diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
index f673a9fddd..2016583979 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
@@ -985,6 +985,13 @@ perf_opt_dump(struct evt_options *opt, uint8_t nb_queues)
 	evt_dump("prod_enq_burst_sz", "%d", opt->prod_enq_burst_sz);
 }

+static void
+perf_event_port_flush(uint8_t dev_id __rte_unused, struct rte_event ev,
+		      void *args)
+{
+	rte_mempool_put(args, ev.event_ptr);
+}
+
 void
 perf_worker_cleanup(struct rte_mempool *const pool, uint8_t dev_id,
 		    uint8_t port_id, struct rte_event events[], uint16_t nb_enq,
@@ -1000,6 +1007,7 @@ perf_worker_cleanup(struct rte_mempool *const pool, uint8_t dev_id,
 			events[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
 		rte_event_enqueue_burst(dev_id, port_id, events, nb_deq);
 	}
+	rte_event_port_quiesce(dev_id, port_id, perf_event_port_flush, pool);
 }

 void
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
index a8dd070000..82e5745071 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
@@ -518,6 +518,16 @@ pipeline_vector_array_free(struct rte_event events[], uint16_t num)
 	}
 }

+static void
+pipeline_event_port_flush(uint8_t dev_id __rte_unused, struct rte_event ev,
+			  void *args __rte_unused)
+{
+	if (ev.event_type & RTE_EVENT_TYPE_VECTOR)
+		pipeline_vector_array_free(&ev, 1);
+	else
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(ev.mbuf);
+}
+
 void
 pipeline_worker_cleanup(uint8_t dev, uint8_t port, struct rte_event ev[],
 			uint16_t enq, uint16_t deq)
@@ -542,6 +552,8 @@ pipeline_worker_cleanup(uint8_t dev, uint8_t port, struct rte_event ev[],

 		rte_event_enqueue_burst(dev, port, ev, deq);
 	}
+
+	rte_event_port_quiesce(dev, port, pipeline_event_port_flush, NULL);
 }

 void
diff --git a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_common.h b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_common.h
index 9899b257b0..28b6ab85ff 100644
--- a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_common.h
+++ b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_common.h
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ schedule_devices(unsigned int lcore_id)
 	}
 }

+static void
+event_port_flush(uint8_t dev_id __rte_unused, struct rte_event ev,
+		 void *args __rte_unused)
+{
+	rte_mempool_put(args, ev.event_ptr);
+}
+
 static inline void
 worker_cleanup(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id, struct rte_event events[],
 	       uint16_t nb_enq, uint16_t nb_deq)
@@ -160,6 +167,8 @@ worker_cleanup(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id, struct rte_event events[],
 			events[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
 		rte_event_enqueue_burst(dev_id, port_id, events, nb_deq);
 	}
+
+	rte_event_port_quiesce(dev_id, port_id, event_port_flush, NULL);
 }

 void set_worker_generic_setup_data(struct setup_data *caps, bool burst);
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c
index 3df5acf384..7f259e4cf3 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c
@@ -737,6 +737,13 @@ ipsec_ev_vector_drv_mode_process(struct eh_event_link_info *links,
  * selected.
  */

+static void
+ipsec_event_port_flush(uint8_t eventdev_id __rte_unused, struct rte_event ev,
+		       void *args __rte_unused)
+{
+	rte_pktmbuf_free(ev.mbuf);
+}
+
 /* Workers registered */
 #define IPSEC_EVENTMODE_WORKERS		2

@@ -861,6 +868,9 @@ ipsec_wrkr_non_burst_int_port_drv_mode(struct eh_event_link_info *links,
 		rte_event_enqueue_burst(links[0].eventdev_id,
 					links[0].event_port_id, &ev, 1);
 	}
+
+	rte_event_port_quiesce(links[0].eventdev_id, links[0].event_port_id,
+			       ipsec_event_port_flush, NULL);
 }

 /*
@@ -974,6 +984,9 @@ ipsec_wrkr_non_burst_int_port_app_mode(struct eh_event_link_info *links,
 		rte_event_enqueue_burst(links[0].eventdev_id,
 					links[0].event_port_id, &ev, 1);
 	}
+
+	rte_event_port_quiesce(links[0].eventdev_id, links[0].event_port_id,
+			       ipsec_event_port_flush, NULL);
 }

 static uint8_t
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_common.c b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_common.c
index 15bfe790a0..41a0d3f22f 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_common.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_common.c
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ l2fwd_event_vector_array_free(struct rte_event events[], uint16_t num)
 	}
 }

+static void
+l2fwd_event_port_flush(uint8_t event_d_id __rte_unused, struct rte_event ev,
+		       void *args __rte_unused)
+{
+	if (ev.event_type & RTE_EVENT_TYPE_VECTOR)
+		l2fwd_event_vector_array_free(&ev, 1);
+	else
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(ev.mbuf);
+}
+
 void
 l2fwd_event_worker_cleanup(uint8_t event_d_id, uint8_t port_id,
 			   struct rte_event events[], uint16_t nb_enq,
@@ -147,4 +157,7 @@ l2fwd_event_worker_cleanup(uint8_t event_d_id, uint8_t port_id,
 			events[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
 		rte_event_enqueue_burst(event_d_id, port_id, events, nb_deq);
 	}
+
+	rte_event_port_quiesce(event_d_id, port_id, l2fwd_event_port_flush,
+			       NULL);
 }
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event.c
index a14a21b414..0b58475c85 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event.c
@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@ l3fwd_event_vector_array_free(struct rte_event events[], uint16_t num)
 	}
 }

+static void
+l3fwd_event_port_flush(uint8_t event_d_id __rte_unused, struct rte_event ev,
+		       void *args __rte_unused)
+{
+	if (ev.event_type & RTE_EVENT_TYPE_VECTOR)
+		l3fwd_event_vector_array_free(&ev, 1);
+	else
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(ev.mbuf);
+}
+
 void
 l3fwd_event_worker_cleanup(uint8_t event_d_id, uint8_t event_p_id,
 			   struct rte_event events[], uint16_t nb_enq,
@@ -320,4 +330,7 @@ l3fwd_event_worker_cleanup(uint8_t event_d_id, uint8_t event_p_id,
 			events[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
 		rte_event_enqueue_burst(event_d_id, event_p_id, events, nb_deq);
 	}
+
+	rte_event_port_quiesce(event_d_id, event_p_id, l3fwd_event_port_flush,
+			       NULL);
 }
