diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 9437f05..6288690 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -2337,6 +2337,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		(struct ixgbe_adapter *)dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	uint64_t rx_offloads;
+	uint64_t tx_offloads;
 	int ret;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
@@ -2356,6 +2357,13 @@ ixgbe_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			    rx_offloads, dev_info.rx_offload_capa);
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
+	tx_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
+	if ((tx_offloads & dev_info.tx_offload_capa) != tx_offloads) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Some Tx offloads are not supported "
+			    "requested 0x%" PRIx64 " supported 0x%" PRIx64,
+			    tx_offloads, dev_info.tx_offload_capa);
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
 
 	/* set flag to update link status after init */
 	intr->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_NEED_LINK_UPDATE;
@@ -3649,28 +3657,8 @@ ixgbe_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	dev_info->rx_queue_offload_capa = ixgbe_get_rx_queue_offloads(dev);
 	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = (ixgbe_get_rx_port_offloads(dev) |
 				     dev_info->rx_queue_offload_capa);
-
-	dev_info->tx_offload_capa =
-		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT |
-		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM  |
-		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
-		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
-		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM  |
-		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO;
-
-	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB ||
-	    hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X540)
-		dev_info->tx_offload_capa |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT;
-
-	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X550 ||
-	    hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X550EM_x ||
-	    hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X550EM_a)
-		dev_info->tx_offload_capa |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM;
-
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY
-	if (dev->security_ctx)
-		dev_info->tx_offload_capa |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY;
-#endif
+	dev_info->tx_queue_offload_capa = ixgbe_get_tx_queue_offloads(dev);
+	dev_info->tx_offload_capa = ixgbe_get_tx_port_offloads(dev);
 
 	dev_info->default_rxconf = (struct rte_eth_rxconf) {
 		.rx_thresh = {
@@ -3692,7 +3680,9 @@ ixgbe_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		.tx_free_thresh = IXGBE_DEFAULT_TX_FREE_THRESH,
 		.tx_rs_thresh = IXGBE_DEFAULT_TX_RSBIT_THRESH,
 		.txq_flags = ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOMULTSEGS |
-				ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOOFFLOADS,
+			     ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOOFFLOADS |
+			     ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE,
+		.offloads = 0,
 	};
 
 	dev_info->rx_desc_lim = rx_desc_lim;
@@ -3776,12 +3766,8 @@ ixgbevf_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	dev_info->rx_queue_offload_capa = ixgbe_get_rx_queue_offloads(dev);
 	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = (ixgbe_get_rx_port_offloads(dev) |
 				     dev_info->rx_queue_offload_capa);
-	dev_info->tx_offload_capa = DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT |
-				DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM  |
-				DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
-				DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
-				DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM  |
-				DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO;
+	dev_info->tx_queue_offload_capa = ixgbe_get_tx_queue_offloads(dev);
+	dev_info->tx_offload_capa = ixgbe_get_tx_port_offloads(dev);
 
 	dev_info->default_rxconf = (struct rte_eth_rxconf) {
 		.rx_thresh = {
@@ -3803,7 +3789,9 @@ ixgbevf_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		.tx_free_thresh = IXGBE_DEFAULT_TX_FREE_THRESH,
 		.tx_rs_thresh = IXGBE_DEFAULT_TX_RSBIT_THRESH,
 		.txq_flags = ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOMULTSEGS |
-				ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOOFFLOADS,
+			     ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOOFFLOADS |
+			     ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE,
+		.offloads = 0,
 	};
 
 	dev_info->rx_desc_lim = rx_desc_lim;
@@ -4941,6 +4929,7 @@ ixgbevf_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			(struct ixgbe_adapter *)dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	uint64_t rx_offloads;
+	uint64_t tx_offloads;
 
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "Configured Virtual Function port id: %d",
 		     dev->data->port_id);
@@ -4953,6 +4942,13 @@ ixgbevf_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			    rx_offloads, dev_info.rx_offload_capa);
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
+	tx_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
+	if ((tx_offloads & dev_info.tx_offload_capa) != tx_offloads) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Some Tx offloads are not supported "
+			    "requested 0x%" PRIx64 " supported 0x%" PRIx64,
+			    tx_offloads, dev_info.tx_offload_capa);
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * VF has no ability to enable/disable HW CRC
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index 29e4728..de7ed36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -599,8 +599,11 @@ ixgbe_crypto_enable_ipsec(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 	uint32_t reg;
 	uint64_t rx_offloads;
+	uint64_t tx_offloads;
 
 	rx_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
+	tx_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
+
 	/* sanity checks */
 	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "RSC and IPsec not supported");
@@ -634,7 +637,7 @@ ixgbe_crypto_enable_ipsec(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
-	if (dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY) {
+	if (tx_offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY) {
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SECTXCTRL,
 				IXGBE_SECTXCTRL_STORE_FORWARD);
 		reg = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_SECTXCTRL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index 5e8635b..f8346c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ void __attribute__((cold))
 ixgbe_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct ixgbe_tx_queue *txq)
 {
 	/* Use a simple Tx queue (no offloads, no multi segs) if possible */
-	if (((txq->txq_flags & IXGBE_SIMPLE_FLAGS) == IXGBE_SIMPLE_FLAGS) &&
+	if ((txq->offloads == 0) &&
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY
 			!(txq->using_ipsec) &&
 #endif
@@ -2398,9 +2398,8 @@ ixgbe_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct ixgbe_tx_queue *txq)
 	} else {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "Using full-featured tx code path");
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG,
-				" - txq_flags = %lx " "[IXGBE_SIMPLE_FLAGS=%lx]",
-				(unsigned long)txq->txq_flags,
-				(unsigned long)IXGBE_SIMPLE_FLAGS);
+				" - offloads = 0x%" PRIx64,
+				txq->offloads);
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG,
 				" - tx_rs_thresh = %lu " "[RTE_PMD_IXGBE_TX_MAX_BURST=%lu]",
 				(unsigned long)txq->tx_rs_thresh,
@@ -2410,6 +2409,60 @@ ixgbe_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct ixgbe_tx_queue *txq)
 	}
 }
 
+uint64_t
+ixgbe_get_tx_queue_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+uint64_t
+ixgbe_get_tx_port_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	uint64_t tx_offload_capa;
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+	tx_offload_capa =
+		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT |
+		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM  |
+		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
+		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
+		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM  |
+		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO;
+
+	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB ||
+	    hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X540)
+		tx_offload_capa |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT;
+
+	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X550 ||
+	    hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X550EM_x ||
+	    hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X550EM_a)
+		tx_offload_capa |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM;
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY
+	if (dev->security_ctx)
+		tx_offload_capa |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY;
+#endif
+	return tx_offload_capa;
+}
+
+static int
+ixgbe_check_tx_queue_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint64_t requested)
+{
+	uint64_t port_offloads = dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
+	uint64_t queue_supported = ixgbe_get_tx_queue_offloads(dev);
+	uint64_t port_supported = ixgbe_get_tx_port_offloads(dev);
+
+	if ((requested & (queue_supported | port_supported)) != requested)
+		return 0;
+
+	if ((port_offloads ^ requested) & port_supported)
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int __attribute__((cold))
 ixgbe_dev_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			 uint16_t queue_idx,
@@ -2426,6 +2479,22 @@ ixgbe_dev_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 
 	/*
+	 * Don't verify port offloads for application which
+	 * use the old API.
+	 */
+	if (!ixgbe_check_tx_queue_offloads(dev, tx_conf->offloads)) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "%p: Tx queue offloads 0x%" PRIx64
+			" don't match port offloads 0x%" PRIx64
+			" or supported queue offloads 0x%" PRIx64
+			" or supported port offloads 0x%" PRIx64,
+			(void *)dev, tx_conf->offloads,
+			dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads,
+			ixgbe_get_tx_queue_offloads(dev),
+			ixgbe_get_tx_port_offloads(dev));
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Validate number of transmit descriptors.
 	 * It must not exceed hardware maximum, and must be multiple
 	 * of IXGBE_ALIGN.
@@ -2551,6 +2620,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		queue_idx : RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).def_pool_q_idx + queue_idx);
 	txq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
 	txq->txq_flags = tx_conf->txq_flags;
+	txq->offloads = tx_conf->offloads;
 	txq->ops = &def_txq_ops;
 	txq->tx_deferred_start = tx_conf->tx_deferred_start;
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_SECURITY
@@ -5398,6 +5468,7 @@ ixgbe_txq_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 	qinfo->conf.tx_free_thresh = txq->tx_free_thresh;
 	qinfo->conf.tx_rs_thresh = txq->tx_rs_thresh;
 	qinfo->conf.txq_flags = txq->txq_flags;
+	qinfo->conf.offloads = txq->offloads;
 	qinfo->conf.tx_deferred_start = txq->tx_deferred_start;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h
index 30095fa..642cf4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ struct ixgbe_tx_queue {
 	uint8_t             hthresh;       /**< Host threshold register. */
 	uint8_t             wthresh;       /**< Write-back threshold reg. */
 	uint32_t txq_flags; /**< Holds flags for this TXq */
+	uint64_t offloads; /**< Tx offload flags of DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_* */
 	uint32_t            ctx_curr;      /**< Hardware context states. */
 	/** Hardware context0 history. */
 	struct ixgbe_advctx_info ctx_cache[IXGBE_CTX_NUM];
@@ -307,8 +308,10 @@ uint16_t ixgbe_xmit_fixed_burst_vec(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 				    uint16_t nb_pkts);
 int ixgbe_txq_vec_setup(struct ixgbe_tx_queue *txq);
 
+uint64_t ixgbe_get_tx_port_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 uint64_t ixgbe_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 uint64_t ixgbe_get_rx_port_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+uint64_t ixgbe_get_tx_queue_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 #endif /* RTE_IXGBE_INC_VECTOR */
 #endif /* _IXGBE_RXTX_H_ */
