diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleService.java
index 78aef84..2b29504 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleService.java
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@
     void purgeFlowRules(DeviceId deviceId);
 
     /**
+     * Purges all the flow rules on the specified device from the given application id.
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param appId application identifier
+     */
+    default void purgeFlowRules(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("purgeFlowRules not implemented!");
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Removes the specified flow rules from their respective devices. If the
      * device is not presently connected to the controller, these flow will
      * be removed once the device reconnects.
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java
index 07493a8..1d9e60e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.net.flow;
 
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.oldbatch.FlowRuleBatchEvent;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.oldbatch.FlowRuleBatchOperation;
@@ -137,6 +138,15 @@
     default void purgeFlowRule(DeviceId deviceId) {}
 
     /**
+     * Removes all flow entries of given device and application ID from store.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device id
+     * @param appId application id
+     * @return true if operation was successful, false otherwise.
+     */
+    boolean purgeFlowRules(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId);
+
+    /**
      * Removes all flow entries from store.
      */
     void purgeFlowRules();
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupService.java
index 460ccb6..bf18a2e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupService.java
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@
     void purgeGroupEntries(DeviceId deviceId);
 
     /**
+     * Purges all the group entries on the specified device and application.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param appId application identifier
+     */
+    default void purgeGroupEntries(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("purgeGroupEntries not implemented");
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Purges all group entries.
      */
     default void purgeGroupEntries() {}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupStore.java
index 850b2ce..672bb4e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupStore.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupStore.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.GroupId;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.store.Store;
@@ -130,6 +131,14 @@
     void purgeGroupEntry(DeviceId deviceId);
 
     /**
+     * Removes all group entries of given device and given application from store.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device id
+     * @param appId application id
+     */
+    void purgeGroupEntries(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId);
+
+    /**
      * Removes all group entries from store.
      */
     default void purgeGroupEntries() {}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/MeterService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/MeterService.java
index cf99b5e..6339101 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/MeterService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/MeterService.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.net.meter;
 
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.event.ListenerService;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 
@@ -93,8 +94,18 @@
      * Purges all the meters on the specified device.
      * @param deviceId device identifier
      */
-    default void purgeMeters(DeviceId deviceId){
+    default void purgeMeters(DeviceId deviceId) {
         //Default implementation does nothing
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Purges all the meters on the given device and for the given application.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param appId application identifier
+     */
+    default void purgeMeters(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("purgeMeter not implemented");
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/MeterStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/MeterStore.java
index 2e632ed..811b418 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/MeterStore.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/meter/MeterStore.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.net.meter;
 
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.store.Store;
 
@@ -196,9 +197,19 @@
 
     /**
      * Removes all meters of given device from store.
+     * This API is typically used when the device is offline.
      *
      * @param deviceId the device id
      */
     void purgeMeter(DeviceId deviceId);
 
+    /**
+     * Removes all meters of given device and for the given application from store.
+     * This API is typically used when the device is offline.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId the device id
+     * @param appId the application id
+     */
+    void purgeMeters(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId);
+
 }
diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/NetTestTools.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/NetTestTools.java
index dcc3e15..42f828f 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/NetTestTools.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/NetTestTools.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
     public static final ProviderId PID = new ProviderId("of", "foo");
     public static final ApplicationId APP_ID = new TestApplicationId("foo");
+    public static final ApplicationId APP_ID_2 = new TestApplicationId("foo2");
     public static final NodeId NODE_ID = new NodeId("node1");
 
     // Short-hand for producing a device id from a string
diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleServiceAdapter.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleServiceAdapter.java
index 21fd045..4f53b96 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleServiceAdapter.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/FlowRuleServiceAdapter.java
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void purgeFlowRules(DeviceId deviceId){
+    public void purgeFlowRules(DeviceId deviceId) {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void purgeFlowRules(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId) {
     }
 
     @Override