diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/af_xdp.rst b/doc/guides/nics/af_xdp.rst
index 0bd4239fe..18defcda3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/af_xdp.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/af_xdp.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ Options
 The following options can be provided to set up an af_xdp port in DPDK.
 
 *   ``iface`` - name of the Kernel interface to attach to (required);
-*   ``queue`` - netdev queue id (optional, default 0);
+*   ``start_queue`` - starting netdev queue id (optional, default 0);
+*   ``queue_count`` - total netdev queue number (optional, default 1);
 *   ``pmd_zero_copy`` - enable zero copy or not (optional, default 0);
 
 Prerequisites
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c b/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c
index ebef7bf34..9a4510701 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_xdp/rte_eth_af_xdp.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ static int af_xdp_logtype;
 #define ETH_AF_XDP_NUM_BUFFERS		4096
 #define ETH_AF_XDP_DATA_HEADROOM	0
 #define ETH_AF_XDP_DFLT_NUM_DESCS	XSK_RING_CONS__DEFAULT_NUM_DESCS
-#define ETH_AF_XDP_DFLT_QUEUE_IDX	0
+#define ETH_AF_XDP_DFLT_START_QUEUE_IDX	0
+#define ETH_AF_XDP_DFLT_QUEUE_COUNT	1
 
 #define ETH_AF_XDP_RX_BATCH_SIZE	32
 #define ETH_AF_XDP_TX_BATCH_SIZE	32
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ struct pkt_rx_queue {
 	struct rx_stats stats;
 
 	struct pkt_tx_queue *pair;
-	uint16_t queue_idx;
+	int xsk_queue_idx;
 };
 
 struct tx_stats {
@@ -103,13 +104,15 @@ struct pkt_tx_queue {
 	struct tx_stats stats;
 
 	struct pkt_rx_queue *pair;
-	uint16_t queue_idx;
+	int xsk_queue_idx;
 };
 
 struct pmd_internals {
 	int if_index;
 	char if_name[IFNAMSIZ];
-	uint16_t queue_idx;
+	int start_queue_idx;
+	int queue_cnt;
+
 	int pmd_zc;
 	struct ether_addr eth_addr;
 	struct xsk_umem_info *umem;
@@ -120,12 +123,14 @@ struct pmd_internals {
 };
 
 #define ETH_AF_XDP_IFACE_ARG			"iface"
-#define ETH_AF_XDP_QUEUE_IDX_ARG		"queue"
+#define ETH_AF_XDP_START_QUEUE_ARG		"start_queue"
+#define ETH_AF_XDP_QUEUE_COUNT_ARG		"queue_count"
 #define ETH_AF_XDP_PMD_ZC_ARG			"pmd_zero_copy"
 
 static const char * const valid_arguments[] = {
 	ETH_AF_XDP_IFACE_ARG,
-	ETH_AF_XDP_QUEUE_IDX_ARG,
+	ETH_AF_XDP_START_QUEUE_ARG,
+	ETH_AF_XDP_QUEUE_COUNT_ARG,
 	ETH_AF_XDP_PMD_ZC_ARG,
 	NULL
 };
@@ -395,8 +400,8 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	dev_info->if_index = internals->if_index;
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = 1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = ETH_FRAME_LEN;
-	dev_info->max_rx_queues = 1;
-	dev_info->max_tx_queues = 1;
+	dev_info->max_rx_queues = internals->queue_cnt;
+	dev_info->max_tx_queues = internals->queue_cnt;
 
 	dev_info->min_mtu = ETHER_MIN_MTU;
 	dev_info->max_mtu = ETH_AF_XDP_FRAME_SIZE - ETH_AF_XDP_DATA_HEADROOM;
@@ -528,7 +533,8 @@ eth_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static struct
-xsk_umem_info *xdp_umem_configure(struct pmd_internals *internals)
+xsk_umem_info *xdp_umem_configure(struct pmd_internals *internals,
+				  struct pkt_rx_queue *rxq)
 {
 	struct xsk_umem_info *umem;
 	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
@@ -549,7 +555,7 @@ xsk_umem_info *xdp_umem_configure(struct pmd_internals *internals)
 	}
 
 	snprintf(ring_name, sizeof(ring_name), "af_xdp_ring_%s_%u",
-		       internals->if_name, internals->queue_idx);
+		       internals->if_name, rxq->xsk_queue_idx);
 	umem->buf_ring = rte_ring_create(ring_name,
 					 ETH_AF_XDP_NUM_BUFFERS,
 					 rte_socket_id(),
@@ -565,7 +571,7 @@ xsk_umem_info *xdp_umem_configure(struct pmd_internals *internals)
 					  ETH_AF_XDP_DATA_HEADROOM));
 
 	snprintf(mz_name, sizeof(mz_name), "af_xdp_umem_%s_%u",
-		       internals->if_name, internals->queue_idx);
+		       internals->if_name, rxq->xsk_queue_idx);
 	mz = rte_memzone_reserve_aligned(mz_name,
 			ETH_AF_XDP_NUM_BUFFERS * ETH_AF_XDP_FRAME_SIZE,
 			rte_socket_id(), RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG,
@@ -602,7 +608,7 @@ xsk_configure(struct pmd_internals *internals, struct pkt_rx_queue *rxq,
 	int ret = 0;
 	int reserve_size;
 
-	rxq->umem = xdp_umem_configure(internals);
+	rxq->umem = xdp_umem_configure(internals, rxq);
 	if (rxq->umem == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -612,7 +618,7 @@ xsk_configure(struct pmd_internals *internals, struct pkt_rx_queue *rxq,
 	cfg.xdp_flags = XDP_FLAGS_UPDATE_IF_NOEXIST;
 	cfg.bind_flags = 0;
 	ret = xsk_socket__create(&rxq->xsk, internals->if_name,
-			internals->queue_idx, rxq->umem->umem, &rxq->rx,
+			rxq->xsk_queue_idx, rxq->umem->umem, &rxq->rx,
 			&txq->tx, &cfg);
 	if (ret) {
 		AF_XDP_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create xsk socket.\n");
@@ -635,20 +641,6 @@ xsk_configure(struct pmd_internals *internals, struct pkt_rx_queue *rxq,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void
-queue_reset(struct pmd_internals *internals, uint16_t queue_idx)
-{
-	struct pkt_rx_queue *rxq = &internals->rx_queues[queue_idx];
-	struct pkt_tx_queue *txq = rxq->pair;
-
-	memset(rxq, 0, sizeof(*rxq));
-	memset(txq, 0, sizeof(*txq));
-	rxq->pair = txq;
-	txq->pair = rxq;
-	rxq->queue_idx = queue_idx;
-	txq->queue_idx = queue_idx;
-}
-
 static int
 eth_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		   uint16_t rx_queue_id,
@@ -663,8 +655,9 @@ eth_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	int ret;
 
 	rxq = &internals->rx_queues[rx_queue_id];
-	queue_reset(internals, rx_queue_id);
 
+	AF_XDP_LOG(INFO, "Set up rx queue, rx queue id: %d, xsk queue id: %d\n",
+		   rx_queue_id, rxq->xsk_queue_idx);
 	/* Now get the space available for data in the mbuf */
 	buf_size = rte_pktmbuf_data_room_size(mb_pool) -
 		RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
@@ -695,7 +688,6 @@ eth_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	queue_reset(internals, rx_queue_id);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -825,8 +817,8 @@ parse_name_arg(const char *key __rte_unused,
 }
 
 static int
-parse_parameters(struct rte_kvargs *kvlist, char *if_name, int *queue_idx,
-				int *pmd_zc)
+parse_parameters(struct rte_kvargs *kvlist, char *if_name, int *start_queue,
+			int *queue_cnt, int *pmd_zc)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -835,11 +827,18 @@ parse_parameters(struct rte_kvargs *kvlist, char *if_name, int *queue_idx,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto free_kvlist;
 
-	ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_AF_XDP_QUEUE_IDX_ARG,
-				 &parse_integer_arg, queue_idx);
+	ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_AF_XDP_START_QUEUE_ARG,
+				 &parse_integer_arg, start_queue);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto free_kvlist;
 
+	ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_AF_XDP_QUEUE_COUNT_ARG,
+				 &parse_integer_arg, queue_cnt);
+	if (ret < 0 || *queue_cnt > ETH_AF_XDP_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto free_kvlist;
+	}
+
 	ret = rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, ETH_AF_XDP_PMD_ZC_ARG,
 				 &parse_integer_arg, pmd_zc);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -881,8 +880,8 @@ get_iface_info(const char *if_name,
 }
 
 static struct rte_eth_dev *
-init_internals(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, const char *if_name, int queue_idx,
-					int pmd_zc)
+init_internals(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, const char *if_name,
+			int start_queue_idx, int queue_cnt, int pmd_zc)
 {
 	const char *name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
 	const unsigned int numa_node = dev->device.numa_node;
@@ -895,13 +894,16 @@ init_internals(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, const char *if_name, int queue_idx,
 	if (internals == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	internals->queue_idx = queue_idx;
+	internals->start_queue_idx = start_queue_idx;
+	internals->queue_cnt = queue_cnt;
 	internals->pmd_zc = pmd_zc;
 	strlcpy(internals->if_name, if_name, IFNAMSIZ);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ETH_AF_XDP_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < queue_cnt; i++) {
 		internals->tx_queues[i].pair = &internals->rx_queues[i];
 		internals->rx_queues[i].pair = &internals->tx_queues[i];
+		internals->rx_queues[i].xsk_queue_idx = start_queue_idx + i;
+		internals->tx_queues[i].xsk_queue_idx = start_queue_idx + i;
 	}
 
 	ret = get_iface_info(if_name, &internals->eth_addr,
@@ -934,7 +936,8 @@ rte_pmd_af_xdp_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rte_kvargs *kvlist;
 	char if_name[IFNAMSIZ] = {'\0'};
-	int xsk_queue_idx = ETH_AF_XDP_DFLT_QUEUE_IDX;
+	int xsk_start_queue_idx = ETH_AF_XDP_DFLT_START_QUEUE_IDX;
+	int xsk_queue_cnt = ETH_AF_XDP_DFLT_QUEUE_COUNT;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
 	const char *name;
 	int pmd_zc = 0;
@@ -964,7 +967,8 @@ rte_pmd_af_xdp_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	if (dev->device.numa_node == SOCKET_ID_ANY)
 		dev->device.numa_node = rte_socket_id();
 
-	if (parse_parameters(kvlist, if_name, &xsk_queue_idx, &pmd_zc) < 0) {
+	if (parse_parameters(kvlist, if_name, &xsk_start_queue_idx,
+			     &xsk_queue_cnt, &pmd_zc) < 0) {
 		AF_XDP_LOG(ERR, "Invalid kvargs value\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -974,7 +978,8 @@ rte_pmd_af_xdp_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	eth_dev = init_internals(dev, if_name, xsk_queue_idx, pmd_zc);
+	eth_dev = init_internals(dev, if_name, xsk_start_queue_idx,
+					xsk_queue_cnt, pmd_zc);
 	if (eth_dev == NULL) {
 		AF_XDP_LOG(ERR, "Failed to init internals\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -1016,7 +1021,8 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_af_xdp_drv = {
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_af_xdp, pmd_af_xdp_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_af_xdp,
 			      "iface=<string> "
-			      "queue=<int> "
+			      "start_queue=<int> "
+			      "queue_count=<int> "
 			      "pmd_zero_copy=<0|1>");
 
 RTE_INIT(af_xdp_init_log)
