diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/files/sample_config_db.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/files/sample_config_db.json
index 920181646c..ae0cc60da6 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/files/sample_config_db.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/files/sample_config_db.json
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
             "V4-ACL-TABLE|DEFAULT_DENY": {
                 "PACKET_ACTION": "DROP",
                 "IP_TYPE": "IPv4ANY",
-                "PRIORITY": "0"
+                "PRIORITY": "0",
+                "ETHER_TYPE": "2048"
             },
             "V4-ACL-TABLE|Rule_20": {
                 "PACKET_ACTION": "FORWARD",
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/acl.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/acl.json
index 980622cbd3..243554d60f 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/acl.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/acl.json
@@ -100,7 +100,14 @@
         "eStrKey" : "Pattern"
     },
     "ACL_RULE_L2_INVALID_ETHER": {
-        "desc": "Configure invalid MAC address format.",
+        "desc": "Configure invalid ethertype.",
+        "eStrKey" : "Pattern"
+    },
+    "ACL_RULE_L2_VALID_ETHER_IN_DECIMAL": {
+        "desc": "Configure valid ethertype in decimal format."
+    },
+    "ACL_RULE_L2_INVALID_ETHER_IN_DECIMAL": {
+        "desc": "Configure invalid ethertype in decimal format.",
         "eStrKey" : "Pattern"
     },
     "ACL_PACKET_ACTION_VALIDATE_VALUE_ACCEPT": {
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/acl.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/acl.json
index b2aa6b3fb1..4829eb3971 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/acl.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/acl.json
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@
                 "ACL_RULE_LIST": [
                     {
                         "ACL_TABLE_NAME": "L2ACL_INVALID_ETHER",
-                        "SRC_MAC": "00.00.AB.CD.EF.00/FF.FF.FF.00.00.00",
-                        "DST_MAC": "00.00.AB.CD.EF.FF/FF.FF.FF.FF.FF.FF",
+                        "SRC_MAC": "00:00:AB:CD:EF:00/FF:FF:FF:00:00:00",
+                        "DST_MAC": "00:00:AB:CD:EF:FF/FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF",
                         "ETHER_TYPE": "64",
                         "PACKET_ACTION": "FORWARD",
                         "PRIORITY": 999980,
@@ -790,6 +790,62 @@
             }
         }
     },
+    "ACL_RULE_L2_VALID_ETHER_IN_DECIMAL": {
+        "sonic-acl:sonic-acl": {
+            "sonic-acl:ACL_RULE": {
+                "ACL_RULE_LIST": [
+                    {
+                        "ACL_TABLE_NAME": "L2ACL_VALID_ETHER_DECIMAL",
+                        "SRC_MAC": "00:00:AB:CD:EF:00/FF:FF:FF:00:00:00",
+                        "DST_MAC": "00:00:AB:CD:EF:FF/FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF",
+                        "ETHER_TYPE": "2048",
+                        "PACKET_ACTION": "FORWARD",
+                        "PRIORITY": 999980,
+                        "RULE_NAME": "Rule_20"
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            "sonic-acl:ACL_TABLE": {
+                "ACL_TABLE_LIST": [
+                    {
+                        "ACL_TABLE_NAME": "L2ACL_VALID_ETHER_DECIMAL",
+                        "policy_desc": "L2ACL Test",
+                        "ports": [ "" ],
+                        "stage": "INGRESS",
+                        "type": "L2"
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "ACL_RULE_L2_INVALID_ETHER_IN_DECIMAL": {
+        "sonic-acl:sonic-acl": {
+            "sonic-acl:ACL_RULE": {
+                "ACL_RULE_LIST": [
+                    {
+                        "ACL_TABLE_NAME": "L2ACL_INVALID_ETHER_DECIMAL",
+                        "SRC_MAC": "00:00:AB:CD:EF:00/FF:FF:FF:00:00:00",
+                        "DST_MAC": "00:00:AB:CD:EF:FF/FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF",
+                        "ETHER_TYPE": "66789",
+                        "PACKET_ACTION": "FORWARD",
+                        "PRIORITY": 999980,
+                        "RULE_NAME": "Rule_20"
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            "sonic-acl:ACL_TABLE": {
+                "ACL_TABLE_LIST": [
+                    {
+                        "ACL_TABLE_NAME": "L2ACL_INVALID_ETHER_DECIMAL",
+                        "policy_desc": "L2ACL Test",
+                        "ports": [ "" ],
+                        "stage": "INGRESS",
+                        "type": "L2"
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    },
     "ACL_PACKET_ACTION_VALIDATE_VALUE_ACCEPT": {
         "sonic-acl:sonic-acl": {
             "sonic-acl:ACL_RULE": {
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-templates/sonic-acl.yang.j2 b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-templates/sonic-acl.yang.j2
index d007f82e09..9fd442297c 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-templates/sonic-acl.yang.j2
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-templates/sonic-acl.yang.j2
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ module sonic-acl {
 
 				leaf ETHER_TYPE {
 					type string {
-					    pattern "0x0[6-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]{2}|0x[1-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]{3}";
+                                            pattern "0x0[6-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]{2}|0x[1-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]{3}|153[6-9]|15[4-9][0-9]|1[6-9][0-9][0-9]|[2-9][0-9]{3}|[1-5][0-9]{4}|6553[0-5]|655[0-2][0-9]|65[0-4][0-9]{2}|6[0-4][0-9]{3}";
 					}
 				}