diff --git a/lib/netdev-native-tnl.c b/lib/netdev-native-tnl.c
index 805b12bf4a16..e624bd0cddc1 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-native-tnl.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-native-tnl.c
@@ -436,10 +436,12 @@ err:
 }
 
 void
-netdev_gre_push_header(const struct netdev *netdev OVS_UNUSED,
+netdev_gre_push_header(const struct netdev *netdev,
                        struct dp_packet *packet,
                        const struct ovs_action_push_tnl *data)
 {
+    struct netdev_vport *dev = netdev_vport_cast(netdev);
+    struct netdev_tunnel_config *tnl_cfg;
     struct gre_base_hdr *greh;
     int ip_tot_size;
 
@@ -449,6 +451,14 @@ netdev_gre_push_header(const struct netdev *netdev OVS_UNUSED,
         ovs_be16 *csum_opt = (ovs_be16 *) (greh + 1);
         *csum_opt = csum(greh, ip_tot_size);
     }
+
+    if (greh->flags & htons(GRE_SEQ)) {
+        /* Last 4 byte is GRE seqno */
+        int seq_ofs = gre_header_len(greh->flags) - 4;
+        ovs_be32 *seq_opt = (ovs_be32 *)((char *)greh + seq_ofs);
+        tnl_cfg = &dev->tnl_cfg;
+        *seq_opt = htonl(tnl_cfg->seqno++);
+    }
 }
 
 int
@@ -491,6 +501,12 @@ netdev_gre_build_header(const struct netdev *netdev,
         options++;
     }
 
+    if (tnl_cfg->set_seq) {
+        greh->flags |= htons(GRE_SEQ);
+        /* seqno is updated at push header */
+        options++;
+    }
+
     ovs_mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 
     hlen = (uint8_t *) options - (uint8_t *) greh;
diff --git a/lib/netdev-vport.c b/lib/netdev-vport.c
index 52aa12d79933..cc50aa5efdd6 100644
--- a/lib/netdev-vport.c
+++ b/lib/netdev-vport.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ set_tunnel_config(struct netdev *dev_, const struct smap *args, char **errp)
     const char *name = netdev_get_name(dev_);
     const char *type = netdev_get_type(dev_);
     struct ds errors = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
-    bool needs_dst_port, has_csum;
+    bool needs_dst_port, has_csum, has_seq;
     uint16_t dst_proto = 0, src_proto = 0;
     struct netdev_tunnel_config tnl_cfg;
     struct smap_node *node;
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ set_tunnel_config(struct netdev *dev_, const struct smap *args, char **errp)
 
     has_csum = strstr(type, "gre") || strstr(type, "geneve") ||
                strstr(type, "stt") || strstr(type, "vxlan");
+    has_seq = strstr(type, "gre");
     memset(&tnl_cfg, 0, sizeof tnl_cfg);
 
     /* Add a default destination port for tunnel ports if none specified. */
@@ -506,6 +507,10 @@ set_tunnel_config(struct netdev *dev_, const struct smap *args, char **errp)
             if (!strcmp(node->value, "true")) {
                 tnl_cfg.csum = true;
             }
+        } else if (!strcmp(node->key, "seq") && has_seq) {
+            if (!strcmp(node->value, "true")) {
+                tnl_cfg.set_seq = true;
+            }
         } else if (!strcmp(node->key, "df_default")) {
             if (!strcmp(node->value, "false")) {
                 tnl_cfg.dont_fragment = false;
@@ -709,6 +714,10 @@ get_tunnel_config(const struct netdev *dev, struct smap *args)
         smap_add(args, "csum", "true");
     }
 
+    if (tnl_cfg.set_seq) {
+        smap_add(args, "seq", "true");
+    }
+
     enum tunnel_layers layers = tunnel_supported_layers(type, &tnl_cfg);
     if (tnl_cfg.pt_mode != default_pt_mode(layers)) {
         smap_add(args, "packet_type",
diff --git a/lib/netdev.h b/lib/netdev.h
index ff1b604b24e2..2258c0718986 100644
--- a/lib/netdev.h
+++ b/lib/netdev.h
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ struct netdev_tunnel_config {
     bool csum;
     bool dont_fragment;
     enum netdev_pt_mode pt_mode;
+
+    bool set_seq;
+    uint32_t seqno;
 };
 
 void netdev_run(void);
diff --git a/tests/tunnel-push-pop.at b/tests/tunnel-push-pop.at
index cc8b1b522741..dcea2b4c5826 100644
--- a/tests/tunnel-push-pop.at
+++ b/tests/tunnel-push-pop.at
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ AT_SETUP([tunnel_push_pop - underlay bridge match])
 OVS_VSWITCHD_START([add-port br0 p0 -- set Interface p0 type=dummy ofport_request=1 other-config:hwaddr=aa:55:aa:55:00:00])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-br int-br -- set bridge int-br datapath_type=dummy], [0])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-port int-br t1 -- set Interface t1 type=gre \
-                       options:remote_ip=1.1.2.92 options:key=456 ofport_request=3], [0])
+                       options:remote_ip=1.1.2.92 options:key=456 options:seq=true ofport_request=3], [0])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif/show], [0], [dnl
 dummy@ovs-dummy: hit:0 missed:0
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ dummy@ovs-dummy: hit:0 missed:0
 		p0 1/1: (dummy)
 	int-br:
 		int-br 65534/2: (dummy-internal)
-		t1 3/3: (gre: key=456, remote_ip=1.1.2.92)
+		t1 3/3: (gre: key=456, remote_ip=1.1.2.92, seq=true)
 ])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/ip4addr br0 1.1.2.88/24], [0], [OK
@@ -325,14 +325,14 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl add-flow int-br action=3])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl ofproto/trace ovs-dummy 'in_port(2),eth(src=f8:bc:12:44:34:b6,dst=aa:55:aa:55:00:00),eth_type(0x0800),ipv4(src=1.1.3.88,dst=1.1.3.112,proto=17,tos=0,ttl=64,frag=no),udp(src=51283,dst=4789)'], [0], [stdout])
 AT_CHECK([tail -1 stdout], [0],
-  [Datapath actions: tnl_push(tnl_port(3),header(size=42,type=3,eth(dst=f8:bc:12:44:34:b6,src=aa:55:aa:55:00:00,dl_type=0x0800),ipv4(src=1.1.2.88,dst=1.1.2.92,proto=47,tos=0,ttl=64,frag=0x4000),gre((flags=0x2000,proto=0x6558),key=0x1c8)),out_port(100))
+  [Datapath actions: tnl_push(tnl_port(3),header(size=46,type=3,eth(dst=f8:bc:12:44:34:b6,src=aa:55:aa:55:00:00,dl_type=0x0800),ipv4(src=1.1.2.88,dst=1.1.2.92,proto=47,tos=0,ttl=64,frag=0x4000),gre((flags=0x3000,proto=0x6558),key=0x1c8,seq=0x0)),out_port(100))
 ])
 
 dnl Verify outer L2 and L3 header flow fields can be matched in the underlay bridge
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive int-br '50540000000a5054000000091234'])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl dump-flows br0 | ofctl_strip | sort], [0], [dnl)
  n_packets=1, n_bytes=42, priority=1,arp actions=NORMAL
- n_packets=1, n_bytes=56, priority=99,ip,dl_src=aa:55:aa:55:00:00,dl_dst=f8:bc:12:44:34:b6,nw_src=1.1.2.88,nw_dst=1.1.2.92,nw_proto=47,nw_tos=0 actions=NORMAL
+ n_packets=1, n_bytes=60, priority=99,ip,dl_src=aa:55:aa:55:00:00,dl_dst=f8:bc:12:44:34:b6,nw_src=1.1.2.88,nw_dst=1.1.2.92,nw_proto=47,nw_tos=0 actions=NORMAL
 NXST_FLOW reply:
 ])
 
diff --git a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
index 0c6a43d602c7..48554c0d2243 100644
--- a/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
+++ b/vswitchd/vswitch.xml
@@ -2565,6 +2565,13 @@
             </li>
           </ul>
         </column>
+        <column name="options" key="seq" type='{"type": "boolean"}'>
+          <p>
+            Optional.  A 4-byte sequence number field for GRE tunnel only.
+            Default is disabled, set to <code>true</code> to enable.
+            Sequence number is incremented by one on each outgoing packet.
+          </p>
+        </column>
       </group>
 
       <group title="Tunnel Options: gre, geneve, and vxlan">
