diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst b/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst
index 8209990d23..661af43a20 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/sfc_efx.rst
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ Supported pattern items (***transfer*** rules):
 - IPV6 (source/destination addresses, IP transport protocol,
   traffic class, hop limit)
 
+- TCP (source/destination ports, TCP header length + TCP flags)
+
 Supported actions (***transfer*** rules):
 
 - OF_POP_VLAN
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c
index 2b0121c0ac..59c53a96f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c
@@ -396,6 +396,19 @@ sfc_mae_rule_process_pattern_data(struct sfc_mae_parse_ctx *ctx,
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto fail;
 
+	if (pdata->l3_next_proto_restriction_mask == 0xff) {
+		if (pdata->l3_next_proto_mask == 0) {
+			pdata->l3_next_proto_mask = 0xff;
+			pdata->l3_next_proto_value =
+			    pdata->l3_next_proto_restriction_value;
+		} else if (pdata->l3_next_proto_mask != 0xff ||
+			   pdata->l3_next_proto_value !=
+			   pdata->l3_next_proto_restriction_value) {
+			rc = EINVAL;
+			goto fail;
+		}
+	}
+
 	valuep = (const uint8_t *)&pdata->l3_next_proto_value;
 	maskp = (const uint8_t *)&pdata->l3_next_proto_mask;
 	rc = efx_mae_match_spec_field_set(efx_spec, EFX_MAE_FIELD_IP_PROTO,
@@ -1045,6 +1058,63 @@ sfc_mae_rule_parse_item_ipv6(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct sfc_mae_field_locator flocs_tcp[] = {
+	{
+		EFX_MAE_FIELD_L4_SPORT_BE,
+		RTE_SIZEOF_FIELD(struct rte_flow_item_tcp, hdr.src_port),
+		offsetof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp, hdr.src_port),
+	},
+	{
+		EFX_MAE_FIELD_L4_DPORT_BE,
+		RTE_SIZEOF_FIELD(struct rte_flow_item_tcp, hdr.dst_port),
+		offsetof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp, hdr.dst_port),
+	},
+	{
+		EFX_MAE_FIELD_TCP_FLAGS_BE,
+		/*
+		 * The values have been picked intentionally since the
+		 * target MAE field is oversize (16 bit). This mapping
+		 * relies on the fact that the MAE field is big-endian.
+		 */
+		RTE_SIZEOF_FIELD(struct rte_flow_item_tcp, hdr.data_off) +
+		RTE_SIZEOF_FIELD(struct rte_flow_item_tcp, hdr.tcp_flags),
+		offsetof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp, hdr.data_off),
+	},
+};
+
+static int
+sfc_mae_rule_parse_item_tcp(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
+			    struct sfc_flow_parse_ctx *ctx,
+			    struct rte_flow_error *error)
+{
+	struct sfc_mae_parse_ctx *ctx_mae = ctx->mae;
+	struct sfc_mae_pattern_data *pdata = &ctx_mae->pattern_data;
+	struct rte_flow_item_tcp supp_mask;
+	const uint8_t *spec = NULL;
+	const uint8_t *mask = NULL;
+	int rc;
+
+	sfc_mae_item_build_supp_mask(flocs_tcp, RTE_DIM(flocs_tcp),
+				     &supp_mask, sizeof(supp_mask));
+
+	rc = sfc_flow_parse_init(item,
+				 (const void **)&spec, (const void **)&mask,
+				 (const void *)&supp_mask,
+				 &rte_flow_item_tcp_mask,
+				 sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_tcp), error);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		return rc;
+
+	pdata->l3_next_proto_restriction_value = IPPROTO_TCP;
+	pdata->l3_next_proto_restriction_mask = 0xff;
+
+	if (spec == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	return sfc_mae_parse_item(flocs_tcp, RTE_DIM(flocs_tcp), spec, mask,
+				  ctx_mae->match_spec_action, error);
+}
+
 static const struct sfc_flow_item sfc_flow_items[] = {
 	{
 		.type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_ID,
@@ -1118,6 +1188,13 @@ static const struct sfc_flow_item sfc_flow_items[] = {
 		.ctx_type = SFC_FLOW_PARSE_CTX_MAE,
 		.parse = sfc_mae_rule_parse_item_ipv6,
 	},
+	{
+		.type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TCP,
+		.prev_layer = SFC_FLOW_ITEM_L3,
+		.layer = SFC_FLOW_ITEM_L4,
+		.ctx_type = SFC_FLOW_PARSE_CTX_MAE,
+		.parse = sfc_mae_rule_parse_item_tcp,
+	},
 };
 
 int
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h
index 993a377861..71046f2308 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h
@@ -123,10 +123,23 @@ struct sfc_mae_pattern_data {
 	/**
 	 * The following two fields keep track of L3 "proto" mask and value.
 	 * The corresponding fields get filled in MAE match specification
-	 * at the end of parsing.
+	 * at the end of parsing. Also, the information is used by a
+	 * post-check to enforce consistency requirements:
+	 *
+	 * - If a L3 item is followed by an item TCP, the former has
+	 *   its "proto" set to either 0x06/0xff or 0x00/0x00.
 	 */
 	uint8_t				l3_next_proto_value;
 	uint8_t				l3_next_proto_mask;
+
+	/*
+	 * L4 requirement for L3 item's "proto".
+	 * This contains one of:
+	 * - 0x06/0xff: TCP
+	 * - 0x00/0x00: no L4 item
+	 */
+	uint8_t				l3_next_proto_restriction_value;
+	uint8_t				l3_next_proto_restriction_mask;
 };
 
 struct sfc_mae_parse_ctx {
