diff --git a/SOURCES/openvswitch-3.1.0.patch b/SOURCES/openvswitch-3.1.0.patch
index 7a558aa..084fbeb 100644
--- a/SOURCES/openvswitch-3.1.0.patch
+++ b/SOURCES/openvswitch-3.1.0.patch
@@ -873,10 +873,20 @@ index a1a20366d..bdd12f6a7 100644
      </diagram>
  
 diff --git a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
-index ab5b8223e..ac182436b 100644
+index ab5b8223e..ab4a4e9d8 100644
 --- a/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
 +++ b/lib/netdev-dpdk.c
-@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ dpdk_mp_create(struct netdev_dpdk *dev, int mtu)
+@@ -489,6 +489,9 @@ struct netdev_dpdk {
+ 
+         /* Array of vhost rxq states, see vring_state_changed. */
+         bool *vhost_rxq_enabled;
++
++        /* Ensures that Rx metadata delivery is configured only once. */
++        bool rx_metadata_delivery_configured;
+     );
+ 
+     PADDED_MEMBERS(CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+@@ -840,7 +843,7 @@ dpdk_mp_create(struct netdev_dpdk *dev, int mtu)
  static struct dpdk_mp *
  dpdk_mp_get(struct netdev_dpdk *dev, int mtu)
  {
@@ -885,6 +895,80 @@ index ab5b8223e..ac182436b 100644
      bool reuse = false;
  
      ovs_mutex_lock(&dpdk_mp_mutex);
+@@ -1140,6 +1143,45 @@ dpdk_eth_flow_ctrl_setup(struct netdev_dpdk *dev) OVS_REQUIRES(dev->mutex)
+     }
+ }
+ 
++static void
++dpdk_eth_dev_init_rx_metadata(struct netdev_dpdk *dev)
++{
++    uint64_t rx_metadata = 0;
++    int ret;
++
++    if (dev->rx_metadata_delivery_configured) {
++        return;
++    }
++
++    /* For the fallback offload (non-"transfer" rules). */
++    rx_metadata |= RTE_ETH_RX_METADATA_USER_MARK;
++
++#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
++    /* For the tunnel offload.  */
++    rx_metadata |= RTE_ETH_RX_METADATA_TUNNEL_ID;
++#endif /* ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API */
++
++    ret = rte_eth_rx_metadata_negotiate(dev->port_id, &rx_metadata);
++    if (ret == 0) {
++        if (!(rx_metadata & RTE_ETH_RX_METADATA_USER_MARK)) {
++            VLOG_DBG("%s: The NIC will not provide per-packet USER_MARK",
++                     netdev_get_name(&dev->up));
++        }
++#ifdef ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
++        if (!(rx_metadata & RTE_ETH_RX_METADATA_TUNNEL_ID)) {
++            VLOG_DBG("%s: The NIC will not provide per-packet TUNNEL_ID",
++                     netdev_get_name(&dev->up));
++        }
++#endif /* ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API */
++    } else {
++        VLOG(ret == -ENOTSUP ? VLL_DBG : VLL_WARN,
++             "%s: Cannot negotiate Rx metadata: %s",
++             netdev_get_name(&dev->up), rte_strerror(-ret));
++    }
++
++    dev->rx_metadata_delivery_configured = true;
++}
++
+ static int
+ dpdk_eth_dev_init(struct netdev_dpdk *dev)
+     OVS_REQUIRES(dev->mutex)
+@@ -1154,6 +1196,18 @@ dpdk_eth_dev_init(struct netdev_dpdk *dev)
+                                      RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
+                                      RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM;
+ 
++    if (netdev_is_flow_api_enabled()) {
++        /*
++         * Full tunnel offload requires that tunnel ID metadata be
++         * delivered with "miss" packets from the hardware to the
++         * PMD. The same goes for megaflow mark metadata which is
++         * used in MARK + RSS offload scenario.
++         *
++         * Request delivery of such metadata.
++         */
++        dpdk_eth_dev_init_rx_metadata(dev);
++    }
++
+     rte_eth_dev_info_get(dev->port_id, &info);
+ 
+     if (strstr(info.driver_name, "vf") != NULL) {
+@@ -1320,6 +1374,8 @@ common_construct(struct netdev *netdev, dpdk_port_t port_no,
+     /* Initilize the hardware offload flags to 0 */
+     dev->hw_ol_features = 0;
+ 
++    dev->rx_metadata_delivery_configured = false;
++
+     dev->flags = NETDEV_UP | NETDEV_PROMISC;
+ 
+     ovs_list_push_back(&dpdk_list, &dev->list_node);
 diff --git a/lib/netdev-linux.c b/lib/netdev-linux.c
 index 65bdd51db..94b99a7be 100644
 --- a/lib/netdev-linux.c
diff --git a/SPECS/openvswitch3.1.spec b/SPECS/openvswitch3.1.spec
index a247f48..1b53203 100644
--- a/SPECS/openvswitch3.1.spec
+++ b/SPECS/openvswitch3.1.spec
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Summary: Open vSwitch
 Group: System Environment/Daemons daemon/database/utilities
 URL: http://www.openvswitch.org/
 Version: 3.1.0
-Release: 43%{?dist}
+Release: 44%{?dist}
 
 # Nearly all of openvswitch is ASL 2.0.  The bugtool is LGPLv2+, and the
 # lib/sflow*.[ch] files are SISSL
@@ -757,6 +757,12 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 25 2023 Open vSwitch CI <ovs-ci@redhat.com> - 3.1.0-44
+- Merging upstream branch-3.1 [RH git: 31fab0fb20]
+    Commit list:
+    11c542104e netdev-dpdk: Negotiate delivery of per-packet Rx metadata.
+
+
 * Fri Jul 21 2023 Open vSwitch CI <ovs-ci@redhat.com> - 3.1.0-43
 - Merging upstream branch-3.1 [RH git: da1afee4f8]
     Commit list: