diff --git a/include/qer.h b/include/qer.h
index 428c11f..bbb832b 100644
--- a/include/qer.h
+++ b/include/qer.h
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
 #include "dev.h"
 #include "pdr.h"
 
+// TS 29.244 8.2.7 Gate Status
+// 0 OPEN, 1 CLOSED
+// 2, 3 For future use. Shall not be sent.
+// If received, shall be interpreted as the value "1"
+#define QER_UL_GATE_CLOSE (0x1 << 2)
+#define QER_DL_GATE_CLOSE (0x1 << 0)
+
 struct qer {
     struct hlist_node hlist_id;
     u64 seid;
diff --git a/src/genl/genl_qer.c b/src/genl/genl_qer.c
index d041eb8..a8129c0 100644
--- a/src/genl/genl_qer.c
+++ b/src/genl/genl_qer.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "genl_qer.h"
 #include "qer.h"
 #include "hash.h"
+#include "log.h"
 
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <net/netns/generic.h>
@@ -309,8 +310,10 @@ static int qer_fill(struct qer *qer, struct gtp5g_dev *gtp, struct genl_info *in
     else
         qer->seid = 0;
 
-    if (info->attrs[GTP5G_QER_GATE])
+    if (info->attrs[GTP5G_QER_GATE]) {
         qer->ul_dl_gate = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[GTP5G_QER_GATE]);
+        GTP5G_INF(NULL, "QER Gate Status (%x)", qer->ul_dl_gate);
+    }
 
     /* MBR */
     if (info->attrs[GTP5G_QER_MBR] &&
diff --git a/src/gtpu/encap.c b/src/gtpu/encap.c
index bad4bc2..15d0dd0 100644
--- a/src/gtpu/encap.c
+++ b/src/gtpu/encap.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int gtp5g_rx(struct pdr *pdr, struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
     int rt = -1;
     struct far *far = rcu_dereference(pdr->far);
-    // struct qer *qer = rcu_dereference(pdr->qer);
+    struct qer __rcu *qer_with_rate = rcu_dereference(pdr->qer_with_rate);
 
     if (!far) {
         GTP5G_ERR(pdr->dev, "FAR not exists for PDR(%u)\n", pdr->id);
@@ -716,6 +716,10 @@ static int gtp5g_rx(struct pdr *pdr, struct sk_buff *skb,
             rt = gtp5g_drop_skb_encap(skb, pdr->dev, pdr);
             break;
         case FAR_ACTION_FORW:
+            if (qer_with_rate->ul_dl_gate & QER_UL_GATE_CLOSE) {
+                GTP5G_TRC(pdr->dev, "QER UL gate is closed, drop the packet");
+                return PKT_DROPPED;
+            }
             rt = gtp5g_fwd_skb_encap(skb, pdr->dev, hdrlen, pdr, far);
             break;
         case FAR_ACTION_BUFF:
@@ -991,6 +995,7 @@ int gtp5g_handle_skb_ipv4(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
     struct far *far;
     //struct gtp5g_qer *qer;
     struct iphdr *iph;
+    struct qer __rcu *qer_with_rate = NULL;
 
     /* Read the IP destination address and resolve the PDR.
      * Prepend PDR header with TEI/TID from PDR.
@@ -1014,6 +1019,7 @@ int gtp5g_handle_skb_ipv4(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
     //            __func__, __LINE__, qer->id, qer->qfi);
     //}
 
+    qer_with_rate = rcu_dereference(pdr->qer_with_rate);
     far = rcu_dereference(pdr->far);
     if (far) {
         // One and only one of the DROP, FORW and BUFF flags shall be set to 1.
@@ -1023,6 +1029,10 @@ int gtp5g_handle_skb_ipv4(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
         case FAR_ACTION_DROP:
             return gtp5g_drop_skb_ipv4(skb, dev, pdr);
         case FAR_ACTION_FORW:
+            if (qer_with_rate->ul_dl_gate & QER_DL_GATE_CLOSE) {
+                GTP5G_TRC(pdr->dev, "QER DL gate is closed, drop the packet");
+                return PKT_DROPPED;
+            }
             return gtp5g_fwd_skb_ipv4(skb, dev, pktinfo, pdr, far);
         case FAR_ACTION_BUFF:
             return gtp5g_buf_skb_ipv4(skb, dev, pdr, far);