diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index 8bc04cfd11..eae8366adf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -524,6 +524,10 @@ __eth_bond_slave_remove_lock_free(uint16_t bonded_port_id,
 					sizeof(*(rte_eth_devices[bonded_port_id].data->mac_addrs)));
 	}
 	if (internals->slave_count == 0) {
+		/* Remove any remaining packets in the receive ring */
+		struct rte_mbuf *bufs[PMD_BOND_RECV_PKTS_PER_SLAVE];
+		unsigned j, count;
+
 		internals->rx_offload_capa = 0;
 		internals->tx_offload_capa = 0;
 		internals->rx_queue_offload_capa = 0;
@@ -532,6 +536,15 @@ __eth_bond_slave_remove_lock_free(uint16_t bonded_port_id,
 		internals->reta_size = 0;
 		internals->candidate_max_rx_pktlen = 0;
 		internals->max_rx_pktlen = 0;
+
+		do {
+			count = rte_ring_dequeue_burst(internals->rx_ring,
+						       (void **)bufs,
+						       PMD_BOND_RECV_PKTS_PER_SLAVE,
+						       NULL);
+			for  (j = 0; j < count; j++)
+				rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[j]);
+		} while (count > 0);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 58f7377c60..43bfec6860 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "rte_eth_bond.h"
 #include "rte_eth_bond_private.h"
@@ -402,10 +404,15 @@ bond_ethdev_rx_burst_8023ad(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals = bd_rx_q->dev_private;
 	struct ether_addr bond_mac;
 
+	unsigned rx_ring_avail = rte_ring_free_count(internals->rx_ring);
+	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf_bounce[PMD_BOND_RECV_PKTS_PER_SLAVE];
+
 	struct ether_hdr *hdr;
 
 	const uint16_t ether_type_slow_be = rte_be_to_cpu_16(ETHER_TYPE_SLOW);
 	uint16_t num_rx_total = 0;	/* Total number of received packets */
+	uint16_t num_rx_slave;
+	uint16_t num_enq_slave;
 	uint16_t slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 	uint16_t slave_count, idx;
 
@@ -414,6 +421,9 @@ bond_ethdev_rx_burst_8023ad(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 	uint8_t i, j, k;
 	uint8_t subtype;
 
+	if (rx_ring_avail < PMD_BOND_RECV_PKTS_PER_SLAVE)
+		goto dequeue;
+
 	rte_eth_macaddr_get(internals->port_id, &bond_mac);
 	/* Copy slave list to protect against slave up/down changes during tx
 	 * bursting */
@@ -426,62 +436,87 @@ bond_ethdev_rx_burst_8023ad(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 		internals->active_slave = 0;
 		idx = 0;
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i < slave_count && num_rx_total < nb_pkts; i++) {
-		j = num_rx_total;
+	for (i = 0; i < slave_count && num_rx_total < rx_ring_avail; i++) {
+		j = 0;
 		collecting = ACTOR_STATE(&mode_8023ad_ports[slaves[idx]],
 					 COLLECTING);
 
 		/* Read packets from this slave */
-		num_rx_total += rte_eth_rx_burst(slaves[idx], bd_rx_q->queue_id,
-				&bufs[num_rx_total], nb_pkts - num_rx_total);
+		if (unlikely(rx_ring_avail - num_rx_total < PMD_BOND_RECV_PKTS_PER_SLAVE))
+			continue;
+		num_rx_slave = rte_eth_rx_burst(slaves[idx], bd_rx_q->queue_id,
+				mbuf_bounce, PMD_BOND_RECV_PKTS_PER_SLAVE);
 
-		for (k = j; k < 2 && k < num_rx_total; k++)
-			rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(bufs[k], void *));
+		for (k = j; k < 2 && k < num_rx_slave; k++)
+			rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(mbuf_bounce[k], void *));
 
 		/* Handle slow protocol packets. */
-		while (j < num_rx_total) {
+		while (j < num_rx_slave) {
 
 			/* If packet is not pure L2 and is known, skip it */
-			if ((bufs[j]->packet_type & ~RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER) != 0) {
+			if ((mbuf_bounce[j]->packet_type & ~RTE_PTYPE_L2_ETHER) != 0) {
 				j++;
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if (j + 3 < num_rx_total)
-				rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(bufs[j + 3], void *));
+			if (j + 3 < num_rx_slave)
+				rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(mbuf_bounce[j + 3], void *));
 
-			hdr = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(bufs[j], struct ether_hdr *);
+			hdr = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(mbuf_bounce[j], struct ether_hdr *);
 			subtype = ((struct slow_protocol_frame *)hdr)->slow_protocol.subtype;
 
 			/* Remove packet from array if it is slow packet or slave is not
 			 * in collecting state or bonding interface is not in promiscuous
 			 * mode and packet address does not match. */
-			if (unlikely(is_lacp_packets(hdr->ether_type, subtype, bufs[j]) ||
+			if (unlikely(is_lacp_packets(hdr->ether_type, subtype, mbuf_bounce[j]) ||
 				!collecting || (!promisc &&
 					!is_multicast_ether_addr(&hdr->d_addr) &&
 					!is_same_ether_addr(&bond_mac, &hdr->d_addr)))) {
 
 				if (hdr->ether_type == ether_type_slow_be) {
 					bond_mode_8023ad_handle_slow_pkt(
-					    internals, slaves[idx], bufs[j]);
+					    internals, slaves[idx], mbuf_bounce[j]);
 				} else
-					rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[j]);
+					rte_pktmbuf_free(mbuf_bounce[j]);
 
 				/* Packet is managed by mode 4 or dropped, shift the array */
-				num_rx_total--;
-				if (j < num_rx_total) {
-					memmove(&bufs[j], &bufs[j + 1], sizeof(bufs[0]) *
-						(num_rx_total - j));
+				num_rx_slave--;
+				if (j < num_rx_slave) {
+					memmove(&mbuf_bounce[j], &mbuf_bounce[j + 1], sizeof(mbuf_bounce[0]) *
+						(num_rx_slave - j));
 				}
 			} else
 				j++;
 		}
+
+		if (num_rx_slave > 0) {
+			if (mbuf_bounce[0] == NULL)
+				RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "%s: Enqueue a NULL??\n",
+					__func__);
+
+			num_enq_slave = rte_ring_enqueue_burst(internals->rx_ring,
+							       (void **)mbuf_bounce,
+							       num_rx_slave,
+							       NULL);
+
+			if (num_enq_slave < num_rx_slave) {
+				RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD,
+					"%s: failed to enqueue %u packets",
+					__func__,
+					(num_rx_slave - num_enq_slave));
+				for (j = num_enq_slave; j < num_rx_slave; j++)
+					rte_pktmbuf_free(mbuf_bounce[j]);
+			}
+			num_rx_total += num_enq_slave;
+		}
+
 		if (unlikely(++idx == slave_count))
 			idx = 0;
 	}
 
 	internals->active_slave = idx;
-	return num_rx_total;
+dequeue:
+	return rte_ring_dequeue_burst(internals->rx_ring, (void **)bufs, nb_pkts, NULL);
 }
 
 #if defined(RTE_LIBRTE_BOND_DEBUG_ALB) || defined(RTE_LIBRTE_BOND_DEBUG_ALB_L1)
@@ -3065,6 +3100,7 @@ bond_alloc(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, uint8_t mode)
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals = NULL;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
 	uint32_t vlan_filter_bmp_size;
+	char mem_name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 
 	/* now do all data allocation - for eth_dev structure, dummy pci driver
 	 * and internal (private) data
@@ -3129,6 +3165,19 @@ bond_alloc(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, uint8_t mode)
 	TAILQ_INIT(&internals->flow_list);
 	internals->flow_isolated_valid = 0;
 
+	snprintf(mem_name, RTE_DIM(mem_name), "bond_%u_rx", internals->port_id);
+	internals->rx_ring = rte_ring_lookup(mem_name);
+	if (internals->rx_ring == NULL) {
+		internals->rx_ring = rte_ring_create(mem_name,
+				     rte_align32pow2(PMD_BOND_RECV_RING_PKTS *
+						     rte_lcore_count()),
+				     socket_id, 0);
+		if (internals->rx_ring == NULL)
+			rte_panic("%s: Failed to create rx ring '%s': %s\n", name,
+				  mem_name, rte_strerror(rte_errno));
+	}
+
+
 	/* Set mode 4 default configuration */
 	bond_mode_8023ad_setup(eth_dev, NULL);
 	if (bond_ethdev_mode_set(eth_dev, mode)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
index 43e0e448df..80261c6b14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #define PMD_BOND_LSC_POLL_PERIOD_KVARG		("lsc_poll_period_ms")
 #define PMD_BOND_LINK_UP_PROP_DELAY_KVARG	("up_delay")
 #define PMD_BOND_LINK_DOWN_PROP_DELAY_KVARG	("down_delay")
+#define PMD_BOND_RECV_RING_PKTS		512
+#define PMD_BOND_RECV_PKTS_PER_SLAVE		32
 
 #define PMD_BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER2_KVARG	("l2")
 #define PMD_BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER23_KVARG	("l23")
@@ -175,6 +177,8 @@ struct bond_dev_private {
 
 	void *vlan_filter_bmpmem;		/* enabled vlan filter bitmap */
 	struct rte_bitmap *vlan_filter_bmp;
+
+	struct rte_ring *rx_ring;
 };
 
 extern const struct eth_dev_ops default_dev_ops;
