diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/hws/mlx5dr_definer.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/hws/mlx5dr_definer.c
index 6b98eb8c96..a6378afb10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/hws/mlx5dr_definer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/hws/mlx5dr_definer.c
@@ -293,6 +293,43 @@ mlx5dr_definer_integrity_set(struct mlx5dr_definer_fc *fc,
 	DR_SET(tag, ok1_bits, fc->byte_off, fc->bit_off, fc->bit_mask);
 }
 
+static void
+mlx5dr_definer_flex_parser_set(struct mlx5dr_definer_fc *fc,
+			       const void *item,
+			       uint8_t *tag, bool is_inner)
+{
+	const struct rte_flow_item_flex *flex = item;
+	uint32_t byte_off, val, idx;
+	int ret;
+
+	val = 0;
+	byte_off = MLX5_BYTE_OFF(definer_hl, flex_parser.flex_parser_0);
+	idx = fc->fname - MLX5DR_DEFINER_FNAME_FLEX_PARSER_0;
+	byte_off -= idx * sizeof(uint32_t);
+	ret = mlx5_flex_get_parser_value_per_byte_off(flex, flex->handle, byte_off,
+						      false, is_inner, &val);
+	if (ret == -1 || !val)
+		return;
+
+	DR_SET(tag, val, fc->byte_off, 0, fc->bit_mask);
+}
+
+static void
+mlx5dr_definer_flex_parser_inner_set(struct mlx5dr_definer_fc *fc,
+				     const void *item,
+				     uint8_t *tag)
+{
+	mlx5dr_definer_flex_parser_set(fc, item, tag, true);
+}
+
+static void
+mlx5dr_definer_flex_parser_outer_set(struct mlx5dr_definer_fc *fc,
+				     const void *item,
+				     uint8_t *tag)
+{
+	mlx5dr_definer_flex_parser_set(fc, item, tag, false);
+}
+
 static void
 mlx5dr_definer_gre_key_set(struct mlx5dr_definer_fc *fc,
 			   const void *item_spec,
@@ -1465,6 +1502,47 @@ mlx5dr_definer_conv_item_meter_color(struct mlx5dr_definer_conv_data *cd,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+mlx5dr_definer_conv_item_flex_parser(struct mlx5dr_definer_conv_data *cd,
+				     struct rte_flow_item *item,
+				     int item_idx)
+{
+	uint32_t base_off = MLX5_BYTE_OFF(definer_hl, flex_parser.flex_parser_0);
+	const struct rte_flow_item_flex *v, *m;
+	enum mlx5dr_definer_fname fname;
+	struct mlx5dr_definer_fc *fc;
+	uint32_t i, mask, byte_off;
+	bool is_inner = cd->tunnel;
+	int ret;
+
+	m = item->mask;
+	v = item->spec;
+	mask = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < MLX5_GRAPH_NODE_SAMPLE_NUM; i++) {
+		byte_off = base_off - i * sizeof(uint32_t);
+		ret = mlx5_flex_get_parser_value_per_byte_off(m, v->handle, byte_off,
+							      true, is_inner, &mask);
+		if (ret == -1) {
+			rte_errno = EINVAL;
+			return rte_errno;
+		}
+
+		if (!mask)
+			continue;
+
+		fname = MLX5DR_DEFINER_FNAME_FLEX_PARSER_0;
+		fname += (enum mlx5dr_definer_fname)i;
+		fc = &cd->fc[fname];
+		fc->byte_off = byte_off;
+		fc->item_idx = item_idx;
+		fc->tag_set = cd->tunnel ? &mlx5dr_definer_flex_parser_inner_set :
+					   &mlx5dr_definer_flex_parser_outer_set;
+		fc->tag_mask_set = &mlx5dr_definer_ones_set;
+		fc->bit_mask = mask;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 mlx5dr_definer_conv_items_to_hl(struct mlx5dr_context *ctx,
 				struct mlx5dr_match_template *mt,
@@ -1581,6 +1659,11 @@ mlx5dr_definer_conv_items_to_hl(struct mlx5dr_context *ctx,
 			ret = mlx5dr_definer_conv_item_meter_color(&cd, items, i);
 			item_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_ITEM_METER_COLOR;
 			break;
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_FLEX:
+			ret = mlx5dr_definer_conv_item_flex_parser(&cd, items, i);
+			item_flags |= cd.tunnel ? MLX5_FLOW_ITEM_INNER_FLEX :
+						  MLX5_FLOW_ITEM_OUTER_FLEX;
+			break;
 		default:
 			DR_LOG(ERR, "Unsupported item type %d", items->type);
 			rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 0b97c4e78d..8297129bd1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static void
 mlx5_flex_parser_ecpri_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct mlx5_ecpri_parser_profile *prf =	&priv->sh->ecpri_parser;
+	struct mlx5_ecpri_parser_profile *prf = &priv->sh->ecpri_parser;
 
 	if (prf->obj)
 		mlx5_devx_cmd_destroy(prf->obj);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 83fb316ad8..2cc3959d01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -2243,6 +2243,12 @@ void mlx5_flex_item_port_cleanup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_flex_flow_translate_item(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *matcher,
 				   void *key, const struct rte_flow_item *item,
 				   bool is_inner);
+int mlx5_flex_get_sample_id(const struct mlx5_flex_item *tp,
+			    uint32_t idx, uint32_t *pos,
+			    bool is_inner, uint32_t *def);
+int mlx5_flex_get_parser_value_per_byte_off(const struct rte_flow_item_flex *item,
+					    void *flex, uint32_t byte_off,
+					    bool is_mask, bool tunnel, uint32_t *value);
 int mlx5_flex_acquire_index(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			    struct rte_flow_item_flex_handle *handle,
 			    bool acquire);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
index e376dcae93..c8761c4e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
@@ -1225,6 +1225,7 @@ struct rte_flow_pattern_template {
 	 * tag pattern item for representor matching.
 	 */
 	bool implicit_tag;
+	uint8_t flex_item; /* flex item index. */
 };
 
 /* Flow action template struct. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 7ca909999b..284f18da11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -10588,7 +10588,7 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_flex(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *matcher, void *key,
 		(const struct rte_flow_item_flex *)item->spec;
 	int index = mlx5_flex_acquire_index(dev, spec->handle, false);
 
-	MLX5_ASSERT(index >= 0 && index <= (int)(sizeof(uint32_t) * CHAR_BIT));
+	MLX5_ASSERT(index >= 0 && index < (int)(sizeof(uint32_t) * CHAR_BIT));
 	if (index < 0)
 		return;
 	if (!(dev_flow->handle->flex_item & RTE_BIT32(index))) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_flex.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_flex.c
index 24b7226ee6..aa317fc958 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_flex.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_flex.c
@@ -198,6 +198,99 @@ mlx5_flex_set_match_sample(void *misc4_m, void *misc4_v,
 	}
 #undef SET_FP_MATCH_SAMPLE_ID
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get the flex parser sample id and corresponding mask
+ * per shift and width information.
+ *
+ * @param[in] tp
+ *   Mlx5 flex item sample mapping handle.
+ * @param[in] idx
+ *   Mapping index.
+ * @param[in, out] pos
+ *   Where to search the value and mask.
+ * @param[in] is_inner
+ *   For inner matching or not.
+ * @param[in, def] def
+ *   Mask generated by mapping shift and width.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, -1 to ignore.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_flex_get_sample_id(const struct mlx5_flex_item *tp,
+			uint32_t idx, uint32_t *pos,
+			bool is_inner, uint32_t *def)
+{
+	const struct mlx5_flex_pattern_field *map = tp->map + idx;
+	uint32_t id = map->reg_id;
+
+	*def = (RTE_BIT64(map->width) - 1) << map->shift;
+	/* Skip placeholders for DUMMY fields. */
+	if (id == MLX5_INVALID_SAMPLE_REG_ID) {
+		*pos += map->width;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	MLX5_ASSERT(map->width);
+	MLX5_ASSERT(id < tp->devx_fp->num_samples);
+	if (tp->tunnel_mode == FLEX_TUNNEL_MODE_MULTI && is_inner) {
+		uint32_t num_samples = tp->devx_fp->num_samples / 2;
+
+		MLX5_ASSERT(tp->devx_fp->num_samples % 2 == 0);
+		MLX5_ASSERT(id < num_samples);
+		id += num_samples;
+	}
+	return id;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the flex parser mapping value per definer format_select_dw.
+ *
+ * @param[in] item
+ *   Rte flex item pointer.
+ * @param[in] flex
+ *   Mlx5 flex item sample mapping handle.
+ * @param[in] byte_off
+ *   Mlx5 flex item format_select_dw.
+ * @param[in] is_mask
+ *   Spec or mask.
+ * @param[in] tunnel
+ *   Tunnel mode or not.
+ * @param[in, def] value
+ *   Value calculated for this flex parser, either spec or mask.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, -1 for error.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_flex_get_parser_value_per_byte_off(const struct rte_flow_item_flex *item,
+					void *flex, uint32_t byte_off,
+					bool is_mask, bool tunnel, uint32_t *value)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flex_pattern_field *map;
+	struct mlx5_flex_item *tp = flex;
+	uint32_t def, i, pos, val;
+	int id;
+
+	*value = 0;
+	for (i = 0, pos = 0; i < tp->mapnum && pos < item->length * CHAR_BIT; i++) {
+		map = tp->map + i;
+		id = mlx5_flex_get_sample_id(tp, i, &pos, tunnel, &def);
+		if (id == -1)
+			continue;
+		if (id >= (int)tp->devx_fp->num_samples || id >= MLX5_GRAPH_NODE_SAMPLE_NUM)
+			return -1;
+		if (byte_off == tp->devx_fp->sample_ids[id].format_select_dw * sizeof(uint32_t)) {
+			val = mlx5_flex_get_bitfield(item, pos, map->width, map->shift);
+			if (is_mask)
+				val &= RTE_BE32(def);
+			*value |= val;
+		}
+		pos += map->width;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Translate item pattern into matcher fields according to translation
  * array.
@@ -240,26 +333,17 @@ mlx5_flex_flow_translate_item(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	MLX5_ASSERT(mlx5_flex_index(priv, tp) >= 0);
 	for (i = 0; i < tp->mapnum; i++) {
 		struct mlx5_flex_pattern_field *map = tp->map + i;
-		uint32_t id = map->reg_id;
-		uint32_t def = (RTE_BIT64(map->width) - 1) << map->shift;
-		uint32_t val, msk;
+		uint32_t val, msk, def;
+		int id = mlx5_flex_get_sample_id(tp, i, &pos, is_inner, &def);
 
-		/* Skip placeholders for DUMMY fields. */
-		if (id == MLX5_INVALID_SAMPLE_REG_ID) {
-			pos += map->width;
+		if (id == -1)
 			continue;
-		}
+		MLX5_ASSERT(id < (int)tp->devx_fp->num_samples);
+		if (id >= (int)tp->devx_fp->num_samples ||
+		    id >= MLX5_GRAPH_NODE_SAMPLE_NUM)
+			return;
 		val = mlx5_flex_get_bitfield(spec, pos, map->width, map->shift);
 		msk = mlx5_flex_get_bitfield(mask, pos, map->width, map->shift);
-		MLX5_ASSERT(map->width);
-		MLX5_ASSERT(id < tp->devx_fp->num_samples);
-		if (tp->tunnel_mode == FLEX_TUNNEL_MODE_MULTI && is_inner) {
-			uint32_t num_samples = tp->devx_fp->num_samples / 2;
-
-			MLX5_ASSERT(tp->devx_fp->num_samples % 2 == 0);
-			MLX5_ASSERT(id < num_samples);
-			id += num_samples;
-		}
 		if (attr->ext_sample_id)
 			sample_id = tp->devx_fp->sample_ids[id].sample_id;
 		else
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
index 44953451d5..742b0b0d43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
@@ -4331,6 +4331,36 @@ flow_hw_set_vlan_vid_construct(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 					      &modify_action);
 }
 
+static int
+flow_hw_flex_item_acquire(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			  struct rte_flow_item_flex_handle *handle,
+			  uint8_t *flex_item)
+{
+	int index = mlx5_flex_acquire_index(dev, handle, false);
+
+	MLX5_ASSERT(index >= 0 && index < (int)(sizeof(uint32_t) * CHAR_BIT));
+	if (index < 0)
+		return -1;
+	if (!(*flex_item & RTE_BIT32(index))) {
+		/* Don't count same flex item again. */
+		if (mlx5_flex_acquire_index(dev, handle, true) != index)
+			MLX5_ASSERT(false);
+		*flex_item |= (uint8_t)RTE_BIT32(index);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+flow_hw_flex_item_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t *flex_item)
+{
+	while (*flex_item) {
+		int index = rte_bsf32(*flex_item);
+
+		mlx5_flex_release_index(dev, index);
+		*flex_item &= ~(uint8_t)RTE_BIT32(index);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Create flow action template.
  *
@@ -4732,6 +4762,7 @@ flow_hw_pattern_validate(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ICMP:
 		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ICMP6:
 		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_CONNTRACK:
+		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_FLEX:
 			break;
 		case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_INTEGRITY:
 			/*
@@ -4809,6 +4840,7 @@ flow_hw_pattern_template_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		.mask = &tag_m,
 		.last = NULL
 	};
+	unsigned int i = 0;
 
 	if (flow_hw_pattern_validate(dev, attr, items, error))
 		return NULL;
@@ -4868,6 +4900,19 @@ flow_hw_pattern_template_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			it->implicit_tag = true;
 		mlx5_free(copied_items);
 	}
+	for (i = 0; items[i].type != RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END; ++i) {
+		if (items[i].type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_FLEX) {
+			const struct rte_flow_item_flex *spec =
+				(const struct rte_flow_item_flex *)items[i].spec;
+			struct rte_flow_item_flex_handle *handle = spec->handle;
+
+			if (flow_hw_flex_item_acquire(dev, handle, &it->flex_item)) {
+				claim_zero(mlx5dr_match_template_destroy(it->mt));
+				mlx5_free(it);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	__atomic_fetch_add(&it->refcnt, 1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&priv->flow_hw_itt, it, next);
 	return it;
@@ -4887,7 +4932,7 @@ flow_hw_pattern_template_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
 static int
-flow_hw_pattern_template_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
+flow_hw_pattern_template_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			      struct rte_flow_pattern_template *template,
 			      struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
 {
@@ -4900,6 +4945,7 @@ flow_hw_pattern_template_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 				   "item template in using");
 	}
 	LIST_REMOVE(template, next);
+	flow_hw_flex_item_release(dev, &template->flex_item);
 	claim_zero(mlx5dr_match_template_destroy(template->mt));
 	mlx5_free(template);
 	return 0;
