diff --git a/src/vnet/flow/FEATURE.yaml b/src/vnet/flow/FEATURE.yaml
index a26571c..8633f4f 100644
--- a/src/vnet/flow/FEATURE.yaml
+++ b/src/vnet/flow/FEATURE.yaml
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@
       - FLOW_TYPE_IP4_VXLAN,
       - FLOW_TYPE_IP6_VXLAN,
       - FLOW_TYPE_IP4_GTPC,
-      - FLOW_TYPE_IP4_GTPU
+      - FLOW_TYPE_IP4_GTPU,
+      - FLOW_TYPE_GENERIC
   - The below flow actions can be specified for the flows:
       - FLOW_ACTION_COUNT,
       - FLOW_ACTION_MARK,
       - FLOW_ACTION_BUFFER_ADVANCE,
       - FLOW_ACTION_REDIRECT_TO_NODE,
       - FLOW_ACTION_REDIRECT_TO_QUEUE,
+      - FLOW_ACTION_RSS,
       - FLOW_ACTION_DROP
 description: "Flow infrastructure to provide hardware offload capabilities"
 state: development
diff --git a/src/vnet/flow/flow.api b/src/vnet/flow/flow.api
index 7bb21cd..dff3eec 100644
--- a/src/vnet/flow/flow.api
+++ b/src/vnet/flow/flow.api
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-option version = "0.0.2";
+option version = "0.0.3";
 
 import "vnet/interface_types.api";
 import "vnet/ip/ip_types.api";
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@
   option vat_help = "test flow add [src-ip <ip-addr/mask>] [dst-ip <ip-addr/mask>] [src-port <port/mask>] [dst-port <port/mask>] [proto <ip-proto>]";
 };
 
+/** \brief flow add request v2
+    @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
+    @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
+    @param flow - flow rule v2
+*/
+define flow_add_v2
+{
+  u32 client_index;
+  u32 context;
+  vl_api_flow_rule_v2_t flow;
+  option vat_help = "test flow add [src-ip <ip-addr/mask>] [dst-ip <ip-addr/mask>] [src-port <port/mask>] [dst-port <port/mask>] [proto <ip-proto>] [spec <spec-string>] [mask <mask-string>]";
+};
+
 /** \brief reply for adding flow
     @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
     @param retval - return code
@@ -44,6 +57,18 @@
   u32 flow_index;
 };
 
+/** \brief reply for adding flow v2
+    @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
+    @param retval - return code
+    @param flow_index - flow index, can be used for flow del/enable/disable
+*/
+define flow_add_v2_reply
+{
+  u32 context;
+  i32 retval;
+  u32 flow_index;
+};
+
 /** \brief flow del request
     @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
     @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
diff --git a/src/vnet/flow/flow_api.c b/src/vnet/flow/flow_api.c
index 6f08f03..0e25fb3 100644
--- a/src/vnet/flow/flow_api.c
+++ b/src/vnet/flow/flow_api.c
@@ -215,6 +215,16 @@
   f->teid = ntohl (vl_api_flow->teid);
 }
 
+static inline void
+generic_flow_convert (vl_api_flow_generic_t *vl_api_flow,
+		      vnet_flow_generic_t *f)
+{
+  clib_memcpy (f->pattern.spec, vl_api_flow->pattern.spec,
+	       sizeof (vl_api_flow->pattern.spec));
+  clib_memcpy (f->pattern.mask, vl_api_flow->pattern.mask,
+	       sizeof (vl_api_flow->pattern.mask));
+}
+
 static void
 vl_api_flow_add_t_handler (vl_api_flow_add_t * mp)
 {
@@ -298,6 +308,91 @@
 }
 
 static void
+vl_api_flow_add_v2_t_handler (vl_api_flow_add_v2_t *mp)
+{
+  vl_api_flow_add_v2_reply_t *rmp;
+  int rv = 0;
+  vnet_flow_t flow;
+  u32 flow_index = ~0;
+  vl_api_flow_rule_v2_t *f = &mp->flow;
+
+  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
+
+  flow.type = ntohl (f->type);
+  flow.actions = ntohl (f->actions);
+  flow.mark_flow_id = ntohl (f->mark_flow_id);
+  flow.redirect_node_index = ntohl (f->redirect_node_index);
+  flow.redirect_device_input_next_index =
+    ntohl (f->redirect_device_input_next_index);
+  flow.redirect_queue = ntohl (f->redirect_queue);
+  flow.buffer_advance = ntohl (f->buffer_advance);
+  flow.queue_index = ntohl (f->queue_index);
+  flow.queue_num = ntohl (f->queue_num);
+  flow.rss_types = ntohl (f->rss_types);
+  flow.rss_fun = ntohl (f->rss_fun);
+
+  switch (flow.type)
+    {
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP4:
+      ipv4_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip4, &flow.ip4);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP6:
+      ipv6_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip6, &flow.ip6);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP4_N_TUPLE:
+      ipv4_n_tuple_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip4_n_tuple, &flow.ip4_n_tuple);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP6_N_TUPLE:
+      ipv6_n_tuple_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip6_n_tuple, &flow.ip6_n_tuple);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP4_N_TUPLE_TAGGED:
+      ipv4_n_tuple_tagged_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip4_n_tuple_tagged,
+					&flow.ip4_n_tuple_tagged);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP6_N_TUPLE_TAGGED:
+      ipv6_n_tuple_tagged_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip6_n_tuple_tagged,
+					&flow.ip6_n_tuple_tagged);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP4_L2TPV3OIP:
+      ipv4_l2tpv3oip_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip4_l2tpv3oip,
+				   &flow.ip4_l2tpv3oip);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP4_IPSEC_ESP:
+      ipv4_ipsec_esp_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip4_ipsec_esp,
+				   &flow.ip4_ipsec_esp);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP4_IPSEC_AH:
+      ipv4_ipsec_ah_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip4_ipsec_ah, &flow.ip4_ipsec_ah);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP4_VXLAN:
+      ipv4_vxlan_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip4_vxlan, &flow.ip4_vxlan);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP6_VXLAN:
+      ipv6_vxlan_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip6_vxlan, &flow.ip6_vxlan);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP4_GTPU:
+      ipv4_gtpu_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip4_gtpu, &flow.ip4_gtpu);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_IP4_GTPC:
+      ipv4_gtpc_flow_convert (&f->flow.ip4_gtpc, &flow.ip4_gtpc);
+      break;
+    case VNET_FLOW_TYPE_GENERIC:
+      generic_flow_convert (&f->flow.generic, &flow.generic);
+      break;
+    default:
+      rv = VNET_FLOW_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+      goto out;
+      break;
+    }
+
+  rv = vnet_flow_add (vnm, &flow, &flow_index);
+
+out:
+  REPLY_MACRO2 (VL_API_FLOW_ADD_V2_REPLY,
+		({ rmp->flow_index = ntohl (flow_index); }));
+}
+
+static void
 vl_api_flow_del_t_handler (vl_api_flow_del_t * mp)
 {
   vl_api_flow_add_reply_t *rmp;
diff --git a/src/vnet/flow/flow_types.api b/src/vnet/flow/flow_types.api
index 86f7ce1..1696001 100644
--- a/src/vnet/flow/flow_types.api
+++ b/src/vnet/flow/flow_types.api
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-option version = "0.0.3";
+option version = "0.0.4";
 import "vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api";
 import "vnet/ip/ip_types.api";
 
@@ -36,6 +36,25 @@
   FLOW_TYPE_IP4_GTPU,
 };
 
+enum flow_type_v2
+{
+  FLOW_TYPE_ETHERNET_V2 = 1,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP4_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP6_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP4_L2TPV3OIP_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP4_IPSEC_ESP_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP4_IPSEC_AH_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP4_N_TUPLE_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP6_N_TUPLE_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP4_N_TUPLE_TAGGED_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP6_N_TUPLE_TAGGED_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP4_VXLAN_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP6_VXLAN_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP4_GTPC_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_IP4_GTPU_V2,
+  FLOW_TYPE_GENERIC_V2,
+};
+
 enum flow_action
 {
   FLOW_ACTION_COUNT = 1,
@@ -46,6 +65,31 @@
   FLOW_ACTION_DROP = 64,
 };
 
+enum flow_action_v2
+{
+  FLOW_ACTION_COUNT_V2 = 1,
+  FLOW_ACTION_MARK_V2 = 2,
+  FLOW_ACTION_BUFFER_ADVANCE_V2 = 4,
+  FLOW_ACTION_REDIRECT_TO_NODE_V2 = 8,
+  FLOW_ACTION_REDIRECT_TO_QUEUE_V2 = 16,
+  FLOW_ACTION_RSS_V2 = 32,
+  FLOW_ACTION_DROP_V2 = 64,
+};
+
+enum rss_function
+{
+  RSS_FUNC_DEFAULT,
+  RSS_FUNC_TOEPLITZ,
+  RSS_FUNC_SIMPLE_XOR,
+  RSS_FUNC_SYMMETRIC_TOEPLITZ,
+};
+
+typedef generic_pattern
+{
+  u8 spec[1024];
+  u8 mask[1024];
+};
+
 typedef ip_port_and_mask
 {
   u16 port;
@@ -193,6 +237,12 @@
   u32 teid;
 };
 
+typedef flow_generic
+{
+  i32 foo;
+  vl_api_generic_pattern_t pattern;
+};
+
 union flow
 {
   vl_api_flow_ethernet_t ethernet;
@@ -211,6 +261,25 @@
   vl_api_flow_ip4_gtpu_t ip4_gtpu;
 };
 
+union flow_v2
+{
+  vl_api_flow_ethernet_t ethernet;
+  vl_api_flow_ip4_t ip4;
+  vl_api_flow_ip6_t ip6;
+  vl_api_flow_ip4_l2tpv3oip_t ip4_l2tpv3oip;
+  vl_api_flow_ip4_ipsec_esp_t ip4_ipsec_esp;
+  vl_api_flow_ip4_ipsec_ah_t ip4_ipsec_ah;
+  vl_api_flow_ip4_n_tuple_t ip4_n_tuple;
+  vl_api_flow_ip6_n_tuple_t ip6_n_tuple;
+  vl_api_flow_ip4_n_tuple_tagged_t ip4_n_tuple_tagged;
+  vl_api_flow_ip6_n_tuple_tagged_t ip6_n_tuple_tagged;
+  vl_api_flow_ip4_vxlan_t ip4_vxlan;
+  vl_api_flow_ip6_vxlan_t ip6_vxlan;
+  vl_api_flow_ip4_gtpc_t ip4_gtpc;
+  vl_api_flow_ip4_gtpu_t ip4_gtpu;
+  vl_api_flow_generic_t generic;
+};
+
 /* main flow struct */
 typedef flow_rule
 {
@@ -240,3 +309,41 @@
   vl_api_flow_t flow;
 };
 
+/* main flow struct */
+typedef flow_rule_v2
+{
+  /* flow type */
+  vl_api_flow_type_v2_t type;
+
+  /* flow index */
+  u32 index;
+
+  /* bitmap of flow actions (FLOW_ACTION_*) */
+  vl_api_flow_action_v2_t actions;
+
+  /* flow id for VNET_FLOW_ACTION_MARK */
+  u32 mark_flow_id;
+
+  /* node index and next index for FLOW_ACTION_REDIRECT_TO_NODE */
+  u32 redirect_node_index;
+  u32 redirect_device_input_next_index;
+
+  /* queue for FLOW_ACTION_REDIRECT_TO_QUEUE */
+  u32 redirect_queue;
+
+  /* start queue index and queue numbers for RSS queue group with FLOW_ACTION_RSS */
+  u32 queue_index;
+  u32 queue_num;
+
+  /* buffer offset for FLOW_ACTION_BUFFER_ADVANCE */
+  i32 buffer_advance;
+
+  /* RSS types, including IPv4/IPv6/TCP/UDP... */
+  u64 rss_types;
+
+  /* RSS functions, including IPv4/IPv6/TCP/UDP... */
+  vl_api_rss_function_t rss_fun;
+
+  /* flow enum */
+  vl_api_flow_v2_t flow;
+};