diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 7d24bbba58ba670fd75c3814ea7986bd669b6a59..c5a96e6abe0da590921a6aa612e66a17393ded3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -443,6 +443,73 @@ static struct mlx5_flow_table *alloc_flow_table(int level, int max_fte,
 	return ft;
 }
 
+/* If reverse is false, then we search for the first flow table in the
+ * root sub-tree from start(closest from right), else we search for the
+ * last flow table in the root sub-tree till start(closest from left).
+ */
+static struct mlx5_flow_table *find_closest_ft_recursive(struct fs_node  *root,
+							 struct list_head *start,
+							 bool reverse)
+{
+#define list_advance_entry(pos, reverse)		\
+	((reverse) ? list_prev_entry(pos, list) : list_next_entry(pos, list))
+
+#define list_for_each_advance_continue(pos, head, reverse)	\
+	for (pos = list_advance_entry(pos, reverse);		\
+	     &pos->list != (head);				\
+	     pos = list_advance_entry(pos, reverse))
+
+	struct fs_node *iter = list_entry(start, struct fs_node, list);
+	struct mlx5_flow_table *ft = NULL;
+
+	if (!root)
+		return NULL;
+
+	list_for_each_advance_continue(iter, &root->children, reverse) {
+		if (iter->type == FS_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE) {
+			fs_get_obj(ft, iter);
+			return ft;
+		}
+		ft = find_closest_ft_recursive(iter, &iter->children, reverse);
+		if (ft)
+			return ft;
+	}
+
+	return ft;
+}
+
+/* If reverse if false then return the first flow table in next priority of
+ * prio in the tree, else return the last flow table in the previous priority
+ * of prio in the tree.
+ */
+static struct mlx5_flow_table *find_closest_ft(struct fs_prio *prio, bool reverse)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_table *ft = NULL;
+	struct fs_node *curr_node;
+	struct fs_node *parent;
+
+	parent = prio->node.parent;
+	curr_node = &prio->node;
+	while (!ft && parent) {
+		ft = find_closest_ft_recursive(parent, &curr_node->list, reverse);
+		curr_node = parent;
+		parent = curr_node->parent;
+	}
+	return ft;
+}
+
+/* Assuming all the tree is locked by mutex chain lock */
+static struct mlx5_flow_table *find_next_chained_ft(struct fs_prio *prio)
+{
+	return find_closest_ft(prio, false);
+}
+
+/* Assuming all the tree is locked by mutex chain lock */
+static struct mlx5_flow_table *find_prev_chained_ft(struct fs_prio *prio)
+{
+	return find_closest_ft(prio, true);
+}
+
 struct mlx5_flow_table *mlx5_create_flow_table(struct mlx5_flow_namespace *ns,
 					       int prio,
 					       int max_fte)