diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
index 5ed96479e..45a785fec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -698,6 +698,9 @@ eth_txgbe_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, void *init_params __rte_unused)
 	/* initialize l2 tunnel filter list & hash */
 	txgbe_l2_tn_filter_init(eth_dev);
 
+	/* initialize flow filter lists */
+	txgbe_filterlist_init();
+
 	/* initialize bandwidth configuration info */
 	memset(bw_conf, 0, sizeof(struct txgbe_bw_conf));
 
@@ -1941,6 +1944,9 @@ txgbe_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	/* Remove all ntuple filters of the device */
 	txgbe_ntuple_filter_uninit(dev);
 
+	/* clear all the filters list */
+	txgbe_filterlist_flush();
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.h
index df7a14506..e12324404 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.h
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ struct txgbe_l2_tn_info {
 	uint16_t e_tag_ether_type; /* ether type for e-tag */
 };
 
+struct rte_flow {
+	enum rte_filter_type filter_type;
+	void *rule;
+};
+
 /* The configuration of bandwidth */
 struct txgbe_bw_conf {
 	uint8_t tc_num; /* Number of TCs. */
@@ -448,6 +453,9 @@ txgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 int
 txgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_del(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			       struct txgbe_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel);
+void txgbe_filterlist_init(void);
+void txgbe_filterlist_flush(void);
+
 void txgbe_set_ivar_map(struct txgbe_hw *hw, int8_t direction,
 			       uint8_t queue, uint8_t msix_vector);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_flow.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_flow.c
index 0d90ef33a..77e025863 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_flow.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_hash_crc.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,58 @@
 #define TXGBE_MAX_N_TUPLE_PRIO 7
 #define TXGBE_MAX_FLX_SOURCE_OFF 62
 
+/* ntuple filter list structure */
+struct txgbe_ntuple_filter_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(txgbe_ntuple_filter_ele) entries;
+	struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter filter_info;
+};
+/* ethertype filter list structure */
+struct txgbe_ethertype_filter_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(txgbe_ethertype_filter_ele) entries;
+	struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter filter_info;
+};
+/* syn filter list structure */
+struct txgbe_eth_syn_filter_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(txgbe_eth_syn_filter_ele) entries;
+	struct rte_eth_syn_filter filter_info;
+};
+/* fdir filter list structure */
+struct txgbe_fdir_rule_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(txgbe_fdir_rule_ele) entries;
+	struct txgbe_fdir_rule filter_info;
+};
+/* l2_tunnel filter list structure */
+struct txgbe_eth_l2_tunnel_conf_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(txgbe_eth_l2_tunnel_conf_ele) entries;
+	struct txgbe_l2_tunnel_conf filter_info;
+};
+/* rss filter list structure */
+struct txgbe_rss_conf_ele {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(txgbe_rss_conf_ele) entries;
+	struct txgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf filter_info;
+};
+/* txgbe_flow memory list structure */
+struct txgbe_flow_mem {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(txgbe_flow_mem) entries;
+	struct rte_flow *flow;
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(txgbe_ntuple_filter_list, txgbe_ntuple_filter_ele);
+TAILQ_HEAD(txgbe_ethertype_filter_list, txgbe_ethertype_filter_ele);
+TAILQ_HEAD(txgbe_syn_filter_list, txgbe_eth_syn_filter_ele);
+TAILQ_HEAD(txgbe_fdir_rule_filter_list, txgbe_fdir_rule_ele);
+TAILQ_HEAD(txgbe_l2_tunnel_filter_list, txgbe_eth_l2_tunnel_conf_ele);
+TAILQ_HEAD(txgbe_rss_filter_list, txgbe_rss_conf_ele);
+TAILQ_HEAD(txgbe_flow_mem_list, txgbe_flow_mem);
+
+static struct txgbe_ntuple_filter_list filter_ntuple_list;
+static struct txgbe_ethertype_filter_list filter_ethertype_list;
+static struct txgbe_syn_filter_list filter_syn_list;
+static struct txgbe_fdir_rule_filter_list filter_fdir_list;
+static struct txgbe_l2_tunnel_filter_list filter_l2_tunnel_list;
+static struct txgbe_rss_filter_list filter_rss_list;
+static struct txgbe_flow_mem_list txgbe_flow_list;
+
 /**
  * Endless loop will never happen with below assumption
  * 1. there is at least one no-void item(END)
@@ -2502,3 +2555,77 @@ txgbe_parse_rss_filter(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void
+txgbe_filterlist_init(void)
+{
+	TAILQ_INIT(&filter_ntuple_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&filter_ethertype_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&filter_syn_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&filter_fdir_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&filter_l2_tunnel_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&filter_rss_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&txgbe_flow_list);
+}
+
+void
+txgbe_filterlist_flush(void)
+{
+	struct txgbe_ntuple_filter_ele *ntuple_filter_ptr;
+	struct txgbe_ethertype_filter_ele *ethertype_filter_ptr;
+	struct txgbe_eth_syn_filter_ele *syn_filter_ptr;
+	struct txgbe_eth_l2_tunnel_conf_ele *l2_tn_filter_ptr;
+	struct txgbe_fdir_rule_ele *fdir_rule_ptr;
+	struct txgbe_flow_mem *txgbe_flow_mem_ptr;
+	struct txgbe_rss_conf_ele *rss_filter_ptr;
+
+	while ((ntuple_filter_ptr = TAILQ_FIRST(&filter_ntuple_list))) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&filter_ntuple_list,
+				 ntuple_filter_ptr,
+				 entries);
+		rte_free(ntuple_filter_ptr);
+	}
+
+	while ((ethertype_filter_ptr = TAILQ_FIRST(&filter_ethertype_list))) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&filter_ethertype_list,
+				 ethertype_filter_ptr,
+				 entries);
+		rte_free(ethertype_filter_ptr);
+	}
+
+	while ((syn_filter_ptr = TAILQ_FIRST(&filter_syn_list))) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&filter_syn_list,
+				 syn_filter_ptr,
+				 entries);
+		rte_free(syn_filter_ptr);
+	}
+
+	while ((l2_tn_filter_ptr = TAILQ_FIRST(&filter_l2_tunnel_list))) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&filter_l2_tunnel_list,
+				 l2_tn_filter_ptr,
+				 entries);
+		rte_free(l2_tn_filter_ptr);
+	}
+
+	while ((fdir_rule_ptr = TAILQ_FIRST(&filter_fdir_list))) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&filter_fdir_list,
+				 fdir_rule_ptr,
+				 entries);
+		rte_free(fdir_rule_ptr);
+	}
+
+	while ((rss_filter_ptr = TAILQ_FIRST(&filter_rss_list))) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&filter_rss_list,
+				 rss_filter_ptr,
+				 entries);
+		rte_free(rss_filter_ptr);
+	}
+
+	while ((txgbe_flow_mem_ptr = TAILQ_FIRST(&txgbe_flow_list))) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&txgbe_flow_list,
+				 txgbe_flow_mem_ptr,
+				 entries);
+		rte_free(txgbe_flow_mem_ptr->flow);
+		rte_free(txgbe_flow_mem_ptr);
+	}
+}
+
