diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/Makefile b/drivers/net/softnic/Makefile
index 720f067bc..484e76cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 LDLIBS += -lrte_pipeline -lrte_port -lrte_table
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring
 LDLIBS += -lrte_ethdev -lrte_net -lrte_kvargs -lrte_sched
+LDLIBS += -lrte_cryptodev
 LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_vdev
 
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_softnic_version.map
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SOFTNIC) += rte_eth_softnic_thread.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SOFTNIC) += rte_eth_softnic_cli.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SOFTNIC) += rte_eth_softnic_flow.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SOFTNIC) += rte_eth_softnic_meter.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SOFTNIC) += rte_eth_softnic_cryptodev.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SOFTNIC) += parser.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SOFTNIC) += conn.c
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/meson.build b/drivers/net/softnic/meson.build
index 6b7a6ccf2..a18eef596 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/meson.build
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ sources = files('rte_eth_softnic_tm.c',
 	'rte_eth_softnic_cli.c',
 	'rte_eth_softnic_flow.c',
 	'rte_eth_softnic_meter.c',
+	'rte_eth_softnic_cryptodev.c',
 	'parser.c',
 	'conn.c')
-deps += ['pipeline', 'port', 'table', 'sched']
+deps += ['pipeline', 'port', 'table', 'sched', 'cryptodev']
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
index 0fd264e25..aec684610 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ pmd_init(struct pmd_params *params)
 	softnic_link_init(p);
 	softnic_tmgr_init(p);
 	softnic_tap_init(p);
+	softnic_cryptodev_init(p);
 	softnic_port_in_action_profile_init(p);
 	softnic_table_action_profile_init(p);
 	softnic_pipeline_init(p);
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cryptodev.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cryptodev.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1480f6dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cryptodev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <rte_cryptodev.h>
+#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
+
+#include "rte_eth_softnic_internals.h"
+
+int
+softnic_cryptodev_init(struct pmd_internals *p)
+{
+	TAILQ_INIT(&p->cryptodev_list);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+softnic_cryptodev_free(struct pmd_internals *p)
+{
+	for ( ; ; ) {
+		struct softnic_cryptodev *cryptodev;
+
+		cryptodev = TAILQ_FIRST(&p->cryptodev_list);
+		if (cryptodev == NULL)
+			break;
+
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&p->cryptodev_list, cryptodev, node);
+		free(cryptodev);
+	}
+}
+
+struct softnic_cryptodev *
+softnic_cryptodev_find(struct pmd_internals *p,
+	const char *name)
+{
+	struct softnic_cryptodev *cryptodev;
+
+	if (name == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(cryptodev, &p->cryptodev_list, node)
+		if (strcmp(cryptodev->name, name) == 0)
+			return cryptodev;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+struct softnic_cryptodev *
+softnic_cryptodev_create(struct pmd_internals *p,
+	const char *name,
+	struct softnic_cryptodev_params *params)
+{
+	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
+	struct rte_cryptodev_config dev_conf;
+	struct rte_cryptodev_qp_conf queue_conf;
+	struct softnic_cryptodev *cryptodev;
+	uint32_t dev_id, i;
+	uint32_t socket_id;
+	int status;
+
+	/* Check input params */
+	if ((name == NULL) ||
+		softnic_cryptodev_find(p, name) ||
+		(params->n_queues == 0) ||
+		(params->queue_size == 0))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (params->dev_name) {
+		status = rte_cryptodev_get_dev_id(params->dev_name);
+		if (status == -1)
+			return NULL;
+
+		dev_id = (uint32_t)status;
+	} else {
+		if (rte_cryptodev_pmd_is_valid_dev(params->dev_id) == 0)
+			return NULL;
+
+		dev_id = params->dev_id;
+	}
+
+	socket_id = rte_cryptodev_socket_id(dev_id);
+	rte_cryptodev_info_get(dev_id, &dev_info);
+
+	if (dev_info.max_nb_queue_pairs < params->n_queues)
+		return NULL;
+	if (dev_info.feature_flags & RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_HW_ACCELERATED)
+		return NULL;
+
+	dev_conf.socket_id = socket_id;
+	dev_conf.nb_queue_pairs = params->n_queues;
+
+	status = rte_cryptodev_configure(dev_id, &dev_conf);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	queue_conf.nb_descriptors = params->queue_size;
+	for (i = 0; i < params->n_queues; i++) {
+		status = rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_setup(dev_id, i,
+				&queue_conf, socket_id, NULL);
+		if (status < 0)
+			return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (rte_cryptodev_start(dev_id) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	cryptodev = calloc(1, sizeof(struct softnic_cryptodev));
+	if (cryptodev == NULL) {
+		rte_cryptodev_stop(dev_id);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	strlcpy(cryptodev->name, name, sizeof(cryptodev->name));
+	cryptodev->dev_id = dev_id;
+	cryptodev->n_queues = params->n_queues;
+
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&p->cryptodev_list, cryptodev, node);
+
+	return cryptodev;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
index 9aa19a9ec..6322b3206 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
@@ -279,6 +279,25 @@ struct softnic_tap {
 TAILQ_HEAD(softnic_tap_list, softnic_tap);
 
 /**
+ * Cryptodev
+ */
+struct softnic_cryptodev_params {
+	const char *dev_name;
+	uint32_t dev_id; /**< Valid only when *dev_name* is NULL. */
+	uint32_t n_queues;
+	uint32_t queue_size;
+};
+
+struct softnic_cryptodev {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(softnic_cryptodev) node;
+	char name[NAME_SIZE];
+	uint16_t dev_id;
+	uint32_t n_queues;
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(softnic_cryptodev_list, softnic_cryptodev);
+
+/**
  * Input port action
  */
 struct softnic_port_in_action_profile_params {
@@ -343,6 +362,7 @@ enum softnic_port_in_type {
 	PORT_IN_TMGR,
 	PORT_IN_TAP,
 	PORT_IN_SOURCE,
+	PORT_IN_CRYPTODEV,
 };
 
 struct softnic_port_in_params {
@@ -364,6 +384,12 @@ struct softnic_port_in_params {
 			const char *file_name;
 			uint32_t n_bytes_per_pkt;
 		} source;
+
+		struct {
+			uint16_t queue_id;
+			void *f_callback;
+			void *arg_callback;
+		} cryptodev;
 	};
 	uint32_t burst_size;
 
@@ -377,6 +403,7 @@ enum softnic_port_out_type {
 	PORT_OUT_TMGR,
 	PORT_OUT_TAP,
 	PORT_OUT_SINK,
+	PORT_OUT_CRYPTODEV,
 };
 
 struct softnic_port_out_params {
@@ -391,6 +418,11 @@ struct softnic_port_out_params {
 			const char *file_name;
 			uint32_t max_n_pkts;
 		} sink;
+
+		struct {
+			uint16_t queue_id;
+			uint32_t op_offset;
+		} cryptodev;
 	};
 	uint32_t burst_size;
 	int retry;
@@ -574,6 +606,7 @@ struct pmd_internals {
 	struct softnic_link_list link_list;
 	struct softnic_tmgr_port_list tmgr_port_list;
 	struct softnic_tap_list tap_list;
+	struct softnic_cryptodev_list cryptodev_list;
 	struct softnic_port_in_action_profile_list port_in_action_profile_list;
 	struct softnic_table_action_profile_list table_action_profile_list;
 	struct pipeline_list pipeline_list;
@@ -741,6 +774,24 @@ softnic_tap_create(struct pmd_internals *p,
 	const char *name);
 
 /**
+ * Sym Crypto
+ */
+int
+softnic_cryptodev_init(struct pmd_internals *p);
+
+void
+softnic_cryptodev_free(struct pmd_internals *p);
+
+struct softnic_cryptodev *
+softnic_cryptodev_find(struct pmd_internals *p,
+	const char *name);
+
+struct softnic_cryptodev *
+softnic_cryptodev_create(struct pmd_internals *p,
+	const char *name,
+	struct softnic_cryptodev_params *params);
+
+/**
  * Input port action
  */
 int
