diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index c871dc796b..7bbde80c13 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 			"set allmulti (port_id|all) (on|off)\n"
 			"    Set the allmulti mode on port_id, or all.\n\n"
 
+			"set vf promisc (port_id) (vf_id) (on|off)\n"
+			"    Set unicast promiscuous mode for a VF from the PF.\n\n"
+
 			"set flow_ctrl rx (on|off) tx (on|off) (high_water)"
 			" (low_water) (pause_time) (send_xon) mac_ctrl_frame_fwd"
 			" (on|off) autoneg (on|off) (port_id)\n"
@@ -11988,6 +11991,96 @@ cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_set_macsec_sa = {
 };
 #endif
 
+/* VF unicast promiscuous mode configuration */
+
+/* Common result structure for VF unicast promiscuous mode */
+struct cmd_vf_promisc_result {
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t set;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t vf;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t promisc;
+	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint32_t vf_id;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t on_off;
+};
+
+/* Common CLI fields for VF unicast promiscuous mode enable disable */
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_vf_promisc_set =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
+		(struct cmd_vf_promisc_result,
+		 set, "set");
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_vf_promisc_vf =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
+		(struct cmd_vf_promisc_result,
+		 vf, "vf");
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_vf_promisc_promisc =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
+		(struct cmd_vf_promisc_result,
+		 promisc, "promisc");
+cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_vf_promisc_port_id =
+	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER
+		(struct cmd_vf_promisc_result,
+		 port_id, UINT8);
+cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_vf_promisc_vf_id =
+	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER
+		(struct cmd_vf_promisc_result,
+		 vf_id, UINT32);
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_vf_promisc_on_off =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
+		(struct cmd_vf_promisc_result,
+		 on_off, "on#off");
+
+static void
+cmd_set_vf_promisc_parsed(
+	void *parsed_result,
+	__attribute__((unused)) struct cmdline *cl,
+	__attribute__((unused)) void *data)
+{
+	struct cmd_vf_promisc_result *res = parsed_result;
+	int ret = -ENOTSUP;
+
+	__rte_unused int is_on = (strcmp(res->on_off, "on") == 0) ? 1 : 0;
+
+	if (port_id_is_invalid(res->port_id, ENABLED_WARN))
+		return;
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD
+	ret = rte_pmd_i40e_set_vf_unicast_promisc(res->port_id,
+						  res->vf_id, is_on);
+#endif
+
+	switch (ret) {
+	case 0:
+		break;
+	case -EINVAL:
+		printf("invalid vf_id %d\n", res->vf_id);
+		break;
+	case -ENODEV:
+		printf("invalid port_id %d\n", res->port_id);
+		break;
+	case -ENOTSUP:
+		printf("function not implemented\n");
+		break;
+	default:
+		printf("programming error: (%s)\n", strerror(-ret));
+	}
+}
+
+cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_set_vf_promisc = {
+	.f = cmd_set_vf_promisc_parsed,
+	.data = NULL,
+	.help_str = "set vf promisc <port_id> <vf_id> on|off: "
+		"Set unicast promiscuous mode for a VF from the PF",
+	.tokens = {
+		(void *)&cmd_vf_promisc_set,
+		(void *)&cmd_vf_promisc_vf,
+		(void *)&cmd_vf_promisc_promisc,
+		(void *)&cmd_vf_promisc_port_id,
+		(void *)&cmd_vf_promisc_vf_id,
+		(void *)&cmd_vf_promisc_on_off,
+		NULL,
+	},
+};
+
 /* ******************************************************************************** */
 
 /* list of instructions */
@@ -12159,6 +12252,7 @@ cmdline_parse_ctx_t main_ctx[] = {
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_vf_rate_limit,
 #endif
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_set_vf_mac_addr,
+	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_set_vf_promisc,
 	NULL,
 };
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index 050dbdab0b..a17dba7480 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -852,6 +852,15 @@ Set the allmulti mode for a port or for all ports::
 
 Same as the ifconfig (8) option. Controls how multicast packets are handled.
 
+set promisc (for VF)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Set the unicast promiscuous mode for a VF from PF.
+It's supported by Intel i40e NICs now.
+In promiscuous mode packets are not dropped if they aren't for the specified MAC address::
+
+   testpmd> set vf promisc (port_id) (vf_id) (on|off)
+
 set flow_ctrl rx
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~