diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc.c
index 6990ccd..ef9e0d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc.c
@@ -276,10 +276,17 @@ sfc_start(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto fail_rx_start;
 
+	rc = sfc_tx_start(sa);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_tx_start;
+
 	sa->state = SFC_ADAPTER_STARTED;
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
 	return 0;
 
+fail_tx_start:
+	sfc_rx_stop(sa);
+
 fail_rx_start:
 	sfc_port_stop(sa);
 
@@ -321,6 +328,7 @@ sfc_stop(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 
 	sa->state = SFC_ADAPTER_STOPPING;
 
+	sfc_tx_stop(sa);
 	sfc_rx_stop(sa);
 	sfc_port_stop(sa);
 	sfc_ev_stop(sa);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ev.c
index 8f260e7..b3cecbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_ev.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "sfc_log.h"
 #include "sfc_ev.h"
 #include "sfc_rx.h"
+#include "sfc_tx.h"
 
 
 /* Initial delay when waiting for event queue init complete event */
@@ -206,10 +207,15 @@ static boolean_t
 sfc_ev_txq_flush_done(void *arg, uint32_t txq_hw_index)
 {
 	struct sfc_evq *evq = arg;
+	struct sfc_txq *txq;
 
-	sfc_err(evq->sa, "EVQ %u unexpected Tx flush done event",
-		evq->evq_index);
-	return B_TRUE;
+	txq = evq->txq;
+	SFC_ASSERT(txq != NULL);
+	SFC_ASSERT(txq->hw_index == txq_hw_index);
+	SFC_ASSERT(txq->evq == evq);
+	sfc_tx_qflush_done(txq);
+
+	return B_FALSE;
 }
 
 static boolean_t
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_tx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_tx.c
index a4ffe9c..99d845a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_tx.c
@@ -28,10 +28,30 @@
  */
 
 #include "sfc.h"
+#include "sfc_debug.h"
 #include "sfc_log.h"
 #include "sfc_ev.h"
 #include "sfc_tx.h"
 
+/*
+ * Maximum number of TX queue flush attempts in case of
+ * failure or flush timeout
+ */
+#define	SFC_TX_QFLUSH_ATTEMPTS		(3)
+
+/*
+ * Time to wait between event queue polling attempts when waiting for TX
+ * queue flush done or flush failed events
+ */
+#define	SFC_TX_QFLUSH_POLL_WAIT_MS	(1)
+
+/*
+ * Maximum number of event queue polling attempts when wating for TX queue
+ * flush done or flush failed events; it defines TX queue flush attempt timeout
+ * together with SFC_TX_QFLUSH_POLL_WAIT_MS
+ */
+#define	SFC_TX_QFLUSH_POLL_ATTEMPTS	(2000)
+
 static int
 sfc_tx_qcheck_conf(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 		   const struct rte_eth_txconf *tx_conf)
@@ -83,6 +103,36 @@ sfc_tx_qcheck_conf(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+void
+sfc_tx_qflush_done(struct sfc_txq *txq)
+{
+	txq->state |= SFC_TXQ_FLUSHED;
+	txq->state &= ~SFC_TXQ_FLUSHING;
+}
+
+static void
+sfc_tx_reap(struct sfc_txq *txq)
+{
+	unsigned int    completed;
+
+
+	sfc_ev_qpoll(txq->evq);
+
+	for (completed = txq->completed;
+	     completed != txq->pending; completed++) {
+		struct sfc_tx_sw_desc *txd;
+
+		txd = &txq->sw_ring[completed & txq->ptr_mask];
+
+		if (txd->mbuf != NULL) {
+			rte_pktmbuf_free(txd->mbuf);
+			txd->mbuf = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	txq->completed = completed;
+}
+
 int
 sfc_tx_qinit(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index,
 	     uint16_t nb_tx_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
@@ -292,3 +342,190 @@ sfc_tx_fini(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	sa->txq_info = NULL;
 	sa->txq_count = 0;
 }
+
+int
+sfc_tx_qstart(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *dev_data;
+	struct sfc_txq_info *txq_info;
+	struct sfc_txq *txq;
+	struct sfc_evq *evq;
+	uint16_t flags;
+	unsigned int desc_index;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "TxQ = %u", sw_index);
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(sw_index < sa->txq_count);
+	txq_info = &sa->txq_info[sw_index];
+
+	txq = txq_info->txq;
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(txq->state == SFC_TXQ_INITIALIZED);
+
+	evq = txq->evq;
+
+	rc = sfc_ev_qstart(sa, evq->evq_index);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_ev_qstart;
+
+	/*
+	 * It seems that DPDK has no controls regarding IPv4 offloads,
+	 * hence, we always enable it here
+	 */
+	if ((txq->flags & ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOXSUMTCP) ||
+	    (txq->flags & ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOXSUMUDP))
+		flags = EFX_TXQ_CKSUM_IPV4;
+	else
+		flags = EFX_TXQ_CKSUM_IPV4 | EFX_TXQ_CKSUM_TCPUDP;
+
+	rc = efx_tx_qcreate(sa->nic, sw_index, 0, &txq->mem,
+			    txq_info->entries, 0 /* not used on EF10 */,
+			    flags, evq->common,
+			    &txq->common, &desc_index);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_tx_qcreate;
+
+	txq->added = txq->pending = txq->completed = desc_index;
+
+	efx_tx_qenable(txq->common);
+
+	txq->state |= (SFC_TXQ_STARTED | SFC_TXQ_RUNNING);
+
+	/*
+	 * It seems to be used by DPDK for debug purposes only ('rte_ether')
+	 */
+	dev_data = sa->eth_dev->data;
+	dev_data->tx_queue_state[sw_index] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail_tx_qcreate:
+	sfc_ev_qstop(sa, evq->evq_index);
+
+fail_ev_qstart:
+	return rc;
+}
+
+void
+sfc_tx_qstop(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev_data *dev_data;
+	struct sfc_txq_info *txq_info;
+	struct sfc_txq *txq;
+	unsigned int retry_count;
+	unsigned int wait_count;
+	unsigned int txds;
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "TxQ = %u", sw_index);
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(sw_index < sa->txq_count);
+	txq_info = &sa->txq_info[sw_index];
+
+	txq = txq_info->txq;
+
+	SFC_ASSERT(txq->state & SFC_TXQ_STARTED);
+
+	txq->state &= ~SFC_TXQ_RUNNING;
+
+	/*
+	 * Retry TX queue flushing in case of flush failed or
+	 * timeout; in the worst case it can delay for 6 seconds
+	 */
+	for (retry_count = 0;
+	     ((txq->state & SFC_TXQ_FLUSHED) == 0) &&
+	     (retry_count < SFC_TX_QFLUSH_ATTEMPTS);
+	     ++retry_count) {
+		if (efx_tx_qflush(txq->common) != 0) {
+			txq->state |= SFC_TXQ_FLUSHING;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Wait for TX queue flush done or flush failed event at least
+		 * SFC_TX_QFLUSH_POLL_WAIT_MS milliseconds and not more
+		 * than 2 seconds (SFC_TX_QFLUSH_POLL_WAIT_MS multiplied
+		 * by SFC_TX_QFLUSH_POLL_ATTEMPTS)
+		 */
+		wait_count = 0;
+		do {
+			rte_delay_ms(SFC_TX_QFLUSH_POLL_WAIT_MS);
+			sfc_ev_qpoll(txq->evq);
+		} while ((txq->state & SFC_TXQ_FLUSHING) &&
+			 wait_count++ < SFC_TX_QFLUSH_POLL_ATTEMPTS);
+
+		if (txq->state & SFC_TXQ_FLUSHING)
+			sfc_err(sa, "TxQ %u flush timed out", sw_index);
+
+		if (txq->state & SFC_TXQ_FLUSHED)
+			sfc_info(sa, "TxQ %u flushed", sw_index);
+	}
+
+	sfc_tx_reap(txq);
+
+	for (txds = 0; txds < txq_info->entries; txds++) {
+		if (txq->sw_ring[txds].mbuf != NULL) {
+			rte_pktmbuf_free(txq->sw_ring[txds].mbuf);
+			txq->sw_ring[txds].mbuf = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	txq->state = SFC_TXQ_INITIALIZED;
+
+	efx_tx_qdestroy(txq->common);
+
+	sfc_ev_qstop(sa, txq->evq->evq_index);
+
+	/*
+	 * It seems to be used by DPDK for debug purposes only ('rte_ether')
+	 */
+	dev_data = sa->eth_dev->data;
+	dev_data->tx_queue_state[sw_index] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED;
+}
+
+int
+sfc_tx_start(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+	int sw_index;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "txq_count = %u", sa->txq_count);
+
+	rc = efx_tx_init(sa->nic);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto fail_efx_tx_init;
+
+	for (sw_index = 0; sw_index < sa->txq_count; ++sw_index) {
+		rc = sfc_tx_qstart(sa, sw_index);
+		if (rc != 0)
+			goto fail_tx_qstart;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail_tx_qstart:
+	while (--sw_index >= 0)
+		sfc_tx_qstop(sa, sw_index);
+
+	efx_tx_fini(sa->nic);
+
+fail_efx_tx_init:
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "failed (rc = %d)", rc);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+void
+sfc_tx_stop(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+	int sw_index;
+
+	sfc_log_init(sa, "txq_count = %u", sa->txq_count);
+
+	sw_index = sa->txq_count;
+	while (--sw_index >= 0) {
+		if (sa->txq_info[sw_index].txq != NULL)
+			sfc_tx_qstop(sa, sw_index);
+	}
+
+	efx_tx_fini(sa->nic);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_tx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_tx.h
index 3278797..47970f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx/sfc_tx.h
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ struct sfc_tx_sw_desc {
 enum sfc_txq_state_bit {
 	SFC_TXQ_INITIALIZED_BIT = 0,
 #define	SFC_TXQ_INITIALIZED	(1 << SFC_TXQ_INITIALIZED_BIT)
+	SFC_TXQ_STARTED_BIT,
+#define	SFC_TXQ_STARTED		(1 << SFC_TXQ_STARTED_BIT)
+	SFC_TXQ_RUNNING_BIT,
+#define	SFC_TXQ_RUNNING		(1 << SFC_TXQ_RUNNING_BIT)
+	SFC_TXQ_FLUSHING_BIT,
+#define	SFC_TXQ_FLUSHING	(1 << SFC_TXQ_FLUSHING_BIT)
+	SFC_TXQ_FLUSHED_BIT,
+#define	SFC_TXQ_FLUSHED		(1 << SFC_TXQ_FLUSHED_BIT)
 };
 
 struct sfc_txq {
@@ -59,6 +67,9 @@ struct sfc_txq {
 	efx_desc_t		*pend_desc;
 	efx_txq_t		*common;
 	efsys_mem_t		mem;
+	unsigned int		added;
+	unsigned int		pending;
+	unsigned int		completed;
 
 	unsigned int		hw_index;
 	unsigned int		flags;
@@ -83,6 +94,12 @@ int sfc_tx_qinit(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index,
 		 const struct rte_eth_txconf *tx_conf);
 void sfc_tx_qfini(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index);
 
+void sfc_tx_qflush_done(struct sfc_txq *txq);
+int sfc_tx_qstart(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index);
+void sfc_tx_qstop(struct sfc_adapter *sa, unsigned int sw_index);
+int sfc_tx_start(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
+void sfc_tx_stop(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
