diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index 0b972f9..78a73ac 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -660,6 +660,11 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 
 			"get_flex_filter (port_id) index (idx)\n"
 			"    get info of a flex filter.\n\n"
+
+			"ctrl_pkt_filter (port_id) (add|del)"
+			" mac_addr (mac_address) ethertype (ether_type)"
+			" (none|options) queue (queue_id)\n"
+			"    Add/Del a control packet filter.\n\n"
 		);
 	}
 }
@@ -7414,6 +7419,149 @@ cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_get_flex_filter = {
 		NULL,
 	},
 };
+/* *** Filters Control *** */
+
+/* *** deal with control packet filter *** */
+struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result {
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t filter;
+	uint8_t port_id;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t ops;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t mac_addr;
+	struct ether_addr mac_addr_value;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t ethertype;
+	uint16_t ethertype_value;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t options;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t queue;
+	uint16_t  queue_id;
+};
+
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_filter =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+				 filter, "ctrl_pkt_filter");
+cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_port_id =
+	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+			      port_id, UINT8);
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_ops =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+				 ops, "add#del");
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_mac_addr =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+				 mac_addr, "mac_addr");
+cmdline_parse_token_etheraddr_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_mac_addr_value =
+	TOKEN_ETHERADDR_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+				     mac_addr_value);
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_ethertype =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+				 ethertype, "ethertype");
+cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_ethertype_value =
+	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+			      ethertype_value, UINT16);
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_options =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+				 options, NULL);
+cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_queue =
+	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+				 queue, "queue");
+cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_queue_id =
+	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result,
+			      queue_id, UINT16);
+
+static inline int
+parse_ctrl_pkt_filter_options(const char *q_arg,
+			     uint16_t *flags)
+{
+#define MAX_NUM_OPTIONS 3
+	char s[256];
+	char *str_fld[MAX_NUM_OPTIONS];
+	int i;
+	int num_options = -1;
+	unsigned size;
+
+	*flags = 0;
+	if (!strcmp(q_arg, "none"))
+		return 0;
+
+	size = strnlen(q_arg, sizeof(s));
+	snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%.*s", size, q_arg);
+	num_options = rte_strsplit(s, sizeof(s), str_fld, MAX_NUM_OPTIONS, '-');
+	/* multi-options are combined by - */
+	if (num_options < 0 || num_options > MAX_NUM_OPTIONS)
+		return -1;
+	for (i = 0; i < num_options; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(str_fld[i], "tx"))
+			*flags |= RTE_CONTROL_PACKET_FLAGS_TX;
+		if (!strcmp(str_fld[i], "mac_ignr"))
+			*flags |= RTE_CONTROL_PACKET_FLAGS_IGNORE_MAC;
+		if (!strcmp(str_fld[i], "drop"))
+			*flags |= RTE_CONTROL_PACKET_FLAGS_DROP;
+	}
+	return num_options;
+}
+
+static void
+cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_parsed(void *parsed_result,
+			  __attribute__((unused)) struct cmdline *cl,
+			  __attribute__((unused)) void *data)
+{
+	struct cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_result *res = parsed_result;
+	struct rte_ctrl_pkt_filter filter;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_filter_supported(res->port_id, RTE_ETH_FILTER_CTRL_PKT);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		printf("control packet filter is not supported on port %u.\n",
+			res->port_id);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	memset(&filter, 0, sizeof(filter));
+
+	(void)rte_memcpy(&filter.mac_addr, &res->mac_addr_value,
+		sizeof(struct ether_addr));
+	filter.ether_type = res->ethertype_value;
+
+	ret = parse_ctrl_pkt_filter_options(res->options, &filter.flags);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		printf("options input is invalid.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!(filter.flags & RTE_CONTROL_PACKET_FLAGS_DROP)) {
+		filter.flags |= RTE_CONTROL_PACKET_FLAGS_TO_QUEUE;
+		filter.queue = res->queue_id;
+	}
+	if (!strcmp(res->ops, "add"))
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(res->port_id,
+				RTE_ETH_FILTER_CTRL_PKT,
+				RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD,
+				&filter);
+	else
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(res->port_id,
+				RTE_ETH_FILTER_CTRL_PKT,
+				RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE,
+				&filter);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		printf("control packet filter programming error: (%s)\n",
+			strerror(-ret));
+}
+
+cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter = {
+	.f = cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_parsed,
+	.data = NULL,
+	.help_str = "add or delete a control packet filter entry",
+	.tokens = {
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_filter,
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_port_id,
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_ops,
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_mac_addr,
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_mac_addr_value,
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_ethertype,
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_ethertype_value,
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_options,
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_queue,
+		(void *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter_queue_id,
+		NULL,
+	},
+};
 
 /* ******************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -7541,6 +7689,7 @@ cmdline_parse_ctx_t main_ctx[] = {
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_add_flex_filter,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_remove_flex_filter,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_get_flex_filter,
+	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_ctrl_pkt_filter,
 	NULL,
 };
 
