diff --git a/lib/librte_graph/Makefile b/lib/librte_graph/Makefile
index 26fe514f3..933d0ee49 100644
--- a/lib/librte_graph/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_graph/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_eal
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_graph_version.map
 
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_GRAPH) += node.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_GRAPH) += graph.c
 
 # install header files
diff --git a/lib/librte_graph/graph.c b/lib/librte_graph/graph.c
index a55bf443a..a9c124896 100644
--- a/lib/librte_graph/graph.c
+++ b/lib/librte_graph/graph.c
@@ -2,4 +2,20 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2020 Marvell International Ltd.
  */
 
-#include "rte_graph.h"
+#include <rte_spinlock.h>
+
+#include "graph_private.h"
+
+static rte_spinlock_t graph_lock = RTE_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER;
+
+void
+graph_spinlock_lock(void)
+{
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&graph_lock);
+}
+
+void
+graph_spinlock_unlock(void)
+{
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&graph_lock);
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_graph/graph_private.h b/lib/librte_graph/graph_private.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b9ff5292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_graph/graph_private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2020 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_GRAPH_PRIVATE_H_
+#define _RTE_GRAPH_PRIVATE_H_
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+
+#include "rte_graph.h"
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Structure that holds node internal data.
+ */
+struct node {
+	STAILQ_ENTRY(node) next;      /**< Next node in the list. */
+	char name[RTE_NODE_NAMESIZE]; /**< Name of the node. */
+	uint64_t flags;		      /**< Node configuration flag. */
+	rte_node_process_t process;   /**< Node process function. */
+	rte_node_init_t init;         /**< Node init function. */
+	rte_node_fini_t fini;	      /**< Node fini function. */
+	rte_node_t id;		      /**< Allocated identifier for the node. */
+	rte_node_t parent_id;	      /**< Parent node identifier. */
+	rte_edge_t nb_edges;	      /**< Number of edges from this node. */
+	char next_nodes[][RTE_NODE_NAMESIZE]; /**< Names of next nodes. */
+};
+
+/* Node functions */
+STAILQ_HEAD(node_head, node);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Get the head of the node list.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to the node head.
+ */
+struct node_head *node_list_head_get(void);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Get node pointer from node name.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   Pointer to character string containing the node name.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to the node.
+ */
+struct node *node_from_name(const char *name);
+
+/* Lock functions */
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Take a lock on the graph internal spin lock.
+ */
+void graph_spinlock_lock(void);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Release a lock on the graph internal spin lock.
+ */
+void graph_spinlock_unlock(void);
+
+#endif /* _RTE_GRAPH_PRIVATE_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_graph/meson.build b/lib/librte_graph/meson.build
index 455cf2ba5..5754ac23b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_graph/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_graph/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 name = 'graph'
 
-sources = files('graph.c')
+sources = files('node.c', 'graph.c')
 headers = files('rte_graph.h')
 allow_experimental_apis = true
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_graph/node.c b/lib/librte_graph/node.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..336cd1c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_graph/node.c
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2020 Marvell International Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
+
+#include "graph_private.h"
+
+static struct node_head node_list = STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(node_list);
+static rte_node_t node_id;
+
+/* Private functions */
+struct node_head *
+node_list_head_get(void)
+{
+	return &node_list;
+}
+
+struct node *
+node_from_name(const char *name)
+{
+	struct node *node;
+
+	STAILQ_FOREACH(node, &node_list, next)
+		if (strncmp(node->name, name, RTE_NODE_NAMESIZE) == 0)
+			return node;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool
+node_has_duplicate_entry(const char *name)
+{
+	struct node *node;
+
+	/* Is duplicate name registered */
+	STAILQ_FOREACH(node, &node_list, next) {
+		if (strncmp(node->name, name, RTE_NODE_NAMESIZE) == 0) {
+			rte_errno = EEXIST;
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Public functions */
+rte_node_t
+__rte_node_register(const struct rte_node_register *reg)
+{
+	struct node *node;
+	rte_edge_t i;
+	size_t sz;
+
+	graph_spinlock_lock();
+
+	/* Check sanity */
+	if (reg == NULL || reg->process == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Check for duplicate name */
+	if (node_has_duplicate_entry(reg->name))
+		goto fail;
+
+	sz = sizeof(struct node) + (reg->nb_edges * RTE_NODE_NAMESIZE);
+	node = calloc(1, sz);
+	if (node == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Initialize the node */
+	if (rte_strscpy(node->name, reg->name, RTE_NODE_NAMESIZE) < 0) {
+		rte_errno = E2BIG;
+		goto free;
+	}
+	node->flags = reg->flags;
+	node->process = reg->process;
+	node->init = reg->init;
+	node->fini = reg->fini;
+	node->nb_edges = reg->nb_edges;
+	node->parent_id = reg->parent_id;
+	for (i = 0; i < reg->nb_edges; i++) {
+		if (rte_strscpy(node->next_nodes[i], reg->next_nodes[i],
+				RTE_NODE_NAMESIZE) < 0) {
+			rte_errno = E2BIG;
+			goto free;
+		}
+	}
+
+	node->id = node_id++;
+
+	/* Add the node at tail */
+	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&node_list, node, next);
+	graph_spinlock_unlock();
+
+	return node->id;
+free:
+	free(node);
+fail:
+	graph_spinlock_unlock();
+	return RTE_NODE_ID_INVALID;
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/librte_graph/rte_graph_version.map b/lib/librte_graph/rte_graph_version.map
index 55ef35df5..0884c09f1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_graph/rte_graph_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_graph/rte_graph_version.map
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 EXPERIMENTAL {
+	global:
 
+	__rte_node_register;
+
+	local: *;
 };
