diff --git a/app/test/test_graph.c b/app/test/test_graph.c
index ed69eda997..d6b9e368e0 100644
--- a/app/test/test_graph.c
+++ b/app/test/test_graph.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <rte_graph.h>
 #include <rte_graph_worker.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_mbuf_dyn.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 
 #include "test.h"
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ static uint16_t test_node3_worker(struct rte_graph *graph,
 #define MBUFF_SIZE 512
 #define MAX_NODES  4
 
+static int graph_dynfield_offset;
+#define GRAPH_FIELD_TYPE uint64_t
+#define GRAPH_FIELD(mbuf) (*RTE_MBUF_DYNFIELD(mbuf, \
+		graph_dynfield_offset, GRAPH_FIELD_TYPE *))
+
 static struct rte_mbuf mbuf[MAX_NODES + 1][MBUFF_SIZE];
 static void *mbuf_p[MAX_NODES + 1][MBUFF_SIZE];
 static rte_graph_t graph_id;
@@ -162,9 +168,9 @@ test_node_worker_source(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node,
 	next_stream = rte_node_next_stream_get(graph, node, next, obj_node0);
 	for (i = 0; i < obj_node0; i++) {
 		data = &mbuf[0][i];
-		data->udata64 = ((uint64_t)tm->test_node[0].idx << 32) | i;
+		GRAPH_FIELD(data) = ((uint64_t)tm->test_node[0].idx << 32) | i;
 		if ((i + 1) == obj_node0)
-			data->udata64 |= (1 << 16);
+			GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 16);
 		next_stream[i] = &mbuf[0][i];
 	}
 	rte_node_next_stream_put(graph, node, next, obj_node0);
@@ -175,9 +181,9 @@ test_node_worker_source(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node,
 	next_stream = rte_node_next_stream_get(graph, node, next, obj_node1);
 	for (i = 0; i < obj_node1; i++) {
 		data = &mbuf[0][obj_node0 + i];
-		data->udata64 = ((uint64_t)tm->test_node[1].idx << 32) | i;
+		GRAPH_FIELD(data) = ((uint64_t)tm->test_node[1].idx << 32) | i;
 		if ((i + 1) == obj_node1)
-			data->udata64 |= (1 << 16);
+			GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 16);
 		next_stream[i] = &mbuf[0][obj_node0 + i];
 	}
 
@@ -205,23 +211,23 @@ test_node0_worker(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node, void **objs,
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nb_objs; i++) {
 			data = (struct rte_mbuf *)objs[i];
-			if ((data->udata64 >> 32) != tm->test_node[0].idx) {
+			if ((GRAPH_FIELD(data) >> 32) != tm->test_node[0].idx) {
 				printf("Data idx miss match at node 0, expected"
 				       " = %u got = %u\n",
 				       tm->test_node[0].idx,
-				       (uint32_t)(data->udata64 >> 32));
+				       (uint32_t)(GRAPH_FIELD(data) >> 32));
 				goto end;
 			}
 
-			if ((data->udata64 & 0xffff) != (i - count)) {
+			if ((GRAPH_FIELD(data) & 0xffff) != (i - count)) {
 				printf("Expected buff count miss match at "
 				       "node 0\n");
 				goto end;
 			}
 
-			if (data->udata64 & (0x1 << 16))
+			if (GRAPH_FIELD(data) & (0x1 << 16))
 				count = i + 1;
-			if (data->udata64 & (0x1 << 17))
+			if (GRAPH_FIELD(data) & (0x1 << 17))
 				second_pass = 1;
 		}
 
@@ -233,12 +239,12 @@ test_node0_worker(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node, void **objs,
 		obj_node0 = nb_objs * obj_node0 * 0.01;
 		for (i = 0; i < obj_node0; i++) {
 			data = &mbuf[1][i];
-			data->udata64 =
+			GRAPH_FIELD(data) =
 				((uint64_t)tm->test_node[1].idx << 32) | i;
 			if ((i + 1) == obj_node0)
-				data->udata64 |= (1 << 16);
+				GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 16);
 			if (second_pass)
-				data->udata64 |= (1 << 17);
+				GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 17);
 		}
 		rte_node_enqueue(graph, node, 0, (void **)&mbuf_p[1][0],
 				 obj_node0);
@@ -246,12 +252,12 @@ test_node0_worker(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node, void **objs,
 		obj_node1 = nb_objs - obj_node0;
 		for (i = 0; i < obj_node1; i++) {
 			data = &mbuf[1][obj_node0 + i];
-			data->udata64 =
+			GRAPH_FIELD(data) =
 				((uint64_t)tm->test_node[2].idx << 32) | i;
 			if ((i + 1) == obj_node1)
-				data->udata64 |= (1 << 16);
+				GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 16);
 			if (second_pass)
-				data->udata64 |= (1 << 17);
+				GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 17);
 		}
 		rte_node_enqueue(graph, node, 1, (void **)&mbuf_p[1][obj_node0],
 				 obj_node1);
@@ -285,22 +291,22 @@ test_node1_worker(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node, void **objs,
 	fn_calls[2] += 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_objs; i++) {
 		data = (struct rte_mbuf *)objs[i];
-		if ((data->udata64 >> 32) != tm->test_node[1].idx) {
+		if ((GRAPH_FIELD(data) >> 32) != tm->test_node[1].idx) {
 			printf("Data idx miss match at node 1, expected = %u"
 			       " got = %u\n",
 			       tm->test_node[1].idx,
-			       (uint32_t)(data->udata64 >> 32));
+			       (uint32_t)(GRAPH_FIELD(data) >> 32));
 			goto end;
 		}
 
-		if ((data->udata64 & 0xffff) != (i - count)) {
+		if ((GRAPH_FIELD(data) & 0xffff) != (i - count)) {
 			printf("Expected buff count miss match at node 1\n");
 			goto end;
 		}
 
-		if (data->udata64 & (0x1 << 16))
+		if (GRAPH_FIELD(data) & (0x1 << 16))
 			count = i + 1;
-		if (data->udata64 & (0x1 << 17))
+		if (GRAPH_FIELD(data) & (0x1 << 17))
 			second_pass = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -312,11 +318,11 @@ test_node1_worker(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node, void **objs,
 	obj_node0 = nb_objs;
 	for (i = 0; i < obj_node0; i++) {
 		data = &mbuf[2][i];
-		data->udata64 = ((uint64_t)tm->test_node[2].idx << 32) | i;
+		GRAPH_FIELD(data) = ((uint64_t)tm->test_node[2].idx << 32) | i;
 		if ((i + 1) == obj_node0)
-			data->udata64 |= (1 << 16);
+			GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 16);
 		if (second_pass)
-			data->udata64 |= (1 << 17);
+			GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 17);
 	}
 	rte_node_enqueue(graph, node, 0, (void **)&mbuf_p[2][0], obj_node0);
 
@@ -339,22 +345,22 @@ test_node2_worker(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node, void **objs,
 	fn_calls[3] += 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_objs; i++) {
 		data = (struct rte_mbuf *)objs[i];
-		if ((data->udata64 >> 32) != tm->test_node[2].idx) {
+		if ((GRAPH_FIELD(data) >> 32) != tm->test_node[2].idx) {
 			printf("Data idx miss match at node 2, expected = %u"
 			       " got = %u\n",
 			       tm->test_node[2].idx,
-			       (uint32_t)(data->udata64 >> 32));
+			       (uint32_t)(GRAPH_FIELD(data) >> 32));
 			goto end;
 		}
 
-		if ((data->udata64 & 0xffff) != (i - count)) {
+		if ((GRAPH_FIELD(data) & 0xffff) != (i - count)) {
 			printf("Expected buff count miss match at node 2\n");
 			goto end;
 		}
 
-		if (data->udata64 & (0x1 << 16))
+		if (GRAPH_FIELD(data) & (0x1 << 16))
 			count = i + 1;
-		if (data->udata64 & (0x1 << 17))
+		if (GRAPH_FIELD(data) & (0x1 << 17))
 			second_pass = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -367,10 +373,10 @@ test_node2_worker(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node, void **objs,
 		obj_node0 = nb_objs;
 		for (i = 0; i < obj_node0; i++) {
 			data = &mbuf[3][i];
-			data->udata64 =
+			GRAPH_FIELD(data) =
 				((uint64_t)tm->test_node[3].idx << 32) | i;
 			if ((i + 1) == obj_node0)
-				data->udata64 |= (1 << 16);
+				GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 16);
 		}
 		rte_node_enqueue(graph, node, 0, (void **)&mbuf_p[3][0],
 				 obj_node0);
@@ -395,22 +401,22 @@ test_node3_worker(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node, void **objs,
 	fn_calls[4] += 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_objs; i++) {
 		data = (struct rte_mbuf *)objs[i];
-		if ((data->udata64 >> 32) != tm->test_node[3].idx) {
+		if ((GRAPH_FIELD(data) >> 32) != tm->test_node[3].idx) {
 			printf("Data idx miss match at node 3, expected = %u"
 			       " got = %u\n",
 			       tm->test_node[3].idx,
-			       (uint32_t)(data->udata64 >> 32));
+			       (uint32_t)(GRAPH_FIELD(data) >> 32));
 			goto end;
 		}
 
-		if ((data->udata64 & 0xffff) != (i - count)) {
+		if ((GRAPH_FIELD(data) & 0xffff) != (i - count)) {
 			printf("Expected buff count miss match at node 3\n");
 			goto end;
 		}
 
-		if (data->udata64 & (0x1 << 16))
+		if (GRAPH_FIELD(data) & (0x1 << 16))
 			count = i + 1;
-		if (data->udata64 & (0x1 << 17))
+		if (GRAPH_FIELD(data) & (0x1 << 17))
 			second_pass = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -426,11 +432,11 @@ test_node3_worker(struct rte_graph *graph, struct rte_node *node, void **objs,
 		obj_node0 = nb_objs * 2;
 		for (i = 0; i < obj_node0; i++) {
 			data = &mbuf[4][i];
-			data->udata64 =
+			GRAPH_FIELD(data) =
 				((uint64_t)tm->test_node[0].idx << 32) | i;
-			data->udata64 |= (1 << 17);
+			GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 17);
 			if ((i + 1) == obj_node0)
-				data->udata64 |= (1 << 16);
+				GRAPH_FIELD(data) |= (1 << 16);
 		}
 		rte_node_enqueue(graph, node, 0, (void **)&mbuf_p[4][0],
 				 obj_node0);
@@ -765,6 +771,18 @@ graph_setup(void)
 {
 	int i, j;
 
+	static const struct rte_mbuf_dynfield graph_dynfield_desc = {
+		.name = "test_graph_dynfield",
+		.size = sizeof(GRAPH_FIELD_TYPE),
+		.align = __alignof__(GRAPH_FIELD_TYPE),
+	};
+	graph_dynfield_offset =
+		rte_mbuf_dynfield_register(&graph_dynfield_desc);
+	if (graph_dynfield_offset < 0) {
+		printf("Cannot register mbuf field\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i <= MAX_NODES; i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < MBUFF_SIZE; j++)
 			mbuf_p[i][j] = &mbuf[i][j];
