diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c
index 6e03bde841..9113dfef56 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c
@@ -180,7 +180,13 @@ qat_sym_dequeue_burst(void *qp, struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 		uint16_t nb_ops)
 {
 	return qat_dequeue_op_burst(qp, (void **)ops,
-				qat_sym_process_response, nb_ops);
+							qat_sym_process_response, nb_ops);
+}
+
+uint16_t
+qat_sym_dequeue_burst_gen_lce(void *qp, struct rte_crypto_op **ops, uint16_t nb_ops)
+{
+	return qat_dequeue_op_burst(qp, (void **)ops, qat_sym_process_response_gen_lce, nb_ops);
 }
 
 int
@@ -200,6 +206,7 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	char capa_memz_name[RTE_CRYPTODEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev;
 	struct qat_cryptodev_private *internals;
+	enum qat_device_gen qat_dev_gen = qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen;
 	const struct qat_crypto_gen_dev_ops *gen_dev_ops =
 		&qat_sym_gen_dev_ops[qat_pci_dev->qat_dev_gen];
 
@@ -249,7 +256,10 @@ qat_sym_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev,
 	cryptodev->dev_ops = gen_dev_ops->cryptodev_ops;
 
 	cryptodev->enqueue_burst = qat_sym_enqueue_burst;
-	cryptodev->dequeue_burst = qat_sym_dequeue_burst;
+	if (qat_dev_gen == QAT_GEN_LCE)
+		cryptodev->dequeue_burst = qat_sym_dequeue_burst_gen_lce;
+	else
+		cryptodev->dequeue_burst = qat_sym_dequeue_burst;
 
 	cryptodev->feature_flags = gen_dev_ops->get_feature_flags(qat_pci_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
index f2f197d050..6616064251 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ uint16_t
 qat_sym_dequeue_burst(void *qp, struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 		uint16_t nb_ops);
 
+uint16_t
+qat_sym_dequeue_burst_gen_lce(void *qp, struct rte_crypto_op **ops, uint16_t nb_ops);
+
 #ifdef RTE_QAT_OPENSSL
 /** Encrypt a single partial block
  *  Depends on openssl libcrypto
@@ -390,6 +393,46 @@ qat_sym_process_response(void **op, uint8_t *resp, void *op_cookie,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static __rte_always_inline int
+qat_sym_process_response_gen_lce(void **op, uint8_t *resp, void *op_cookie __rte_unused,
+		uint64_t *dequeue_err_count __rte_unused)
+{
+	struct icp_qat_fw_comn_resp *resp_msg = (struct icp_qat_fw_comn_resp *)resp;
+	struct rte_crypto_op *rx_op = (struct rte_crypto_op *)(uintptr_t) (resp_msg->opaque_data);
+	struct qat_sym_session *sess;
+
+#if RTE_LOG_DP_LEVEL >= RTE_LOG_DEBUG
+	QAT_DP_HEXDUMP_LOG(DEBUG, "qat_response:", (uint8_t *)resp_msg,
+			sizeof(struct icp_qat_fw_comn_resp));
+#endif
+
+	sess = CRYPTODEV_GET_SYM_SESS_PRIV(rx_op->sym->session);
+
+	rx_op->status = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+	if (ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_STATUS_FLAG_OK != ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_RESP_UNSUPPORTED_REQUEST_STAT_GET(
+			resp_msg->comn_hdr.comn_status))
+		rx_op->status = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_NOT_PROCESSED;
+
+	else if (ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_STATUS_FLAG_OK != ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_RESP_INVALID_PARAM_STAT_GET(
+			resp_msg->comn_hdr.comn_status))
+		rx_op->status = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+
+	if (sess->qat_dir == ICP_QAT_HW_CIPHER_DECRYPT) {
+		if (ICP_QAT_FW_LA_VER_STATUS_FAIL == ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_RESP_CRYPTO_STAT_GET(
+				resp_msg->comn_hdr.comn_status))
+			rx_op->status =	RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_AUTH_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	*op = (void *)rx_op;
+
+	/*
+	 * return 1 as dequeue op only move on to the next op
+	 * if one was ready to return to API
+	 */
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int
 qat_sym_configure_dp_ctx(struct rte_cryptodev *dev, uint16_t qp_id,
 	struct rte_crypto_raw_dp_ctx *raw_dp_ctx,
@@ -455,7 +498,13 @@ qat_sym_preprocess_requests(void **ops __rte_unused,
 
 static inline void
 qat_sym_process_response(void **op __rte_unused, uint8_t *resp __rte_unused,
-	void *op_cookie __rte_unused)
+	void *op_cookie __rte_unused, uint64_t *dequeue_err_count __rte_unused)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void
+qat_sym_process_response_gen_lce(void **op __rte_unused, uint8_t *resp __rte_unused,
+	void *op_cookie __rte_unused, uint64_t *dequeue_err_count __rte_unused)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c
index 9f4f6c3d93..0b7e315573 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ qat_sym_cd_auth_set(struct qat_sym_session *cdesc,
 static void
 qat_sym_session_init_common_hdr(struct qat_sym_session *session);
 
+static void
+qat_sym_session_init_gen_lce_hdr(struct qat_sym_session *session);
+
 /* Req/cd init functions */
 
 static void
@@ -738,6 +741,12 @@ qat_sym_session_set_parameters(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 		session->qat_cmd);
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
+
+	if (qat_dev_gen == QAT_GEN_LCE) {
+		qat_sym_session_init_gen_lce_hdr(session);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	qat_sym_session_finalize(session);
 
 	return qat_sym_gen_dev_ops[qat_dev_gen].set_session((void *)dev,
@@ -1016,6 +1025,12 @@ qat_sym_session_configure_aead(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 			dev->data->dev_private;
 	enum qat_device_gen qat_dev_gen =
 			internals->qat_dev->qat_dev_gen;
+	if (qat_dev_gen == QAT_GEN_LCE) {
+		struct icp_qat_fw_la_bulk_req *req_tmpl = &session->fw_req;
+		struct lce_key_buff_desc *key_buff = &req_tmpl->key_buff;
+
+		key_buff->keybuff = session->key_paddr;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Store AEAD IV parameters as cipher IV,
@@ -1079,9 +1094,14 @@ qat_sym_session_configure_aead(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (session->is_single_pass) {
-		if (qat_sym_cd_cipher_set(session,
-				aead_xform->key.data, aead_xform->key.length))
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (qat_dev_gen != QAT_GEN_LCE) {
+			if (qat_sym_cd_cipher_set(session,
+					aead_xform->key.data, aead_xform->key.length))
+				return -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			session->auth_key_length = aead_xform->key.length;
+			memcpy(session->key_array, aead_xform->key.data, aead_xform->key.length);
+		}
 	} else if ((aead_xform->op == RTE_CRYPTO_AEAD_OP_ENCRYPT &&
 			aead_xform->algo == RTE_CRYPTO_AEAD_AES_GCM) ||
 			(aead_xform->op == RTE_CRYPTO_AEAD_OP_DECRYPT &&
@@ -1970,6 +1990,37 @@ qat_sym_session_init_common_hdr(struct qat_sym_session *session)
 					ICP_QAT_FW_LA_NO_DIGEST_IN_BUFFER);
 }
 
+static void
+qat_sym_session_init_gen_lce_hdr(struct qat_sym_session *session)
+{
+	struct icp_qat_fw_la_bulk_req *req_tmpl = &session->fw_req;
+	struct icp_qat_fw_comn_req_hdr *header = &req_tmpl->comn_hdr;
+
+	/*
+	 * GEN_LCE specifies separate command id for AEAD operations but Cryptodev
+	 * API processes AEAD operations as Single pass Crypto operations.
+	 * Hence even for GEN_LCE, Session Algo Command ID is CIPHER.
+	 * Note, however Session Algo Mode is AEAD.
+	 */
+	header->service_cmd_id = ICP_QAT_FW_LA_CMD_AEAD;
+	header->service_type = ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_REQ_CPM_FW_LA;
+	header->hdr_flags = ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_HDR_FLAGS_BUILD_GEN_LCE(ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_REQ_FLAG_SET,
+			ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_GEN_LCE_DESC_LAYOUT);
+	header->comn_req_flags = ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_FLAGS_BUILD_GEN_LCE(QAT_COMN_PTR_TYPE_SGL,
+			QAT_COMN_KEY_BUFFER_USED);
+
+	ICP_QAT_FW_SYM_AEAD_ALGO_SET(header->serv_specif_flags, QAT_LA_CRYPTO_AEAD_AES_GCM_GEN_LCE);
+	ICP_QAT_FW_SYM_IV_SIZE_SET(header->serv_specif_flags, ICP_QAT_FW_LA_GCM_IV_LEN_12_OCTETS);
+	ICP_QAT_FW_SYM_IV_IN_DESC_FLAG_SET(header->serv_specif_flags,
+			ICP_QAT_FW_SYM_IV_IN_DESC_VALID);
+
+	if (session->qat_dir == ICP_QAT_HW_CIPHER_DECRYPT) {
+		ICP_QAT_FW_SYM_DIR_FLAG_SET(header->serv_specif_flags, ICP_QAT_HW_CIPHER_DECRYPT);
+	} else {
+		ICP_QAT_FW_SYM_DIR_FLAG_SET(header->serv_specif_flags, ICP_QAT_HW_CIPHER_ENCRYPT);
+	}
+}
+
 int qat_sym_cd_cipher_set(struct qat_sym_session *cdesc,
 						const uint8_t *cipherkey,
 						uint32_t cipherkeylen)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h
index 9209e2e8df..958af03405 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h
@@ -111,10 +111,16 @@ struct qat_sym_session {
 	enum icp_qat_hw_auth_op auth_op;
 	enum icp_qat_hw_auth_mode auth_mode;
 	void *bpi_ctx;
-	struct qat_sym_cd cd;
+	union {
+		struct qat_sym_cd cd;
+		uint8_t key_array[32];
+	};
 	uint8_t prefix_state[QAT_PREFIX_TBL_SIZE] __rte_cache_aligned;
 	uint8_t *cd_cur_ptr;
-	phys_addr_t cd_paddr;
+	union {
+		phys_addr_t cd_paddr;
+		phys_addr_t key_paddr;
+	};
 	phys_addr_t prefix_paddr;
 	struct icp_qat_fw_la_bulk_req fw_req;
 	uint8_t aad_len;
