diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/Makefile b/examples/l3fwd/Makefile
index c55f5c288..4d20f3790 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 APP = l3fwd
 
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
-SRCS-y := main.c l3fwd_lpm.c l3fwd_em.c
+SRCS-y := main.c l3fwd_lpm.c l3fwd_em.c l3fwd_eventdev.c
 
 # Build using pkg-config variables if possible
 ifeq ($(shell pkg-config --exists libdpdk && echo 0),0)
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd.h b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd.h
index 293fb1fa2..838aeed1d 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd.h
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #ifndef __L3_FWD_H__
 #define __L3_FWD_H__
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_vect.h>
 
 #define DO_RFC_1812_CHECKS
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_eventdev.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_eventdev.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..319a20746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_eventdev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+#include "l3fwd.h"
+#include "l3fwd_eventdev.h"
+
+static void
+parse_mode(const char *optarg)
+{
+	struct l3fwd_eventdev_resources *evdev_rsrc = l3fwd_get_eventdev_rsrc();
+
+	if (!strncmp(optarg, "poll", 4))
+		evdev_rsrc->enabled = false;
+	else if (!strncmp(optarg, "eventdev", 8))
+		evdev_rsrc->enabled = true;
+}
+
+static void
+parse_eventq_sync(const char *optarg)
+{
+	struct l3fwd_eventdev_resources *evdev_rsrc = l3fwd_get_eventdev_rsrc();
+
+	if (!strncmp(optarg, "ordered", 7))
+		evdev_rsrc->sync_mode = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ORDERED;
+	else if (!strncmp(optarg, "atomic", 6))
+		evdev_rsrc->sync_mode = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC;
+}
+
+static int
+l3fwd_parse_eventdev_args(char **argv, int argc)
+{
+	const struct option eventdev_lgopts[] = {
+		{CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE_NUM},
+		{CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SYNC, 1, 0, CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SYNC_NUM},
+		{NULL, 0, 0, 0}
+	};
+	char **argvopt = argv;
+	int32_t option_index;
+	int32_t opt;
+
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argvopt, "", eventdev_lgopts,
+					&option_index)) != EOF) {
+		switch (opt) {
+		case CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE_NUM:
+			parse_mode(optarg);
+			break;
+
+		case CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SYNC_NUM:
+			parse_eventq_sync(optarg);
+			break;
+
+		case '?':
+			/* skip other parameters except eventdev specific */
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			printf("Invalid eventdev parameter\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+l3fwd_eventdev_resource_setup(void)
+{
+	struct l3fwd_eventdev_resources *evdev_rsrc = l3fwd_get_eventdev_rsrc();
+	int32_t ret;
+
+	/* Parse eventdev command line options */
+	ret = l3fwd_parse_eventdev_args(evdev_rsrc->args, evdev_rsrc->nb_args);
+	if (ret < 0 || !evdev_rsrc->enabled)
+		return;
+}
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_eventdev.h b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_eventdev.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64d9207a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_eventdev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __L3FWD_EVENTDEV_H__
+#define __L3FWD_EVENTDEV_H__
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev.h>
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+
+#include "l3fwd.h"
+
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE "mode"
+#define CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SYNC "eventq-sync"
+
+enum {
+	CMD_LINE_OPT_MODE_NUM = 265,
+	CMD_LINE_OPT_EVENTQ_SYNC_NUM,
+};
+
+struct l3fwd_eventdev_resources {
+	uint8_t sync_mode;
+	uint8_t enabled;
+	uint8_t nb_args;
+	char **args;
+};
+
+static inline struct l3fwd_eventdev_resources *
+l3fwd_get_eventdev_rsrc(void)
+{
+	static const char name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE] = "l3fwd_event_rsrc";
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
+
+	mz = rte_memzone_lookup(name);
+
+	if (mz != NULL)
+		return mz->addr;
+
+	mz = rte_memzone_reserve(name, sizeof(struct l3fwd_eventdev_resources),
+				 0, 0);
+	if (mz != NULL) {
+		memset(mz->addr, 0, sizeof(struct l3fwd_eventdev_resources));
+		return mz->addr;
+	}
+
+	rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Unable to allocate memory for eventdev cfg\n");
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void l3fwd_eventdev_resource_setup(void);
+
+#endif /* __L3FWD_EVENTDEV_H__ */
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/main.c b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
index 3800bad19..bd88bd4ce 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <signal.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_vect.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@
  */
 #define RTE_TEST_RX_DESC_DEFAULT 1024
 #define RTE_TEST_TX_DESC_DEFAULT 1024
+#include "l3fwd_eventdev.h"
 
 #define MAX_TX_QUEUE_PER_PORT RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS
 #define MAX_RX_QUEUE_PER_PORT 128
@@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ print_usage(const char *prgname)
 		" [--hash-entry-num]"
 		" [--ipv6]"
 		" [--parse-ptype]"
-		" [--per-port-pool]\n\n"
+		" [--per-port-pool]"
+		" [--mode]"
+		" [--eventq-sync]\n\n"
 
 		"  -p PORTMASK: Hexadecimal bitmask of ports to configure\n"
 		"  -P : Enable promiscuous mode\n"
@@ -304,7 +306,12 @@ print_usage(const char *prgname)
 		"  --hash-entry-num: Specify the hash entry number in hexadecimal to be setup\n"
 		"  --ipv6: Set if running ipv6 packets\n"
 		"  --parse-ptype: Set to use software to analyze packet type\n"
-		"  --per-port-pool: Use separate buffer pool per port\n\n",
+		"  --per-port-pool: Use separate buffer pool per port\n"
+		"  --mode: Packet transfer mode for I/O, poll or eventdev\n"
+		"          Default mode = poll\n"
+		"  --eventq-sync: Event queue synchronization method "
+		"                 ordered or atomic.\n\t\tDefault: atomic\n\t\t"
+		"                 Valid only if --mode=eventdev\n\n",
 		prgname);
 }
 
@@ -504,11 +511,19 @@ static const struct option lgopts[] = {
 static int
 parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	struct l3fwd_eventdev_resources *evdev_rsrc;
 	int opt, ret;
 	char **argvopt;
 	int option_index;
 	char *prgname = argv[0];
 
+	evdev_rsrc = l3fwd_get_eventdev_rsrc();
+	evdev_rsrc->args = rte_zmalloc("l3fwd_event_args", sizeof(char *), 0);
+	if (evdev_rsrc->args == NULL)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+				"Unable to allocate memory for eventdev arg");
+	evdev_rsrc->args[0] = argv[0];
+	evdev_rsrc->nb_args++;
 	argvopt = argv;
 
 	/* Error or normal output strings. */
@@ -538,6 +553,15 @@ parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 			l3fwd_lpm_on = 1;
 			break;
 
+		case '?':
+			/* Eventdev options are encountered skip for
+			 * now and processed later.
+			 */
+			evdev_rsrc->args[evdev_rsrc->nb_args] =
+				argv[optind - 1];
+			evdev_rsrc->nb_args++;
+			break;
+
 		/* long options */
 		case CMD_LINE_OPT_CONFIG_NUM:
 			ret = parse_config(optarg);
@@ -803,6 +827,7 @@ prepare_ptype_parser(uint16_t portid, uint16_t queueid)
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	struct l3fwd_eventdev_resources *evdev_rsrc;
 	struct lcore_conf *qconf;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	struct rte_eth_txconf *txconf;
@@ -831,11 +856,16 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		*(uint64_t *)(val_eth + portid) = dest_eth_addr[portid];
 	}
 
+	evdev_rsrc = l3fwd_get_eventdev_rsrc();
+	RTE_SET_USED(evdev_rsrc);
 	/* parse application arguments (after the EAL ones) */
 	ret = parse_args(argc, argv);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Invalid L3FWD parameters\n");
 
+	/* Configure eventdev parameters if user has requested */
+	l3fwd_eventdev_resource_setup();
+
 	if (check_lcore_params() < 0)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "check_lcore_params failed\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/meson.build b/examples/l3fwd/meson.build
index 6dd4b9022..c88676817 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/meson.build
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # To build this example as a standalone application with an already-installed
 # DPDK instance, use 'make'
 
-deps += ['hash', 'lpm']
+deps += ['hash', 'lpm', 'eventdev']
 sources = files(
-	'l3fwd_em.c', 'l3fwd_lpm.c', 'main.c'
+	'l3fwd_em.c', 'l3fwd_lpm.c', 'l3fwd_eventdev.c', 'main.c'
 )
