diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index f704319..d8ea2b7 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -237,9 +237,8 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 			"show port (port_id) rxq|txq (queue_id) desc (desc_id) status"
 			"       Show status of rx|tx descriptor.\n\n"
 
-			"show port (port_id) rxq (queue_id) desc used count\n"
-			"    Show current number of filled receive"
-			" packet descriptors.\n\n"
+			"show port (port_id) rxq|txq (queue_id) desc used count\n"
+			"    Show current number of used descriptor count for rx|tx.\n\n"
 
 			"show port (port_id) macs|mcast_macs"
 			"       Display list of mac addresses added to port.\n\n"
@@ -12745,11 +12744,11 @@ struct cmd_show_rx_tx_desc_status_result {
 	},
 };
 
-/* *** display rx queue desc used count *** */
-struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result {
+/* *** display rx/tx queue descriptor used count *** */
+struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result {
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t cmd_show;
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t cmd_port;
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t cmd_rxq;
+	cmdline_fixed_string_t cmd_dir;
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t cmd_desc;
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t cmd_used;
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t cmd_count;
@@ -12758,73 +12757,88 @@ struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result {
 };
 
 static void
-cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_parsed(void *parsed_result,
-		__rte_unused struct cmdline *cl,
-		__rte_unused void *data)
+cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_parsed(void *parsed_result, __rte_unused struct cmdline *cl,
+					    __rte_unused void *data)
 {
-	struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result *res = parsed_result;
+	struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result *res = parsed_result;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (rte_eth_rx_queue_is_valid(res->cmd_pid, res->cmd_qid) != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr,
-			"Invalid input: port id = %d, queue id = %d\n",
-			res->cmd_pid, res->cmd_qid);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (!strcmp(res->cmd_dir, "rxq")) {
+		if (rte_eth_rx_queue_is_valid(res->cmd_pid, res->cmd_qid) != 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Invalid input: port id = %d, queue id = %d\n",
+				res->cmd_pid, res->cmd_qid);
+			return;
+		}
 
-	rc = rte_eth_rx_queue_count(res->cmd_pid, res->cmd_qid);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Invalid queueid = %d\n", res->cmd_qid);
-		return;
+		rc = rte_eth_rx_queue_count(res->cmd_pid, res->cmd_qid);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Rx queue count get failed rc=%d queue_id=%d\n", rc,
+				res->cmd_qid);
+			return;
+		}
+		printf("RxQ %d used desc count = %d\n", res->cmd_qid, rc);
+	} else if (!strcmp(res->cmd_dir, "txq")) {
+		if (rte_eth_tx_queue_is_valid(res->cmd_pid, res->cmd_qid) != 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Invalid input: port id = %d, queue id = %d\n",
+				res->cmd_pid, res->cmd_qid);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		rc = rte_eth_tx_queue_count(res->cmd_pid, res->cmd_qid);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Tx queue count get failed rc=%d queue_id=%d\n", rc,
+				res->cmd_qid);
+			return;
+		}
+		printf("TxQ %d used desc count = %d\n", res->cmd_qid, rc);
 	}
-	printf("Used desc count = %d\n", rc);
 }
 
-static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_show =
+static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_show =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
-		(struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
+		(struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
 		 cmd_show, "show");
-static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_port =
+static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_port =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
-		(struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
+		(struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
 		 cmd_port, "port");
-static cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_pid =
+static cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_pid =
 	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER
-		(struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
+		(struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
 		 cmd_pid, RTE_UINT16);
-static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_rxq =
+static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_dir =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
-		(struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
-		 cmd_rxq, "rxq");
-static cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_qid =
+		(struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
+		 cmd_dir, "rxq#txq");
+static cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_qid =
 	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER
-		(struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
+		(struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
 		 cmd_qid, RTE_UINT16);
-static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_desc =
+static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_desc =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
-		(struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
-		 cmd_count, "desc");
-static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_used =
+		(struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
+		 cmd_desc, "desc");
+static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_used =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
-		(struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
+		(struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
 		 cmd_count, "used");
-static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_count =
+static cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_count =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER
-		(struct cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
+		(struct cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_result,
 		 cmd_count, "count");
-static cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count = {
-	.f = cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_parsed,
+static cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count = {
+	.f = cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_parsed,
 	.data = NULL,
-	.help_str = "show port <port_id> rxq <queue_id> desc used count",
+	.help_str = "show port <port_id> rxq|txq <queue_id> desc used count",
 	.tokens = {
-		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_show,
-		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_port,
-		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_pid,
-		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_rxq,
-		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_qid,
-		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_desc,
-		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_used,
-		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count_count,
+		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_show,
+		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_port,
+		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_pid,
+		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_dir,
+		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_qid,
+		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_desc,
+		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_used,
+		(void *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count_count,
 		NULL,
 	},
 };
@@ -13345,7 +13359,7 @@ struct cmd_config_tx_affinity_map {
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_config_tx_metadata_specific,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_show_tx_metadata,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_desc_status,
-	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_show_rx_queue_desc_used_count,
+	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_show_rx_tx_queue_desc_used_count,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_set_raw,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_show_set_raw,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_show_set_raw_all,
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index 53923ad..468f70b 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -264,13 +264,13 @@ Display information for a given port's RX/TX descriptor status::
 
    testpmd> show port (port_id) (rxq|txq) (queue_id) desc (desc_id) status
 
-show rxq desc used count
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+show desc used count(rxq|txq)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Display the number of receive packet descriptors currently filled by hardware
-and ready to be processed by the driver on a given RX queue::
+Display the number of packet descriptors currently used by hardware for a given
+port's RX/TX queue::
 
-   testpmd> show port (port_id) rxq (queue_id) desc used count
+   testpmd> show port (port_id) (rxq|txq) (queue_id) desc used count
 
 show config
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
