diff --git a/lib/librte_vfio_user/rte_vfio_user.h b/lib/librte_vfio_user/rte_vfio_user.h
index adafa552e2..e5fedcff90 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vfio_user/rte_vfio_user.h
+++ b/lib/librte_vfio_user/rte_vfio_user.h
@@ -238,6 +238,15 @@ rte_vfio_user_set_irq_info(const char *sock_addr,
  *  Below APIs are for vfio-user client (device consumer) to use:
  *	*rte_vfio_user_attach_dev
  *	*rte_vfio_user_detach_dev
+ *	*rte_vfio_user_get_dev_info
+ *	*rte_vfio_user_get_reg_info
+ *	*rte_vfio_user_get_irq_info
+ *	*rte_vfio_user_dma_map
+ *	*rte_vfio_user_dma_unmap
+ *	*rte_vfio_user_set_irqs
+ *	*rte_vfio_user_region_read
+ *	*rte_vfio_user_region_write
+ *	*rte_vfio_user_reset
  */
 
 /**
@@ -266,4 +275,172 @@ __rte_experimental
 int
 rte_vfio_user_detach_dev(int dev_id);
 
+/**
+ * Get device information of a vfio-user device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Device ID of the vfio-user device
+ * @param[out] info
+ *   A pointer to a structure of type *vfio_device_info* to be filled with the
+ *   information of the device.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, device information updated
+ *   - <0: Failure on get device information
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vfio_user_get_dev_info(int dev_id, struct vfio_device_info *info);
+
+/**
+ * Get region information of a vfio-user device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Device ID of the vfio-user device
+ * @param[out] info
+ *   A pointer to a structure of type *vfio_region_info* to be filled with the
+ *   information of the device region.
+ * @param[out] fd
+ *   A pointer to the file descriptor of the region
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, region information and file descriptor updated. If the region
+ *        can not be mmaped, the file descriptor should be -1.
+ *   - <0: Failure on get region information
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vfio_user_get_reg_info(int dev_id, struct vfio_region_info *info,
+	int *fd);
+
+/**
+ * Get IRQ information of a vfio-user device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Device ID of the vfio-user device
+ * @param[out] info
+ *   A pointer to a structure of type *vfio_irq_info* to be filled with the
+ *   information of the IRQ.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, IRQ information updated
+ *   - <0: Failure on get IRQ information
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vfio_user_get_irq_info(int dev_id, struct vfio_irq_info *info);
+
+/**
+ * Map DMA regions for the vfio-user device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Device ID of the vfio-user device
+ * @param mem
+ *   A pointer to a structure of type *vfio_user_mem_reg* that identifies
+ *   one or several DMA regions.
+ * @param fds
+ *   A pointer to a list of file descriptors. One file descriptor maps to
+ *   one DMA region.
+ * @param num
+ *   Number of DMA regions (or file descriptors)
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, all DMA regions are mapped.
+ *   - <0: Failure on DMA map. It should be assumed that all DMA regions
+ *         are not mapped.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vfio_user_dma_map(int dev_id, struct rte_vfio_user_mem_reg *mem,
+	int *fds, uint32_t num);
+
+/**
+ * Unmap DMA regions for the vfio-user device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Device ID of the vfio-user device
+ * @param mem
+ *   A pointer to a structure of type *vfio_user_mem_reg* that identifies
+ *   one or several DMA regions.
+ * @param num
+ *   Number of DMA regions
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, all DMA regions are unmapped.
+ *   - <0: Failure on DMA unmap. It should be assumed that all DMA regions
+ *         are not unmapped.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vfio_user_dma_unmap(int dev_id, struct rte_vfio_user_mem_reg *mem,
+	uint32_t num);
+
+/**
+ * Set interrupt signaling, masking, and unmasking for the vfio-user device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Device ID of the vfio-user device
+ * @param set
+ *   A pointer to a structure of type *vfio_irq_set* that specifies the set
+ *   data and action
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, IRQs are set successfully.
+ *   - <0: Failure on IRQ set.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vfio_user_set_irqs(int dev_id, struct vfio_irq_set *set);
+
+/**
+ * Read region of the vfio-user device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Device ID of the vfio-user device
+ * @param idx
+ *   The region index
+ * @param offset
+ *   The region offset
+ * @param size
+ *   Size of the read data
+ * @param[out] data
+ *   The pointer to data to be filled with correct region data
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success on region read
+ *   - <0: Failure on region read
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vfio_user_region_read(int dev_id, uint32_t idx, uint64_t offset,
+	uint32_t size, void *data);
+
+/**
+ * Write region of the vfio-user device.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Device ID of the vfio-user device
+ * @param idx
+ *   The region index
+ * @param offset
+ *   The region offset
+ * @param size
+ *   Size of the read data
+ * @param data
+ *   The pointer to data that will be written to the region
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success on region write
+ *   - <0: Failure on region write
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vfio_user_region_write(int dev_id, uint32_t idx, uint64_t offset,
+	uint32_t size, const void *data);
+
+/**
+ * Reset the vfio-user device
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Device ID of the vfio-user device
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success on device reset
+ *   - <0: Failure on device reset
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vfio_user_reset(int dev_id);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_vfio_user/version.map b/lib/librte_vfio_user/version.map
index a0cda2b49c..2e362d00bc 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vfio_user/version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_vfio_user/version.map
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_vfio_user_set_irq_info;
 	rte_vfio_user_attach_dev;
 	rte_vfio_user_detach_dev;
+	rte_vfio_user_get_dev_info;
+	rte_vfio_user_get_reg_info;
+	rte_vfio_user_get_irq_info;
+	rte_vfio_user_dma_map;
+	rte_vfio_user_dma_unmap;
+	rte_vfio_user_set_irqs;
+	rte_vfio_user_region_read;
+	rte_vfio_user_region_write;
+	rte_vfio_user_reset;
 
 	local: *;
 };
diff --git a/lib/librte_vfio_user/vfio_user_client.c b/lib/librte_vfio_user/vfio_user_client.c
index f288cf70f5..852e7f253a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vfio_user/vfio_user_client.c
+++ b/lib/librte_vfio_user/vfio_user_client.c
@@ -279,3 +279,422 @@ rte_vfio_user_detach_dev(int dev_id)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int
+rte_vfio_user_get_dev_info(int dev_id, struct vfio_device_info *info)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_msg msg = { 0 };
+	struct vfio_user_client *dev;
+	int ret;
+	uint32_t sz = VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE + sizeof(struct vfio_device_info);
+
+	if (!info)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = vfio_client_devs.cl[dev_id];
+	if (!dev) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get device info: "
+			"wrong device ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	vfio_user_client_fill_hdr(&msg, VFIO_USER_DEVICE_GET_INFO,
+		sz, dev->msg_id++);
+
+	ret = vfio_user_client_send_recv(dev->sock.sock_fd, &msg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (msg.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get device info: %s\n",
+				msg.err ? strerror(msg.err) : "Unknown error");
+		return msg.err ? -(int)msg.err : -1;
+	}
+
+	if (vfio_user_check_msg_fdnum(&msg, 0) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	memcpy(info, &msg.payload.dev_info, sizeof(*info));
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+rte_vfio_user_get_reg_info(int dev_id, struct vfio_region_info *info,
+	int *fd)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_msg msg = { 0 };
+	int ret, fd_num = 0;
+	struct vfio_user_client *dev;
+	uint32_t sz = VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE + info->argsz;
+	struct vfio_user_reg *reg = &msg.payload.reg_info;
+
+	if (!info || !fd)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = vfio_client_devs.cl[dev_id];
+	if (!dev) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get region info: "
+			"wrong device ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	vfio_user_client_fill_hdr(&msg, VFIO_USER_DEVICE_GET_REGION_INFO,
+		sz, dev->msg_id++);
+	reg->reg_info.index = info->index;
+
+	ret = vfio_user_client_send_recv(dev->sock.sock_fd, &msg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (msg.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get region(%u) info: %s\n",
+				info->index, msg.err ? strerror(msg.err) :
+				"Unknown error");
+		return msg.err ? -(int)msg.err : -1;
+	}
+
+	if (reg->reg_info.flags & VFIO_REGION_INFO_FLAG_MMAP)
+		fd_num = 1;
+
+	if (vfio_user_check_msg_fdnum(&msg, fd_num) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (reg->reg_info.index != info->index ||
+		msg.size - VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE > sizeof(*reg)) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR,
+			"Incorrect reply message for region info\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(info, &msg.payload.reg_info, info->argsz);
+	*fd = fd_num == 1 ? msg.fds[0] : -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_vfio_user_get_irq_info(int dev_id, struct vfio_irq_info *info)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_msg msg = { 0 };
+	int ret;
+	struct vfio_user_client *dev;
+	uint32_t sz = VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE + sizeof(struct vfio_irq_info);
+	struct vfio_irq_info *irq_info = &msg.payload.irq_info;
+
+	if (!info)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = vfio_client_devs.cl[dev_id];
+	if (!dev) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get region info: "
+			"wrong device ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	vfio_user_client_fill_hdr(&msg, VFIO_USER_DEVICE_GET_IRQ_INFO,
+		sz, dev->msg_id++);
+	irq_info->index = info->index;
+
+	ret = vfio_user_client_send_recv(dev->sock.sock_fd, &msg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (msg.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get irq(%u) info: %s\n",
+				info->index, msg.err ? strerror(msg.err) :
+				"Unknown error");
+		return msg.err ? -(int)msg.err : -1;
+	}
+
+	if (vfio_user_check_msg_fdnum(&msg, 0) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (irq_info->index != info->index ||
+		msg.size - VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE != sizeof(*irq_info)) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR,
+			"Incorrect reply message for IRQ info\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(info, irq_info, sizeof(*info));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+vfio_user_client_dma_map_unmap(struct vfio_user_client *dev,
+	struct rte_vfio_user_mem_reg *mem, int *fds, uint32_t num, bool ismap)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_msg msg = { 0 };
+	int ret;
+	uint32_t i, mem_sz, map;
+	uint16_t cmd = VFIO_USER_DMA_UNMAP;
+
+	if (num > VFIO_USER_MSG_MAX_NREG) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR,
+			"Too many memory regions to %s (MAX: %u)\n",
+			ismap ? "map" : "unmap", VFIO_USER_MSG_MAX_NREG);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ismap) {
+		cmd = VFIO_USER_DMA_MAP;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+			map = mem->flags & RTE_VUSER_MEM_MAPPABLE;
+			if ((map && (fds[i] == -1)) ||
+				(!map && (fds[i] != -1))) {
+				VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "%spable memory region "
+					"should%s have valid fd\n",
+					ismap ? "Map" : "Unmap",
+					ismap ? "" : " not");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			if (fds[i] != -1)
+				msg.fds[msg.fd_num++] = fds[i];
+		}
+	}
+
+	mem_sz = sizeof(struct rte_vfio_user_mem_reg) * num;
+	memcpy(&msg.payload, mem, mem_sz);
+
+	vfio_user_client_fill_hdr(&msg, cmd, mem_sz + VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE,
+		dev->msg_id++);
+
+	ret = vfio_user_client_send_recv(dev->sock.sock_fd, &msg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (msg.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to %smap memory regions: "
+				"%s\n", ismap ? "" : "un",
+				msg.err ? strerror(msg.err) : "Unknown error");
+		return msg.err ? -(int)msg.err : -1;
+	}
+
+	if (vfio_user_check_msg_fdnum(&msg, 0) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_vfio_user_dma_map(int dev_id, struct rte_vfio_user_mem_reg *mem,
+	int *fds, uint32_t num)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_client *dev;
+
+	if (!mem || !fds)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = vfio_client_devs.cl[dev_id];
+	if (!dev) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to dma map: "
+			"wrong device ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return vfio_user_client_dma_map_unmap(dev, mem, fds, num, true);
+}
+
+int
+rte_vfio_user_dma_unmap(int dev_id, struct rte_vfio_user_mem_reg *mem,
+	uint32_t num)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_client *dev;
+
+	if (!mem)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = vfio_client_devs.cl[dev_id];
+	if (!dev) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to dma unmap: "
+			"wrong device ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return vfio_user_client_dma_map_unmap(dev, mem, NULL, num, false);
+}
+
+int
+rte_vfio_user_set_irqs(int dev_id, struct vfio_irq_set *set)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_msg msg = { 0 };
+	int ret;
+	struct vfio_user_client *dev;
+	uint32_t set_sz = set->argsz;
+	struct vfio_user_irq_set *irq_set = &msg.payload.irq_set;
+
+	if (!set)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = vfio_client_devs.cl[dev_id];
+	if (!dev) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to set irqs: "
+			"wrong device ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (set->flags & VFIO_IRQ_SET_DATA_EVENTFD) {
+		msg.fd_num = set->count;
+		memcpy(msg.fds, set->data, sizeof(int) * set->count);
+		set_sz -= sizeof(int) * set->count;
+	}
+	memcpy(irq_set, set, set_sz);
+	irq_set->set.argsz = set_sz;
+	vfio_user_client_fill_hdr(&msg, VFIO_USER_DEVICE_SET_IRQS,
+		VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE + set_sz, dev->msg_id++);
+
+	ret = vfio_user_client_send_recv(dev->sock.sock_fd, &msg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (msg.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to set irq(%u): %s\n",
+				set->index, msg.err ? strerror(msg.err) :
+				"Unknown error");
+		return msg.err ? -(int)msg.err : -1;
+	}
+
+	if (vfio_user_check_msg_fdnum(&msg, 0) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_vfio_user_region_read(int dev_id, uint32_t idx, uint64_t offset,
+	uint32_t size, void *data)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_msg msg = { 0 };
+	int ret;
+	struct vfio_user_client *dev;
+	uint32_t sz = VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE + sizeof(struct vfio_user_reg_rw)
+		- VFIO_USER_MAX_RW_DATA;
+	struct vfio_user_reg_rw *rw = &msg.payload.reg_rw;
+
+	if (!data)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = vfio_client_devs.cl[dev_id];
+	if (!dev) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to read region: "
+			"wrong device ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (sz > VFIO_USER_MAX_RW_DATA) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Region read size exceeds max\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	vfio_user_client_fill_hdr(&msg, VFIO_USER_REGION_READ,
+		sz, dev->msg_id++);
+
+	rw->reg_idx = idx;
+	rw->reg_offset = offset;
+	rw->size = size;
+
+	ret = vfio_user_client_send_recv(dev->sock.sock_fd, &msg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (msg.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to read region(%u): %s\n",
+				idx, msg.err ? strerror(msg.err) :
+				"Unknown error");
+		return msg.err ? -(int)msg.err : -1;
+	}
+
+	if (vfio_user_check_msg_fdnum(&msg, 0) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	memcpy(data, rw->data, size);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_vfio_user_region_write(int dev_id, uint32_t idx, uint64_t offset,
+	uint32_t size, const void *data)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_msg msg = { 0 };
+	int ret;
+	struct vfio_user_client *dev;
+	uint32_t sz = VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE + sizeof(struct vfio_user_reg_rw)
+		- VFIO_USER_MAX_RW_DATA + size;
+	struct vfio_user_reg_rw *rw = &msg.payload.reg_rw;
+
+	if (!data)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = vfio_client_devs.cl[dev_id];
+	if (!dev) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to write region: "
+			"wrong device ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (sz > VFIO_USER_MAX_RW_DATA) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Region write size exceeds max\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	vfio_user_client_fill_hdr(&msg, VFIO_USER_REGION_WRITE,
+		sz, dev->msg_id++);
+
+	rw->reg_idx = idx;
+	rw->reg_offset = offset;
+	rw->size = size;
+	memcpy(rw->data, data, size);
+
+	ret = vfio_user_client_send_recv(dev->sock.sock_fd, &msg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (msg.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to write region(%u): %s\n",
+				idx, msg.err ? strerror(msg.err) :
+				"Unknown error");
+		return msg.err ? -(int)msg.err : -1;
+	}
+
+	if (vfio_user_check_msg_fdnum(&msg, 0) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_vfio_user_reset(int dev_id)
+{
+	struct vfio_user_msg msg = { 0 };
+	int ret;
+	struct vfio_user_client *dev;
+	uint32_t sz = VFIO_USER_MSG_HDR_SIZE;
+
+	dev = vfio_client_devs.cl[dev_id];
+	if (!dev) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to write region: "
+			"wrong device ID\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	vfio_user_client_fill_hdr(&msg, VFIO_USER_DEVICE_RESET,
+		sz, dev->msg_id++);
+
+	ret = vfio_user_client_send_recv(dev->sock.sock_fd, &msg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (msg.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+		VFIO_USER_LOG(ERR, "Failed to reset device: %s\n",
+				msg.err ? strerror(msg.err) :
+				"Unknown error");
+		return msg.err ? -(int)msg.err : -1;
+	}
+
+	if (vfio_user_check_msg_fdnum(&msg, 0) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return ret;
+}
