diff --git a/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h
index a25d3f1fb5..5eaa29fe14 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h
@@ -1193,6 +1193,16 @@ __rte_internal
 int
 rte_event_pmd_release(struct rte_eventdev *eventdev);
 
+/**
+ * Reset eventdevice fastpath APIs to dummy values.
+ *
+ * @param rba
+ * The *api* pointer to reset.
+ */
+__rte_internal
+void
+rte_event_dev_api_reset(struct rte_eventdev_api *api);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/eventdev_private.c b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_private.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c60fd2b522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_private.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#include "eventdev_pmd.h"
+#include "rte_eventdev.h"
+
+static uint16_t
+dummy_event_enqueue(__rte_unused uint8_t dev_id, __rte_unused uint8_t port_id,
+		    __rte_unused const struct rte_event *ev)
+{
+	RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
+		"event enqueue requested for unconfigured event device");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dummy_event_enqueue_burst(__rte_unused uint8_t dev_id,
+			  __rte_unused uint8_t port_id,
+			  __rte_unused const struct rte_event ev[],
+			  __rte_unused uint16_t nb_events)
+{
+	RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
+		"event enqueue burst requested for unconfigured event device");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dummy_event_dequeue(__rte_unused uint8_t dev_id, __rte_unused uint8_t port_id,
+		    __rte_unused struct rte_event *ev,
+		    __rte_unused uint64_t timeout_ticks)
+{
+	RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
+		"event dequeue requested for unconfigured event device");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dummy_event_dequeue_burst(__rte_unused uint8_t dev_id,
+			  __rte_unused uint8_t port_id,
+			  __rte_unused struct rte_event ev[],
+			  __rte_unused uint16_t nb_events,
+			  __rte_unused uint64_t timeout_ticks)
+{
+	RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
+		"event dequeue burst requested for unconfigured event device");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dummy_event_tx_adapter_enqueue(__rte_unused uint8_t dev_id,
+			       __rte_unused uint8_t port_id,
+			       __rte_unused struct rte_event ev[],
+			       __rte_unused uint16_t nb_events)
+{
+	RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
+		"event Tx adapter enqueue requested for unconfigured event device");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dummy_event_tx_adapter_enqueue_same_dest(__rte_unused uint8_t dev_id,
+					 __rte_unused uint8_t port_id,
+					 __rte_unused struct rte_event ev[],
+					 __rte_unused uint16_t nb_events)
+{
+	RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
+		"event Tx adapter enqueue same destination requested for unconfigured event device");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static uint16_t
+dummy_event_crypto_adapter_enqueue(__rte_unused uint8_t dev_id,
+				   __rte_unused uint8_t port_id,
+				   __rte_unused struct rte_event ev[],
+				   __rte_unused uint16_t nb_events)
+{
+	RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
+		"event crypto adapter enqueue requested for unconfigured event device");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+rte_event_dev_api_reset(struct rte_eventdev_api *api)
+{
+	static const struct rte_eventdev_api dummy = {
+		.enqueue = dummy_event_enqueue,
+		.enqueue_burst = dummy_event_enqueue_burst,
+		.enqueue_new_burst = dummy_event_enqueue_burst,
+		.enqueue_forward_burst = dummy_event_enqueue_burst,
+		.dequeue = dummy_event_dequeue,
+		.dequeue_burst = dummy_event_dequeue_burst,
+		.txa_enqueue = dummy_event_tx_adapter_enqueue,
+		.txa_enqueue_same_dest =
+			dummy_event_tx_adapter_enqueue_same_dest,
+		.ca_enqueue = dummy_event_crypto_adapter_enqueue,
+	};
+
+	*api = dummy;
+}
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/meson.build b/lib/eventdev/meson.build
index 8b51fde361..9051ff04b7 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eventdev/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 sources = files(
+        'eventdev_private.c',
         'rte_eventdev.c',
         'rte_event_ring.c',
         'eventdev_trace_points.c',
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
index 21c5c55086..5ff8596788 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ static struct rte_eventdev_global eventdev_globals = {
 	.nb_devs		= 0
 };
 
+/* Public fastpath APIs. */
+struct rte_eventdev_api *rte_eventdev_api;
+
 /* Event dev north bound API implementation */
 
 uint8_t
@@ -394,8 +397,9 @@ int
 rte_event_dev_configure(uint8_t dev_id,
 			const struct rte_event_dev_config *dev_conf)
 {
-	struct rte_eventdev *dev;
 	struct rte_event_dev_info info;
+	struct rte_eventdev_api api;
+	struct rte_eventdev *dev;
 	int diag;
 
 	RTE_EVENTDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
@@ -564,10 +568,14 @@ rte_event_dev_configure(uint8_t dev_id,
 		return diag;
 	}
 
+	api = rte_eventdev_api[dev_id];
+	rte_event_dev_api_reset(&api);
+
 	/* Configure the device */
 	diag = (*dev->dev_ops->dev_configure)(dev);
 	if (diag != 0) {
 		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("dev%d dev_configure = %d", dev_id, diag);
+		rte_event_dev_api_reset(&api);
 		rte_event_dev_queue_config(dev, 0);
 		rte_event_dev_port_config(dev, 0);
 	}
@@ -1396,6 +1404,7 @@ rte_event_dev_close(uint8_t dev_id)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	rte_event_dev_api_reset(&rte_eventdev_api[dev_id]);
 	rte_eventdev_trace_close(dev_id);
 	return (*dev->dev_ops->dev_close)(dev);
 }
@@ -1479,6 +1488,20 @@ rte_event_pmd_allocate(const char *name, int socket_id)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (rte_eventdev_api == NULL) {
+		rte_eventdev_api = rte_zmalloc("Eventdev_api",
+					       sizeof(struct rte_eventdev_api) *
+						       RTE_EVENT_MAX_DEVS,
+					       RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+		if (rte_eventdev_api == NULL) {
+			RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
+				"Unable to allocate memory for fastpath eventdev API array");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		for (dev_id = 0; dev_id < RTE_EVENT_MAX_DEVS; dev_id++)
+			rte_event_dev_api_reset(&rte_eventdev_api[dev_id]);
+	}
+
 	if (rte_event_pmd_get_named_dev(name) != NULL) {
 		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("Event device with name %s already "
 				"allocated!", name);
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev_core.h b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev_core.h
index 97dfec1ae1..4a7edacb0e 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev_core.h
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev_core.h
@@ -12,23 +12,39 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+typedef uint16_t (*rte_event_enqueue_t)(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id,
+					const struct rte_event *ev);
 typedef uint16_t (*event_enqueue_t)(void *port, const struct rte_event *ev);
 /**< @internal Enqueue event on port of a device */
 
+typedef uint16_t (*rte_event_enqueue_burst_t)(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id,
+					      const struct rte_event ev[],
+					      uint16_t nb_events);
 typedef uint16_t (*event_enqueue_burst_t)(void *port,
 					  const struct rte_event ev[],
 					  uint16_t nb_events);
 /**< @internal Enqueue burst of events on port of a device */
 
+typedef uint16_t (*rte_event_dequeue_t)(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id,
+					struct rte_event *ev,
+					uint64_t timeout_ticks);
 typedef uint16_t (*event_dequeue_t)(void *port, struct rte_event *ev,
 				    uint64_t timeout_ticks);
 /**< @internal Dequeue event from port of a device */
 
+typedef uint16_t (*rte_event_dequeue_burst_t)(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id,
+					      struct rte_event ev[],
+					      uint16_t nb_events,
+					      uint64_t timeout_ticks);
 typedef uint16_t (*event_dequeue_burst_t)(void *port, struct rte_event ev[],
 					  uint16_t nb_events,
 					  uint64_t timeout_ticks);
 /**< @internal Dequeue burst of events from port of a device */
 
+typedef uint16_t (*rte_event_tx_adapter_enqueue_t)(uint8_t dev_id,
+						   uint8_t port_id,
+						   struct rte_event ev[],
+						   uint16_t nb_events);
 typedef uint16_t (*event_tx_adapter_enqueue)(void *port, struct rte_event ev[],
 					     uint16_t nb_events);
 /**< @internal Enqueue burst of events on port of a device */
@@ -40,11 +56,39 @@ typedef uint16_t (*event_tx_adapter_enqueue_same_dest)(void *port,
  * burst having same destination Ethernet port & Tx queue.
  */
 
+typedef uint16_t (*rte_event_crypto_adapter_enqueue_t)(uint8_t dev_id,
+						       uint8_t port_id,
+						       struct rte_event ev[],
+						       uint16_t nb_events);
 typedef uint16_t (*event_crypto_adapter_enqueue)(void *port,
 						 struct rte_event ev[],
 						 uint16_t nb_events);
 /**< @internal Enqueue burst of events on crypto adapter */
 
+struct rte_eventdev_api {
+	rte_event_enqueue_t enqueue;
+	/**< PMD enqueue function. */
+	rte_event_enqueue_burst_t enqueue_burst;
+	/**< PMD enqueue burst function. */
+	rte_event_enqueue_burst_t enqueue_new_burst;
+	/**< PMD enqueue burst new function. */
+	rte_event_enqueue_burst_t enqueue_forward_burst;
+	/**< PMD enqueue burst fwd function. */
+	rte_event_dequeue_t dequeue;
+	/**< PMD dequeue function. */
+	rte_event_dequeue_burst_t dequeue_burst;
+	/**< PMD dequeue burst function. */
+	rte_event_tx_adapter_enqueue_t txa_enqueue;
+	/**< PMD Tx adapter enqueue function. */
+	rte_event_tx_adapter_enqueue_t txa_enqueue_same_dest;
+	/**< PMD Tx adapter enqueue same destination function. */
+	rte_event_crypto_adapter_enqueue_t ca_enqueue;
+	/**< PMD Crypto adapter enqueue function. */
+	uintptr_t reserved[2];
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+extern struct rte_eventdev_api *rte_eventdev_api;
+
 #define RTE_EVENTDEV_NAME_MAX_LEN (64)
 /**< @internal Max length of name of event PMD */
 
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/version.map b/lib/eventdev/version.map
index 5f1fe412a4..bc2912dcfd 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/version.map
+++ b/lib/eventdev/version.map
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ DPDK_22 {
 	rte_event_timer_cancel_burst;
 	rte_eventdevs;
 
+	#added in 21.11
+	rte_eventdev_api;
+
 	local: *;
 };
 
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 INTERNAL {
 	global:
 
+	rte_event_dev_api_reset;
 	rte_event_pmd_selftest_seqn_dynfield_offset;
 	rte_event_pmd_allocate;
 	rte_event_pmd_get_named_dev;
