diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
index cbb0145..9c9dad8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
@@ -187,6 +187,21 @@ int ixgbe_pf_host_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MPSAR_LO(hw->mac.num_rar_entries), 0);
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MPSAR_HI(hw->mac.num_rar_entries), 0);
 
+	/*
+	 * VF RSS can support at most 4 queues for each VF, even if
+	 * 8 queues are available for each VF, it need refine to 4
+	 * queues here due to this limitation, otherwise no queue
+	 * will receive any packet even RSS is enabled.
+	 */
+	if (eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode == ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS) {
+		if (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).nb_q_per_pool == 8) {
+			RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).active = ETH_32_POOLS;
+			RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).nb_q_per_pool = 4;
+			RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).def_pool_q_idx =
+				dev_num_vf(eth_dev) * 4;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* set VMDq map to default PF pool */
 	hw->mac.ops.set_vmdq(hw, 0, RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(eth_dev).def_vmdq_idx);
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index f58f98e..5a3f528 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -3327,6 +3327,39 @@ ixgbe_alloc_rx_queue_mbufs(struct igb_rx_queue *rxq)
 }
 
 static int
+ixgbe_config_vf_rss(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw;
+	uint32_t mrqc;
+
+	ixgbe_rss_configure(dev);
+
+	hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+	/* MRQC: enable VF RSS */
+	mrqc = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC);
+	mrqc &= ~IXGBE_MRQC_MRQE_MASK;
+	switch (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active) {
+	case ETH_64_POOLS:
+		mrqc |= IXGBE_MRQC_VMDQRSS64EN;
+		break;
+
+	case ETH_32_POOLS:
+	case ETH_16_POOLS:
+		mrqc |= IXGBE_MRQC_VMDQRSS32EN;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Invalid pool number in IOV mode");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC, mrqc);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
 ixgbe_dev_mq_rx_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw =
@@ -3358,24 +3391,38 @@ ixgbe_dev_mq_rx_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			default: ixgbe_rss_disable(dev);
 		}
 	} else {
-		switch (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active) {
 		/*
 		 * SRIOV active scheme
 		 * FIXME if support DCB/RSS together with VMDq & SRIOV
 		 */
-		case ETH_64_POOLS:
-			IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC, IXGBE_MRQC_VMDQEN);
+		switch (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode) {
+		case ETH_MQ_RX_RSS:
+		case ETH_MQ_RX_VMDQ_RSS:
+			ixgbe_config_vf_rss(dev);
 			break;
 
-		case ETH_32_POOLS:
-			IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC, IXGBE_MRQC_VMDQRT4TCEN);
-			break;
+		default:
+			switch (RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active) {
+			case ETH_64_POOLS:
+				IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC,
+					IXGBE_MRQC_VMDQEN);
+				break;
 
-		case ETH_16_POOLS:
-			IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC, IXGBE_MRQC_VMDQRT8TCEN);
+			case ETH_32_POOLS:
+				IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC,
+					IXGBE_MRQC_VMDQRT4TCEN);
+				break;
+
+			case ETH_16_POOLS:
+				IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MRQC,
+					IXGBE_MRQC_VMDQRT8TCEN);
+				break;
+			default:
+				PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR,
+					"invalid pool number in IOV mode");
+				break;
+			}
 			break;
-		default:
-			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "invalid pool number in IOV mode");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3989,10 +4036,32 @@ ixgbevf_dev_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	uint16_t buf_size;
 	uint16_t i;
 	int ret;
+	uint16_t valid_rxq_num;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 	hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 
+	valid_rxq_num = RTE_MIN(dev->data->nb_rx_queues, hw->mac.max_rx_queues);
+
+	/*
+	 * VMDq RSS can't support 3 queues, so config it into 4 queues,
+	 * and give user a hint that some packets may loss if it doesn't
+	 * poll the queue where those packets are distributed to.
+	 */
+	if (valid_rxq_num == 3)
+		valid_rxq_num = 4;
+
+	if (dev->data->nb_rx_queues > valid_rxq_num) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "The number of Rx queue invalid, "
+			"it should be equal to or less than %d",
+			valid_rxq_num);
+		return -1;
+	} else if (dev->data->nb_rx_queues < valid_rxq_num)
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "The number of Rx queue is less "
+			"than the number of available Rx queues:%d, "
+			"packets in Rx queues(q_id >= %d) may loss.",
+			valid_rxq_num, dev->data->nb_rx_queues);
+
 	/*
 	 * When the VF driver issues a IXGBE_VF_RESET request, the PF driver
 	 * disables the VF receipt of packets if the PF MTU is > 1500.
@@ -4094,6 +4163,9 @@ ixgbevf_dev_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			IXGBE_PSRTYPE_IPV6HDR;
 #endif
 
+	/* Set RQPL for VF RSS according to max Rx queue */
+	psrtype |= (valid_rxq_num >> 1) <<
+		IXGBE_PSRTYPE_RQPL_SHIFT;
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFPSRTYPE, psrtype);
 
 	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.enable_scatter) {
