diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Makefile
index d9a8817bb33c5..568bbe5f83f57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ mlx5_core-$(CONFIG_MLX5_CLS_ACT)     += en/tc/act/act.o en/tc/act/drop.o en/tc/a
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_MLX5_TC_CT),)
 	mlx5_core-y			     += en/tc_ct.o en/tc/ct_fs_dmfs.o
 	mlx5_core-$(CONFIG_MLX5_SW_STEERING) += en/tc/ct_fs_smfs.o
+	mlx5_core-$(CONFIG_MLX5_HW_STEERING) += en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.o
 endif
 
 mlx5_core-$(CONFIG_MLX5_TC_SAMPLE)   += en/tc/sample.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs.h
index 62b3f7ff55621..e5b30801314b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs.h
@@ -48,4 +48,14 @@ mlx5_ct_fs_smfs_ops_get(void)
 }
 #endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX5_SW_STEERING) */
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX5_HW_STEERING)
+struct mlx5_ct_fs_ops *mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ops_get(void);
+#else
+static inline struct mlx5_ct_fs_ops *
+mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ops_get(void)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX5_SW_STEERING) */
+
 #endif /* __MLX5_EN_TC_CT_FS_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..be1a36d1d778b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB
+/* Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. */
+
+#include "en_tc.h"
+#include "en/tc_ct.h"
+#include "en/tc/ct_fs.h"
+
+static int mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_init(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_flow_table *ct,
+				struct mlx5_flow_table *ct_nat, struct mlx5_flow_table *post_ct)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_destroy(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs)
+{
+}
+
+static struct mlx5_ct_fs_rule *
+mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ct_rule_add(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec,
+			    struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr, struct flow_rule *flow_rule)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+}
+
+static void mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ct_rule_del(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_ct_fs_rule *fs_rule)
+{
+}
+
+static int mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ct_rule_update(struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs, struct mlx5_ct_fs_rule *fs_rule,
+					  struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec, struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static struct mlx5_ct_fs_ops hmfs_ops = {
+	.ct_rule_add = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ct_rule_add,
+	.ct_rule_del = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ct_rule_del,
+	.ct_rule_update = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ct_rule_update,
+
+	.init = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_init,
+	.destroy = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_destroy,
+};
+
+struct mlx5_ct_fs_ops *mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ops_get(void)
+{
+	return &hmfs_ops;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index a84ebac2f011a..fec008c540f32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -2065,10 +2065,19 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_fs_init(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv)
 	struct mlx5_ct_fs_ops *fs_ops = mlx5_ct_fs_dmfs_ops_get();
 	int err;
 
-	if (ct_priv->ns_type == MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_FDB &&
-	    ct_priv->dev->priv.steering->mode == MLX5_FLOW_STEERING_MODE_SMFS) {
-		ct_dbg("Using SMFS ct flow steering provider");
-		fs_ops = mlx5_ct_fs_smfs_ops_get();
+	if (ct_priv->ns_type == MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_FDB) {
+		if (ct_priv->dev->priv.steering->mode == MLX5_FLOW_STEERING_MODE_HMFS) {
+			ct_dbg("Using HMFS ct flow steering provider");
+			fs_ops = mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_ops_get();
+		} else if (ct_priv->dev->priv.steering->mode == MLX5_FLOW_STEERING_MODE_SMFS) {
+			ct_dbg("Using SMFS ct flow steering provider");
+			fs_ops = mlx5_ct_fs_smfs_ops_get();
+		}
+
+		if (!fs_ops) {
+			ct_dbg("Requested flow steering mode is not enabled.");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ct_priv->fs = kzalloc(sizeof(*ct_priv->fs) + fs_ops->priv_size, GFP_KERNEL);