diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
index 97d22b8..825d602 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ usage(char* progname)
 	printf("  --flow-isolate-all: "
 	       "requests flow API isolated mode on all ports at initialization time.\n");
 	printf("  --tx-offloads=0xXXXXXXXX: hexadecimal bitmask of TX queue offloads\n");
+	printf("  --hot-plug: enalbe hot plug for device.\n");
 }
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE
@@ -621,6 +622,7 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 		{ "print-event",		1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "mask-event",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "tx-offloads",		1, 0, 0 },
+		{ "hot-plug",			0, 0, 0 },
 		{ 0, 0, 0, 0 },
 	};
 
@@ -1102,7 +1104,8 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
 						 "invalid mask-event argument\n");
 				}
-
+			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "hot-plug"))
+				hot_plug = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'h':
 			usage(argv[0]);
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 4c0e258..915532e 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -284,6 +285,9 @@ uint8_t lsc_interrupt = 1; /* enabled by default */
  */
 uint8_t rmv_interrupt = 1; /* enabled by default */
 
+
+uint8_t hot_plug = 0; /**< hotplug disabled by default. */
+
 /*
  * Display or mask ether events
  * Default to all events except VF_MBOX
@@ -384,6 +388,8 @@ uint8_t bitrate_enabled;
 struct gro_status gro_ports[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 uint8_t gro_flush_cycles = GRO_DEFAULT_FLUSH_CYCLES;
 
+static struct hotplug_request_list hp_list;
+
 /* Forward function declarations */
 static void map_port_queue_stats_mapping_registers(portid_t pi,
 						   struct rte_port *port);
@@ -391,6 +397,14 @@ static void check_all_ports_link_status(uint32_t port_mask);
 static int eth_event_callback(portid_t port_id,
 			      enum rte_eth_event_type type,
 			      void *param, void *ret_param);
+static int eth_uevent_callback(char *device_name,
+				enum rte_dev_event_type type,
+				void *param);
+static int eth_uevent_callback_register(portid_t port_id);
+static bool in_hotplug_list(const char *dev_name);
+
+static int hotplug_list_add(struct rte_device *device,
+				enum rte_kernel_driver device_kdrv);
 
 /*
  * Check if all the ports are started.
@@ -1853,6 +1867,27 @@ reset_port(portid_t pid)
 	printf("Done\n");
 }
 
+static int
+eth_uevent_callback_register(portid_t port_id)
+{
+	int diag;
+	char device_name[128];
+
+	snprintf(device_name, sizeof(device_name),
+		"%s", rte_eth_devices[port_id].device->name);
+
+	/* register the uevent callback */
+
+	diag = rte_dev_callback_register(device_name,
+		eth_uevent_callback, (void *)(intptr_t)port_id);
+	if (diag) {
+		printf("Failed to setup uevent callback\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void
 attach_port(char *identifier)
 {
@@ -1869,6 +1904,8 @@ attach_port(char *identifier)
 	if (rte_eth_dev_attach(identifier, &pi))
 		return;
 
+	eth_uevent_callback_register(pi);
+
 	socket_id = (unsigned)rte_eth_dev_socket_id(pi);
 	/* if socket_id is invalid, set to 0 */
 	if (check_socket_id(socket_id) < 0)
@@ -1880,6 +1917,12 @@ attach_port(char *identifier)
 
 	ports[pi].port_status = RTE_PORT_STOPPED;
 
+	if (hot_plug) {
+		hotplug_list_add(rte_eth_devices[pi].device,
+				 rte_eth_devices[pi].data->kdrv);
+		eth_uevent_callback_register(pi);
+	}
+
 	printf("Port %d is attached. Now total ports is %d\n", pi, nb_ports);
 	printf("Done\n");
 }
@@ -1906,6 +1949,12 @@ detach_port(portid_t port_id)
 
 	nb_ports = rte_eth_dev_count();
 
+	if (hot_plug) {
+		hotplug_list_add(rte_eth_devices[port_id].device,
+				 rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->kdrv);
+		eth_uevent_callback_register(port_id);
+	}
+
 	printf("Port '%s' is detached. Now total ports is %d\n",
 			name, nb_ports);
 	printf("Done\n");
@@ -1929,6 +1978,9 @@ pmd_test_exit(void)
 			close_port(pt_id);
 		}
 	}
+
+	rte_dev_event_monitor_stop();
+
 	printf("\nBye...\n");
 }
 
@@ -2013,6 +2065,49 @@ rmv_event_callback(void *arg)
 			dev->device->name);
 }
 
+static void
+rmv_uevent_callback(void *arg)
+{
+	char name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+	uint8_t port_id = (intptr_t)arg;
+
+	rte_eal_alarm_cancel(rmv_uevent_callback, arg);
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_RET(port_id);
+	printf("removing port id:%u\n", port_id);
+
+	if (!in_hotplug_list(rte_eth_devices[port_id].device->name))
+		return;
+
+	stop_packet_forwarding();
+
+	stop_port(port_id);
+	close_port(port_id);
+	if (rte_eth_dev_detach(port_id, name)) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Failed to detach port '%s'\n", name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	nb_ports = rte_eth_dev_count();
+
+	printf("Port '%s' is detached. Now total ports is %d\n",
+			name, nb_ports);
+}
+
+static void
+add_uevent_callback(void *arg)
+{
+	char *dev_name = (char *)arg;
+
+	rte_eal_alarm_cancel(add_uevent_callback, arg);
+
+	if (!in_hotplug_list(dev_name))
+		return;
+
+	RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "add device: %s\n", dev_name);
+	attach_port(dev_name);
+}
+
 /* This function is used by the interrupt thread */
 static int
 eth_event_callback(portid_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type, void *param,
@@ -2059,6 +2154,85 @@ eth_event_callback(portid_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type, void *param,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool
+in_hotplug_list(const char *dev_name)
+{
+	struct hotplug_request *hp_request = NULL;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(hp_request, &hp_list, next) {
+		if (!strcmp(hp_request->dev_name, dev_name))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (hp_request)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static int
+hotplug_list_add(struct rte_device *device, enum rte_kernel_driver device_kdrv)
+{
+	struct hotplug_request *hp_request;
+
+	hp_request = rte_zmalloc("hoplug request",
+			sizeof(*hp_request), 0);
+	if (hp_request == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s can not alloc memory\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	hp_request->dev_name = device->name;
+	hp_request->dev_kdrv = device_kdrv;
+
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&hp_list, hp_request, next);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* This function is used by the interrupt thread */
+static int
+eth_uevent_callback(char *device_name, enum rte_dev_event_type type, void *arg)
+{
+	static const char * const event_desc[] = {
+		[RTE_DEV_EVENT_UNKNOWN] = "Unknown",
+		[RTE_DEV_EVENT_ADD] = "add",
+		[RTE_DEV_EVENT_REMOVE] = "remove",
+	};
+	char *dev_name = malloc(strlen(device_name) + 1);
+
+	strcpy(dev_name, device_name);
+
+	if (type >= RTE_DEV_EVENT_MAX) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s called upon invalid event %d\n",
+			__func__, type);
+		fflush(stderr);
+	} else if (event_print_mask & (UINT32_C(1) << type)) {
+		printf("%s event\n",
+			event_desc[type]);
+		fflush(stdout);
+	}
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case RTE_DEV_EVENT_REMOVE:
+		if (rte_eal_alarm_set(100000,
+			rmv_uevent_callback, arg))
+			fprintf(stderr, "Could not set up deferred "
+				"device removal\n");
+		break;
+	case RTE_DEV_EVENT_ADD:
+		if (rte_eal_alarm_set(100000,
+			add_uevent_callback, dev_name))
+			fprintf(stderr, "Could not set up deferred "
+				"device add\n");
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 set_tx_queue_stats_mapping_registers(portid_t port_id, struct rte_port *port)
 {
@@ -2474,8 +2648,9 @@ signal_handler(int signum)
 int
 main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-	int  diag;
+	int diag;
 	portid_t port_id;
+	int ret;
 
 	signal(SIGINT, signal_handler);
 	signal(SIGTERM, signal_handler);
@@ -2543,6 +2718,23 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 		       nb_rxq, nb_txq);
 
 	init_config();
+
+	if (hot_plug) {
+		/* enable hot plug monitoring */
+		ret = rte_dev_event_monitor_start();
+		if (ret) {
+			rte_errno = EINVAL;
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&hp_list))
+			TAILQ_INIT(&hp_list);
+		RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
+			hotplug_list_add(rte_eth_devices[port_id].device,
+					 rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->kdrv);
+			eth_uevent_callback_register(port_id);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (start_port(RTE_PORT_ALL) != 0)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Start ports failed\n");
 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index 153abea..c619e11 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ typedef uint16_t streamid_t;
 #define TM_MODE			0
 #endif
 
+struct hotplug_request {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(hotplug_request) next; /**< Callbacks list */
+	const char *dev_name;            /* request device name */
+	enum rte_kernel_driver dev_kdrv;            /* kernel driver binded */
+};
+
+/** @internal Structure to keep track of registered callbacks */
+TAILQ_HEAD(hotplug_request_list, hotplug_request);
+
 enum {
 	PORT_TOPOLOGY_PAIRED,
 	PORT_TOPOLOGY_CHAINED,
@@ -319,6 +328,8 @@ extern volatile int test_done; /* stop packet forwarding when set to 1. */
 extern uint8_t lsc_interrupt; /**< disabled by "--no-lsc-interrupt" parameter */
 extern uint8_t rmv_interrupt; /**< disabled by "--no-rmv-interrupt" parameter */
 extern uint32_t event_print_mask;
+extern uint8_t hot_plug; /**< enable by "--hot-plug" parameter */
+
 /**< set by "--print-event xxxx" and "--mask-event xxxx parameters */
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_BYPASS
