diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
index ec71e17034..002758bda9 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
@@ -2573,6 +2573,7 @@ static void bgp_encode_pbr_rule_action(struct stream *s,
 		stream_putl(s, pbr->unique);
 	else
 		stream_putl(s, pbra->unique);
+	stream_putc(s, 0); /* ip protocol being used */
 	if (pbr && pbr->flags & MATCH_IP_SRC_SET)
 		memcpy(&pfx, &(pbr->src), sizeof(struct prefix));
 	else {
diff --git a/pbrd/pbr_zebra.c b/pbrd/pbr_zebra.c
index 8e21d24d03..cf7fc16b36 100644
--- a/pbrd/pbr_zebra.c
+++ b/pbrd/pbr_zebra.c
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ static void pbr_encode_pbr_map_sequence(struct stream *s,
 	stream_putl(s, pbrms->seqno);
 	stream_putl(s, pbrms->ruleno);
 	stream_putl(s, pbrms->unique);
+	stream_putc(s, 0); /* The ip_proto */
 	pbr_encode_pbr_map_sequence_prefix(s, pbrms->src, family);
 	stream_putw(s, pbrms->src_prt);
 	pbr_encode_pbr_map_sequence_prefix(s, pbrms->dst, family);
diff --git a/zebra/zapi_msg.c b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
index 8f2aa2fb09..d760432eb1 100644
--- a/zebra/zapi_msg.c
+++ b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
@@ -3131,6 +3131,7 @@ static inline void zread_rule(ZAPI_HANDLER_ARGS)
 		STREAM_GETL(s, zpr.rule.seq);
 		STREAM_GETL(s, zpr.rule.priority);
 		STREAM_GETL(s, zpr.rule.unique);
+		STREAM_GETC(s, zpr.rule.filter.ip_proto);
 		STREAM_GETC(s, zpr.rule.filter.src_ip.family);
 		STREAM_GETC(s, zpr.rule.filter.src_ip.prefixlen);
 		STREAM_GET(&zpr.rule.filter.src_ip.u.prefix, s,
@@ -3164,6 +3165,9 @@ static inline void zread_rule(ZAPI_HANDLER_ARGS)
 		if (zpr.rule.filter.dsfield)
 			zpr.rule.filter.filter_bm |= PBR_FILTER_DSFIELD;
 
+		if (zpr.rule.filter.ip_proto)
+			zpr.rule.filter.filter_bm |= PBR_FILTER_IP_PROTOCOL;
+
 		if (zpr.rule.filter.fwmark)
 			zpr.rule.filter.filter_bm |= PBR_FILTER_FWMARK;