diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
index 8e01f818021b..28c7301e08f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
@@ -760,8 +760,8 @@ const struct mlx5_flow_cmds *mlx5_fs_cmd_get_default(enum fs_flow_table_type typ
 	case FS_FT_FDB:
 	case FS_FT_SNIFFER_RX:
 	case FS_FT_SNIFFER_TX:
-		return mlx5_fs_cmd_get_fw_cmds();
 	case FS_FT_NIC_TX:
+		return mlx5_fs_cmd_get_fw_cmds();
 	default:
 		return mlx5_fs_cmd_get_stub_cmds();
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 5624030d2ed4..b7e7eb3535c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@
 					   FS_CAP(flow_table_properties_nic_receive.identified_miss_table_mode), \
 					   FS_CAP(flow_table_properties_nic_receive.flow_table_modify))
 
+#define FS_CHAINING_CAPS_EGRESS                                                \
+	FS_REQUIRED_CAPS(                                                      \
+		FS_CAP(flow_table_properties_nic_transmit.flow_modify_en),     \
+		FS_CAP(flow_table_properties_nic_transmit.modify_root),        \
+		FS_CAP(flow_table_properties_nic_transmit                      \
+			       .identified_miss_table_mode),                   \
+		FS_CAP(flow_table_properties_nic_transmit.flow_table_modify))
+
 #define LEFTOVERS_NUM_LEVELS 1
 #define LEFTOVERS_NUM_PRIOS 1
 
@@ -151,6 +159,17 @@ static struct init_tree_node {
 	}
 };
 
+static struct init_tree_node egress_root_fs = {
+	.type = FS_TYPE_NAMESPACE,
+	.ar_size = 1,
+	.children = (struct init_tree_node[]) {
+		ADD_PRIO(0, MLX5_BY_PASS_NUM_PRIOS, 0,
+			 FS_CHAINING_CAPS_EGRESS,
+			 ADD_NS(ADD_MULTIPLE_PRIO(MLX5_BY_PASS_NUM_PRIOS,
+						  BY_PASS_PRIO_NUM_LEVELS))),
+	}
+};
+
 enum fs_i_lock_class {
 	FS_LOCK_GRANDPARENT,
 	FS_LOCK_PARENT,
@@ -1978,7 +1997,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_namespace *mlx5_get_flow_namespace(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
 	struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *root_ns;
-	int prio;
+	int prio = 0;
 	struct fs_prio *fs_prio;
 	struct mlx5_flow_namespace *ns;
 
@@ -1998,16 +2017,17 @@ struct mlx5_flow_namespace *mlx5_get_flow_namespace(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 		if (steering->sniffer_tx_root_ns)
 			return &steering->sniffer_tx_root_ns->ns;
 		return NULL;
-	case MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_EGRESS:
-		if (steering->egress_root_ns)
-			return &steering->egress_root_ns->ns;
-		return NULL;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
 
-	root_ns = steering->root_ns;
-	prio = type;
+	if (type == MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_EGRESS) {
+		root_ns = steering->egress_root_ns;
+	} else { /* Must be NIC RX */
+		root_ns = steering->root_ns;
+		prio = type;
+	}
+
 	if (!root_ns)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -2523,16 +2543,23 @@ cleanup_root_ns:
 
 static int init_egress_root_ns(struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering)
 {
-	struct fs_prio *prio;
+	int err;
 
 	steering->egress_root_ns = create_root_ns(steering,
 						  FS_FT_NIC_TX);
 	if (!steering->egress_root_ns)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/* create 1 prio*/
-	prio = fs_create_prio(&steering->egress_root_ns->ns, 0, 1);
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(prio);
+	err = init_root_tree(steering, &egress_root_fs,
+			     &steering->egress_root_ns->ns.node);
+	if (err)
+		goto cleanup;
+	set_prio_attrs(steering->egress_root_ns);
+	return 0;
+cleanup:
+	cleanup_root_ns(steering->egress_root_ns);
+	steering->egress_root_ns = NULL;
+	return err;
 }
 
 int mlx5_init_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
@@ -2600,7 +2627,7 @@ int mlx5_init_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 			goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (MLX5_IPSEC_DEV(dev)) {
+	if (MLX5_IPSEC_DEV(dev) || MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_NIC_TX(dev, ft_support)) {
 		err = init_egress_root_ns(steering);
 		if (err)
 			goto err;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/device.h b/include/linux/mlx5/device.h
index 11fa4e66afc5..f2281e69ab39 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/device.h
@@ -1120,6 +1120,12 @@ enum mlx5_qcam_feature_groups {
 #define MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_NIC_RX_MAX(mdev, cap) \
 	MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_MAX(mdev, flow_table_properties_nic_receive.cap)
 
+#define MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_NIC_TX(mdev, cap) \
+		MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE(mdev, flow_table_properties_nic_transmit.cap)
+
+#define MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_NIC_TX_MAX(mdev, cap) \
+	MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_MAX(mdev, flow_table_properties_nic_transmit.cap)
+
 #define MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_SNIFFER_RX(mdev, cap) \
 	MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE(mdev, flow_table_properties_nic_receive_sniffer.cap)