diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
index d707a554ef..d3189ea8b5 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =======================================================
 
+* **Added support for event crypto adapter on Marvell CN10K and CN9K.**
+
+  * Added event crypto adapter OP_FORWARD mode support.
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_eventdev.c
index fbc23b5534..bfb6f1ac50 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_eventdev.c
@@ -315,6 +315,20 @@ cn10k_sso_fp_fns_set(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
 #undef R
 	};
 
+	const event_dequeue_t sso_hws_deq_ca[2][2][2][2][2][2] = {
+#define R(name, f5, f4, f3, f2, f1, f0, flags)                                 \
+	[f5][f4][f3][f2][f1][f0] = cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_##name,
+		NIX_RX_FASTPATH_MODES
+#undef R
+	};
+
+	const event_dequeue_burst_t sso_hws_deq_ca_burst[2][2][2][2][2][2] = {
+#define R(name, f5, f4, f3, f2, f1, f0, flags)                                 \
+	[f5][f4][f3][f2][f1][f0] = cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_burst_##name,
+		NIX_RX_FASTPATH_MODES
+#undef R
+	};
+
 	const event_dequeue_t sso_hws_deq_seg[2][2][2][2][2][2] = {
 #define R(name, f5, f4, f3, f2, f1, f0, flags)                                 \
 	[f5][f4][f3][f2][f1][f0] = cn10k_sso_hws_deq_seg_##name,
@@ -344,6 +358,21 @@ cn10k_sso_fp_fns_set(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
 #undef R
 		};
 
+	const event_dequeue_t sso_hws_deq_ca_seg[2][2][2][2][2][2] = {
+#define R(name, f5, f4, f3, f2, f1, f0, flags)                                 \
+	[f5][f4][f3][f2][f1][f0] = cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_seg_##name,
+		NIX_RX_FASTPATH_MODES
+#undef R
+	};
+
+	const event_dequeue_burst_t
+		sso_hws_deq_ca_seg_burst[2][2][2][2][2][2] = {
+#define R(name, f5, f4, f3, f2, f1, f0, flags)                                 \
+	[f5][f4][f3][f2][f1][f0] = cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_seg_burst_##name,
+			NIX_RX_FASTPATH_MODES
+#undef R
+	};
+
 	/* Tx modes */
 	const event_tx_adapter_enqueue
 		sso_hws_tx_adptr_enq[2][2][2][2][2][2] = {
@@ -376,6 +405,12 @@ cn10k_sso_fp_fns_set(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
 			CN10K_SET_EVDEV_DEQ_OP(dev, event_dev->dequeue_burst,
 					       sso_hws_deq_tmo_seg_burst);
 		}
+		if (dev->is_ca_internal_port) {
+			CN10K_SET_EVDEV_DEQ_OP(dev, event_dev->dequeue,
+					       sso_hws_deq_ca_seg);
+			CN10K_SET_EVDEV_DEQ_OP(dev, event_dev->dequeue_burst,
+					       sso_hws_deq_ca_seg_burst);
+		}
 	} else {
 		CN10K_SET_EVDEV_DEQ_OP(dev, event_dev->dequeue, sso_hws_deq);
 		CN10K_SET_EVDEV_DEQ_OP(dev, event_dev->dequeue_burst,
@@ -386,7 +421,14 @@ cn10k_sso_fp_fns_set(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev)
 			CN10K_SET_EVDEV_DEQ_OP(dev, event_dev->dequeue_burst,
 					       sso_hws_deq_tmo_burst);
 		}
+		if (dev->is_ca_internal_port) {
+			CN10K_SET_EVDEV_DEQ_OP(dev, event_dev->dequeue,
+					       sso_hws_deq_ca);
+			CN10K_SET_EVDEV_DEQ_OP(dev, event_dev->dequeue_burst,
+					       sso_hws_deq_ca_burst);
+		}
 	}
+	event_dev->ca_enqueue = cn10k_sso_hws_ca_enq;
 
 	if (dev->tx_offloads & NIX_TX_MULTI_SEG_F)
 		CN10K_SET_EVDEV_ENQ_OP(dev, event_dev->txa_enqueue,
@@ -779,7 +821,8 @@ cn10k_crypto_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *event_dev,
 	CNXK_VALID_DEV_OR_ERR_RET(event_dev->dev, "event_cn10k");
 	CNXK_VALID_DEV_OR_ERR_RET(cdev->device, "crypto_cn10k");
 
-	*caps = 0;
+	*caps = RTE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT_OP_FWD |
+		RTE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADAPTER_CAP_SESSION_PRIVATE_DATA;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker.c
index c71aa37327..975a22336a 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker.c
@@ -60,3 +60,14 @@ cn10k_sso_hws_enq_fwd_burst(void *port, const struct rte_event ev[],
 
 	return 1;
 }
+
+uint16_t __rte_hot
+cn10k_sso_hws_ca_enq(void *port, struct rte_event ev[], uint16_t nb_events)
+{
+	struct cn10k_sso_hws *ws = port;
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(nb_events);
+
+	return cn10k_cpt_crypto_adapter_enqueue(ws->base + SSOW_LF_GWS_TAG,
+						ev->event_ptr);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker.h b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker.h
index 9cc0992063..e5ed043212 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker.h
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "cnxk_ethdev.h"
 #include "cnxk_eventdev.h"
 #include "cnxk_worker.h"
+#include "cn10k_cryptodev_ops.h"
 
 #include "cn10k_ethdev.h"
 #include "cn10k_rx.h"
@@ -179,8 +180,12 @@ cn10k_sso_hws_get_work(struct cn10k_sso_hws *ws, struct rte_event *ev,
 		    (gw.u64[0] & 0xffffffff);
 
 	if (CNXK_TT_FROM_EVENT(gw.u64[0]) != SSO_TT_EMPTY) {
-		if (CNXK_EVENT_TYPE_FROM_TAG(gw.u64[0]) ==
-		    RTE_EVENT_TYPE_ETHDEV) {
+		if ((flags & CPT_RX_WQE_F) &&
+		    (CNXK_EVENT_TYPE_FROM_TAG(gw.u64[0]) ==
+		     RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CRYPTODEV)) {
+			gw.u64[1] = cn10k_cpt_crypto_adapter_dequeue(gw.u64[1]);
+		} else if (CNXK_EVENT_TYPE_FROM_TAG(gw.u64[0]) ==
+			   RTE_EVENT_TYPE_ETHDEV) {
 			uint8_t port = CNXK_SUB_EVENT_FROM_TAG(gw.u64[0]);
 
 			gw.u64[0] = CNXK_CLR_SUB_EVENT(gw.u64[0]);
@@ -282,6 +287,8 @@ uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_enq_new_burst(void *port,
 uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_enq_fwd_burst(void *port,
 					       const struct rte_event ev[],
 					       uint16_t nb_events);
+uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_ca_enq(void *port, struct rte_event ev[],
+					uint16_t nb_events);
 
 #define R(name, f5, f4, f3, f2, f1, f0, flags)                                 \
 	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_##name(                           \
@@ -294,6 +301,11 @@ uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_enq_fwd_burst(void *port,
 	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_tmo_burst_##name(                 \
 		void *port, struct rte_event ev[], uint16_t nb_events,         \
 		uint64_t timeout_ticks);                                       \
+	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_##name(                        \
+		void *port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t timeout_ticks);     \
+	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_burst_##name(                  \
+		void *port, struct rte_event ev[], uint16_t nb_events,         \
+		uint64_t timeout_ticks);                                       \
 	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_seg_##name(                       \
 		void *port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t timeout_ticks);     \
 	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_seg_burst_##name(                 \
@@ -302,6 +314,11 @@ uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_enq_fwd_burst(void *port,
 	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_tmo_seg_##name(                   \
 		void *port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t timeout_ticks);     \
 	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_tmo_seg_burst_##name(             \
+		void *port, struct rte_event ev[], uint16_t nb_events,         \
+		uint64_t timeout_ticks);                                       \
+	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_seg_##name(                    \
+		void *port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t timeout_ticks);     \
+	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_seg_burst_##name(              \
 		void *port, struct rte_event ev[], uint16_t nb_events,         \
 		uint64_t timeout_ticks);
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker_deq_ca.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker_deq_ca.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..508d30faa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cn10k_worker_deq_ca.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#include "cn10k_worker.h"
+#include "cnxk_eventdev.h"
+#include "cnxk_worker.h"
+
+#define R(name, f5, f4, f3, f2, f1, f0, flags)                                 \
+	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_##name(                        \
+		void *port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t timeout_ticks)      \
+	{                                                                      \
+		struct cn10k_sso_hws *ws = port;                               \
+                                                                               \
+		RTE_SET_USED(timeout_ticks);                                   \
+                                                                               \
+		if (ws->swtag_req) {                                           \
+			ws->swtag_req = 0;                                     \
+			cnxk_sso_hws_swtag_wait(ws->base + SSOW_LF_GWS_WQE0);  \
+			return 1;                                              \
+		}                                                              \
+                                                                               \
+		return cn10k_sso_hws_get_work(ws, ev, flags | CPT_RX_WQE_F,    \
+					      ws->lookup_mem);                 \
+	}                                                                      \
+                                                                               \
+	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_burst_##name(                  \
+		void *port, struct rte_event ev[], uint16_t nb_events,         \
+		uint64_t timeout_ticks)                                        \
+	{                                                                      \
+		RTE_SET_USED(nb_events);                                       \
+                                                                               \
+		return cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_##name(port, ev, timeout_ticks);   \
+	}                                                                      \
+                                                                               \
+	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_seg_##name(                    \
+		void *port, struct rte_event *ev, uint64_t timeout_ticks)      \
+	{                                                                      \
+		struct cn10k_sso_hws *ws = port;                               \
+                                                                               \
+		RTE_SET_USED(timeout_ticks);                                   \
+                                                                               \
+		if (ws->swtag_req) {                                           \
+			ws->swtag_req = 0;                                     \
+			cnxk_sso_hws_swtag_wait(ws->base + SSOW_LF_GWS_WQE0);  \
+			return 1;                                              \
+		}                                                              \
+                                                                               \
+		return cn10k_sso_hws_get_work(                                 \
+			ws, ev, flags | NIX_RX_MULTI_SEG_F | CPT_RX_WQE_F,     \
+			ws->lookup_mem);                                       \
+	}                                                                      \
+                                                                               \
+	uint16_t __rte_hot cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_seg_burst_##name(              \
+		void *port, struct rte_event ev[], uint16_t nb_events,         \
+		uint64_t timeout_ticks)                                        \
+	{                                                                      \
+		RTE_SET_USED(nb_events);                                       \
+                                                                               \
+		return cn10k_sso_hws_deq_ca_seg_##name(port, ev,               \
+						       timeout_ticks);         \
+	}
+
+NIX_RX_FASTPATH_MODES
+#undef R
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build b/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build
index ffbc0ce0f4..6f8b23c8e8 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ sources = files(
         'cn10k_worker.c',
         'cn10k_worker_deq.c',
         'cn10k_worker_deq_burst.c',
+        'cn10k_worker_deq_ca.c',
         'cn10k_worker_deq_tmo.c',
         'cn10k_worker_tx_enq.c',
         'cn10k_worker_tx_enq_seg.c',
