diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 265375e1c..ff8904b02 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Post-v3.0.0
      10 Gbps link speed by default in case the actual link speed cannot be
      determined.  Previously it was 10 Mbps.  Values can still be overridden
      by specifying 'max-rate' or '[r]stp-path-cost' accordingly.
+   - ovs-dpctl and related ovs-appctl commands:
+     * "flush-conntrack" is capable of handling partial 5-tuple.
 
 
 v3.0.0 - 15 Aug 2022
diff --git a/include/openvswitch/ofp-util.h b/include/openvswitch/ofp-util.h
index 091a09cad..84937ae26 100644
--- a/include/openvswitch/ofp-util.h
+++ b/include/openvswitch/ofp-util.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+
 #include "openvswitch/ofp-protocol.h"
 
 struct ofp_header;
@@ -27,6 +30,31 @@ struct ofp_header;
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+struct ofputil_ct_tuple {
+    struct in6_addr src;
+    struct in6_addr dst;
+
+    union {
+        ovs_be16 src_port;
+        ovs_be16 icmp_id;
+    };
+    union {
+        ovs_be16 dst_port;
+        struct {
+            uint8_t icmp_code;
+            uint8_t icmp_type;
+        };
+    };
+};
+
+struct ofputil_ct_match {
+    uint8_t ip_proto;
+    uint16_t l3_type;
+
+    struct ofputil_ct_tuple tuple_orig;
+    struct ofputil_ct_tuple tuple_reply;
+};
+
 bool ofputil_decode_hello(const struct ofp_header *,
                           uint32_t *allowed_versions);
 struct ofpbuf *ofputil_encode_hello(uint32_t version_bitmap);
diff --git a/lib/automake.mk b/lib/automake.mk
index a0fabe38f..37135f118 100644
--- a/lib/automake.mk
+++ b/lib/automake.mk
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ lib_libopenvswitch_la_SOURCES = \
 	lib/ofp-actions.c \
 	lib/ofp-bundle.c \
 	lib/ofp-connection.c \
+	lib/ofp-ct-util.c \
+	lib/ofp-ct-util.h \
 	lib/ofp-ed-props.c \
 	lib/ofp-errors.c \
 	lib/ofp-flow.c \
diff --git a/lib/ct-dpif.c b/lib/ct-dpif.c
index 6f17a26b5..9b324ff79 100644
--- a/lib/ct-dpif.c
+++ b/lib/ct-dpif.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include "ct-dpif.h"
+#include "ofp-ct-util.h"
 #include "openvswitch/ofp-parse.h"
 #include "openvswitch/vlog.h"
 
@@ -71,6 +72,31 @@ ct_dpif_dump_start(struct dpif *dpif, struct ct_dpif_dump_state **dump,
     return err;
 }
 
+static void
+ct_dpif_tuple_from_ofputil_ct_tuple(const struct ofputil_ct_tuple *ofp_tuple,
+                                    struct ct_dpif_tuple *tuple,
+                                    uint16_t l3_type, uint8_t ip_proto)
+{
+    if (l3_type == AF_INET) {
+        tuple->src.ip = in6_addr_get_mapped_ipv4(&ofp_tuple->src);
+        tuple->dst.ip = in6_addr_get_mapped_ipv4(&ofp_tuple->dst);
+    } else {
+        tuple->src.in6 = ofp_tuple->src;
+        tuple->dst.in6 = ofp_tuple->dst;
+    }
+
+    tuple->l3_type = l3_type;
+    tuple->ip_proto = ip_proto;
+    tuple->src_port = ofp_tuple->src_port;
+
+    if (ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMP || ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+        tuple->icmp_code = ofp_tuple->icmp_code;
+        tuple->icmp_type = ofp_tuple->icmp_type;
+    } else {
+        tuple->dst_port = ofp_tuple->dst_port;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Dump one connection from a tracker, and put it in 'entry'.
  *
  * 'dump' should have been initialized by ct_dpif_dump_start().
@@ -100,25 +126,77 @@ ct_dpif_dump_done(struct ct_dpif_dump_state *dump)
             ? dpif->dpif_class->ct_dump_done(dpif, dump)
             : EOPNOTSUPP);
 }
-
+
+static int
+ct_dpif_flush_tuple(struct dpif *dpif, const uint16_t *zone,
+                    const struct ofputil_ct_match *match) {
+    struct ct_dpif_dump_state *dump;
+    struct ct_dpif_entry cte;
+    int error;
+    int tot_bkts;
+
+    if (!dpif->dpif_class->ct_flush) {
+        return EOPNOTSUPP;
+    }
+
+    if (VLOG_IS_DBG_ENABLED()) {
+        struct ds ds = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+        ofputil_ct_match_format(&ds, match);
+        VLOG_DBG("%s: ct_flush:%s in zone %d", dpif_name(dpif), ds_cstr(&ds),
+                 zone ? *zone : 0);
+        ds_destroy(&ds);
+    }
+
+    /* If we have full five tuple in orig just do the flush over that
+     * tuple directly. */
+    if (ofputil_ct_tuple_is_five_tuple(&match->tuple_orig, match->ip_proto)) {
+        struct ct_dpif_tuple tuple;
+        ct_dpif_tuple_from_ofputil_ct_tuple(&match->tuple_orig, &tuple,
+                                            match->l3_type, match->ip_proto);
+        return dpif->dpif_class->ct_flush(dpif, zone, &tuple);
+    }
+
+    error = ct_dpif_dump_start(dpif, &dump, zone, &tot_bkts);
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    while (!(error = ct_dpif_dump_next(dump, &cte))) {
+        if (zone && *zone != cte.zone) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ofputil_ct_match_cmp(match, &cte)) {
+            error = dpif->dpif_class->ct_flush(dpif, &cte.zone,
+                                               &cte.tuple_orig);
+            if (error) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (error == EOF) {
+        error = 0;
+    }
+
+    ct_dpif_dump_done(dump);
+    return error;
+}
+
 /* Flush the entries in the connection tracker used by 'dpif'.  The
  * arguments have the following behavior:
  *
- *   - If both 'zone' and 'tuple' are NULL, flush all the conntrack entries.
- *   - If 'zone' is not NULL, and 'tuple' is NULL, flush all the conntrack
+ *   - If both 'zone' and 'match' are NULL, or match is zero,
+ *     flush all the conntrack entries.
+ *   - If 'zone' is not NULL, and 'match' is NULL, flush all the conntrack
  *     entries in '*zone'.
- *   - If 'tuple' is not NULL, flush the conntrack entry specified by 'tuple'
+ *   - If 'tuple' is not NULL, flush the conntrack entry specified by 'match'
  *     in '*zone'. If 'zone' is NULL, use the default zone (zone 0). */
 int
 ct_dpif_flush(struct dpif *dpif, const uint16_t *zone,
-              const struct ct_dpif_tuple *tuple)
+              const struct ofputil_ct_match *match)
 {
-    if (tuple) {
-        struct ds ds = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
-        ct_dpif_format_tuple(&ds, tuple);
-        VLOG_DBG("%s: ct_flush: %s in zone %d", dpif_name(dpif), ds_cstr(&ds),
-                                                zone ? *zone : 0);
-        ds_destroy(&ds);
+    if (match && !ofputil_is_ct_match_zero(match)) {
+        return ct_dpif_flush_tuple(dpif, zone, match);
     } else if (zone) {
         VLOG_DBG("%s: ct_flush: zone %"PRIu16, dpif_name(dpif), *zone);
     } else {
@@ -126,7 +204,7 @@ ct_dpif_flush(struct dpif *dpif, const uint16_t *zone,
     }
 
     return (dpif->dpif_class->ct_flush
-            ? dpif->dpif_class->ct_flush(dpif, zone, tuple)
+            ? dpif->dpif_class->ct_flush(dpif, zone, NULL)
             : EOPNOTSUPP);
 }
 
@@ -583,112 +661,6 @@ ct_dpif_format_tcp_stat(struct ds * ds, int tcp_state, int conn_per_state)
     ds_put_format(ds, "=%u", conn_per_state);
 }
 
-/* Parses a specification of a conntrack 5-tuple from 's' into 'tuple'.
- * Returns true on success.  Otherwise, returns false and puts the error
- * message in 'ds'. */
-bool
-ct_dpif_parse_tuple(struct ct_dpif_tuple *tuple, const char *s, struct ds *ds)
-{
-    char *pos, *key, *value, *copy;
-    memset(tuple, 0, sizeof *tuple);
-
-    pos = copy = xstrdup(s);
-    while (ofputil_parse_key_value(&pos, &key, &value)) {
-        if (!*value) {
-            ds_put_format(ds, "field %s missing value", key);
-            goto error;
-        }
-
-        if (!strcmp(key, "ct_nw_src") || !strcmp(key, "ct_nw_dst")) {
-            if (tuple->l3_type && tuple->l3_type != AF_INET) {
-                ds_put_cstr(ds, "L3 type set multiple times");
-                goto error;
-            } else {
-                tuple->l3_type = AF_INET;
-            }
-            if (!ip_parse(value, key[6] == 's' ? &tuple->src.ip :
-                                                 &tuple->dst.ip)) {
-                goto error_with_msg;
-            }
-        } else if (!strcmp(key, "ct_ipv6_src") ||
-                   !strcmp(key, "ct_ipv6_dst")) {
-            if (tuple->l3_type && tuple->l3_type != AF_INET6) {
-                ds_put_cstr(ds, "L3 type set multiple times");
-                goto error;
-            } else {
-                tuple->l3_type = AF_INET6;
-            }
-            if (!ipv6_parse(value, key[8] == 's' ? &tuple->src.in6 :
-                                                   &tuple->dst.in6)) {
-                goto error_with_msg;
-            }
-        } else if (!strcmp(key, "ct_nw_proto")) {
-            char *err = str_to_u8(value, key, &tuple->ip_proto);
-            if (err) {
-                free(err);
-                goto error_with_msg;
-            }
-        } else if (!strcmp(key, "ct_tp_src") || !strcmp(key,"ct_tp_dst")) {
-            uint16_t port;
-            char *err = str_to_u16(value, key, &port);
-            if (err) {
-                free(err);
-                goto error_with_msg;
-            }
-            if (key[6] == 's') {
-                tuple->src_port = htons(port);
-            } else {
-                tuple->dst_port = htons(port);
-            }
-        } else if (!strcmp(key, "icmp_type") || !strcmp(key, "icmp_code") ||
-                   !strcmp(key, "icmp_id") ) {
-            if (tuple->ip_proto != IPPROTO_ICMP &&
-                tuple->ip_proto != IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
-                ds_put_cstr(ds, "invalid L4 fields");
-                goto error;
-            }
-            uint16_t icmp_id;
-            char *err;
-            if (key[5] == 't') {
-                err = str_to_u8(value, key, &tuple->icmp_type);
-            } else if (key[5] == 'c') {
-                err = str_to_u8(value, key, &tuple->icmp_code);
-            } else {
-                err = str_to_u16(value, key, &icmp_id);
-                tuple->icmp_id = htons(icmp_id);
-            }
-            if (err) {
-                free(err);
-                goto error_with_msg;
-            }
-        } else {
-            ds_put_format(ds, "invalid conntrack tuple field: %s", key);
-            goto error;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (ipv6_is_zero(&tuple->src.in6) || ipv6_is_zero(&tuple->dst.in6) ||
-        !tuple->ip_proto) {
-        /* icmp_type, icmp_code, and icmp_id can be 0. */
-        if (tuple->ip_proto != IPPROTO_ICMP &&
-            tuple->ip_proto != IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
-            if (!tuple->src_port || !tuple->dst_port) {
-                ds_put_cstr(ds, "at least one of the conntrack 5-tuple fields "
-                                "is missing.");
-                goto error;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    free(copy);
-    return true;
-
-error_with_msg:
-    ds_put_format(ds, "failed to parse field %s", key);
-error:
-    free(copy);
-    return false;
-}
 
 void
 ct_dpif_push_zone_limit(struct ovs_list *zone_limits, uint16_t zone,
diff --git a/lib/ct-dpif.h b/lib/ct-dpif.h
index 2848549b0..337c99dd4 100644
--- a/lib/ct-dpif.h
+++ b/lib/ct-dpif.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef CT_DPIF_H
 #define CT_DPIF_H
 
+#include "openvswitch/ofp-util.h"
 #include "openvswitch/types.h"
 #include "packets.h"
 
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ int ct_dpif_dump_start(struct dpif *, struct ct_dpif_dump_state **,
 int ct_dpif_dump_next(struct ct_dpif_dump_state *, struct ct_dpif_entry *);
 int ct_dpif_dump_done(struct ct_dpif_dump_state *);
 int ct_dpif_flush(struct dpif *, const uint16_t *zone,
-                  const struct ct_dpif_tuple *);
+                  const struct ofputil_ct_match *);
 int ct_dpif_set_maxconns(struct dpif *dpif, uint32_t maxconns);
 int ct_dpif_get_maxconns(struct dpif *dpif, uint32_t *maxconns);
 int ct_dpif_get_nconns(struct dpif *dpif, uint32_t *nconns);
@@ -311,7 +312,6 @@ void ct_dpif_format_ipproto(struct ds *ds, uint16_t ipproto);
 void ct_dpif_format_tuple(struct ds *, const struct ct_dpif_tuple *);
 uint8_t ct_dpif_coalesce_tcp_state(uint8_t state);
 void ct_dpif_format_tcp_stat(struct ds *, int, int);
-bool ct_dpif_parse_tuple(struct ct_dpif_tuple *, const char *s, struct ds *);
 void ct_dpif_push_zone_limit(struct ovs_list *, uint16_t zone, uint32_t limit,
                              uint32_t count);
 void ct_dpif_free_zone_limits(struct ovs_list *);
diff --git a/lib/dpctl.c b/lib/dpctl.c
index 29041fa3e..e6e350aba 100644
--- a/lib/dpctl.c
+++ b/lib/dpctl.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "netdev.h"
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "odp-util.h"
+#include "ofp-ct-util.h"
 #include "openvswitch/ofpbuf.h"
 #include "packets.h"
 #include "openvswitch/shash.h"
@@ -1707,47 +1708,38 @@ dpctl_flush_conntrack(int argc, const char *argv[],
                       struct dpctl_params *dpctl_p)
 {
     struct dpif *dpif = NULL;
-    struct ct_dpif_tuple tuple, *ptuple = NULL;
-    struct ds ds = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
-    uint16_t zone, *pzone = NULL;
-    int error;
+    struct ofputil_ct_match match = {0};
+    uint16_t zone;
+    bool with_zone = false;
     int args = argc - 1;
 
     /* Parse ct tuple */
-    if (args && ct_dpif_parse_tuple(&tuple, argv[args], &ds)) {
-        ptuple = &tuple;
+    if (args) {
+        struct ds ds = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+        if (!ofputil_ct_match_parse(&match, argv[args], &ds)) {
+            dpctl_error(dpctl_p, EINVAL, "%s", ds_cstr(&ds));
+            ds_destroy(&ds);
+            return EINVAL;
+        }
         args--;
     }
 
     /* Parse zone */
     if (args && ovs_scan(argv[args], "zone=%"SCNu16, &zone)) {
-        pzone = &zone;
-        args--;
-    }
-
-    /* Report error if there are more than one unparsed argument. */
-    if (args > 1) {
-        ds_put_cstr(&ds, "invalid arguments");
-        error = EINVAL;
-        goto error;
+        with_zone = true;
     }
 
-    error = opt_dpif_open(argc, argv, dpctl_p, 4, &dpif);
+    int error = opt_dpif_open(argc, argv, dpctl_p, 4, &dpif);
     if (error) {
+        dpctl_error(dpctl_p, error, "Cannot open dpif");
         return error;
     }
 
-    error = ct_dpif_flush(dpif, pzone, ptuple);
-    if (!error) {
-        dpif_close(dpif);
-        return 0;
-    } else {
-        ds_put_cstr(&ds, "failed to flush conntrack");
+    error = ct_dpif_flush(dpif, with_zone ? &zone : NULL, &match);
+    if (error) {
+        dpctl_error(dpctl_p, error, "Failed to flush conntrack");
     }
 
-error:
-    dpctl_error(dpctl_p, error, "%s", ds_cstr(&ds));
-    ds_destroy(&ds);
     dpif_close(dpif);
     return error;
 }
diff --git a/lib/dpctl.man b/lib/dpctl.man
index 87ea8087b..b0cabe05d 100644
--- a/lib/dpctl.man
+++ b/lib/dpctl.man
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ If \fBzone\fR=\fIzone\fR is specified, only flushes the connections in
 If \fIct-tuple\fR is provided, flushes the connection entry specified by
 \fIct-tuple\fR in \fIzone\fR. The zone defaults to 0 if it is not provided.
 The userspace connection tracker requires flushing with the original pre-NATed
-tuple and a warning log will be otherwise generated.
+tuple and a warning log will be otherwise generated. The tuple can be partial
+and will remove all connections that are matching on the specified fields.
 An example of an IPv4 ICMP \fIct-tuple\fR:
 .IP
 "ct_nw_src=10.1.1.1,ct_nw_dst=10.1.1.2,ct_nw_proto=1,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0,icmp_id=10"
diff --git a/lib/ofp-ct-util.c b/lib/ofp-ct-util.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a10607590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ofp-ct-util.c
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+
+/* Copyright (c) 2022, Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/icmp6.h>
+
+#include "ct-dpif.h"
+#include "ofp-ct-util.h"
+#include "openvswitch/dynamic-string.h"
+#include "openvswitch/ofp-parse.h"
+#include "openvswitch/ofp-util.h"
+#include "openvswitch/packets.h"
+
+static inline bool
+ofputil_ct_inet_addr_cmp_partial(const struct in6_addr *partial,
+                                 const union ct_dpif_inet_addr *addr,
+                                 const uint16_t l3_type)
+{
+    if (ipv6_is_zero(partial)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (l3_type == AF_INET && in6_addr_get_mapped_ipv4(partial) != addr->ip) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (l3_type == AF_INET6 && !ipv6_addr_equals(partial, &addr->in6)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static inline bool
+ofputil_ct_tuple_ip_cmp_partial(const struct ofputil_ct_tuple *partial,
+                                const struct ct_dpif_tuple *tuple,
+                                const uint16_t l3_type, const uint8_t ip_proto)
+{
+    if (!ofputil_ct_inet_addr_cmp_partial(&partial->src,
+                                          &tuple->src, l3_type)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!ofputil_ct_inet_addr_cmp_partial(&partial->dst,
+                                          &tuple->dst, l3_type)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMP || ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+        if (partial->icmp_id != tuple->icmp_id) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (partial->icmp_type != tuple->icmp_type) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (partial->icmp_code != tuple->icmp_code) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (partial->src_port && partial->src_port != tuple->src_port) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (partial->dst_port && partial->dst_port != tuple->dst_port) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Compares the non-zero members if they match. This is useful for clearing
+ * up all connections specified by a partial tuples for orig/reply. */
+bool
+ofputil_ct_match_cmp(const struct ofputil_ct_match *match,
+                     const struct ct_dpif_entry *entry)
+{
+    if (match->l3_type && match->l3_type != entry->tuple_orig.l3_type) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (match->ip_proto && match->ip_proto != entry->tuple_orig.ip_proto) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!ofputil_ct_tuple_ip_cmp_partial(&match->tuple_orig,
+                                         &entry->tuple_orig,
+                                         match->l3_type, match->ip_proto)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!ofputil_ct_tuple_ip_cmp_partial(&match->tuple_reply,
+                                         &entry->tuple_reply,
+                                         match->l3_type, match->ip_proto)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void
+ofputil_ct_tuple_format(struct ds *ds, const struct ofputil_ct_tuple *tuple,
+                        uint8_t ip_proto)
+{
+    ds_put_cstr(ds, "src=");
+    ipv6_format_mapped(&tuple->src, ds);
+    ds_put_cstr(ds, ",dst=");
+    ipv6_format_mapped(&tuple->dst, ds);
+    if (ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMP || ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+        ds_put_format(ds, ",icmp_id=%u,icmp_type=%u,icmp_code=%u",
+                      ntohs(tuple->icmp_id), tuple->icmp_type,
+                      tuple->icmp_code);
+
+    } else {
+        ds_put_format(ds, ",src_port=%u,dst_port=%u", ntohs(tuple->src_port),
+                      ntohs(tuple->dst_port));
+    }
+}
+
+static bool
+ofputil_is_tuple_zero(const struct ofputil_ct_tuple *tuple)
+{
+    return ipv6_is_zero(&tuple->src) && ipv6_is_zero(&tuple->dst) &&
+           !tuple->src_port && !tuple->dst_port;
+}
+
+bool
+ofputil_ct_tuple_is_five_tuple(const struct ofputil_ct_tuple *tuple,
+                               uint8_t ip_proto)
+{
+    /* First check if we have address. */
+    bool five_tuple = !ipv6_is_zero(&tuple->src) && !ipv6_is_zero(&tuple->dst);
+
+    if (!(ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMP || ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMPV6)) {
+        five_tuple = five_tuple && tuple->src_port && tuple->dst_port;
+    }
+
+    return five_tuple;
+}
+
+bool
+ofputil_is_ct_match_zero(const struct ofputil_ct_match *match)
+{
+    return !match->ip_proto && !match->l3_type &&
+           ofputil_is_tuple_zero(&match->tuple_orig) &&
+           ofputil_is_tuple_zero(&match->tuple_reply);
+}
+
+void
+ofputil_ct_match_format(struct ds *ds, const struct ofputil_ct_match *match)
+{
+    ds_put_format(ds, " l3_type=%u,ip_proto=%u", match->l3_type,
+                  match->ip_proto);
+    ds_put_cstr(ds, ",orig=(");
+    ofputil_ct_tuple_format(ds, &match->tuple_orig, match->ip_proto);
+    ds_put_cstr(ds, "),reply=(");
+    ofputil_ct_tuple_format(ds, &match->tuple_reply, match->ip_proto);
+    ds_put_cstr(ds, ")");
+}
+
+static bool
+ofputil_ct_tuple_ip_parse(struct in6_addr *addr, char *value, uint16_t l3_type)
+{
+    if (!ipv6_is_zero(addr)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (l3_type == AF_INET) {
+        ovs_be32 ip = 0;
+
+        ip_parse(value, &ip);
+        *addr = in6_addr_mapped_ipv4(ip);
+    } else {
+        ipv6_parse(value, addr);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Parses a specification of a conntrack 5-tuple from 's' into 'tuple'.
+ * Returns true on success.  Otherwise, returns false and puts the error
+ * message in 'ds'. */
+bool
+ofputil_ct_match_parse(struct ofputil_ct_match *match, const char *s,
+                       struct ds *ds)
+{
+    char *pos, *key, *value, *copy;
+
+    memset(match, 0, sizeof *match);
+    struct ofputil_ct_tuple *tuple = &match->tuple_orig;
+
+    pos = copy = xstrdup(s);
+    while (ofputil_parse_key_value(&pos, &key, &value)) {
+        if (!*value) {
+            ds_put_format(ds, "field %s missing value", key);
+            goto error_with_msg;
+        }
+
+        if (!strcmp(key, "ct_nw_src") || !strcmp(key, "ct_nw_dst")
+            || !strcmp(key, "ct_ipv6_src") || !strcmp(key, "ct_ipv6_dst")) {
+            match->l3_type = key[6] == '6' ? AF_INET6 : AF_INET;
+            uint8_t index = key[6] == '6' ? 8 : 6;
+            struct in6_addr *addr = key[index] == 's'
+                ? &tuple->src : &tuple->dst;
+
+            if (!ofputil_ct_tuple_ip_parse(addr, value, match->l3_type)) {
+                ds_put_format(ds, "%s is set multiple times", key);
+                goto error;
+            }
+        } else if (!strcmp(key, "ct_nw_proto")) {
+            char *err = str_to_u8(value, key, &match->ip_proto);
+
+            if (err) {
+                free(err);
+                goto error_with_msg;
+            }
+        } else if (!strcmp(key, "ct_tp_src") || !strcmp(key, "ct_tp_dst")) {
+            uint16_t port;
+            char *err = str_to_u16(value, key, &port);
+
+            if (err) {
+                free(err);
+                goto error_with_msg;
+            }
+            if (key[6] == 's') {
+                tuple->src_port = htons(port);
+            } else {
+                tuple->dst_port = htons(port);
+            }
+        } else if (!strcmp(key, "icmp_type") || !strcmp(key, "icmp_code") ||
+                   !strcmp(key, "icmp_id")) {
+            if (match->ip_proto != IPPROTO_ICMP &&
+                match->ip_proto != IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+                ds_put_cstr(ds, "invalid L4 fields");
+                goto error;
+            }
+            uint16_t icmp_id;
+            char *err;
+
+            if (key[5] == 't') {
+                err = str_to_u8(value, key, &tuple->icmp_type);
+            } else if (key[5] == 'c') {
+                err = str_to_u8(value, key, &tuple->icmp_code);
+            } else {
+                err = str_to_u16(value, key, &icmp_id);
+                tuple->icmp_id = htons(icmp_id);
+            }
+            if (err) {
+                free(err);
+                goto error_with_msg;
+            }
+        } else {
+            ds_put_format(ds, "invalid conntrack tuple field: %s", key);
+            goto error;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!match->ip_proto && (tuple->src_port || tuple->dst_port)) {
+        ds_put_cstr(ds, "port is set without protocol");
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    /* For the filtering to work with icmp we need to fill the reply direction
+     * with correct information. */
+    if (match->ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMP) {
+        switch (match->tuple_orig.icmp_type) {
+        case ICMP4_ECHO_REQUEST:
+            match->tuple_reply.icmp_type = ICMP4_ECHO_REPLY;
+            break;
+        case ICMP4_ECHO_REPLY:
+            match->tuple_reply.icmp_type = ICMP4_ECHO_REQUEST;
+            break;
+        case ICMP4_TIMESTAMP:
+            match->tuple_reply.icmp_type = ICMP4_TIMESTAMPREPLY;
+            break;
+        case ICMP4_TIMESTAMPREPLY:
+            match->tuple_reply.icmp_type = ICMP4_TIMESTAMP;
+            break;
+        case ICMP4_INFOREQUEST:
+            match->tuple_reply.icmp_type = ICMP4_INFOREPLY;
+            break;
+        case ICMP4_INFOREPLY:
+            match->tuple_reply.icmp_type = ICMP4_INFOREQUEST;
+            break;
+        }
+        match->tuple_reply.icmp_id = match->tuple_orig.icmp_id;
+    } else if (match->ip_proto == IPPROTO_ICMPV6) {
+        switch (match->tuple_orig.icmp_type) {
+        case ICMP6_ECHO_REQUEST:
+            match->tuple_reply.icmp_type = ICMP6_ECHO_REPLY;
+            break;
+        case ICMP6_ECHO_REPLY:
+            match->tuple_reply.icmp_type = ICMP6_ECHO_REQUEST;
+            break;
+        }
+        match->tuple_reply.icmp_id = match->tuple_orig.icmp_id;
+    }
+
+    free(copy);
+    return true;
+
+error_with_msg:
+    ds_put_format(ds, "failed to parse field %s", key);
+error:
+    free(copy);
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/lib/ofp-ct-util.h b/lib/ofp-ct-util.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a5eaf920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ofp-ct-util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2022, Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef OVS_OFP_CT_UTIL_H
+#define OVS_OFP_CT_UTIL_H
+
+#include "ct-dpif.h"
+#include "openvswitch/ofp-util.h"
+
+bool ofputil_ct_match_cmp(const struct ofputil_ct_match *match,
+                                 const struct ct_dpif_entry *entry);
+
+bool ofputil_ct_tuple_is_five_tuple(const struct ofputil_ct_tuple *tuple,
+                                    uint8_t ip_proto);
+
+void ofputil_ct_match_format(struct ds *ds,
+                             const struct ofputil_ct_match *match);
+
+bool ofputil_ct_match_parse(struct ofputil_ct_match *match, const char *s,
+                            struct ds *ds);
+
+bool ofputil_is_ct_match_zero(const struct ofputil_ct_match *match);
+
+#endif /* lib/ofp-ct-util.h */
diff --git a/tests/system-traffic.at b/tests/system-traffic.at
index e5403519f..51903a658 100644
--- a/tests/system-traffic.at
+++ b/tests/system-traffic.at
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),reply=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP
 AT_CLEANUP
 
-AT_SETUP([conntrack - ct flush by 5-tuple])
+AT_SETUP([conntrack - ct flush])
 CHECK_CONNTRACK()
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
 
@@ -2291,6 +2291,86 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/flush-conntrack zone=5 $ICMP_TUPLE])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "orig=.src=10\.1\.1\.2,"], [1], [dnl
 ])
 
+dnl Test UDP from port 1 and 2, partial flush by src port
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 packet-out br0 "in_port=1 packet=50540000000a50540000000908004500001c000000000011a4cd0a0101010a0101020001000200080000 actions=resubmit(,0)"])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 packet-out br0 "in_port=2 packet=50540000000a50540000000908004500001c000000000011a4cd0a0101020a0101010002000100080000 actions=resubmit(,0)"])
+
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1" | sort], [0], [dnl
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),reply=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1)
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1),reply=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),zone=5
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/flush-conntrack 'ct_nw_proto=17,ct_tp_src=1'])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1"], [0], [dnl
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1),reply=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),zone=5
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/flush-conntrack 'ct_nw_proto=17,ct_tp_src=2'])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1"], [1])
+
+dnl Test UDP from port 1 and 2, partial flush by dst port
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 packet-out br0 "in_port=1 packet=50540000000a50540000000908004500001c000000000011a4cd0a0101010a0101020001000200080000 actions=resubmit(,0)"])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 packet-out br0 "in_port=2 packet=50540000000a50540000000908004500001c000000000011a4cd0a0101020a0101010002000100080000 actions=resubmit(,0)"])
+
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1" | sort], [0], [dnl
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),reply=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1)
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1),reply=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),zone=5
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/flush-conntrack 'ct_nw_proto=17,ct_tp_dst=2'])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1"], [0], [dnl
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1),reply=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),zone=5
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/flush-conntrack 'ct_nw_proto=17,ct_tp_dst=1'])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1"], [1])
+
+dnl Test UDP from port 1 and 2, partial flush by src address
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 packet-out br0 "in_port=1 packet=50540000000a50540000000908004500001c000000000011a4cd0a0101010a0101020001000200080000 actions=resubmit(,0)"])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 packet-out br0 "in_port=2 packet=50540000000a50540000000908004500001c000000000011a4cd0a0101020a0101010002000100080000 actions=resubmit(,0)"])
+
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1" | sort], [0], [dnl
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),reply=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1)
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1),reply=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),zone=5
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/flush-conntrack 'ct_nw_src=10.1.1.1'])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1"], [0], [dnl
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1),reply=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),zone=5
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/flush-conntrack 'ct_nw_src=10.1.1.2'])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1"], [1])
+
+dnl Test UDP from port 1 and 2, partial flush by dst address
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 packet-out br0 "in_port=1 packet=50540000000a50540000000908004500001c000000000011a4cd0a0101010a0101020001000200080000 actions=resubmit(,0)"])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-ofctl -O OpenFlow13 packet-out br0 "in_port=2 packet=50540000000a50540000000908004500001c000000000011a4cd0a0101020a0101010002000100080000 actions=resubmit(,0)"])
+
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1" | sort], [0], [dnl
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),reply=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1)
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1),reply=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),zone=5
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/flush-conntrack 'ct_nw_dst=10.1.1.2'])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1"], [0], [dnl
+udp,orig=(src=10.1.1.2,dst=10.1.1.1,sport=2,dport=1),reply=(src=10.1.1.1,dst=10.1.1.2,sport=1,dport=2),zone=5
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/flush-conntrack 'ct_nw_dst=10.1.1.1'])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/dump-conntrack | grep "10\.1\.1\.1"], [1])
+
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP
 AT_CLEANUP
 
