diff --git a/test_plans/index.rst b/test_plans/index.rst
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@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ The following are the test plans for the DPDK DTS automated test system.
     vf_packet_rxtx_test_plan
     vf_pf_reset_test_plan
     vf_port_start_stop_test_plan
+    vf_queue_start_stop_test_plan
     vf_rss_test_plan
     vf_single_core_perf_test_plan
     vf_smoke_test_plan
diff --git a/test_plans/vf_queue_start_stop_test_plan.rst b/test_plans/vf_queue_start_stop_test_plan.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+   Copyright(c) 2023 Intel Corporation
+
+===========================
+VF Shutdown API Queue Tests
+===========================
+
+This tests for Shutdown API feature can be run on linux userspace. It
+will check if NIC vf port can be stopped and restarted without exiting the
+application process. Furthermore, it will check if it can reconfigure
+new configurations for a port after the port is stopped, and if it is
+able to restart with those new configurations. It is based on testpmd
+application.
+
+The test is performed by running the testpmd application and using a
+traffic generator. Port/queue configurations can be set interactively,
+and still be set at the command line when launching the application in
+order to be compatible with previous test framework.
+
+Prerequisites
+-------------
+
+Assume port A and B are connected to the remote ports, e.g. packet generator.
+Get the pci device id of DUT, for example::
+
+    ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py -s
+
+    0000:af:00.0 'Ethernet Controller XXV710 for 25GbE SFP28 158b' if=enp175s0f0 drv=i40e unused=vfio-pci
+
+Generate 1 VF on PF::
+
+    echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:af:00.0/sriov_numvfs
+
+Bind VFs to dpdk driver::
+
+    modprobe vfio-pci
+    ./usertools/dpdk-devbind.py -b vfio-pci 0000:af:01.0
+
+Test Case: vf queue start/stop
+------------------------------
+
+This case support VF (Intel® Ethernet 700 Series/Intel® Ethernet 800 Series)
+
+#. Launch testpmd::
+    x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/app/dpdk-testpmd  -l 1-2 -n 4 -a 0000:af:01.0 -- -i --portmask=0x1 --port-topology=loop
+
+#. Run "set verbose 1" to set verbose
+#. Run "set fwd mac" to set fwd type
+#. Run "start" to start fwd package
+
+#. Start a packet capture on the tester in the background::
+    tcpdump -i ens7  'ether[12:2] != 0x88cc'  -Q in -w /tmp/tester/sniff_ens7.pcap
+
+#. Start packet generator to transmit packets::
+    sendp([Ether(dst='3c:fd:fe:c1:0f:4c', src='00:00:20:00:00:00')/IP()/UDP()/Raw(load=b'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')],iface="ens7",count=4,inter=0,verbose=False)
+
+#. Stop testpmd::
+
+    --------------------- Forward statistics for port 0  ----------------------
+    RX-packets: 4              RX-dropped: 0             RX-total: 4
+    TX-packets: 4              TX-dropped: 0             TX-total: 4
+    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#. Quit tcpdump and check tester port receive 4 packets
+
+#. Run "port 0 rxq 0 stop" to stop rxq 0 in port 0
+#. Start packet generator to transmit and check tester port not receive packets
+#. Stop testpmd::
+
+    ---------------------- Forward statistics for port 0  ----------------------
+    RX-packets: 0              RX-dropped: 4             RX-total: 4
+    TX-packets: 0              TX-dropped: 0             TX-total: 0
+    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#. Run "port 0 rxq 0 start" to start rxq 0 in port 0
+#. Run "port 0 txq 0 stop" to stop txq 0 in port 0
+#. Start packet generator to transmit and check tester port not receive packets
+   and in testpmd it not has "port 0/queue 0: received 1 packets" print
+#. Stop testpmd::
+
+    ---------------------- Forward statistics for port 0  ----------------------
+    RX-packets: 4              RX-dropped: 0             RX-total: 4
+    TX-packets: 0              TX-dropped: 0             TX-total: 0
+    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#. Run "port 0 txq 0 start" to start txq 0 in port 0
+#. Start packet generator to transmit and check tester port receive 4 packets
+   and in testpmd it has "port 0/queue 0: received 1 packets" print
+#. Stop testpmd::
+
+    ---------------------- Forward statistics for port 0  ----------------------
+    RX-packets: 4              RX-dropped: 0             RX-total: 4
+    TX-packets: 4              TX-dropped: 0             TX-total: 4
+    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
