diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
index 38369b30e..2fd58e117 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
@@ -235,6 +235,15 @@ application functions:
     will be called which calls ``rte_eth_promiscuous_<enable|disable>()``
     on the specified ``port_id``.
 
+``config_allmulticast``:
+
+    Called when the user changes the allmulticast state of the KNI interface.
+    For example, when the user runs ``ifconfig <ifaceX> [-]allmulti``. If the
+    user sets this callback function to NULL, but sets the ``port_id`` field to
+    a value other than -1, a default callback handler in the rte_kni library
+    ``kni_config_allmulticast()`` will be called which calls
+    ``rte_eth_allmulticast_<enable|disable>()`` on the specified ``port_id``.
+
 In order to run these callbacks, the application must periodically call
 the ``rte_kni_handle_request()`` function.  Any user callback function
 registered will be called directly from ``rte_kni_handle_request()`` so
diff --git a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
index 7bd3a9f1e..f25b1277b 100644
--- a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
+++ b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
@@ -617,18 +617,31 @@ kni_net_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 }
 
 static void
-kni_net_set_promiscusity(struct net_device *netdev, int flags)
+kni_net_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *netdev, int flags)
 {
 	struct rte_kni_request req;
 	struct kni_dev *kni = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
-	req.req_id = RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_PROMISC;
 
-	if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
-		req.promiscusity = 1;
-	else
-		req.promiscusity = 0;
+	if (flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
+		req.req_id = RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_ALLMULTI;
+
+		if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
+			req.allmulti = 1;
+		else
+			req.allmulti = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
+		req.req_id = RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_PROMISC;
+
+		if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
+			req.promiscusity = 1;
+		else
+			req.promiscusity = 0;
+	}
+
 	kni_net_process_request(kni, &req);
 }
 
@@ -731,7 +744,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops kni_net_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open = kni_net_open,
 	.ndo_stop = kni_net_release,
 	.ndo_set_config = kni_net_config,
-	.ndo_change_rx_flags = kni_net_set_promiscusity,
+	.ndo_change_rx_flags = kni_net_change_rx_flags,
 	.ndo_start_xmit = kni_net_tx,
 	.ndo_change_mtu = kni_net_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_tx_timeout = kni_net_tx_timeout,
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/include/rte_kni_common.h b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/include/rte_kni_common.h
index 37d9ee8f0..b51fe27bd 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/include/rte_kni_common.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/include/rte_kni_common.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum rte_kni_req_id {
 	RTE_KNI_REQ_CFG_NETWORK_IF,
 	RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_MAC_ADDR,
 	RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_PROMISC,
+	RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_ALLMULTI,
 	RTE_KNI_REQ_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ struct rte_kni_request {
 		uint8_t if_up;       /**< 1: interface up, 0: interface down */
 		uint8_t mac_addr[6]; /**< MAC address for interface */
 		uint8_t promiscusity;/**< 1: promisc mode enable, 0: disable */
+		uint8_t allmulti;    /**< 1: all-multicast mode enable, 0: disable */
 	};
 	int32_t result;               /**< Result for processing request */
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
index 4b51fb4fe..cbeb00e8a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
@@ -488,6 +488,26 @@ kni_config_promiscusity(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t to_on)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* default callback for request of configuring allmulticast mode */
+static int
+kni_config_allmulticast(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t to_on)
+{
+	if (!rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(port_id)) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Invalid port id %d\n", port_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, KNI, "Configure allmulticast mode of %d to %d\n",
+		port_id, to_on);
+
+	if (to_on)
+		rte_eth_allmulticast_enable(port_id);
+	else
+		rte_eth_allmulticast_disable(port_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 rte_kni_handle_request(struct rte_kni *kni)
 {
@@ -535,6 +555,14 @@ rte_kni_handle_request(struct rte_kni *kni)
 			req->result = kni_config_promiscusity(
 					kni->ops.port_id, req->promiscusity);
 		break;
+	case RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_ALLMULTI: /* Change ALLMULTICAST MODE */
+		if (kni->ops.config_allmulticast)
+			req->result = kni->ops.config_allmulticast(
+					kni->ops.port_id, req->allmulti);
+		else if (kni->ops.port_id != UINT16_MAX)
+			req->result = kni_config_allmulticast(
+					kni->ops.port_id, req->allmulti);
+		break;
 	default:
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Unknown request id %u\n", req->req_id);
 		req->result = -EINVAL;
@@ -684,7 +712,8 @@ kni_check_request_register(struct rte_kni_ops *ops)
 	if (ops->change_mtu == NULL
 	    && ops->config_network_if == NULL
 	    && ops->config_mac_address == NULL
-	    && ops->config_promiscusity == NULL)
+	    && ops->config_promiscusity == NULL
+	    && ops->config_allmulticast == NULL)
 		return KNI_REQ_NO_REGISTER;
 
 	return KNI_REQ_REGISTERED;
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
index 5699a6443..f6b66c33d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ struct rte_kni_ops {
 
 	/* Pointer to function of configuring promiscuous mode */
 	int (*config_promiscusity)(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t to_on);
+
+	/* Pointer to function of configuring allmulticast mode */
+	int (*config_allmulticast)(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t to_on);
 };
 
 /**
