diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/packetfilter/IcmpPacketClassifier.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/packetfilter/IcmpPacketClassifier.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2019-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * 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.packet.packetfilter;
+
+import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
+import org.onlab.packet.ICMP;
+import org.onlab.packet.IPv4;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketContext;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketInClassifier;
+
+public class IcmpPacketClassifier implements PacketInClassifier {
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean match(PacketContext packet) {
+
+        Ethernet eth = packet.inPacket().parsed();
+
+        if (eth.getEtherType() == Ethernet.TYPE_IPV4) {
+            IPv4 ipv4Packet = (IPv4) eth.getPayload();
+
+            if (ipv4Packet.getProtocol() == IPv4.PROTOCOL_ICMP) {
+                ICMP icmpPacket = (ICMP) ipv4Packet.getPayload();
+                if (icmpPacket.getIcmpType() == ICMP.TYPE_ECHO_REQUEST) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}