diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index 892c246..34eec97 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -877,10 +877,59 @@ rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int
+rte_eth_dev_validate_rx_queue(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+
+	if (rx_queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid RX queue_id=%u\n", rx_queue_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (dev->data->rx_queues[rx_queue_id] == NULL) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR,
+			       "Queue %u of device with port_id=%u has not been setup\n",
+			       rx_queue_id, port_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+rte_eth_dev_validate_tx_queue(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+
+	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
+
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+
+	if (tx_queue_id >= dev->data->nb_tx_queues) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid TX queue_id=%u\n", tx_queue_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (dev->data->tx_queues[tx_queue_id] == NULL) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR,
+			       "Queue %u of device with port_id=%u has not been setup\n",
+			       tx_queue_id, port_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_start(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
 
@@ -892,10 +941,9 @@ rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_start(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (rx_queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid RX queue_id=%u\n", rx_queue_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_validate_rx_queue(port_id, rx_queue_id);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_start, -ENOTSUP);
 
@@ -922,14 +970,15 @@ int
 rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_stop(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
 
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-	if (rx_queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid RX queue_id=%u\n", rx_queue_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_validate_rx_queue(port_id, rx_queue_id);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_stop, -ENOTSUP);
 
@@ -955,6 +1004,7 @@ int
 rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_start(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
 
@@ -966,10 +1016,9 @@ rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_start(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (tx_queue_id >= dev->data->nb_tx_queues) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid TX queue_id=%u\n", tx_queue_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_validate_tx_queue(port_id, tx_queue_id);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_start, -ENOTSUP);
 
@@ -994,14 +1043,15 @@ int
 rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_stop(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
 
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-	if (tx_queue_id >= dev->data->nb_tx_queues) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid TX queue_id=%u\n", tx_queue_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_validate_tx_queue(port_id, tx_queue_id);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->tx_queue_stop, -ENOTSUP);
 
@@ -4458,11 +4508,16 @@ rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_enable(uint16_t port_id,
 			   uint16_t queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_validate_rx_queue(port_id, queue_id);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_intr_enable, -ENOTSUP);
 	return eth_err(port_id, (*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_intr_enable)(dev,
 								queue_id));
@@ -4473,11 +4528,16 @@ rte_eth_dev_rx_intr_disable(uint16_t port_id,
 			    uint16_t queue_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
+	ret = rte_eth_dev_validate_rx_queue(port_id, queue_id);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_intr_disable, -ENOTSUP);
 	return eth_err(port_id, (*dev->dev_ops->rx_queue_intr_disable)(dev,
 								queue_id));
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index 5bcfbb8..f4cc591 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -4721,7 +4721,8 @@ rte_eth_rx_queue_count(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->rx_queue_count, -ENOTSUP);
-	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues)
+	if (queue_id >= dev->data->nb_rx_queues ||
+	    dev->data->rx_queues[queue_id] == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return (int)(*dev->rx_queue_count)(dev, queue_id);
