+static clib_error_t *
+set_ip_directed_broadcast (vlib_main_t * vm,
+ unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
+{
+ vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
+ u32 sw_if_index = ~0;
+ u8 enable = 0;
+
+ if (!unformat (input, "%U", unformat_vnet_sw_interface, vnm, &sw_if_index));
+ else if (unformat (input, "enable"))
+ enable = 1;
+ else if (unformat (input, "disable"))
+ enable = 0;
+ else
+ return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input: `%U'",
+ format_unformat_error, input);
+
+ if (~0 == sw_if_index)
+ return clib_error_return (0, "specify an interface: `%U'",
+ format_unformat_error, input);
+
+ vnet_sw_interface_ip_directed_broadcast (vnm, sw_if_index, enable);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*?
+ * This command is used to enable/disable IP directed broadcast
+ * If directed broadcast is enabled a packet sent to the interface's
+ * subnet broadcast address will be sent L2 broadcast on the interface,
+ * otherwise it is dropped.
+ ?*/
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (set_ip_directed_broadcast_command, static) = {
+ .path = "set interface ip directed-broadcast",
+ .short_help = "set interface enable <interface> <enable|disable>",
+ .function = set_ip_directed_broadcast,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+