diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
index 8d16744edc313df7ebc796d5fe1a01c58f425a09..6571b57b2268f08e60c6a0357ed6f057fdfa65f9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ enum ovs_datapath_cmd {
  * set on the datapath port (for OVS_ACTION_ATTR_MISS).  Only valid on
  * %OVS_DP_CMD_NEW requests. A value of zero indicates that upcalls should
  * not be sent.
+ * OVS_DP_ATTR_PER_CPU_PIDS: Per-cpu array of PIDs for upcalls when
+ * OVS_DP_F_DISPATCH_UPCALL_PER_CPU feature is set.
  * @OVS_DP_ATTR_STATS: Statistics about packets that have passed through the
  * datapath.  Always present in notifications.
  * @OVS_DP_ATTR_MEGAFLOW_STATS: Statistics about mega flow masks usage for the
@@ -87,6 +89,9 @@ enum ovs_datapath_attr {
 	OVS_DP_ATTR_USER_FEATURES,	/* OVS_DP_F_*  */
 	OVS_DP_ATTR_PAD,
 	OVS_DP_ATTR_MASKS_CACHE_SIZE,
+	OVS_DP_ATTR_PER_CPU_PIDS,   /* Netlink PIDS to receive upcalls in per-cpu
+				     * dispatch mode
+				     */
 	__OVS_DP_ATTR_MAX
 };
 
@@ -127,6 +132,9 @@ struct ovs_vport_stats {
 /* Allow tc offload recirc sharing */
 #define OVS_DP_F_TC_RECIRC_SHARING	(1 << 2)
 
+/* Allow per-cpu dispatch of upcalls */
+#define OVS_DP_F_DISPATCH_UPCALL_PER_CPU	(1 << 3)
+
 /* Fixed logical ports. */
 #define OVSP_LOCAL      ((__u32)0)
 
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
index ef15d9eb47746d3069bfa675b6fa59500542854a..f79679746c628dfcc845a692e0255b17352c679b 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
@@ -924,7 +924,11 @@ static int output_userspace(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			break;
 
 		case OVS_USERSPACE_ATTR_PID:
-			upcall.portid = nla_get_u32(a);
+			if (dp->user_features & OVS_DP_F_DISPATCH_UPCALL_PER_CPU)
+				upcall.portid =
+				   ovs_dp_get_upcall_portid(dp, smp_processor_id());
+			else
+				upcall.portid = nla_get_u32(a);
 			break;
 
 		case OVS_USERSPACE_ATTR_EGRESS_TUN_PORT: {
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index bc164b35e67d827c2f99a0877851a095f22f958f..7a4edafdc68508a3f3d8459fb4c8e3a85c8333bc 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ static int queue_userspace_packet(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *,
 
 static void ovs_dp_masks_rebalance(struct work_struct *work);
 
+static int ovs_dp_set_upcall_portids(struct datapath *, const struct nlattr *);
+
 /* Must be called with rcu_read_lock or ovs_mutex. */
 const char *ovs_dp_name(const struct datapath *dp)
 {
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ static void destroy_dp_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	free_percpu(dp->stats_percpu);
 	kfree(dp->ports);
 	ovs_meters_exit(dp);
+	kfree(dp->upcall_portids);
 	kfree(dp);
 }
 
@@ -239,7 +242,12 @@ void ovs_dp_process_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key)
 
 		memset(&upcall, 0, sizeof(upcall));
 		upcall.cmd = OVS_PACKET_CMD_MISS;
-		upcall.portid = ovs_vport_find_upcall_portid(p, skb);
+
+		if (dp->user_features & OVS_DP_F_DISPATCH_UPCALL_PER_CPU)
+			upcall.portid = ovs_dp_get_upcall_portid(dp, smp_processor_id());
+		else
+			upcall.portid = ovs_vport_find_upcall_portid(p, skb);
+
 		upcall.mru = OVS_CB(skb)->mru;
 		error = ovs_dp_upcall(dp, skb, key, &upcall, 0);
 		if (unlikely(error))
@@ -1594,16 +1602,67 @@ static void ovs_dp_reset_user_features(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(tc_recirc_sharing_support);
 
+static int ovs_dp_set_upcall_portids(struct datapath *dp,
+			      const struct nlattr *ids)
+{
+	struct dp_nlsk_pids *old, *dp_nlsk_pids;
+
+	if (!nla_len(ids) || nla_len(ids) % sizeof(u32))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	old = ovsl_dereference(dp->upcall_portids);
+
+	dp_nlsk_pids = kmalloc(sizeof(*dp_nlsk_pids) + nla_len(ids),
+			       GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dp_nlsk_pids)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dp_nlsk_pids->n_pids = nla_len(ids) / sizeof(u32);
+	nla_memcpy(dp_nlsk_pids->pids, ids, nla_len(ids));
+
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dp->upcall_portids, dp_nlsk_pids);
+
+	kfree_rcu(old, rcu);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+u32 ovs_dp_get_upcall_portid(const struct datapath *dp, uint32_t cpu_id)
+{
+	struct dp_nlsk_pids *dp_nlsk_pids;
+
+	dp_nlsk_pids = rcu_dereference(dp->upcall_portids);
+
+	if (dp_nlsk_pids) {
+		if (cpu_id < dp_nlsk_pids->n_pids) {
+			return dp_nlsk_pids->pids[cpu_id];
+		} else if (dp_nlsk_pids->n_pids > 0 && cpu_id >= dp_nlsk_pids->n_pids) {
+			/* If the number of netlink PIDs is mismatched with the number of
+			 * CPUs as seen by the kernel, log this and send the upcall to an
+			 * arbitrary socket (0) in order to not drop packets
+			 */
+			pr_info_ratelimited("cpu_id mismatch with handler threads");
+			return dp_nlsk_pids->pids[cpu_id % dp_nlsk_pids->n_pids];
+		} else {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
 static int ovs_dp_change(struct datapath *dp, struct nlattr *a[])
 {
 	u32 user_features = 0;
+	int err;
 
 	if (a[OVS_DP_ATTR_USER_FEATURES]) {
 		user_features = nla_get_u32(a[OVS_DP_ATTR_USER_FEATURES]);
 
 		if (user_features & ~(OVS_DP_F_VPORT_PIDS |
 				      OVS_DP_F_UNALIGNED |
-				      OVS_DP_F_TC_RECIRC_SHARING))
+				      OVS_DP_F_TC_RECIRC_SHARING |
+				      OVS_DP_F_DISPATCH_UPCALL_PER_CPU))
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 #if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_TC_SKB_EXT)
@@ -1624,6 +1683,15 @@ static int ovs_dp_change(struct datapath *dp, struct nlattr *a[])
 
 	dp->user_features = user_features;
 
+	if (dp->user_features & OVS_DP_F_DISPATCH_UPCALL_PER_CPU &&
+	    a[OVS_DP_ATTR_PER_CPU_PIDS]) {
+		/* Upcall Netlink Port IDs have been updated */
+		err = ovs_dp_set_upcall_portids(dp,
+						a[OVS_DP_ATTR_PER_CPU_PIDS]);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	if (dp->user_features & OVS_DP_F_TC_RECIRC_SHARING)
 		static_branch_enable(&tc_recirc_sharing_support);
 	else
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
index 38f7d3e66ca61313faab6fa293963f1cf543049c..fcfe6cb464417e4a015e8e933330493b84f9f42c 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ struct dp_stats_percpu {
 	struct u64_stats_sync syncp;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct dp_nlsk_pids - array of netlink portids of for a datapath.
+ *                       This is used when OVS_DP_F_DISPATCH_UPCALL_PER_CPU
+ *                       is enabled and must be protected by rcu.
+ * @rcu: RCU callback head for deferred destruction.
+ * @n_pids: Size of @pids array.
+ * @pids: Array storing the Netlink socket PIDs indexed by CPU ID for packets
+ *       that miss the flow table.
+ */
+struct dp_nlsk_pids {
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
+	u32 n_pids;
+	u32 pids[];
+};
+
 /**
  * struct datapath - datapath for flow-based packet switching
  * @rcu: RCU callback head for deferred destruction.
@@ -61,6 +76,7 @@ struct dp_stats_percpu {
  * @net: Reference to net namespace.
  * @max_headroom: the maximum headroom of all vports in this datapath; it will
  * be used by all the internal vports in this dp.
+ * @upcall_portids: RCU protected 'struct dp_nlsk_pids'.
  *
  * Context: See the comment on locking at the top of datapath.c for additional
  * locking information.
@@ -87,6 +103,8 @@ struct datapath {
 
 	/* Switch meters. */
 	struct dp_meter_table meter_tbl;
+
+	struct dp_nlsk_pids __rcu *upcall_portids;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -243,6 +261,8 @@ int ovs_dp_upcall(struct datapath *, struct sk_buff *,
 		  const struct sw_flow_key *, const struct dp_upcall_info *,
 		  uint32_t cutlen);
 
+u32 ovs_dp_get_upcall_portid(const struct datapath *dp, uint32_t cpu_id);
+
 const char *ovs_dp_name(const struct datapath *dp);
 struct sk_buff *ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(struct vport *vport, struct net *net,
 					 u32 portid, u32 seq, u8 cmd);