diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
index f0eca01..9c07cc7 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
+#include <rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "event_helper.h"
@@ -80,6 +81,22 @@ eh_get_next_active_core(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf, unsigned int prev_core)
 	return next_core;
 }
 
+static struct eventdev_params *
+eh_get_eventdev_params(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf, uint8_t eventdev_id)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < em_conf->nb_eventdev; i++) {
+		if (em_conf->eventdev_config[i].eventdev_id == eventdev_id)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	/* No match */
+	if (i == em_conf->nb_eventdev)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return &(em_conf->eventdev_config[i]);
+}
 static int
 eh_set_default_conf_eventdev(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf)
 {
@@ -285,6 +302,99 @@ eh_set_default_conf_rx_adapter(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf)
 }
 
 static int
+eh_set_default_conf_tx_adapter(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf)
+{
+	struct tx_adapter_connection_info *conn;
+	struct eventdev_params *eventdev_config;
+	struct tx_adapter_conf *tx_adapter;
+	int eventdev_id;
+	int adapter_id;
+	int nb_eth_dev;
+	int conn_id;
+	int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * Create one Tx adapter with all eth queues mapped to event queues
+	 * 1:1.
+	 */
+
+	if (em_conf->nb_eventdev == 0) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("No event devs registered");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the number of eth devs */
+	nb_eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
+
+	/* Use the first event dev */
+	eventdev_config = &(em_conf->eventdev_config[0]);
+
+	/* Get eventdev ID */
+	eventdev_id = eventdev_config->eventdev_id;
+	adapter_id = 0;
+
+	/* Get adapter conf */
+	tx_adapter = &(em_conf->tx_adapter[adapter_id]);
+
+	/* Set adapter conf */
+	tx_adapter->eventdev_id = eventdev_id;
+	tx_adapter->adapter_id = adapter_id;
+
+	/* TODO: Tx core is required only when internal port is not present */
+
+	tx_adapter->tx_core_id = eh_get_next_eth_core(em_conf);
+
+	/*
+	 * Application uses one event queue per adapter for submitting
+	 * packets for Tx. Reserve the last queue available and decrement
+	 * the total available event queues for this
+	 */
+
+	/* Queue numbers start at 0 */
+	tx_adapter->tx_ev_queue = eventdev_config->nb_eventqueue - 1;
+
+	/* Update the number of event queues available in eventdev */
+	eventdev_config->nb_eventqueue--;
+
+	/*
+	 * Map all Tx queues of the eth device (port) to the event device.
+	 */
+
+	/* Set defaults for connections */
+
+	/*
+	 * One eth device (port) is one connection. Map all Tx queues
+	 * of the device to the Tx adapter.
+	 */
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_eth_dev; i++) {
+
+		/* Use only the ports enabled */
+		if ((em_conf->eth_portmask & (1 << i)) == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Get the connection id */
+		conn_id = tx_adapter->nb_connections;
+
+		/* Get the connection */
+		conn = &(tx_adapter->conn[conn_id]);
+
+		/* Add ethdev to connections */
+		conn->ethdev_id = i;
+
+		/* Add all eth tx queues to adapter */
+		conn->ethdev_tx_qid = -1;
+
+		/* Update no of connections */
+		tx_adapter->nb_connections++;
+	}
+
+	/* We have setup one adapter */
+	em_conf->nb_tx_adapter = 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
 eh_validate_conf(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -319,6 +429,16 @@ eh_validate_conf(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Check if tx adapters are specified. Else generate a default config
+	 * with one tx adapter.
+	 */
+	if (em_conf->nb_tx_adapter == 0) {
+		ret = eh_set_default_conf_tx_adapter(em_conf);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -584,6 +704,142 @@ eh_initialize_rx_adapter(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+eh_tx_adapter_configure(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf,
+	struct tx_adapter_conf *adapter)
+{
+	struct rte_event_dev_info evdev_default_conf = {0};
+	struct rte_event_port_conf port_conf = {0};
+	struct tx_adapter_connection_info *conn;
+	struct eventdev_params *eventdev_config;
+	uint8_t tx_port_id = 0;
+	uint8_t eventdev_id;
+	uint32_t service_id;
+	int ret, j;
+
+	/* Get event dev ID */
+	eventdev_id = adapter->eventdev_id;
+
+	/* Get event device conf */
+	eventdev_config = eh_get_eventdev_params(em_conf, eventdev_id);
+
+	/* Create Tx adapter */
+
+	/* Get default configuration of event dev */
+	ret = rte_event_dev_info_get(eventdev_id, &evdev_default_conf);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to get event dev info %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Setup port conf */
+	port_conf.new_event_threshold =
+			evdev_default_conf.max_num_events;
+	port_conf.dequeue_depth =
+			evdev_default_conf.max_event_port_dequeue_depth;
+	port_conf.enqueue_depth =
+			evdev_default_conf.max_event_port_enqueue_depth;
+
+	/* Create Tx adapter */
+	ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_create(adapter->adapter_id,
+			adapter->eventdev_id,
+			&port_conf);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to create tx adapter %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Setup various connections in the adapter */
+	for (j = 0; j < adapter->nb_connections; j++) {
+
+		/* Get connection */
+		conn = &(adapter->conn[j]);
+
+		/* Add queue to the adapter */
+		ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_queue_add(
+				adapter->adapter_id,
+				conn->ethdev_id,
+				conn->ethdev_tx_qid);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to add eth queue to tx adapter %d",
+				   ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Get event port used by the adapter */
+	ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_event_port_get(
+			adapter->adapter_id,
+			&tx_port_id);
+	if (ret) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to get tx adapter port id %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO: event queue for Tx adapter is required only if the
+	 * INTERNAL PORT is not present.
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * Tx event queue is reserved for Tx adapter. Unlink this queue
+	 * from all other ports
+	 *
+	 */
+	for (j = 0; j < eventdev_config->nb_eventport; j++) {
+		rte_event_port_unlink(eventdev_id, j,
+				      &(adapter->tx_ev_queue), 1);
+	}
+
+	ret = rte_event_port_link(
+			eventdev_id,
+			tx_port_id,
+			&(adapter->tx_ev_queue),
+			NULL, 1);
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to link event queue to port");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the service ID used by Tx adapter */
+	ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_service_id_get(adapter->adapter_id,
+						      &service_id);
+	if (ret != -ESRCH && ret < 0) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to get service id used by tx adapter %d",
+			   ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	rte_service_set_runstate_mapped_check(service_id, 0);
+
+	/* Start adapter */
+	ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_start(adapter->adapter_id);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to start tx adapter %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+eh_initialize_tx_adapter(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf)
+{
+	struct tx_adapter_conf *adapter;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	/* Configure Tx adapters */
+	for (i = 0; i < em_conf->nb_tx_adapter; i++) {
+		adapter = &(em_conf->tx_adapter[i]);
+		ret = eh_tx_adapter_configure(em_conf, adapter);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to configure tx adapter %d", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int32_t
 eh_devs_init(struct eh_conf *conf)
 {
@@ -641,6 +897,13 @@ eh_devs_init(struct eh_conf *conf)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Setup Tx adapter */
+	ret = eh_initialize_tx_adapter(em_conf);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to initialize tx adapter %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* Start eth devices after setting up adapter */
 	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
 
@@ -725,5 +988,68 @@ eh_devs_uninit(struct eh_conf *conf)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Stop and release tx adapters */
+	for (i = 0; i < em_conf->nb_tx_adapter; i++) {
+
+		id = em_conf->tx_adapter[i].adapter_id;
+		ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_stop(id);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to stop tx adapter %d", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		for (j = 0; j < em_conf->tx_adapter[i].nb_connections; j++) {
+
+			ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_queue_del(id,
+				em_conf->tx_adapter[i].conn[j].ethdev_id, -1);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				EH_LOG_ERR(
+					"Failed to remove tx adapter queues %d",
+					ret);
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+
+		ret = rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_free(id);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to free tx adapter %d", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
+
+uint8_t
+eh_get_tx_queue(struct eh_conf *conf, uint8_t eventdev_id)
+{
+	struct eventdev_params *eventdev_config;
+	struct eventmode_conf *em_conf;
+
+	if (conf == NULL) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Invalid event helper configuration");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (conf->mode_params == NULL) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Invalid event mode parameters");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Get eventmode conf */
+	em_conf = (struct eventmode_conf *)(conf->mode_params);
+
+	/* Get event device conf */
+	eventdev_config = eh_get_eventdev_params(em_conf, eventdev_id);
+
+	if (eventdev_config == NULL) {
+		EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to read eventdev config");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The last queue is reserved to be used as atomic queue for the
+	 * last stage (eth packet tx stage)
+	 */
+	return eventdev_config->nb_eventqueue - 1;
+}
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.h
index 0f89c31..da35726 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.h
@@ -23,9 +23,15 @@ extern "C" {
 /* Max Rx adapters supported */
 #define EVENT_MODE_MAX_RX_ADAPTERS RTE_EVENT_MAX_DEVS
 
+/* Max Tx adapters supported */
+#define EVENT_MODE_MAX_TX_ADAPTERS RTE_EVENT_MAX_DEVS
+
 /* Max Rx adapter connections */
 #define EVENT_MODE_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_ADAPTER 16
 
+/* Max Tx adapter connections */
+#define EVENT_MODE_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_TX_ADAPTER 16
+
 /* Max event queues supported per event device */
 #define EVENT_MODE_MAX_EVENT_QUEUES_PER_DEV RTE_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES_PER_DEV
 
@@ -33,6 +39,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define EVENT_MODE_MAX_LCORE_LINKS \
 	(EVENT_MODE_MAX_EVENT_DEVS * EVENT_MODE_MAX_EVENT_QUEUES_PER_DEV)
 
+/* Max adapters that one Tx core can handle */
+#define EVENT_MODE_MAX_ADAPTERS_PER_TX_CORE EVENT_MODE_MAX_TX_ADAPTERS
+
 /**
  * Packet transfer mode of the application
  */
@@ -80,6 +89,23 @@ struct rx_adapter_conf {
 			conn[EVENT_MODE_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_ADAPTER];
 };
 
+/* Tx adapter connection info */
+struct tx_adapter_connection_info {
+	uint8_t ethdev_id;
+	int32_t ethdev_tx_qid;
+};
+
+/* Tx adapter conf */
+struct tx_adapter_conf {
+	int32_t eventdev_id;
+	int32_t adapter_id;
+	uint32_t tx_core_id;
+	uint8_t nb_connections;
+	struct tx_adapter_connection_info
+			conn[EVENT_MODE_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_TX_ADAPTER];
+	uint8_t tx_ev_queue;
+};
+
 /* Eventmode conf data */
 struct eventmode_conf {
 	int nb_eventdev;
@@ -90,6 +116,10 @@ struct eventmode_conf {
 		/**< No of Rx adapters */
 	struct rx_adapter_conf rx_adapter[EVENT_MODE_MAX_RX_ADAPTERS];
 		/**< Rx adapter conf */
+	uint8_t nb_tx_adapter;
+		/**< No of Tx adapters */
+	struct tx_adapter_conf tx_adapter[EVENT_MODE_MAX_TX_ADAPTERS];
+		/** Tx adapter conf */
 	uint8_t nb_link;
 		/**< No of links */
 	struct eh_event_link_info
@@ -170,6 +200,24 @@ eh_devs_init(struct eh_conf *conf);
 int32_t
 eh_devs_uninit(struct eh_conf *conf);
 
+/**
+ * Get eventdev tx queue
+ *
+ * If the application uses event device which does not support internal port
+ * then it needs to submit the events to a Tx queue before final transmission.
+ * This Tx queue will be created internally by the eventmode helper subsystem,
+ * and application will need its queue ID when it runs the execution loop.
+ *
+ * @param mode_conf
+ *   Event helper configuration
+ * @param eventdev_id
+ *   Event device ID
+ * @return
+ *   Tx queue ID
+ */
+uint8_t
+eh_get_tx_queue(struct eh_conf *conf, uint8_t eventdev_id);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
