diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
index f69dd6ac5d..f4d53bf770 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@ sfc_flow_parse_attr(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 		spec->type = SFC_FLOW_SPEC_MAE;
 		spec_mae->priority = attr->priority;
 		spec_mae->match_spec = NULL;
+		spec_mae->action_set = NULL;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2428,7 +2429,7 @@ sfc_flow_parse_rte_to_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 static int
 sfc_flow_parse_rte_to_mae(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			  const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
-			  __rte_unused const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+			  const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
 			  struct rte_flow *flow,
 			  struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
@@ -2441,6 +2442,11 @@ sfc_flow_parse_rte_to_mae(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
 
+	rc = sfc_mae_rule_parse_actions(sa, actions, &spec_mae->action_set,
+					error);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		return rc;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.h
index 164e9f9a9a..7d15f47e60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ struct sfc_flow_spec_mae {
 	unsigned int			priority;
 	/* EFX match specification */
 	efx_mae_match_spec_t		*match_spec;
+	/* Action set registry entry */
+	struct sfc_mae_action_set	*action_set;
 };
 
 /* Flow specification */
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c
index 42200c3f7e..de2c6b26e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ sfc_mae_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 
 	mae->status = SFC_MAE_STATUS_SUPPORTED;
 	mae->nb_action_rule_prios_max = limits.eml_max_n_action_prios;
+	TAILQ_INIT(&mae->action_sets);
 
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
 
@@ -76,6 +77,68 @@ sfc_mae_detach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
 }
 
+static struct sfc_mae_action_set *
+sfc_mae_action_set_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+			  const efx_mae_actions_t *spec)
+{
+	struct sfc_mae_action_set *action_set;
+	struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(sfc_adapter_is_locked(sa));
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(action_set, &mae->action_sets, entries) {
+		if (efx_mae_action_set_specs_equal(action_set->spec, spec)) {
+			++(action_set->refcnt);
+			return action_set;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+sfc_mae_action_set_add(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+		       efx_mae_actions_t *spec,
+		       struct sfc_mae_action_set **action_setp)
+{
+	struct sfc_mae_action_set *action_set;
+	struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(sfc_adapter_is_locked(sa));
+
+	action_set = rte_zmalloc("sfc_mae_action_set", sizeof(*action_set), 0);
+	if (action_set == NULL)
+		return ENOMEM;
+
+	action_set->refcnt = 1;
+	action_set->spec = spec;
+
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&mae->action_sets, action_set, entries);
+
+	*action_setp = action_set;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+sfc_mae_action_set_del(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+		       struct sfc_mae_action_set *action_set)
+{
+	struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(sfc_adapter_is_locked(sa));
+	SFC_ASSERT(action_set->refcnt != 0);
+
+	--(action_set->refcnt);
+
+	if (action_set->refcnt != 0)
+		return;
+
+	efx_mae_action_set_spec_fini(sa->nic, action_set->spec);
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&mae->action_sets, action_set, entries);
+	rte_free(action_set);
+}
+
 void
 sfc_mae_flow_cleanup(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 		     struct rte_flow *flow)
@@ -93,6 +156,9 @@ sfc_mae_flow_cleanup(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 
 	spec_mae = &spec->mae;
 
+	if (spec_mae->action_set != NULL)
+		sfc_mae_action_set_del(sa, spec_mae->action_set);
+
 	if (spec_mae->match_spec != NULL)
 		efx_mae_match_spec_fini(sa->nic, spec_mae->match_spec);
 }
@@ -149,6 +215,73 @@ sfc_mae_rule_parse_pattern(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int
+sfc_mae_rule_parse_action(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
+			  __rte_unused efx_mae_actions_t *spec,
+			  struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	switch (action->type) {
+	default:
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOTSUP,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+				"Unsupported action");
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+sfc_mae_rule_parse_actions(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+			   const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+			   struct sfc_mae_action_set **action_setp,
+			   struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	const struct rte_flow_action *action;
+	efx_mae_actions_t *spec;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (actions == NULL) {
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION_NUM, NULL,
+				"NULL actions");
+	}
+
+	rc = efx_mae_action_set_spec_init(sa->nic, &spec);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_action_set_spec_init;
+
+	for (action = actions;
+	     action->type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END; ++action) {
+		rc = sfc_mae_rule_parse_action(action, spec, error);
+		if (rc != 0)
+			goto fail_rule_parse_action;
+	}
+
+	*action_setp = sfc_mae_action_set_attach(sa, spec);
+	if (*action_setp != NULL) {
+		efx_mae_action_set_spec_fini(sa->nic, spec);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	rc = sfc_mae_action_set_add(sa, spec, action_setp);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_action_set_add;
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail_action_set_add:
+fail_rule_parse_action:
+	efx_mae_action_set_spec_fini(sa->nic, spec);
+
+fail_action_set_spec_init:
+	if (rc > 0) {
+		rc = rte_flow_error_set(error, rc,
+			RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+			NULL, "Failed to process the action");
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static bool
 sfc_mae_rules_class_cmp(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 			const efx_mae_match_spec_t *left,
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h
index 4c5bc4c6ce..5727962a0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/** Action set registry entry */
+struct sfc_mae_action_set {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(sfc_mae_action_set)	entries;
+	unsigned int			refcnt;
+	efx_mae_actions_t		*spec;
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(sfc_mae_action_sets, sfc_mae_action_set);
+
 /** Options for MAE support status */
 enum sfc_mae_status {
 	SFC_MAE_STATUS_UNKNOWN = 0,
@@ -30,6 +39,8 @@ struct sfc_mae {
 	enum sfc_mae_status		status;
 	/** Priority level limit for MAE action rules */
 	unsigned int			nb_action_rule_prios_max;
+	/** Action set registry */
+	struct sfc_mae_action_sets	action_sets;
 };
 
 struct sfc_adapter;
@@ -46,6 +57,10 @@ int sfc_mae_rule_parse_pattern(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 			       const struct rte_flow_item pattern[],
 			       struct sfc_flow_spec_mae *spec,
 			       struct rte_flow_error *error);
+int sfc_mae_rule_parse_actions(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+			       const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
+			       struct sfc_mae_action_set **action_setp,
+			       struct rte_flow_error *error);
 sfc_flow_verify_cb_t sfc_mae_flow_verify;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
