diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
index 6c78dca..6246129 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@
 	printf("  --rxd=N: set the number of descriptors in RX rings to N.\n");
 	printf("  --txq=N: set the number of TX queues per port to N.\n");
 	printf("  --txd=N: set the number of descriptors in TX rings to N.\n");
+	printf("  --hairpinq=N: set the number of hairpin queues per port to "
+	       "N.\n");
 	printf("  --burst=N: set the number of packets per burst to N.\n");
 	printf("  --mbcache=N: set the cache of mbuf memory pool to N.\n");
 	printf("  --rxpt=N: set prefetch threshold register of RX rings to N.\n");
@@ -618,6 +620,7 @@
 		{ "txq",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "rxd",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "txd",			1, 0, 0 },
+		{ "hairpinq",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "burst",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "mbcache",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "txpt",			1, 0, 0 },
@@ -1036,6 +1039,31 @@
 						  " >= 0 && <= %u\n", n,
 						  get_allowed_max_nb_txq(&pid));
 			}
+			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "hairpinq")) {
+				n = atoi(optarg);
+				if (n >= 0 &&
+				    check_nb_hairpinq((queueid_t)n) == 0)
+					nb_hairpinq = (queueid_t) n;
+				else
+					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "txq %d invalid - must be"
+						  " >= 0 && <= %u\n", n,
+						  get_allowed_max_nb_hairpinq
+						  (&pid));
+				if ((n + nb_txq) < 0 ||
+				    check_nb_txq((queueid_t)(n + nb_txq)) != 0)
+					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "txq + hairpinq "
+						 "%d invalid - must be"
+						  " >= 0 && <= %u\n",
+						  n + nb_txq,
+						  get_allowed_max_nb_txq(&pid));
+				if ((n + nb_rxq) < 0 ||
+				    check_nb_rxq((queueid_t)(n + nb_rxq)) != 0)
+					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "rxq + hairpinq "
+						 "%d invalid - must be"
+						  " >= 0 && <= %u\n",
+						  n + nb_rxq,
+						  get_allowed_max_nb_rxq(&pid));
+			}
 			if (!nb_rxq && !nb_txq) {
 				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Either rx or tx queues should "
 						"be non-zero\n");
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 5701f31..8290e22 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ struct fwd_engine * fwd_engines[] = {
 /*
  * Configurable number of RX/TX queues.
  */
+queueid_t nb_hairpinq; /**< Number of hairpin queues per port. */
 queueid_t nb_rxq = 1; /**< Number of RX queues per port. */
 queueid_t nb_txq = 1; /**< Number of TX queues per port. */
 
@@ -1103,6 +1104,53 @@ struct extmem_param {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Get the allowed maximum number of hairpin queues.
+ * *pid return the port id which has minimal value of
+ * max_hairpin_queues in all ports.
+ */
+queueid_t
+get_allowed_max_nb_hairpinq(portid_t *pid)
+{
+	queueid_t allowed_max_hairpinq = MAX_QUEUE_ID;
+	portid_t pi;
+	struct rte_eth_hairpin_cap cap;
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(pi) {
+		if (rte_eth_dev_hairpin_capability_get(pi, &cap) != 0) {
+			*pid = pi;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (cap.max_n_queues < allowed_max_hairpinq) {
+			allowed_max_hairpinq = cap.max_n_queues;
+			*pid = pi;
+		}
+	}
+	return allowed_max_hairpinq;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check input hairpin is valid or not.
+ * If input hairpin is not greater than any of maximum number
+ * of hairpin queues of all ports, it is valid.
+ * if valid, return 0, else return -1
+ */
+int
+check_nb_hairpinq(queueid_t hairpinq)
+{
+	queueid_t allowed_max_hairpinq;
+	portid_t pid = 0;
+
+	allowed_max_hairpinq = get_allowed_max_nb_hairpinq(&pid);
+	if (hairpinq > allowed_max_hairpinq) {
+		printf("Fail: input hairpin (%u) can't be greater "
+		       "than max_hairpin_queues (%u) of port %u\n",
+		       hairpinq, allowed_max_hairpinq, pid);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 init_config(void)
 {
@@ -2064,6 +2112,11 @@ struct extmem_param {
 	queueid_t qi;
 	struct rte_port *port;
 	struct rte_ether_addr mac_addr;
+	struct rte_eth_hairpin_conf hairpin_conf = {
+		.peer_n = 1,
+	};
+	int i;
+	struct rte_eth_hairpin_cap cap;
 
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(pid, ENABLED_WARN))
 		return 0;
@@ -2096,9 +2149,16 @@ struct extmem_param {
 			configure_rxtx_dump_callbacks(0);
 			printf("Configuring Port %d (socket %u)\n", pi,
 					port->socket_id);
+			if (nb_hairpinq > 0 &&
+			    rte_eth_dev_hairpin_capability_get(pi, &cap)) {
+				printf("Port %d doesn't support hairpin "
+				       "queues\n", pi);
+				return -1;
+			}
 			/* configure port */
-			diag = rte_eth_dev_configure(pi, nb_rxq, nb_txq,
-						&(port->dev_conf));
+			diag = rte_eth_dev_configure(pi, nb_rxq + nb_hairpinq,
+						     nb_txq + nb_hairpinq,
+						     &(port->dev_conf));
 			if (diag != 0) {
 				if (rte_atomic16_cmpset(&(port->port_status),
 				RTE_PORT_HANDLING, RTE_PORT_STOPPED) == 0)
@@ -2191,6 +2251,51 @@ struct extmem_param {
 				port->need_reconfig_queues = 1;
 				return -1;
 			}
+			/* setup hairpin queues */
+			i = 0;
+			for (qi = nb_txq; qi < nb_hairpinq + nb_txq; qi++) {
+				hairpin_conf.peers[0].port = pi;
+				hairpin_conf.peers[0].queue = i + nb_rxq;
+				diag = rte_eth_tx_hairpin_queue_setup
+					(pi, qi, nb_txd, &hairpin_conf);
+				i++;
+				if (diag == 0)
+					continue;
+
+				/* Fail to setup rx queue, return */
+				if (rte_atomic16_cmpset(&(port->port_status),
+							RTE_PORT_HANDLING,
+							RTE_PORT_STOPPED) == 0)
+					printf("Port %d can not be set back "
+							"to stopped\n", pi);
+				printf("Fail to configure port %d hairpin "
+				       "queues\n", pi);
+				/* try to reconfigure queues next time */
+				port->need_reconfig_queues = 1;
+				return -1;
+			}
+			i = 0;
+			for (qi = nb_rxq; qi < nb_hairpinq + nb_rxq; qi++) {
+				hairpin_conf.peers[0].port = pi;
+				hairpin_conf.peers[0].queue = i + nb_txq;
+				diag = rte_eth_rx_hairpin_queue_setup
+					(pi, qi, nb_rxd, &hairpin_conf);
+				i++;
+				if (diag == 0)
+					continue;
+
+				/* Fail to setup rx queue, return */
+				if (rte_atomic16_cmpset(&(port->port_status),
+							RTE_PORT_HANDLING,
+							RTE_PORT_STOPPED) == 0)
+					printf("Port %d can not be set back "
+							"to stopped\n", pi);
+				printf("Fail to configure port %d hairpin "
+				       "queues\n", pi);
+				/* try to reconfigure queues next time */
+				port->need_reconfig_queues = 1;
+				return -1;
+			}
 		}
 		configure_rxtx_dump_callbacks(verbose_level);
 		/* start port */
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index f8ebe71..0682c11 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ struct queue_stats_mappings {
 
 extern uint64_t rss_hf;
 
+extern queueid_t nb_hairpinq;
 extern queueid_t nb_rxq;
 extern queueid_t nb_txq;
 
@@ -854,6 +855,8 @@ enum print_warning {
 int check_nb_rxq(queueid_t rxq);
 queueid_t get_allowed_max_nb_txq(portid_t *pid);
 int check_nb_txq(queueid_t txq);
+queueid_t get_allowed_max_nb_hairpinq(portid_t *pid);
+int check_nb_hairpinq(queueid_t hairpinq);
 
 uint16_t dump_rx_pkts(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue, struct rte_mbuf *pkts[],
 		      uint16_t nb_pkts, __rte_unused uint16_t max_pkts,
