diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
index b9044faff..95f66d5b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
@@ -43,15 +43,26 @@ virtio_user_kick_queue(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, uint32_t queue_sel)
 	struct vhost_vring_file file;
 	struct vhost_vring_state state;
 	struct vring *vring = &dev->vrings[queue_sel];
+	struct vring_packed *pq_vring = &dev->packed_vrings[queue_sel];
 	struct vhost_vring_addr addr = {
 		.index = queue_sel,
-		.desc_user_addr = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)vring->desc,
-		.avail_user_addr = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)vring->avail,
-		.used_user_addr = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)vring->used,
 		.log_guest_addr = 0,
 		.flags = 0, /* disable log */
 	};
 
+	if (dev->features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED)) {
+		addr.desc_user_addr =
+			(uint64_t)(uintptr_t)pq_vring->desc_packed;
+		addr.avail_user_addr =
+			(uint64_t)(uintptr_t)pq_vring->driver_event;
+		addr.used_user_addr =
+			(uint64_t)(uintptr_t)pq_vring->device_event;
+	} else {
+		addr.desc_user_addr = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)vring->desc;
+		addr.avail_user_addr = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)vring->avail;
+		addr.used_user_addr = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)vring->used;
+	}
+
 	state.index = queue_sel;
 	state.num = vring->num;
 	dev->ops->send_request(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_NUM, &state);
@@ -467,15 +478,10 @@ virtio_user_dev_init(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, char *path, int queues,
 	if (!in_order)
 		dev->unsupported_features |= (1ull << VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER);
 
-	if (packed_vq) {
-		if (cq) {
-			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "control vq not supported yet with "
-					  "packed virtqueues\n");
-			return -1;
-		}
-	} else {
-		dev->unsupported_features |= (1ull << VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
-	}
+	if (packed_vq)
+		dev->device_features |= (1ull << VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
+	else
+		dev->device_features &= ~(1ull << VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED);
 
 	if (dev->mac_specified)
 		dev->frontend_features |= (1ull << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC);
@@ -620,6 +626,87 @@ virtio_user_handle_ctrl_msg(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, struct vring *vring,
 	return n_descs;
 }
 
+static inline int
+desc_is_avail(struct vring_packed_desc *desc, bool wrap_counter)
+{
+	return wrap_counter == !!(desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL(1)) &&
+		wrap_counter != !!(desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_USED(1));
+}
+
+static uint32_t
+virtio_user_handle_ctrl_msg_pq(struct virtio_user_dev *dev,
+			    struct vring_packed *vring,
+			    uint16_t idx_hdr)
+{
+	struct virtio_net_ctrl_hdr *hdr;
+	virtio_net_ctrl_ack status = ~0;
+	uint16_t i, idx_data, idx_status;
+	uint32_t n_descs = 0;
+
+	/* locate desc for header, data, and status */
+	idx_data = idx_hdr + 1;
+	n_descs++;
+
+	i = idx_data;
+	while (vring->desc_packed[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) {
+		i++;
+		n_descs++;
+	}
+
+	/* locate desc for status */
+	idx_status = i;
+	n_descs++;
+
+	hdr = (void *)(uintptr_t)vring->desc_packed[idx_hdr].addr;
+	if (hdr->class == VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ &&
+	    hdr->cmd == VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_SET) {
+		uint16_t queues;
+
+		queues = *(uint16_t *)(uintptr_t)
+				vring->desc_packed[idx_data].addr;
+		status = virtio_user_handle_mq(dev, queues);
+	}
+
+	/* Update status */
+	*(virtio_net_ctrl_ack *)(uintptr_t)
+		vring->desc_packed[idx_status].addr = status;
+
+	return n_descs;
+}
+
+void
+virtio_user_handle_cq_packed(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
+			     struct virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	struct vring_packed *vring = &dev->packed_vrings[queue_idx];
+	uint16_t id, n_descs;
+	int16_t n;
+	bool wrap_counter = vq->used_wrap_counter;
+
+	while (desc_is_avail(&vring->desc_packed[vq->vq_used_cons_idx],
+			     vq->avail_wrap_counter)) {
+		id = vring->desc_packed[vq->vq_used_cons_idx].id;
+
+		n_descs = virtio_user_handle_ctrl_msg_pq(dev, vring, id);
+
+		vring->desc_packed[vq->vq_used_cons_idx].len = n_descs;
+		vring->desc_packed[vq->vq_used_cons_idx].id =
+			vq->vq_used_cons_idx;
+		n = vq->vq_used_cons_idx + n_descs - 1;
+		while (n >= vq->vq_used_cons_idx) {
+			vring->desc_packed[n].flags |=
+				VRING_DESC_F_AVAIL(wrap_counter) |
+				VRING_DESC_F_USED(wrap_counter);
+			n--;
+		}
+		vq->vq_used_cons_idx += n_descs;
+		if (vq->vq_used_cons_idx >= dev->queue_size) {
+			vq->vq_used_cons_idx -= dev->queue_size;
+			vq->used_wrap_counter ^= 1;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void
 virtio_user_handle_cq(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.h
index 672a8161a..8be8ca622 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.h
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ struct virtio_user_dev {
 	uint16_t	port_id;
 	uint8_t		mac_addr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
 	char		path[PATH_MAX];
-	struct vring	vrings[VIRTIO_MAX_VIRTQUEUES];
+	union {
+		struct vring		vrings[VIRTIO_MAX_VIRTQUEUES];
+		struct vring_packed	packed_vrings[VIRTIO_MAX_VIRTQUEUES];
+	};
+
 	struct virtio_user_backend_ops *ops;
 	pthread_mutex_t	mutex;
 	bool		started;
@@ -53,5 +57,7 @@ int virtio_user_dev_init(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, char *path, int queues,
 			 int mrg_rxbuf, int in_order, int packed_vq);
 void virtio_user_dev_uninit(struct virtio_user_dev *dev);
 void virtio_user_handle_cq(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx);
+void virtio_user_handle_cq_packed(struct virtio_user_dev *dev,
+		uint16_t queue_idx, struct virtqueue *vq);
 uint8_t virtio_user_handle_mq(struct virtio_user_dev *dev, uint16_t q_pairs);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 2df6eb695..efc375cd7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -271,10 +271,36 @@ virtio_user_get_queue_num(struct virtio_hw *hw, uint16_t queue_id __rte_unused)
 	return dev->queue_size;
 }
 
-static int
-virtio_user_setup_queue(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq)
+static void
+virtio_user_setup_queue_packed(struct virtqueue *vq,
+			       struct virtio_user_dev *dev)
+
+{
+	uint16_t queue_idx = vq->vq_queue_index;
+	uint64_t desc_addr;
+	uint64_t avail_addr;
+	uint64_t used_addr;
+
+	desc_addr = (uintptr_t)vq->vq_ring_virt_mem;
+	avail_addr = desc_addr + vq->vq_nentries *
+		sizeof(struct vring_packed_desc);
+	used_addr = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(avail_addr +
+			   sizeof(struct vring_packed_desc_event),
+			   VIRTIO_PCI_VRING_ALIGN);
+	dev->packed_vrings[queue_idx].num = vq->vq_nentries;
+	dev->packed_vrings[queue_idx].desc_packed =
+		(void *)(uintptr_t)desc_addr;
+	dev->packed_vrings[queue_idx].driver_event =
+		(void *)(uintptr_t)avail_addr;
+	dev->packed_vrings[queue_idx].device_event =
+		(void *)(uintptr_t)used_addr;
+	vq->avail_wrap_counter = true;
+	vq->used_wrap_counter = true;
+}
+
+static void
+virtio_user_setup_queue_split(struct virtqueue *vq, struct virtio_user_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct virtio_user_dev *dev = virtio_user_get_dev(hw);
 	uint16_t queue_idx = vq->vq_queue_index;
 	uint64_t desc_addr, avail_addr, used_addr;
 
@@ -288,6 +314,17 @@ virtio_user_setup_queue(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq)
 	dev->vrings[queue_idx].desc = (void *)(uintptr_t)desc_addr;
 	dev->vrings[queue_idx].avail = (void *)(uintptr_t)avail_addr;
 	dev->vrings[queue_idx].used = (void *)(uintptr_t)used_addr;
+}
+
+static int
+virtio_user_setup_queue(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	struct virtio_user_dev *dev = virtio_user_get_dev(hw);
+
+	if (vtpci_packed_queue(hw))
+		virtio_user_setup_queue_packed(vq, dev);
+	else
+		virtio_user_setup_queue_split(vq, dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -317,7 +354,11 @@ virtio_user_notify_queue(struct virtio_hw *hw, struct virtqueue *vq)
 	struct virtio_user_dev *dev = virtio_user_get_dev(hw);
 
 	if (hw->cvq && (hw->cvq->vq == vq)) {
-		virtio_user_handle_cq(dev, vq->vq_queue_index);
+		if (vtpci_packed_queue(vq->hw))
+			virtio_user_handle_cq_packed(dev, vq->vq_queue_index,
+						     vq);
+		else
+			virtio_user_handle_cq(dev, vq->vq_queue_index);
 		return;
 	}
 
