diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/Makefile b/drivers/net/tap/Makefile
index ccc5c5f..913423c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_ethdev -lrte_net -lrte_kvargs -lrte_hash
 LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_vdev
 
 CFLAGS += -DTAP_MAX_QUEUES=$(TAP_MAX_QUEUES)
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 5531fe9..0f4c8d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@
 #define ETH_TAP_CMP_MAC_FMT     "0123456789ABCDEFabcdef"
 #define ETH_TAP_MAC_ARG_FMT     ETH_TAP_MAC_FIXED "|" ETH_TAP_USR_MAC_FMT
 
+/* IPC key for communication of queue fds between processes. */
+#define TAP_MP_KEY     "tap_mp_exchange_fds"
+
 static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_tap_drv;
 static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_tun_drv;
 
@@ -93,6 +98,15 @@ enum ioctl_mode {
 	REMOTE_ONLY,
 };
 
+/* To communicate queue infos between processes */
+struct queues_fds {
+	char name[RTE_DEV_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+	int num_rxq_fds;
+	int num_txq_fds;
+	int rxq_fds[RTE_PMD_TAP_MAX_QUEUES];
+	int txq_fds[RTE_PMD_TAP_MAX_QUEUES];
+};
+
 static int tap_intr_handle_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int set);
 
 /**
@@ -1731,6 +1745,47 @@ rte_pmd_tun_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Send the queues fds from the primary process to secondary.
+ */
+static int
+tap_exchange_queues_fds(const struct rte_mp_msg *mp_msg, const void *peer)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct rte_mp_msg mp_resp;
+	struct queues_fds *out = (struct queues_fds *)&mp_resp.param;
+	const struct queues_fds *in = (const struct queues_fds *)mp_msg->param;
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	TAP_LOG(DEBUG, "received request");
+	strlcpy(out->name, in->name, sizeof(out->name));
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(in->name, &port_id);
+	if (ret) {
+		TAP_LOG(ERR, "Failed to get dev %s", in->name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	struct pmd_internals *pmd = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+
+	/* fill the queues fds data in the reply msg */
+	strlcpy(mp_resp.name, TAP_MP_KEY, sizeof(mp_resp.name));
+	out->num_rxq_fds = eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++)
+		out->rxq_fds[i] = pmd->rxq[i].fd;
+	out->num_txq_fds = eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues;
+	for (i = 0; i < eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++)
+		out->txq_fds[i] = pmd->txq[i].fd;
+	mp_resp.len_param = sizeof(*out);
+	mp_resp.num_fds = 0;
+	if (rte_mp_reply(&mp_resp, peer) < 0) {
+		TAP_LOG(ERR, "Failed to reply a fds request");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Open a TAP interface device.
  */
 static int
@@ -1744,6 +1799,7 @@ rte_pmd_tap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	char remote_iface[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	struct ether_addr user_mac = { .addr_bytes = {0} };
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	int queue_id;
 
 	strcpy(tuntap_name, "TAP");
 
@@ -1757,8 +1813,46 @@ rte_pmd_tap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 			TAP_LOG(ERR, "Failed to probe %s", name);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		/* TODO: request info from primary to set up Rx and Tx */
 		eth_dev->dev_ops = &ops;
+		/* request a sync from the primary process to get queues fds */
+		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = pmd_rx_burst;
+		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = pmd_tx_burst;
+		if (!rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(NULL)) {
+			TAP_LOG(ERR, "cannot initialize secondary process "
+				"without a primary one");
+			return  -1;
+		}
+		struct rte_mp_msg mp_req, *mp_rep;
+		struct rte_mp_reply mp_reply;
+		struct timespec ts = {.tv_sec = 5, .tv_nsec = 0};
+		struct queues_fds *req = (struct queues_fds *)mp_req.param;
+		struct queues_fds *resp;
+
+		strlcpy(req->name, name, sizeof(mp_req.name));
+		strlcpy(mp_req.name, TAP_MP_KEY, sizeof(mp_req.name));
+		mp_req.len_param = sizeof(*req);
+		/* request for sync from primary process to get queues fds. */
+		if (rte_mp_request_sync(&mp_req, &mp_reply, &ts) == 0 &&
+		    mp_reply.nb_received == 1) {
+			mp_rep = &mp_reply.msgs[0];
+			resp = (struct queues_fds *)mp_rep->param;
+			TAP_LOG(INFO, "Received fds for %d rx_queues and "
+				"%d tx_queues", resp->num_rxq_fds,
+				resp->num_txq_fds);
+		} else {
+			TAP_LOG(ERR, "Failed to request queues from primary");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		struct pmd_internals *pmd = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
+		for (queue_id = 0; queue_id < resp->num_rxq_fds; queue_id++)
+			pmd->rxq[queue_id].fd = resp->rxq_fds[queue_id];
+
+		for (queue_id = 0; queue_id < resp->num_txq_fds; queue_id++)
+			pmd->txq[queue_id].fd = resp->txq_fds[queue_id];
+
+		TAP_LOG(NOTICE, "Initializing secondary process pmd_tap for %s",
+			name);
 		rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(eth_dev);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1806,6 +1900,14 @@ rte_pmd_tap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	TAP_LOG(NOTICE, "Initializing pmd_tap for %s as %s",
 		name, tap_name);
 
+	/* register for mp communication between secondary and primary */
+	if (rte_mp_action_register(TAP_MP_KEY, tap_exchange_queues_fds) &&
+	    rte_errno != EEXIST) {
+		TAP_LOG(ERR, "%s : %s fail to register MP action : %s",
+			tuntap_name, name, strerror(errno));
+		return  -1;
+	}
+
 	ret = eth_dev_tap_create(dev, tap_name, remote_iface, &user_mac,
 		ETH_TUNTAP_TYPE_TAP);
 
@@ -1813,6 +1915,7 @@ rte_pmd_tap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		TAP_LOG(ERR, "Failed to create pmd for %s as %s",
 			name, tap_name);
+		rte_mp_action_unregister(TAP_MP_KEY);
 		tap_unit--;		/* Restore the unit number */
 	}
 	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
