diff --git a/lib/eal/common/malloc_elem.c b/lib/eal/common/malloc_elem.c
index c2c9461f1..4a146b1b9 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/malloc_elem.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/malloc_elem.c
@@ -446,6 +446,9 @@ malloc_elem_alloc(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align,
 		struct malloc_elem *new_free_elem =
 				RTE_PTR_ADD(new_elem, size + MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD);
 
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+		asan_clear_split_alloczone(new_free_elem);
+#endif
 		split_elem(elem, new_free_elem);
 		malloc_elem_free_list_insert(new_free_elem);
 
@@ -458,6 +461,9 @@ malloc_elem_alloc(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align,
 		elem->state = ELEM_BUSY;
 		elem->pad = old_elem_size;
 
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+		asan_clear_alloczone(elem);
+#endif
 		/* put a dummy header in padding, to point to real element header */
 		if (elem->pad > 0) { /* pad will be at least 64-bytes, as everything
 		                     * is cache-line aligned */
@@ -475,7 +481,13 @@ malloc_elem_alloc(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size, unsigned align,
 	 * Re-insert original element, in case its new size makes it
 	 * belong on a different list.
 	 */
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	asan_clear_split_alloczone(new_elem);
+#endif
 	split_elem(elem, new_elem);
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	asan_clear_alloczone(new_elem);
+#endif
 	new_elem->state = ELEM_BUSY;
 	malloc_elem_free_list_insert(elem);
 
@@ -601,6 +613,9 @@ malloc_elem_hide_region(struct malloc_elem *elem, void *start, size_t len)
 	if (next && next_elem_is_adjacent(elem)) {
 		len_after = RTE_PTR_DIFF(next, hide_end);
 		if (len_after >= MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD + MIN_DATA_SIZE) {
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+			asan_clear_split_alloczone(hide_end);
+#endif
 			/* split after */
 			split_elem(elem, hide_end);
 
@@ -615,6 +630,9 @@ malloc_elem_hide_region(struct malloc_elem *elem, void *start, size_t len)
 	if (prev && prev_elem_is_adjacent(elem)) {
 		len_before = RTE_PTR_DIFF(hide_start, elem);
 		if (len_before >= MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD + MIN_DATA_SIZE) {
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+			asan_clear_split_alloczone(hide_start);
+#endif
 			/* split before */
 			split_elem(elem, hide_start);
 
@@ -628,6 +646,9 @@ malloc_elem_hide_region(struct malloc_elem *elem, void *start, size_t len)
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	asan_clear_alloczone(elem);
+#endif
 	remove_elem(elem);
 }
 
@@ -641,8 +662,12 @@ malloc_elem_resize(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size)
 	const size_t new_size = size + elem->pad + MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD;
 
 	/* if we request a smaller size, then always return ok */
-	if (elem->size >= new_size)
+	if (elem->size >= new_size) {
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+		asan_clear_alloczone(elem);
+#endif
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	/* check if there is a next element, it's free and adjacent */
 	if (!elem->next || elem->next->state != ELEM_FREE ||
@@ -661,9 +686,15 @@ malloc_elem_resize(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t size)
 		/* now we have a big block together. Lets cut it down a bit, by splitting */
 		struct malloc_elem *split_pt = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, new_size);
 		split_pt = RTE_PTR_ALIGN_CEIL(split_pt, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+		asan_clear_split_alloczone(split_pt);
+#endif
 		split_elem(elem, split_pt);
 		malloc_elem_free_list_insert(split_pt);
 	}
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	asan_clear_alloczone(elem);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/malloc_elem.h b/lib/eal/common/malloc_elem.h
index a1e5f7f02..d0d8bbb48 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/malloc_elem.h
+++ b/lib/eal/common/malloc_elem.h
@@ -36,10 +36,20 @@ struct malloc_elem {
 	uint64_t header_cookie;         /* Cookie marking start of data */
 	                                /* trailer cookie at start + size */
 #endif
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	size_t user_size;
+	uint64_t asan_cookie[2]; /*must be next to header_cookie*/
+#endif
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
+static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN = sizeof(struct malloc_elem);
+
 #ifndef RTE_MALLOC_DEBUG
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN = RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE;
+#else
 static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN = 0;
+#endif
 
 /* dummy function - just check if pointer is non-null */
 static inline int
@@ -90,9 +100,138 @@ malloc_elem_cookies_ok(const struct malloc_elem *elem)
 
 #endif
 
-static const unsigned MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN = sizeof(struct malloc_elem);
 #define MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD (MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN + MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN)
 
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+
+#define ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE	8
+#define ASAN_MEM_FREE_FLAG	0xfd
+#define ASAN_MEM_REDZONE_FLAG	0xfa
+#define ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(mem) (((mem) >> 3) + 0x00007fff8000)
+
+#if defined(__clang__)
+__attribute__((no_sanitize("address", "hwaddress")))
+#else
+__attribute__((no_sanitize_address))
+#endif
+static inline void
+asan_set_shadow(void *addr, char val)
+{
+	*(char *)addr = val;
+}
+
+static inline void
+asan_set_zone(void *ptr, size_t len, uint32_t val)
+{
+	size_t offset;
+	char *shadow;
+	size_t zone_len = len / ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE;
+	if (len % ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE != 0)
+		zone_len += 1;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < zone_len; i++) {
+		offset = i * ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE;
+		shadow = (char *)ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(((int64_t)ptr + offset));
+		asan_set_shadow(shadow, val);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * When the memory is released, the release mark is
+ * set in the corresponding range of the shadow area.
+ */
+static inline void
+asan_set_freezone(void *ptr, size_t size)
+{
+	asan_set_zone(ptr, size, ASAN_MEM_FREE_FLAG);
+}
+
+/*
+ * When the memory is allocated, memory state must set accessible.
+ */
+static inline void
+asan_clear_alloczone(struct malloc_elem *elem)
+{
+	asan_set_zone((void *)elem, elem->size, 0x0);
+}
+
+static inline void
+asan_clear_split_alloczone(struct malloc_elem *elem)
+{
+	void *ptr = RTE_PTR_SUB(elem, MALLOC_ELEM_TRAILER_LEN);
+	asan_set_zone(ptr, MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD, 0x0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * When the memory is allocated, the memory boundary is
+ * marked in the corresponding range of the shadow area.
+ */
+static inline void
+asan_set_redzone(struct malloc_elem *elem, size_t user_size)
+{
+	uint64_t ptr;
+	char *shadow;
+	if (elem != NULL) {
+		if (elem->state != ELEM_PAD)
+			elem = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, elem->pad);
+
+		elem->user_size = user_size;
+
+		/* Set mark before the start of the allocated memory */
+		ptr = (uint64_t)RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN)
+			- ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE;
+		shadow = (char *)ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(ptr);
+		asan_set_shadow(shadow, ASAN_MEM_REDZONE_FLAG);
+		shadow = (char *)ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(ptr
+				- ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE);
+		asan_set_shadow(shadow, ASAN_MEM_REDZONE_FLAG);
+
+		/* Set mark after the end of the allocated memory */
+		ptr = (uint64_t)RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN
+				+ elem->user_size);
+		shadow = (char *)ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(ptr);
+		uint32_t val = (ptr % ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE);
+		val = (val == 0) ? ASAN_MEM_REDZONE_FLAG : val;
+		asan_set_shadow(shadow, val);
+		shadow = (char *)ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(ptr
+				+ ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE);
+		asan_set_shadow(shadow, ASAN_MEM_REDZONE_FLAG);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * When the memory is released, the mark of the memory boundary
+ * in the corresponding range of the shadow area is cleared.
+ */
+static inline void
+asan_clear_redzone(struct malloc_elem *elem)
+{
+	uint64_t ptr;
+	char *shadow;
+	if (elem != NULL) {
+		elem = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, elem->pad);
+
+		/* Clear mark before the start of the allocated memory */
+		ptr = (uint64_t)RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN)
+			- ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE;
+		shadow = (char *)ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(ptr);
+		asan_set_shadow(shadow, 0x00);
+		shadow = (char *)ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(ptr
+				- ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE);
+		asan_set_shadow(shadow, 0x00);
+
+		/* Clear mark after the end of the allocated memory */
+		ptr = (uint64_t)RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN
+				+ elem->user_size);
+		shadow = (char *)ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(ptr);
+		asan_set_shadow(shadow, 0x00);
+		shadow = (char *)ASAN_MEM_TO_SHADOW(ptr
+				+ ASAN_SHADOW_GRAIN_SIZE);
+		asan_set_shadow(shadow, 0x00);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Given a pointer to the start of a memory block returned by malloc, get
  * the actual malloc_elem header for that block.
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c b/lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c
index ee400f38e..6d39549d3 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/malloc_heap.c
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ heap_alloc(struct malloc_heap *heap, const char *type __rte_unused, size_t size,
 {
 	struct malloc_elem *elem;
 
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	size_t user_size = size;
+#endif
 	size = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(size);
 	align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(align);
 
@@ -250,6 +253,9 @@ heap_alloc(struct malloc_heap *heap, const char *type __rte_unused, size_t size,
 
 		/* increase heap's count of allocated elements */
 		heap->alloc_count++;
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+		asan_set_redzone(elem, user_size);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	return elem == NULL ? NULL : (void *)(&elem[1]);
@@ -270,6 +276,9 @@ heap_alloc_biggest(struct malloc_heap *heap, const char *type __rte_unused,
 
 		/* increase heap's count of allocated elements */
 		heap->alloc_count++;
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+		asan_set_redzone(elem, size);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	return elem == NULL ? NULL : (void *)(&elem[1]);
@@ -841,6 +850,9 @@ malloc_heap_free(struct malloc_elem *elem)
 	if (!malloc_elem_cookies_ok(elem) || elem->state != ELEM_BUSY)
 		return -1;
 
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	asan_clear_redzone(elem);
+#endif
 	/* elem may be merged with previous element, so keep heap address */
 	heap = elem->heap;
 	msl = elem->msl;
@@ -848,6 +860,10 @@ malloc_heap_free(struct malloc_elem *elem)
 
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&(heap->lock));
 
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	void *asan_ptr = RTE_PTR_ADD(elem, MALLOC_ELEM_HEADER_LEN + elem->pad);
+	size_t asan_data_len = elem->size - MALLOC_ELEM_OVERHEAD - elem->pad;
+#endif
 	/* mark element as free */
 	elem->state = ELEM_FREE;
 
@@ -1001,6 +1017,9 @@ malloc_heap_free(struct malloc_elem *elem)
 
 	rte_mcfg_mem_write_unlock();
 free_unlock:
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	asan_set_freezone(asan_ptr, asan_data_len);
+#endif
 	rte_spinlock_unlock(&(heap->lock));
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/rte_malloc.c b/lib/eal/common/rte_malloc.c
index 9d39e58c0..fe70ee938 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/rte_malloc.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/rte_malloc.c
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ rte_realloc_socket(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align, int socket)
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Error: memory corruption detected\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+	size_t user_size = size;
+#endif
 
 	size = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(size), align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_ROUNDUP(align);
 
@@ -181,6 +184,9 @@ rte_realloc_socket(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align, int socket)
 			RTE_PTR_ALIGN(ptr, align) == ptr &&
 			malloc_heap_resize(elem, size) == 0) {
 		rte_eal_trace_mem_realloc(size, align, socket, ptr);
+#ifdef RTE_MALLOC_ASAN
+		asan_set_redzone(elem, user_size);
+#endif
 		return ptr;
 	}
 
