diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.c b/examples/vhost/main.c
index 312829e8b..72135a3df 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.c
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_pause.h>
+#include <rte_vhost_async.h>
+#include <rte_rawdev.h>
+#include <rte_ioat_rawdev.h>
+#include <rte_pci.h>

 #include "main.h"

 #ifndef MAX_QUEUES
-#define MAX_QUEUES 128
+#define MAX_QUEUES 512
 #endif

 /* the maximum number of external ports supported */
@@ -58,6 +62,12 @@
 /* Maximum long option length for option parsing. */
 #define MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ 64

+#define IOAT_RING_SIZE 4096
+
+#define MAX_ENQUEUED_SIZE 2048
+
+#define MAX_VHOST_DEVICE 1024
+
 /* mask of enabled ports */
 static uint32_t enabled_port_mask = 0;

@@ -96,6 +106,20 @@ static int dequeue_zero_copy;

 static int builtin_net_driver;

+static int async_vhost_driver;
+
+struct dma_info {
+	struct rte_pci_addr addr;
+	uint16_t dev_id;
+	bool is_valid;
+};
+
+struct dma_info_input {
+	struct dma_info dmas[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT * 2];
+	uint16_t nr;
+};
+
+static struct dma_info_input dma_bind[MAX_VHOST_DEVICE];
 /* Specify timeout (in useconds) between retries on RX. */
 static uint32_t burst_rx_delay_time = BURST_RX_WAIT_US;
 /* Specify the number of retries on RX. */
@@ -141,6 +165,61 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf vmdq_conf_default = {
 	},
 };

+static int
+ioat_transfer_data_cb(int vid, uint16_t queue_id, struct rte_vhost_async_desc *descs,
+		struct rte_vhost_async_status *opaque_data, uint16_t count)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint16_t i_desc;
+
+	struct rte_vhost_iov_iter *src = NULL;
+	struct rte_vhost_iov_iter *dst = NULL;
+	unsigned long i_seg;
+
+	int dev_id = dma_bind[vid].dmas[queue_id * 2 + VIRTIO_RXQ].dev_id;
+	if (likely(!opaque_data)) {
+		for (i_desc = 0; i_desc < count; i_desc++) {
+			src = descs[i_desc].src;
+			dst = descs[i_desc].dst;
+			i_seg = 0;
+			while (i_seg < src->nr_segs) {
+				ret = rte_ioat_enqueue_copy(dev_id,
+					(uintptr_t)(src->iov[i_seg].iov_base)
+						+ src->offset,
+					(uintptr_t)(dst->iov[i_seg].iov_base)
+						+ dst->offset,
+					src->iov[i_seg].iov_len,
+					0,
+					0,
+					0);
+				if (ret != 1)
+					break;
+				i_seg++;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Opaque data is not supported */
+		return -1;
+	}
+	/* ring the doorbell */
+	rte_ioat_do_copies(dev_id);
+	return i_desc;
+}
+
+static int
+ioat_check_completed_copies_cb(int vid, uint16_t queue_id,
+		struct rte_vhost_async_status *opaque_data,
+		uint16_t max_packets __rte_unused)
+{
+	if (!opaque_data) {
+		uintptr_t dump[255];
+		return rte_ioat_completed_copies(dma_bind[vid].dmas[queue_id * 2
+			+ VIRTIO_RXQ].dev_id, 255, dump, dump);
+	} else {
+		/* Opaque data is not supported */
+		return -1;
+	}
+}

 static unsigned lcore_ids[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
 static uint16_t ports[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
@@ -186,6 +265,94 @@ struct mbuf_table lcore_tx_queue[RTE_MAX_LCORE];
  * Builds up the correct configuration for VMDQ VLAN pool map
  * according to the pool & queue limits.
  */
+
+static inline int
+open_dma(const char *value, void *dma_bind_info)
+{
+	struct dma_info_input *dma_info = dma_bind_info;
+	char *input = strndup(value, strlen(value) + 1);
+	char *addrs = input;
+	char *ptrs[2];
+	char *start, *end, *substr;
+	int64_t qid, vring_id;
+	struct rte_ioat_rawdev_config config;
+	struct rte_rawdev_info info = { .dev_private = &config };
+	char name[32];
+	int dev_id;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	while (isblank(*addrs))
+		addrs++;
+	if (*addrs == '\0') {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* process DMA devices within bracket. */
+	addrs++;
+	substr = strtok(addrs, ";]");
+	if (!substr) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	do {
+		rte_strsplit(substr, strlen(substr), ptrs, 2, '@');
+
+		start = strstr(ptrs[0], "txq");
+		if (start == NULL) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		start += 3;
+		qid = strtol(start, &end, 0);
+		if (end == start) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		vring_id = qid * 2 + VIRTIO_RXQ;
+		if (rte_pci_addr_parse(ptrs[1],
+				       &dma_info->dmas[vring_id].addr) < 0) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		rte_pci_device_name(&dma_info->dmas[vring_id].addr,
+				    name, sizeof(name));
+		dev_id = rte_rawdev_get_dev_id(name);
+		if (dev_id == (uint16_t)(-ENODEV) ||
+		    dev_id == (uint16_t)(-EINVAL)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (rte_rawdev_info_get(dev_id, &info) < 0 ||
+		    strstr(info.driver_name, "ioat") == NULL) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		dma_info->dmas[vring_id].dev_id = dev_id;
+		dma_info->dmas[vring_id].is_valid = true;
+		config.ring_size = IOAT_RING_SIZE;
+		if (rte_rawdev_configure(dev_id, &info) < 0) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		rte_rawdev_start(dev_id);
+
+		dma_info->nr++;
+
+		substr = strtok(NULL, ";]");
+	} while (substr);
+
+out:
+	free(input);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static inline int
 get_eth_conf(struct rte_eth_conf *eth_conf, uint32_t num_devices)
 {
@@ -488,6 +655,8 @@ us_vhost_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 		{"client", no_argument, &client_mode, 1},
 		{"dequeue-zero-copy", no_argument, &dequeue_zero_copy, 1},
 		{"builtin-net-driver", no_argument, &builtin_net_driver, 1},
+		{"async_vhost_driver", no_argument, &async_vhost_driver, 1},
+		{"dmas", required_argument, NULL, 0},
 		{NULL, 0, 0, 0},
 	};

@@ -623,13 +792,25 @@ us_vhost_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 						"socket-file", MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ)) {
 				if (us_vhost_parse_socket_path(optarg) == -1) {
 					RTE_LOG(INFO, VHOST_CONFIG,
-					"Invalid argument for socket name (Max %d characters)\n",
-					PATH_MAX);
+						"Invalid argument for socket name (Max %d characters)\n",
+						PATH_MAX);
 					us_vhost_usage(prgname);
 					return -1;
 				}
 			}

+			if (!strncmp(long_option[option_index].name,
+						"dmas", MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ)) {
+				if (open_dma(optarg, &(dma_bind[0])) == -1) {
+					if (*optarg == -1) {
+						RTE_LOG(INFO, VHOST_CONFIG,
+							"Wrong DMA args\n");
+						us_vhost_usage(prgname);
+						return -1;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			break;

 			/* Invalid option - print options. */
@@ -785,9 +966,26 @@ virtio_xmit(struct vhost_dev *dst_vdev, struct vhost_dev *src_vdev,
 	    struct rte_mbuf *m)
 {
 	uint16_t ret;
+	struct rte_mbuf *m_cpl[1];

 	if (builtin_net_driver) {
 		ret = vs_enqueue_pkts(dst_vdev, VIRTIO_RXQ, &m, 1);
+	} else if (async_vhost_driver) {
+		ret = rte_vhost_submit_enqueue_burst(dst_vdev->vid, VIRTIO_RXQ,
+						&m, 1);
+
+		if (likely(ret)) {
+			dst_vdev->nr_async_pkts++;
+			rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(m, 1);
+		}
+
+		while (likely(dst_vdev->nr_async_pkts)) {
+			if (rte_vhost_poll_enqueue_completed(dst_vdev->vid,
+					VIRTIO_RXQ, m_cpl, 1)) {
+				dst_vdev->nr_async_pkts--;
+				rte_pktmbuf_free(*m_cpl);
+			}
+		}
 	} else {
 		ret = rte_vhost_enqueue_burst(dst_vdev->vid, VIRTIO_RXQ, &m, 1);
 	}
@@ -1036,6 +1234,19 @@ drain_mbuf_table(struct mbuf_table *tx_q)
 	}
 }

+static __rte_always_inline void
+complete_async_pkts(struct vhost_dev *vdev, uint16_t qid)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf *p_cpl[MAX_PKT_BURST];
+	uint16_t complete_count;
+
+	complete_count = rte_vhost_poll_enqueue_completed(vdev->vid,
+						qid, p_cpl, MAX_PKT_BURST);
+	vdev->nr_async_pkts -= complete_count;
+	if (complete_count)
+		free_pkts(p_cpl, complete_count);
+}
+
 static __rte_always_inline void
 drain_eth_rx(struct vhost_dev *vdev)
 {
@@ -1044,6 +1255,10 @@ drain_eth_rx(struct vhost_dev *vdev)

 	rx_count = rte_eth_rx_burst(ports[0], vdev->vmdq_rx_q,
 				    pkts, MAX_PKT_BURST);
+
+	while (likely(vdev->nr_async_pkts))
+		complete_async_pkts(vdev, VIRTIO_RXQ);
+
 	if (!rx_count)
 		return;

@@ -1068,16 +1283,22 @@ drain_eth_rx(struct vhost_dev *vdev)
 	if (builtin_net_driver) {
 		enqueue_count = vs_enqueue_pkts(vdev, VIRTIO_RXQ,
 						pkts, rx_count);
+	} else if (async_vhost_driver) {
+		enqueue_count = rte_vhost_submit_enqueue_burst(vdev->vid,
+					VIRTIO_RXQ, pkts, rx_count);
+		vdev->nr_async_pkts += enqueue_count;
 	} else {
 		enqueue_count = rte_vhost_enqueue_burst(vdev->vid, VIRTIO_RXQ,
 						pkts, rx_count);
 	}
+
 	if (enable_stats) {
 		rte_atomic64_add(&vdev->stats.rx_total_atomic, rx_count);
 		rte_atomic64_add(&vdev->stats.rx_atomic, enqueue_count);
 	}

-	free_pkts(pkts, rx_count);
+	if (!async_vhost_driver)
+		free_pkts(pkts, rx_count);
 }

 static __rte_always_inline void
@@ -1224,6 +1445,9 @@ destroy_device(int vid)
 		"(%d) device has been removed from data core\n",
 		vdev->vid);

+	if (async_vhost_driver)
+		rte_vhost_async_channel_unregister(vid, VIRTIO_RXQ);
+
 	rte_free(vdev);
 }

@@ -1238,6 +1462,12 @@ new_device(int vid)
 	uint32_t device_num_min = num_devices;
 	struct vhost_dev *vdev;

+	struct rte_vhost_async_channel_ops channel_ops = {
+		.transfer_data = ioat_transfer_data_cb,
+		.check_completed_copies = ioat_check_completed_copies_cb
+	};
+	struct rte_vhost_async_features f;
+
 	vdev = rte_zmalloc("vhost device", sizeof(*vdev), RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
 	if (vdev == NULL) {
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, VHOST_DATA,
@@ -1278,6 +1508,13 @@ new_device(int vid)
 		"(%d) device has been added to data core %d\n",
 		vid, vdev->coreid);

+	if (async_vhost_driver) {
+		f.async_inorder = 1;
+		f.async_threshold = 256;
+		return rte_vhost_async_channel_register(vid, VIRTIO_RXQ,
+			f.intval, &channel_ops);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -1519,6 +1756,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Register vhost user driver to handle vhost messages. */
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_sockets; i++) {
 		char *file = socket_files + i * PATH_MAX;
+		if (async_vhost_driver)
+			flags = flags | RTE_VHOST_USER_ASYNC_COPY;
+
 		ret = rte_vhost_driver_register(file, flags);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			unregister_drivers(i);
diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.h b/examples/vhost/main.h
index 7cba0edbf..4317b6ae8 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.h
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct vhost_dev {
 	uint64_t features;
 	size_t hdr_len;
 	uint16_t nr_vrings;
+	uint16_t nr_async_pkts;
 	struct rte_vhost_memory *mem;
 	struct device_statistics stats;
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(vhost_dev) global_vdev_entry;
