diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/evt_common.h b/app/test-eventdev/evt_common.h
index fcb3571438..dbe1e5c0c4 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/evt_common.h
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/evt_common.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_event_crypto_adapter.h>
+#include <rte_event_dma_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_service.h>
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ enum evt_prod_type {
 	EVT_PROD_TYPE_ETH_RX_ADPTR,  /* Producer type Eth Rx Adapter. */
 	EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_TIMER_ADPTR,  /* Producer type Timer Adapter. */
 	EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR,  /* Producer type Crypto Adapter. */
+	EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR,  /* Producer type DMA Adapter. */
 	EVT_PROD_TYPE_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ struct evt_options {
 	uint64_t timer_tick_nsec;
 	uint64_t optm_timer_tick_nsec;
 	enum evt_prod_type prod_type;
+	enum rte_event_dma_adapter_mode dma_adptr_mode;
 	enum rte_event_crypto_adapter_mode crypto_adptr_mode;
 	enum rte_crypto_op_type crypto_op_type;
 	enum rte_crypto_cipher_algorithm crypto_cipher_alg;
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/evt_main.c b/app/test-eventdev/evt_main.c
index 13a8500ef7..03114020f1 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/evt_main.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/evt_main.c
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Test specific dmadev setup */
+	if (test->ops.dmadev_setup) {
+		if (test->ops.dmadev_setup(test, &opt)) {
+			evt_err("%s: dmadev setup failed", opt.test_name);
+			goto dmadev_destroy;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Test specific eventdev setup */
 	if (test->ops.eventdev_setup) {
 		if (test->ops.eventdev_setup(test, &opt)) {
@@ -171,6 +179,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (test->ops.cryptodev_destroy)
 		test->ops.cryptodev_destroy(test, &opt);
 
+	if (test->ops.dmadev_destroy)
+		test->ops.dmadev_destroy(test, &opt);
+
 	if (test->ops.mempool_destroy)
 		test->ops.mempool_destroy(test, &opt);
 
@@ -196,6 +207,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (test->ops.cryptodev_destroy)
 		test->ops.cryptodev_destroy(test, &opt);
 
+dmadev_destroy:
+	if (test->ops.dmadev_destroy)
+		test->ops.dmadev_destroy(test, &opt);
+
 ethdev_destroy:
 	if (test->ops.ethdev_destroy)
 		test->ops.ethdev_destroy(test, &opt);
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c b/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c
index 03fb3bfce0..c624433b47 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c
@@ -146,6 +146,27 @@ evt_parse_timer_prod_type_burst(struct evt_options *opt,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+evt_parse_dma_prod_type(struct evt_options *opt,
+			   const char *arg __rte_unused)
+{
+	opt->prod_type = EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+evt_parse_dma_adptr_mode(struct evt_options *opt, const char *arg)
+{
+	uint8_t mode;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = parser_read_uint8(&mode, arg);
+	opt->dma_adptr_mode = mode ? RTE_EVENT_DMA_ADAPTER_OP_FORWARD :
+					RTE_EVENT_DMA_ADAPTER_OP_NEW;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 static int
 evt_parse_crypto_prod_type(struct evt_options *opt,
 			   const char *arg __rte_unused)
@@ -446,6 +467,7 @@ usage(char *program)
 		"\t--queue_priority   : enable queue priority\n"
 		"\t--deq_tmo_nsec     : global dequeue timeout\n"
 		"\t--prod_type_ethdev : use ethernet device as producer.\n"
+		"\t--prod_type_dmadev : use dma device as producer.\n"
 		"\t--prod_type_cryptodev : use crypto device as producer.\n"
 		"\t--prod_type_timerdev : use event timer device as producer.\n"
 		"\t                     expiry_nsec would be the timeout\n"
@@ -457,6 +479,8 @@ usage(char *program)
 		"\t--timer_tick_nsec  : timer tick interval in ns.\n"
 		"\t--max_tmo_nsec     : max timeout interval in ns.\n"
 		"\t--expiry_nsec      : event timer expiry ns.\n"
+		"\t--dma_adptr_mode   : 0 for OP_NEW mode (default) and\n"
+		"\t                     1 for OP_FORWARD mode.\n"
 		"\t--crypto_adptr_mode : 0 for OP_NEW mode (default) and\n"
 		"\t                      1 for OP_FORWARD mode.\n"
 		"\t--crypto_op_type   : 0 for SYM ops (default) and\n"
@@ -540,9 +564,11 @@ static struct option lgopts[] = {
 	{ EVT_QUEUE_PRIORITY,      0, 0, 0 },
 	{ EVT_DEQ_TMO_NSEC,        1, 0, 0 },
 	{ EVT_PROD_ETHDEV,         0, 0, 0 },
+	{ EVT_PROD_DMADEV,         0, 0, 0 },
 	{ EVT_PROD_CRYPTODEV,      0, 0, 0 },
 	{ EVT_PROD_TIMERDEV,       0, 0, 0 },
 	{ EVT_PROD_TIMERDEV_BURST, 0, 0, 0 },
+	{ EVT_DMA_ADPTR_MODE,      1, 0, 0 },
 	{ EVT_CRYPTO_ADPTR_MODE,   1, 0, 0 },
 	{ EVT_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE,	   1, 0, 0 },
 	{ EVT_CRYPTO_CIPHER_ALG,   1, 0, 0 },
@@ -589,8 +615,10 @@ evt_opts_parse_long(int opt_idx, struct evt_options *opt)
 		{ EVT_DEQ_TMO_NSEC, evt_parse_deq_tmo_nsec},
 		{ EVT_PROD_ETHDEV, evt_parse_eth_prod_type},
 		{ EVT_PROD_CRYPTODEV, evt_parse_crypto_prod_type},
+		{ EVT_PROD_DMADEV, evt_parse_dma_prod_type},
 		{ EVT_PROD_TIMERDEV, evt_parse_timer_prod_type},
 		{ EVT_PROD_TIMERDEV_BURST, evt_parse_timer_prod_type_burst},
+		{ EVT_DMA_ADPTR_MODE, evt_parse_dma_adptr_mode},
 		{ EVT_CRYPTO_ADPTR_MODE, evt_parse_crypto_adptr_mode},
 		{ EVT_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE, evt_parse_crypto_op_type},
 		{ EVT_CRYPTO_CIPHER_ALG, evt_parse_crypto_cipher_alg},
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.h b/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.h
index 8bf0a2ff38..646060c7c6 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.h
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.h
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@
 #define EVT_DEQ_TMO_NSEC         ("deq_tmo_nsec")
 #define EVT_PROD_ETHDEV          ("prod_type_ethdev")
 #define EVT_PROD_CRYPTODEV	 ("prod_type_cryptodev")
+#define EVT_PROD_DMADEV          ("prod_type_dmadev")
 #define EVT_PROD_TIMERDEV        ("prod_type_timerdev")
 #define EVT_PROD_TIMERDEV_BURST  ("prod_type_timerdev_burst")
+#define EVT_DMA_ADPTR_MODE       ("dma_adptr_mode")
 #define EVT_CRYPTO_ADPTR_MODE	 ("crypto_adptr_mode")
 #define EVT_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE	 ("crypto_op_type")
 #define EVT_CRYPTO_CIPHER_ALG	 ("crypto_cipher_alg")
@@ -260,6 +262,8 @@ evt_prod_id_to_name(enum evt_prod_type prod_type)
 		return "Event timer adapter";
 	case EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR:
 		return "Event crypto adapter";
+	case EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR:
+		return "Event dma adapter";
 	}
 
 	return "";
@@ -316,6 +320,14 @@ evt_dump_producer_type(struct evt_options *opt)
 			evt_dump("cipher iv sz", "%u", opt->crypto_cipher_iv_sz);
 		}
 		break;
+	case EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR:
+		snprintf(name, EVT_PROD_MAX_NAME_LEN,
+			 "Event dma adapter producers");
+		evt_dump("dma adapter mode", "%s",
+			 opt->dma_adptr_mode ? "OP_FORWARD" : "OP_NEW");
+		evt_dump("nb_dmadev", "%u", rte_dma_count_avail());
+		break;
+
 	}
 	evt_dump("prod_type", "%s", name);
 }
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/evt_test.h b/app/test-eventdev/evt_test.h
index 1049f99ddc..ad3f531dcf 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/evt_test.h
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/evt_test.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ typedef int (*evt_test_ethdev_setup_t)
 		(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 typedef int (*evt_test_cryptodev_setup_t)
 		(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
+typedef int (*evt_test_dmadev_setup_t)
+		(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 typedef int (*evt_test_eventdev_setup_t)
 		(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 typedef int (*evt_test_launch_lcores_t)
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ typedef void (*evt_test_ethdev_rx_stop_t)(struct evt_test *test,
 					  struct evt_options *opt);
 typedef void (*evt_test_cryptodev_destroy_t)
 		(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
+typedef void (*evt_test_dmadev_destroy_t)
+		(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 typedef void (*evt_test_mempool_destroy_t)
 		(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 typedef void (*evt_test_destroy_t)
@@ -59,12 +63,14 @@ struct evt_test_ops {
 	evt_test_ethdev_setup_t ethdev_setup;
 	evt_test_eventdev_setup_t eventdev_setup;
 	evt_test_cryptodev_setup_t cryptodev_setup;
+	evt_test_dmadev_setup_t dmadev_setup;
 	evt_test_launch_lcores_t launch_lcores;
 	evt_test_result_t test_result;
 	evt_test_eventdev_destroy_t eventdev_destroy;
 	evt_test_ethdev_rx_stop_t ethdev_rx_stop;
 	evt_test_ethdev_destroy_t ethdev_destroy;
 	evt_test_cryptodev_destroy_t cryptodev_destroy;
+	evt_test_dmadev_destroy_t dmadev_destroy;
 	evt_test_mempool_destroy_t mempool_destroy;
 	evt_test_destroy_t test_destroy;
 };
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_atq.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_atq.c
index 4ac60cc38b..073f2668c9 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_atq.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_atq.c
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ perf_atq_worker(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (prod_crypto_type && (ev.event_type == RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV)) {
+		if ((prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR) &&
+		    (ev.event_type == RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV)) {
 			if (perf_handle_crypto_ev(&ev, &pe, enable_fwd_latency))
 				continue;
 		}
@@ -62,11 +63,11 @@ perf_atq_worker(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 		/* last stage in pipeline */
 		if (unlikely(stage == laststage)) {
 			if (enable_fwd_latency)
-				cnt = perf_process_last_stage_latency(pool, prod_crypto_type,
+				cnt = perf_process_last_stage_latency(pool, prod_type,
 					&ev, w, bufs, sz, cnt);
 			else
-				cnt = perf_process_last_stage(pool, prod_crypto_type, &ev, w,
-					 bufs, sz, cnt);
+				cnt = perf_process_last_stage(pool, prod_type, &ev, w,
+					bufs, sz, cnt);
 		} else {
 			atq_fwd_event(&ev, sched_type_list, nb_stages);
 			do {
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ perf_atq_worker_burst(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++) {
-			if (prod_crypto_type && (ev[i].event_type == RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV)) {
+			if ((prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR) &&
+			    (ev[i].event_type == RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV)) {
 				if (perf_handle_crypto_ev(&ev[i], &pe, enable_fwd_latency))
 					continue;
 			}
@@ -116,9 +118,9 @@ perf_atq_worker_burst(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 			if (unlikely(stage == laststage)) {
 				if (enable_fwd_latency)
 					cnt = perf_process_last_stage_latency(pool,
-						prod_crypto_type, &ev[i], w, bufs, sz, cnt);
+						prod_type, &ev[i], w, bufs, sz, cnt);
 				else
-					cnt = perf_process_last_stage(pool, prod_crypto_type,
+					cnt = perf_process_last_stage(pool, prod_type,
 						&ev[i], w, bufs, sz, cnt);
 
 				ev[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ perf_atq_worker_vector(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 
 	RTE_SET_USED(sz);
 	RTE_SET_USED(cnt);
-	RTE_SET_USED(prod_crypto_type);
+	RTE_SET_USED(prod_type);
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		deq = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, &ev, 1, 0);
@@ -329,6 +331,18 @@ perf_atq_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 				return ret;
 			}
 		}
+	} else if (opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR) {
+		uint8_t dma_dev_id, dma_dev_count;
+
+		dma_dev_count = rte_dma_count_avail();
+		for (dma_dev_id = 0; dma_dev_id < dma_dev_count; dma_dev_id++) {
+			ret = rte_dma_start(dma_dev_id);
+			if (ret) {
+				evt_err("Failed to start dmadev %u",
+					dma_dev_id);
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -371,6 +385,7 @@ static const struct evt_test_ops perf_atq =  {
 	.test_setup         = perf_test_setup,
 	.ethdev_setup       = perf_ethdev_setup,
 	.cryptodev_setup    = perf_cryptodev_setup,
+	.dmadev_setup       = perf_dmadev_setup,
 	.ethdev_rx_stop     = perf_ethdev_rx_stop,
 	.mempool_setup      = perf_mempool_setup,
 	.eventdev_setup     = perf_atq_eventdev_setup,
@@ -379,6 +394,7 @@ static const struct evt_test_ops perf_atq =  {
 	.mempool_destroy    = perf_mempool_destroy,
 	.ethdev_destroy     = perf_ethdev_destroy,
 	.cryptodev_destroy  = perf_cryptodev_destroy,
+	.dmadev_destroy     = perf_dmadev_destroy,
 	.test_result        = perf_test_result,
 	.test_destroy       = perf_test_destroy,
 };
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
index 5e0255cfeb..5f85584fe4 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
@@ -559,6 +559,84 @@ crypto_adapter_enq_op_fwd(struct prod_data *p)
 		       __func__, rte_lcore_id(), alloc_failures);
 }
 
+static inline void
+dma_adapter_enq_op_new(struct prod_data *p)
+{
+	struct test_perf *t = p->t;
+	const uint32_t nb_flows = t->nb_flows;
+	const uint64_t nb_pkts = t->nb_pkts;
+	struct rte_event_dma_adapter_op *op;
+	struct evt_options *opt = t->opt;
+	uint32_t flow_counter = 0;
+	uint64_t count = 0;
+
+	if (opt->verbose_level > 1)
+		printf("%s(): lcore %d queue %d dma_dev_id %u dma_dev_vhcan_id %u\n",
+		       __func__, rte_lcore_id(), p->queue_id, p->da.dma_dev_id,
+		       p->da.vchan_id);
+
+	while (count < nb_pkts && t->done == false) {
+		op = p->da.dma_op[flow_counter++ % nb_flows];
+		while (rte_dma_copy_sg(op->dma_dev_id, op->vchan, op->src_seg,
+				       op->dst_seg, op->nb_src, op->nb_dst,
+				       op->flags) < 0 && t->done == false)
+			rte_pause();
+
+		count++;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void
+dma_adapter_enq_op_fwd(struct prod_data *p)
+{
+	struct test_perf *t = p->t;
+	const uint32_t nb_flows = t->nb_flows;
+	const uint64_t nb_pkts = t->nb_pkts;
+	struct rte_event_dma_adapter_op *op;
+	const uint8_t dev_id = p->dev_id;
+	struct evt_options *opt = t->opt;
+	const uint8_t port = p->port_id;
+	uint32_t flow_counter = 0;
+	struct rte_event ev;
+	uint64_t count = 0;
+
+	if (opt->verbose_level > 1)
+		printf("%s(): lcore %d port %d queue %d dma_dev_id %u dma_dev_vchan_id %u\n",
+		       __func__, rte_lcore_id(), port, p->queue_id,
+		       p->da.dma_dev_id, p->da.vchan_id);
+
+	ev.event = 0;
+	ev.op = RTE_EVENT_OP_NEW;
+	ev.queue_id = p->queue_id;
+	ev.sched_type = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC;
+	ev.event_type = RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CPU;
+
+	while (count < nb_pkts && t->done == false) {
+		op = p->da.dma_op[flow_counter++ % nb_flows];
+		ev.event_ptr = op;
+
+		while (rte_event_dma_adapter_enqueue(dev_id, port, &ev, 1) != 1 &&
+						     t->done == false)
+			rte_pause();
+
+		count++;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline int
+perf_event_dma_producer(void *arg)
+{
+	struct prod_data *p = arg;
+	struct evt_options *opt = p->t->opt;
+
+	if (opt->dma_adptr_mode == RTE_EVENT_DMA_ADAPTER_OP_NEW)
+		dma_adapter_enq_op_new(p);
+	else
+		dma_adapter_enq_op_fwd(p);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int
 perf_event_crypto_producer(void *arg)
 {
@@ -841,7 +919,9 @@ perf_producer_wrapper(void *arg)
 			return perf_event_crypto_producer_burst(arg);
 		else
 			return perf_event_crypto_producer(arg);
-	}
+	} else if (t->opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR)
+		return perf_event_dma_producer(arg);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -952,7 +1032,9 @@ perf_launch_lcores(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 				    opt->prod_type ==
 					    EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_TIMER_ADPTR ||
 				    opt->prod_type ==
-					    EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR) {
+					    EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR ||
+				    opt->prod_type ==
+					    EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR) {
 					t->done = true;
 					break;
 				}
@@ -962,7 +1044,8 @@ perf_launch_lcores(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 		if (new_cycles - dead_lock_cycles > dead_lock_sample &&
 		    (opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_SYNT ||
 		     opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_TIMER_ADPTR ||
-		     opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR)) {
+		     opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR ||
+		     opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR)) {
 			remaining = t->outstand_pkts - processed_pkts(t);
 			if (dead_lock_remaining == remaining) {
 				rte_event_dev_dump(opt->dev_id, stdout);
@@ -1162,6 +1245,39 @@ perf_event_crypto_adapter_setup(struct test_perf *t, struct prod_data *p)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int
+perf_event_dma_adapter_setup(struct test_perf *t, struct prod_data *p)
+{
+	struct evt_options *opt = t->opt;
+	struct rte_event event;
+	uint32_t cap;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_event_dma_adapter_caps_get(p->dev_id, p->da.dma_dev_id, &cap);
+	if (ret) {
+		evt_err("Failed to get dma adapter capabilities");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (((opt->dma_adptr_mode == RTE_EVENT_DMA_ADAPTER_OP_NEW) &&
+	     !(cap & RTE_EVENT_DMA_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT_OP_NEW)) ||
+	    ((opt->dma_adptr_mode == RTE_EVENT_DMA_ADAPTER_OP_FORWARD) &&
+	     !(cap & RTE_EVENT_DMA_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT_OP_FWD))) {
+		evt_err("dma adapter %s mode unsupported\n",
+			opt->dma_adptr_mode ? "OP_FORWARD" : "OP_NEW");
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	if (cap & RTE_EVENT_DMA_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT_VCHAN_EV_BIND)
+		ret = rte_event_dma_adapter_vchan_add(TEST_PERF_DA_ID, p->da.dma_dev_id,
+						      p->da.vchan_id, &event);
+	else
+		ret = rte_event_dma_adapter_vchan_add(TEST_PERF_DA_ID, p->da.dma_dev_id,
+						      p->da.vchan_id, NULL);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void *
 cryptodev_sym_sess_create(struct prod_data *p, struct test_perf *t)
 {
@@ -1399,6 +1515,77 @@ perf_event_dev_port_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 			}
 
 			qp_id++;
+			prod++;
+		}
+	}  else if (opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR) {
+		struct rte_event_port_conf conf = *port_conf;
+		struct rte_event_dma_adapter_op *op;
+		struct rte_mempool *pool = t->pool;
+		uint8_t dma_dev_id = 0;
+		uint16_t vchan_id = 0;
+
+		ret = rte_event_dma_adapter_create(TEST_PERF_DA_ID, opt->dev_id, &conf, 0);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("Failed to create dma adapter");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		prod = 0;
+		for (; port < perf_nb_event_ports(opt); port++) {
+			struct prod_data *p = &t->prod[port];
+			struct rte_event *response_info;
+			uint32_t flow_id;
+
+			p->dev_id = opt->dev_id;
+			p->port_id = port;
+			p->queue_id = prod * stride;
+			p->da.dma_dev_id = dma_dev_id;
+			p->da.vchan_id = vchan_id;
+			p->da.dma_op = rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, sizeof(void *) * t->nb_flows,
+					RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, opt->socket_id);
+
+			p->t = t;
+
+			ret = perf_event_dma_adapter_setup(t, p);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			for (flow_id = 0; flow_id < t->nb_flows; flow_id++) {
+				rte_mempool_get(t->da_op_pool, (void **)&op);
+
+				op->src_seg = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct rte_dma_sge), 0);
+				op->dst_seg = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct rte_dma_sge), 0);
+
+				op->src_seg->addr = rte_pktmbuf_iova(rte_pktmbuf_alloc(pool));
+				op->dst_seg->addr = rte_pktmbuf_iova(rte_pktmbuf_alloc(pool));
+				op->src_seg->length = 1024;
+				op->dst_seg->length = 1024;
+				op->nb_src = 1;
+				op->nb_dst = 1;
+				op->flags = RTE_DMA_OP_FLAG_SUBMIT;
+				op->op_mp = t->da_op_pool;
+				op->dma_dev_id = dma_dev_id;
+				op->vchan = vchan_id;
+
+				response_info = (struct rte_event *)((uint8_t *)op +
+						 sizeof(struct rte_event_dma_adapter_op));
+				response_info->queue_id = p->queue_id;
+				response_info->sched_type = RTE_SCHED_TYPE_ATOMIC;
+				response_info->flow_id = flow_id;
+
+				p->da.dma_op[flow_id] = op;
+			}
+
+			conf.event_port_cfg |=
+				RTE_EVENT_PORT_CFG_HINT_PRODUCER |
+				RTE_EVENT_PORT_CFG_HINT_CONSUMER;
+
+			ret = rte_event_port_setup(opt->dev_id, port, &conf);
+			if (ret) {
+				evt_err("failed to setup port %d", port);
+				return ret;
+			}
+
 			prod++;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -1463,7 +1650,8 @@ perf_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt, uint64_t nb_queues)
 
 	if (opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_SYNT ||
 	    opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_TIMER_ADPTR ||
-	    opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR) {
+	    opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR ||
+	    opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR) {
 		/* Validate producer lcores */
 		if (evt_lcores_has_overlap(opt->plcores,
 					rte_get_main_lcore())) {
@@ -1855,6 +2043,103 @@ perf_cryptodev_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 	rte_mempool_free(t->ca_vector_pool);
 }
 
+int
+perf_dmadev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
+{
+	const struct rte_dma_conf conf = { .nb_vchans = 1};
+	const struct rte_dma_vchan_conf qconf = {
+			.direction = RTE_DMA_DIR_MEM_TO_MEM,
+			.nb_desc = 1024,
+	};
+	struct test_perf *t = evt_test_priv(test);
+	uint8_t dma_dev_count, dma_dev_id;
+	unsigned int elt_size;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (opt->prod_type != EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR)
+		return 0;
+
+	dma_dev_count = rte_dma_count_avail();
+	if (dma_dev_count == 0) {
+		evt_err("No dma devices available\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	elt_size = sizeof(struct rte_event_dma_adapter_op) + sizeof(struct rte_event);
+	t->da_op_pool = rte_mempool_create("dma_op_pool", opt->pool_sz, elt_size, 256,
+					   0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, rte_socket_id(), 0);
+	if (t->da_op_pool == NULL) {
+		evt_err("Failed to create dma op pool");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	for (dma_dev_id = 0; dma_dev_id < dma_dev_count; dma_dev_id++) {
+		int vchan_id;
+
+		ret = rte_dma_configure(dma_dev_id, &conf);
+		if (ret) {
+			evt_err("Failed to configure dma dev (%u)", dma_dev_id);
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		for (vchan_id = 0; vchan_id < conf.nb_vchans; vchan_id++) {
+			ret = rte_dma_vchan_setup(dma_dev_id, vchan_id, &qconf);
+			if (ret) {
+				evt_err("Failed to setup vchan on dma dev %u\n",
+					dma_dev_id);
+				goto err;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+err:
+	for (dma_dev_id = 0; dma_dev_id < dma_dev_count; dma_dev_id++)
+		rte_dma_close(dma_dev_id);
+
+	rte_mempool_free(t->da_op_pool);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void
+perf_dmadev_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
+{
+	uint8_t dma_dev_id, dma_dev_count = rte_dma_count_avail();
+	struct test_perf *t = evt_test_priv(test);
+	uint16_t port;
+
+	if (opt->prod_type != EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR)
+		return;
+
+	for (port = t->nb_workers; port < perf_nb_event_ports(opt); port++) {
+		struct prod_data *p = &t->prod[port];
+		struct rte_event_dma_adapter_op *op;
+		uint32_t flow_id;
+
+		for (flow_id = 0; flow_id < t->nb_flows; flow_id++) {
+			op = p->da.dma_op[flow_id];
+
+			rte_pktmbuf_free((struct rte_mbuf *)op->src_seg->addr);
+			rte_pktmbuf_free((struct rte_mbuf *)op->dst_seg->addr);
+			rte_free(op->src_seg);
+			rte_free(op->dst_seg);
+			rte_mempool_put(op->op_mp, op);
+		}
+
+		rte_event_dma_adapter_vchan_del(TEST_PERF_DA_ID, p->da.dma_dev_id, p->da.vchan_id);
+	}
+
+	rte_event_dma_adapter_free(TEST_PERF_DA_ID);
+
+	for (dma_dev_id = 0; dma_dev_id < dma_dev_count; dma_dev_id++) {
+		rte_dma_stop(dma_dev_id);
+		rte_dma_close(dma_dev_id);
+	}
+
+	rte_mempool_free(t->da_op_pool);
+}
+
 int
 perf_mempool_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 {
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.h b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.h
index faedd471c6..2b4f572b7f 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.h
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "evt_test.h"
 
 #define TEST_PERF_CA_ID 0
+#define TEST_PERF_DA_ID 0
 
 struct test_perf;
 
@@ -43,11 +44,19 @@ struct crypto_adptr_data {
 	uint16_t cdev_qp_id;
 	void **crypto_sess;
 };
+
+struct dma_adptr_data {
+	uint8_t dma_dev_id;
+	uint16_t vchan_id;
+	void **dma_op;
+};
+
 struct prod_data {
 	uint8_t dev_id;
 	uint8_t port_id;
 	uint8_t queue_id;
 	struct crypto_adptr_data ca;
+	struct dma_adptr_data da;
 	struct test_perf *t;
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@ struct test_perf {
 	struct rte_mempool *ca_sess_pool;
 	struct rte_mempool *ca_asym_sess_pool;
 	struct rte_mempool *ca_vector_pool;
+	struct rte_mempool *da_op_pool;
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
 struct perf_elt {
@@ -95,9 +105,8 @@ struct perf_elt {
 	const uint8_t port = w->port_id;\
 	const uint8_t prod_timer_type = \
 		opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_TIMER_ADPTR;\
-	const uint8_t prod_crypto_type = \
-		opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR;\
 	uint8_t *const sched_type_list = &t->sched_type_list[0];\
+	const enum evt_prod_type prod_type = opt->prod_type;\
 	struct rte_mempool *const pool = t->pool;\
 	const uint8_t nb_stages = t->opt->nb_stages;\
 	const uint8_t laststage = nb_stages - 1;\
@@ -206,9 +215,9 @@ perf_handle_crypto_vector_ev(struct rte_event *ev, struct perf_elt **pe,
 }
 
 static __rte_always_inline int
-perf_process_last_stage(struct rte_mempool *const pool, uint8_t prod_crypto_type,
-		struct rte_event *const ev, struct worker_data *const w,
-		void *bufs[], int const buf_sz, uint8_t count)
+perf_process_last_stage(struct rte_mempool *const pool, enum evt_prod_type prod_type,
+			struct rte_event *const ev, struct worker_data *const w,
+			void *bufs[], int const buf_sz, uint8_t count)
 {
 	void *to_free_in_bulk;
 
@@ -219,7 +228,7 @@ perf_process_last_stage(struct rte_mempool *const pool, uint8_t prod_crypto_type
 	rte_atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
 	w->processed_pkts++;
 
-	if (prod_crypto_type) {
+	if (prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR) {
 		struct rte_crypto_op *op = ev->event_ptr;
 		struct rte_mbuf *m;
 
@@ -234,6 +243,8 @@ perf_process_last_stage(struct rte_mempool *const pool, uint8_t prod_crypto_type
 			to_free_in_bulk = op->asym->modex.result.data;
 		}
 		rte_crypto_op_free(op);
+	} else if (prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR) {
+		return count;
 	} else {
 		to_free_in_bulk = ev->event_ptr;
 	}
@@ -248,9 +259,9 @@ perf_process_last_stage(struct rte_mempool *const pool, uint8_t prod_crypto_type
 }
 
 static __rte_always_inline uint8_t
-perf_process_last_stage_latency(struct rte_mempool *const pool, uint8_t prod_crypto_type,
-		struct rte_event *const ev, struct worker_data *const w,
-		void *bufs[], int const buf_sz, uint8_t count)
+perf_process_last_stage_latency(struct rte_mempool *const pool, enum evt_prod_type prod_type,
+				struct rte_event *const ev, struct worker_data *const w,
+				void *bufs[], int const buf_sz, uint8_t count)
 {
 	uint64_t latency;
 	struct perf_elt *pe;
@@ -262,7 +273,7 @@ perf_process_last_stage_latency(struct rte_mempool *const pool, uint8_t prod_cry
 	rte_atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE);
 	w->processed_pkts++;
 
-	if (prod_crypto_type) {
+	if (prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR) {
 		struct rte_crypto_op *op = ev->event_ptr;
 		struct rte_mbuf *m;
 
@@ -280,6 +291,8 @@ perf_process_last_stage_latency(struct rte_mempool *const pool, uint8_t prod_cry
 			to_free_in_bulk = op->asym->modex.result.data;
 		}
 		rte_crypto_op_free(op);
+	} else if (prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR) {
+		return count;
 	} else {
 		pe = ev->event_ptr;
 		to_free_in_bulk = pe;
@@ -346,6 +359,7 @@ int perf_opt_check(struct evt_options *opt, uint64_t nb_queues);
 int perf_test_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 int perf_ethdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 int perf_cryptodev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
+int perf_dmadev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 int perf_mempool_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 int perf_event_dev_port_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt,
 				uint8_t stride, uint8_t nb_queues,
@@ -357,6 +371,7 @@ void perf_opt_dump(struct evt_options *opt, uint8_t nb_queues);
 void perf_test_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 void perf_eventdev_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 void perf_cryptodev_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
+void perf_dmadev_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 void perf_ethdev_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 void perf_ethdev_rx_stop(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
 void perf_mempool_destroy(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt);
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_queue.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_queue.c
index 2399cfb69b..8b6b85c1ad 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_queue.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_queue.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ perf_queue_worker(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (prod_crypto_type && (ev.event_type == RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV)) {
+		if ((prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR) &&
+		    (ev.event_type == RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV)) {
 			if (perf_handle_crypto_ev(&ev, &pe, enable_fwd_latency))
 				continue;
 		} else {
@@ -65,10 +66,10 @@ perf_queue_worker(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 		/* last stage in pipeline */
 		if (unlikely(stage == laststage)) {
 			if (enable_fwd_latency)
-				cnt = perf_process_last_stage_latency(pool, prod_crypto_type,
+				cnt = perf_process_last_stage_latency(pool, prod_type,
 					&ev, w, bufs, sz, cnt);
 			else
-				cnt = perf_process_last_stage(pool, prod_crypto_type,
+				cnt = perf_process_last_stage(pool, prod_type,
 					&ev, w, bufs, sz, cnt);
 		} else {
 			fwd_event(&ev, sched_type_list, nb_stages);
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ perf_queue_worker_burst(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nb_rx; i++) {
-			if (prod_crypto_type && (ev[i].event_type == RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV)) {
+			if ((prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADPTR) &&
+			    (ev[i].event_type == RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV)) {
 				if (perf_handle_crypto_ev(&ev[i], &pe, enable_fwd_latency))
 					continue;
 			}
@@ -118,9 +120,9 @@ perf_queue_worker_burst(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 			if (unlikely(stage == laststage)) {
 				if (enable_fwd_latency)
 					cnt = perf_process_last_stage_latency(pool,
-						prod_crypto_type, &ev[i], w, bufs, sz, cnt);
+						prod_type, &ev[i], w, bufs, sz, cnt);
 				else
-					cnt = perf_process_last_stage(pool, prod_crypto_type,
+					cnt = perf_process_last_stage(pool, prod_type,
 						&ev[i], w, bufs, sz, cnt);
 
 				ev[i].op = RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE;
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ perf_queue_worker_vector(void *arg, const int enable_fwd_latency)
 
 	RTE_SET_USED(sz);
 	RTE_SET_USED(cnt);
-	RTE_SET_USED(prod_crypto_type);
+	RTE_SET_USED(prod_type);
 
 	while (t->done == false) {
 		deq = rte_event_dequeue_burst(dev, port, &ev, 1, 0);
@@ -346,6 +348,18 @@ perf_queue_eventdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 				return ret;
 			}
 		}
+	} else if (opt->prod_type == EVT_PROD_TYPE_EVENT_DMA_ADPTR) {
+		uint8_t dma_dev_id, dma_dev_count;
+
+		dma_dev_count = rte_dma_count_avail();
+		for (dma_dev_id = 0; dma_dev_id < dma_dev_count; dma_dev_id++) {
+			ret = rte_dma_start(dma_dev_id);
+			if (ret) {
+				evt_err("Failed to start dmadev %u",
+					dma_dev_id);
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -389,6 +403,7 @@ static const struct evt_test_ops perf_queue =  {
 	.mempool_setup      = perf_mempool_setup,
 	.ethdev_setup	    = perf_ethdev_setup,
 	.cryptodev_setup    = perf_cryptodev_setup,
+	.dmadev_setup       = perf_dmadev_setup,
 	.ethdev_rx_stop     = perf_ethdev_rx_stop,
 	.eventdev_setup     = perf_queue_eventdev_setup,
 	.launch_lcores      = perf_queue_launch_lcores,
@@ -396,6 +411,7 @@ static const struct evt_test_ops perf_queue =  {
 	.mempool_destroy    = perf_mempool_destroy,
 	.ethdev_destroy	    = perf_ethdev_destroy,
 	.cryptodev_destroy  = perf_cryptodev_destroy,
+	.dmadev_destroy     = perf_dmadev_destroy,
 	.test_result        = perf_test_result,
 	.test_destroy       = perf_test_destroy,
 };
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/testeventdev.rst b/doc/guides/tools/testeventdev.rst
index 3fcc2c9894..a29afe2cb2 100644
--- a/doc/guides/tools/testeventdev.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/testeventdev.rst
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ The following are the application command-line options:
 
         Use crypto device as producer.
 
+* ``--prod_type_dmadev``
+
+        Use dma device as producer.
+
 * ``--timer_tick_nsec``
 
        Used to dictate number of nano seconds between bucket traversal of the
@@ -157,6 +161,11 @@ The following are the application command-line options:
         Set crypto adapter mode. Use 0 for OP_NEW (default) and 1 for
         OP_FORWARD mode.
 
+* ``--dma_adptr_mode``
+
+        Set dma adapter mode. Use 0 for OP_NEW (default) and 1 for
+        OP_FORWARD mode.
+
 * ``--crypto_op_type``
 
         Set crypto operation type. Use 0 for symmetric crypto ops (default)
@@ -459,6 +468,7 @@ Supported application command line options are following::
         --prod_type_timerdev_burst
         --prod_type_timerdev
         --prod_type_cryptodev
+        --prod_type_dmadev
         --prod_enq_burst_sz
         --timer_tick_nsec
         --max_tmo_nsec
@@ -467,6 +477,7 @@ Supported application command line options are following::
         --nb_timer_adptrs
         --deq_tmo_nsec
         --crypto_adptr_mode
+        --dma_adptr_mode
 
 Example
 ^^^^^^^
@@ -570,6 +581,7 @@ Supported application command line options are following::
         --prod_type_timerdev_burst
         --prod_type_timerdev
         --prod_type_cryptodev
+        --prod_type_dmadev
         --timer_tick_nsec
         --max_tmo_nsec
         --expiry_nsec
@@ -577,6 +589,7 @@ Supported application command line options are following::
         --nb_timer_adptrs
         --deq_tmo_nsec
         --crypto_adptr_mode
+        --dma_adptr_mode
 
 Example
 ^^^^^^^
