diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base
index 7abf7c6..9354c66 100644
--- a/config/common_base
+++ b/config/common_base
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV=y
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG=n
 CONFIG_RTE_EVENT_MAX_DEVS=16
 CONFIG_RTE_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES_PER_DEV=64
+CONFIG_RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_NUM_MAX=32
 
 #
 # Compile PMD for skeleton event device
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
index 0e89f11..dcb6551 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
@@ -464,6 +464,22 @@ sw_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+sw_timer_adapter_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+			  uint64_t flags,
+			  uint32_t *caps,
+			  const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(flags);
+	*caps = 0;
+
+	/* Use default SW ops */
+	*ops = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 sw_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev, struct rte_event_dev_info *info)
 {
@@ -791,6 +807,8 @@ sw_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 
 			.eth_rx_adapter_caps_get = sw_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get,
 
+			.timer_adapter_caps_get = sw_timer_adapter_caps_get,
+
 			.xstats_get = sw_xstats_get,
 			.xstats_get_names = sw_xstats_get_names,
 			.xstats_get_by_name = sw_xstats_get_by_name,
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile b/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
index 549b182..8b16e3f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_ring -lrte_ethdev -lrte_hash
 SRCS-y += rte_eventdev.c
 SRCS-y += rte_event_ring.c
 SRCS-y += rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
+SRCS-y += rte_event_timer_adapter.c
 
 # export include files
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_eventdev.h
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ SYMLINK-y-include += rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_event_ring.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_event_timer_adapter.h
+SYMLINK-y-include += rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h
 
 # versioning export map
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_eventdev_version.map
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75a14ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include <rte_memzone.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+
+#include "rte_eventdev.h"
+#include "rte_eventdev_pmd.h"
+#include "rte_event_timer_adapter.h"
+#include "rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h"
+
+#define DATA_MZ_NAME_MAX_LEN 64
+#define DATA_MZ_NAME_FORMAT "rte_event_timer_adapter_data_%d"
+
+static int evtim_logtype;
+
+static struct rte_event_timer_adapter adapters[RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_NUM_MAX];
+
+#define EVTIM_LOG(level, logtype, ...) \
+	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, logtype, \
+		RTE_FMT("EVTIMER: %s() line %u: " RTE_FMT_HEAD(__VA_ARGS__,) \
+			"\n", __func__, __LINE__, RTE_FMT_TAIL(__VA_ARGS__,)))
+
+#define EVTIM_LOG_ERR(...) EVTIM_LOG(ERR, evtim_logtype, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV_DEBUG
+#define EVTIM_LOG_DBG(...) \
+	EVTIM_LOG(DEBUG, evtim_logtype, __VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#define EVTIM_LOG_DBG(...) (void)0
+#endif
+
+static int
+default_port_conf_cb(uint16_t id, uint8_t event_dev_id, uint8_t *event_port_id,
+		     void *conf_arg)
+{
+	struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter;
+	struct rte_eventdev *dev;
+	struct rte_event_dev_config dev_conf;
+	struct rte_event_port_conf *port_conf, def_port_conf = {0};
+	int started;
+	uint8_t port_id;
+	uint8_t dev_id;
+	int ret;
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(event_dev_id);
+
+	adapter = &adapters[id];
+	dev = &rte_eventdevs[adapter->data->event_dev_id];
+	dev_id = dev->data->dev_id;
+	dev_conf = dev->data->dev_conf;
+
+	started = dev->data->dev_started;
+	if (started)
+		rte_event_dev_stop(dev_id);
+
+	port_id = dev_conf.nb_event_ports;
+	dev_conf.nb_event_ports += 1;
+	ret = rte_event_dev_configure(dev_id, &dev_conf);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		EVTIM_LOG_ERR("failed to configure event dev %u\n", dev_id);
+		if (started)
+			if (rte_event_dev_start(dev_id))
+				return -EIO;
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (conf_arg != NULL)
+		port_conf = conf_arg;
+	else {
+		port_conf = &def_port_conf;
+		ret = rte_event_port_default_conf_get(dev_id, port_id,
+						      port_conf);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = rte_event_port_setup(dev_id, port_id, port_conf);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		EVTIM_LOG_ERR("failed to setup event port %u on event dev %u\n",
+			      port_id, dev_id);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	*event_port_id = port_id;
+
+	if (started)
+		ret = rte_event_dev_start(dev_id);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct rte_event_timer_adapter * __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_create(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_conf *conf)
+{
+	return rte_event_timer_adapter_create_ext(conf, default_port_conf_cb,
+						  NULL);
+}
+
+struct rte_event_timer_adapter * __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_create_ext(
+		const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_conf *conf,
+		rte_event_timer_adapter_port_conf_cb_t conf_cb,
+		void *conf_arg)
+{
+	uint16_t adapter_id;
+	struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter;
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
+	char mz_name[DATA_MZ_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+	int n, ret;
+	struct rte_eventdev *dev;
+
+	if (conf == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Check eventdev ID */
+	if (!rte_event_pmd_is_valid_dev(conf->event_dev_id)) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	dev = &rte_eventdevs[conf->event_dev_id];
+
+	adapter_id = conf->timer_adapter_id;
+
+	/* Check that adapter_id is in range */
+	if (adapter_id >= RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_NUM_MAX) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Check adapter ID not already allocated */
+	adapter = &adapters[adapter_id];
+	if (adapter->allocated) {
+		rte_errno = EEXIST;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Create shared data area. */
+	n = snprintf(mz_name, sizeof(mz_name), DATA_MZ_NAME_FORMAT, adapter_id);
+	if (n >= (int)sizeof(mz_name)) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	mz = rte_memzone_reserve(mz_name,
+				 sizeof(struct rte_event_timer_adapter_data),
+				 conf->socket_id, 0);
+	if (mz == NULL)
+		/* rte_errno set by rte_memzone_reserve */
+		return NULL;
+
+	adapter->data = mz->addr;
+	memset(adapter->data, 0, sizeof(struct rte_event_timer_adapter_data));
+
+	adapter->data->mz = mz;
+	adapter->data->event_dev_id = conf->event_dev_id;
+	adapter->data->id = adapter_id;
+	adapter->data->socket_id = conf->socket_id;
+	adapter->data->conf = *conf;  /* copy conf structure */
+
+	/* Query eventdev PMD for timer adapter capabilities and ops */
+	ret = dev->dev_ops->timer_adapter_caps_get(dev,
+						   adapter->data->conf.flags,
+						   &adapter->data->caps,
+						   &adapter->ops);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		rte_errno = ret;
+		goto free_memzone;
+	}
+
+	if (!(adapter->data->caps &
+	      RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT)) {
+		FUNC_PTR_OR_NULL_RET_WITH_ERRNO(conf_cb, -EINVAL);
+		ret = conf_cb(adapter->data->id, adapter->data->event_dev_id,
+			      &adapter->data->event_port_id, conf_arg);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			rte_errno = ret;
+			goto free_memzone;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Allow driver to do some setup */
+	FUNC_PTR_OR_NULL_RET_WITH_ERRNO(adapter->ops->init, -ENOTSUP);
+	ret = adapter->ops->init(adapter);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		rte_errno = ret;
+		goto free_memzone;
+	}
+
+	/* Set fast-path function pointers */
+	adapter->arm_burst = adapter->ops->arm_burst;
+	adapter->arm_tmo_tick_burst = adapter->ops->arm_tmo_tick_burst;
+	adapter->cancel_burst = adapter->ops->cancel_burst;
+
+	adapter->allocated = 1;
+
+	return adapter;
+
+free_memzone:
+	rte_memzone_free(adapter->data->mz);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_get_info(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
+		struct rte_event_timer_adapter_info *adapter_info)
+{
+	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
+
+	if (adapter->ops->get_info)
+		/* let driver set values it knows */
+		adapter->ops->get_info(adapter, adapter_info);
+
+	/* Set common values */
+	adapter_info->conf = adapter->data->conf;
+	adapter_info->event_dev_port_id = adapter->data->event_port_id;
+	adapter_info->caps = adapter->data->caps;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_start(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
+	FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(adapter->ops->start, -EINVAL);
+
+	ret = adapter->ops->start(adapter);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	adapter->data->started = 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_stop(const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
+	FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(adapter->ops->stop, -EINVAL);
+
+	if (adapter->data->started == 0) {
+		EVTIM_LOG_ERR("event timer adapter %"PRIu8" already stopped",
+			      adapter->data->id);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = adapter->ops->stop(adapter);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	adapter->data->started = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct rte_event_timer_adapter * __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_lookup(uint16_t adapter_id)
+{
+	char name[DATA_MZ_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
+	struct rte_event_timer_adapter_data *data;
+	struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter;
+	int ret;
+	struct rte_eventdev *dev;
+
+	if (adapters[adapter_id].allocated)
+		return &adapters[adapter_id]; /* Adapter is already loaded */
+
+	snprintf(name, DATA_MZ_NAME_MAX_LEN, DATA_MZ_NAME_FORMAT, adapter_id);
+	mz = rte_memzone_lookup(name);
+	if (mz == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOENT;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	data = mz->addr;
+
+	adapter = &adapters[data->id];
+	adapter->data = data;
+
+	dev = &rte_eventdevs[adapter->data->event_dev_id];
+
+	/* Query eventdev PMD for timer adapter capabilities and ops */
+	ret = dev->dev_ops->timer_adapter_caps_get(dev,
+						   adapter->data->conf.flags,
+						   &adapter->data->caps,
+						   &adapter->ops);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Set fast-path function pointers */
+	adapter->arm_burst = adapter->ops->arm_burst;
+	adapter->arm_tmo_tick_burst = adapter->ops->arm_tmo_tick_burst;
+	adapter->cancel_burst = adapter->ops->cancel_burst;
+
+	adapter->allocated = 1;
+
+	return adapter;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_free(struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
+	FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(adapter->ops->uninit, -EINVAL);
+
+	if (adapter->data->started == 1) {
+		EVTIM_LOG_ERR("event timer adapter %"PRIu8" must be stopped "
+			      "before freeing", adapter->data->id);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	/* free impl priv data */
+	ret = adapter->ops->uninit(adapter);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* free shared data area */
+	ret = rte_memzone_free(adapter->data->mz);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	adapter->data = NULL;
+	adapter->allocated = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_service_id_get(struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
+				       uint32_t *service_id)
+{
+	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
+
+	if (adapter->data->service_inited && service_id != NULL)
+		*service_id = adapter->data->service_id;
+
+	return adapter->data->service_inited ? 0 : -ESRCH;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_stats_get(struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
+				  struct rte_event_timer_adapter_stats *stats)
+{
+	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
+	FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(adapter->ops->stats_get, -EINVAL);
+	if (stats == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return adapter->ops->stats_get(adapter, stats);
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_stats_reset(struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	ADAPTER_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(adapter, -EINVAL);
+	FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(adapter->ops->stats_reset, -EINVAL);
+	return adapter->ops->stats_reset(adapter);
+}
+
+RTE_INIT(event_timer_adapter_init_log);
+static void
+event_timer_adapter_init_log(void)
+{
+	evtim_logtype = rte_log_register("lib.eventdev.adapter.timer");
+	if (evtim_logtype >= 0)
+		rte_log_set_level(evtim_logtype, RTE_LOG_NOTICE);
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf3509d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_PMD_H__
+#define __RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_PMD_H__
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * RTE Event Timer Adapter API (PMD Side)
+ *
+ * @note
+ * This file provides implementation helpers for internal use by PMDs.  They
+ * are not intended to be exposed to applications and are not subject to ABI
+ * versioning.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include "rte_event_timer_adapter.h"
+
+/*
+ * Definitions of functions exported by an event timer adapter implementation
+ * through *rte_event_timer_adapter_ops* structure supplied in the
+ * *rte_event_timer_adapter* structure associated with an event timer adapter.
+ */
+
+typedef int (*rte_event_timer_adapter_init_t)(
+		struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter);
+/**< @internal Event timer adapter implementation setup */
+typedef int (*rte_event_timer_adapter_uninit_t)(
+		struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter);
+/**< @internal Event timer adapter implementation teardown */
+typedef int (*rte_event_timer_adapter_start_t)(
+		const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter);
+/**< @internal Start running event timer adapter */
+typedef int (*rte_event_timer_adapter_stop_t)(
+		const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter);
+/**< @internal Stop running event timer adapter */
+typedef void (*rte_event_timer_adapter_get_info_t)(
+		const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
+		struct rte_event_timer_adapter_info *adapter_info);
+/**< @internal Get contextual information for event timer adapter */
+typedef int (*rte_event_timer_adapter_stats_get_t)(
+		const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter,
+		struct rte_event_timer_adapter_stats *stats);
+/**< @internal Get statistics for event timer adapter */
+typedef int (*rte_event_timer_adapter_stats_reset_t)(
+		const struct rte_event_timer_adapter *adapter);
+/**< @internal Reset statistics for event timer adapter */
+
+/**
+ * @internal Structure containing the functions exported by an event timer
+ * adapter implementation.
+ */
+struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops {
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_init_t		init;  /**< Set up adapter */
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_uninit_t	uninit;/**< Tear down adapter */
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_start_t		start; /**< Start adapter */
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_stop_t		stop;  /**< Stop adapter */
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_get_info_t	get_info;
+	/**< Get info from driver */
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_stats_get_t	stats_get;
+	/**< Get adapter statistics */
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_stats_reset_t	stats_reset;
+	/**< Reset adapter statistics */
+	rte_event_timer_arm_burst_t		arm_burst;
+	/**< Arm one or more event timers */
+	rte_event_timer_arm_tmo_tick_burst_t	arm_tmo_tick_burst;
+	/**< Arm event timers with same expiration time */
+	rte_event_timer_cancel_burst_t		cancel_burst;
+	/**< Cancel one or more event timers */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @internal Adapter data; structure to be placed in shared memory to be
+ * accessible by various processes in a multi-process configuration.
+ */
+struct rte_event_timer_adapter_data {
+	uint8_t id;
+	/**< Event timer adapter ID */
+	uint8_t event_dev_id;
+	/**< Event device ID */
+	uint32_t socket_id;
+	/**< Socket ID where memory is allocated */
+	uint8_t event_port_id;
+	/**< Optional: event port ID used when the inbuilt port is absent */
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz;
+	/**< Event timer adapter memzone pointer */
+	struct rte_event_timer_adapter_conf conf;
+	/**< Configuration used to configure the adapter. */
+	uint32_t caps;
+	/**< Adapter capabilities */
+	void *adapter_priv;
+	/**< Timer adapter private data*/
+	uint8_t service_inited;
+	/**< Service initialization state */
+	uint32_t service_id;
+	/**< Service ID*/
+
+	RTE_STD_C11
+	uint8_t started : 1;
+	/**< Flag to indicate adapter started. */
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_PMD_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
index 2de8d9a..3f016f4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
@@ -123,6 +123,28 @@ rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t eth_port_id,
 				: 0;
 }
 
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_caps_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint32_t *caps)
+{
+	struct rte_eventdev *dev;
+	const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops *ops;
+
+	RTE_EVENTDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+
+	dev = &rte_eventdevs[dev_id];
+
+	if (caps == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	*caps = 0;
+
+	return dev->dev_ops->timer_adapter_caps_get ?
+				(*dev->dev_ops->timer_adapter_caps_get)(dev,
+									0,
+									caps,
+									&ops)
+				: 0;
+}
+
 static inline int
 rte_event_dev_queue_config(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t nb_queues)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
index 86df4be..6fcbe94 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_compat.h>
 
 struct rte_mbuf; /* we just use mbuf pointers; no need to include rte_mbuf.h */
 struct rte_event;
@@ -1115,6 +1116,25 @@ int
 rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t eth_port_id,
 				uint32_t *caps);
 
+#define RTE_EVENT_TIMER_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT (1ULL << 0)
+/**< This flag is set when the timer mechanism is in HW. */
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the event device's timer adapter capabilities.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device.
+ *
+ * @param[out] caps
+ *   A pointer to memory to be filled with event timer adapter capabilities.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, driver provided event timer adapter capabilities.
+ *   - <0: Error code returned by the driver function.
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_event_timer_adapter_caps_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint32_t *caps);
+
 struct rte_eventdev_driver;
 struct rte_eventdev_ops;
 struct rte_eventdev;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
index 3a8ddd7..2dcb528 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "rte_eventdev.h"
+#include "rte_event_timer_adapter_pmd.h"
 
 /* Logging Macros */
 #define RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(...) \
@@ -449,6 +450,37 @@ typedef int (*eventdev_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get_t)
 struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_conf *queue_conf;
 
 /**
+ * Retrieve the event device's timer adapter capabilities, as well as the ops
+ * structure that an event timer adapter should call through to enter the
+ * driver
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Event device pointer
+ *
+ * @param flags
+ *   Flags that can be used to determine how to select an event timer
+ *   adapter ops structure
+ *
+ * @param[out] caps
+ *   A pointer to memory filled with Rx event adapter capabilities.
+ *
+ * @param[out] ops
+ *   A pointer to the ops pointer to set with the address of the desired ops
+ *   structure
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success, driver provides Rx event adapter capabilities for the
+ *	ethernet device.
+ *   - <0: Error code returned by the driver function.
+ *
+ */
+typedef int (*eventdev_timer_adapter_caps_get_t)(
+				const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+				uint64_t flags,
+				uint32_t *caps,
+				const struct rte_event_timer_adapter_ops **ops);
+
+/**
  * Add ethernet Rx queues to event device. This callback is invoked if
  * the caps returned from rte_eventdev_eth_rx_adapter_caps_get(, eth_port_id)
  * has RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT set.
@@ -640,6 +672,9 @@ struct rte_eventdev_ops {
 	eventdev_eth_rx_adapter_stats_reset eth_rx_adapter_stats_reset;
 	/**< Reset ethernet Rx stats */
 
+	eventdev_timer_adapter_caps_get_t timer_adapter_caps_get;
+	/**< Get timer adapter capabilities */
+
 	eventdev_selftest dev_selftest;
 	/**< Start eventdev Selftest */
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
index 4396536..6979577 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ DPDK_17.11 {
 	rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_stats_get;
 	rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_stats_reset;
 	rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_stop;
-
 } DPDK_17.08;
 
 DPDK_18.02 {
@@ -80,3 +79,22 @@ DPDK_18.05 {
 
 	rte_event_dev_stop_flush_callback_register;
 } DPDK_18.02;
+
+EXPERIMENTAL {
+	global:
+
+        rte_event_timer_adapter_caps_get;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_create;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_create_ext;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_free;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_get_info;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_lookup;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_service_id_get;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_start;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_stats_get;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_stats_reset;
+	rte_event_timer_adapter_stop;
+	rte_event_timer_arm_burst;
+	rte_event_timer_arm_tmo_tick_burst;
+	rte_event_timer_cancel_burst;
+} DPDK_18.05;
