diff --git a/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile b/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bb65e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+
+ifeq ($(RTE_SDK),)
+$(error "Please define RTE_SDK environment variable")
+endif
+
+# Default target, can be overridden by command line or environment
+RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
+
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV),"linuxapp")
+$(info This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
+please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
+all:
+else
+
+# binary name
+APP = vhost-crypto
+
+# all source are stored in SRCS-y
+SRCS-y := main.c
+
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+CFLAGS += -O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -D_GNU_SOURCE
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.extapp.mk
+
+endif
diff --git a/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c b/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc86724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,541 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_cycles.h>
+#include <rte_vhost.h>
+#include <rte_cryptodev.h>
+#include <rte_vhost_crypto.h>
+
+#include <cmdline_rdline.h>
+#include <cmdline_parse.h>
+#include <cmdline_parse_string.h>
+#include <cmdline.h>
+
+#define NB_VIRTIO_QUEUES		(1)
+#define MAX_PKT_BURST			(64)
+#define MAX_IV_LEN			(32)
+#define NB_MEMPOOL_OBJS			(8192)
+#define NB_CRYPTO_DESCRIPTORS		(4096)
+#define NB_CACHE_OBJS			(128)
+#define SESSION_MAP_ENTRIES		(1024)
+#define REFRESH_TIME_SEC		(3)
+
+#define MAX_NB_SOCKETS			(32)
+#define DEF_SOCKET_FILE			"/tmp/vhost_crypto1.socket"
+
+struct vhost_crypto_options {
+	char *socket_files[MAX_NB_SOCKETS];
+	uint32_t nb_sockets;
+	uint8_t cid;
+	uint16_t qid;
+	uint32_t zero_copy;
+	uint32_t guest_polling;
+} options;
+
+struct vhost_crypto_info {
+	int vids[MAX_NB_SOCKETS];
+	struct rte_mempool *sess_pool;
+	struct rte_mempool *cop_pool;
+	uint32_t lcore_id;
+	uint8_t cid;
+	uint32_t qid;
+	uint32_t nb_vids;
+	volatile uint32_t initialized[MAX_NB_SOCKETS];
+
+} info;
+
+#define SOCKET_FILE_KEYWORD	"socket-file"
+#define CRYPTODEV_ID_KEYWORD	"cdev-id"
+#define CRYPTODEV_QUEUE_KEYWORD	"cdev-queue-id"
+#define ZERO_COPY_KEYWORD	"zero-copy"
+#define POLLING_KEYWORD		"guest-polling"
+
+uint64_t vhost_cycles[2], last_v_cycles[2];
+uint64_t outpkt_amount;
+
+/** support *SOCKET_FILE_PATH:CRYPTODEV_ID* format */
+static int
+parse_socket_arg(char *arg)
+{
+	uint32_t nb_sockets = options.nb_sockets;
+	size_t len = strlen(arg);
+
+	if (nb_sockets >= MAX_NB_SOCKETS) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Too many socket files!\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	options.socket_files[nb_sockets] = rte_malloc(NULL, len, 0);
+	if (!options.socket_files[nb_sockets]) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Insufficient memory\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	rte_memcpy(options.socket_files[nb_sockets], arg, len);
+
+	options.nb_sockets++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_cryptodev_id(const char *q_arg)
+{
+	char *end = NULL;
+	uint64_t pm;
+
+	/* parse decimal string */
+	pm = strtoul(q_arg, &end, 10);
+	if ((pm == '\0') || (end == NULL) || (*end != '\0')) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Invalid Cryptodev ID %s\n", q_arg);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (pm > rte_cryptodev_count()) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Invalid Cryptodev ID %s\n", q_arg);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	options.cid = (uint8_t)pm;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_cdev_queue_id(const char *q_arg)
+{
+	char *end = NULL;
+	uint64_t pm;
+
+	/* parse decimal string */
+	pm = strtoul(q_arg, &end, 10);
+	if (pm == UINT64_MAX) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Invalid Cryptodev Queue ID %s\n", q_arg);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	options.qid = (uint16_t)pm;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+vhost_crypto_usage(const char *prgname)
+{
+	printf("%s [EAL options] --\n"
+		"  --%s SOCKET-FILE-PATH\n"
+		"  --%s CRYPTODEV_ID: crypto device id\n"
+		"  --%s CDEV_QUEUE_ID: crypto device queue id\n"
+		"  --%s: zero copy\n"
+		"  --%s: guest polling\n",
+		prgname, SOCKET_FILE_KEYWORD, CRYPTODEV_ID_KEYWORD,
+		CRYPTODEV_QUEUE_KEYWORD, ZERO_COPY_KEYWORD, POLLING_KEYWORD);
+}
+
+static int
+vhost_crypto_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int opt, ret;
+	char *prgname = argv[0];
+	char **argvopt;
+	int option_index;
+	struct option lgopts[] = {
+			{SOCKET_FILE_KEYWORD, required_argument, 0, 0},
+			{CRYPTODEV_ID_KEYWORD, required_argument, 0, 0},
+			{CRYPTODEV_QUEUE_KEYWORD, required_argument, 0, 0},
+			{ZERO_COPY_KEYWORD, no_argument, 0, 0},
+			{POLLING_KEYWORD, no_argument, 0, 0},
+			{NULL, 0, 0, 0}
+	};
+
+	options.cid = 0;
+	options.qid = 0;
+	options.nb_sockets = 0;
+	options.guest_polling = 0;
+	options.zero_copy = RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_DISABLE;
+
+	argvopt = argv;
+
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argvopt, "s:",
+				  lgopts, &option_index)) != EOF) {
+
+		switch (opt) {
+		case 0:
+			if (strcmp(lgopts[option_index].name,
+					SOCKET_FILE_KEYWORD) == 0) {
+				ret = parse_socket_arg(optarg);
+				if (ret < 0) {
+					vhost_crypto_usage(prgname);
+					return ret;
+				}
+			} else if (strcmp(lgopts[option_index].name,
+					CRYPTODEV_ID_KEYWORD) == 0) {
+				ret = parse_cryptodev_id(optarg);
+				if (ret < 0) {
+					vhost_crypto_usage(prgname);
+					return ret;
+				}
+			} else if (strcmp(lgopts[option_index].name,
+					CRYPTODEV_QUEUE_KEYWORD) == 0) {
+				ret = parse_cdev_queue_id(optarg);
+				if (ret < 0) {
+					vhost_crypto_usage(prgname);
+					return ret;
+				}
+			} else if (strcmp(lgopts[option_index].name,
+					ZERO_COPY_KEYWORD) == 0) {
+				options.zero_copy =
+					RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_ENABLE;
+			} else if (strcmp(lgopts[option_index].name,
+					POLLING_KEYWORD) == 0) {
+				options.guest_polling = 1;
+			} else {
+				vhost_crypto_usage(prgname);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (options.nb_sockets == 0) {
+		options.socket_files[0] = strdup(DEF_SOCKET_FILE);
+		options.nb_sockets = 1;
+		RTE_LOG(INFO, USER1,
+				"VHOST-CRYPTO: use default socket file %s\n",
+				DEF_SOCKET_FILE);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+new_device(int vid)
+{
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	uint32_t idx, i;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_vhost_get_ifname(vid, path, PATH_MAX);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Cannot find matched socket\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	for (idx = 0; idx < options.nb_sockets; idx++) {
+		if (strcmp(path, options.socket_files[idx]) == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (idx == options.nb_sockets) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Cannot find recorded socket\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+		vhost_cycles[i] = 0;
+		last_v_cycles[i] = 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = rte_vhost_crypto_create(vid, info.cid, info.sess_pool,
+			rte_lcore_to_socket_id(info.lcore_id));
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Cannot create vhost crypto\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = rte_vhost_crypto_set_zero_copy(vid, options.zero_copy);
+	if (ret) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Cannot %s zero copy feature\n",
+				options.zero_copy == 1 ? "enable" : "disable");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	info.vids[idx] = vid;
+	info.initialized[idx] = 1;
+
+	rte_wmb();
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, USER1, "New Vhost-crypto Device %s, Device ID %d\n", path,
+			vid);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+destroy_device(int vid)
+{
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < info.nb_vids; i++) {
+		if (vid == info.vids[i])
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (i == info.nb_vids) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Cannot find socket file from list\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	info.initialized[i] = 0;
+
+	rte_wmb();
+
+	rte_vhost_crypto_free(vid);
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, USER1, "Vhost Crypto Device %i Removed\n", vid);
+}
+
+static const struct vhost_device_ops virtio_crypto_device_ops = {
+	.new_device =  new_device,
+	.destroy_device = destroy_device,
+};
+
+__attribute__((unused))
+static void clrscr(void)
+{
+	system("@cls||clear");
+}
+
+static int
+vhost_crypto_worker(__rte_unused void *arg)
+{
+	struct rte_crypto_op *ops[NB_VIRTIO_QUEUES][MAX_PKT_BURST + 1];
+	struct rte_crypto_op *ops_deq[NB_VIRTIO_QUEUES][MAX_PKT_BURST + 1];
+	uint32_t nb_inflight_ops = 0;
+	uint16_t nb_callfds;
+	int callfds[VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAX_NUM_BURST_VQS];
+	uint32_t lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
+	uint32_t burst_size = MAX_PKT_BURST;
+	uint32_t i, j, k;
+	uint32_t to_fetch, fetched;
+	uint64_t t_start, t_end, interval;
+
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, USER1, "Processing on Core %u started\n", lcore_id);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NB_VIRTIO_QUEUES; i++) {
+		if (rte_crypto_op_bulk_alloc(info.cop_pool,
+				RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC, ops[i],
+				burst_size) < burst_size) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Failed to alloc cops\n");
+			ret = -1;
+			goto exit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		for (i = 0; i < info.nb_vids; i++) {
+			if (unlikely(info.initialized[i] == 0))
+				continue;
+
+			for (j = 0; j < NB_VIRTIO_QUEUES; j++) {
+				t_start = rte_rdtsc_precise();
+
+				to_fetch = RTE_MIN(burst_size,
+						(NB_CRYPTO_DESCRIPTORS -
+						nb_inflight_ops));
+				fetched = rte_vhost_crypto_fetch_requests(
+						info.vids[i], j, ops[j],
+						to_fetch);
+				nb_inflight_ops += rte_cryptodev_enqueue_burst(
+						info.cid, info.qid, ops[j],
+						fetched);
+				if (unlikely(rte_crypto_op_bulk_alloc(
+						info.cop_pool,
+						RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC,
+						ops[j], fetched) < fetched)) {
+					RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Failed realloc\n");
+					return -1;
+				}
+				t_end = rte_rdtsc_precise();
+				interval = t_end - t_start;
+
+				vhost_cycles[fetched > 0] += interval;
+
+				t_start = t_end;
+				fetched = rte_cryptodev_dequeue_burst(
+						info.cid, info.qid,
+						ops_deq[j], RTE_MIN(burst_size,
+						nb_inflight_ops));
+				fetched = rte_vhost_crypto_finalize_requests(
+						ops_deq[j], fetched, callfds,
+						&nb_callfds);
+
+				nb_inflight_ops -= fetched;
+				outpkt_amount += fetched;
+
+				if (!options.guest_polling) {
+					for (k = 0; k < nb_callfds; k++)
+						eventfd_write(callfds[k],
+								(eventfd_t)1);
+				}
+
+				rte_mempool_put_bulk(info.cop_pool,
+						(void **)ops_deq[j], fetched);
+				interval = rte_rdtsc_precise() - t_start;
+
+				vhost_cycles[fetched > 0] += interval;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+exit:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+static void
+unregister_drivers(int socket_num)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_vhost_driver_unregister(options.socket_files[socket_num]);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1,
+			"Fail to unregister vhost driver for %s.\n",
+			options.socket_files[socket_num]);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	struct rte_cryptodev_qp_conf qp_conf = {NB_CRYPTO_DESCRIPTORS};
+	struct rte_cryptodev_config config;
+	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
+	uint32_t cryptodev_id;
+	uint32_t worker_lcore;
+	char name[128];
+	uint32_t i = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return -1;
+	argc -= ret;
+	argv += ret;
+
+	ret = vhost_crypto_parse_args(argc, argv);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Failed to parse arguments!\n");
+
+	info.cid = options.cid;
+	info.qid = options.qid;
+
+	worker_lcore = rte_get_next_lcore(0, 1, 0);
+	if (worker_lcore == RTE_MAX_LCORE)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Not enough lcore\n");
+
+	cryptodev_id = info.cid;
+	rte_cryptodev_info_get(cryptodev_id, &dev_info);
+	if (dev_info.max_nb_queue_pairs < info.qid + 1) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Number of queues cannot over %u",
+				dev_info.max_nb_queue_pairs);
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	config.nb_queue_pairs = dev_info.max_nb_queue_pairs;
+	config.socket_id = rte_lcore_to_socket_id(worker_lcore);
+
+	ret = rte_cryptodev_configure(cryptodev_id, &config);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Failed to configure cryptodev %u",
+				cryptodev_id);
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(name, 127, "SESS_POOL_%u", worker_lcore);
+	info.sess_pool = rte_mempool_create(name, SESSION_MAP_ENTRIES,
+			rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(
+			cryptodev_id), 64, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+			rte_lcore_to_socket_id(worker_lcore), 0);
+	if (!info.sess_pool) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Failed to create mempool");
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(name, 127, "COPPOOL_%u", worker_lcore);
+	info.cop_pool = rte_crypto_op_pool_create(name,
+			RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC, NB_MEMPOOL_OBJS,
+			NB_CACHE_OBJS, 0, rte_lcore_to_socket_id(worker_lcore));
+
+	if (!info.cop_pool) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Lcore %u failed to create crypto pool",
+				worker_lcore);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	info.nb_vids = options.nb_sockets;
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NB_SOCKETS; i++)
+		info.vids[i] = -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev_info.max_nb_queue_pairs; i++) {
+		ret = rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_setup(cryptodev_id, i,
+				&qp_conf, rte_lcore_to_socket_id(worker_lcore),
+				info.sess_pool);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Failed to configure qp %u\n",
+					info.cid);
+			goto error_exit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = rte_cryptodev_start(cryptodev_id);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Failed to start cryptodev %u\n", info.cid);
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	info.cid = cryptodev_id;
+	info.lcore_id = worker_lcore;
+
+	if (rte_eal_remote_launch(vhost_crypto_worker, NULL, worker_lcore)
+			< 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "Failed to start worker lcore");
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < options.nb_sockets; i++) {
+		if (rte_vhost_driver_register(options.socket_files[i],
+				RTE_VHOST_USER_DEQUEUE_ZERO_COPY) < 0) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "socket %s already exists\n",
+					options.socket_files[i]);
+			goto error_exit;
+		}
+
+		rte_vhost_driver_callback_register(options.socket_files[i],
+				&virtio_crypto_device_ops);
+
+		if (rte_vhost_driver_start(options.socket_files[i]) < 0) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "failed to start vhost driver.\n");
+			goto error_exit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH(worker_lcore)
+		rte_eal_wait_lcore(worker_lcore);
+
+	rte_mempool_free(info.sess_pool);
+	rte_mempool_free(info.cop_pool);
+
+	return 0;
+
+error_exit:
+	for (i = 0; i < options.nb_sockets; i++)
+		unregister_drivers(i);
+
+	rte_mempool_free(info.cop_pool);
+	rte_mempool_free(info.sess_pool);
+
+	return -1;
+}
diff --git a/examples/vhost_crypto/meson.build b/examples/vhost_crypto/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f4876f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vhost_crypto/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
+
+# meson file, for building this example as part of a main DPDK build.
+#
+# To build this example as a standalone application with an already-installed
+# DPDK instance, use 'make'
+
+allow_experimental_apis = true
+deps += ['vhost', 'cryptodev']
+cflags += ['-D_GNU_SOURCE','-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64']
+sources = files(
+	'main.c'
+)
