diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.c b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.c
index 1fb4dbeb6..188f06fd2 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.c
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@ l2fwd_event_resource_setup(struct l2fwd_resources *l2fwd_rsrc)
 
 	/* Setup eventdev capability callbacks */
 	l2fwd_event_capability_setup(event_rsrc);
+
+	/* Event device configuration */
+	event_rsrc->ops.event_device_setup(l2fwd_rsrc);
 }
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.h b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.h
index b9d089c2f..7ec985ae7 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.h
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event.h
@@ -13,11 +13,27 @@
 
 #include "l2fwd_common.h"
 
+typedef uint32_t (*event_device_setup_cb)(struct l2fwd_resources *l2fwd_rsrc);
+
+struct event_queues {
+	uint8_t	nb_queues;
+};
+
+struct event_ports {
+	uint8_t	nb_ports;
+};
+
 struct event_setup_ops {
+	event_device_setup_cb event_device_setup;
 };
 
 struct l2fwd_event_resources {
 	uint8_t tx_mode_q;
+	uint8_t has_burst;
+	uint8_t event_d_id;
+	uint8_t disable_implicit_release;
+	struct event_ports evp;
+	struct event_queues evq;
 	struct event_setup_ops ops;
 };
 
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_generic.c b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_generic.c
index 9afade7d2..2e82c6bdf 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_generic.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_generic.c
@@ -16,8 +16,81 @@
 #include "l2fwd_common.h"
 #include "l2fwd_event.h"
 
+static uint32_t
+l2fwd_event_device_setup_generic(struct l2fwd_resources *l2fwd_rsrc)
+{
+	struct l2fwd_event_resources *event_rsrc = l2fwd_rsrc->event_rsrc;
+	struct rte_event_dev_config event_d_conf = {
+		.nb_events_limit  = 4096,
+		.nb_event_queue_flows = 1024,
+		.nb_event_port_dequeue_depth = 128,
+		.nb_event_port_enqueue_depth = 128
+	};
+	struct rte_event_dev_info dev_info;
+	const uint8_t event_d_id = 0; /* Always use first event device only */
+	uint32_t event_queue_cfg = 0;
+	uint16_t ethdev_count = 0;
+	uint16_t num_workers = 0;
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	int ret;
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
+		if ((l2fwd_rsrc->enabled_port_mask & (1 << port_id)) == 0)
+			continue;
+		ethdev_count++;
+	}
+
+	/* Event device configurtion */
+	rte_event_dev_info_get(event_d_id, &dev_info);
+	event_rsrc->disable_implicit_release = !!(dev_info.event_dev_cap &
+				    RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_IMPLICIT_RELEASE_DISABLE);
+
+	if (dev_info.event_dev_cap & RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_QUEUE_ALL_TYPES)
+		event_queue_cfg |= RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_CFG_ALL_TYPES;
+
+	/* One queue for each ethdev port + one Tx adapter Single link queue. */
+	event_d_conf.nb_event_queues = ethdev_count + 1;
+	if (dev_info.max_event_queues < event_d_conf.nb_event_queues)
+		event_d_conf.nb_event_queues = dev_info.max_event_queues;
+
+	if (dev_info.max_num_events < event_d_conf.nb_events_limit)
+		event_d_conf.nb_events_limit = dev_info.max_num_events;
+
+	if (dev_info.max_event_queue_flows < event_d_conf.nb_event_queue_flows)
+		event_d_conf.nb_event_queue_flows =
+						dev_info.max_event_queue_flows;
+
+	if (dev_info.max_event_port_dequeue_depth <
+				event_d_conf.nb_event_port_dequeue_depth)
+		event_d_conf.nb_event_port_dequeue_depth =
+				dev_info.max_event_port_dequeue_depth;
+
+	if (dev_info.max_event_port_enqueue_depth <
+				event_d_conf.nb_event_port_enqueue_depth)
+		event_d_conf.nb_event_port_enqueue_depth =
+				dev_info.max_event_port_enqueue_depth;
+
+	num_workers = rte_lcore_count() - rte_service_lcore_count();
+	if (dev_info.max_event_ports < num_workers)
+		num_workers = dev_info.max_event_ports;
+
+	event_d_conf.nb_event_ports = num_workers;
+	event_rsrc->evp.nb_ports = num_workers;
+	event_rsrc->evq.nb_queues = event_d_conf.nb_event_queues;
+
+	event_rsrc->has_burst = !!(dev_info.event_dev_cap &
+				    RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE);
+
+	ret = rte_event_dev_configure(event_d_id, &event_d_conf);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Error in configuring event device");
+
+	event_rsrc->event_d_id = event_d_id;
+	return event_queue_cfg;
+}
+
 void
 l2fwd_event_set_generic_ops(struct event_setup_ops *ops)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(ops);
+	ops->event_device_setup = l2fwd_event_device_setup_generic;
 }
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_internal_port.c b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_internal_port.c
index ce95b8e6d..f95b1762a 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_internal_port.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_internal_port.c
@@ -16,8 +16,83 @@
 #include "l2fwd_common.h"
 #include "l2fwd_event.h"
 
+static uint32_t
+l2fwd_event_device_setup_internal_port(struct l2fwd_resources *l2fwd_rsrc)
+{
+	struct l2fwd_event_resources *event_rsrc = l2fwd_rsrc->event_rsrc;
+	struct rte_event_dev_config event_d_conf = {
+		.nb_events_limit  = 4096,
+		.nb_event_queue_flows = 1024,
+		.nb_event_port_dequeue_depth = 128,
+		.nb_event_port_enqueue_depth = 128
+	};
+	struct rte_event_dev_info dev_info;
+	uint8_t disable_implicit_release;
+	const uint8_t event_d_id = 0; /* Always use first event device only */
+	uint32_t event_queue_cfg = 0;
+	uint16_t ethdev_count = 0;
+	uint16_t num_workers = 0;
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	int ret;
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
+		if ((l2fwd_rsrc->enabled_port_mask & (1 << port_id)) == 0)
+			continue;
+		ethdev_count++;
+	}
+
+	/* Event device configurtion */
+	rte_event_dev_info_get(event_d_id, &dev_info);
+
+	disable_implicit_release = !!(dev_info.event_dev_cap &
+				    RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_IMPLICIT_RELEASE_DISABLE);
+	event_rsrc->disable_implicit_release =
+						disable_implicit_release;
+
+	if (dev_info.event_dev_cap & RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_QUEUE_ALL_TYPES)
+		event_queue_cfg |= RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_CFG_ALL_TYPES;
+
+	event_d_conf.nb_event_queues = ethdev_count;
+	if (dev_info.max_event_queues < event_d_conf.nb_event_queues)
+		event_d_conf.nb_event_queues = dev_info.max_event_queues;
+
+	if (dev_info.max_num_events < event_d_conf.nb_events_limit)
+		event_d_conf.nb_events_limit = dev_info.max_num_events;
+
+	if (dev_info.max_event_queue_flows < event_d_conf.nb_event_queue_flows)
+		event_d_conf.nb_event_queue_flows =
+						dev_info.max_event_queue_flows;
+
+	if (dev_info.max_event_port_dequeue_depth <
+				event_d_conf.nb_event_port_dequeue_depth)
+		event_d_conf.nb_event_port_dequeue_depth =
+				dev_info.max_event_port_dequeue_depth;
+
+	if (dev_info.max_event_port_enqueue_depth <
+				event_d_conf.nb_event_port_enqueue_depth)
+		event_d_conf.nb_event_port_enqueue_depth =
+				dev_info.max_event_port_enqueue_depth;
+
+	num_workers = rte_lcore_count();
+	if (dev_info.max_event_ports < num_workers)
+		num_workers = dev_info.max_event_ports;
+
+	event_d_conf.nb_event_ports = num_workers;
+	event_rsrc->evp.nb_ports = num_workers;
+	event_rsrc->evq.nb_queues = event_d_conf.nb_event_queues;
+	event_rsrc->has_burst = !!(dev_info.event_dev_cap &
+				    RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE);
+
+	ret = rte_event_dev_configure(event_d_id, &event_d_conf);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Error in configuring event device");
+
+	event_rsrc->event_d_id = event_d_id;
+	return event_queue_cfg;
+}
+
 void
 l2fwd_event_set_internal_port_ops(struct event_setup_ops *ops)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(ops);
+	ops->event_device_setup = l2fwd_event_device_setup_internal_port;
 }
