diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
index 3351b2a1ba18..74cbe53ee9db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ static void dr_rule_set_last_ste_miss_addr(struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher,
 	struct mlx5dr_ste_ctx *ste_ctx = matcher->tbl->dmn->ste_ctx;
 	u64 icm_addr;
 
+	if (mlx5dr_ste_is_miss_addr_set(ste_ctx, hw_ste))
+		return;
+
 	icm_addr = mlx5dr_icm_pool_get_chunk_icm_addr(nic_matcher->e_anchor->chunk);
 	mlx5dr_ste_set_miss_addr(ste_ctx, hw_ste, icm_addr);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.c
index 9e19a8dc9022..1e15f605df6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.c
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ static void dr_ste_set_always_miss(struct dr_hw_ste_format *hw_ste)
 	hw_ste->mask[0] = 0;
 }
 
+bool mlx5dr_ste_is_miss_addr_set(struct mlx5dr_ste_ctx *ste_ctx,
+				 u8 *hw_ste_p)
+{
+	if (!ste_ctx->is_miss_addr_set)
+		return false;
+
+	/* check if miss address is already set for this type of STE */
+	return ste_ctx->is_miss_addr_set(hw_ste_p);
+}
+
 void mlx5dr_ste_set_miss_addr(struct mlx5dr_ste_ctx *ste_ctx,
 			      u8 *hw_ste_p, u64 miss_addr)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.h
index 17513baff9b0..7075142bcfb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ struct mlx5dr_ste_ctx {
 			 bool is_rx, u16 gvmi);
 	void (*set_next_lu_type)(u8 *hw_ste_p, u16 lu_type);
 	u16  (*get_next_lu_type)(u8 *hw_ste_p);
+	bool (*is_miss_addr_set)(u8 *hw_ste_p);
 	void (*set_miss_addr)(u8 *hw_ste_p, u64 miss_addr);
 	u64  (*get_miss_addr)(u8 *hw_ste_p);
 	void (*set_hit_addr)(u8 *hw_ste_p, u64 icm_addr, u32 ht_size);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v1.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v1.c
index ee677a5c76be..87c29118c51b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v1.c
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ static void dr_ste_v1_set_entry_type(u8 *hw_ste_p, u8 entry_type)
 	MLX5_SET(ste_match_bwc_v1, hw_ste_p, entry_format, entry_type);
 }
 
+bool dr_ste_v1_is_miss_addr_set(u8 *hw_ste_p)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 void dr_ste_v1_set_miss_addr(u8 *hw_ste_p, u64 miss_addr)
 {
 	u64 index = miss_addr >> 6;
@@ -2144,6 +2149,7 @@ static struct mlx5dr_ste_ctx ste_ctx_v1 = {
 	.ste_init			= &dr_ste_v1_init,
 	.set_next_lu_type		= &dr_ste_v1_set_next_lu_type,
 	.get_next_lu_type		= &dr_ste_v1_get_next_lu_type,
+	.is_miss_addr_set		= &dr_ste_v1_is_miss_addr_set,
 	.set_miss_addr			= &dr_ste_v1_set_miss_addr,
 	.get_miss_addr			= &dr_ste_v1_get_miss_addr,
 	.set_hit_addr			= &dr_ste_v1_set_hit_addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v1.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v1.h
index 8a1d49790c6e..b5c0f0f8392f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v1.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v1.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "dr_types.h"
 #include "dr_ste.h"
 
+bool dr_ste_v1_is_miss_addr_set(u8 *hw_ste_p);
 void dr_ste_v1_set_miss_addr(u8 *hw_ste_p, u64 miss_addr);
 u64 dr_ste_v1_get_miss_addr(u8 *hw_ste_p);
 void dr_ste_v1_set_byte_mask(u8 *hw_ste_p, u16 byte_mask);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v2.c
index c60fddd125d2..cf1a3c9a1cf4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste_v2.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static struct mlx5dr_ste_ctx ste_ctx_v2 = {
 	.ste_init			= &dr_ste_v1_init,
 	.set_next_lu_type		= &dr_ste_v1_set_next_lu_type,
 	.get_next_lu_type		= &dr_ste_v1_get_next_lu_type,
+	.is_miss_addr_set		= &dr_ste_v1_is_miss_addr_set,
 	.set_miss_addr			= &dr_ste_v1_set_miss_addr,
 	.get_miss_addr			= &dr_ste_v1_get_miss_addr,
 	.set_hit_addr			= &dr_ste_v1_set_hit_addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
index 94093c3b55a5..a3e8ce415563 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ static inline void mlx5dr_htbl_get(struct mlx5dr_ste_htbl *htbl)
 
 /* STE utils */
 u32 mlx5dr_ste_calc_hash_index(u8 *hw_ste_p, struct mlx5dr_ste_htbl *htbl);
+bool mlx5dr_ste_is_miss_addr_set(struct mlx5dr_ste_ctx *ste_ctx, u8 *hw_ste_p);
 void mlx5dr_ste_set_miss_addr(struct mlx5dr_ste_ctx *ste_ctx,
 			      u8 *hw_ste, u64 miss_addr);
 void mlx5dr_ste_set_hit_addr(struct mlx5dr_ste_ctx *ste_ctx,