diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index da5a7ec168..a99363659a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -1433,7 +1433,8 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *init_params __rte_unused)
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
 	dev->dev_ops = &i40e_eth_dev_ops;
-	dev->rx_queue_count = i40e_dev_rx_queue_count;
+	rte_eth_set_rx_qcnt(dev->data->port_id,
+		_RTE_ETH_FUNC(i40e_dev_rx_queue_count));
 	dev->rx_descriptor_done = i40e_dev_rx_descriptor_done;
 	rte_eth_set_rx_desc_st(dev->data->port_id,
 		_RTE_ETH_FUNC(i40e_dev_rx_descriptor_status));
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
index f1bd6d4e1b..0da30f6784 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -1572,7 +1572,8 @@ i40evf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	/* assign ops func pointer */
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &i40evf_eth_dev_ops;
-	eth_dev->rx_queue_count       = i40e_dev_rx_queue_count;
+	rte_eth_set_rx_qcnt(eth_dev->data->port_id,
+		_RTE_ETH_FUNC(i40e_dev_rx_queue_count));
 	eth_dev->rx_descriptor_done   = i40e_dev_rx_descriptor_done;
 	rte_eth_set_rx_desc_st(eth_dev->data->port_id,
 		_RTE_ETH_FUNC(i40e_dev_rx_descriptor_status));
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
index 310bb3f496..f0f42c41b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ i40e_dev_rx_queue_release(void *rxq)
 	rte_free(q);
 }
 
-uint32_t
+static uint32_t
 i40e_dev_rx_queue_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 {
 #define I40E_RXQ_SCAN_INTERVAL 4
@@ -2163,6 +2163,8 @@ i40e_dev_rx_queue_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 	return desc;
 }
 
+_RTE_ETH_RX_QCNT_DEF(i40e_dev_rx_queue_count)
+
 int
 i40e_dev_rx_descriptor_done(void *rx_queue, uint16_t offset)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h
index 42b3407fe2..3d98b1f9fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.h
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ int i40e_tx_done_cleanup(void *txq, uint32_t free_cnt);
 int i40e_alloc_rx_queue_mbufs(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq);
 void i40e_rx_queue_release_mbufs(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq);
 
-uint32_t i40e_dev_rx_queue_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				 uint16_t rx_queue_id);
+_RTE_ETH_RX_QCNT_PROTO(i40e_dev_rx_queue_count);
 int i40e_dev_rx_descriptor_done(void *rx_queue, uint16_t offset);
 _RTE_ETH_RX_DESC_PROTO(i40e_dev_rx_descriptor_status);
 _RTE_ETH_TX_DESC_PROTO(i40e_dev_tx_descriptor_status);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
index 8907737ba3..cb27f2f501 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
@@ -1993,7 +1993,8 @@ ice_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 #endif
 
 	dev->dev_ops = &ice_eth_dev_ops;
-	dev->rx_queue_count = ice_rx_queue_count;
+	rte_eth_set_rx_qcnt(dev->data->port_id,
+		 _RTE_ETH_FUNC(ice_rx_queue_count));
 	rte_eth_set_rx_desc_st(dev->data->port_id,
 		 _RTE_ETH_FUNC(ice_rx_descriptor_status));
 	rte_eth_set_tx_desc_st(dev->data->port_id,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
index 461135b4b4..e7af0a649b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ ice_txq_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 	qinfo->conf.tx_deferred_start = txq->tx_deferred_start;
 }
 
-uint32_t
+static uint32_t
 ice_rx_queue_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 {
 #define ICE_RXQ_SCAN_INTERVAL 4
@@ -1454,6 +1454,8 @@ ice_rx_queue_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 	return desc;
 }
 
+_RTE_ETH_RX_QCNT_DEF(ice_rx_queue_count)
+
 #define ICE_RX_FLEX_ERR0_BITS	\
 	((1 << ICE_RX_FLEX_DESC_STATUS0_HBO_S) |	\
 	 (1 << ICE_RX_FLEX_DESC_STATUS0_XSUM_IPE_S) |	\
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h
index 49418442eb..d1e0a8b011 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ _RTE_ETH_TX_PROTO(ice_prep_pkts);
 void ice_set_tx_function_flag(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			      struct ice_tx_queue *txq);
 void ice_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-uint32_t ice_rx_queue_count(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
+_RTE_ETH_RX_QCNT_PROTO(ice_rx_queue_count);
 void ice_rxq_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 		      struct rte_eth_rxq_info *qinfo);
 void ice_txq_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
index eec56189a0..accaf1aab2 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
@@ -1921,6 +1921,64 @@ rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status_t rte_eth_get_tx_desc_st(uint16_t port_id);
 __rte_experimental
 int rte_eth_set_tx_desc_st(uint16_t port_id, rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status_t rf);
 
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Helper routine for eth driver rx_queue_count API.
+ * Should be called as first thing on entrance to the PMD's
+ * rx_queue_count implementation.
+ * Does necessary checks for input parameters.
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *  The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param queue_id
+ *  The index of the receive queue.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  Zero on success or negative error code otherwise.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+static inline int
+_rte_eth_rx_qcnt_prolog(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues ||
+			dev->data->rx_queues[queue_id] == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Helper macro to create new API wrappers for existing PMD rx_queue_count
+ * functions.
+ */
+#define _RTE_ETH_RX_QCNT_PROTO(fn) \
+	int _RTE_ETH_FUNC(fn)(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Helper macro to create new API wrappers for existing PMD rx_queue_count
+ * functions.
+ */
+#define _RTE_ETH_RX_QCNT_DEF(fn) \
+_RTE_ETH_RX_QCNT_PROTO(fn) \
+{ \
+	int rc; \
+       	rc = _rte_eth_rx_qcnt_prolog(port_id, queue_id); \
+	if (rc != 0) \
+		return rc; \
+	return fn(&rte_eth_devices[port_id], queue_id); \
+}
+
+__rte_experimental
+rte_eth_rx_queue_count_t rte_eth_get_rx_qcnt(uint16_t port_id);
+
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_eth_set_rx_qcnt(uint16_t port_id, rte_eth_rx_queue_count_t rf);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index e48d1ec281..0cc9f40e95 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_release_port(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	eth_dev->device = NULL;
 	eth_dev->process_private = NULL;
 	eth_dev->intr_handle = NULL;
-	eth_dev->rx_queue_count = NULL;
 	eth_dev->rx_descriptor_done = NULL;
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = NULL;
 
@@ -6421,6 +6420,7 @@ rte_eth_set_rx_desc_st(uint16_t port_id, rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status_t rf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+__rte_experimental
 rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status_t
 rte_eth_get_tx_desc_st(uint16_t port_id)
 {
@@ -6441,3 +6441,25 @@ rte_eth_set_tx_desc_st(uint16_t port_id, rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status_t tf)
 	rte_eth_burst_api[port_id].tx_descriptor_status = tf;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+__rte_experimental
+rte_eth_rx_queue_count_t
+rte_eth_get_rx_qcnt(uint16_t port_id)
+{
+	if (port_id >= RTE_DIM(rte_eth_burst_api)) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return rte_eth_burst_api[port_id].rx_queue_count;
+}
+
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_eth_set_rx_qcnt(uint16_t port_id, rte_eth_rx_queue_count_t rf)
+{
+	if (port_id >= RTE_DIM(rte_eth_burst_api))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	rte_eth_burst_api[port_id].rx_queue_count = rf;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index 073b532b7b..73aeef8c36 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -5004,16 +5004,15 @@ rte_eth_rx_burst(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 static inline int
 rte_eth_rx_queue_count(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	rte_eth_rx_queue_count_t rqc;
 
-	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
-	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->rx_queue_count, -ENOTSUP);
-	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues ||
-	    dev->data->rx_queues[queue_id] == NULL)
+	if (port_id >= RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return (int)(*dev->rx_queue_count)(dev, queue_id);
+	rqc = rte_eth_burst_api[port_id].rx_queue_count;
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(rqc, -ENOTSUP);
+
+	return (rqc)(port_id, queue_id);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
index 1e42bacfce..53dd5c2114 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback {
  * process, while the actual configuration data for the device is shared.
  */
 struct rte_eth_dev {
-	eth_rx_queue_count_t       rx_queue_count; /**< Get the number of used RX descriptors. */
 	eth_rx_descriptor_done_t   rx_descriptor_done;   /**< Check rxd DD bit. */
 	/**
 	 * Next two fields are per-device data but *data is shared between
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/version.map b/lib/ethdev/version.map
index 802d9c3c11..ff838fef53 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/version.map
+++ b/lib/ethdev/version.map
@@ -254,13 +254,15 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_eth_burst_api;
 	rte_eth_get_rx_burst;
 	rte_eth_get_rx_desc_st;
-	rte_eth_get_tx_desc_st;
+	rte_eth_get_rx_qcnt;
 	rte_eth_get_tx_burst;
+	rte_eth_get_tx_desc_st;
 	rte_eth_get_tx_prep;
 	rte_eth_set_rx_burst;
 	rte_eth_set_rx_desc_st;
-	rte_eth_set_tx_desc_st;
+	rte_eth_set_rx_qcnt;
 	rte_eth_set_tx_burst;
+	rte_eth_set_tx_desc_st;
 	rte_eth_set_tx_prep;
 };
 
