diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
index 0d7baf214b..4b7d66edb2 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
@@ -8,6 +8,33 @@
 #include "cperf_ops.h"
 #include "cperf_test_vectors.h"
 
+static int
+cperf_set_ops_asym(struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
+		   uint32_t src_buf_offset __rte_unused,
+		   uint32_t dst_buf_offset __rte_unused, uint16_t nb_ops,
+		   struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess,
+		   const struct cperf_options *options __rte_unused,
+		   const struct cperf_test_vector *test_vector __rte_unused,
+		   uint16_t iv_offset __rte_unused,
+		   uint32_t *imix_idx __rte_unused)
+{
+	uint16_t i;
+	uint8_t result[sizeof(perf_mod_p)] = { 0 };
+	struct rte_cryptodev_asym_session *asym_sess = (void *)sess;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_ops; i++) {
+		struct rte_crypto_asym_op *asym_op = ops[i]->asym;
+
+		ops[i]->status = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_NOT_PROCESSED;
+		asym_op->modex.base.data = perf_base;
+		asym_op->modex.base.length = sizeof(perf_base);
+		asym_op->modex.result.data = result;
+		asym_op->modex.result.length = sizeof(result);
+		rte_crypto_op_attach_asym_session(ops[i], asym_sess);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 static int
 cperf_set_ops_security(struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
@@ -550,7 +577,32 @@ cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform auth_xform;
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform aead_xform;
 	struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess = NULL;
-
+	struct rte_crypto_asym_xform xform = {0};
+	int rc;
+
+	if (options->op_type == CPERF_ASYM_MODEX) {
+		xform.next = NULL;
+		xform.xform_type = RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_XFORM_MODEX;
+		xform.modex.modulus.data = perf_mod_p;
+		xform.modex.modulus.length = sizeof(perf_mod_p);
+		xform.modex.exponent.data = perf_mod_e;
+		xform.modex.exponent.length = sizeof(perf_mod_e);
+
+		sess = (void *)rte_cryptodev_asym_session_create(sess_mp);
+		if (sess == NULL)
+			return NULL;
+		rc = rte_cryptodev_asym_session_init(dev_id, (void *)sess,
+						     &xform, priv_mp);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			if (sess != NULL) {
+				rte_cryptodev_asym_session_clear(dev_id,
+								 (void *)sess);
+				rte_cryptodev_asym_session_free((void *)sess);
+			}
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		return sess;
+	}
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 	/*
 	 * security only
@@ -820,6 +872,11 @@ cperf_get_op_functions(const struct cperf_options *options,
 
 	op_fns->sess_create = cperf_create_session;
 
+	if (options->op_type == CPERF_ASYM_MODEX) {
+		op_fns->populate_ops = cperf_set_ops_asym;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (options->op_type == CPERF_AEAD) {
 		op_fns->populate_ops = cperf_set_ops_aead;
 		return 0;
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options.h b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options.h
index 9664a4b343..f5ea2b90a5 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options.h
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options.h
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ enum cperf_op_type {
 	CPERF_AUTH_THEN_CIPHER,
 	CPERF_AEAD,
 	CPERF_PDCP,
-	CPERF_DOCSIS
+	CPERF_DOCSIS,
+	CPERF_ASYM_MODEX
 };
 
 extern const char *cperf_op_type_strs[];
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c
index 0348972c85..2a7acb0111 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c
@@ -457,6 +457,10 @@ parse_op_type(struct cperf_options *opts, const char *arg)
 		{
 			cperf_op_type_strs[CPERF_DOCSIS],
 			CPERF_DOCSIS
+		},
+		{
+			cperf_op_type_strs[CPERF_ASYM_MODEX],
+			CPERF_ASYM_MODEX
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_common.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_common.c
index 12925c7f22..89f13fdebd 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_common.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_common.c
@@ -140,6 +140,22 @@ cperf_alloc_common_memory(const struct cperf_options *options,
 	uint16_t crypto_op_size = sizeof(struct rte_crypto_op) +
 		sizeof(struct rte_crypto_sym_op);
 	uint16_t crypto_op_private_size;
+
+	if (options->op_type == CPERF_ASYM_MODEX) {
+		snprintf(pool_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE, "perf_asym_op_pool%u",
+			 rte_socket_id());
+		*pool = rte_crypto_op_pool_create(
+			pool_name, RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_ASYMMETRIC,
+			options->pool_sz, 0, 0, rte_socket_id());
+		if (*pool == NULL) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1,
+				"Cannot allocate mempool for device %u\n",
+				dev_id);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If doing AES-CCM, IV field needs to be 16 bytes long,
 	 * and AAD field needs to be long enough to have 18 bytes,
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c
index f6eb8cf259..76fcda47ff 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c
@@ -35,17 +35,23 @@ cperf_throughput_test_free(struct cperf_throughput_ctx *ctx)
 	if (!ctx)
 		return;
 	if (ctx->sess) {
+		if (ctx->options->op_type == CPERF_ASYM_MODEX) {
+			rte_cryptodev_asym_session_clear(ctx->dev_id,
+							 (void *)ctx->sess);
+			rte_cryptodev_asym_session_free((void *)ctx->sess);
+		}
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
-		if (ctx->options->op_type == CPERF_PDCP ||
-				ctx->options->op_type == CPERF_DOCSIS) {
+		else if (ctx->options->op_type == CPERF_PDCP ||
+			 ctx->options->op_type == CPERF_DOCSIS) {
 			struct rte_security_ctx *sec_ctx =
 				(struct rte_security_ctx *)
-				rte_cryptodev_get_sec_ctx(ctx->dev_id);
-			rte_security_session_destroy(sec_ctx,
+					rte_cryptodev_get_sec_ctx(ctx->dev_id);
+			rte_security_session_destroy(
+				sec_ctx,
 				(struct rte_security_session *)ctx->sess);
-		} else
+		}
 #endif
-		{
+		else {
 			rte_cryptodev_sym_session_clear(ctx->dev_id, ctx->sess);
 			rte_cryptodev_sym_session_free(ctx->sess);
 		}
@@ -119,7 +125,8 @@ cperf_throughput_test_runner(void *test_ctx)
 	int linearize = 0;
 
 	/* Check if source mbufs require coalescing */
-	if (ctx->options->segment_sz < ctx->options->max_buffer_size) {
+	if ((ctx->options->op_type != CPERF_ASYM_MODEX) &&
+	    (ctx->options->segment_sz < ctx->options->max_buffer_size)) {
 		rte_cryptodev_info_get(ctx->dev_id, &dev_info);
 		if ((dev_info.feature_flags &
 				RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER) == 0)
@@ -200,7 +207,8 @@ cperf_throughput_test_runner(void *test_ctx)
 				 * We need to linearize it before enqueuing.
 				 */
 				for (i = 0; i < burst_size; i++)
-					rte_pktmbuf_linearize(ops[i]->sym->m_src);
+					rte_pktmbuf_linearize(
+						ops[i]->sym->m_src);
 			}
 #endif /* CPERF_LINEARIZATION_ENABLE */
 
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vectors.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vectors.c
index 0af01ff911..4bba405961 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vectors.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vectors.c
@@ -7,6 +7,35 @@
 
 #include "cperf_test_vectors.h"
 
+/* modular operation test data */
+uint8_t perf_base[20] = {
+	0xF8, 0xBA, 0x1A, 0x55, 0xD0, 0x2F, 0x85,
+	0xAE, 0x96, 0x7B, 0xB6, 0x2F, 0xB6, 0xCD,
+	0xA8, 0xEB, 0x7E, 0x78, 0xA0, 0x50
+};
+
+uint8_t perf_mod_p[129] = {
+	0x00, 0xb3, 0xa1, 0xaf, 0xb7, 0x13, 0x08, 0x00,
+	0x0a, 0x35, 0xdc, 0x2b, 0x20, 0x8d, 0xa1, 0xb5,
+	0xce, 0x47, 0x8a, 0xc3, 0x80, 0xf4, 0x7d, 0x4a,
+	0xa2, 0x62, 0xfd, 0x61, 0x7f, 0xb5, 0xa8, 0xde,
+	0x0a, 0x17, 0x97, 0xa0, 0xbf, 0xdf, 0x56, 0x5a,
+	0x3d, 0x51, 0x56, 0x4f, 0x70, 0x70, 0x3f, 0x63,
+	0x6a, 0x44, 0x5b, 0xad, 0x84, 0x0d, 0x3f, 0x27,
+	0x6e, 0x3b, 0x34, 0x91, 0x60, 0x14, 0xb9, 0xaa,
+	0x72, 0xfd, 0xa3, 0x64, 0xd2, 0x03, 0xa7, 0x53,
+	0x87, 0x9e, 0x88, 0x0b, 0xc1, 0x14, 0x93, 0x1a,
+	0x62, 0xff, 0xb1, 0x5d, 0x74, 0xcd, 0x59, 0x63,
+	0x18, 0x11, 0x3d, 0x4f, 0xba, 0x75, 0xd4, 0x33,
+	0x4e, 0x23, 0x6b, 0x7b, 0x57, 0x44, 0xe1, 0xd3,
+	0x03, 0x13, 0xa6, 0xf0, 0x8b, 0x60, 0xb0, 0x9e,
+	0xee, 0x75, 0x08, 0x9d, 0x71, 0x63, 0x13, 0xcb,
+	0xa6, 0x81, 0x92, 0x14, 0x03, 0x22, 0x2d, 0xde,
+	0x55
+};
+
+uint8_t perf_mod_e[3] = {0x01, 0x00, 0x01};
+
 uint8_t plaintext[2048] = {
 	0x71, 0x75, 0x83, 0x98, 0x75, 0x42, 0x51, 0x09, 0x94, 0x02, 0x13, 0x20,
 	0x15, 0x64, 0x46, 0x32, 0x08, 0x18, 0x91, 0x82, 0x86, 0x52, 0x23, 0x93,
@@ -412,6 +441,13 @@ cperf_test_vector_get_dummy(struct cperf_options *options)
 	t_vec->plaintext.data = plaintext;
 	t_vec->plaintext.length = options->max_buffer_size;
 
+	if (options->op_type == CPERF_ASYM_MODEX) {
+		t_vec->modex.mod = perf_mod_p;
+		t_vec->modex.exp = perf_mod_e;
+		t_vec->modex.mlen = sizeof(perf_mod_p);
+		t_vec->modex.elen = sizeof(perf_mod_e);
+	}
+
 	if (options->op_type ==	CPERF_PDCP) {
 		if (options->cipher_algo == RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL) {
 			t_vec->cipher_key.length = 0;
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vectors.h b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vectors.h
index 6f10823ef3..92818c22b7 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vectors.h
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vectors.h
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ struct cperf_test_vector {
 		uint32_t aead_offset;
 		uint32_t aead_length;
 	} data;
+
+	struct {
+		uint8_t *mod;
+		uint8_t *exp;
+		uint32_t mlen;
+		uint32_t elen;
+	} modex;
 };
 
 struct cperf_test_vector*
@@ -83,4 +90,8 @@ extern uint8_t aad[];
 
 extern uint8_t digest[2048];
 
+extern uint8_t perf_base[20];
+extern uint8_t perf_mod_p[129];
+extern uint8_t perf_mod_e[3];
+
 #endif
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
index 70cb04a214..390380898e 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ const char *cperf_op_type_strs[] = {
 	[CPERF_AUTH_THEN_CIPHER] = "auth-then-cipher",
 	[CPERF_AEAD] = "aead",
 	[CPERF_PDCP] = "pdcp",
-	[CPERF_DOCSIS] = "docsis"
+	[CPERF_DOCSIS] = "docsis",
+	[CPERF_ASYM_MODEX] = "modex"
 };
 
 const struct cperf_test cperf_testmap[] = {
@@ -66,6 +67,50 @@ const struct cperf_test cperf_testmap[] = {
 		}
 };
 
+static int
+create_asym_op_pool_socket(uint8_t dev_id, int32_t socket_id,
+			   uint32_t nb_sessions)
+{
+	char mp_name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_mempool *mpool = NULL;
+	unsigned int session_size =
+		RTE_MAX(rte_cryptodev_asym_get_private_session_size(dev_id),
+			rte_cryptodev_asym_get_header_session_size());
+
+	if (session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp == NULL) {
+		snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE, "perf_asym_priv_pool%u",
+			 socket_id);
+
+		mpool = rte_mempool_create(mp_name, nb_sessions, session_size,
+					   0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+					   socket_id, 0);
+		if (mpool == NULL) {
+			printf("Cannot create pool \"%s\" on socket %d\n",
+			       mp_name, socket_id);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		printf("Allocated pool \"%s\" on socket %d\n", mp_name,
+		       socket_id);
+		session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp = mpool;
+	}
+
+	if (session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp == NULL) {
+
+		snprintf(mp_name, RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE, "perf_asym_sess_pool%u",
+			 socket_id);
+		mpool = rte_mempool_create(mp_name, nb_sessions,
+					   session_size, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+					   NULL, socket_id, 0);
+		if (mpool == NULL) {
+			printf("Cannot create pool \"%s\" on socket %d\n",
+			       mp_name, socket_id);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		session_pool_socket[socket_id].sess_mp = mpool;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 fill_session_pool_socket(int32_t socket_id, uint32_t session_priv_size,
 		uint32_t nb_sessions)
@@ -199,6 +244,13 @@ cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs)
 			socket_id = 0;
 
 		rte_cryptodev_info_get(cdev_id, &cdev_info);
+
+		if (opts->op_type == CPERF_ASYM_MODEX) {
+			if ((cdev_info.feature_flags &
+			     RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_ASYMMETRIC_CRYPTO) == 0)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		if (opts->nb_qps > cdev_info.max_nb_queue_pairs) {
 			printf("Number of needed queue pairs is higher "
 				"than the maximum number of queue pairs "
@@ -210,12 +262,27 @@ cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs)
 		struct rte_cryptodev_config conf = {
 			.nb_queue_pairs = opts->nb_qps,
 			.socket_id = socket_id,
-			.ff_disable = RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_ASYMMETRIC_CRYPTO,
 		};
 
-		if (opts->op_type != CPERF_PDCP &&
-				opts->op_type != CPERF_DOCSIS)
+		switch (opts->op_type) {
+		case CPERF_ASYM_MODEX:
+			conf.ff_disable |= (RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SECURITY |
+					    RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SYMMETRIC_CRYPTO);
+			break;
+		case CPERF_CIPHER_ONLY:
+		case CPERF_AUTH_ONLY:
+		case CPERF_CIPHER_THEN_AUTH:
+		case CPERF_AUTH_THEN_CIPHER:
+		case CPERF_AEAD:
 			conf.ff_disable |= RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SECURITY;
+			/* Fall through */
+		case CPERF_PDCP:
+		case CPERF_DOCSIS:
+			/* Fall through */
+		default:
+
+			conf.ff_disable |= RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_ASYMMETRIC_CRYPTO;
+		}
 
 		struct rte_cryptodev_qp_conf qp_conf = {
 			.nb_descriptors = opts->nb_descriptors
@@ -267,8 +334,12 @@ cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs)
 			return -ENOTSUP;
 		}
 
-		ret = fill_session_pool_socket(socket_id, max_sess_size,
-				sessions_needed);
+		if (opts->op_type == CPERF_ASYM_MODEX)
+			ret = create_asym_op_pool_socket(cdev_id, socket_id,
+							 sessions_needed);
+		else
+			ret = fill_session_pool_socket(socket_id, max_sess_size,
+						       sessions_needed);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -276,6 +347,11 @@ cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs)
 		qp_conf.mp_session_private =
 				session_pool_socket[socket_id].priv_mp;
 
+		if (opts->op_type == CPERF_ASYM_MODEX) {
+			qp_conf.mp_session = NULL;
+			qp_conf.mp_session_private = NULL;
+		}
+
 		ret = rte_cryptodev_configure(cdev_id, &conf);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			printf("Failed to configure cryptodev %u", cdev_id);
@@ -309,6 +385,9 @@ cperf_verify_devices_capabilities(struct cperf_options *opts,
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev_sym_capability_idx cap_idx;
 	const struct rte_cryptodev_symmetric_capability *capability;
+	struct rte_cryptodev_asym_capability_idx asym_cap_idx;
+	const struct rte_cryptodev_asymmetric_xform_capability *asym_capability;
+
 
 	uint8_t i, cdev_id;
 	int ret;
@@ -317,6 +396,20 @@ cperf_verify_devices_capabilities(struct cperf_options *opts,
 
 		cdev_id = enabled_cdevs[i];
 
+		if (opts->op_type == CPERF_ASYM_MODEX) {
+			asym_cap_idx.type = RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_XFORM_MODEX;
+			asym_capability = rte_cryptodev_asym_capability_get(
+				cdev_id, &asym_cap_idx);
+			if (asym_capability == NULL)
+				return -1;
+
+			ret = rte_cryptodev_asym_xform_capability_check_modlen(
+				asym_capability, sizeof(perf_mod_p));
+			if (ret != 0)
+				return ret;
+
+		}
+
 		if (opts->op_type == CPERF_AUTH_ONLY ||
 				opts->op_type == CPERF_CIPHER_THEN_AUTH ||
 				opts->op_type == CPERF_AUTH_THEN_CIPHER) {
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
index 43d367bcad..dd5430c866 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ New Features
   Added command-line options to specify total number of processes and
   current process ID. Each process owns subset of Rx and Tx queues.
 
+* **Added support for asymmetric throughput test.**
+        Adding support for asymmetric crypto perf test. Only modex is supported for now.
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
