diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
index 99dade7d8..a7fe7a7a8 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ enum index {
 	ITEM_TAG,
 	ITEM_TAG_DATA,
 	ITEM_TAG_INDEX,
+	ITEM_L2TPV3,
+	ITEM_L2TPV3_SESSION_ID,
 
 	/* Validate/create actions. */
 	ACTIONS,
@@ -746,6 +748,7 @@ static const enum index next_item[] = {
 	ITEM_PPPOE_PROTO_ID,
 	ITEM_HIGIG2,
 	ITEM_TAG,
+	ITEM_L2TPV3,
 	END_SET,
 	ZERO,
 };
@@ -1030,6 +1033,12 @@ static const enum index item_tag[] = {
 	ZERO,
 };
 
+static const enum index item_l2tpv3[] = {
+	ITEM_L2TPV3_SESSION_ID,
+	ITEM_NEXT,
+	ZERO,
+};
+
 static const enum index next_action[] = {
 	ACTION_END,
 	ACTION_VOID,
@@ -2593,6 +2602,21 @@ static const struct token token_list[] = {
 			     NEXT_ENTRY(ITEM_PARAM_IS)),
 		.args = ARGS(ARGS_ENTRY(struct rte_flow_item_tag, index)),
 	},
+	[ITEM_L2TPV3] = {
+		.name = "l2tpv3",
+		.help = "match L2TPv3 header",
+		.priv = PRIV_ITEM(L2TPV3, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_l2tpv3)),
+		.next = NEXT(item_l2tpv3),
+		.call = parse_vc,
+	},
+	[ITEM_L2TPV3_SESSION_ID] = {
+		.name = "session_id",
+		.help = "session identifier",
+		.next = NEXT(item_l2tpv3, NEXT_ENTRY(UNSIGNED), item_param),
+		.args = ARGS(ARGS_ENTRY_HTON(struct rte_flow_item_l2tpv3,
+					     session_id)),
+	},
+
 	/* Validate/create actions. */
 	[ACTIONS] = {
 		.name = "actions",
@@ -6238,6 +6262,10 @@ flow_item_default_mask(const struct rte_flow_item *item)
 		break;
 	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PPPOE_PROTO_ID:
 		mask = &rte_flow_item_pppoe_proto_id_mask;
+		break;
+	case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_L2TPV3:
+		mask = &rte_flow_item_l2tpv3_mask;
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
index a254c81ef..c7ddb38c5 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_flow.rst
@@ -1336,6 +1336,14 @@ Broadcom switches.
 
 - Default ``mask`` matches classification and vlan.
 
+Item: ``L2TPV3``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Matches a L2TPv3 header.
+
+- ``session_id``: L2TPv3 session identifier.
+- Default ``mask`` matches session_id only.
+
 
 Actions
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index 73ef0b41d..a48e77619 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -3954,6 +3954,10 @@ This section lists supported pattern items and their attributes, if any.
 
   - ``proto_id {unsigned}``: PPP protocol identifier.
 
+- ``l2tpv3``: match L2TPv3 header.
+
+  - ``session_id {unsigned}``: L2TPv3 session identifier.
+
 Actions list
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c
index 87a3e8c4c..fcda73320 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static const struct rte_flow_desc_data rte_flow_desc_item[] = {
 	MK_FLOW_ITEM(IGMP, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_igmp)),
 	MK_FLOW_ITEM(AH, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_ah)),
 	MK_FLOW_ITEM(HIGIG2, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_higig2_hdr)),
+	MK_FLOW_ITEM(L2TPV3, sizeof(struct rte_flow_item_l2tpv3)),
 };
 
 /** Generate flow_action[] entry. */
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
index 452d359a1..5ee055c28 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_flow.h
@@ -510,6 +510,16 @@ enum rte_flow_item_type {
 	 * See struct rte_flow_item_tag.
 	 */
 	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_TAG,
+
+	/*
+	 * Matches a L2TPv3 header.
+	 *
+	 * Configure flow for L2TPv3 packets.
+	 *
+	 * See struct rte_flow_item_l2tpv3.
+	 */
+	RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_L2TPV3,
+
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1373,6 +1383,23 @@ static const struct rte_flow_item_tag rte_flow_item_tag_mask = {
 };
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_L2TPV3.
+ *
+ * Matches a L2TPv3 header.
+ */
+struct rte_flow_item_l2tpv3 {
+	rte_be32_t session_id; /**< Session ID. */
+};
+
+/** Default mask for RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_L2TPV3. */
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+static const struct rte_flow_item_l2tpv3 rte_flow_item_l2tpv3_mask = {
+	.session_id = RTE_BE32(UINT32_MAX),
+};
+#endif
+
+
 /**
  * @warning
  * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this structure may change without prior notice
