diff --git a/npc/analyser.go b/npc/analyser.go
index bd7203cf..0e98d8d6 100644
--- a/npc/analyser.go
+++ b/npc/analyser.go
@@ -103,9 +103,17 @@ func (ns *ns) analysePolicy(policy *networkingv1.NetworkPolicy) (
 	nsSelectors = make(map[string]*selectorSpec)
 	podSelectors = make(map[string]*selectorSpec)
 	rules = make(map[string]*ruleSpec)
+	policyTypes := make([]policyType, 0)
 
+	for _, pt := range policy.Spec.PolicyTypes {
+		if pt == networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress {
+			policyTypes = append(policyTypes, ingressPolicy)
+		}
+		if pt == networkingv1.PolicyTypeEgress {
+			policyTypes = append(policyTypes, egressPolicy)
+		}
+	}
 	// If empty, matches all pods in a namespace
-	policyTypes := []policyType{ingressPolicy}
 	dstSelector, err := newSelectorSpec(&policy.Spec.PodSelector, true, policyTypes, ns.name, ipset.HashIP)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
diff --git a/npc/controller_test.go b/npc/controller_test.go
index 0336416a..1f7b9a79 100644
--- a/npc/controller_test.go
+++ b/npc/controller_test.go
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ func TestRegressionPolicyNamespaceOrdering3059(t *testing.T) {
 			Namespace: "destination",
 		},
 		Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+			PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress},
 			Ingress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{
 				{
 					From: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ func TestDefaultAllow(t *testing.T) {
 			Namespace: "default",
 		},
 		Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+			PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress},
 			PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"run": "foo"}},
 			Ingress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{{
 				From: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{{
@@ -299,7 +301,6 @@ func TestDefaultAllow(t *testing.T) {
 	controller.DeleteNamespace(defaultNamespace)
 	// Should remove default ipset
 	require.NotContains(t, m.sets, ingressDefaultAllowIPSetName)
-
 }
 
 func TestOutOfOrderPodEvents(t *testing.T) {
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ func TestOutOfOrderPodEvents(t *testing.T) {
 			Namespace: "default",
 		},
 		Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+			PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress},
 			PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"run": "foo"}},
 			Ingress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{{
 				From: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{{
@@ -418,6 +420,7 @@ func TestNewDstSelector(t *testing.T) {
 			Namespace: "default",
 		},
 		Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+			PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress},
 			PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{},
 			Ingress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{{
 				From: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{{
@@ -438,6 +441,7 @@ func TestNewDstSelector(t *testing.T) {
 			Namespace: "default",
 		},
 		Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+			PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress},
 			PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{},
 			Ingress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{{
 				From: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{{