diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.c
index 9c2f13cf72..7987b6261d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.c
@@ -681,7 +681,8 @@ ice_dcf_init_hw(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, struct ice_dcf_hw *hw)
 
 	if (ice_dcf_get_vf_vsi_map(hw) < 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get VF VSI map");
-		ice_dcf_mode_disable(hw);
+		if (!hw->multi_inst)
+			ice_dcf_mode_disable(hw);
 		goto err_alloc;
 	}
 
@@ -759,8 +760,8 @@ ice_dcf_uninit_hw(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, struct ice_dcf_hw *hw)
 	rte_intr_disable(intr_handle);
 	rte_intr_callback_unregister(intr_handle,
 				     ice_dcf_dev_interrupt_handler, hw);
-
-	ice_dcf_mode_disable(hw);
+	if (!hw->multi_inst)
+		ice_dcf_mode_disable(hw);
 	iavf_shutdown_adminq(&hw->avf);
 
 	rte_free(hw->arq_buf);
@@ -1187,3 +1188,19 @@ ice_dcf_cap_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, struct ice_dcf_hw *hw)
 	ice_dcf_enable_irq0(hw);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int
+ice_dcf_flush_rules(struct ice_dcf_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct dcf_virtchnl_cmd args;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
+	args.v_op = VIRTCHNL_OP_DCF_RULE_FLUSH;
+
+	err = ice_dcf_execute_virtchnl_cmd(hw, &args);
+	if (err)
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(WARNING, "fail to execute command OF_DCF_RULE_FLUSH, DCF role must be preempted.");
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.h b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.h
index 8cf17e7700..42f4404a37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ struct ice_dcf_hw {
 	uint16_t vsi_id;
 
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	bool multi_inst;
+	bool dcf_replaced;
 	uint8_t *rss_lut;
 	uint8_t *rss_key;
 	uint64_t supported_rxdid;
@@ -142,5 +144,6 @@ void ice_dcf_tm_conf_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void ice_dcf_tm_conf_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int ice_dcf_replay_vf_bw(struct ice_dcf_hw *hw, uint16_t vf_id);
 int ice_dcf_clear_bw(struct ice_dcf_hw *hw);
+int ice_dcf_flush_rules(struct ice_dcf_hw *hw);
 
 #endif /* _ICE_DCF_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
index d4bfa182a4..90787d8c49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
 
 #include <iavf_devids.h>
 
@@ -1788,12 +1789,66 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops ice_dcf_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.mtu_set                  = ice_dcf_dev_mtu_set,
 };
 
+static int
+ice_dcf_cap_check_handler(__rte_unused const char *key,
+			  const char *value, void *opaque)
+{
+	bool *mi = opaque;
+
+	if (!strcmp(value, "dcf")) {
+		*mi = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!strcmp(value, "mdcf")) {
+		*mi = 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+ice_dcf_cap_selected(struct ice_dcf_adapter *adapter,
+		      struct rte_devargs *devargs)
+{
+	struct ice_adapter *ad = &adapter->parent;
+	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
+	const char *key_cap = "cap";
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (devargs == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(devargs->args, NULL);
+	if (kvlist == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, key_cap))
+		goto exit;
+
+	/* dcf capability selected when there's a key-value pair: cap=dcf */
+	if (rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, key_cap,
+			       ice_dcf_cap_check_handler,
+			       &adapter->real_hw.multi_inst) < 0)
+		goto exit;
+
+	ret = 1;
+
+exit:
+	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 ice_dcf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = RTE_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev->device);
 	struct ice_dcf_adapter *adapter = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct ice_adapter *parent_adapter = &adapter->parent;
 
+	if (!ice_dcf_cap_selected(adapter, pci_dev->device.devargs))
+		return 1;
+
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &ice_dcf_eth_dev_ops;
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = ice_dcf_recv_pkts;
 	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = ice_dcf_xmit_pkts;
@@ -1829,45 +1884,6 @@ ice_dcf_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-ice_dcf_cap_check_handler(__rte_unused const char *key,
-			  const char *value, __rte_unused void *opaque)
-{
-	if (strcmp(value, "dcf"))
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-ice_dcf_cap_selected(struct rte_devargs *devargs)
-{
-	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
-	const char *key = "cap";
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (devargs == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	kvlist = rte_kvargs_parse(devargs->args, NULL);
-	if (kvlist == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!rte_kvargs_count(kvlist, key))
-		goto exit;
-
-	/* dcf capability selected when there's a key-value pair: cap=dcf */
-	if (rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, key,
-			       ice_dcf_cap_check_handler, NULL) < 0)
-		goto exit;
-
-	ret = 1;
-
-exit:
-	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int
 eth_ice_dcf_pci_probe(__rte_unused struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv,
 		      struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
@@ -1880,9 +1896,6 @@ eth_ice_dcf_pci_probe(__rte_unused struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv,
 	uint16_t dcf_vsi_id;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	if (!ice_dcf_cap_selected(pci_dev->device.devargs))
-		return 1;
-
 	ret = rte_eth_devargs_parse(pci_dev->device.devargs->args, &eth_da);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1995,4 +2008,4 @@ static struct rte_pci_driver rte_ice_dcf_pmd = {
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PCI(net_ice_dcf, rte_ice_dcf_pmd);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PCI_TABLE(net_ice_dcf, pci_id_ice_dcf_map);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP(net_ice_dcf, "* igb_uio | vfio-pci");
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_ice_dcf, "cap=dcf");
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_ice_dcf, "cap=dcf|mdcf");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_parent.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_parent.c
index 2f96dedcce..2aa69c7368 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_parent.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_parent.c
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ ice_dcf_vsi_update_service_handler(void *param)
 
 	pthread_detach(pthread_self());
 
+	if (hw->multi_inst)
+		return NULL;
+
 	rte_delay_us(ICE_DCF_VSI_UPDATE_SERVICE_INTERVAL);
 
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&vsi_update_lock);
@@ -269,6 +272,10 @@ ice_dcf_handle_pf_event_msg(struct ice_dcf_hw *dcf_hw,
 		start_vsi_reset_thread(dcf_hw, true,
 				       pf_msg->event_data.vf_vsi_map.vf_id);
 		break;
+	case VIRTCHNL_EVENT_DCF_VSI_INFO:
+		if (dcf_hw->vsi_id != pf_msg->event_data.vf_vsi_map.vsi_id)
+			dcf_hw->dcf_replaced = true;
+		break;
 	default:
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Unknown event received %u", pf_msg->event);
 		break;
@@ -436,6 +443,7 @@ ice_dcf_init_parent_adapter(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	parent_hw->aq_send_cmd_fn = ice_dcf_send_aq_cmd;
 	parent_hw->aq_send_cmd_param = &adapter->real_hw;
 	parent_hw->dcf_enabled = true;
+	hw->dcf_replaced = false;
 
 	err = ice_dcf_init_parent_hw(parent_hw);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.c
index 1433094ed4..2ebe9a1cce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_generic_flow.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "ice_ethdev.h"
 #include "ice_generic_flow.h"
+#include "ice_dcf.h"
 
 /**
  * Non-pipeline mode, fdir and switch both used as distributor,
@@ -2533,10 +2534,16 @@ ice_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct ice_pf *pf = ICE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct ice_adapter *ad =
+		ICE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct ice_dcf_hw *hw = ad->hw.aq_send_cmd_param;
 	struct rte_flow *p_flow;
 	void *temp;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (ad->hw.dcf_enabled && hw->dcf_replaced)
+		return ret;
+
 	RTE_TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(p_flow, &pf->flow_list, node, temp) {
 		ret = ice_flow_destroy(dev, p_flow, error);
 		if (ret) {
@@ -2547,6 +2554,9 @@ ice_flow_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (ad->hw.dcf_enabled && hw->multi_inst)
+		return ice_dcf_flush_rules(ad->hw.aq_send_cmd_param);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_switch_filter.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_switch_filter.c
index e90e109eca..1e8625e71e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_switch_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_switch_filter.c
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ ice_switch_destroy(struct ice_adapter *ad,
 		struct rte_flow *flow,
 		struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
+	struct ice_dcf_hw *dcf_hw = ad->hw.aq_send_cmd_param;
 	struct ice_hw *hw = &ad->hw;
 	int ret;
 	struct ice_switch_filter_conf *filter_conf_ptr;
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ ice_switch_destroy(struct ice_adapter *ad,
 	}
 
 	ret = ice_rem_adv_rule_by_id(hw, &filter_conf_ptr->sw_query_data);
-	if (ret) {
+	if (ret && !(hw->dcf_enabled && dcf_hw->multi_inst)) {
 		if (ice_dcf_adminq_need_retry(ad))
 			ret = -EAGAIN;
 		else
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ ice_switch_destroy(struct ice_adapter *ad,
 	}
 
 	ice_switch_filter_rule_free(flow);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static bool
