+					  "egress");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -801,6 +833,8 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
  * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -811,6 +845,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
 			      uint64_t action_flags,
 			      struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			      const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 			      struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
@@ -864,6 +899,11 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 				(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_CONF,
 				 &rss->queue[i], "queue is not configured");
 	}
+	if (attr->egress)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+					  "rss action not supported for "
+					  "egress");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -872,6 +912,8 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  *
  * @param[in] dev
  *   Pointer to the Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param[in] attr
+ *   Attributes of flow that includes this action.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Pointer to error structure.
  *
@@ -880,6 +922,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
  */
 int
 mlx5_flow_validate_action_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
@@ -888,6 +931,11 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
 					  "flow counters are not supported.");
+	if (attr->egress)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS, NULL,
+					  "count action not supported for "
+					  "egress");
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
index bfc077d..690c597 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
@@ -280,21 +280,27 @@ uint64_t mlx5_flow_hashfields_adjust(struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow, int tunnel,
 uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 				   uint32_t subpriority);
 int mlx5_flow_validate_action_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				    const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				    struct rte_flow_error *error);
 int mlx5_flow_validate_action_drop(uint64_t action_flags,
+				   const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				   struct rte_flow_error *error);
 int mlx5_flow_validate_action_flag(uint64_t action_flags,
+				   const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				   struct rte_flow_error *error);
 int mlx5_flow_validate_action_mark(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
 				   uint64_t action_flags,
+				   const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				   struct rte_flow_error *error);
 int mlx5_flow_validate_action_queue(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
 				    uint64_t action_flags,
 				    struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				    const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				    struct rte_flow_error *error);
 int mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
 				  uint64_t action_flags,
 				  struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				  struct rte_flow_error *error);
 int mlx5_flow_validate_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				  const struct rte_flow_attr *attributes,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 3b46edc..80e7b24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -116,21 +116,16 @@
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_PRIORITY,
 					  NULL,
 					  "priority out of range");
-	if (attributes->egress)
-		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
-					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_EGRESS,
-					  NULL,
-					  "egress is not supported");
 	if (attributes->transfer)
 		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_TRANSFER,
 					  NULL,
 					  "transfer is not supported");
-	if (!attributes->ingress)
-		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR_INGRESS,
-					  NULL,
-					  "ingress attribute is mandatory");
+	if (!(attributes->egress ^ attributes->ingress))
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ATTR, NULL,
+					  "must specify exactly one of "
+					  "ingress or egress");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -287,7 +282,7 @@
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_FLAG:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_flag(action_flags,
-							     error);
+							     attr, error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG;
@@ -296,7 +291,7 @@
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_mark(actions,
 							     action_flags,
-							     error);
+							     attr, error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK;
@@ -304,7 +299,7 @@
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DROP:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_drop(action_flags,
-							     error);
+							     attr, error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP;
@@ -313,7 +308,7 @@
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_queue(actions,
 							      action_flags, dev,
-							      error);
+							      attr, error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_QUEUE;
@@ -322,14 +317,14 @@
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(actions,
 							    action_flags, dev,
-							    error);
+							    attr, error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS;
 			++actions_n;
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT:
-			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_count(dev, error);
+			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_count(dev, attr, error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT;
@@ -342,7 +337,7 @@
 						  "action not supported");
 		}
 	}
-	if (!(action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS))
+	if (!(action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS) && attr->ingress)
 		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, actions,
 					  "no fate action is found");
@@ -1065,12 +1060,14 @@
 		dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].tag_value =
 			MLX5_FLOW_MARK_DEFAULT;
 		actions_n++;
+		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_FLAG;
 		break;
 	case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK:
 		dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].type = MLX5DV_FLOW_ACTION_TAG;
 		dev_flow->dv.actions[actions_n].tag_value =
 			((const struct rte_flow_action_mark *)
 			 (action->conf))->id;
+		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_MARK;
 		actions_n++;
 		break;
 	case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DROP:
@@ -1081,6 +1078,7 @@
 		queue = action->conf;
 		flow->rss.queue_num = 1;
 		(*flow->queue)[0] = queue->index;
+		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_QUEUE;
 		break;
 	case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS:
 		rss = action->conf;
@@ -1092,6 +1090,7 @@
 		flow->rss.types = rss->types;
 		flow->rss.level = rss->level;
 		/* Added to array only in apply since we need the QP */
+		flow->actions |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS;
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -1302,7 +1301,8 @@
 			dv->actions[n].type = MLX5DV_FLOW_ACTION_DEST_IBV_QP;
 			dv->actions[n].qp = dv->hrxq->qp;
 			n++;
-		} else {
+		} else if (flow->actions &
+			   (MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_QUEUE | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS)) {
 			struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq;
 			hrxq = mlx5_hrxq_get(dev, flow->key,
 					     MLX5_RSS_HASH_KEY_LEN,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
index 6964476..ad8f7ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_verbs.c
@@ -1113,6 +1113,7 @@
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_FLAG:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_flag(action_flags,
+							     attr,
 							     error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
@@ -1121,6 +1122,7 @@
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_mark(actions,
 							     action_flags,
+							     attr,
 							     error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
@@ -1128,6 +1130,7 @@
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DROP:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_drop(action_flags,
+							     attr,
 							     error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
@@ -1136,6 +1139,7 @@
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_QUEUE:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_queue(actions,
 							      action_flags, dev,
+							      attr,
 							      error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
@@ -1144,13 +1148,14 @@
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_RSS:
 			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(actions,
 							    action_flags, dev,
+							    attr,
 							    error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS;
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT:
-			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_count(dev, error);
+			ret = mlx5_flow_validate_action_count(dev, attr, error);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_COUNT;
