diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 2908c8b..bc57fb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@ struct mlx5_ibv_shared {
 	uint32_t port_id_action_list; /* List of port ID actions. */
 	uint32_t push_vlan_action_list; /* List of push VLAN actions. */
 	struct mlx5_flow_counter_mng cmng; /* Counters management structure. */
+	void *default_miss_action; /* Pointer to the rdma-core action. */
+	rte_atomic32_t default_miss_refcnt;
+	/* Default miss action reference counter. */
 	struct mlx5_indexed_pool *ipool[MLX5_IPOOL_MAX];
 	/* Memory Pool for mlx5 flow resources. */
 	/* Shared interrupt handler section. */
@@ -801,6 +804,8 @@ int mlx5_ctrl_flow_vlan(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 int mlx5_ctrl_flow(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		   struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_spec,
 		   struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_mask);
+int mlx5_flow_default_miss(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		   struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_spec);
 struct rte_flow *mlx5_flow_create_esw_table_zero_flow(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_flow_create_drop_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_flow_delete_drop_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index f2c3cf9..d3eb42e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -1242,6 +1242,30 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 }
 
 /*
+ * Validate the default miss action.
+ *
+ * @param[in] action_flags
+ *   Bit-fields that holds the actions detected until now.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   Pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_flow_validate_action_default_miss(uint64_t action_flags,
+				struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+
+	if (action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+					  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION, NULL,
+					  "can't have 2 fate actions in"
+					  " same flow");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Validate the count action.
  *
  * @param[in] dev
@@ -4988,6 +5012,54 @@ struct rte_flow *
 }
 
 /**
+ * Deafult miss flow
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param eth_spec
+ *   An Ethernet flow spec to apply.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_flow_default_miss(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		    struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_spec)
+{
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	const struct rte_flow_attr attr = {
+		.ingress = 1,
+		.priority = 0,
+	};
+	struct rte_flow_item items[] = {
+		{
+			.type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH,
+			.spec = eth_spec,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END,
+		},
+	};
+	struct rte_flow_action actions[] = {
+		{
+			.type = MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DEFAULT_MISS,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END,
+		},
+	};
+	
+	struct rte_flow_error error;
+	uint32_t flow_idx;
+	
+	flow_idx = flow_list_create(dev, &priv->ctrl_flows,
+				&attr, items, actions, false, &error);
+	if (!flow_idx)
+		return -rte_errno;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * Destroy a flow.
  *
  * @see rte_flow_destroy()
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
index 2c96677..d489f64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum mlx5_rte_flow_action_type {
 	MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_TAG,
 	MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_MARK,
 	MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COPY_MREG,
+	MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DEFAULT_MISS,
 };
 
 /* Matches on selected register. */
@@ -200,10 +201,12 @@ enum mlx5_feature_name {
 #define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_IPV4_DSCP (1ull << 32)
 #define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_IPV6_DSCP (1ull << 33)
 #define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_AGE (1ull << 34)
+#define MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEFAULT_MISS (1ull << 35)
 
 #define MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ACTIONS \
 	(MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_QUEUE | \
-	 MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_JUMP)
+	 MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_JUMP | \
+	 MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEFAULT_MISS)
 
 #define MLX5_FLOW_FATE_ESWITCH_ACTIONS \
 	(MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DROP | MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_PORT_ID | \
@@ -365,6 +368,7 @@ enum mlx5_flow_fate_type {
 	MLX5_FLOW_FATE_PORT_ID,
 	MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DROP,
 	MLX5_FLOW_FATE_MAX,
+	MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DEFAULT_MISS
 };
 
 /* Matcher PRM representation */
@@ -537,7 +541,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_handle {
 	void *ib_flow; /**< Verbs flow pointer. */
 	uint32_t split_flow_id:28; /**< Sub flow unique match flow id. */
 	uint32_t mark:1; /**< Metadate rxq mark flag. */
-	uint32_t fate_action:3; /**< Fate action type. */
+	uint32_t fate_action:4; /**< Fate action type. */
 	union {
 		uint32_t rix_hrxq; /**< Hash Rx queue object index. */
 		uint32_t rix_jump; /**< Index to the jump action resource. */
@@ -946,6 +950,8 @@ int mlx5_flow_validate_action_rss(const struct rte_flow_action *action,
 				  const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 				  uint64_t item_flags,
 				  struct rte_flow_error *error);
+int mlx5_flow_validate_action_default_miss(uint64_t action_flags,
+				struct rte_flow_error *error);
 int mlx5_flow_validate_attributes(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				  const struct rte_flow_attr *attributes,
 				  struct rte_flow_error *error);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index e481831..70d9cc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -2675,6 +2675,44 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Find existing default miss resource or create and register a new one.
+ *
+ * @param[in, out] dev
+ *   Pointer to rte_eth_dev structure.
+ * @param[in, out] tbl
+ *   Pointer to flow table resource.
+ * @parm[in, out] dev_flow
+ *   Pointer to the dev_flow.
+ * @param[out] error
+ *   pointer to error structure.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success otherwise -errno and errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+flow_dv_default_miss_resource_register(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh = priv->sh;
+	int cnt;
+	
+	cnt = rte_atomic32_read(&sh->default_miss_refcnt);
+	if (!cnt){
+		sh->default_miss_action =
+		mlx5_glue->dr_create_flow_action_default_miss;
+		if (sh->default_miss_action)
+		return rte_flow_error_set(error, ENOMEM,
+				RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
+				NULL, "cannot create default miss action");
+		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "new default miss resource %p: refcnt %d++",
+				(void *)sh->default_miss_action, cnt);
+	}
+	rte_atomic32_inc(&sh->default_miss_refcnt);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * Find existing table port ID resource or create and register a new one.
  *
  * @param[in, out] dev
@@ -5215,6 +5253,15 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_RSS;
 			++actions_n;
 			break;
+		case MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DEFAULT_MISS:
+			ret = 
+			mlx5_flow_validate_action_default_miss(action_flags,
+					error);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEFAULT_MISS;
+			++actions_n;
+			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_COUNT:
 			ret = flow_dv_validate_action_count(dev, error);
 			if (ret < 0)
@@ -8178,6 +8225,14 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 				return -rte_errno;
 			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_SET_TAG;
 			break;
+		case MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_DEFAULT_MISS:
+			if (flow_dv_default_miss_resource_register
+					(dev, error))
+			return -rte_errno;
+			action_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEFAULT_MISS;
+			dev_flow->handle->fate_action = 
+					MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DEFAULT_MISS;
+			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_METER:
 			mtr = actions->conf;
 			if (!flow->meter) {
@@ -8270,7 +8325,11 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 			flow_dv_translate_item_eth(match_mask, match_value,
 						   items, tunnel,
 						   dev_flow->dv.group);
-			matcher.priority = MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
+			matcher.priority =
+			((action_flags & MLX5_FLOW_ACTION_DEFAULT_MISS) &
+					(!dev_flow->external)) ?
+			MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L3 :
+			MLX5_PRIORITY_MAP_L2;
 			last_item = tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_INNER_L2 :
 					     MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_OUTER_L2;
 			break;
@@ -8732,6 +8791,34 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Release a default miss resource.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @return
+ *   1 while a reference on it exists, 0 when freed.
+ */
+static int
+flow_dv_default_miss_resource_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct mlx5_ibv_shared *sh = priv->sh;
+
+	MLX5_ASSERT(sh->default_miss_action);
+	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "default miss resource %p: refcnt %d--",
+			(void *)sh->default_miss_action,
+			rte_atomic32_read(&sh->default_miss_refcnt));
+	if (rte_atomic32_dec_and_test(&sh->default_miss_refcnt)){
+		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->destroy_flow_action
+				(sh->default_miss_action));
+		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "default miss resource %p: removed",
+				(void *)sh->default_miss_action);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/**
  * Release a modify-header resource.
  *
  * @param handle
@@ -8866,6 +8953,8 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 		flow_dv_jump_tbl_resource_release(dev, handle);
 	else if (handle->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_PORT_ID)
 		flow_dv_port_id_action_resource_release(dev, handle);
+	else if (handle->fate_action == MLX5_FLOW_FATE_DEFAULT_MISS)
+		flow_dv_default_miss_resource_release(dev);
 	else
 		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Incorrect fate action:%d", handle->fate_action);
 	handle->rix_fate = 0;
