diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
index c5d62ee82567..e94870e77ee9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ struct ovs_action_push_vlan {
  */
 enum ovs_hash_alg {
 	OVS_HASH_ALG_L4,
+	OVS_HASH_ALG_SYM_L4,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
index 8074ea00d577..cab1e02b63e0 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
@@ -1073,8 +1073,16 @@ static void execute_hash(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 	struct ovs_action_hash *hash_act = nla_data(attr);
 	u32 hash = 0;
 
-	/* OVS_HASH_ALG_L4 is the only possible hash algorithm.  */
-	hash = skb_get_hash(skb);
+	if (hash_act->hash_alg == OVS_HASH_ALG_L4) {
+		/* OVS_HASH_ALG_L4 hasing type. */
+		hash = skb_get_hash(skb);
+	} else if (hash_act->hash_alg == OVS_HASH_ALG_SYM_L4) {
+		/* OVS_HASH_ALG_SYM_L4 hashing type.  NOTE: this doesn't
+		 * extend past an encapsulated header.
+		 */
+		hash = __skb_get_hash_symmetric(skb);
+	}
+
 	hash = jhash_1word(hash, hash_act->hash_basis);
 	if (!hash)
 		hash = 0x1;
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c b/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
index ead5418c126e..41116361433d 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
@@ -3221,6 +3221,8 @@ static int __ovs_nla_copy_actions(struct net *net, const struct nlattr *attr,
 
 			switch (act_hash->hash_alg) {
 			case OVS_HASH_ALG_L4:
+				fallthrough;
+			case OVS_HASH_ALG_SYM_L4:
 				break;
 			default:
 				return  -EINVAL;