diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
index 128bc5221..84143a120 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
@@ -990,6 +990,45 @@ struct rte_event {
 	};
 };
 
+/* Ethdev Rx adapter capability bitmap flags */
+#define RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT	0x1
+/**< This flag is sent when the packet transfer mechanism is in HW.
+ * Ethdev can send packets to the event device using internal event port.
+ */
+#define RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_MULTI_EVENTQ	0x2
+/**< Adapter supports multiple event queues per ethdev. Every ethdev
+ * Rx queue can be connected to a unique event queue.
+ */
+#define RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_OVERRIDE_FLOW_ID	0x4
+/**< The application can override the adapter generated flow ID in the
+ * event. This flow ID can be specified when adding an ethdev Rx queue
+ * to the adapter using the ev member of struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter
+ * @see struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_conf::ev
+ * @see struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_conf::rx_queue_flags
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the event device's ethdev Rx adapter capabilities for the
+ * specified ethernet port
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device.
+ *
+ * @param eth_port_id
+ *   The identifier of the ethernet device.
+ *
+ * @param[out] caps
+ *   A pointer to memory filled with Rx event adapter capabilities.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, driver provides Rx event adapter capabilities for the
+ *	ethernet device.
+ *   - <0: Error code returned by the driver function.
+ *
+ */
+int
+rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t eth_port_id,
+				uint32_t *caps);
 
 struct rte_eventdev_driver;
 struct rte_eventdev_ops;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
index 3d72acf3a..0836f9af5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define RTE_EVENTDEV_DETACHED  (0)
 #define RTE_EVENTDEV_ATTACHED  (1)
 
+struct rte_eth_dev;
+
 /** Global structure used for maintaining state of allocated event devices */
 struct rte_eventdev_global {
 	uint8_t nb_devs;	/**< Number of devices found */
@@ -429,6 +431,30 @@ typedef int (*eventdev_xstats_get_names_t)(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 typedef uint64_t (*eventdev_xstats_get_by_name)(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 		const char *name, unsigned int *id);
 
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the event device's ethdev Rx adapter capabilities for the
+ * specified ethernet port
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Event device pointer
+ *
+ * @param eth_dev
+ *   Ethernet device pointer
+ *
+ * @param[out] caps
+ *   A pointer to memory filled with Rx event adapter capabilities.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, driver provides Rx event adapter capabilities for the
+ *	ethernet device.
+ *   - <0: Error code returned by the driver function.
+ *
+ */
+typedef int (*eventdev_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get_t)
+					(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+					const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
+					uint32_t *caps);
 /** Event device operations function pointer table */
 struct rte_eventdev_ops {
 	eventdev_info_get_t dev_infos_get;	/**< Get device info. */
@@ -468,6 +494,9 @@ struct rte_eventdev_ops {
 	/**< Get one value by name. */
 	eventdev_xstats_reset_t xstats_reset;
 	/**< Reset the statistics values in xstats. */
+
+	eventdev_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get_t eth_rx_adapter_caps_get;
+	/**< Get ethernet Rx adapter capabilities */
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
index bbb380502..d4bd37e0a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
 
 #include "rte_eventdev.h"
 #include "rte_eventdev_pmd.h"
@@ -128,6 +129,28 @@ rte_event_dev_info_get(uint8_t dev_id, struct rte_event_dev_info *dev_info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t eth_port_id,
+				uint32_t *caps)
+{
+	struct rte_eventdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_EVENTDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(eth_port_id, -EINVAL);
+
+	dev = &rte_eventdevs[dev_id];
+
+	if (caps == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	*caps = 0;
+
+	return dev->dev_ops->eth_rx_adapter_caps_get ?
+				(*dev->dev_ops->eth_rx_adapter_caps_get)(dev,
+						&rte_eth_devices[eth_port_id],
+						caps)
+				: 0;
+}
+
 static inline int
 rte_event_dev_queue_config(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t nb_queues)
 {
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 86caba17b..ccff22c39 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CRYPTODEV) += librte_cryptodev
 DEPDIRS-librte_cryptodev := librte_eal librte_mempool librte_ring librte_mbuf
 DEPDIRS-librte_cryptodev += librte_kvargs
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV) += librte_eventdev
-DEPDIRS-librte_eventdev := librte_eal librte_ring
+DEPDIRS-librte_eventdev := librte_eal librte_ring librte_ether
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST) += librte_vhost
 DEPDIRS-librte_vhost := librte_eal librte_mempool librte_mbuf librte_ether
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HASH) += librte_hash
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
index 4c48e5f0a..c181fab95 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
@@ -51,3 +51,9 @@ DPDK_17.08 {
 	rte_event_ring_init;
 	rte_event_ring_lookup;
 } DPDK_17.05;
+
+DPDK_17.11 {
+	global:
+
+	rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get;
+} DPDK_17.08;
