diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
index aef755f..e1a71fc 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@
         return new SetQueueInstruction(queueId, port);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a meter instruction.
+     *
+     * @param meterId Meter Id
+     * @return meter instruction
+     */
     public static MeterInstruction meterTraffic(final MeterId meterId) {
         checkNotNull(meterId, "meter id cannot be null");
         return new MeterInstruction(meterId);
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/DecodeInstructionCodecHelper.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/DecodeInstructionCodecHelper.java
index fbb8c57..105924e 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/DecodeInstructionCodecHelper.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/DecodeInstructionCodecHelper.java
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.codec.impl;
 
-import static org.onlab.util.Tools.nullIsIllegal;
-
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.MplsLabel;
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.L3ModificationInstruction;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.L4ModificationInstruction;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import static org.onlab.util.Tools.nullIsIllegal;
 
 /**
  * Decoding portion of the instruction codec.
@@ -259,6 +258,9 @@
             return Instructions.createOutput(portNumber);
         } else if (type.equals(Instruction.Type.NOACTION.name())) {
             return Instructions.createNoAction();
+        } else if (type.equals(Instruction.Type.TABLE.name())) {
+            return Instructions.transition(nullIsIllegal(json.get(InstructionCodec.TABLE_ID)
+                    .asInt(), InstructionCodec.TABLE_ID + InstructionCodec.MISSING_MEMBER_MESSAGE));
         } else if (type.equals(Instruction.Type.L0MODIFICATION.name())) {
             return decodeL0();
         } else if (type.equals(Instruction.Type.L1MODIFICATION.name())) {
@@ -273,5 +275,4 @@
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Instruction type "
                 + type + " is not supported");
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/InstructionCodec.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/InstructionCodec.java
index d7307ad..0b5e8ad 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/InstructionCodec.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/InstructionCodec.java
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.codec.impl;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import org.onosproject.codec.CodecContext;
 import org.onosproject.codec.JsonCodec;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.Instruction;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
-
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 /**
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@
     protected static final String TUNNEL_ID = "tunnelId";
     protected static final String TCP_PORT = "tcpPort";
     protected static final String UDP_PORT = "udpPort";
+    protected static final String TABLE_ID = "tableId";
     protected static final String TRIBUTARY_PORT_NUMBER = "tributaryPortNumber";
     protected static final String TRIBUTARY_SLOT_LEN = "tributarySlotLength";
     protected static final String TRIBUTARY_SLOT_BITMAP = "tributarySlotBitmap";