diff --git a/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c b/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c
index bbf49f1..3dc71ec 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd.c
@@ -19,6 +19,105 @@
 static uint8_t compressdev_driver_id;
 int zlib_logtype_driver;
 
+/** Parse comp xform and set private xform/Stream parameters */
+int
+zlib_set_stream_parameters(const struct rte_comp_xform *xform,
+		struct zlib_stream *stream)
+{
+	int strategy, level, wbits;
+	z_stream *strm = &stream->strm;
+
+	/* allocate deflate state */
+	strm->zalloc = Z_NULL;
+	strm->zfree = Z_NULL;
+	strm->opaque = Z_NULL;
+
+	switch (xform->type) {
+	case RTE_COMP_COMPRESS:
+
+		stream->comp = process_zlib_deflate;
+		stream->free = deflateEnd;
+		/** Compression window bits */
+		switch (xform->compress.algo) {
+		case RTE_COMP_ALGO_DEFLATE:
+			wbits = -(xform->compress.window_size);
+			break;
+		default:
+			ZLIB_LOG_ERR("Compression algorithm not supported\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		/** Compression Level */
+		switch (xform->compress.level) {
+		case RTE_COMP_LEVEL_PMD_DEFAULT:
+			level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
+			break;
+		case RTE_COMP_LEVEL_NONE:
+			level = Z_NO_COMPRESSION;
+			break;
+		case RTE_COMP_LEVEL_MIN:
+			level = Z_BEST_SPEED;
+			break;
+		case RTE_COMP_LEVEL_MAX:
+			level = Z_BEST_COMPRESSION;
+			break;
+		default:
+			level = xform->compress.level;
+
+			if (level < RTE_COMP_LEVEL_MIN ||
+					level > RTE_COMP_LEVEL_MAX) {
+				ZLIB_LOG_ERR("Compression level not supported\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/** Compression strategy */
+		switch (xform->compress.deflate.huffman) {
+		case RTE_COMP_HUFFMAN_DEFAULT:
+			strategy = Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY;
+			break;
+		case RTE_COMP_HUFFMAN_FIXED:
+			strategy = Z_FIXED;
+			break;
+		case RTE_COMP_HUFFMAN_DYNAMIC:
+			strategy = Z_HUFFMAN_ONLY;
+			break;
+		default:
+			ZLIB_LOG_ERR("Compression strategy not supported\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (deflateInit2(strm, level,
+					Z_DEFLATED, wbits,
+					DEF_MEM_LEVEL, strategy) != Z_OK) {
+			ZLIB_LOG_ERR("Deflate init failed\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		break;
+	case RTE_COMP_DECOMPRESS:
+
+		stream->comp = process_zlib_inflate;
+		stream->free = inflateEnd;
+		/** window bits */
+		switch (xform->decompress.algo) {
+		case RTE_COMP_ALGO_DEFLATE:
+			wbits = -(xform->decompress.window_size);
+			break;
+		default:
+			ZLIB_LOG_ERR("Compression algorithm not supported\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (inflateInit2(strm, wbits) != Z_OK) {
+			ZLIB_LOG_ERR("Inflate init failed\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int zlib_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev);
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd_ops.c
index 0bd42f3..be4fccd 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/zlib/zlib_pmd_ops.c
@@ -213,6 +213,82 @@ zlib_pmd_qp_setup(struct rte_compressdev *dev, uint16_t qp_id,
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/** Configure stream */
+static int
+zlib_pmd_stream_create(struct rte_compressdev *dev,
+		const struct rte_comp_xform *xform,
+		void **zstream)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct zlib_stream *stream;
+	struct zlib_private *internals = dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	if (xform == NULL) {
+		ZLIB_LOG_ERR("invalid xform struct");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	struct rte_mempool *mp = rte_mempool_lookup(internals->mp_name);
+	if (rte_mempool_get(mp, (void **)zstream)) {
+		ZLIB_LOG_ERR(
+				"Couldn't get object from session mempool");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	stream = *((struct zlib_stream **)zstream);
+
+	ret = zlib_set_stream_parameters(xform, stream);
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ZLIB_LOG_ERR("failed configure session parameters");
+
+		memset(stream, 0, sizeof(struct zlib_stream));
+		/* Return session to mempool */
+		rte_mempool_put(mp, stream);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/** Configure private xform */
+static int
+zlib_pmd_private_xform_create(struct rte_compressdev *dev,
+		const struct rte_comp_xform *xform,
+		void **private_xform)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = zlib_pmd_stream_create(dev, xform, private_xform);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/** Clear the memory of stream so it doesn't leave key material behind */
+static int
+zlib_pmd_stream_free(__rte_unused struct rte_compressdev *dev,
+		void *zstream)
+{
+	struct zlib_stream *stream = zstream;
+	if (!stream)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	stream->free(&stream->strm);
+	/* Zero out the whole structure */
+	memset(stream, 0, sizeof(struct zlib_stream));
+	struct rte_mempool *mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(stream);
+	rte_mempool_put(mp, stream);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/** Clear the memory of stream so it doesn't leave key material behind */
+static int
+zlib_pmd_private_xform_free(struct rte_compressdev *dev,
+		void *private_xform)
+{
+	zlib_pmd_stream_free(dev, private_xform);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct rte_compressdev_ops zlib_pmd_ops = {
 		.dev_configure		= zlib_pmd_config,
 		.dev_start		= zlib_pmd_start,
@@ -228,11 +304,11 @@ struct rte_compressdev_ops zlib_pmd_ops = {
 		.queue_pair_setup	= zlib_pmd_qp_setup,
 		.queue_pair_release	= zlib_pmd_qp_release,
 
-		.private_xform_create	= NULL,
-		.private_xform_free	= NULL,
+		.private_xform_create	= zlib_pmd_private_xform_create,
+		.private_xform_free		= zlib_pmd_private_xform_free,
 
-		.stream_create	= NULL,
-		.stream_free	= NULL
+		.stream_create	= zlib_pmd_stream_create,
+		.stream_free	= zlib_pmd_stream_free
 };
 
 struct rte_compressdev_ops *rte_zlib_pmd_ops = &zlib_pmd_ops;
