diff --git a/app/test/packet_burst_generator.c b/app/test/packet_burst_generator.c
index 017139b..b2824dc 100644
--- a/app/test/packet_burst_generator.c
+++ b/app/test/packet_burst_generator.c
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ static inline void
 copy_buf_to_pkt(void *buf, unsigned len, struct rte_mbuf *pkt, unsigned offset)
 {
 	if (offset + len <= pkt->data_len) {
-		rte_memcpy(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, char *) + offset,
-				buf, (size_t) len);
+		rte_memcpy(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, char *) + offset, buf, (size_t) len);
 		return;
 	}
 	copy_buf_to_pkt_segs(buf, len, pkt, offset);
@@ -191,12 +190,12 @@ initialize_ipv4_header(struct ipv4_hdr *ip_hdr, uint32_t src_addr,
  */
 #define RTE_MAX_SEGS_PER_PKT 255 /**< pkt.nb_segs is a 8-bit unsigned char. */
 
+
 int
 generate_packet_burst(struct rte_mempool *mp, struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst,
-		      struct ether_hdr *eth_hdr, uint8_t vlan_enabled,
-		      void *ip_hdr, uint8_t ipv4, struct udp_hdr *udp_hdr,
-		      int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint8_t pkt_len,
-		      uint8_t nb_pkt_segs)
+		struct ether_hdr *eth_hdr, uint8_t vlan_enabled, void *ip_hdr,
+		uint8_t ipv4, struct udp_hdr *udp_hdr, int nb_pkt_per_burst,
+		uint8_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs)
 {
 	int i, nb_pkt = 0;
 	size_t eth_hdr_size;
diff --git a/app/test/packet_burst_generator.h b/app/test/packet_burst_generator.h
index fe992ac..f86589e 100644
--- a/app/test/packet_burst_generator.h
+++ b/app/test/packet_burst_generator.h
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #define IPV4_ADDR(a, b, c, d)(((a & 0xff) << 24) | ((b & 0xff) << 16) | \
 		((c & 0xff) << 8) | (d & 0xff))
 
-#define PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN         60
-#define PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN_128     128
+#define PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN 60
+#define PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN_128 128
+
 
 void
 initialize_eth_header(struct ether_hdr *eth_hdr, struct ether_addr *src_mac,
-		      struct ether_addr *dst_mac, uint8_t vlan_enabled,
-		      uint16_t van_id);
+		struct ether_addr *dst_mac, uint8_t vlan_enabled, uint16_t van_id);
 
 uint16_t
 initialize_udp_header(struct udp_hdr *udp_hdr, uint16_t src_port,
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ initialize_ipv4_header(struct ipv4_hdr *ip_hdr, uint32_t src_addr,
 
 int
 generate_packet_burst(struct rte_mempool *mp, struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst,
-		      struct ether_hdr *eth_hdr, uint8_t vlan_enabled,
-		      void *ip_hdr, uint8_t ipv4, struct udp_hdr *udp_hdr,
-		      int nb_pkt_per_burst, uint8_t pkt_len,
-		      uint8_t nb_pkt_segs);
+		struct ether_hdr *eth_hdr, uint8_t vlan_enabled, void *ip_hdr,
+		uint8_t ipv4, struct udp_hdr *udp_hdr, int nb_pkt_per_burst,
+		uint8_t pkt_len, uint8_t nb_pkt_segs);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/app/test/test_link_bonding.c b/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
index 1245c49..185ce73 100644
--- a/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
+++ b/app/test/test_link_bonding.c
@@ -663,6 +663,9 @@ enable_bonded_slaves(void)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < test_params->bonded_slave_count; i++) {
+		virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_success(test_params->slave_port_ids[i],
+				1);
+
 		virtual_ethdev_simulate_link_status_interrupt(
 				test_params->slave_port_ids[i], 1);
 	}
@@ -1336,12 +1339,10 @@ generate_test_burst(struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst, uint16_t burst_size,
 	}
 
 	/* Generate burst of packets to transmit */
-	generated_burst_size =
-		generate_packet_burst(test_params->mbuf_pool,
-				      pkts_burst, test_params->pkt_eth_hdr,
-				      vlan, ip_hdr, ipv4,
-				      test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size,
-				      PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN_128, 1);
+	generated_burst_size = generate_packet_burst(test_params->mbuf_pool,
+			pkts_burst,	test_params->pkt_eth_hdr, vlan, ip_hdr, ipv4,
+			test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size, PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN_128,
+			1);
 	if (generated_burst_size != burst_size) {
 		printf("Failed to generate packet burst");
 		return -1;
@@ -1419,6 +1420,135 @@ test_roundrobin_tx_burst(void)
 }
 
 static int
+verify_mbufs_ref_count(struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, int nb_mbufs, int val)
+{
+	int i, refcnt;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_mbufs; i++) {
+		refcnt = rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(mbufs[i]);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(refcnt, val,
+			"mbuf ref count (%d)is not the expected value (%d)",
+			refcnt, val);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static void
+free_mbufs(struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, int nb_mbufs)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_mbufs; i++)
+		rte_pktmbuf_free(mbufs[i]);
+}
+
+#define TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_SLAVE_COUNT		(2)
+#define TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE		(64)
+#define TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT		(22)
+#define TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX	(1)
+
+static int
+test_roundrobin_tx_burst_slave_tx_fail(void)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkt_burst[MAX_PKT_BURST];
+	struct rte_mbuf *expected_tx_fail_pkts[MAX_PKT_BURST];
+
+	struct rte_eth_stats port_stats;
+
+	int i, first_fail_idx, tx_count;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(initialize_bonded_device_with_slaves(
+			BONDING_MODE_ROUND_ROBIN, 0,
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_SLAVE_COUNT, 1),
+			"Failed to intialise bonded device");
+
+	/* Generate test bursts of packets to transmit */
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(generate_test_burst(pkt_burst,
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0),
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE,
+			"Failed to generate test packet burst");
+
+	/* Copy references to packets which we expect not to be transmitted */
+	first_fail_idx = (TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			(TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT *
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_SLAVE_COUNT)) +
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT; i++) {
+		expected_tx_fail_pkts[i] = pkt_burst[first_fail_idx +
+				(i * TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_SLAVE_COUNT)];
+	}
+
+	/* Set virtual slave to only fail transmission of
+	 * TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT packets in burst */
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_success(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX],
+			0);
+
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_tx_pkt_fail_count(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX],
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	tx_count = rte_eth_tx_burst(test_params->bonded_port_id, 0, pkt_burst,
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tx_count, TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT,
+			"Transmitted (%d) an unexpected (%d) number of packets", tx_count,
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	/* Verify that failed packet are expected failed packets */
+	for (i = 0; i < TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT; i++) {
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(expected_tx_fail_pkts[i], pkt_burst[i + tx_count],
+				"expected mbuf (%d) pointer %p not expected pointer %p",
+				i, expected_tx_fail_pkts[i], pkt_burst[i + tx_count]);
+	}
+
+	/* Verify bonded port tx stats */
+	rte_eth_stats_get(test_params->bonded_port_id, &port_stats);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(port_stats.opackets,
+			(uint64_t)TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT,
+			"Bonded Port (%d) opackets value (%u) not as expected (%d)",
+			test_params->bonded_port_id, (unsigned int)port_stats.opackets,
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	/* Verify slave ports tx stats */
+	for (i = 0; i < test_params->bonded_slave_count; i++) {
+		int slave_expected_tx_count;
+
+		rte_eth_stats_get(test_params->slave_port_ids[i], &port_stats);
+
+		slave_expected_tx_count = TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE /
+				test_params->bonded_slave_count;
+
+		if (i == TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX)
+			slave_expected_tx_count = slave_expected_tx_count -
+					TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT;
+
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(port_stats.opackets,
+				(uint64_t)slave_expected_tx_count,
+				"Slave Port (%d) opackets value (%u) not as expected (%d)",
+				test_params->slave_port_ids[i],
+				(unsigned int)port_stats.opackets, slave_expected_tx_count);
+	}
+
+	/* Verify that all mbufs have a ref value of zero */
+	TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(verify_mbufs_ref_count(&pkt_burst[tx_count],
+			TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT, 1),
+			"mbufs refcnts not as expected");
+
+	free_mbufs(&pkt_burst[tx_count], TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	/* Clean up and remove slaves from bonded device */
+	return remove_slaves_and_stop_bonded_device();
+}
+
+static int
 test_roundrobin_rx_burst_on_single_slave(void)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf *gen_pkt_burst[MAX_PKT_BURST] = { NULL };
@@ -1928,12 +2058,9 @@ test_activebackup_tx_burst(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Generate a burst of packets to transmit */
-	generated_burst_size =
-		generate_packet_burst(test_params->mbuf_pool,
-				      pkts_burst, test_params->pkt_eth_hdr, 0,
-				      test_params->pkt_ipv4_hdr, 1,
-				      test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size,
-				      PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN, 1);
+	generated_burst_size = generate_packet_burst(test_params->mbuf_pool,
+			pkts_burst,	test_params->pkt_eth_hdr, 0, test_params->pkt_ipv4_hdr,
+			1, test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size, PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN, 1);
 	if (generated_burst_size != burst_size)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -2585,10 +2712,9 @@ test_balance_l2_tx_burst(void)
 
 	/* Generate a burst 1 of packets to transmit */
 	if (generate_packet_burst(test_params->mbuf_pool, &pkts_burst[0][0],
-				  test_params->pkt_eth_hdr, 0,
-				  test_params->pkt_ipv4_hdr, 1,
-				  test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size[0],
-				  PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN, 1) != burst_size[0])
+			test_params->pkt_eth_hdr, 0, test_params->pkt_ipv4_hdr, 1,
+			test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size[0],
+			PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN, 1) != burst_size[0])
 		return -1;
 
 	initialize_eth_header(test_params->pkt_eth_hdr,
@@ -2596,10 +2722,9 @@ test_balance_l2_tx_burst(void)
 
 	/* Generate a burst 2 of packets to transmit */
 	if (generate_packet_burst(test_params->mbuf_pool, &pkts_burst[1][0],
-				  test_params->pkt_eth_hdr, 0,
-				  test_params->pkt_ipv4_hdr, 1,
-				  test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size[1],
-				  PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN, 1) != burst_size[1])
+			test_params->pkt_eth_hdr, 0, test_params->pkt_ipv4_hdr, 1,
+			test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size[1],
+			PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN, 1) != burst_size[1])
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Send burst 1 on bonded port */
@@ -2913,6 +3038,140 @@ test_balance_l34_tx_burst_ipv6_toggle_udp_port(void)
 	return balance_l34_tx_burst(0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
 }
 
+#define TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_SLAVE_COUNT			(2)
+#define TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1			(40)
+#define TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2			(20)
+#define TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT		(25)
+#define TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX	(0)
+
+static int
+test_balance_tx_burst_slave_tx_fail(void)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkts_burst_1[TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1];
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkts_burst_2[TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2];
+
+	struct rte_mbuf *expected_fail_pkts[TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT];
+
+	struct rte_eth_stats port_stats;
+
+	int i, first_tx_fail_idx, tx_count_1, tx_count_2;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(initialize_bonded_device_with_slaves(
+			BONDING_MODE_BALANCE, 0,
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_SLAVE_COUNT, 1),
+			"Failed to intialise bonded device");
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_set(
+			test_params->bonded_port_id, BALANCE_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER2),
+			"Failed to set balance xmit policy.");
+
+
+	/* Generate test bursts for transmission */
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(generate_test_burst(pkts_burst_1,
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1,
+			"Failed to generate test packet burst 1");
+
+	first_tx_fail_idx = TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1 -
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT;
+
+	/* copy mbuf referneces for expected transmission failures */
+	for (i = 0; i < TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT; i++)
+		expected_fail_pkts[i] = pkts_burst_1[i + first_tx_fail_idx];
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(generate_test_burst(pkts_burst_2,
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0),
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2,
+			"Failed to generate test packet burst 2");
+
+
+	/* Set virtual slave TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX to only fail
+	 * transmission of TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT packets of burst */
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_success(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX],
+			0);
+
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_tx_pkt_fail_count(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX],
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+
+	/* Transmit burst 1 */
+	tx_count_1 = rte_eth_tx_burst(test_params->bonded_port_id, 0, pkts_burst_1,
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tx_count_1, TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1 -
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT,
+			"Transmitted (%d) packets, expected to transmit (%d) packets",
+			tx_count_1, TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1 -
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	/* Verify that failed packet are expected failed packets */
+	for (i = 0; i < TEST_RR_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT; i++) {
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(expected_fail_pkts[i], pkts_burst_1[i + tx_count_1],
+				"expected mbuf (%d) pointer %p not expected pointer %p",
+				i, expected_fail_pkts[i], pkts_burst_1[i + tx_count_1]);
+	}
+
+	/* Transmit burst 2 */
+	tx_count_2 = rte_eth_tx_burst(test_params->bonded_port_id, 0, pkts_burst_2,
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tx_count_2, TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2,
+			"Transmitted (%d) packets, expected to transmit (%d) packets",
+			tx_count_2, TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2);
+
+
+	/* Verify bonded port tx stats */
+	rte_eth_stats_get(test_params->bonded_port_id, &port_stats);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(port_stats.opackets,
+			(uint64_t)((TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1 -
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT) +
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2),
+			"Bonded Port (%d) opackets value (%u) not as expected (%d)",
+			test_params->bonded_port_id, (unsigned int)port_stats.opackets,
+			(TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1 -
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT) +
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2);
+
+	/* Verify slave ports tx stats */
+
+	rte_eth_stats_get(test_params->slave_port_ids[0], &port_stats);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(port_stats.opackets, (uint64_t)
+				TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1 -
+				TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT,
+				"Slave Port (%d) opackets value (%u) not as expected (%d)",
+				test_params->slave_port_ids[0],
+				(unsigned int)port_stats.opackets,
+				TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_1 -
+				TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+
+
+
+	rte_eth_stats_get(test_params->slave_port_ids[1], &port_stats);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(port_stats.opackets,
+				(uint64_t)TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2,
+				"Slave Port (%d) opackets value (%u) not as expected (%d)",
+				test_params->slave_port_ids[1],
+				(unsigned int)port_stats.opackets,
+				TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE_2);
+
+	/* Verify that all mbufs have a ref value of zero */
+	TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(verify_mbufs_ref_count(&pkts_burst_1[tx_count_1],
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT, 1),
+			"mbufs refcnts not as expected");
+
+	free_mbufs(&pkts_burst_1[tx_count_1],
+			TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	/* Clean up and remove slaves from bonded device */
+	return remove_slaves_and_stop_bonded_device();
+}
+
 #define TEST_BALANCE_RX_BURST_SLAVE_COUNT (3)
 
 static int
@@ -3417,19 +3676,17 @@ test_broadcast_tx_burst(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Generate a burst of packets to transmit */
-	generated_burst_size =
-		generate_packet_burst(test_params->mbuf_pool,
-				      pkts_burst, test_params->pkt_eth_hdr, 0,
-				      test_params->pkt_ipv4_hdr, 1,
-				      test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size,
-				      PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN, 1);
+	generated_burst_size = generate_packet_burst(test_params->mbuf_pool,
+			pkts_burst,	test_params->pkt_eth_hdr, 0, test_params->pkt_ipv4_hdr,
+			1, test_params->pkt_udp_hdr, burst_size, PACKET_BURST_GEN_PKT_LEN,
+			1);
 	if (generated_burst_size != burst_size)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Send burst on bonded port */
 	nb_tx = rte_eth_tx_burst(test_params->bonded_port_id, 0, pkts_burst,
 			burst_size);
-	if (nb_tx != burst_size * test_params->bonded_slave_count) {
+	if (nb_tx != burst_size) {
 		printf("Bonded Port (%d) rx burst failed, packets transmitted value (%u) not as expected (%d)\n",
 				test_params->bonded_port_id,
 				nb_tx, burst_size);
@@ -3472,6 +3729,125 @@ test_broadcast_tx_burst(void)
 	return remove_slaves_and_stop_bonded_device();
 }
 
+
+#define TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_SLAVE_COUNT		(3)
+#define TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE			(40)
+#define TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MAX_PACKETS_COUNT	(15)
+#define TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT	(10)
+
+static int
+test_broadcast_tx_burst_slave_tx_fail(void)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkts_burst[TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE];
+	struct rte_mbuf *expected_fail_pkts[TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT];
+
+	struct rte_eth_stats port_stats;
+
+	int i, tx_count;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(initialize_bonded_device_with_slaves(
+			BONDING_MODE_BROADCAST, 0,
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_SLAVE_COUNT, 1),
+			"Failed to intialise bonded device");
+
+	/* Generate test bursts for transmission */
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(generate_test_burst(pkts_burst,
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE,
+			"Failed to generate test packet burst");
+
+	for (i = 0; i < TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT; i++) {
+		expected_fail_pkts[i] = pkts_burst[TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT + i];
+	}
+
+	/* Set virtual slave TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_FAILING_SLAVE_IDX to only fail
+	 * transmission of TEST_BAL_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_PACKETS_COUNT packets of burst */
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_success(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[0],
+			0);
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_success(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[1],
+			0);
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_success(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[2],
+			0);
+
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_tx_pkt_fail_count(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[0],
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MAX_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_tx_pkt_fail_count(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[1],
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_tx_pkt_fail_count(
+			test_params->slave_port_ids[2],
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MAX_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	/* Transmit burst */
+	tx_count = rte_eth_tx_burst(test_params->bonded_port_id, 0, pkts_burst,
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(tx_count, TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT,
+			"Transmitted (%d) packets, expected to transmit (%d) packets",
+			tx_count, TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	/* Verify that failed packet are expected failed packets */
+	for (i = 0; i < TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT; i++) {
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(expected_fail_pkts[i], pkts_burst[i + tx_count],
+				"expected mbuf (%d) pointer %p not expected pointer %p",
+				i, expected_fail_pkts[i], pkts_burst[i + tx_count]);
+	}
+
+	/* Verify slave ports tx stats */
+
+	rte_eth_stats_get(test_params->slave_port_ids[0], &port_stats);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(port_stats.opackets,
+			(uint64_t)TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MAX_PACKETS_COUNT,
+			"Port (%d) opackets value (%u) not as expected (%d)",
+			test_params->bonded_port_id, (unsigned int)port_stats.opackets,
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MAX_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+
+	rte_eth_stats_get(test_params->slave_port_ids[1], &port_stats);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(port_stats.opackets,
+			(uint64_t)TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT,
+			"Port (%d) opackets value (%u) not as expected (%d)",
+			test_params->bonded_port_id, (unsigned int)port_stats.opackets,
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	rte_eth_stats_get(test_params->slave_port_ids[2], &port_stats);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(port_stats.opackets,
+			(uint64_t)TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MAX_PACKETS_COUNT,
+			"Port (%d) opackets value (%u) not as expected (%d)",
+			test_params->bonded_port_id, (unsigned int)port_stats.opackets,
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_BURST_SIZE -
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MAX_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+
+	/* Verify that all mbufs who transmission failed have a ref value of one */
+	TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(verify_mbufs_ref_count(&pkts_burst[tx_count],
+			TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT, 1),
+			"mbufs refcnts not as expected");
+
+	free_mbufs(&pkts_burst[tx_count],
+		TEST_BCAST_SLAVE_TX_FAIL_MIN_PACKETS_COUNT);
+
+	/* Clean up and remove slaves from bonded device */
+	return remove_slaves_and_stop_bonded_device();
+}
+
 #define BROADCAST_RX_BURST_NUM_OF_SLAVES (3)
 
 static int
@@ -3784,7 +4160,7 @@ test_broadcast_verify_slave_link_status_change_behaviour(void)
 	}
 
 	if (rte_eth_tx_burst(test_params->bonded_port_id, 0, &pkt_burst[0][0],
-			burst_size) != (burst_size * slave_count)) {
+			burst_size) != burst_size) {
 		printf("rte_eth_tx_burst failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -3933,6 +4309,7 @@ static struct unit_test_suite link_bonding_test_suite  = {
 		TEST_CASE(test_status_interrupt),
 		TEST_CASE(test_adding_slave_after_bonded_device_started),
 		TEST_CASE(test_roundrobin_tx_burst),
+		TEST_CASE(test_roundrobin_tx_burst_slave_tx_fail),
 		TEST_CASE(test_roundrobin_rx_burst_on_single_slave),
 		TEST_CASE(test_roundrobin_rx_burst_on_multiple_slaves),
 		TEST_CASE(test_roundrobin_verify_promiscuous_enable_disable),
@@ -3956,12 +4333,14 @@ static struct unit_test_suite link_bonding_test_suite  = {
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_l34_tx_burst_ipv6_toggle_ip_addr),
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_l34_tx_burst_vlan_ipv6_toggle_ip_addr),
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_l34_tx_burst_ipv6_toggle_udp_port),
+		TEST_CASE(test_balance_tx_burst_slave_tx_fail),
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_rx_burst),
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_verify_promiscuous_enable_disable),
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_verify_mac_assignment),
 		TEST_CASE(test_balance_verify_slave_link_status_change_behaviour),
 #ifdef RTE_MBUF_REFCNT
 		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_tx_burst),
+		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_tx_burst_slave_tx_fail),
 		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_rx_burst),
 		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_verify_promiscuous_enable_disable),
 		TEST_CASE(test_broadcast_verify_mac_assignment),
diff --git a/app/test/virtual_pmd.c b/app/test/virtual_pmd.c
index e861c5b..81d4be3 100644
--- a/app/test/virtual_pmd.c
+++ b/app/test/virtual_pmd.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct virtual_ethdev_private {
 
 	struct rte_mbuf *rx_pkt_burst[MAX_PKT_BURST];
 	int rx_pkt_burst_len;
+
+	int tx_burst_fail_count;
 };
 
 struct virtual_ethdev_queue {
@@ -350,42 +352,65 @@ virtual_ethdev_rx_burst_fail(void *queue __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static uint16_t
-virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_success(void *queue,
-							 struct rte_mbuf **bufs __rte_unused,
-							 uint16_t nb_pkts)
+virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_success(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
+		uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
+	struct virtual_ethdev_queue *tx_q = (struct virtual_ethdev_queue *)queue;
+
 	struct rte_eth_dev *vrtl_eth_dev;
-	struct virtual_ethdev_queue *tx_q;
 	struct virtual_ethdev_private *dev_private;
-	int i;
 
-	tx_q = (struct virtual_ethdev_queue *)queue;
+	int i;
 
 	vrtl_eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[tx_q->port_id];
+	dev_private = vrtl_eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	if (vrtl_eth_dev->data->dev_link.link_status) {
-		dev_private = vrtl_eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+		/* increment opacket count */
 		dev_private->eth_stats.opackets += nb_pkts;
 
-		return nb_pkts;
-	}
-
-	/* free packets in burst */
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
-		if (bufs[i] != NULL)
+		/* free packets in burst */
+		for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++)
 			rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 
-		bufs[i] = NULL;
+		return nb_pkts;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 static uint16_t
-virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fail(void *queue __rte_unused,
-		struct rte_mbuf **bufs __rte_unused, uint16_t nb_pkts __rte_unused)
+virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fail(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
+		uint16_t nb_pkts)
 {
+	struct rte_eth_dev *vrtl_eth_dev = NULL;
+	struct virtual_ethdev_queue *tx_q = NULL;
+	struct virtual_ethdev_private *dev_private = NULL;
+
+	int i;
+
+	tx_q = (struct virtual_ethdev_queue *)queue;
+	vrtl_eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[tx_q->port_id];
+	dev_private = vrtl_eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	if (dev_private->tx_burst_fail_count < nb_pkts) {
+		int successfully_txd = nb_pkts - dev_private->tx_burst_fail_count;
+
+		/* increment opacket count */
+		dev_private->eth_stats.opackets += successfully_txd;
+
+		/* free packets in burst */
+		for (i = 0; i < successfully_txd; i++) {
+			/* free packets in burst */
+			if (bufs[i] != NULL)
+				rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
+
+			bufs[i] = NULL;
+		}
+
+		return successfully_txd;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -405,17 +430,34 @@ virtual_ethdev_rx_burst_fn_set_success(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t success)
 void
 virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_success(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t success)
 {
+	struct virtual_ethdev_private *dev_private = NULL;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *vrtl_eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
+	dev_private = vrtl_eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+
 	if (success)
 		vrtl_eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_success;
 	else
 		vrtl_eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fail;
+
+	dev_private->tx_burst_fail_count = 0;
 }
 
+void
+virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_tx_pkt_fail_count(uint8_t port_id,
+		uint8_t packet_fail_count)
+{
+	struct virtual_ethdev_private *dev_private = NULL;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *vrtl_eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+
+
+	dev_private = vrtl_eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+	dev_private->tx_burst_fail_count = packet_fail_count;
+}
 
 void
-virtual_ethdev_simulate_link_status_interrupt(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t link_status)
+virtual_ethdev_simulate_link_status_interrupt(uint8_t port_id,
+		uint8_t link_status)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *vrtl_eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
diff --git a/app/test/virtual_pmd.h b/app/test/virtual_pmd.h
index 766b6ac..3b5c911 100644
--- a/app/test/virtual_pmd.h
+++ b/app/test/virtual_pmd.h
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ void virtual_ethdev_rx_burst_fn_set_success(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t success);
 
 void virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_success(uint8_t port_id, uint8_t success);
 
+/* if a value greater than zero is set for packet_fail_count then virtual
+ * device tx burst function will fail that many packet from burst or all
+ * packets if packet_fail_count is greater than the number of packets in the
+ * burst */
+void virtual_ethdev_tx_burst_fn_set_tx_pkt_fail_count(uint8_t port_id,
+		uint8_t packet_fail_count);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 6e770af..2a86402 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ bond_ethdev_tx_burst_round_robin(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 	uint8_t num_of_slaves;
 	uint8_t slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 
-	uint16_t num_tx_total = 0;
+	uint16_t num_tx_total = 0, num_tx_slave;
 
 	static int slave_idx = 0;
-	int i, cs_idx = 0;
+	int i, cslave_idx = 0, tx_fail_total = 0;
 
 	bd_tx_q = (struct bond_tx_queue *)queue;
 	internals = bd_tx_q->dev_private;
@@ -121,19 +121,32 @@ bond_ethdev_tx_burst_round_robin(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 
 	/* Populate slaves mbuf with which packets are to be sent on it  */
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
-		cs_idx = (slave_idx + i) % num_of_slaves;
-		slave_bufs[cs_idx][(slave_nb_pkts[cs_idx])++] = bufs[i];
+		cslave_idx = (slave_idx + i) % num_of_slaves;
+		slave_bufs[cslave_idx][(slave_nb_pkts[cslave_idx])++] = bufs[i];
 	}
 
 	/* increment current slave index so the next call to tx burst starts on the
 	 * next slave */
-	slave_idx = ++cs_idx;
+	slave_idx = ++cslave_idx;
 
 	/* Send packet burst on each slave device */
-	for (i = 0; i < num_of_slaves; i++)
-		if (slave_nb_pkts[i] > 0)
-			num_tx_total += rte_eth_tx_burst(slaves[i],
-					bd_tx_q->queue_id, slave_bufs[i], slave_nb_pkts[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < num_of_slaves; i++) {
+		if (slave_nb_pkts[i] > 0) {
+			num_tx_slave = rte_eth_tx_burst(slaves[i], bd_tx_q->queue_id,
+					slave_bufs[i], slave_nb_pkts[i]);
+
+			/* if tx burst fails move packets to end of bufs */
+			if (unlikely(num_tx_slave < slave_nb_pkts[i])) {
+				int tx_fail_slave = slave_nb_pkts[i] - num_tx_slave;
+
+				tx_fail_total += tx_fail_slave;
+
+				memcpy(&bufs[nb_pkts - tx_fail_total],
+						&slave_bufs[i][num_tx_slave], tx_fail_slave * sizeof(bufs[0]));
+			}
+			num_tx_total += num_tx_slave;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return num_tx_total;
 }
@@ -284,7 +297,7 @@ bond_ethdev_tx_burst_balance(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 	uint8_t num_of_slaves;
 	uint8_t slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 
-	uint16_t num_tx_total = 0;
+	uint16_t num_tx_total = 0, num_tx_slave = 0, tx_fail_total = 0;
 
 	int i, op_slave_id;
 
@@ -316,11 +329,23 @@ bond_ethdev_tx_burst_balance(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 	/* Send packet burst on each slave device */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_of_slaves; i++) {
 		if (slave_nb_pkts[i] > 0) {
-			num_tx_total += rte_eth_tx_burst(slaves[i], bd_tx_q->queue_id,
+			num_tx_slave = rte_eth_tx_burst(slaves[i], bd_tx_q->queue_id,
 					slave_bufs[i], slave_nb_pkts[i]);
+
+			/* if tx burst fails move packets to end of bufs */
+			if (unlikely(num_tx_slave < slave_nb_pkts[i])) {
+				int slave_tx_fail_count = slave_nb_pkts[i] - num_tx_slave;
+
+				tx_fail_total += slave_tx_fail_count;
+				memcpy(bufs[nb_pkts - tx_fail_total],
+						slave_bufs[i][num_tx_slave], slave_tx_fail_count);
+			}
+
+			num_tx_total += num_tx_slave;
 		}
 	}
 
+
 	return num_tx_total;
 }
 
@@ -332,12 +357,13 @@ bond_ethdev_tx_burst_broadcast(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals;
 	struct bond_tx_queue *bd_tx_q;
 
-	uint8_t num_of_slaves;
+	uint8_t tx_failed_flag = 0, num_of_slaves;
 	uint8_t slaves[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 
-	uint16_t num_tx_total = 0;
+	uint16_t max_nb_of_tx_pkts = 0;
 
-	int i;
+	int slave_tx_total[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+	int i, most_successful_tx_slave = -1;
 
 	bd_tx_q = (struct bond_tx_queue *)queue;
 	internals = bd_tx_q->dev_private;
@@ -356,11 +382,32 @@ bond_ethdev_tx_burst_broadcast(void *queue, struct rte_mbuf **bufs,
 		rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(bufs[i], num_of_slaves - 1);
 
 	/* Transmit burst on each active slave */
-	for (i = 0; i < num_of_slaves; i++)
-		num_tx_total += rte_eth_tx_burst(slaves[i], bd_tx_q->queue_id,
-				bufs, nb_pkts);
+	for (i = 0; i < num_of_slaves; i++) {
+		slave_tx_total[i] = rte_eth_tx_burst(slaves[i], bd_tx_q->queue_id,
+					bufs, nb_pkts);
 
-	return num_tx_total;
+		if (unlikely(slave_tx_total[i] < nb_pkts))
+			tx_failed_flag = 1;
+
+		/* record the value and slave index for the slave which transmits the
+		 * maximum number of packets */
+		if (slave_tx_total[i] > max_nb_of_tx_pkts) {
+			max_nb_of_tx_pkts = slave_tx_total[i];
+			most_successful_tx_slave = i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* if slaves fail to transmit packets from burst, the calling application
+	 * is not expected to know about multiple references to packets so we must
+	 * handle failures of all packets except those of the most successful slave
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(tx_failed_flag))
+		for (i = 0; i < num_of_slaves; i++)
+			if (i != most_successful_tx_slave)
+				while (slave_tx_total[i] < nb_pkts)
+					rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[slave_tx_total[i]++]);
+
+	return max_nb_of_tx_pkts;
 }
 #endif
 
