diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
index d433e0ba00..4c79bd357f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_eth_ctrl.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ enum rte_filter_type {
 	RTE_ETH_FILTER_TUNNEL,
 	RTE_ETH_FILTER_FDIR,
 	RTE_ETH_FILTER_HASH,
+	RTE_ETH_FILTER_L2_TUNNEL,
 	RTE_ETH_FILTER_MAX
 };
 
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ enum rte_eth_tunnel_type {
 	RTE_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE,
 	RTE_TUNNEL_TYPE_TEREDO,
 	RTE_TUNNEL_TYPE_NVGRE,
+	RTE_L2_TUNNEL_TYPE_E_TAG,
 	RTE_TUNNEL_TYPE_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -813,6 +815,17 @@ struct rte_eth_hash_filter_info {
 	} info;
 };
 
+/**
+ * l2 tunnel configuration.
+ */
+struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf {
+	enum rte_eth_tunnel_type l2_tunnel_type;
+	uint16_t ether_type; /* ether type in l2 header */
+	uint32_t tunnel_id; /* port tag id for e-tag */
+	uint16_t vf_id; /* VF id for tag insertion */
+	uint32_t pool; /* destination pool for tag based forwarding */
+};
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index 82e06c3d0e..030a87781a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -3248,3 +3248,57 @@ rte_eth_copy_pci_info(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, struct rte_pci_device *pci_de
 	eth_dev->data->numa_node = pci_dev->numa_node;
 	eth_dev->data->drv_name = pci_dev->driver->name;
 }
+
+int
+rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf(uint8_t port_id,
+				    struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
+	if (l2_tunnel == NULL) {
+		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Invalid l2_tunnel parameter\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (l2_tunnel->l2_tunnel_type >= RTE_TUNNEL_TYPE_MAX) {
+		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Invalid tunnel type\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf,
+				-ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf)(dev, l2_tunnel);
+}
+
+int
+rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set(uint8_t port_id,
+				  struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel,
+				  uint32_t mask,
+				  uint8_t en)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
+
+	if (l2_tunnel == NULL) {
+		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Invalid l2_tunnel parameter\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (l2_tunnel->l2_tunnel_type >= RTE_TUNNEL_TYPE_MAX) {
+		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Invalid tunnel type.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (mask == 0) {
+		RTE_PMD_DEBUG_TRACE("Mask should have a value.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->l2_tunnel_offload_set,
+				-ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->l2_tunnel_offload_set)(dev, l2_tunnel, mask, en);
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index 9a3a202ae5..bf3519d85c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -968,6 +968,19 @@ TAILQ_HEAD(rte_eth_dev_cb_list, rte_eth_dev_callback);
 	} \
 } while (0)
 
+/**
+ * l2 tunnel configuration.
+ */
+
+/**< l2 tunnel enable mask */
+#define ETH_L2_TUNNEL_ENABLE_MASK       0x00000001
+/**< l2 tunnel insertion mask */
+#define ETH_L2_TUNNEL_INSERTION_MASK    0x00000002
+/**< l2 tunnel stripping mask */
+#define ETH_L2_TUNNEL_STRIPPING_MASK    0x00000004
+/**< l2 tunnel forwarding mask */
+#define ETH_L2_TUNNEL_FORWARDING_MASK   0x00000008
+
 /*
  * Definitions of all functions exported by an Ethernet driver through the
  * the generic structure of type *eth_dev_ops* supplied in the *rte_eth_dev*
@@ -1272,6 +1285,17 @@ typedef int (*eth_set_eeprom_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				struct rte_dev_eeprom_info *info);
 /**< @internal Program eeprom data  */
 
+typedef int (*eth_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf_t)
+	(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel);
+/**< @internal config l2 tunnel ether type */
+
+typedef int (*eth_l2_tunnel_offload_set_t)
+	(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	 struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel,
+	 uint32_t mask,
+	 uint8_t en);
+/**< @internal enable/disable the l2 tunnel offload functions */
+
 #ifdef RTE_NIC_BYPASS
 
 enum {
@@ -1454,6 +1478,10 @@ struct eth_dev_ops {
 	eth_timesync_read_time timesync_read_time;
 	/** Set the device clock time. */
 	eth_timesync_write_time timesync_write_time;
+	/** Config ether type of l2 tunnel */
+	eth_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf_t l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf;
+	/** Enable/disable l2 tunnel offload functions */
+	eth_l2_tunnel_offload_set_t l2_tunnel_offload_set;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -4099,6 +4127,53 @@ rte_eth_dma_zone_reserve(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, const char *name,
 			 uint16_t queue_id, size_t size,
 			 unsigned align, int socket_id);
 
+/**
+ * Config l2 tunnel ether type of an Ethernet device for filtering specific
+ * tunnel packets by ether type.
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param l2_tunnel
+ *   l2 tunnel configuration.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - (0) if successful.
+ *   - (-ENODEV) if port identifier is invalid.
+ *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support tunnel type.
+ */
+int
+rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf(uint8_t port_id,
+				    struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel);
+
+/**
+ * Enable/disable l2 tunnel offload functions. Include,
+ * 1, The ability of parsing a type of l2 tunnel of an Ethernet device.
+ *    Filtering, forwarding and offloading this type of tunnel packets depend on
+ *    this ability.
+ * 2, Stripping the l2 tunnel tag.
+ * 3, Insertion of the l2 tunnel tag.
+ * 4, Forwarding the packets based on the l2 tunnel tag.
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param l2_tunnel
+ *   l2 tunnel parameters.
+ * @param mask
+ *   Indicate the offload function.
+ * @param en
+ *   Enable or disable this function.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - (0) if successful.
+ *   - (-ENODEV) if port identifier is invalid.
+ *   - (-ENOTSUP) if hardware doesn't support tunnel type.
+ */
+int
+rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set(uint8_t port_id,
+				  struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel,
+				  uint32_t mask,
+				  uint8_t en);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map
index 2f4762cbb1..ecc218761d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ DPDK_2.2 {
 DPDK_16.04 {
 	global:
 
+	rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_eth_type_conf;
+	rte_eth_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set;
 	rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_ether_type;
 	rte_eth_tx_buffer_count_callback;
 	rte_eth_tx_buffer_drop_callback;