diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/basics/BasicHostConfig.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/basics/BasicHostConfig.java
index bba095b..3d19003 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/basics/BasicHostConfig.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/basics/BasicHostConfig.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     }
 
     public EthType outerTpid() {
-        short tpid = (short) (Integer.decode(get(OUTER_TPID, "0")) & 0xFFFF);
+        short tpid = (short) (Integer.decode(get(OUTER_TPID, "0x8100")) & 0xFFFF);
         if (!(tpid == EthType.EtherType.VLAN.ethType().toShort() ||
                 tpid == EthType.EtherType.QINQ.ethType().toShort())) {
             return EthType.EtherType.UNKNOWN.ethType();
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowobjective/ForwardingObjective.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowobjective/ForwardingObjective.java
index 1d62a23..a0c81af 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowobjective/ForwardingObjective.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowobjective/ForwardingObjective.java
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
  * A specific forwarding objective represents a specific rule matching one or
  * more header fields. The installation of this rule may result in several rules
  * at the device. For example, one per table type.
+ *
+ * There is one additional type of forwarding objective:
+ *
+ *   - Egress
+ *
+ * An egress forwarding objecrive represents a flow rule that is inserted into
+ * egress tables, only if they exist in the device.
+ *
  */
 @Beta
 public interface ForwardingObjective extends Objective {
@@ -54,7 +62,12 @@
         /**
          * A monolithic objective.
          */
-        VERSATILE
+        VERSATILE,
+
+        /**
+         * An objective to program egress pipeline.
+         */
+        EGRESS
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/ForwardingObjectiveCodec.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/ForwardingObjectiveCodec.java
index 281d63c..8ec51fa 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/ForwardingObjectiveCodec.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/ForwardingObjectiveCodec.java
@@ -125,9 +125,12 @@
             case "VERSATILE":
                 builder.withFlag(ForwardingObjective.Flag.VERSATILE);
                 break;
+            case "EGRESS":
+                builder.withFlag(ForwardingObjective.Flag.EGRESS);
+                break;
             default:
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("The requested flag " + flagStr +
-                " is not defined for FilteringObjective.");
+                " is not defined for ForwardingObjective.");
         }
 
         // decode selector