diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
index 38b419767..9d5be0007 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ usage(char* progname)
 	       "--tx-first | --stats-period=PERIOD | "
 	       "--coremask=COREMASK --portmask=PORTMASK --numa "
 	       "--mbuf-size= | --total-num-mbufs= | "
+	       "--mp-flags= | "
 	       "--nb-cores= | --nb-ports= | "
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE
 	       "--eth-peers-configfile= | "
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ usage(char* progname)
 	printf("  --socket-num=N: set socket from which all memory is allocated "
 	       "in NUMA mode.\n");
 	printf("  --mbuf-size=N: set the data size of mbuf to N bytes.\n");
+	printf("  --mp-flags=N: set the flags when create mbuf memory pool.\n");
 	printf("  --total-num-mbufs=N: set the number of mbufs to be allocated "
 	       "in mbuf pools.\n");
 	printf("  --max-pkt-len=N: set the maximum size of packet to N bytes.\n");
@@ -585,6 +587,7 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 		{ "ring-numa-config",           1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "socket-num",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "mbuf-size",			1, 0, 0 },
+		{ "mp-flags",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "total-num-mbufs",		1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "max-pkt-len",		1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "pkt-filter-mode",            1, 0, 0 },
@@ -811,6 +814,15 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
 						 "mbuf-size should be > 0 and < 65536\n");
 			}
+			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "mp-flags")) {
+				n = atoi(optarg);
+				if (n > 0 && n <= 0xFFFF)
+					mp_flags = (uint16_t)n;
+				else
+					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+						 "mp-flags should be > 0 and < 65536\n");
+			}
+
 			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "total-num-mbufs")) {
 				n = atoi(optarg);
 				if (n > 1024)
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 98c1baa8b..e0519be3c 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ uint32_t burst_tx_delay_time = BURST_TX_WAIT_US;
 uint32_t burst_tx_retry_num = BURST_TX_RETRIES;
 
 uint16_t mbuf_data_size = DEFAULT_MBUF_DATA_SIZE; /**< Mbuf data space size. */
+uint16_t mp_flags = 0; /**< flags parsed when create mempool */
 uint32_t param_total_num_mbufs = 0;  /**< number of mbufs in all pools - if
                                       * specified on command-line. */
 uint16_t stats_period; /**< Period to show statistics (disabled by default) */
@@ -834,6 +835,7 @@ setup_extmem(uint32_t nb_mbufs, uint32_t mbuf_sz, bool huge)
  */
 static void
 mbuf_pool_create(uint16_t mbuf_seg_size, unsigned nb_mbuf,
+		 unsigned int flags,
 		 unsigned int socket_id)
 {
 	char pool_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
@@ -853,8 +855,8 @@ mbuf_pool_create(uint16_t mbuf_seg_size, unsigned nb_mbuf,
 			/* wrapper to rte_mempool_create() */
 			TESTPMD_LOG(INFO, "preferred mempool ops selected: %s\n",
 					rte_mbuf_best_mempool_ops());
-			rte_mp = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(pool_name, nb_mbuf,
-				mb_mempool_cache, 0, mbuf_seg_size, socket_id);
+			rte_mp = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create_with_flags(pool_name, nb_mbuf,
+				mb_mempool_cache, 0, mbuf_seg_size, flags, socket_id);
 			break;
 		}
 	case MP_ALLOC_ANON:
@@ -891,8 +893,8 @@ mbuf_pool_create(uint16_t mbuf_seg_size, unsigned nb_mbuf,
 
 			TESTPMD_LOG(INFO, "preferred mempool ops selected: %s\n",
 					rte_mbuf_best_mempool_ops());
-			rte_mp = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(pool_name, nb_mbuf,
-					mb_mempool_cache, 0, mbuf_seg_size,
+			rte_mp = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create_with_flags(pool_name, nb_mbuf,
+					mb_mempool_cache, 0, mbuf_seg_size, flags,
 					heap_socket);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1128,13 +1130,14 @@ init_config(void)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < num_sockets; i++)
 			mbuf_pool_create(mbuf_data_size, nb_mbuf_per_pool,
-					 socket_ids[i]);
+					 mp_flags, socket_ids[i]);
 	} else {
 		if (socket_num == UMA_NO_CONFIG)
-			mbuf_pool_create(mbuf_data_size, nb_mbuf_per_pool, 0);
+			mbuf_pool_create(mbuf_data_size, nb_mbuf_per_pool,
+					 mp_flags, 0);
 		else
 			mbuf_pool_create(mbuf_data_size, nb_mbuf_per_pool,
-						 socket_num);
+					 mp_flags, socket_num);
 	}
 
 	init_port_config();
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index fa4887853..3ddb70e3e 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ extern uint8_t dcb_config;
 extern uint8_t dcb_test;
 
 extern uint16_t mbuf_data_size; /**< Mbuf data space size. */
+extern uint16_t mp_flags;  /**< flags for mempool creation. */
 extern uint32_t param_total_num_mbufs;
 
 extern uint16_t stats_period;
