diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
index e0c58d3..d1fc61f 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/instructions/Instructions.java
@@ -487,11 +487,11 @@
     /**
      * Creates an IP DSCP modification.
      *
-     * @param dscpValue the DSCP value to modify to
+     * @param ipDscp the DSCP value to modify to
      * @return a L3 modification
      */
-    public static Instruction modIpDscp(byte dscpValue) {
-        return new L3ModificationInstruction.ModDscpInstruction(L3SubType.IP_DSCP, dscpValue);
+    public static Instruction modIpDscp(byte ipDscp) {
+        return new L3ModificationInstruction.ModDscpInstruction(L3SubType.IP_DSCP, ipDscp);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/DecodeInstructionCodecHelper.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/DecodeInstructionCodecHelper.java
index 2730c38..8ad11f1 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/DecodeInstructionCodecHelper.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/DecodeInstructionCodecHelper.java
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@
             return Instructions.copyTtlOut();
         } else  if (subType.equals(L3ModificationInstruction.L3SubType.DEC_TTL.name())) {
             return Instructions.decNwTtl();
+        } else  if (subType.equals(L3ModificationInstruction.L3SubType.IP_DSCP.name())) {
+            int ipDscp = nullIsIllegal(json.get(InstructionCodec.IP_DSCP),
+                InstructionCodec.IP_DSCP + InstructionCodec.MISSING_MEMBER_MESSAGE).asInt();
+            if ((ipDscp < Byte.MIN_VALUE) || (ipDscp > Byte.MAX_VALUE)) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value " + ipDscp + " must be single byte");
+            }
+            return Instructions.modIpDscp((byte) ipDscp);
         }
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("L3 Instruction subtype "
                 + subType + " is not supported");
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/EncodeInstructionCodecHelper.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/EncodeInstructionCodecHelper.java
index 0f3c125..102b9ca 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/EncodeInstructionCodecHelper.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/EncodeInstructionCodecHelper.java
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@
                         (L3ModificationInstruction.ModIPv6FlowLabelInstruction) l3Instruction;
                 result.put(InstructionCodec.FLOW_LABEL, modFlowLabelInstruction.flowLabel());
                 break;
+            case IP_DSCP:
+                final L3ModificationInstruction.ModDscpInstruction
+                        modDscpInstruction =
+                        (L3ModificationInstruction.ModDscpInstruction) l3Instruction;
+                result.put(InstructionCodec.IP_DSCP, modDscpInstruction.dscp());
+                break;
             case TTL_IN:
             case TTL_OUT:
             case DEC_TTL:
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/InstructionCodec.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/InstructionCodec.java
index df7ff1c..ca2df49 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/InstructionCodec.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/InstructionCodec.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     static final String MPLS_LABEL = "label";
     static final String MPLS_BOS = "bos";
     static final String IP = "ip";
+    static final String IP_DSCP = "ipDscp";
     static final String FLOW_LABEL = "flowLabel";
     static final String LAMBDA = "lambda";
     static final String GRID_TYPE = "gridType";