diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c
index 77850bcc7d..036bd6766c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c
@@ -199,6 +199,104 @@ otx2_vf_setup_oq_regs(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t oq_no)
 		   rte_read32(droq->pkts_sent_reg));
 }
 
+static int
+otx2_vf_enable_iq(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no)
+{
+	uint64_t loop = SDP_VF_BUSY_LOOP_COUNT;
+	uint64_t reg_val = 0ull;
+
+	/* Resetting doorbells during IQ enabling also to handle abrupt
+	 * guest reboot. IQ reset does not clear the doorbells.
+	 */
+	otx2_write64(0xFFFFFFFF, otx_ep->hw_addr +
+		     SDP_VF_R_IN_INSTR_DBELL(q_no));
+
+	while (((otx2_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr +
+		 SDP_VF_R_IN_INSTR_DBELL(q_no))) != 0ull) && loop--) {
+		rte_delay_ms(1);
+	}
+
+	if (!loop) {
+		otx_ep_err("INSTR DBELL not coming back to 0\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	reg_val = otx2_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_IN_ENABLE(q_no));
+	reg_val |= 0x1ull;
+
+	otx2_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_IN_ENABLE(q_no));
+
+	otx2_info("IQ[%d] enable done", q_no);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+otx2_vf_enable_oq(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no)
+{
+	uint64_t reg_val = 0ull;
+
+	reg_val = otx2_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_OUT_ENABLE(q_no));
+	reg_val |= 0x1ull;
+	otx2_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_OUT_ENABLE(q_no));
+
+	otx2_info("OQ[%d] enable done", q_no);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+otx2_vf_enable_io_queues(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep)
+{
+	uint32_t q_no = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (q_no = 0; q_no < otx_ep->nb_tx_queues; q_no++) {
+		ret = otx2_vf_enable_iq(otx_ep, q_no);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	for (q_no = 0; q_no < otx_ep->nb_rx_queues; q_no++)
+		otx2_vf_enable_oq(otx_ep, q_no);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+otx2_vf_disable_iq(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no)
+{
+	uint64_t reg_val = 0ull;
+
+	/* Reset the doorbell register for this Input Queue. */
+	reg_val = otx2_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_IN_ENABLE(q_no));
+	reg_val &= ~0x1ull;
+
+	otx2_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_IN_ENABLE(q_no));
+}
+
+static void
+otx2_vf_disable_oq(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no)
+{
+	volatile uint64_t reg_val = 0ull;
+
+	reg_val = otx2_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_OUT_ENABLE(q_no));
+	reg_val &= ~0x1ull;
+
+	otx2_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr + SDP_VF_R_OUT_ENABLE(q_no));
+}
+
+static void
+otx2_vf_disable_io_queues(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep)
+{
+	uint32_t q_no = 0;
+
+	for (q_no = 0; q_no < otx_ep->sriov_info.rings_per_vf; q_no++) {
+		otx2_vf_disable_iq(otx_ep, q_no);
+		otx2_vf_disable_oq(otx_ep, q_no);
+	}
+}
+
 static const struct otx_ep_config default_otx2_ep_conf = {
 	/* IQ attributes */
 	.iq                        = {
@@ -258,5 +356,14 @@ otx2_ep_vf_setup_device(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep)
 
 	otx_ep->fn_list.setup_device_regs   = otx2_vf_setup_device_regs;
 
+	otx_ep->fn_list.enable_io_queues    = otx2_vf_enable_io_queues;
+	otx_ep->fn_list.disable_io_queues   = otx2_vf_disable_io_queues;
+
+	otx_ep->fn_list.enable_iq           = otx2_vf_enable_iq;
+	otx_ep->fn_list.disable_iq          = otx2_vf_disable_iq;
+
+	otx_ep->fn_list.enable_oq           = otx2_vf_enable_oq;
+	otx_ep->fn_list.disable_oq          = otx2_vf_disable_oq;
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_common.h b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_common.h
index 966e87a417..27a85d9b99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_common.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #define OTX_EP_PCI_RING_ALIGN   65536
 #define SDP_PKIND 40
 #define SDP_OTX2_PKIND 57
+#define OTX_EP_BUSY_LOOP_COUNT      (10000)
+
 #define OTX_EP_MAX_IOQS_PER_VF 8
 #define otx_ep_printf(level, fmt, args...)		\
 	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, RTE_LOGTYPE_PMD,		\
@@ -362,7 +364,14 @@ struct otx_ep_fn_list {
 
 	int (*setup_device_regs)(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep);
 
+	int (*enable_io_queues)(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep);
 	void (*disable_io_queues)(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep);
+
+	int (*enable_iq)(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no);
+	void (*disable_iq)(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no);
+
+	int (*enable_oq)(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no);
+	void (*disable_oq)(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no);
 };
 
 /* SRIOV information */
@@ -417,6 +426,8 @@ struct otx_ep_device {
 	/* Device configuration */
 	const struct otx_ep_config *conf;
 
+	int started;
+
 	int port_configured;
 
 	uint64_t rx_offloads;
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c
index 25b3f9c331..e617e7b80c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c
@@ -61,6 +61,50 @@ otx_ep_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+otx_ep_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct otx_ep_device *otx_epvf;
+	unsigned int q;
+	int ret;
+
+	otx_epvf = (struct otx_ep_device *)OTX_EP_DEV(eth_dev);
+	/* Enable IQ/OQ for this device */
+	ret = otx_epvf->fn_list.enable_io_queues(otx_epvf);
+	if (ret) {
+		otx_ep_err("IOQ enable failed\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	for (q = 0; q < otx_epvf->nb_rx_queues; q++) {
+		rte_write32(otx_epvf->droq[q]->nb_desc,
+			    otx_epvf->droq[q]->pkts_credit_reg);
+
+		rte_wmb();
+		otx_ep_info("OQ[%d] dbells [%d]\n", q,
+		rte_read32(otx_epvf->droq[q]->pkts_credit_reg));
+	}
+
+	otx_epvf->started = 1;
+
+	rte_wmb();
+	otx_ep_info("dev started\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Stop device and disable input/output functions */
+static int
+otx_ep_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	struct otx_ep_device *otx_epvf = OTX_EP_DEV(eth_dev);
+
+	otx_epvf->fn_list.disable_io_queues(otx_epvf);
+	otx_epvf->started = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 otx_ep_chip_specific_setup(struct otx_ep_device *otx_epvf)
 {
@@ -308,6 +352,8 @@ otx_ep_tx_queue_release(void *txq)
 /* Define our ethernet definitions */
 static const struct eth_dev_ops otx_ep_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.dev_configure		= otx_ep_dev_configure,
+	.dev_start		= otx_ep_dev_start,
+	.dev_stop		= otx_ep_dev_stop,
 	.rx_queue_setup	        = otx_ep_rx_queue_setup,
 	.rx_queue_release	= otx_ep_rx_queue_release,
 	.tx_queue_setup	        = otx_ep_tx_queue_setup,
@@ -327,6 +373,8 @@ otx_epdev_exit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	otx_epvf = OTX_EP_DEV(eth_dev);
 
+	otx_epvf->fn_list.disable_io_queues(otx_epvf);
+
 	num_queues = otx_epvf->nb_rx_queues;
 	for (q = 0; q < num_queues; q++) {
 		if (otx_ep_delete_oqs(otx_epvf, q)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_vf.c b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_vf.c
index 076f8fe71e..96c0dae387 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_vf.c
@@ -212,6 +212,124 @@ otx_ep_setup_oq_regs(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t oq_no)
 	}
 }
 
+static int
+otx_ep_enable_iq(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no)
+{
+	uint64_t loop = OTX_EP_BUSY_LOOP_COUNT;
+	uint64_t reg_val = 0ull;
+
+	/* Resetting doorbells during IQ enabling also to handle abrupt
+	 * guest reboot. IQ reset does not clear the doorbells.
+	 */
+	otx_ep_write64(0xFFFFFFFF, otx_ep->hw_addr,
+		       OTX_EP_R_IN_INSTR_DBELL(q_no));
+
+	while (((rte_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr +
+		 OTX_EP_R_IN_INSTR_DBELL(q_no))) != 0ull) && loop--) {
+		rte_delay_ms(1);
+	}
+
+	if (loop == 0) {
+		otx_ep_err("dbell reset failed\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+
+	reg_val = rte_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr + OTX_EP_R_IN_ENABLE(q_no));
+	reg_val |= 0x1ull;
+
+	otx_ep_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr, OTX_EP_R_IN_ENABLE(q_no));
+
+	otx_ep_info("IQ[%d] enable done\n", q_no);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+otx_ep_enable_oq(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no)
+{
+	uint64_t reg_val = 0ull;
+	uint64_t loop = OTX_EP_BUSY_LOOP_COUNT;
+
+	/* Resetting doorbells during IQ enabling also to handle abrupt
+	 * guest reboot. IQ reset does not clear the doorbells.
+	 */
+	otx_ep_write64(0xFFFFFFFF, otx_ep->hw_addr,
+		       OTX_EP_R_OUT_SLIST_DBELL(q_no));
+	while (((rte_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr +
+		 OTX_EP_R_OUT_SLIST_DBELL(q_no))) != 0ull) && loop--) {
+		rte_delay_ms(1);
+	}
+	if (loop == 0) {
+		otx_ep_err("dbell reset failed\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+
+	reg_val = rte_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr + OTX_EP_R_OUT_ENABLE(q_no));
+	reg_val |= 0x1ull;
+	otx_ep_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr, OTX_EP_R_OUT_ENABLE(q_no));
+
+	otx_ep_info("OQ[%d] enable done\n", q_no);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+otx_ep_enable_io_queues(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep)
+{
+	uint32_t q_no = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (q_no = 0; q_no < otx_ep->nb_tx_queues; q_no++) {
+		ret = otx_ep_enable_iq(otx_ep, q_no);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	for (q_no = 0; q_no < otx_ep->nb_rx_queues; q_no++) {
+		ret = otx_ep_enable_oq(otx_ep, q_no);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+otx_ep_disable_iq(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no)
+{
+	uint64_t reg_val = 0ull;
+
+	/* Reset the doorbell register for this Input Queue. */
+	reg_val = rte_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr + OTX_EP_R_IN_ENABLE(q_no));
+	reg_val &= ~0x1ull;
+
+	otx_ep_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr, OTX_EP_R_IN_ENABLE(q_no));
+}
+
+static void
+otx_ep_disable_oq(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep, uint32_t q_no)
+{
+	uint64_t reg_val = 0ull;
+
+	reg_val = rte_read64(otx_ep->hw_addr + OTX_EP_R_OUT_ENABLE(q_no));
+	reg_val &= ~0x1ull;
+
+	otx_ep_write64(reg_val, otx_ep->hw_addr, OTX_EP_R_OUT_ENABLE(q_no));
+}
+
+static void
+otx_ep_disable_io_queues(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep)
+{
+	uint32_t q_no = 0;
+
+	for (q_no = 0; q_no < otx_ep->sriov_info.rings_per_vf; q_no++) {
+		otx_ep_disable_iq(otx_ep, q_no);
+		otx_ep_disable_oq(otx_ep, q_no);
+	}
+}
+
 /* OTX_EP default configuration */
 static const struct otx_ep_config default_otx_ep_conf = {
 	/* IQ attributes */
@@ -274,5 +392,15 @@ otx_ep_vf_setup_device(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep)
 
 	otx_ep->fn_list.setup_device_regs   = otx_ep_setup_device_regs;
 
+	otx_ep->fn_list.enable_io_queues    = otx_ep_enable_io_queues;
+	otx_ep->fn_list.disable_io_queues   = otx_ep_disable_io_queues;
+
+	otx_ep->fn_list.enable_iq           = otx_ep_enable_iq;
+	otx_ep->fn_list.disable_iq          = otx_ep_disable_iq;
+
+	otx_ep->fn_list.enable_oq           = otx_ep_enable_oq;
+	otx_ep->fn_list.disable_oq          = otx_ep_disable_oq;
+
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_vf.h b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_vf.h
index 50a61352a2..fa08141b2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_vf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_vf.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 /* OTX_EP VF IQ Registers */
 #define OTX_EP_R_IN_CONTROL_START         (0x10000)
+#define OTX_EP_R_IN_ENABLE_START          (0x10010)
 #define OTX_EP_R_IN_INSTR_BADDR_START     (0x10020)
 #define OTX_EP_R_IN_INSTR_RSIZE_START     (0x10030)
 #define OTX_EP_R_IN_INSTR_DBELL_START     (0x10040)
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@
 #define OTX_EP_R_IN_CONTROL(ring)  \
 	(OTX_EP_R_IN_CONTROL_START + ((ring) * OTX_EP_RING_OFFSET))
 
+#define OTX_EP_R_IN_ENABLE(ring)   \
+	(OTX_EP_R_IN_ENABLE_START + ((ring) * OTX_EP_RING_OFFSET))
+
 #define OTX_EP_R_IN_INSTR_BADDR(ring)   \
 	(OTX_EP_R_IN_INSTR_BADDR_START + ((ring) * OTX_EP_RING_OFFSET))
 
