diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
index c9c2c3ad9..7436e0356 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <cmdline_parse.h>
@@ -165,6 +166,10 @@ enum index {
 	ACTION_DROP,
 	ACTION_COUNT,
 	ACTION_RSS,
+	ACTION_RSS_FUNC,
+	ACTION_RSS_FUNC_DEFAULT,
+	ACTION_RSS_FUNC_TOEPLITZ,
+	ACTION_RSS_FUNC_SIMPLE_XOR,
 	ACTION_RSS_TYPES,
 	ACTION_RSS_TYPE,
 	ACTION_RSS_KEY,
@@ -632,6 +637,7 @@ static const enum index action_queue[] = {
 };
 
 static const enum index action_rss[] = {
+	ACTION_RSS_FUNC,
 	ACTION_RSS_TYPES,
 	ACTION_RSS_KEY,
 	ACTION_RSS_KEY_LEN,
@@ -666,6 +672,9 @@ static int parse_vc_conf(struct context *, const struct token *,
 static int parse_vc_action_rss(struct context *, const struct token *,
 			       const char *, unsigned int, void *,
 			       unsigned int);
+static int parse_vc_action_rss_func(struct context *, const struct token *,
+				    const char *, unsigned int, void *,
+				    unsigned int);
 static int parse_vc_action_rss_type(struct context *, const struct token *,
 				    const char *, unsigned int, void *,
 				    unsigned int);
@@ -1584,6 +1593,29 @@ static const struct token token_list[] = {
 		.next = NEXT(action_rss),
 		.call = parse_vc_action_rss,
 	},
+	[ACTION_RSS_FUNC] = {
+		.name = "func",
+		.help = "RSS hash function to apply",
+		.next = NEXT(action_rss,
+			     NEXT_ENTRY(ACTION_RSS_FUNC_DEFAULT,
+					ACTION_RSS_FUNC_TOEPLITZ,
+					ACTION_RSS_FUNC_SIMPLE_XOR)),
+	},
+	[ACTION_RSS_FUNC_DEFAULT] = {
+		.name = "default",
+		.help = "default hash function",
+		.call = parse_vc_action_rss_func,
+	},
+	[ACTION_RSS_FUNC_TOEPLITZ] = {
+		.name = "toeplitz",
+		.help = "Toeplitz hash function",
+		.call = parse_vc_action_rss_func,
+	},
+	[ACTION_RSS_FUNC_SIMPLE_XOR] = {
+		.name = "simple_xor",
+		.help = "simple XOR hash function",
+		.call = parse_vc_action_rss_func,
+	},
 	[ACTION_RSS_TYPES] = {
 		.name = "types",
 		.help = "specific RSS hash types",
@@ -2074,6 +2106,7 @@ parse_vc_action_rss(struct context *ctx, const struct token *token,
 	action_rss_data = ctx->object;
 	*action_rss_data = (struct action_rss_data){
 		.conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
+			.func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT,
 			.types = rss_hf,
 			.key_len = sizeof(action_rss_data->key),
 			.queue_num = RTE_MIN(nb_rxq, ACTION_RSS_QUEUE_NUM),
@@ -2099,6 +2132,45 @@ parse_vc_action_rss(struct context *ctx, const struct token *token,
 }
 
 /**
+ * Parse func field for RSS action.
+ *
+ * The RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_* value to assign is derived from the
+ * ACTION_RSS_FUNC_* index that called this function.
+ */
+static int
+parse_vc_action_rss_func(struct context *ctx, const struct token *token,
+			 const char *str, unsigned int len,
+			 void *buf, unsigned int size)
+{
+	struct action_rss_data *action_rss_data;
+	enum rte_eth_hash_function func;
+
+	(void)buf;
+	(void)size;
+	/* Token name must match. */
+	if (parse_default(ctx, token, str, len, NULL, 0) < 0)
+		return -1;
+	switch (ctx->curr) {
+	case ACTION_RSS_FUNC_DEFAULT:
+		func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT;
+		break;
+	case ACTION_RSS_FUNC_TOEPLITZ:
+		func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_TOEPLITZ;
+		break;
+	case ACTION_RSS_FUNC_SIMPLE_XOR:
+		func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_SIMPLE_XOR;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (!ctx->object)
+		return len;
+	action_rss_data = ctx->object;
+	action_rss_data->conf.func = func;
+	return len;
+}
+
+/**
  * Parse type field for RSS action.
  *
  * Valid tokens are type field names and the "end" token.
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index 3da09536a..19e27a6ca 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ flow_action_conf_copy(void *buf, const struct rte_flow_action *action)
 		off = 0;
 		if (dst.rss)
 			*dst.rss = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
+				.func = src.rss->func,
 				.types = src.rss->types,
 				.key_len = src.rss->key_len,
 				.queue_num = src.rss->queue_num,
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index cf252eeba..e0c68495c 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -1318,6 +1318,8 @@ field only, both can be requested simultaneously.
    +---------------+---------------------------------------------+
    | Field         | Value                                       |
    +===============+=============================================+
+   | ``func``      | RSS hash function to apply                  |
+   +---------------+---------------------------------------------+
    | ``types``     | specific RSS hash types (see ``ETH_RSS_*``) |
    +---------------+---------------------------------------------+
    | ``key_len``   | hash key length in bytes                    |
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index 17336d163..546ef3ab7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -3398,6 +3398,9 @@ This section lists supported actions and their attributes, if any.
 
 - ``rss``: spread packets among several queues.
 
+  - ``func {hash function}``: RSS hash function to apply, allowed tokens are
+    the same as `set_hash_global_config`_.
+
   - ``types [{RSS hash type} [...]] end``: specific RSS hash types, allowed
     tokens are the same as `set_hash_input_set`_, except that an empty list
     does not disable RSS but instead requests unspecified "best-effort"
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
index 8dc5f75f2..82307ec5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
@@ -1310,6 +1310,10 @@ igb_parse_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT)
+		return rte_flow_error_set
+			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, act,
+			 "non-default RSS hash functions are not supported");
 	if (rss->key_len && rss->key_len != RTE_DIM(rss_conf->key))
 		return rte_flow_error_set
 			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, act,
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
index 45bb3455c..d5c1cd3d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
@@ -2905,6 +2905,7 @@ igb_rss_conf_init(struct igb_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
 	    in->queue_num > RTE_DIM(out->queue))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	out->conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
+		.func = in->func,
 		.types = in->types,
 		.key_len = in->key_len,
 		.queue_num = in->queue_num,
@@ -2919,7 +2920,8 @@ int
 igb_action_rss_same(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *comp,
 		    const struct rte_flow_action_rss *with)
 {
-	return (comp->types == with->types &&
+	return (comp->func == with->func &&
+		comp->types == with->types &&
 		comp->key_len == with->key_len &&
 		comp->queue_num == with->queue_num &&
 		!memcmp(comp->key, with->key, with->key_len) &&
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index e65235fc3..5cb852f2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -12039,6 +12039,7 @@ i40e_rss_conf_init(struct i40e_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
 	    in->queue_num > RTE_DIM(out->queue))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	out->conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
+		.func = in->func,
 		.types = in->types,
 		.key_len = in->key_len,
 		.queue_num = in->queue_num,
@@ -12053,7 +12054,8 @@ int
 i40e_action_rss_same(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *comp,
 		     const struct rte_flow_action_rss *with)
 {
-	return (comp->types == with->types &&
+	return (comp->func == with->func &&
+		comp->types == with->types &&
 		comp->key_len == with->key_len &&
 		comp->queue_num == with->queue_num &&
 		!memcmp(comp->key, with->key, with->key_len) &&
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
index ec6231003..897989bbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
@@ -4376,6 +4376,10 @@ i40e_flow_parse_rss_action(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	/* Parse RSS related parameters from configuration */
+	if (rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT)
+		return rte_flow_error_set
+			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, act,
+			 "non-default RSS hash functions are not supported");
 	if (rss->key_len && rss->key_len > RTE_DIM(rss_config->key))
 		return rte_flow_error_set
 			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, act,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
index 4e31c7c56..00d975b93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
@@ -2779,6 +2779,10 @@ ixgbe_parse_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT)
+		return rte_flow_error_set
+			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, act,
+			 "non-default RSS hash functions are not supported");
 	if (rss->key_len && rss->key_len != RTE_DIM(rss_conf->key))
 		return rte_flow_error_set
 			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, act,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index 9fbd7dbd7..e91e7f746 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -5683,6 +5683,7 @@ ixgbe_rss_conf_init(struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf *out,
 	    in->queue_num > RTE_DIM(out->queue))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	out->conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
+		.func = in->func,
 		.types = in->types,
 		.key_len = in->key_len,
 		.queue_num = in->queue_num,
@@ -5697,7 +5698,8 @@ int
 ixgbe_action_rss_same(const struct rte_flow_action_rss *comp,
 		      const struct rte_flow_action_rss *with)
 {
-	return (comp->types == with->types &&
+	return (comp->func == with->func &&
+		comp->types == with->types &&
 		comp->key_len == with->key_len &&
 		comp->queue_num == with->queue_num &&
 		!memcmp(comp->key, with->key, with->key_len) &&
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
index dd86e4ce7..002003235 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
@@ -790,6 +790,12 @@ mlx4_flow_prepare(struct priv *priv,
 					" of the context size";
 				goto exit_action_not_supported;
 			}
+			if (rss->func &&
+			    rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_TOEPLITZ) {
+				msg = "the only supported RSS hash function"
+					" is Toeplitz";
+				goto exit_action_not_supported;
+			}
 			rte_errno = 0;
 			fields = mlx4_conv_rss_types(priv, rss->types);
 			if (fields == (uint64_t)-1 && rte_errno) {
@@ -1283,6 +1289,7 @@ mlx4_flow_internal(struct priv *priv, struct rte_flow_error *error)
 		rte_align32pow2(priv->dev->data->nb_rx_queues + 1) >> 1;
 	uint16_t queue[queues];
 	struct rte_flow_action_rss action_rss = {
+		.func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT,
 		.types = -1,
 		.key_len = MLX4_RSS_HASH_KEY_SIZE,
 		.queue_num = queues,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index a289dff73..f9e6779b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
@@ -634,6 +635,15 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_actions(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			if (overlap & FATE)
 				goto exit_action_overlap;
 			overlap |= FATE;
+			if (rss->func &&
+			    rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_TOEPLITZ) {
+				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+						   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
+						   actions,
+						   "the only supported RSS hash"
+						   " function is Toeplitz");
+				return -rte_errno;
+			}
 			if (rss->types & MLX5_RSS_HF_MASK) {
 				rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
 						   RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
@@ -683,6 +693,7 @@ mlx5_flow_convert_actions(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				}
 			}
 			parser->rss_conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
+				.func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT,
 				.types = rss->types,
 				.key_len = rss_key_len,
 				.queue_num = rss->queue_num,
@@ -1915,6 +1926,7 @@ mlx5_flow_list_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	/* Copy configuration. */
 	flow->queues = (uint16_t (*)[])(flow + 1);
 	flow->rss_conf = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
+		.func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT,
 		.types = parser.rss_conf.types,
 		.key_len = parser.rss_conf.key_len,
 		.queue_num = parser.rss_conf.queue_num,
@@ -2429,6 +2441,7 @@ mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	};
 	uint16_t queue[priv->reta_idx_n];
 	struct rte_flow_action_rss action_rss = {
+		.func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT,
 		.types = priv->rss_conf.rss_hf,
 		.key_len = priv->rss_conf.rss_key_len,
 		.queue_num = priv->reta_idx_n,
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
index 1a2c0299c..779edad0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
@@ -1261,6 +1261,14 @@ sfc_flow_parse_rss(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 			rxq_hw_index_max = rxq->hw_index;
 	}
 
+	switch (rss->func) {
+	case RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT:
+	case RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_TOEPLITZ:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if ((rss->types & ~SFC_RSS_OFFLOADS) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c b/drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c
index 67146aaba..845031a31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c
@@ -2055,6 +2055,12 @@ static int rss_add_actions(struct rte_flow *flow, struct pmd_internals *pmd,
 	struct rss_key rss_entry = { .hash_fields = 0,
 				     .key_size = 0 };
 
+	/* Check supported hash functions */
+	if (rss->func != RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT)
+		return rte_flow_error_set
+			(error, ENOTSUP, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
+			 "non-default RSS hash functions are not supported");
+
 	/* Get a new map key for a new RSS rule */
 	err = bpf_rss_key(KEY_CMD_GET, &flow->key_idx);
 	if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
index cc7819b6a..a2b51f1e0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ flow_action_conf_copy(void *buf, const struct rte_flow_action *action)
 		off = 0;
 		if (dst.rss)
 			*dst.rss = (struct rte_flow_action_rss){
+				.func = src.rss->func,
 				.types = src.rss->types,
 				.key_len = src.rss->key_len,
 				.queue_num = src.rss->queue_num,
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
index bbc408fa6..97d7d3594 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_flow.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_arp.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
+#include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
 #include <rte_icmp.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_sctp.h>
@@ -1044,6 +1045,7 @@ struct rte_flow_query_count {
  * both can be requested simultaneously.
  */
 struct rte_flow_action_rss {
+	enum rte_eth_hash_function func; /**< RSS hash function to apply. */
 	uint64_t types; /**< Specific RSS hash types (see ETH_RSS_*). */
 	uint32_t key_len; /**< Hash key length in bytes. */
 	uint32_t queue_num; /**< Number of entries in @p queue. */
