diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.c b/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.c
index 0a0b1db..417155e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/flower/nfp_flower.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_service_component.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 
@@ -37,11 +38,178 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+nfp_flower_pf_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint32_t new_ctrl;
+	uint32_t update = 0;
+	struct nfp_net_hw *hw;
+
+	hw = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+	/* Disabling queues just in case... */
+	nfp_net_disable_queues(dev);
+
+	/* Enabling the required queues in the device */
+	nfp_net_enable_queues(dev);
+
+	new_ctrl = nfp_check_offloads(dev);
+
+	/* Writing configuration parameters in the device */
+	nfp_net_params_setup(hw);
+
+	nfp_net_rss_config_default(dev);
+	update |= NFP_NET_CFG_UPDATE_RSS;
+
+	if (hw->cap & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS2)
+		new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS2;
+	else
+		new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS;
+
+	/* Enable device */
+	new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_ENABLE;
+
+	update |= NFP_NET_CFG_UPDATE_GEN | NFP_NET_CFG_UPDATE_RING;
+
+	if (hw->cap & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RINGCFG)
+		new_ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RINGCFG;
+
+	nn_cfg_writel(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL, new_ctrl);
+
+	/* If an error when reconfig we avoid to change hw state */
+	ret = nfp_net_reconfig(hw, new_ctrl, update);
+	if (ret) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to reconfig PF vnic");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	hw->ctrl = new_ctrl;
+
+	/* Setup the freelist ring */
+	ret = nfp_net_rx_freelist_setup(dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Error with flower PF vNIC freelist setup");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Stop device: disable rx and tx functions to allow for reconfiguring. */
+static int
+nfp_flower_pf_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	uint16_t i;
+	struct nfp_net_hw *hw;
+	struct nfp_net_txq *this_tx_q;
+	struct nfp_net_rxq *this_rx_q;
+
+	hw = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+	nfp_net_disable_queues(dev);
+
+	/* Clear queues */
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		this_tx_q = (struct nfp_net_txq *)dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		nfp_net_reset_tx_queue(this_tx_q);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		this_rx_q = (struct nfp_net_rxq *)dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		nfp_net_reset_rx_queue(this_rx_q);
+	}
+
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		/* Configure the physical port down */
+		nfp_eth_set_configured(hw->cpp, hw->nfp_idx, 0);
+	else
+		nfp_eth_set_configured(dev->process_private, hw->nfp_idx, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Reset and stop device. The device can not be restarted. */
+static int
+nfp_flower_pf_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	uint16_t i;
+	struct nfp_net_hw *hw;
+	struct nfp_pf_dev *pf_dev;
+	struct nfp_net_txq *this_tx_q;
+	struct nfp_net_rxq *this_rx_q;
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
+	struct nfp_app_flower *app_flower;
+
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		return 0;
+
+	pf_dev = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
+	hw = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+	pci_dev = RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(dev);
+	app_flower = NFP_APP_PRIV_TO_APP_FLOWER(pf_dev->app_priv);
+
+	/*
+	 * We assume that the DPDK application is stopping all the
+	 * threads/queues before calling the device close function.
+	 */
+
+	nfp_net_disable_queues(dev);
+
+	/* Clear queues */
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		this_tx_q = (struct nfp_net_txq *)dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		nfp_net_reset_tx_queue(this_tx_q);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		this_rx_q = (struct nfp_net_rxq *)dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		nfp_net_reset_rx_queue(this_rx_q);
+	}
+
+	/* Cancel possible impending LSC work here before releasing the port*/
+	rte_eal_alarm_cancel(nfp_net_dev_interrupt_delayed_handler, (void *)dev);
+
+	nn_cfg_writeb(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_LSC, 0xff);
+
+	rte_eth_dev_release_port(dev);
+
+	/* Now it is safe to free all PF resources */
+	PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "Freeing PF resources");
+	nfp_cpp_area_free(pf_dev->ctrl_area);
+	nfp_cpp_area_free(pf_dev->hwqueues_area);
+	free(pf_dev->hwinfo);
+	free(pf_dev->sym_tbl);
+	nfp_cpp_free(pf_dev->cpp);
+	rte_free(app_flower);
+	rte_free(pf_dev);
+
+	rte_intr_disable(pci_dev->intr_handle);
+
+	/* unregister callback func from eal lib */
+	rte_intr_callback_unregister(pci_dev->intr_handle,
+			nfp_net_dev_interrupt_handler, (void *)dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+nfp_flower_pf_link_update(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		__rte_unused int wait_to_complete)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct eth_dev_ops nfp_flower_pf_dev_ops = {
 	.dev_configure          = nfp_flower_pf_configure,
 
 	/* Use the normal dev_infos_get functionality in the NFP PMD */
 	.dev_infos_get          = nfp_net_infos_get,
+
+	.dev_start              = nfp_flower_pf_start,
+	.dev_stop               = nfp_flower_pf_stop,
+	.dev_close              = nfp_flower_pf_close,
+	.link_update            = nfp_flower_pf_link_update,
 };
 
 static struct rte_service_spec flower_services[NFP_FLOWER_SERVICE_MAX] = {
@@ -381,6 +549,24 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int
+nfp_flower_start_pf_vnic(struct nfp_net_hw *hw)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint16_t port_id;
+
+	port_id = hw->eth_dev->data->port_id;
+
+	/* Start the device */
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_start(port_id);
+	if (ret) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not start PF device %d", port_id);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 nfp_init_app_flower(struct nfp_pf_dev *pf_dev)
 {
@@ -438,6 +624,13 @@
 		goto pf_cpp_area_cleanup;
 	}
 
+	/* Start the PF vNIC */
+	ret = nfp_flower_start_pf_vnic(app_flower->pf_hw);
+	if (ret) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not start flower PF vNIC");
+		goto pf_vnic_cleanup;
+	}
+
 	/* Start up flower services */
 	if (nfp_flower_enable_services(app_flower)) {
 		ret = -ESRCH;
