diff --git a/dpdk/dpdk_vrouter.c b/dpdk/dpdk_vrouter.c
index 5caa4fb32..e9a385c72 100644
--- a/dpdk/dpdk_vrouter.c
+++ b/dpdk/dpdk_vrouter.c
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ Usage(void)
         "                         (ex: --"SOCKET_MEM_OPT" 256,256)\n"
         "\n"
         "    --"VLAN_TCI_OPT" TCI             VLAN tag control information to use\n"
+        "                               It may be a value between 0 and 4095\n"
         "    --"VLAN_NAME_OPT" NAME  VLAN forwarding interface name\n"
         "\n"
         "    --"BRIDGE_ENTRIES_OPT" NUM   Bridge table limit\n"
@@ -923,10 +924,12 @@ parse_long_opts(int opt_flow_index, char *optarg)
      * vr_dpdk_lcore_vroute(), dpdk_vlan_forwarding_if_add().
      */
     case VLAN_TCI_OPT_INDEX:
-        vr_dpdk.vlan_tag = (uint16_t)strtol(optarg, NULL, 0);
+        vr_dpdk.vlan_tag = (uint16_t)strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0);
         if (errno != 0) {
             vr_dpdk.vlan_tag = VLAN_ID_INVALID;
         }
+        if (vr_dpdk.vlan_tag > 4095)
+            Usage();
         break;
 
     case VTEST_VLAN_OPT_INDEX:
diff --git a/dpdk/vr_dpdk_host.c b/dpdk/vr_dpdk_host.c
index 95ae6e4b6..4b3fc373c 100644
--- a/dpdk/vr_dpdk_host.c
+++ b/dpdk/vr_dpdk_host.c
@@ -1337,6 +1337,8 @@ vr_dpdk_packet_get(struct rte_mbuf *m, struct vr_interface *vif)
 
     pkt->vp_ttl = 64;
     pkt->vp_type = VP_TYPE_NULL;
+    pkt->vp_queue = 0;
+    pkt->vp_priority = 0;
 
     return pkt;
 }
diff --git a/dpdk/vr_dpdk_interface.c b/dpdk/vr_dpdk_interface.c
index 1b9ff52f2..d1e040b08 100644
--- a/dpdk/vr_dpdk_interface.c
+++ b/dpdk/vr_dpdk_interface.c
@@ -1253,9 +1253,10 @@ dpdk_if_tx(struct vr_interface *vif, struct vr_packet *pkt)
      *  non fabric interfaces too (Emulates physical interface for some vlan test cases).
      *
      */
-    if ((unlikely(vr_dpdk.vlan_tag != VLAN_ID_INVALID && vif_is_fabric(vif))
-         || vr_dpdk.vtest_vlan)) {
-        m->vlan_tci = vr_dpdk.vlan_tag;
+    if (unlikely(vr_dpdk.vlan_tag != VLAN_ID_INVALID && vif_is_fabric(vif)) ||
+                    vr_dpdk.vtest_vlan) {
+        /* set 3 PCP bits and 12 VLAN ID bits */
+        m->vlan_tci = (pkt->vp_priority << 13 | vr_dpdk.vlan_tag);
         if (unlikely((vif->vif_flags & VIF_FLAG_VLAN_OFFLOAD) == 0)) {
             /* Software VLAN TCI insert. */
             if (unlikely(pkt_push(pkt, sizeof(struct vlan_hdr)) == NULL)) {