diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
index 713983b51..27adf00e3 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ ssovf_start(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < edev->nb_event_queues; i++) {
 		/* Consume all the events through HWS0 */
-		ssows_flush_events(dev->data->ports[0], i);
+		ssows_flush_events(dev->data->ports[0], i, NULL, NULL);
 
 		base = octeontx_ssovf_bar(OCTEONTX_SSO_GROUP, i, 0);
 		base += SSO_VHGRP_QCTL;
@@ -540,6 +540,16 @@ ssovf_start(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+ssows_handle_event(void *arg, struct rte_event event)
+{
+	struct rte_eventdev *dev = arg;
+
+	if (dev->dev_ops->dev_stop_flush != NULL)
+		dev->dev_ops->dev_stop_flush(dev->data->dev_id, event,
+					dev->data->dev_stop_flush_arg);
+}
+
 static void
 ssovf_stop(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
 {
@@ -557,7 +567,8 @@ ssovf_stop(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < edev->nb_event_queues; i++) {
 		/* Consume all the events through HWS0 */
-		ssows_flush_events(dev->data->ports[0], i);
+		ssows_flush_events(dev->data->ports[0], i,
+				ssows_handle_event, dev);
 
 		base = octeontx_ssovf_bar(OCTEONTX_SSO_GROUP, i, 0);
 		base += SSO_VHGRP_QCTL;
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.h b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.h
index d1825b4f3..643bc87f2 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.h
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ uint16_t ssows_deq_timeout(void *port, struct rte_event *ev,
 		uint64_t timeout_ticks);
 uint16_t ssows_deq_timeout_burst(void *port, struct rte_event ev[],
 		uint16_t nb_events, uint64_t timeout_ticks);
-void ssows_flush_events(struct ssows *ws, uint8_t queue_id);
+
+typedef void (*ssows_handle_event_t)(void *arg, struct rte_event ev);
+void ssows_flush_events(struct ssows *ws, uint8_t queue_id,
+		ssows_handle_event_t fn, void *arg);
 void ssows_reset(struct ssows *ws);
 int test_eventdev_octeontx(void);
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c
index 5e012a95a..239362fcf 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c
@@ -688,6 +688,40 @@ test_multi_queue_enq_multi_port_deq(void)
 					nr_ports, 0xff /* invalid */);
 }
 
+static
+void flush(uint8_t dev_id, struct rte_event event, void *arg)
+{
+	unsigned int *count = arg;
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev_id);
+	if (event.event_type == RTE_EVENT_TYPE_CPU)
+		*count = *count + 1;
+
+}
+
+static int
+test_dev_stop_flush(void)
+{
+	unsigned int total_events = MAX_EVENTS, count = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = generate_random_events(total_events);
+	if (ret)
+		return -1;
+
+	ret = rte_event_dev_stop_flush_callback_register(evdev, flush, &count);
+	if (ret)
+		return -2;
+	rte_event_dev_stop(evdev);
+	ret = rte_event_dev_stop_flush_callback_register(evdev, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return -3;
+	RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(total_events, count,
+				"count mismatch total_events=%d count=%d",
+				total_events, count);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 validate_queue_to_port_single_link(uint32_t index, uint8_t port,
 			struct rte_event *ev)
@@ -1414,6 +1448,8 @@ test_eventdev_octeontx(void)
 			test_simple_enqdeq_parallel);
 	OCTEONTX_TEST_RUN(eventdev_setup, eventdev_teardown,
 			test_multi_queue_enq_single_port_deq);
+	OCTEONTX_TEST_RUN(eventdev_setup, eventdev_teardown,
+			test_dev_stop_flush);
 	OCTEONTX_TEST_RUN(eventdev_setup, eventdev_teardown,
 			test_multi_queue_enq_multi_port_deq);
 	OCTEONTX_TEST_RUN(eventdev_setup, eventdev_teardown,
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_worker.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_worker.c
index 753c1e9f5..046eaf80f 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_worker.c
@@ -198,12 +198,14 @@ ssows_enq_fwd_burst(void *port, const struct rte_event ev[], uint16_t nb_events)
 }
 
 void
-ssows_flush_events(struct ssows *ws, uint8_t queue_id)
+ssows_flush_events(struct ssows *ws, uint8_t queue_id,
+				ssows_handle_event_t fn, void *arg)
 {
 	uint32_t reg_off;
 	uint64_t aq_cnt = 1;
 	uint64_t cq_ds_cnt = 1;
-	uint64_t enable, get_work0, get_work1;
+	uint64_t enable;
+	struct rte_event ev;
 	uint8_t *base = octeontx_ssovf_bar(OCTEONTX_SSO_GROUP, queue_id, 0);
 
 	enable = ssovf_read64(base + SSO_VHGRP_QCTL);
@@ -219,11 +221,10 @@ ssows_flush_events(struct ssows *ws, uint8_t queue_id)
 		cq_ds_cnt = ssovf_read64(base + SSO_VHGRP_INT_CNT);
 		/* Extract cq and ds count */
 		cq_ds_cnt &= 0x1FFF1FFF0000;
-		ssovf_load_pair(get_work0, get_work1, ws->base + reg_off);
+		ssows_get_work(ws, &ev);
+		if (fn != NULL && ev.u64 != 0)
+			fn(arg, ev);
 	}
-
-	RTE_SET_USED(get_work0);
-	RTE_SET_USED(get_work1);
 }
 
 void
