diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ethdev.c
index 8d628fe..c889325 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "sfc_log.h"
 #include "sfc_kvargs.h"
 #include "sfc_ev.h"
+#include "sfc_rx.h"
 
 
 static void
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ sfc_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = EFX_MAC_PDU_MAX;
 
+	dev_info->max_rx_queues = sa->rxq_max;
+
 	/* By default packets are dropped if no descriptors are available */
 	dev_info->default_rxconf.rx_drop_en = 1;
 
@@ -191,6 +194,61 @@ sfc_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
 }
 
+static int
+sfc_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
+		   uint16_t nb_rx_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
+		   const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf,
+		   struct rte_mempool *mb_pool)
+{
+	struct sfc_adapter *sa = dev->data->dev_private;
+	int rc;
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "RxQ=%u nb_rx_desc=%u socket_id=%u",
+		     rx_queue_id, nb_rx_desc, socket_id);
+
+	sfc_adapter_lock(sa);
+
+	rc = sfc_rx_qinit(sa, rx_queue_id, nb_rx_desc, socket_id,
+			  rx_conf, mb_pool);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_rx_qinit;
+
+	dev->data->rx_queues[rx_queue_id] = sa->rxq_info[rx_queue_id].rxq;
+
+	sfc_adapter_unlock(sa);
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail_rx_qinit:
+	sfc_adapter_unlock(sa);
+	SFC_ASSERT(rc > 0);
+	return -rc;
+}
+
+static void
+sfc_rx_queue_release(void *queue)
+{
+	struct sfc_rxq *rxq = queue;
+	struct sfc_adapter *sa;
+	unsigned int sw_index;
+
+	if (rxq == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	sa = rxq->evq->sa;
+	sfc_adapter_lock(sa);
+
+	sw_index = sfc_rxq_sw_index(rxq);
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "RxQ=%u", sw_index);
+
+	sa->eth_dev->data->rx_queues[sw_index] = NULL;
+
+	sfc_rx_qfini(sa, sw_index);
+
+	sfc_adapter_unlock(sa);
+}
+
 static const struct eth_dev_ops sfc_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.dev_configure			= sfc_dev_configure,
 	.dev_start			= sfc_dev_start,
@@ -198,6 +256,8 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops sfc_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.dev_close			= sfc_dev_close,
 	.link_update			= sfc_dev_link_update,
 	.dev_infos_get			= sfc_dev_infos_get,
+	.rx_queue_setup			= sfc_rx_queue_setup,
+	.rx_queue_release		= sfc_rx_queue_release,
 };
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ev.h b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ev.h
index f7bcf01..d053182 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ev.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define	SFC_MGMT_EVQ_ENTRIES	(EFX_EVQ_MINNEVS)
 
 struct sfc_adapter;
+struct sfc_rxq;
 
 enum sfc_evq_state {
 	SFC_EVQ_UNINITIALIZED = 0,
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ struct sfc_evq {
 	unsigned int		read_ptr;
 	boolean_t		exception;
 	efsys_mem_t		mem;
+	struct sfc_rxq		*rxq;
 
 	/* Not used on datapath */
 	struct sfc_adapter	*sa;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_rx.c
index bc43e4e..d4a1a02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_rx.c
@@ -31,9 +31,148 @@
 
 #include "sfc.h"
 #include "sfc_log.h"
+#include "sfc_ev.h"
 #include "sfc_rx.h"
 
 static int
+sfc_rx_qcheck_conf(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+		   const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (rx_conf->rx_thresh.pthresh != 0 ||
+	    rx_conf->rx_thresh.hthresh != 0 ||
+	    rx_conf->rx_thresh.wthresh != 0) {
+		sfc_err(sa,
+			"RxQ prefetch/host/writeback thresholds are not supported");
+		rc = EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (rx_conf->rx_free_thresh != 0) {
+		sfc_err(sa, "RxQ free threshold is not supported");
+		rc = EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (rx_conf->rx_drop_en == 0) {
+		sfc_err(sa, "RxQ drop disable is not supported");
+		rc = EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (rx_conf->rx_deferred_start != 0) {
+		sfc_err(sa, "RxQ deferred start is not supported");
+		rc = EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int
+sfc_rx_qinit(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index,
+	     uint16_t nb_rx_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
+	     const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf,
+	     struct rte_mempool *mb_pool)
+{
+	int rc;
+	struct sfc_rxq_info *rxq_info;
+	unsigned int evq_index;
+	struct sfc_evq *evq;
+	struct sfc_rxq *rxq;
+
+	rc = sfc_rx_qcheck_conf(sa, rx_conf);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_bad_conf;
+
+	if (rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(mb_pool) <= RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM) {
+		sfc_err(sa, "RxQ %u mbuf is too small, %u vs headroom %u",
+			sw_index, rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(mb_pool),
+			RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM);
+		goto fail_bad_conf;
+	}
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(sw_index < sa->rxq_count);
+	rxq_info = &sa->rxq_info[sw_index];
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(nb_rx_desc <= rxq_info->max_entries);
+	rxq_info->entries = nb_rx_desc;
+	rxq_info->type = EFX_RXQ_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+
+	evq_index = sfc_evq_index_by_rxq_sw_index(sa, sw_index);
+
+	rc = sfc_ev_qinit(sa, evq_index, rxq_info->entries, socket_id);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_ev_qinit;
+
+	evq = sa->evq_info[evq_index].evq;
+
+	rc = ENOMEM;
+	rxq = rte_zmalloc_socket("sfc-rxq", sizeof(*rxq), RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+				 socket_id);
+	if (rxq == NULL)
+		goto fail_rxq_alloc;
+
+	rc = sfc_dma_alloc(sa, "rxq", sw_index, EFX_RXQ_SIZE(rxq_info->entries),
+			   socket_id, &rxq->mem);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_dma_alloc;
+
+	rc = ENOMEM;
+	rxq->sw_desc = rte_calloc_socket("sfc-rxq-sw_desc", rxq_info->entries,
+					 sizeof(*rxq->sw_desc),
+					 RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, socket_id);
+	if (rxq->sw_desc == NULL)
+		goto fail_desc_alloc;
+
+	evq->rxq = rxq;
+	rxq->evq = evq;
+	rxq->ptr_mask = rxq_info->entries - 1;
+	rxq->refill_mb_pool = mb_pool;
+	rxq->hw_index = sw_index;
+
+	rxq->state = SFC_RXQ_INITIALIZED;
+
+	rxq_info->rxq = rxq;
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail_desc_alloc:
+	sfc_dma_free(sa, &rxq->mem);
+
+fail_dma_alloc:
+	rte_free(rxq);
+
+fail_rxq_alloc:
+	sfc_ev_qfini(sa, evq_index);
+
+fail_ev_qinit:
+	rxq_info->entries = 0;
+
+fail_bad_conf:
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "failed %d", rc);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+void
+sfc_rx_qfini(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index)
+{
+	struct sfc_rxq_info *rxq_info;
+	struct sfc_rxq *rxq;
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(sw_index < sa->rxq_count);
+
+	rxq_info = &sa->rxq_info[sw_index];
+
+	rxq = rxq_info->rxq;
+	SFC_ASSERT(rxq->state == SFC_RXQ_INITIALIZED);
+
+	rxq_info->rxq = NULL;
+	rxq_info->entries = 0;
+
+	rte_free(rxq->sw_desc);
+	sfc_dma_free(sa, &rxq->mem);
+	rte_free(rxq);
+}
+
+static int
 sfc_rx_qinit_info(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index)
 {
 	struct sfc_rxq_info *rxq_info = &sa->rxq_info[sw_index];
@@ -159,6 +298,14 @@ sfc_rx_init(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 void
 sfc_rx_fini(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 {
+	int sw_index;
+
+	sw_index = sa->rxq_count;
+	while (--sw_index >= 0) {
+		if (sa->rxq_info[sw_index].rxq != NULL)
+			sfc_rx_qfini(sa, sw_index);
+	}
+
 	rte_free(sa->rxq_info);
 	sa->rxq_info = NULL;
 	sa->rxq_count = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_rx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_rx.h
index c1758a1..503c3df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_rx.h
@@ -30,11 +30,66 @@
 #ifndef _SFC_RX_H
 #define	_SFC_RX_H
 
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_mempool.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+
+#include "efx.h"
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 struct sfc_adapter;
+struct sfc_evq;
+
+/**
+ * Software Rx descriptor information associated with hardware Rx
+ * descriptor.
+ */
+struct sfc_rx_sw_desc {
+	struct rte_mbuf		*mbuf;
+	unsigned int		flags;
+	unsigned int		size;
+};
+
+/** Receive queue state bits */
+enum sfc_rxq_state_bit {
+	SFC_RXQ_INITIALIZED_BIT = 0,
+#define	SFC_RXQ_INITIALIZED	(1 << SFC_RXQ_INITIALIZED_BIT)
+};
+
+/**
+ * Receive queue information used on data path.
+ * Allocated on the socket specified on the queue setup.
+ */
+struct sfc_rxq {
+	/* Used on data path */
+	struct sfc_evq		*evq;
+	struct sfc_rx_sw_desc	*sw_desc;
+	unsigned int		state;
+	unsigned int		ptr_mask;
+
+	/* Used on refill */
+	struct rte_mempool	*refill_mb_pool;
+	efx_rxq_t		*common;
+	efsys_mem_t		mem;
+
+	/* Not used on data path */
+	unsigned int		hw_index;
+};
+
+static inline unsigned int
+sfc_rxq_sw_index_by_hw_index(unsigned int hw_index)
+{
+	return hw_index;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int
+sfc_rxq_sw_index(const struct sfc_rxq *rxq)
+{
+	return sfc_rxq_sw_index_by_hw_index(rxq->hw_index);
+}
 
 /**
  * Receive queue information used during setup/release only.
@@ -42,11 +97,20 @@ struct sfc_adapter;
  */
 struct sfc_rxq_info {
 	unsigned int		max_entries;
+	unsigned int		entries;
+	efx_rxq_type_t		type;
+	struct sfc_rxq		*rxq;
 };
 
 int sfc_rx_init(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 void sfc_rx_fini(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 
+int sfc_rx_qinit(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int rx_queue_id,
+		 uint16_t nb_rx_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
+		 const struct rte_eth_rxconf *rx_conf,
+		 struct rte_mempool *mb_pool);
+void sfc_rx_qfini(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
