diff --git a/lib/mldev/rte_mldev.c b/lib/mldev/rte_mldev.c
index cc87837d85..adf8ab8cbc 100644
--- a/lib/mldev/rte_mldev.c
+++ b/lib/mldev/rte_mldev.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2022 Marvell.
  */
 
+#include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_mldev.h>
 #include <rte_mldev_pmd.h>
 
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ rte_ml_dev_pmd_allocate(const char *name, uint8_t socket_id)
 		ml_dev_globals.nb_devs++;
 	}
 
+	dev->enqueue_burst = NULL;
+	dev->dequeue_burst = NULL;
+
 	return dev;
 }
 
@@ -625,3 +629,75 @@ rte_ml_op_pool_free(struct rte_mempool *mempool)
 	if (mempool != NULL)
 		rte_mempool_free(mempool);
 }
+
+uint16_t
+rte_ml_enqueue_burst(int16_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id, struct rte_ml_op **ops, uint16_t nb_ops)
+{
+	struct rte_ml_dev *dev;
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ML_DEV_DEBUG
+	if (!rte_ml_dev_is_valid_dev(dev_id)) {
+		ML_DEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid dev_id = %d\n", dev_id);
+		rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dev = rte_ml_dev_pmd_get_dev(dev_id);
+	if (*dev->enqueue_burst == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = -ENOTSUP;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (ops == NULL) {
+		ML_DEV_LOG(ERR, "Dev %d, ops cannot be NULL\n", dev_id);
+		rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (qp_id >= dev->data->nb_queue_pairs) {
+		ML_DEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid qp_id %u\n", qp_id);
+		rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+#else
+	dev = rte_ml_dev_pmd_get_dev(dev_id);
+#endif
+
+	return (*dev->enqueue_burst)(dev, qp_id, ops, nb_ops);
+}
+
+uint16_t
+rte_ml_dequeue_burst(int16_t dev_id, uint16_t qp_id, struct rte_ml_op **ops, uint16_t nb_ops)
+{
+	struct rte_ml_dev *dev;
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ML_DEV_DEBUG
+	if (!rte_ml_dev_is_valid_dev(dev_id)) {
+		ML_DEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid dev_id = %d\n", dev_id);
+		rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dev = rte_ml_dev_pmd_get_dev(dev_id);
+	if (*dev->dequeue_burst == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = -ENOTSUP;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (ops == NULL) {
+		ML_DEV_LOG(ERR, "Dev %d, ops cannot be NULL\n", dev_id);
+		rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (qp_id >= dev->data->nb_queue_pairs) {
+		ML_DEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid qp_id %u\n", qp_id);
+		rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+#else
+	dev = rte_ml_dev_pmd_get_dev(dev_id);
+#endif
+
+	return (*dev->dequeue_burst)(dev, qp_id, ops, nb_ops);
+}
diff --git a/lib/mldev/rte_mldev_core.h b/lib/mldev/rte_mldev_core.h
index b388553a96..9c19d7badf 100644
--- a/lib/mldev/rte_mldev_core.h
+++ b/lib/mldev/rte_mldev_core.h
@@ -37,6 +37,46 @@ extern "C" {
 
 struct rte_ml_dev;
 
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Enqueue a burst of inference requests to a queue on ML device.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *	ML device pointer.
+ * @param qp_id
+ *	Queue-pair ID.
+ * @param ops
+ *	Array of ML ops to be enqueued.
+ * @param nb_ops
+ *	Number of ops to enqueue.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *	- Number of ops enqueued.
+ */
+typedef uint16_t (*mldev_enqueue_t)(struct rte_ml_dev *dev, uint16_t qp_id, struct rte_ml_op **ops,
+				    uint16_t nb_ops);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Dequeue a burst of inference requests from a queue on ML device.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *	ML device pointer.
+ * @param qp_id
+ *	Queue-pair ID.
+ * @param ops
+ *	Array of ML ops to dequeued.
+ * @param nb_ops
+ *	Number of ops to dequeue.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *	- Number of ops dequeued.
+ */
+typedef uint16_t (*mldev_dequeue_t)(struct rte_ml_dev *dev, uint16_t qp_id, struct rte_ml_op **ops,
+				    uint16_t nb_ops);
+
 /**
  * Definitions of all functions exported by a driver through the generic structure of type
  * *ml_dev_ops* supplied in the *rte_ml_dev* structure associated with a device.
@@ -455,6 +495,12 @@ struct rte_ml_dev_data {
  * The data structure associated with each ML device.
  */
 struct rte_ml_dev {
+	/** Pointer to PMD enqueue function. */
+	mldev_enqueue_t enqueue_burst;
+
+	/** Pointer to PMD dequeue function. */
+	mldev_dequeue_t dequeue_burst;
+
 	/** Pointer to device data. */
 	struct rte_ml_dev_data *data;
 
diff --git a/lib/mldev/rte_mldev_pmd.h b/lib/mldev/rte_mldev_pmd.h
index 33544f1b80..afe617e4bf 100644
--- a/lib/mldev/rte_mldev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/mldev/rte_mldev_pmd.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ struct rte_ml_dev_pmd_init_params {
 	uint64_t private_data_size;
 };
 
+struct rte_ml_dev;
+
 /**
  * @internal
  *
diff --git a/lib/mldev/version.map b/lib/mldev/version.map
index 396ca0b96a..5d44d210d7 100644
--- a/lib/mldev/version.map
+++ b/lib/mldev/version.map
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 EXPERIMENTAL {
 	global:
 
+	rte_ml_dequeue_burst;
 	rte_ml_dev_close;
 	rte_ml_dev_configure;
 	rte_ml_dev_count;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_ml_dev_socket_id;
 	rte_ml_dev_start;
 	rte_ml_dev_stop;
+	rte_ml_enqueue_burst;
 	rte_ml_io_dequantize;
 	rte_ml_io_input_size_get;
 	rte_ml_io_output_size_get;
