diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
index 94827bcc4a..853a6d25e0 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ enum index {
 	ITEM_IB_BTH_PSN,
 	ITEM_IPV6_PUSH_REMOVE_EXT,
 	ITEM_IPV6_PUSH_REMOVE_EXT_TYPE,
+	ITEM_PTYPE,
+	ITEM_PTYPE_VALUE,
 
 	/* Validate/create actions. */
 	ACTIONS,
@@ -1561,6 +1563,7 @@ static const enum index next_item[] = {
 	ITEM_AGGR_AFFINITY,
 	ITEM_TX_QUEUE,
 	ITEM_IB_BTH,
+	ITEM_PTYPE,
 	END_SET,
 	ZERO,
 };
@@ -2079,6 +2082,12 @@ static const enum index item_ib_bth[] = {
 	ZERO,
 };
 
+static const enum index item_ptype[] = {
+	ITEM_PTYPE_VALUE,
+	ITEM_NEXT,
+	ZERO,
+};
+
 static const enum index next_action[] = {
 	ACTION_END,
 	ACTION_VOID,
@@ -5827,6 +5836,21 @@ static const struct token token_list[] = {
 		.args = ARGS(ARGS_ENTRY_HTON(struct rte_flow_item_ib_bth,
 						 hdr.psn)),
 	},
+	[ITEM_PTYPE] = {
+		.name = "ptype",
+		.help = "match L2/L3/L4 and tunnel information",
+		.priv = PRIV_ITEM(PTYPE,
+				  sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ptype)),
+		.next = NEXT(item_ptype),
+		.call = parse_vc,
+	},
+	[ITEM_PTYPE_VALUE] = {
+		.name = "packet_type",
+		.help = "packet type as defined in rte_mbuf_ptype",
+		.next = NEXT(item_ptype, NEXT_ENTRY(COMMON_UNSIGNED),
+			     item_param),
+		.args = ARGS(ARGS_ENTRY(struct rte_flow_item_ptype, packet_type)),
+	},
 	/* Validate/create actions. */
 	[ACTIONS] = {
 		.name = "actions",
@@ -12689,6 +12713,9 @@ flow_item_default_mask(const struct rte_flow_item *item)
 	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IB_BTH:
 		mask = &rte_flow_item_ib_bth_mask;
 		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PTYPE:
+		mask = &rte_flow_item_ptype_mask;
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
index 2011e97127..e41a97b3bb 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/default.ini
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ ppp                  =
 pppoed               =
 pppoes               =
 pppoe_proto_id       =
+ptype                =
 quota                =
 raw                  =
 represented_port     =
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index 5bc998a433..62a6dbb7f9 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -1566,6 +1566,13 @@ Matches an InfiniBand base transport header in RoCE packet.
 
 - ``hdr``: InfiniBand base transport header definition (``rte_ib.h``).
 
+Item: ``PTYPE``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Matches the packet type as defined in rte_mbuf_ptype.
+
+- ``packet_type``: L2/L3/L4 and tunnel information.
+
 Actions
 ~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index a182479ab2..8dc711bfc4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -3805,6 +3805,10 @@ This section lists supported pattern items and their attributes, if any.
 
 - ``send_to_kernel``: send packets to kernel.
 
+- ``ptype``: match the packet type (L2/L3/L4 and tunnel information).
+
+        - ``packet_type {unsigned}``: packet type.
+
 
 Actions list
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c
index 271d854f78..71583bc174 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static const struct rte_flow_desc_data rte_flow_desc_item[] = {
 	MK_FLOW_ITEM(AGGR_AFFINITY, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_aggr_affinity)),
 	MK_FLOW_ITEM(TX_QUEUE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_tx_queue)),
 	MK_FLOW_ITEM(IB_BTH, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ib_bth)),
+	MK_FLOW_ITEM(PTYPE, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ptype)),
 };
 
 /** Generate flow_action[] entry. */
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
index 86ed98c562..de941a5867 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_flow.h
@@ -688,6 +688,14 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
 	 * @see struct rte_flow_item_ib_bth.
 	 */
 	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_IB_BTH,
+
+	/**
+	 * Matches the packet type as defined in rte_mbuf_ptype.
+	 *
+	 * See struct rte_flow_item_ptype.
+	 *
+	 */
+	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PTYPE,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -2311,6 +2319,23 @@ static const struct rte_flow_item_tx_queue rte_flow_item_tx_queue_mask = {
 };
 #endif
 
+/**
+ *
+ * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PTYPE
+ *
+ * Matches the packet type as defined in rte_mbuf_ptype.
+ */
+struct rte_flow_item_ptype {
+	uint32_t packet_type; /**< L2/L3/L4 and tunnel information. */
+};
+
+/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PTYPE. */
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+static const struct rte_flow_item_ptype rte_flow_item_ptype_mask = {
+	.packet_type = 0xffffffff,
+};
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Action types.
  *
