diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleDriverProvider.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleDriverProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d2eaf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleDriverProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014-2016 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.net.flow.impl;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.LinkedListMultimap;
+import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.mastership.MastershipService;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.CompletedBatchOperation;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRule;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleBatchEntry;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleBatchOperation;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleProgrammable;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleProvider;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleProviderService;
+import org.onosproject.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.copyOf;
+import static org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleBatchEntry.FlowRuleOperation.*;
+
+/**
+ * Driver-based flow rule provider.
+ */
+class FlowRuleDriverProvider extends AbstractProvider implements FlowRuleProvider {
+
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+
+    // Perhaps to be extracted for better reuse as we deal with other.
+    public static final String SCHEME = "default";
+    public static final String PROVIDER_NAME = "org.onosproject.provider";
+
+    FlowRuleProviderService providerService;
+    private DeviceService deviceService;
+    private MastershipService mastershipService;
+
+    private ScheduledExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
+    private ScheduledFuture<?> poller = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new fallback flow rule provider.
+     */
+    FlowRuleDriverProvider() {
+        super(new ProviderId(SCHEME, PROVIDER_NAME));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the provider with necessary supporting services.
+     *
+     * @param providerService   flow rule provider service
+     * @param deviceService     device service
+     * @param mastershipService mastership service
+     * @param pollFrequency     flow entry poll frequency
+     */
+    void init(FlowRuleProviderService providerService,
+              DeviceService deviceService, MastershipService mastershipService,
+              int pollFrequency) {
+        this.providerService = providerService;
+        this.deviceService = deviceService;
+        this.mastershipService = mastershipService;
+
+        if (poller != null && !poller.isCancelled()) {
+            poller.cancel(false);
+        }
+
+        poller = executor.scheduleAtFixedRate(this::pollFlowEntries, pollFrequency,
+                                              pollFrequency, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void applyFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules) {
+        rulesByDevice(flowRules).asMap().forEach(this::applyFlowRules);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removeFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules) {
+        rulesByDevice(flowRules).asMap().forEach(this::removeFlowRules);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removeRulesById(ApplicationId id, FlowRule... flowRules) {
+        removeFlowRule(flowRules);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void executeBatch(FlowRuleBatchOperation batch) {
+        ImmutableList.Builder<FlowRule> toAdd = ImmutableList.builder();
+        ImmutableList.Builder<FlowRule> toRemove = ImmutableList.builder();
+        for (FlowRuleBatchEntry fbe : batch.getOperations()) {
+            if (fbe.operator() == ADD || fbe.operator() == MODIFY) {
+                toAdd.add(fbe.target());
+            } else if (fbe.operator() == REMOVE) {
+                toRemove.add(fbe.target());
+            }
+        }
+
+        ImmutableList<FlowRule> rulesToAdd = toAdd.build();
+        ImmutableList<FlowRule> rulesToRemove = toRemove.build();
+
+        Collection<FlowRule> added = applyFlowRules(batch.deviceId(), rulesToAdd);
+        Collection<FlowRule> removed = removeFlowRules(batch.deviceId(), rulesToRemove);
+
+        Set<FlowRule> failedRules = Sets.union(Sets.difference(copyOf(rulesToAdd), copyOf(added)),
+                                               Sets.difference(copyOf(rulesToRemove), copyOf(removed)));
+        CompletedBatchOperation status =
+                new CompletedBatchOperation(failedRules.isEmpty(), failedRules, batch.deviceId());
+        providerService.batchOperationCompleted(batch.id(), status);
+    }
+
+    private Multimap<DeviceId, FlowRule> rulesByDevice(FlowRule[] flowRules) {
+        // Sort the flow rules by device id
+        Multimap<DeviceId, FlowRule> rulesByDevice = LinkedListMultimap.create();
+        for (FlowRule rule : flowRules) {
+            rulesByDevice.put(rule.deviceId(), rule);
+        }
+        return rulesByDevice;
+    }
+
+    private Collection<FlowRule> applyFlowRules(DeviceId deviceId, Collection<FlowRule> flowRules) {
+        FlowRuleProgrammable programmer = getFlowRuleProgrammable(deviceId);
+        return programmer != null ? programmer.applyFlowRules(flowRules) : ImmutableList.of();
+    }
+
+    private Collection<FlowRule> removeFlowRules(DeviceId deviceId, Collection<FlowRule> flowRules) {
+        FlowRuleProgrammable programmer = getFlowRuleProgrammable(deviceId);
+        return programmer != null ? programmer.removeFlowRules(flowRules) : ImmutableList.of();
+    }
+
+    private FlowRuleProgrammable getFlowRuleProgrammable(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        FlowRuleProgrammable programmable = deviceService.getDevice(deviceId).as(FlowRuleProgrammable.class);
+        if (programmable == null) {
+            log.warn("Device {} is not flow rule programmable");
+        }
+        return programmable;
+    }
+
+
+    private void pollFlowEntries() {
+        deviceService.getAvailableDevices().forEach(device -> {
+            if (mastershipService.isLocalMaster(device.id()) && device.is(FlowRuleProgrammable.class)) {
+                providerService.pushFlowMetrics(device.id(),
+                                                device.as(FlowRuleProgrammable.class).getFlowEntries());
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleManager.java
index 9162ff6..93ddf1a 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/impl/FlowRuleManager.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
-
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
@@ -31,14 +30,14 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.onosproject.cfg.ComponentConfigService;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceEvent;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceListener;
-import org.onosproject.net.provider.AbstractListenerProviderRegistry;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
 import org.onosproject.core.IdGenerator;
+import org.onosproject.mastership.MastershipService;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceEvent;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceListener;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.CompletedBatchOperation;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultFlowEntry;
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleStore;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleStoreDelegate;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TableStatisticsEntry;
+import org.onosproject.net.provider.AbstractListenerProviderRegistry;
 import org.onosproject.net.provider.AbstractProviderService;
 import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static com.google.common.base.Strings.isNullOrEmpty;
+import static org.onlab.util.Tools.get;
 import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
 import static org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type.RULE_ADD_REQUESTED;
 import static org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleEvent.Type.RULE_REMOVE_REQUESTED;
 import static org.onosproject.security.AppGuard.checkPermission;
+import static org.onosproject.security.AppPermission.Type.FLOWRULE_READ;
+import static org.onosproject.security.AppPermission.Type.FLOWRULE_WRITE;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
-import static org.onosproject.security.AppPermission.Type.*;
 
 
 
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@
                                                  FlowRuleProvider, FlowRuleProviderService>
         implements FlowRuleService, FlowRuleProviderRegistry {
 
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
     public static final String FLOW_RULE_NULL = "FlowRule cannot be null";
     private static final boolean ALLOW_EXTRANEOUS_RULES = false;
 
@@ -106,11 +110,16 @@
             label = "Purge entries associated with a device when the device goes offline")
     private boolean purgeOnDisconnection = false;
 
-    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+    private static final int DEFAULT_POLL_FREQUENCY = 30;
+    @Property(name = "fallbackFlowPollFrequency", intValue = DEFAULT_POLL_FREQUENCY,
+            label = "Frequency (in seconds) for polling flow statistics via fallback provider")
+    private int fallbackFlowPollFrequency = DEFAULT_POLL_FREQUENCY;
 
     private final FlowRuleStoreDelegate delegate = new InternalStoreDelegate();
     private final DeviceListener deviceListener = new InternalDeviceListener();
 
+    private final FlowRuleDriverProvider defaultProvider = new FlowRuleDriverProvider();
+
     protected ExecutorService deviceInstallers =
             Executors.newFixedThreadPool(32, groupedThreads("onos/flowservice", "device-installer-%d"));
 
@@ -132,16 +141,19 @@
     protected CoreService coreService;
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected MastershipService mastershipService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected ComponentConfigService cfgService;
 
     @Activate
     public void activate(ComponentContext context) {
+        modified(context);
         store.setDelegate(delegate);
         eventDispatcher.addSink(FlowRuleEvent.class, listenerRegistry);
         deviceService.addListener(deviceListener);
         cfgService.registerProperties(getClass());
         idGenerator = coreService.getIdGenerator(FLOW_OP_TOPIC);
-        modified(context);
         log.info("Started");
     }
 
@@ -160,6 +172,13 @@
         if (context != null) {
             readComponentConfiguration(context);
         }
+        defaultProvider.init(new InternalFlowRuleProviderService(defaultProvider),
+                             deviceService, mastershipService, fallbackFlowPollFrequency);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected FlowRuleProvider defaultProvider() {
+        return defaultProvider;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -190,6 +209,13 @@
             log.info("Configured. PurgeOnDisconnection is {}",
                     purgeOnDisconnection ? "enabled" : "disabled");
         }
+
+        String s = get(properties, "fallbackFlowPollFrequency");
+        try {
+            fallbackFlowPollFrequency = isNullOrEmpty(s) ? DEFAULT_POLL_FREQUENCY : Integer.parseInt(s);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            fallbackFlowPollFrequency = DEFAULT_POLL_FREQUENCY;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -201,15 +227,13 @@
      */
     private static Boolean isPropertyEnabled(Dictionary<?, ?> properties,
             String propertyName) {
-        Boolean value = null;
         try {
             String s = (String) properties.get(propertyName);
-            value = isNullOrEmpty(s) ? null : s.trim().equals("true");
+            return  isNullOrEmpty(s) ? null : s.trim().equals("true");
         } catch (ClassCastException e) {
             // No propertyName defined.
-            value = null;
+            return null;
         }
-        return value;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -229,8 +253,8 @@
         checkPermission(FLOWRULE_WRITE);
 
         FlowRuleOperations.Builder builder = FlowRuleOperations.builder();
-        for (int i = 0; i < flowRules.length; i++) {
-            builder.add(flowRules[i]);
+        for (FlowRule flowRule : flowRules) {
+            builder.add(flowRule);
         }
         apply(builder.build());
     }
@@ -240,8 +264,8 @@
         checkPermission(FLOWRULE_WRITE);
 
         FlowRuleOperations.Builder builder = FlowRuleOperations.builder();
-        for (int i = 0; i < flowRules.length; i++) {
-            builder.remove(flowRules[i]);
+        for (FlowRule flowRule : flowRules) {
+            builder.remove(flowRule);
         }
         apply(builder.build());
     }
@@ -419,15 +443,9 @@
                 //lastSeen.put(storedRule, currentTime);
             }
             Long last = lastSeen.get(storedRule);
-            if (last == null) {
-                // concurrently removed? let the liveness check fail
-                return false;
-            }
 
-            if ((currentTime - last) <= timeout) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            return false;
+            // concurrently removed? let the liveness check fail
+            return last != null && (currentTime - last) <= timeout;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -466,7 +484,6 @@
                     }
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     log.debug("Can't process added or extra rule {}", e.getMessage());
-                    continue;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -479,7 +496,6 @@
                         flowMissing(rule);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         log.debug("Can't add missing flow rule:", e);
-                        continue;
                     }
                 }
             }