diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 617fe8e6a..e5d53a83b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Post-v2.14.0
      * Add generic IP protocol support to conntrack. With this change, all
        none UDP, TCP, and ICMP traffic will be treated as general L3
        traffic, i.e. using 3 tupples.
+     * EMC alive entries counter has been added to command
+       "ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/pmd-stats-show"
    - The environment variable OVS_UNBOUND_CONF, if set, is now used
      as the DNS resolver's (unbound) configuration file.
    - Linux datapath:
diff --git a/lib/dpif-netdev-perf.h b/lib/dpif-netdev-perf.h
index 72645b6b3..80f50eae9 100644
--- a/lib/dpif-netdev-perf.h
+++ b/lib/dpif-netdev-perf.h
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ struct pmd_perf_stats {
     uint64_t last_tsc;
     /* Used to space certain checks in time. */
     uint64_t next_check_tsc;
+    /* Exact Match Cache used entries counter. */
+    atomic_uint32_t emc_n_entries;
     /* If non-NULL, outermost cycle timer currently running in PMD. */
     struct cycle_timer *cur_timer;
     /* Set of PMD counters with their zero offsets. */
diff --git a/lib/dpif-netdev.c b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
index 300861ca5..3eb70ccd5 100644
--- a/lib/dpif-netdev.c
+++ b/lib/dpif-netdev.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ dp_netdev_pmd_lookup_dpcls(struct dp_netdev_pmd_thread *pmd,
                            odp_port_t in_port);
 
 static inline bool emc_entry_alive(struct emc_entry *ce);
-static void emc_clear_entry(struct emc_entry *ce);
+static void emc_clear_entry(struct emc_entry *ce, struct pmd_perf_stats *s);
 static void smc_clear_entry(struct smc_bucket *b, int idx);
 
 static void dp_netdev_request_reconfigure(struct dp_netdev *dp);
@@ -955,13 +955,16 @@ dfc_cache_init(struct dfc_cache *flow_cache)
 }
 
 static void
-emc_cache_uninit(struct emc_cache *flow_cache)
+emc_cache_uninit(struct emc_cache *flow_cache, struct pmd_perf_stats *s)
 {
     int i;
 
+
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(flow_cache->entries); i++) {
-        emc_clear_entry(&flow_cache->entries[i]);
+        emc_clear_entry(&flow_cache->entries[i], s);
     }
+
+    atomic_store_relaxed(&s->emc_n_entries, 0);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -977,21 +980,21 @@ smc_cache_uninit(struct smc_cache *smc)
 }
 
 static void
-dfc_cache_uninit(struct dfc_cache *flow_cache)
+dfc_cache_uninit(struct dfc_cache *flow_cache, struct pmd_perf_stats *s)
 {
     smc_cache_uninit(&flow_cache->smc_cache);
-    emc_cache_uninit(&flow_cache->emc_cache);
+    emc_cache_uninit(&flow_cache->emc_cache, s);
 }
 
 /* Check and clear dead flow references slowly (one entry at each
  * invocation).  */
 static void
-emc_cache_slow_sweep(struct emc_cache *flow_cache)
+emc_cache_slow_sweep(struct emc_cache *flow_cache, struct pmd_perf_stats *s)
 {
     struct emc_entry *entry = &flow_cache->entries[flow_cache->sweep_idx];
 
     if (!emc_entry_alive(entry)) {
-        emc_clear_entry(entry);
+        emc_clear_entry(entry, s);
     }
     flow_cache->sweep_idx = (flow_cache->sweep_idx + 1) & EM_FLOW_HASH_MASK;
 }
@@ -1093,15 +1096,26 @@ pmd_info_show_stats(struct ds *reply,
                   "  packets received: %"PRIu64"\n"
                   "  packet recirculations: %"PRIu64"\n"
                   "  avg. datapath passes per packet: %.02f\n"
-                  "  emc hits: %"PRIu64"\n"
+                  "  emc hits: %"PRIu64"\n",
+                  total_packets, stats[PMD_STAT_RECIRC],
+                  passes_per_pkt, stats[PMD_STAT_EXACT_HIT]
+                  );
+
+    if (pmd->core_id != NON_PMD_CORE_ID) {
+        uint32_t emc_entries;
+        atomic_read_relaxed(&pmd->perf_stats.emc_n_entries, &emc_entries);
+        ds_put_format(reply, "  emc entries: %"PRIu32" (%.02f%%)\n",
+                      emc_entries,
+                      100.0 * emc_entries / EM_FLOW_HASH_ENTRIES);
+    }
+
+    ds_put_format(reply,
                   "  smc hits: %"PRIu64"\n"
                   "  megaflow hits: %"PRIu64"\n"
                   "  avg. subtable lookups per megaflow hit: %.02f\n"
                   "  miss with success upcall: %"PRIu64"\n"
                   "  miss with failed upcall: %"PRIu64"\n"
                   "  avg. packets per output batch: %.02f\n",
-                  total_packets, stats[PMD_STAT_RECIRC],
-                  passes_per_pkt, stats[PMD_STAT_EXACT_HIT],
                   stats[PMD_STAT_SMC_HIT],
                   stats[PMD_STAT_MASKED_HIT], lookups_per_hit,
                   stats[PMD_STAT_MISS], stats[PMD_STAT_LOST],
@@ -2004,6 +2018,26 @@ non_atomic_ullong_add(atomic_ullong *var, unsigned long long n)
     atomic_store_relaxed(var, tmp);
 }
 
+static void
+non_atomic_dec(atomic_uint32_t *var)
+{
+    unsigned int tmp;
+
+    atomic_read_relaxed(var, &tmp);
+    tmp--;
+    atomic_store_relaxed(var, tmp);
+}
+
+static void
+non_atomic_inc(atomic_uint32_t *var)
+{
+    unsigned int tmp;
+
+    atomic_read_relaxed(var, &tmp);
+    tmp++;
+    atomic_store_relaxed(var, tmp);
+}
+
 static int
 dpif_netdev_get_stats(const struct dpif *dpif, struct dpif_dp_stats *stats)
 {
@@ -3070,25 +3104,28 @@ emc_entry_alive(struct emc_entry *ce)
 }
 
 static void
-emc_clear_entry(struct emc_entry *ce)
+emc_clear_entry(struct emc_entry *ce, struct pmd_perf_stats *s)
 {
     if (ce->flow) {
         dp_netdev_flow_unref(ce->flow);
         ce->flow = NULL;
+        non_atomic_dec(&s->emc_n_entries);
     }
 }
 
 static inline void
 emc_change_entry(struct emc_entry *ce, struct dp_netdev_flow *flow,
-                 const struct netdev_flow_key *key)
+                 const struct netdev_flow_key *key, struct pmd_perf_stats *s)
 {
     if (ce->flow != flow) {
         if (ce->flow) {
             dp_netdev_flow_unref(ce->flow);
+            non_atomic_dec(&s->emc_n_entries);
         }
 
         if (dp_netdev_flow_ref(flow)) {
             ce->flow = flow;
+            non_atomic_inc(&s->emc_n_entries);
         } else {
             ce->flow = NULL;
         }
@@ -3100,7 +3137,7 @@ emc_change_entry(struct emc_entry *ce, struct dp_netdev_flow *flow,
 
 static inline void
 emc_insert(struct emc_cache *cache, const struct netdev_flow_key *key,
-           struct dp_netdev_flow *flow)
+           struct dp_netdev_flow *flow, struct pmd_perf_stats *s)
 {
     struct emc_entry *to_be_replaced = NULL;
     struct emc_entry *current_entry;
@@ -3108,7 +3145,7 @@ emc_insert(struct emc_cache *cache, const struct netdev_flow_key *key,
     EMC_FOR_EACH_POS_WITH_HASH(cache, current_entry, key->hash) {
         if (netdev_flow_key_equal(&current_entry->key, key)) {
             /* We found the entry with the 'mf' miniflow */
-            emc_change_entry(current_entry, flow, NULL);
+            emc_change_entry(current_entry, flow, NULL, s);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -3124,7 +3161,7 @@ emc_insert(struct emc_cache *cache, const struct netdev_flow_key *key,
     /* We didn't find the miniflow in the cache.
      * The 'to_be_replaced' entry is where the new flow will be stored */
 
-    emc_change_entry(to_be_replaced, flow, key);
+    emc_change_entry(to_be_replaced, flow, key, s);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -3139,7 +3176,7 @@ emc_probabilistic_insert(struct dp_netdev_pmd_thread *pmd,
     uint32_t min = pmd->ctx.emc_insert_min;
 
     if (min && random_uint32() <= min) {
-        emc_insert(&(pmd->flow_cache).emc_cache, key, flow);
+        emc_insert(&(pmd->flow_cache).emc_cache, key, flow, &pmd->perf_stats);
     }
 }
 
@@ -6014,7 +6051,8 @@ reload:
             coverage_try_clear();
             dp_netdev_pmd_try_optimize(pmd, poll_list, poll_cnt);
             if (!ovsrcu_try_quiesce()) {
-                emc_cache_slow_sweep(&((pmd->flow_cache).emc_cache));
+                emc_cache_slow_sweep(&((pmd->flow_cache).emc_cache),
+                                     &pmd->perf_stats);
                 pmd->next_rcu_quiesce =
                     pmd->ctx.now + PMD_RCU_QUIESCE_INTERVAL;
             }
@@ -6058,7 +6096,7 @@ reload:
     }
 
     pmd_free_static_tx_qid(pmd);
-    dfc_cache_uninit(&pmd->flow_cache);
+    dfc_cache_uninit(&pmd->flow_cache, &pmd->perf_stats);
     free(poll_list);
     pmd_free_cached_ports(pmd);
     return NULL;
@@ -6537,7 +6575,7 @@ dp_netdev_del_pmd(struct dp_netdev *dp, struct dp_netdev_pmd_thread *pmd)
      * but extra cleanup is necessary */
     if (pmd->core_id == NON_PMD_CORE_ID) {
         ovs_mutex_lock(&dp->non_pmd_mutex);
-        dfc_cache_uninit(&pmd->flow_cache);
+        dfc_cache_uninit(&pmd->flow_cache, &pmd->perf_stats);
         pmd_free_cached_ports(pmd);
         pmd_free_static_tx_qid(pmd);
         ovs_mutex_unlock(&dp->non_pmd_mutex);
diff --git a/tests/pmd.at b/tests/pmd.at
index cc5371d5a..45c69563c 100644
--- a/tests/pmd.at
+++ b/tests/pmd.at
@@ -202,12 +202,13 @@ dummy@ovs-dummy: hit:0 missed:0
     p0 7/1: (dummy-pmd: configured_rx_queues=4, configured_tx_queues=<cleared>, requested_rx_queues=4, requested_tx_queues=<cleared>)
 ])
 
-AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/pmd-stats-show | sed SED_NUMA_CORE_PATTERN | sed '/cycles/d' | grep pmd -A 9], [0], [dnl
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/pmd-stats-show | sed SED_NUMA_CORE_PATTERN | sed '/cycles/d' | grep pmd -A 10], [0], [dnl
 pmd thread numa_id <cleared> core_id <cleared>:
   packets received: 0
   packet recirculations: 0
   avg. datapath passes per packet: 0.00
   emc hits: 0
+  emc entries: 0 (0.00%)
   smc hits: 0
   megaflow hits: 0
   avg. subtable lookups per megaflow hit: 0.00
@@ -233,12 +234,13 @@ AT_CHECK([cat ovs-vswitchd.log | filter_flow_install | strip_xout], [0], [dnl
 recirc_id(0),in_port(1),packet_type(ns=0,id=0),eth(src=50:54:00:00:00:77,dst=50:54:00:00:01:78),eth_type(0x0800),ipv4(frag=no), actions: <del>
 ])
 
-AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/pmd-stats-show | sed SED_NUMA_CORE_PATTERN | sed '/cycles/d' | grep pmd -A 9], [0], [dnl
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/pmd-stats-show | sed SED_NUMA_CORE_PATTERN | sed '/cycles/d' | grep pmd -A 10], [0], [dnl
 pmd thread numa_id <cleared> core_id <cleared>:
   packets received: 20
   packet recirculations: 0
   avg. datapath passes per packet: 1.00
   emc hits: 19
+  emc entries: 1 (0.01%)
   smc hits: 0
   megaflow hits: 0
   avg. subtable lookups per megaflow hit: 0.00
