diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java
index 31c53a8..a388b48 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/DefaultTrafficSelector.java
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@
         }
 
         @Override
+        public Builder matchTcpSrc(Short tcpPort) {
+            return add(Criteria.matchTcpSrc(tcpPort));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Builder matchTcpDst(Short tcpPort) {
+            return add(Criteria.matchTcpDst(tcpPort));
+        }
+
+        @Override
         public TrafficSelector build() {
             return new DefaultTrafficSelector(ImmutableSet.copyOf(selector.values()));
         }
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java
index c704c8f..41bceb8 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/TrafficSelector.java
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@
         public Builder matchIPDst(IpPrefix ip);
 
         /**
+         * Matches a TCP source port number.
+         * @param tcpPort a TCP source port number
+         * @return a selection builder
+         */
+        public Builder matchTcpSrc(Short tcpPort);
+
+        /**
+         * Matches a TCP destination port number.
+         * @param tcpPort a TCP destination port number
+         * @return a selection builder
+         */
+        public Builder matchTcpDst(Short tcpPort);
+
+        /**
          * Builds an immutable traffic selector.
          *
          * @return traffic selector
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
index a819bd3..8bd0960 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
@@ -113,6 +113,25 @@
         return new IPCriterion(ip, Type.IPV4_DST);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a match on TCP source port field using the specified value.
+     *
+     * @param tcpPort
+     * @return match criterion
+     */
+    public static Criterion matchTcpSrc(Short tcpPort) {
+        return new TcpPortCriterion(tcpPort, Type.TCP_SRC);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a match on TCP destination port field using the specified value.
+     *
+     * @param tcpPort
+     * @return match criterion
+     */
+    public static Criterion matchTcpDst(Short tcpPort) {
+        return new TcpPortCriterion(tcpPort, Type.TCP_DST);
+    }
 
     /*
      * Implementations of criteria.
@@ -437,4 +456,49 @@
     }
 
 
+    public static final class TcpPortCriterion implements Criterion {
+
+        private final Short tcpPort;
+        private final Type type;
+
+        public TcpPortCriterion(Short tcpPort, Type type) {
+            this.tcpPort = tcpPort;
+            this.type = type;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Type type() {
+            return this.type;
+        }
+
+        public Short tcpPort() {
+            return this.tcpPort;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return toStringHelper(type().toString())
+                    .add("tcpPort", tcpPort).toString();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hash(tcpPort, type);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+            if (this == obj) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (obj instanceof TcpPortCriterion) {
+                TcpPortCriterion that = (TcpPortCriterion) obj;
+                return Objects.equals(tcpPort, that.tcpPort) &&
+                        Objects.equals(type, that.type);
+
+
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }