diff --git a/lib/hcdev/hcdev.c b/lib/hcdev/hcdev.c
index e391988e73..572f1713fc 100644
--- a/lib/hcdev/hcdev.c
+++ b/lib/hcdev/hcdev.c
@@ -660,3 +660,130 @@ rte_hcdev_comm_get_flag_value(struct rte_hcdev_comm_flag *hcflag, uint32_t *val)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+struct rte_hcdev_comm_list *
+rte_hcdev_comm_create_list(uint16_t dev_id,
+		uint32_t num_comm_items)
+{
+	struct rte_hcdev_comm_list *comm_list;
+	uint32_t idx_l;
+
+	if (num_comm_items == 0) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	comm_list = rte_hcdev_malloc(dev_id,
+			sizeof(struct rte_hcdev_comm_list) * num_comm_items,
+			RTE_HCDEV_MALLOC_REGISTER_FROM_CPU);
+	if (comm_list == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	for (idx_l = 0; idx_l < num_comm_items; idx_l++) {
+		comm_list[idx_l].pkt_list =
+			rte_hcdev_malloc(dev_id,
+					sizeof(struct rte_hcdev_comm_pkt) *
+					RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_PKTS_MAX,
+					RTE_HCDEV_MALLOC_REGISTER_FROM_CPU);
+		if (comm_list[idx_l].pkt_list == NULL) {
+			rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		RTE_HCDEV_VOLATILE(comm_list[idx_l].status) =
+			RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_FREE;
+		comm_list[idx_l].num_pkts = 0;
+	}
+
+	return comm_list;
+}
+
+int
+rte_hcdev_comm_destroy_list(uint16_t dev_id,
+		struct rte_hcdev_comm_list *comm_list,
+		uint32_t num_comm_items)
+{
+	uint32_t idx_l;
+
+	if (comm_list == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	for (idx_l = 0; idx_l < num_comm_items; idx_l++)
+		rte_hcdev_free(dev_id, comm_list[idx_l].pkt_list);
+	rte_hcdev_free(dev_id, comm_list);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_hcdev_comm_populate_list_pkts(struct rte_hcdev_comm_list *comm_list_item,
+		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, uint32_t num_mbufs)
+{
+	uint32_t idx;
+
+	if (comm_list_item == NULL || comm_list_item->pkt_list == NULL ||
+			mbufs == NULL || num_mbufs > RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_PKTS_MAX) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	for (idx = 0; idx < num_mbufs; idx++) {
+		/* support only unchained mbufs */
+		if (unlikely((mbufs[idx]->nb_segs > 1) ||
+				(mbufs[idx]->next != NULL) ||
+				(mbufs[idx]->data_len != mbufs[idx]->pkt_len))) {
+			rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
+			return -rte_errno;
+		}
+		comm_list_item->pkt_list[idx].addr =
+				rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(mbufs[idx], uintptr_t, 0);
+		comm_list_item->pkt_list[idx].size = mbufs[idx]->pkt_len;
+		comm_list_item->pkt_list[idx].opaque = mbufs[idx];
+	}
+
+	RTE_HCDEV_VOLATILE(comm_list_item->num_pkts) = num_mbufs;
+	rte_mb();
+	RTE_HCDEV_VOLATILE(comm_list_item->status) = RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_READY;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_hcdev_comm_cleanup_list(struct rte_hcdev_comm_list *comm_list_item)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf *mbufs[RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_PKTS_MAX];
+	uint32_t idx = 0;
+
+	if (comm_list_item == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	if (RTE_HCDEV_VOLATILE(comm_list_item->status) ==
+			RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_READY) {
+		HCDEV_LOG(ERR, "packet list is still in progress");
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	for (idx = 0; idx < RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_PKTS_MAX; idx++) {
+		if (comm_list_item->pkt_list[idx].addr == 0)
+			break;
+
+		comm_list_item->pkt_list[idx].addr = 0;
+		comm_list_item->pkt_list[idx].size = 0;
+		mbufs[idx] = (struct rte_mbuf *) comm_list_item->pkt_list[idx].opaque;
+	}
+
+	rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(mbufs, idx);
+
+	RTE_HCDEV_VOLATILE(comm_list_item->status) = RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_FREE;
+	RTE_HCDEV_VOLATILE(comm_list_item->num_pkts) = 0;
+	rte_mb();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/hcdev/meson.build b/lib/hcdev/meson.build
index 565c3cb623..249849e0cb 100644
--- a/lib/hcdev/meson.build
+++ b/lib/hcdev/meson.build
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ headers = files(
 sources = files(
         'hcdev.c',
 )
+
+deps += ['mbuf']
diff --git a/lib/hcdev/rte_hcdev.h b/lib/hcdev/rte_hcdev.h
index 7b58041b3c..78f0e92957 100644
--- a/lib/hcdev/rte_hcdev.h
+++ b/lib/hcdev/rte_hcdev.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_bitops.h>
 #include <rte_compat.h>
 
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ extern "C" {
 /** Access variable as volatile. */
 #define RTE_HCDEV_VOLATILE(x) (*(volatile typeof(x)*)&(x))
 
+/** Max number of packets per communication list. */
+#define RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_PKTS_MAX 1024
+
 /** Store device info. */
 struct rte_hcdev_info {
 	/** Unique identifier name. */
@@ -79,10 +83,47 @@ enum rte_hcdev_comm_flag_type {
 
 /** Communication flag to coordinate CPU with the device. */
 struct rte_hcdev_comm_flag {
+	/** Pointer to flag memory area. */
 	uint32_t *ptr;
+	/** Type of memory used to allocate the flag. */
 	enum rte_hcdev_comm_flag_type mtype;
 };
 
+/** List of packets shared among CPU and device. */
+struct rte_hcdev_comm_pkt {
+	/** Address of the packet in memory (e.g. mbuf->buf_addr). */
+	uintptr_t addr;
+	/** Size in byte of the packet. */
+	size_t size;
+	/** Mbuf reference to release it in the rte_hcdev_comm_cleanup_list(). */
+	void *opaque;
+};
+
+/** Possible status for the list of packets shared among CPU and device. */
+enum rte_hcdev_comm_list_status {
+	/** Packet list can be filled with new mbufs, no one is using it. */
+	RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_FREE = 0,
+	/** Packet list has been filled with new mbufs and it's ready to be used .*/
+	RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_READY,
+	/** Packet list has been processed, it's ready to be freed. */
+	RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_DONE,
+	/** Some error occurred during packet list processing. */
+	RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_ERROR,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Communication list holding a number of lists of packets
+ * each having a status flag.
+ */
+struct rte_hcdev_comm_list {
+	/** List of packets populated by the CPU with a set of mbufs info. */
+	struct rte_hcdev_comm_pkt *pkt_list;
+	/** Number of packets in the list. */
+	uint32_t num_pkts;
+	/** Status of the list. */
+	enum rte_hcdev_comm_list_status status;
+};
+
 /**
  * @warning
  * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
@@ -453,6 +494,97 @@ __rte_experimental
 int rte_hcdev_comm_get_flag_value(struct rte_hcdev_comm_flag *hcflag,
 		uint32_t *val);
 
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
+ * Create a communication list that can be used to share packets
+ * between CPU and device.
+ * Each element of the list contains:
+ *  - a packet list of RTE_HCDEV_COMM_LIST_PKTS_MAX elements
+ *  - number of packets in the list
+ *  - a status flag to communicate if the packet list is FREE,
+ *    READY to be processed, DONE with processing.
+ *
+ * The list is allocated in CPU-visible memory.
+ * At creation time, every list is in FREE state.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Reference device ID.
+ * @param num_comm_items
+ *   Number of items in the communication list.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   A pointer to the allocated list, otherwise NULL and rte_errno is set:
+ *   - EINVAL if invalid input params
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+struct rte_hcdev_comm_list *rte_hcdev_comm_create_list(uint16_t dev_id,
+		uint32_t num_comm_items);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
+ * Destroy a communication list.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   Reference device ID.
+ * @param comm_list
+ *   Communication list to be destroyed.
+ * @param num_comm_items
+ *   Number of items in the communication list.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, -rte_errno otherwise:
+ *   - EINVAL if invalid input params
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_hcdev_comm_destroy_list(uint16_t dev_id,
+		struct rte_hcdev_comm_list *comm_list,
+		uint32_t num_comm_items);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
+ * Populate the packets list of the communication item
+ * with info from a list of mbufs.
+ * Status flag of that packet list is set to READY.
+ *
+ * @param comm_list_item
+ *   Communication list item to fill.
+ * @param mbufs
+ *   List of mbufs.
+ * @param num_mbufs
+ *   Number of mbufs.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, -rte_errno otherwise:
+ *   - EINVAL if invalid input params
+ *   - ENOTSUP if mbufs are chained (multiple segments)
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_hcdev_comm_populate_list_pkts(struct rte_hcdev_comm_list *comm_list_item,
+		struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, uint32_t num_mbufs);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice.
+ *
+ * Reset a communication list item to the original state.
+ * The status flag set to FREE and mbufs are returned to the pool.
+ *
+ * @param comm_list_item
+ *   Communication list item to reset.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, -rte_errno otherwise:
+ *   - EINVAL if invalid input params
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_hcdev_comm_cleanup_list(struct rte_hcdev_comm_list *comm_list_item);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/hcdev/version.map b/lib/hcdev/version.map
index da969c7f1f..caa00af647 100644
--- a/lib/hcdev/version.map
+++ b/lib/hcdev/version.map
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_hcdev_callback_register;
 	rte_hcdev_callback_unregister;
 	rte_hcdev_close;
+	rte_hcdev_comm_cleanup_list;
 	rte_hcdev_comm_create_flag;
+	rte_hcdev_comm_create_list;
 	rte_hcdev_comm_destroy_flag;
+	rte_hcdev_comm_destroy_list;
 	rte_hcdev_comm_get_flag_value;
+	rte_hcdev_comm_populate_list_pkts;
 	rte_hcdev_comm_set_flag;
 	rte_hcdev_count_avail;
 	rte_hcdev_find_next;
