diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
index d9d8e4a..9cb8463 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
@@ -512,11 +512,11 @@ Callbacks for Kernel Requests
 
 To execute specific PMD operations in user space requested by some Linux* commands,
 callbacks must be implemented and filled in the struct rte_kni_ops structure.
-Currently, setting a new MTU, change in mac address and configuring the network interface(up/ down)
-are supported.
+Currently, setting a new MTU, change in mac address, configuring promiscusous mode
+and configuring the network interface(up/ down) are supported.
 Default implementation for following is available in rte_kni library. Application
 may choose to not implement follwoing callbacks:
-	``config_mac_address``
+	``config_mac_address`` and ``config_promiscusity``
 
 
 .. code-block:: c
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ may choose to not implement follwoing callbacks:
         .change_mtu = kni_change_mtu,
         .config_network_if = kni_config_network_interface,
         .config_mac_address = kni_config_mac_address,
+        .config_promiscusity = kni_config_promiscusity,
     };
 
     /* Callback for request of changing MTU */
@@ -626,3 +627,25 @@ may choose to not implement follwoing callbacks:
 
         return ret;
     }
+
+    /* Callback for request of configuring promiscuous mode */
+
+    static int
+    kni_config_promiscusity(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t to_on)
+    {
+        if (port_id >= rte_eth_dev_count() || port_id >= RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS) {
+                RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Invalid port id %d\n", port_id);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
+        RTE_LOG(INFO, KNI, "Configure promiscuous mode of %d to %d\n",
+                port_id, to_on);
+
+        if (to_on)
+                rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(port_id);
+        else
+                rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(port_id);
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h
index 1a760de..f2ef48e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ enum rte_kni_req_id {
 	RTE_KNI_REQ_UNKNOWN = 0,
 	RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_MTU,
 	RTE_KNI_REQ_CFG_NETWORK_IF,
+	RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_PROMISC,
 	RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_MAC_ADDR,
 	RTE_KNI_REQ_MAX,
 };
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ struct rte_kni_request {
 		uint32_t new_mtu;    /**< New MTU */
 		uint8_t if_up;       /**< 1: interface up, 0: interface down */
 		uint8_t mac_addr[6]; /**< MAC address for interface */
+		uint8_t promiscusity;/**< 1: promisc mode enable, 0: disable */
 	};
 	int32_t result;               /**< Result for processing request */
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
index 3e02ea1..e261c58 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
@@ -603,6 +603,22 @@ kni_net_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	return (ret == 0) ? req.result : ret;
 }
 
+static void
+kni_net_set_promiscusity(struct net_device *netdev, int flags)
+{
+	struct rte_kni_request req;
+	struct kni_dev *kni = netdev_priv(netdev);
+
+	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
+	req.req_id = RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_PROMISC;
+
+	if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
+		req.promiscusity = 1;
+	else
+		req.promiscusity = 0;
+	kni_net_process_request(kni, &req);
+}
+
 /*
  * Checks if the user space application provided the resp message
  */
@@ -712,6 +728,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops kni_net_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open = kni_net_open,
 	.ndo_stop = kni_net_release,
 	.ndo_set_config = kni_net_config,
+	.ndo_change_rx_flags = kni_net_set_promiscusity,
 	.ndo_start_xmit = kni_net_tx,
 	.ndo_change_mtu = kni_net_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl = kni_net_ioctl,
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
index 04db3df..e8cd297 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
@@ -552,6 +552,26 @@ kni_config_mac_address(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t mac_addr[])
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* default callback for request of configuring promiscuous mode */
+static int
+kni_config_promiscusity(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t to_on)
+{
+	if (port_id >= rte_eth_dev_count() || port_id >= RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Invalid port id %d\n", port_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, KNI, "Configure promiscuous mode of %d to %d\n",
+		port_id, to_on);
+
+	if (to_on)
+		rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(port_id);
+	else
+		rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(port_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 rte_kni_handle_request(struct rte_kni *kni)
 {
@@ -591,6 +611,14 @@ rte_kni_handle_request(struct rte_kni *kni)
 			req->result = kni_config_mac_address(
 					kni->ops.port_id, req->mac_addr);
 		break;
+	case RTE_KNI_REQ_CHANGE_PROMISC: /* Change PROMISCUOUS MODE */
+		if (kni->ops.config_promiscusity)
+			req->result = kni->ops.config_promiscusity(
+					kni->ops.port_id, req->promiscusity);
+		else
+			req->result = kni_config_promiscusity(
+					kni->ops.port_id, req->promiscusity);
+		break;
 	default:
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Unknown request id %u\n", req->req_id);
 		req->result = -EINVAL;
@@ -741,7 +769,8 @@ kni_check_request_register(struct rte_kni_ops *ops)
 
 	if ((NULL == ops->change_mtu)
 		&& (NULL == ops->config_network_if)
-		&& (NULL == ops->config_mac_address))
+		&& (NULL == ops->config_mac_address)
+		&& (NULL == ops->config_promiscusity))
 		return KNI_REQ_NO_REGISTER;
 
 	return KNI_REQ_REGISTERED;
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
index a53329b..bc5ead7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ struct rte_kni_ops {
 	/* Pointer to function of configuring network interface */
 	int (*config_network_if)(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t if_up);
 
+	/* Pointer to function of configuring promiscuous mode */
+	int (*config_promiscusity)(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t to_on);
+
 	/* Pointer to function of configuring mac address */
 	int (*config_mac_address)(uint16_t port_id, uint8_t mac_addr[]);
 };
diff --git a/test/test/test_kni.c b/test/test/test_kni.c
index 06448c9..56a7f3b 100644
--- a/test/test/test_kni.c
+++ b/test/test/test_kni.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ static struct rte_kni_ops kni_ops = {
 	.change_mtu = NULL,
 	.config_network_if = NULL,
 	.config_mac_address = NULL,
+	.config_promiscusity = NULL,
 };
 
 static unsigned lcore_master, lcore_ingress, lcore_egress;
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ test_kni_register_handler_mp(void)
 			.change_mtu = kni_change_mtu,
 			.config_network_if = NULL,
 			.config_mac_address = NULL,
+			.config_promiscusity = NULL,
 		};
 
 		if (!kni) {
