diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
index 05f087a03c..dee1e03d43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_ethdev.c
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops idpf_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.tx_queue_start			= idpf_tx_queue_start,
 	.tx_queue_stop			= idpf_tx_queue_stop,
 	.rx_queue_setup			= idpf_rx_queue_setup,
+	.rx_queue_release		= idpf_dev_rx_queue_release,
 	.tx_queue_setup			= idpf_tx_queue_setup,
+	.tx_queue_release		= idpf_dev_tx_queue_release,
 	.dev_infos_get			= idpf_dev_info_get,
 	.link_update			= idpf_dev_link_update,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c
index 8d5ec41a1f..053409b99a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.c
@@ -171,6 +171,51 @@ reset_split_rx_bufq(struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq)
 	rxq->bufq2 = NULL;
 }
 
+static void
+idpf_rx_queue_release(void *rxq)
+{
+	struct idpf_rx_queue *q = rxq;
+
+	if (q == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	/* Split queue */
+	if (q->bufq1 != NULL && q->bufq2 != NULL) {
+		q->bufq1->ops->release_mbufs(q->bufq1);
+		rte_free(q->bufq1->sw_ring);
+		rte_memzone_free(q->bufq1->mz);
+		rte_free(q->bufq1);
+		q->bufq2->ops->release_mbufs(q->bufq2);
+		rte_free(q->bufq2->sw_ring);
+		rte_memzone_free(q->bufq2->mz);
+		rte_free(q->bufq2);
+		rte_memzone_free(q->mz);
+		rte_free(q);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Single queue */
+	q->ops->release_mbufs(q);
+	rte_free(q->sw_ring);
+	rte_memzone_free(q->mz);
+	rte_free(q);
+}
+
+static void
+idpf_tx_queue_release(void *txq)
+{
+	struct idpf_tx_queue *q = txq;
+
+	if (q == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	rte_free(q->complq);
+	q->ops->release_mbufs(q);
+	rte_free(q->sw_ring);
+	rte_memzone_free(q->mz);
+	rte_free(q);
+}
+
 static inline void
 reset_split_rx_queue(struct idpf_rx_queue *rxq)
 {
@@ -392,6 +437,12 @@ idpf_rx_split_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
 	if (check_rx_thresh(nb_desc, rx_free_thresh) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Free memory if needed */
+	if (dev->data->rx_queues[queue_idx] != NULL) {
+		idpf_rx_queue_release(dev->data->rx_queues[queue_idx]);
+		dev->data->rx_queues[queue_idx] = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* Setup Rx description queue */
 	rxq = rte_zmalloc_socket("idpf rxq",
 				 sizeof(struct idpf_rx_queue),
@@ -524,6 +575,12 @@ idpf_rx_single_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
 	if (check_rx_thresh(nb_desc, rx_free_thresh) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Free memory if needed */
+	if (dev->data->rx_queues[queue_idx] != NULL) {
+		idpf_rx_queue_release(dev->data->rx_queues[queue_idx]);
+		dev->data->rx_queues[queue_idx] = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* Setup Rx description queue */
 	rxq = rte_zmalloc_socket("idpf rxq",
 				 sizeof(struct idpf_rx_queue),
@@ -630,6 +687,12 @@ idpf_tx_split_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
 	if (check_tx_thresh(nb_desc, tx_rs_thresh, tx_free_thresh) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Free memory if needed. */
+	if (dev->data->tx_queues[queue_idx] != NULL) {
+		idpf_tx_queue_release(dev->data->tx_queues[queue_idx]);
+		dev->data->tx_queues[queue_idx] = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* Allocate the TX queue data structure. */
 	txq = rte_zmalloc_socket("idpf split txq",
 				 sizeof(struct idpf_tx_queue),
@@ -754,6 +817,12 @@ idpf_tx_single_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
 	if (check_tx_thresh(nb_desc, tx_rs_thresh, tx_free_thresh) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Free memory if needed. */
+	if (dev->data->tx_queues[queue_idx] != NULL) {
+		idpf_tx_queue_release(dev->data->tx_queues[queue_idx]);
+		dev->data->tx_queues[queue_idx] = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* Allocate the TX queue data structure. */
 	txq = rte_zmalloc_socket("idpf txq",
 				 sizeof(struct idpf_tx_queue),
@@ -1102,6 +1171,18 @@ idpf_tx_queue_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void
+idpf_dev_rx_queue_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t qid)
+{
+	idpf_rx_queue_release(dev->data->rx_queues[qid]);
+}
+
+void
+idpf_dev_tx_queue_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t qid)
+{
+	idpf_tx_queue_release(dev->data->tx_queues[qid]);
+}
+
 void
 idpf_stop_queues(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h
index b959638489..37944edcac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/idpf/idpf_rxtx.h
@@ -124,12 +124,15 @@ int idpf_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
 int idpf_rx_queue_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
 int idpf_rx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
 int idpf_rx_queue_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
+void idpf_dev_rx_queue_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t qid);
+
 int idpf_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
 			uint16_t nb_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
 			const struct rte_eth_txconf *tx_conf);
 int idpf_tx_queue_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
 int idpf_tx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
 int idpf_tx_queue_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
+void idpf_dev_tx_queue_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t qid);
 
 void idpf_stop_queues(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 #endif /* _IDPF_RXTX_H_ */
