diff --git a/app/test/test_dmadev.c b/app/test/test_dmadev.c
index 12f7c69629..261f45db71 100644
--- a/app/test/test_dmadev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_dmadev.c
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2021 HiSilicon Limited.
  * Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation.
  */
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_dmadev.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_random.h>
 
 #include "test.h"
 
@@ -16,6 +19,11 @@ extern int test_dmadev_api(uint16_t dev_id);
 
 #define PRINT_ERR(...) print_err(__func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
 
+#define COPY_LEN 1024
+
+static struct rte_mempool *pool;
+static uint16_t id_count;
+
 static inline int
 __rte_format_printf(3, 4)
 print_err(const char *func, int lineno, const char *format, ...)
@@ -31,6 +39,134 @@ print_err(const char *func, int lineno, const char *format, ...)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline void
+await_hw(int dev_id, uint16_t vchan)
+{
+	int idle = rte_dmadev_vchan_idle(dev_id, vchan);
+	if (idle < 0) {
+		/* for drivers that don't support this op, just sleep for 25 microseconds */
+		usleep(25);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* for those that do, *max* end time is one second from now, but all should be faster */
+	const uint64_t end_cycles = rte_get_timer_cycles() + rte_get_timer_hz();
+	while (!idle && rte_get_timer_cycles() < end_cycles) {
+		rte_pause();
+		idle = rte_dmadev_vchan_idle(dev_id, vchan);
+	}
+}
+
+static int
+test_enqueue_copies(int dev_id, uint16_t vchan)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	uint16_t id;
+
+	/* test doing a single copy */
+	do {
+		struct rte_mbuf *src, *dst;
+		char *src_data, *dst_data;
+
+		src = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(pool);
+		dst = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(pool);
+		src_data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(src, char *);
+		dst_data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(dst, char *);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < COPY_LEN; i++)
+			src_data[i] = rte_rand() & 0xFF;
+
+		id = rte_dmadev_copy(dev_id, vchan, src->buf_iova + src->data_off,
+				dst->buf_iova + dst->data_off, COPY_LEN, RTE_DMA_OP_FLAG_SUBMIT);
+		if (id != id_count) {
+			PRINT_ERR("Error with rte_dmadev_copy, got %u, expected %u\n",
+					id, id_count);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		/* give time for copy to finish, then check it was done */
+		await_hw(dev_id, vchan);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < COPY_LEN; i++) {
+			if (dst_data[i] != src_data[i]) {
+				PRINT_ERR("Data mismatch at char %u [Got %02x not %02x]\n", i,
+						dst_data[i], src_data[i]);
+				rte_dmadev_dump(dev_id, stderr);
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* now check completion works */
+		if (rte_dmadev_completed(dev_id, vchan, 1, &id, NULL) != 1) {
+			PRINT_ERR("Error with rte_dmadev_completed\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (id != id_count) {
+			PRINT_ERR("Error:incorrect job id received, %u [expected %u]\n",
+					id, id_count);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(src);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(dst);
+
+		/* now check completion works */
+		if (rte_dmadev_completed(dev_id, 0, 1, NULL, NULL) != 0) {
+			PRINT_ERR("Error with rte_dmadev_completed in empty check\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		id_count++;
+
+	} while (0);
+
+	/* test doing a multiple single copies */
+	do {
+		const uint16_t max_ops = 4;
+		struct rte_mbuf *src, *dst;
+		char *src_data, *dst_data;
+
+		src = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(pool);
+		dst = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(pool);
+		src_data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(src, char *);
+		dst_data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(dst, char *);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < COPY_LEN; i++)
+			src_data[i] = rte_rand() & 0xFF;
+
+		/* perform the same copy <max_ops> times */
+		for (i = 0; i < max_ops; i++) {
+			if (rte_dmadev_copy(dev_id, vchan,
+					src->buf_iova + src->data_off,
+					dst->buf_iova + dst->data_off,
+					COPY_LEN, RTE_DMA_OP_FLAG_SUBMIT) != id_count++) {
+				PRINT_ERR("Error with rte_dmadev_copy\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+		await_hw(dev_id, vchan);
+
+		if ((i = rte_dmadev_completed(dev_id, vchan, max_ops * 2, &id, NULL)) != max_ops) {
+			PRINT_ERR("Error with rte_dmadev_completed, got %u not %u\n", i, max_ops);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (id != id_count - 1) {
+			PRINT_ERR("Error, incorrect job id returned: got %u not %u\n",
+					id, id_count - 1);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < COPY_LEN; i++) {
+			if (dst_data[i] != src_data[i]) {
+				PRINT_ERR("Data mismatch at char %u\n", i);
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(src);
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(dst);
+	} while (0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 test_dmadev_instance(uint16_t dev_id)
 {
@@ -43,6 +179,7 @@ test_dmadev_instance(uint16_t dev_id)
 			.nb_desc = TEST_RINGSIZE,
 	};
 	const int vchan = 0;
+	int i;
 
 	printf("\n### Test dmadev instance %u\n", dev_id);
 
@@ -79,10 +216,47 @@ test_dmadev_instance(uint16_t dev_id)
 				stats.completed, stats.submitted, stats.errors);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	id_count = 0;
+
+	/* create a mempool for running tests */
+	pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("TEST_DMADEV_POOL",
+			TEST_RINGSIZE * 2, /* n == num elements */
+			32,  /* cache size */
+			0,   /* priv size */
+			2048, /* data room size */
+			info.device->numa_node);
+	if (pool == NULL) {
+		PRINT_ERR("Error with mempool creation\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* run the test cases, use many iterations to ensure UINT16_MAX id wraparound */
+	printf("DMA Dev: %u, Running Copy Tests\n", dev_id);
+	for (i = 0; i < 640; i++) {
+
+		if (test_enqueue_copies(dev_id, vchan) != 0) {
+			printf("Error with iteration %d\n", i);
+			rte_dmadev_dump(dev_id, stdout);
+			goto err;
+		}
 
+		rte_dmadev_stats_get(dev_id, 0, &stats);
+		printf("Ops submitted: %"PRIu64"\t", stats.submitted);
+		printf("Ops completed: %"PRIu64"\t", stats.completed);
+		printf("Errors: %"PRIu64"\r", stats.errors);
+	}
+	printf("\n");
+
+
+	rte_mempool_free(pool);
 	rte_dmadev_stop(dev_id);
 	rte_dmadev_stats_reset(dev_id, vchan);
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	rte_mempool_free(pool);
+	rte_dmadev_stop(dev_id);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static int
