diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c
index 46353a4eb..08dd982a4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c
@@ -175,6 +175,34 @@ rte_rawdev_queue_release(uint16_t dev_id, uint16_t queue_id)
 	return (*dev->dev_ops->queue_release)(dev, queue_id);
 }
 
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_rawdev_get_attr(uint16_t dev_id,
+		    const char *attr_name,
+		    uint64_t *attr_value)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->attr_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->attr_get)(dev, attr_name, attr_value);
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_rawdev_set_attr(uint16_t dev_id,
+		    const char *attr_name,
+		    const uint64_t attr_value)
+{
+	struct rte_rawdev *dev;
+
+	RTE_RAWDEV_VALID_DEVID_OR_ERR_RET(dev_id, -EINVAL);
+	dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->attr_set, -ENOTSUP);
+	return (*dev->dev_ops->attr_set)(dev, attr_name, attr_value);
+}
+
 int __rte_experimental
 rte_rawdev_dump(uint16_t dev_id, FILE *f)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.h b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.h
index 76a533e06..a58abc3ca 100644
--- a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.h
@@ -319,6 +319,49 @@ struct rte_rawdev_buf {
 int __rte_experimental
 rte_rawdev_dump(uint16_t dev_id, FILE *f);
 
+/**
+ * Get an attribute value from implementation.
+ * Attribute is an opaque handle agreed upon between application and PMD.
+ *
+ * Implementations are expected to maintain an array of attribute-value pairs
+ * based on application calls. Memory management for this structure is
+ * shared responsibility of implementation and application.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device to configure.
+ * @param attr_name
+ *   Opaque object representing an attribute in implementation.
+ * @param attr_value [out]
+ *   Opaque response to the attribute value. In case of error, this remains
+ *   untouched. This is double pointer of void type.
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success
+ *  !0 Error; attr_value remains untouched in case of error.
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_rawdev_get_attr(uint16_t dev_id,
+		    const char *attr_name,
+		    uint64_t *attr_value);
+
+/**
+ * Set an attribute value.
+ * Attribute is an opaque handle agreed upon between application and PMD.
+ *
+ * @param dev_id
+ *   The identifier of the device to configure.
+ * @param attr_name
+ *   Opaque object representing an attribute in implementation.
+ * @param attr_value
+ *   Value of the attribute represented by attr_name
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success
+ *  !0 Error
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_rawdev_set_attr(uint16_t dev_id,
+		    const char *attr_name,
+		    const uint64_t attr_value);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h
index aeb371152..3e643691d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h
@@ -264,6 +264,43 @@ typedef int (*rawdev_queue_release_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
  */
 typedef int (*rawdev_dump_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev, FILE *f);
 
+/**
+ * Get an attribute value from implementation.
+ * Attribute is an opaque handle agreed upon between application and PMD.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param attr_name
+ *   Opaque object representing an attribute in implementation.
+ * @param attr_value [out]
+ *   Opaque response to the attribute value. In case of error, this remains
+ *   untouched. This is double pointer of void type.
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success
+ *  !0 Error; attr_value remains untouched in case of error.
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_get_attr_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				 const char *attr_name,
+				 uint64_t *attr_value);
+
+/**
+ * Set an attribute value.
+ * Attribute is an opaque handle agreed upon between application and PMD.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Raw device pointer
+ * @param attr_name
+ *   Opaque object representing an attribute in implementation.
+ * @param attr_value
+ *   Value of the attribute represented by attr_name
+ * @return
+ *   0 for success
+ *  !0 Error
+ */
+typedef int (*rawdev_set_attr_t)(struct rte_rawdev *dev,
+				 const char *attr_name,
+				 const uint64_t attr_value);
+
 /** Rawdevice operations function pointer table */
 struct rte_rawdev_ops {
 	/**< Get device info. */
@@ -288,6 +325,11 @@ struct rte_rawdev_ops {
 
 	/* Dump internal information */
 	rawdev_dump_t dump;
+
+	/**< Get an attribute managed by the implementation */
+	rawdev_get_attr_t attr_get;
+	/**< Set an attribute managed by the implementation */
+	rawdev_set_attr_t attr_set;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_version.map b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_version.map
index 64e60d945..d63476e47 100644
--- a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev_version.map
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_rawdev_close;
 	rte_rawdev_configure;
 	rte_rawdev_count;
+	rte_rawdev_get_attr;
 	rte_rawdev_get_dev_id;
 	rte_rawdev_info_get;
 	rte_rawdev_pmd_allocate;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_rawdev_queue_setup;
 	rte_rawdev_queue_release;
 	rte_rawdev_reset;
+	rte_rawdev_set_attr;
 	rte_rawdev_socket_id;
 	rte_rawdev_start;
 	rte_rawdev_stop;
