diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 1962284..a449180 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1064,6 +1064,10 @@ F: drivers/crypto/octeontx2/
 F: doc/guides/cryptodevs/octeontx2.rst
 F: doc/guides/cryptodevs/features/octeontx2.ini
 
+Mellanox mlx5
+M: Matan Azrad <matan@nvidia.com>
+F: drivers/crypto/mlx5/
+
 Null Crypto
 M: Declan Doherty <declan.doherty@intel.com>
 F: drivers/crypto/null/
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
index 99efa22..5b4d8d1 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ enum mlx5_class {
 	MLX5_CLASS_VDPA = RTE_BIT64(1),
 	MLX5_CLASS_REGEX = RTE_BIT64(2),
 	MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS = RTE_BIT64(3),
+	MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO = RTE_BIT64(4),
 };
 
 #define MLX5_DBR_SIZE RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.c
index 4ecc4d6..167d55b 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static TAILQ_HEAD(mlx5_pci_devices_head, mlx5_pci_device) devices_list =
 	{ .name = "net", .driver_class = MLX5_CLASS_NET },
 	{ .name = "regex", .driver_class = MLX5_CLASS_REGEX },
 	{ .name = "compress", .driver_class = MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS },
+	{ .name = "crypto", .driver_class = MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO },
 };
 
 static const unsigned int mlx5_class_combinations[] = {
@@ -37,13 +38,26 @@ static TAILQ_HEAD(mlx5_pci_devices_head, mlx5_pci_device) devices_list =
 	MLX5_CLASS_VDPA,
 	MLX5_CLASS_REGEX,
 	MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS,
+	MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
 	MLX5_CLASS_NET | MLX5_CLASS_REGEX,
 	MLX5_CLASS_VDPA | MLX5_CLASS_REGEX,
 	MLX5_CLASS_NET | MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS,
 	MLX5_CLASS_VDPA | MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS,
 	MLX5_CLASS_REGEX | MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS,
+	MLX5_CLASS_NET | MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
+	MLX5_CLASS_VDPA | MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
+	MLX5_CLASS_REGEX | MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
+	MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS | MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
 	MLX5_CLASS_NET | MLX5_CLASS_REGEX | MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS,
 	MLX5_CLASS_VDPA | MLX5_CLASS_REGEX | MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS,
+	MLX5_CLASS_NET | MLX5_CLASS_REGEX | MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
+	MLX5_CLASS_VDPA | MLX5_CLASS_REGEX | MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
+	MLX5_CLASS_NET | MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS | MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
+	MLX5_CLASS_VDPA | MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS | MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
+	MLX5_CLASS_NET | MLX5_CLASS_REGEX | MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS |
+	MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
+	MLX5_CLASS_VDPA | MLX5_CLASS_REGEX | MLX5_CLASS_COMPRESS |
+	MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
 	/* New class combination should be added here. */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.h
index de89bb9..cb8d2f5 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_pci.h
@@ -9,17 +9,18 @@
  * @file
  *
  * RTE Mellanox PCI Driver Interface
- * Mellanox ConnectX PCI device supports multiple class: net,vdpa,regex and
- * compress devices. This layer enables creating such multiple class of devices
- * on a single PCI device by allowing to bind multiple class specific device
- * driver to attach to mlx5_pci driver.
+ * Mellanox ConnectX PCI device supports multiple class: net,vdpa,regex,compress
+ * and crypto devices. This layer enables creating such multiple class of
+ * devices on a single PCI device by allowing to bind multiple class specific
+ * device driver to attach to mlx5_pci driver.
  *
- * -----------    ------------    -------------    ----------------
- * |   mlx5  |    |   mlx5   |    |   mlx5    |    |     mlx5     |
- * | net pmd |    | vdpa pmd |    | regex pmd |    | compress pmd |
- * -----------    ------------    -------------    ----------------
- *      \              \                    /              /
- *       \              \                  /              /
+ * --------    --------    ---------    ------------    ----------
+ * | mlx5 |    | mlx5 |    | mlx5  |    |   mlx5   |    |  mlx5  |
+ * | net  |    | vdpa |    | regex |    | compress |    | crypto |
+ * | pmd  |    | pmd  |    |  pmd  |    |   pmd    |    |  pmd   |
+ * --------    --------    ---------    ------------    ----------
+ *      \              \         |          /              /
+ *       \              \        |         /              /
  *        \              \_--------------_/              /
  *         \_______________|   mlx5     |_______________/
  *                         | pci common |
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/meson.build b/drivers/crypto/meson.build
index c927c5f..90b2149 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/crypto/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ drivers = ['aesni_gcm',
 	   'dpaa_sec',
 	   'dpaa2_sec',
 	   'kasumi',
+	   'mlx5',
 	   'mvsam',
 	   'nitrox',
 	   'null',
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/meson.build b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bf0912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright 2021 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+
+if not is_linux
+	build = false
+	reason = 'only supported on Linux'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
+fmt_name = 'mlx5_crypto'
+deps += ['common_mlx5', 'eal', 'cryptodev']
+sources = files(
+	'mlx5_crypto.c',
+)
+cflags_options = [
+	'-std=c11',
+	'-Wno-strict-prototypes',
+	'-D_BSD_SOURCE',
+	'-D_DEFAULT_SOURCE',
+	'-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600'
+]
+foreach option:cflags_options
+	if cc.has_argument(option)
+		cflags += option
+	endif
+endforeach
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e40176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2021 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+ */
+
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_pci.h>
+#include <rte_crypto.h>
+#include <rte_cryptodev.h>
+#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+
+#include <mlx5_glue.h>
+#include <mlx5_common.h>
+#include <mlx5_common_pci.h>
+#include <mlx5_devx_cmds.h>
+#include <mlx5_common_os.h>
+
+#include "mlx5_crypto_utils.h"
+
+#define MLX5_CRYPTO_DRIVER_NAME mlx5_crypto
+#define MLX5_CRYPTO_LOG_NAME    pmd.crypto.mlx5
+
+struct mlx5_crypto_priv {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(mlx5_crypto_priv) next;
+	struct ibv_context *ctx; /* Device context. */
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
+	struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev;
+	void *uar; /* User Access Region. */
+	uint32_t pdn; /* Protection Domain number. */
+	struct ibv_pd *pd;
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(mlx5_crypto_privs, mlx5_crypto_priv) mlx5_crypto_priv_list =
+				TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(mlx5_crypto_priv_list);
+static pthread_mutex_t priv_list_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+int mlx5_crypto_logtype;
+
+uint8_t mlx5_crypto_driver_id;
+
+static const char mlx5_crypto_drv_name[] = RTE_STR(MLX5_CRYPTO_DRIVER_NAME);
+
+static const struct rte_driver mlx5_drv = {
+	.name = mlx5_crypto_drv_name,
+	.alias = mlx5_crypto_drv_name
+};
+
+static struct cryptodev_driver mlx5_cryptodev_driver;
+
+static struct rte_cryptodev_ops mlx5_crypto_ops = {
+	.dev_configure			= NULL,
+	.dev_start			= NULL,
+	.dev_stop			= NULL,
+	.dev_close			= NULL,
+	.dev_infos_get			= NULL,
+	.stats_get			= NULL,
+	.stats_reset			= NULL,
+	.queue_pair_setup		= NULL,
+	.queue_pair_release		= NULL,
+	.sym_session_get_size		= NULL,
+	.sym_session_configure		= NULL,
+	.sym_session_clear		= NULL,
+	.sym_get_raw_dp_ctx_size	= NULL,
+	.sym_configure_raw_dp_ctx	= NULL,
+};
+
+static void
+mlx5_crypto_hw_global_release(struct mlx5_crypto_priv *priv)
+{
+	if (priv->pd != NULL) {
+		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->dealloc_pd(priv->pd));
+		priv->pd = NULL;
+	}
+	if (priv->uar != NULL) {
+		mlx5_glue->devx_free_uar(priv->uar);
+		priv->uar = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static int
+mlx5_crypto_pd_create(struct mlx5_crypto_priv *priv)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT
+	struct mlx5dv_obj obj;
+	struct mlx5dv_pd pd_info;
+	int ret;
+
+	priv->pd = mlx5_glue->alloc_pd(priv->ctx);
+	if (priv->pd == NULL) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate PD.");
+		return errno ? -errno : -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	obj.pd.in = priv->pd;
+	obj.pd.out = &pd_info;
+	ret = mlx5_glue->dv_init_obj(&obj, MLX5DV_OBJ_PD);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Fail to get PD object info.");
+		mlx5_glue->dealloc_pd(priv->pd);
+		priv->pd = NULL;
+		return -errno;
+	}
+	priv->pdn = pd_info.pdn;
+	return 0;
+#else
+	(void)priv;
+	DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot get pdn - no DV support.");
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+#endif /* HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT */
+}
+
+static int
+mlx5_crypto_hw_global_prepare(struct mlx5_crypto_priv *priv)
+{
+	if (mlx5_crypto_pd_create(priv) != 0)
+		return -1;
+	priv->uar = mlx5_devx_alloc_uar(priv->ctx, -1);
+	if (priv->uar == NULL || mlx5_os_get_devx_uar_reg_addr(priv->uar) ==
+	    NULL) {
+		rte_errno = errno;
+		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->dealloc_pd(priv->pd));
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate UAR.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * DPDK callback to register a PCI device.
+ *
+ * This function spawns crypto device out of a given PCI device.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pci_drv
+ *   PCI driver structure (mlx5_crypto_driver).
+ * @param[in] pci_dev
+ *   PCI device information.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, 1 to skip this driver, a negative errno value otherwise
+ *   and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+mlx5_crypto_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv,
+			struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
+{
+	struct ibv_device *ibv;
+	struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev;
+	struct ibv_context *ctx;
+	struct mlx5_crypto_priv *priv;
+	struct mlx5_hca_attr attr = { 0 };
+	struct rte_cryptodev_pmd_init_params init_params = {
+		.name = "",
+		.private_data_size = sizeof(struct mlx5_crypto_priv),
+		.socket_id = pci_dev->device.numa_node,
+		.max_nb_queue_pairs =
+				RTE_CRYPTODEV_PMD_DEFAULT_MAX_NB_QUEUE_PAIRS,
+	};
+	RTE_SET_USED(pci_drv);
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Non-primary process type is not supported.");
+		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+	ibv = mlx5_os_get_ib_device_match(&pci_dev->addr);
+	if (ibv == NULL) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "No matching IB device for PCI slot "
+			PCI_PRI_FMT ".", pci_dev->addr.domain,
+			pci_dev->addr.bus, pci_dev->addr.devid,
+			pci_dev->addr.function);
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+	DRV_LOG(INFO, "PCI information matches for device \"%s\".", ibv->name);
+	ctx = mlx5_glue->dv_open_device(ibv);
+	if (ctx == NULL) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to open IB device \"%s\".", ibv->name);
+		rte_errno = ENODEV;
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+	if (mlx5_devx_cmd_query_hca_attr(ctx, &attr) != 0 ||
+	    attr.crypto == 0 || attr.aes_xts == 0) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not enough capabilities to support crypto "
+			"operations, maybe old FW/OFED version?");
+		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(ctx));
+		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+	crypto_dev = rte_cryptodev_pmd_create(ibv->name, &pci_dev->device,
+					&init_params);
+	if (crypto_dev == NULL) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create device \"%s\".", ibv->name);
+		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(ctx));
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	DRV_LOG(INFO,
+		"Crypto device %s was created successfully.", ibv->name);
+	crypto_dev->dev_ops = &mlx5_crypto_ops;
+	crypto_dev->dequeue_burst = NULL;
+	crypto_dev->enqueue_burst = NULL;
+	crypto_dev->feature_flags = RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_HW_ACCELERATED;
+	crypto_dev->driver_id = mlx5_crypto_driver_id;
+	priv = crypto_dev->data->dev_private;
+	priv->ctx = ctx;
+	priv->pci_dev = pci_dev;
+	priv->crypto_dev = crypto_dev;
+	if (mlx5_crypto_hw_global_prepare(priv) != 0) {
+		rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(priv->crypto_dev);
+		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(priv->ctx));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&priv_list_lock);
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&mlx5_crypto_priv_list, priv, next);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&priv_list_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+mlx5_crypto_pci_remove(struct rte_pci_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_crypto_priv *priv = NULL;
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&priv_list_lock);
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(priv, &mlx5_crypto_priv_list, next)
+		if (rte_pci_addr_cmp(&priv->pci_dev->addr, &pdev->addr) != 0)
+			break;
+	if (priv)
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&mlx5_crypto_priv_list, priv, next);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&priv_list_lock);
+	if (priv) {
+		mlx5_crypto_hw_global_release(priv);
+		rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(priv->crypto_dev);
+		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(priv->ctx));
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct rte_pci_id mlx5_crypto_pci_id_map[] = {
+		{
+			RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+					PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX6)
+		},
+		{
+			RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+					PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX6DX)
+		},
+		{
+			RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+					PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX6DXBF)
+		},
+		{
+			RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+					PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX7)
+		},
+		{
+			RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+					PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX7BF)
+		},
+		{
+			.vendor_id = 0
+		}
+	};
+
+static struct mlx5_pci_driver mlx5_crypto_driver = {
+	.driver_class = MLX5_CLASS_CRYPTO,
+	.pci_driver = {
+		.driver = {
+			.name = RTE_STR(MLX5_CRYPTO_DRIVER_NAME),
+		},
+		.id_table = mlx5_crypto_pci_id_map,
+		.probe = mlx5_crypto_pci_probe,
+		.remove = mlx5_crypto_pci_remove,
+		.drv_flags = 0,
+	},
+};
+
+RTE_INIT(rte_mlx5_crypto_init)
+{
+	mlx5_common_init();
+	if (mlx5_glue != NULL)
+		mlx5_pci_driver_register(&mlx5_crypto_driver);
+}
+
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_CRYPTO_DRIVER(mlx5_cryptodev_driver, mlx5_drv,
+			       mlx5_crypto_driver_id);
+
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER(mlx5_crypto_logtype, MLX5_CRYPTO_LOG_NAME, NOTICE)
+RTE_PMD_EXPORT_NAME(MLX5_CRYPTO_DRIVER_NAME, __COUNTER__);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PCI_TABLE(MLX5_CRYPTO_DRIVER_NAME, mlx5_crypto_pci_id_map);
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_KMOD_DEP(MLX5_CRYPTO_DRIVER_NAME, "* ib_uverbs & mlx5_core & mlx5_ib");
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto_utils.h b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cef4b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2021 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_PMD_MLX5_CRYPTO_UTILS_H_
+#define RTE_PMD_MLX5_CRYPTO_UTILS_H_
+
+#include <mlx5_common.h>
+
+extern int mlx5_crypto_logtype;
+
+#define MLX5_CRYPTO_LOG_PREFIX "mlx5_crypto"
+/* Generic printf()-like logging macro with automatic line feed. */
+#define DRV_LOG(level, ...) \
+	PMD_DRV_LOG_(level, mlx5_crypto_logtype, MLX5_CRYPTO_LOG_PREFIX, \
+		__VA_ARGS__ PMD_DRV_LOG_STRIP PMD_DRV_LOG_OPAREN, \
+		PMD_DRV_LOG_CPAREN)
+
+#endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_CRYPTO_UTILS_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/version.map b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/version.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a76d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DPDK_21 {
+	local: *;
+};
