diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
index 669e677e91..5f38aa7fa4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <rte_ecpri.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf_dyn.h>
+#include <rte_meter.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -2236,6 +2237,13 @@ enum rte_flow_action_type {
 	 * See struct rte_flow_action_modify_field.
 	 */
 	RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MODIFY_FIELD,
+
+	/**
+	 * Color the packet to reflect the meter color result.
+	 *
+	 * See struct rte_flow_action_color.
+	 */
+	RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COlOR,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -2828,6 +2836,16 @@ struct rte_flow_action_set_dscp {
  */
 struct rte_flow_shared_action;
 
+/**
+ * RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COLOR
+ *
+ * The meter color should be set in the packet meta-data
+ * (i.e. struct rte_mbuf::sched::color).
+ */
+struct rte_flow_action_color {
+	enum rte_color color; /**< Green/Yellow/Red. */
+};
+
 /**
  * Field IDs for MODIFY_FIELD action.
  */
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.c
index 3073ac03f2..fccec3760b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.c
@@ -91,6 +91,40 @@ rte_mtr_meter_profile_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 		meter_profile_id, error);
 }
 
+/* MTR meter policy validate */
+int
+rte_mtr_meter_policy_validate(uint16_t port_id,
+	const struct rte_flow_action *actions[RTE_COLORS],
+	struct rte_mtr_error *error)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	return RTE_MTR_FUNC(port_id, meter_policy_validate)(dev,
+		actions, error);
+}
+
+/* MTR meter policy add */
+int
+rte_mtr_meter_policy_add(uint16_t port_id,
+	uint32_t policy_id,
+	const struct rte_flow_action *actions[RTE_COLORS],
+	struct rte_mtr_error *error)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	return RTE_MTR_FUNC(port_id, meter_policy_add)(dev,
+		policy_id, actions, error);
+}
+
+/** MTR meter policy delete */
+int
+rte_mtr_meter_policy_delete(uint16_t port_id,
+	uint32_t policy_id,
+	struct rte_mtr_error *error)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	return RTE_MTR_FUNC(port_id, meter_policy_delete)(dev,
+		policy_id, error);
+}
+
 /** MTR object create */
 int
 rte_mtr_create(uint16_t port_id,
@@ -149,29 +183,28 @@ rte_mtr_meter_profile_update(uint16_t port_id,
 		mtr_id, meter_profile_id, error);
 }
 
-/** MTR object meter DSCP table update */
+/** MTR object meter policy update */
 int
-rte_mtr_meter_dscp_table_update(uint16_t port_id,
+rte_mtr_meter_policy_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t mtr_id,
-	enum rte_color *dscp_table,
+	uint32_t meter_policy_id,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-	return RTE_MTR_FUNC(port_id, meter_dscp_table_update)(dev,
-		mtr_id, dscp_table, error);
+	return RTE_MTR_FUNC(port_id, meter_policy_update)(dev,
+		mtr_id, meter_policy_id, error);
 }
 
-/** MTR object policer action update */
+/** MTR object meter DSCP table update */
 int
-rte_mtr_policer_actions_update(uint16_t port_id,
+rte_mtr_meter_dscp_table_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t mtr_id,
-	uint32_t action_mask,
-	enum rte_mtr_policer_action *actions,
+	enum rte_color *dscp_table,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-	return RTE_MTR_FUNC(port_id, policer_actions_update)(dev,
-		mtr_id, action_mask, actions, error);
+	return RTE_MTR_FUNC(port_id, meter_dscp_table_update)(dev,
+		mtr_id, dscp_table, error);
 }
 
 /** MTR object enabled stats update */
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.h
index 916a09c5c3..07961f2777 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <rte_compat.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_meter.h>
+#include <rte_flow.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -174,23 +175,6 @@ struct rte_mtr_meter_profile {
 	};
 };
 
-/**
- * Policer actions
- */
-enum rte_mtr_policer_action {
-	/** Recolor the packet as green. */
-	MTR_POLICER_ACTION_COLOR_GREEN = 0,
-
-	/** Recolor the packet as yellow. */
-	MTR_POLICER_ACTION_COLOR_YELLOW,
-
-	/** Recolor the packet as red. */
-	MTR_POLICER_ACTION_COLOR_RED,
-
-	/** Drop the packet. */
-	MTR_POLICER_ACTION_DROP,
-};
-
 /**
  * Parameters for each traffic metering & policing object
  *
@@ -232,13 +216,13 @@ struct rte_mtr_params {
 	 */
 	int meter_enable;
 
-	/** Policer actions (per meter output color). */
-	enum rte_mtr_policer_action action[RTE_COLORS];
-
 	/** Set of stats counters to be enabled.
 	 * @see enum rte_mtr_stats_type
 	 */
 	uint64_t stats_mask;
+
+	/** Meter policy ID. */
+	uint32_t meter_policy_id;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -324,6 +308,13 @@ struct rte_mtr_capabilities {
 	 */
 	uint64_t meter_rate_max;
 
+	/**
+	 * Maximum number of policy objects that can have.
+	 * The value of 0 is invalid. Policy must be supported for meter.
+	 * The maximum value is *n_max*.
+	 */
+	uint64_t meter_policy_n_max;
+
 	/**
 	 * When non-zero, it indicates that color aware mode is supported for
 	 * the srTCM RFC 2697 metering algorithm.
@@ -342,18 +333,6 @@ struct rte_mtr_capabilities {
 	 */
 	int color_aware_trtcm_rfc4115_supported;
 
-	/** When non-zero, it indicates that the policer packet recolor actions
-	 * are supported.
-	 * @see enum rte_mtr_policer_action
-	 */
-	int policer_action_recolor_supported;
-
-	/** When non-zero, it indicates that the policer packet drop action is
-	 * supported.
-	 * @see enum rte_mtr_policer_action
-	 */
-	int policer_action_drop_supported;
-
 	/** Set of supported statistics counter types.
 	 * @see enum rte_mtr_stats_type
 	 */
@@ -462,6 +441,94 @@ rte_mtr_meter_profile_delete(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t meter_profile_id,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
 
+/**
+ * Policy id 0 is default policy.
+ * Action per color as below:
+ * green - no action, yellow - no action, red - drop
+ * It can be used without creating it by the rte_mtr_meter_policy_add function.
+ */
+#define RTE_MTR_DEFAULT_POLICY_ID 0
+
+/**
+ * Check whether a meter policy can be created on a given port.
+ *
+ * The meter policy is validated for correctness and
+ * whether it could be accepted by the device given sufficient resources.
+ * The policy is checked against the current capability information
+ * meter_policy_n_max configuration.
+ * The policy may also optionally be validated against existing
+ * device policy resources.
+ * This function has no effect on the target device.
+ *
+ * @param[in] port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] policy_id
+ *   Policy identifier for the new meter policy.
+ * @param[in] actions
+ *   Associated action list per color.
+ *   list NULL is legal and means no special action.
+ *   (list terminated by the END action).
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Error details. Filled in only on error, when not NULL.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, non-zero error code otherwise.
+ *
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_mtr_meter_policy_validate(uint16_t port_id,
+	uint32_t policy_id,
+	const struct rte_flow_action *actions[RTE_COLORS],
+	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
+
+/**
+ * Meter policy add
+ *
+ * Create a new meter policy. The new policy
+ * is used to create single or multiple MTR objects.
+ *
+ * @param[in] port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] policy_id
+ *   Policy identifier for the new meter policy.
+ * @param[in] actions
+ *   Associated actions per color.
+ *   list NULL is legal and means no special action.
+ *   (list terminated by the END action).
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Error details. Filled in only on error, when not NULL.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, non-zero error code otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_mtr_meter_policy_add(uint16_t port_id,
+	uint32_t policy_id,
+	const struct rte_flow_action *actions[RTE_COLORS],
+	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
+
+/**
+ * Meter policy delete
+ *
+ * Delete an existing meter policy. This operation fails when there is
+ * currently at least one user (i.e. MTR object) of this policy.
+ *
+ * @param[in] port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param[in] policy_id
+ *   Policy identifier.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Error details. Filled in only on error, when not NULL.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, non-zero error code otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_mtr_meter_policy_delete(uint16_t port_id,
+	uint32_t policy_id,
+	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
+
 /**
  * MTR object create
  *
@@ -587,18 +654,14 @@ rte_mtr_meter_profile_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
 
 /**
- * MTR object DSCP table update
+ * MTR object meter policy update
  *
  * @param[in] port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  * @param[in] mtr_id
  *   MTR object ID. Needs to be valid.
- * @param[in] dscp_table
- *   When non-NULL: it points to a pre-allocated and pre-populated table with
- *   exactly 64 elements providing the input color for each value of the
- *   IPv4/IPv6 Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) input packet field.
- *   When NULL: it is equivalent to setting this parameter to an “all-green”
- *   populated table (i.e. table with all the 64 elements set to green color).
+ * @param[in] meter_policy_id
+ *   Meter policy ID for the current MTR object. Needs to be valid.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Error details. Filled in only on error, when not NULL.
  * @return
@@ -606,26 +669,24 @@ rte_mtr_meter_profile_update(uint16_t port_id,
  */
 __rte_experimental
 int
-rte_mtr_meter_dscp_table_update(uint16_t port_id,
+rte_mtr_meter_policy_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t mtr_id,
-	enum rte_color *dscp_table,
+	uint32_t meter_policy_id,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
 
 /**
- * MTR object policer actions update
+ * MTR object DSCP table update
  *
  * @param[in] port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  * @param[in] mtr_id
  *   MTR object ID. Needs to be valid.
- * @param[in] action_mask
- *   Bit mask indicating which policer actions need to be updated. One or more
- *   policer actions can be updated in a single function invocation. To update
- *   the policer action associated with color C, bit (1 << C) needs to be set in
- *   *action_mask* and element at position C in the *actions* array needs to be
- *   valid.
- * @param[in] actions
- *   Pre-allocated and pre-populated array of policer actions.
+ * @param[in] dscp_table
+ *   When non-NULL: it points to a pre-allocated and pre-populated table with
+ *   exactly 64 elements providing the input color for each value of the
+ *   IPv4/IPv6 Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) input packet field.
+ *   When NULL: it is equivalent to setting this parameter to an “all-green”
+ *   populated table (i.e. table with all the 64 elements set to green color).
  * @param[out] error
  *   Error details. Filled in only on error, when not NULL.
  * @return
@@ -633,10 +694,9 @@ rte_mtr_meter_dscp_table_update(uint16_t port_id,
  */
 __rte_experimental
 int
-rte_mtr_policer_actions_update(uint16_t port_id,
+rte_mtr_meter_dscp_table_update(uint16_t port_id,
 	uint32_t mtr_id,
-	uint32_t action_mask,
-	enum rte_mtr_policer_action *actions,
+	enum rte_color *dscp_table,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr_driver.h
index a0ddc2b5f4..1ad8fb4c40 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_mtr_driver.h
@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@ typedef int (*rte_mtr_meter_profile_delete_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
 /**< @internal MTR meter profile delete */
 
+typedef int (*rte_mtr_meter_policy_validate_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	uint32_t policy_id,
+	const struct rte_flow_action *actions[RTE_COLORS],
+	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
+/**< @internal MTR meter policy validate */
+
+typedef int (*rte_mtr_meter_policy_add_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	uint32_t policy_id,
+	const struct rte_flow_action *actions[RTE_COLORS],
+	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
+/**< @internal MTR meter policy add */
+
+typedef int (*rte_mtr_meter_policy_delete_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	uint32_t policy_id,
+	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
+/**< @internal MTR meter policy delete */
+
 typedef int (*rte_mtr_create_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	uint32_t mtr_id,
 	struct rte_mtr_params *params,
@@ -69,18 +86,17 @@ typedef int (*rte_mtr_meter_profile_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
 /**< @internal MTR object meter profile update */
 
-typedef int (*rte_mtr_meter_dscp_table_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+typedef int (*rte_mtr_meter_policy_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	uint32_t mtr_id,
-	enum rte_color *dscp_table,
+	uint32_t meter_policy_id,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
-/**< @internal MTR object meter DSCP table update */
+/**< @internal MTR object meter policy update */
 
-typedef int (*rte_mtr_policer_actions_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+typedef int (*rte_mtr_meter_dscp_table_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	uint32_t mtr_id,
-	uint32_t action_mask,
-	enum rte_mtr_policer_action *actions,
+	enum rte_color *dscp_table,
 	struct rte_mtr_error *error);
-/**< @internal MTR object policer action update*/
+/**< @internal MTR object meter DSCP table update */
 
 typedef int (*rte_mtr_stats_update_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	uint32_t mtr_id,
@@ -124,14 +140,23 @@ struct rte_mtr_ops {
 	/** MTR object meter DSCP table update */
 	rte_mtr_meter_dscp_table_update_t meter_dscp_table_update;
 
-	/** MTR object policer action update */
-	rte_mtr_policer_actions_update_t policer_actions_update;
-
 	/** MTR object enabled stats update */
 	rte_mtr_stats_update_t stats_update;
 
 	/** MTR object stats read */
 	rte_mtr_stats_read_t stats_read;
+
+	/** MTR meter policy validate */
+	rte_mtr_meter_policy_validate_t meter_policy_validate;
+
+	/** MTR meter policy add */
+	rte_mtr_meter_policy_add_t meter_policy_add;
+
+	/** MTR meter policy delete */
+	rte_mtr_meter_policy_delete_t meter_policy_delete;
+
+	/** MTR object meter policy update */
+	rte_mtr_meter_policy_update_t meter_policy_update;
 };
 
 /**
