diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base
index faee944c8..bb7beacf6 100644
--- a/config/common_base
+++ b/config/common_base
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_TX_MP_CACHE=8
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_SOFT_COUNTERS=1
 
 #
-# Compile burst-oriented Mellanox ConnectX-4 (MLX5) PMD
+# Compile burst-oriented Mellanox ConnectX-4 & ConnectX-5 (MLX5) PMD
 #
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_DEBUG=n
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
index 98d134190..514232bc8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 MLX5 poll mode driver
 =====================
 
-The MLX5 poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_mlx5**) provides support for
-**Mellanox ConnectX-4** and **Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx** families of
-10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s adapters as well as their virtual functions (VF) in
-SR-IOV context.
+The MLX5 poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_mlx5**) provides support
+for **Mellanox ConnectX-4**, **Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx** and **Mellanox
+ConnectX-5** families of 10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s adapters as well as their
+virtual functions (VF) in SR-IOV context.
 
 Information and documentation about these adapters can be found on the
 `Mellanox website <http://www.mellanox.com>`__. Help is also provided by the
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ Run-time configuration
   save PCI bandwidth and improve performance at the cost of a slightly
   higher CPU usage.
 
-  It is currently only supported on the ConnectX-4 Lx family of adapters.
-  Enabled by default.
+  It is currently only supported on the ConnectX-4 Lx and ConnectX-5
+  families of adapters.  Enabled by default.
 
 Prerequisites
 -------------
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
 
 - **libmlx5**
 
-  Low-level user space driver library for Mellanox ConnectX-4 devices,
-  it is automatically loaded by libibverbs.
+  Low-level user space driver library for Mellanox ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5
+  devices, it is automatically loaded by libibverbs.
 
   This library basically implements send/receive calls to the hardware
   queues.
@@ -222,14 +222,15 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
   Unlike most other PMDs, these modules must remain loaded and bound to
   their devices:
 
-  - mlx5_core: hardware driver managing Mellanox ConnectX-4 devices and
-    related Ethernet kernel network devices.
+  - mlx5_core: hardware driver managing Mellanox ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5
+    devices and related Ethernet kernel network devices.
   - mlx5_ib: InifiniBand device driver.
   - ib_uverbs: user space driver for Verbs (entry point for libibverbs).
 
 - **Firmware update**
 
-  Mellanox OFED releases include firmware updates for ConnectX-4 adapters.
+  Mellanox OFED releases include firmware updates for ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5
+  adapters.
 
   Because each release provides new features, these updates must be applied to
   match the kernel modules and libraries they come with.
@@ -241,12 +242,16 @@ DPDK and must be installed separately:
 
 Currently supported by DPDK:
 
-- Mellanox OFED **3.4-1.0.0.0**.
+- Mellanox OFED version:
+  - ConnectX-4: **3.4-1.0.0.0** or higher
+  - ConnectX-4 Lx: **3.4-1.0.0.0** or higher
+  - ConnectX-5: **4.0-0.0.8.1** or higher
 
 - firmware version:
 
-  - ConnectX-4: **12.17.1010**
-  - ConnectX-4 Lx: **14.17.1010**
+  - ConnectX-4: **12.17.1010** or higher
+  - ConnectX-4 Lx: **14.17.1010** or higher
+  - ConnectX-5: **16.18.0296** or higher
 
 Getting Mellanox OFED
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -288,8 +293,8 @@ behavior as librte_pmd_mlx4:
 Usage example
 -------------
 
-This section demonstrates how to launch **testpmd** with Mellanox ConnectX-4
-devices managed by librte_pmd_mlx5.
+This section demonstrates how to launch **testpmd** with Mellanox
+ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5 devices managed by librte_pmd_mlx5.
 
 #. Load the kernel modules:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
index 699487dfe..6da4d0f8d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ New Features
   A new network PMD which supports Solarflare SFN7xxx and SFN8xxx family
   of 10/40 Gbps adapters has been added.
 
+* **Added support for Mellanox ConnectX-5 adpaters (mlx5).**
+
+  Support for Mellanox ConnectX-5 family of 10/25/40/50/100 Gbps adapters
+  has been added to the existing mlx5 PMD.
+
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index b97b6d16a..6293c1fda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ mlx5_args_check(const char *key, const char *val, void *opaque)
 	} else if (strcmp(MLX5_TXQS_MIN_INLINE, key) == 0) {
 		priv->txqs_inline = tmp;
 	} else if (strcmp(MLX5_TXQ_MPW_EN, key) == 0) {
-		priv->mps = !!tmp;
+		priv->mps &= !!tmp; /* Enable MPW only if HW supports */
 	} else {
 		WARN("%s: unknown parameter", key);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -408,10 +408,26 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 		sriov = ((pci_dev->id.device_id ==
 		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4VF) ||
 		      (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
-		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LXVF));
-		/* Multi-packet send is only supported by ConnectX-4 Lx PF. */
-		mps = (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
-		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LX);
+		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LXVF) ||
+		      (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
+		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5VF) ||
+		      (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
+		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EXVF));
+		/*
+		 * Multi-packet send is supported by ConnectX-4 Lx PF as well
+		 * as all ConnectX-5 devices.
+		 */
+		switch (pci_dev->id.device_id) {
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LX:
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5:
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5VF:
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EX:
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EXVF:
+			mps = 1;
+			break;
+		default:
+			mps = 0;
+		}
 		INFO("PCI information matches, using device \"%s\""
 		     " (SR-IOV: %s, MPS: %s)",
 		     list[i]->name,
@@ -719,6 +735,22 @@ static const struct rte_pci_id mlx5_pci_id_map[] = {
 			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LXVF)
 	},
 	{
+		RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5)
+	},
+	{
+		RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5VF)
+	},
+	{
+		RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EX)
+	},
+	{
+		RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EXVF)
+	},
+	{
 		.vendor_id = 0
 	}
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index c415ce32c..ee62e044e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ enum {
 	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4VF = 0x1014,
 	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LX = 0x1015,
 	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LXVF = 0x1016,
+	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5 = 0x1017,
+	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5VF = 0x1018,
+	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EX = 0x1019,
+	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EXVF = 0x101a,
 };
 
 struct priv {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index 65228d5f9..fbb1b6566 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -1517,14 +1517,11 @@ void
 priv_select_tx_function(struct priv *priv)
 {
 	priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst;
-	/* Display warning for unsupported configurations. */
-	if (priv->sriov && priv->mps)
-		WARN("multi-packet send WQE cannot be used on a SR-IOV setup");
 	/* Select appropriate TX function. */
-	if ((priv->sriov == 0) && priv->mps && priv->txq_inline) {
+	if (priv->mps && priv->txq_inline) {
 		priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_mpw_inline;
 		DEBUG("selected MPW inline TX function");
-	} else if ((priv->sriov == 0) && priv->mps) {
+	} else if (priv->mps) {
 		priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_mpw;
 		DEBUG("selected MPW TX function");
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index 053665d55..4f36402eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ txq_ctrl_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl,
 		.obj = tmpl.qp,
 		/* Enable multi-packet send if supported. */
 		.family_flags =
-			((priv->mps && !priv->sriov) ?
+			(priv->mps ?
 			 IBV_EXP_QP_BURST_CREATE_ENABLE_MULTI_PACKET_SEND_WR :
 			 0),
 	};
