diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
index a163cea..f285496 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria;
 
+import org.onlab.packet.EthType;
 import org.onosproject.net.IndexedLambda;
 import org.onosproject.net.Lambda;
 import org.onosproject.net.OchSignal;
@@ -101,6 +102,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Creates a match on ETH_TYPE field using the specified value.
+     *
+     * @param ethType eth type value
+     * @return match criterion
+     */
+    public static Criterion matchEthType(EthType ethType) {
+        return new EthTypeCriterion(ethType);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Creates a match on VLAN ID field using the specified value.
      *
      * @param vlanId vlan id value
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/EthTypeCriterion.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/EthTypeCriterion.java
index a42d8d3..465de6b 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/EthTypeCriterion.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/EthTypeCriterion.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria;
 
+import org.onlab.packet.EthType;
+
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@
  */
 public final class EthTypeCriterion implements Criterion {
     private static final int MASK = 0xffff;
-    private final int ethType;              // Ethernet type value: 16 bits
+    private final EthType ethType;              // Ethernet type value: 16 bits
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
@@ -33,7 +35,16 @@
      * integer)
      */
     EthTypeCriterion(int ethType) {
-        this.ethType = ethType & MASK;
+        this.ethType = new EthType(ethType & MASK);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param ethType the Ethernet frame type to match
+     */
+    EthTypeCriterion(EthType ethType) {
+        this.ethType = ethType;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -46,14 +57,14 @@
      *
      * @return the Ethernet frame type to match (16 bits unsigned integer)
      */
-    public int ethType() {
+    public EthType ethType() {
         return ethType;
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return toStringHelper(type().toString())
-                .add("ethType", Long.toHexString(ethType))
+                .add("ethType", ethType.toString())
                 .toString();
     }
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/CriteriaTest.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/CriteriaTest.java
index bad60a0..4733cb9 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/CriteriaTest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/CriteriaTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.packet.EthType;
 import org.onosproject.net.ChannelSpacing;
 import org.onosproject.net.GridType;
 import org.onosproject.net.Lambda;
@@ -418,8 +419,8 @@
      */
     @Test
     public void testMatchEthTypeMethod() {
-        int ethType = 12;
-        Criterion matchEthType = Criteria.matchEthType(ethType);
+        EthType ethType = new EthType(12);
+        Criterion matchEthType = Criteria.matchEthType(new EthType(12));
         EthTypeCriterion ethTypeCriterion =
                 checkAndConvert(matchEthType,
                                 Criterion.Type.ETH_TYPE,