diff --git a/etc/exabgp/api-flow-merge.conf b/etc/exabgp/api-flow-merge.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e62815c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/exabgp/api-flow-merge.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+process announce-routes {
+	run ./run/api-flow-merge.run;
+	encoder json;
+}
+
+neighbor 127.0.0.1 {
+	router-id 1.2.3.4;
+	local-address 127.0.0.1;
+	local-as 1;
+	peer-as 1;
+	group-updates false;
+
+  family {
+		ipv4 flow;
+	}
+	api {
+		processes [ announce-routes ];
+	}
+    flow {
+        route one {
+            match {
+               source 202.255.238.1/32;
+            }
+            scope {
+                   interface-set [ non-transitive:input:3405770241:1 ];
+            }
+            then {
+                discard;
+            }
+        }
+        route two {
+            match {
+               source 202.255.238.1/32;
+            }
+            scope {
+                   interface-set [ non-transitive:input:3405770241:1 transitive:output:254:254 ];
+            }
+            then {
+                discard;
+            }
+        }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/etc/exabgp/run/api-flow-merge.run b/etc/exabgp/run/api-flow-merge.run
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cdee11eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/exabgp/run/api-flow-merge.run
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+
+time.sleep(2)  # let the EOR pass
+
+
+messages = [
+    'announce flow route { match { source 0.0.0.0/32; } then { rate-limit 0; } }',
+    'announce flow route { match { source 1.1.1.1/32; } then { discard; } }',
+    'announce flow route { match { source 2.2.2.2/32; } scope { interface-set [ non-transitive:input:3405770241:1 ]; } then { discard; } }',
+    'announce flow route { match { source 2.2.2.2/32; } scope { interface-set [ non-transitive:input:3405770241:1 transitive:output:254:254 ]; } then { discard; } }',
+]
+
+while messages:
+    message = messages.pop(0)
+    try:
+        sys.stdout.write(message + '\n')
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+    except IOError:
+        sys.stderr.write('IOError - ExaBGP exited ? ')
+        sys.stderr.write('Could not write message: %s\n' % message)
+        sys.stderr.flush()
+
+try:
+    now = time.time()
+    while os.getppid() != 1 and time.time() < now + 1:
+        line = sys.stdin.readline().strip()
+        if not line or 'shutdown' in line:
+            break
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+except IOError:
+    pass
diff --git a/qa/encoding/api-flow-merge.ci b/qa/encoding/api-flow-merge.ci
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c387681e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/encoding/api-flow-merge.ci
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+api-flow-merge.conf
diff --git a/qa/encoding/api-flow-merge.msg b/qa/encoding/api-flow-merge.msg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc4bdfb1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/encoding/api-flow-merge.msg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+1:raw:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF:0047:02:000000304001010040020040050400000064C010104702CAFFEE0140018006000000000000800E0C0001850000060220CAFFEE01
+1:raw:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF:004F:02:000000384001010040020040050400000064C010184702CAFFEE0140010702000000FE80FE8006000000000000800E0C0001850000060220CAFFEE01
+
+1:raw:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF:001E:02:00000007900F0003000185
+
+2:raw:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF:003F:02:000000284001010040020040050400000064C010088006000000000000800E0C000185000006022000000000
+3:raw:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF:003F:02:000000284001010040020040050400000064C010088006000000000000800E0C000185000006022001010101
+4:raw:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF:0047:02:000000304001010040020040050400000064C010104702CAFFEE0140018006000000000000800E0C000185000006022002020202
+5:raw:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF:004F:02:000000384001010040020040050400000064C010184702CAFFEE0140010702000000FE80FE8006000000000000800E0C000185000006022002020202