diff --git a/orchagent/pfcwdorch.cpp b/orchagent/pfcwdorch.cpp
index e0283bfeee2..255660ce051 100644
--- a/orchagent/pfcwdorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/pfcwdorch.cpp
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ void PfcWdSwOrch<DropHandler, ForwardHandler>::registerInWdDb(const Port& port,
 
     // Create egress ACL table group for each port of pfcwd's interest
     sai_object_id_t groupId;
+    gPortsOrch->createBindAclTableGroup(port.m_port_id, groupId, ACL_STAGE_INGRESS);
     gPortsOrch->createBindAclTableGroup(port.m_port_id, groupId, ACL_STAGE_EGRESS);
 }
 
diff --git a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
index 26209412071..ada0dedb37e 100644
--- a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ bool PortsOrch::createBindAclTableGroup(sai_object_id_t id, sai_object_id_t &gro
             }
         }
 
-        SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("Create ACL table group and bind port %s to it", port.m_alias.c_str());
+        SWSS_LOG_NOTICE("Create %s ACL table group and bind port %s to it", ingress ? "ingress" : "egress", port.m_alias.c_str());
     }
 
     return true;