diff --git a/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h
index 6182749503..f19df98a7a 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/eventdev/eventdev_pmd.h
@@ -341,6 +341,26 @@ typedef int (*eventdev_queue_setup_t)(struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 typedef void (*eventdev_queue_release_t)(struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 		uint8_t queue_id);
 
+/**
+ * Get an event queue attribute at runtime.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Event device pointer
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   Event queue index
+ * @param attr_id
+ *   Event queue attribute id
+ * @param[out] attr_value
+ *   Event queue attribute value
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 0: Success.
+ *  - <0: Error code on failure.
+ */
+typedef int (*eventdev_queue_attr_get_t)(struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+					 uint8_t queue_id, uint32_t attr_id,
+					 uint32_t *attr_value);
+
 /**
  * Set an event queue attribute at runtime.
  *
@@ -1231,6 +1251,8 @@ struct eventdev_ops {
 	/**< Set up an event queue. */
 	eventdev_queue_release_t queue_release;
 	/**< Release an event queue. */
+	eventdev_queue_attr_get_t queue_attr_get;
+	/**< Get an event queue attribute. */
 	eventdev_queue_attr_set_t queue_attr_set;
 	/**< Set an event queue attribute. */
 
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
index 13c8af877e..37f0e54bf3 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
@@ -838,6 +838,18 @@ rte_event_queue_attr_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t queue_id, uint32_t attr_id,
 
 		*attr_value = conf->schedule_type;
 		break;
+	case RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ATTR_WEIGHT:
+		*attr_value = RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_WEIGHT_LOWEST;
+		if (dev->dev_ops->queue_attr_get)
+			return (*dev->dev_ops->queue_attr_get)(
+				dev, queue_id, attr_id, attr_value);
+		break;
+	case RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ATTR_AFFINITY:
+		*attr_value = RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_AFFINITY_LOWEST;
+		if (dev->dev_ops->queue_attr_get)
+			return (*dev->dev_ops->queue_attr_get)(
+				dev, queue_id, attr_id, attr_value);
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	};
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.h b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
index 19710cd0c5..fa16fc5dcb 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
@@ -222,8 +222,14 @@ struct rte_event;
 
 /* Event device capability bitmap flags */
 #define RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_QUEUE_QOS           (1ULL << 0)
-/**< Event scheduling prioritization is based on the priority associated with
- *  each event queue.
+/**< Event scheduling prioritization is based on the priority and weight
+ * associated with each event queue. Events from a queue with highest priority
+ * is scheduled first. If the queues are of same priority, a queue with highest
+ * weight is selected. Subsequent schedules from an event port could see events
+ * from the same event queue if the queue is configured with an affinity count.
+ * Affinity count of a queue indicates the number of times, the subsequent
+ * schedule calls from an event port should use the same queue if the queue is
+ * non-empty.
  *
  *  @see rte_event_queue_setup(), rte_event_queue_attr_set()
  */
@@ -331,6 +337,26 @@ struct rte_event;
  * @see rte_event_port_link()
  */
 
+/* Event queue scheduling weights */
+#define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_WEIGHT_HIGHEST   255
+/**< Highest weight of an event queue
+ * @see rte_event_queue_attr_get(), rte_event_queue_attr_set()
+ */
+#define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_WEIGHT_LOWEST    0
+/**< Lowest weight of an event queue
+ * @see rte_event_queue_attr_get(), rte_event_queue_attr_set()
+ */
+
+/* Event queue scheduling affinity */
+#define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_AFFINITY_HIGHEST   255
+/**< Highest scheduling affinity of an event queue
+ * @see rte_event_queue_attr_get(), rte_event_queue_attr_set()
+ */
+#define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_AFFINITY_LOWEST    0
+/**< Lowest scheduling affinity of an event queue
+ * @see rte_event_queue_attr_get(), rte_event_queue_attr_set()
+ */
+
 /**
  * Get the total number of event devices that have been successfully
  * initialised.
@@ -684,11 +710,18 @@ rte_event_queue_setup(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t queue_id,
  * The schedule type of the queue.
  */
 #define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ATTR_SCHEDULE_TYPE 4
-
+/**
+ * The weight of the queue.
+ */
+#define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ATTR_WEIGHT 5
+/**
+ * Affinity of the queue.
+ */
+#define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ATTR_AFFINITY 6
 /**
  * Maximum supported attribute ID.
  */
-#define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ATTR_MAX RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ATTR_SCHEDULE_TYPE
+#define RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ATTR_MAX RTE_EVENT_QUEUE_ATTR_AFFINITY
 
 /**
  * Get an attribute from a queue.
