diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
index 1b8bd6f35..e77ace531 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =========================================================
 
+* **Added RX/TX packet burst mode get API.**
+
+  Added two new functions ``rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get`` and
+  ``rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get`` that allow an application
+  to retrieve the mode information about RX/TX packet burst
+  such as Scalar or Vector, and Vector technology like AVX2.
+  Another new function ``rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name`` is
+  provided for burst mode options stringification.
+
 * **Updated the Intel ice driver.**
 
   Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including:
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index af823607c..401be9e04 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -4210,6 +4210,77 @@ rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+			  struct rte_eth_burst_mode *mode)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
+
+	if (mode == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+
+	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid RX queue_id=%u\n", queue_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_burst_mode_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	memset(mode, 0, sizeof(*mode));
+	return eth_err(port_id,
+		       dev->dev_ops->rx_burst_mode_get(dev, queue_id, mode));
+}
+
+int
+rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+			  struct rte_eth_burst_mode *mode)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
+
+	if (mode == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+
+	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_tx_queues) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid TX queue_id=%u\n", queue_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_burst_mode_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	memset(mode, 0, sizeof(*mode));
+	return eth_err(port_id,
+		       dev->dev_ops->tx_burst_mode_get(dev, queue_id, mode));
+}
+
+const char *
+rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name(uint64_t option)
+{
+	switch (option) {
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_SCALAR: return "Scalar";
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_VECTOR: return "Vector";
+
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_ALTIVEC: return "AltiVec";
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_NEON: return "Neon";
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_SSE: return "SSE";
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX2: return "AVX2";
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX512: return "AVX512";
+
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_SCATTERED: return "Scattered";
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_BULK_ALLOC: return "Bulk Alloc";
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_SIMPLE: return "Simple";
+
+	case RTE_ETH_BURST_PER_QUEUE: return "Per Queue";
+	}
+
+	return "";
+}
+
 int
 rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list(uint16_t port_id,
 			     struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index d937fb429..64bb84627 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -1212,6 +1212,32 @@ struct rte_eth_txq_info {
 	uint16_t nb_desc;           /**< configured number of TXDs. */
 } __rte_cache_min_aligned;
 
+enum rte_eth_burst_mode_option {
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_SCALAR = (1 << 0),
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_VECTOR = (1 << 1),
+
+	/**< bits[15:2] are reserved for each vector type */
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_ALTIVEC = (1 << 2),
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_NEON = (1 << 3),
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_SSE = (1 << 4),
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX2 = (1 << 5),
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_AVX512 = (1 << 6),
+
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_SCATTERED = (1 << 16), /**< Support scattered packets */
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_BULK_ALLOC = (1 << 17), /**< Support mbuf bulk alloc */
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_SIMPLE = (1 << 18),
+
+	RTE_ETH_BURST_PER_QUEUE = (1 << 19), /**< Support per queue burst */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Ethernet device RX/TX queue packet burst mode information structure.
+ * Used to retrieve information about packet burst mode setting.
+ */
+struct rte_eth_burst_mode {
+	uint64_t options;
+};
+
 /** Maximum name length for extended statistics counters */
 #define RTE_ETH_XSTATS_NAME_SIZE 64
 
@@ -3600,6 +3626,62 @@ int rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 int rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
 	struct rte_eth_txq_info *qinfo);
 
+/**
+ * Retrieve information about the Rx packet burst mode.
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The Rx queue on the Ethernet device for which information
+ *   will be retrieved.
+ * @param mode
+ *   A pointer to a structure of type *rte_eth_burst_mode* to be filled
+ *   with the information of the packet burst mode.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success
+ *   - -ENOTSUP: routine is not supported by the device PMD.
+ *   - -EINVAL:  The port_id or the queue_id is out of range.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+	struct rte_eth_burst_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve information about the Tx packet burst mode.
+ *
+ * @param port_id
+ *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The Tx queue on the Ethernet device for which information
+ *   will be retrieved.
+ * @param mode
+ *   A pointer to a structure of type *rte_eth_burst_mode* to be filled
+ *   with the information of the packet burst mode.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - 0: Success
+ *   - -ENOTSUP: routine is not supported by the device PMD.
+ *   - -EINVAL:  The port_id or the queue_id is out of range.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+	struct rte_eth_burst_mode *mode);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve name about burst mode option.
+ *
+ * @param mode
+ *   The burst mode option of type *rte_eth_burst_mode_option*.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - "": Not found
+ *   - "xxx": name of the mode option.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+const char *
+rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name(uint64_t option);
+
 /**
  * Retrieve device registers and register attributes (number of registers and
  * register size)
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
index dcb5ae651..392aea8e6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_core.h
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ typedef void (*eth_rxq_info_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 typedef void (*eth_txq_info_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	uint16_t tx_queue_id, struct rte_eth_txq_info *qinfo);
 
+typedef int (*eth_burst_mode_get_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+	uint16_t queue_id, struct rte_eth_burst_mode *mode);
+
 typedef int (*mtu_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t mtu);
 /**< @internal Set MTU. */
 
@@ -542,6 +545,8 @@ struct eth_dev_ops {
 	eth_dev_infos_get_t        dev_infos_get; /**< Get device info. */
 	eth_rxq_info_get_t         rxq_info_get; /**< retrieve RX queue information. */
 	eth_txq_info_get_t         txq_info_get; /**< retrieve TX queue information. */
+	eth_burst_mode_get_t       rx_burst_mode_get; /**< Get RX burst mode */
+	eth_burst_mode_get_t       tx_burst_mode_get; /**< Get TX burst mode */
 	eth_fw_version_get_t       fw_version_get; /**< Get firmware version. */
 	eth_dev_supported_ptypes_get_t dev_supported_ptypes_get;
 	/**< Get packet types supported and identified by device. */
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
index 6df42a47b..e59d51648 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
@@ -283,4 +283,9 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 
 	# added in 19.08
 	rte_eth_read_clock;
+
+	# added in 19.11
+	rte_eth_rx_burst_mode_get;
+	rte_eth_tx_burst_mode_get;
+	rte_eth_burst_mode_option_name;
 };
