diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index 05bae9216dbc..05bbe84868f6 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ source_file_deps = {
     'test_efd_perf.c': ['efd', 'hash'],
     'test_errno.c': [],
     'test_ethdev_link.c': ['ethdev'],
+    'test_ethdev_api.c': ['ethdev'],
     'test_event_crypto_adapter.c': ['cryptodev', 'eventdev', 'bus_vdev'],
     'test_event_eth_rx_adapter.c': ['ethdev', 'eventdev', 'bus_vdev'],
     'test_event_eth_tx_adapter.c': ['bus_vdev', 'ethdev', 'net_ring', 'eventdev'],
diff --git a/app/test/test_ethdev_api.c b/app/test/test_ethdev_api.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68239f82ff33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/test_ethdev_api.c
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright (C) 2023, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+
+#include <rte_test.h>
+#include "test.h"
+
+#define NUM_RXQ	2
+#define NUM_TXQ	2
+#define NUM_RXD 512
+#define NUM_TXD 512
+#define NUM_MBUF 1024
+#define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 256
+
+static int32_t
+ethdev_api_queue_status(void)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
+	struct rte_eth_rxq_info rx_qinfo;
+	struct rte_eth_txq_info tx_qinfo;
+	struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool;
+	struct rte_eth_conf eth_conf;
+	uint16_t port_id;
+	int ret;
+
+	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL", NUM_MBUF, MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0,
+			RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(port_id) {
+		memset(&eth_conf, 0, sizeof(eth_conf));
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_configure(port_id, NUM_RXQ, NUM_TXQ, &eth_conf);
+		TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+			"Port(%u) failed to configure.\n", port_id);
+
+		/* RxQ setup */
+		for (uint16_t queue_id = 0; queue_id < NUM_RXQ; queue_id++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(port_id, queue_id, NUM_RXD,
+				rte_socket_id(), NULL,  mbuf_pool);
+			TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+				"Port(%u), queue(%u) failed to setup RxQ.\n",
+				port_id, queue_id);
+		}
+
+		/* TxQ setup */
+		for (uint16_t queue_id = 0; queue_id < NUM_TXQ; queue_id++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(port_id, queue_id, NUM_TXD,
+				rte_socket_id(), NULL);
+			TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+				"Port(%u), queue(%u) failed to setup TxQ.\n",
+				port_id, queue_id);
+		}
+
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
+		TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+			"Port(%u) failed to get dev info.\n", port_id);
+
+		/* Initial RxQ */
+		for (uint16_t queue_id = 0; queue_id < dev_info.nb_rx_queues; queue_id++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(port_id, queue_id, &rx_qinfo);
+			if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
+				continue;
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+				"Port(%u), queue(%u) failed to get RxQ info.\n",
+				port_id, queue_id);
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(rx_qinfo.queue_state == RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED,
+				"Wrong initial Rx queue(%u) state(%d)\n",
+				queue_id, rx_qinfo.queue_state);
+		}
+
+		/* Initial TxQ */
+		for (uint16_t queue_id = 0; queue_id < dev_info.nb_tx_queues; queue_id++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(port_id, queue_id, &tx_qinfo);
+			if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
+				continue;
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+				"Port(%u), queue(%u) failed to get TxQ info.\n",
+				port_id, queue_id);
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(tx_qinfo.queue_state == RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED,
+				"Wrong initial Tx queue(%u) state(%d)\n",
+				queue_id, tx_qinfo.queue_state);
+		}
+
+
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(port_id);
+		TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+			"Port(%u) failed to start.\n", port_id);
+
+		/* Started RxQ */
+		for (uint16_t queue_id = 0; queue_id < dev_info.nb_rx_queues; queue_id++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(port_id, queue_id, &rx_qinfo);
+			if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
+				continue;
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+				"Port(%u), queue(%u) failed to get RxQ info.\n",
+				port_id, queue_id);
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(rx_qinfo.queue_state == RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED,
+				"Wrong started Rx queue(%u) state(%d)\n",
+				queue_id, rx_qinfo.queue_state);
+		}
+
+		/* Started TxQ */
+		for (uint16_t queue_id = 0; queue_id < dev_info.nb_tx_queues; queue_id++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(port_id, queue_id, &tx_qinfo);
+			if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
+				continue;
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+				"Port(%u), queue(%u) failed to get TxQ info.\n",
+				port_id, queue_id);
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(tx_qinfo.queue_state == RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED,
+				"Wrong started Tx queue(%u) state(%d)\n",
+				queue_id, tx_qinfo.queue_state);
+		}
+
+
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_stop(port_id);
+		TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+			"Port(%u) failed to stop.\n", port_id);
+
+		/* Stopped RxQ */
+		for (uint16_t queue_id = 0; queue_id < dev_info.nb_rx_queues; queue_id++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_rx_queue_info_get(port_id, queue_id, &rx_qinfo);
+			if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
+				continue;
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+				"Port(%u), queue(%u) failed to get RxQ info.\n",
+				port_id, queue_id);
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(rx_qinfo.queue_state == RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED,
+				"Wrong stopped Rx queue(%u) state(%d)\n",
+				queue_id, rx_qinfo.queue_state);
+		}
+
+		/* Stopped TxQ */
+		for (uint16_t queue_id = 0; queue_id < dev_info.nb_tx_queues; queue_id++) {
+			ret = rte_eth_tx_queue_info_get(port_id, queue_id, &tx_qinfo);
+			if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
+				continue;
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+				"Port(%u), queue(%u) failed to get TxQ info.\n",
+				port_id, queue_id);
+
+			TEST_ASSERT(tx_qinfo.queue_state == RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED,
+				"Wrong stopped Tx queue(%u) state(%d)\n",
+				queue_id, tx_qinfo.queue_state);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static struct unit_test_suite ethdev_api_testsuite = {
+	.suite_name = "ethdev API tests",
+	.setup = NULL,
+	.teardown = NULL,
+	.unit_test_cases = {
+		TEST_CASE(ethdev_api_queue_status),
+		/* TODO: Add deferred_start queue status test */
+		TEST_CASES_END() /**< NULL terminate unit test array */
+	}
+};
+
+static int
+test_ethdev_api(void)
+{
+	rte_log_set_global_level(RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
+	rte_log_set_level(RTE_LOGTYPE_EAL, RTE_LOG_DEBUG);
+
+	return unit_test_suite_runner(&ethdev_api_testsuite);
+}
+
+REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(ethdev_api, test_ethdev_api);
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index 8542257721c9..6441fe049b06 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -2812,6 +2812,9 @@ int rte_eth_dev_tx_queue_stop(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
  * Device RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR flag causes MAC address to be set before
  * PMD port start callback function is invoked.
  *
+ * All device queues (except form deferred start queues) status should be
+ * `RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED` after start.
+ *
  * On success, all basic functions exported by the Ethernet API (link status,
  * receive/transmit, and so on) can be invoked.
  *
@@ -2828,6 +2831,8 @@ int rte_eth_dev_start(uint16_t port_id);
  * Stop an Ethernet device. The device can be restarted with a call to
  * rte_eth_dev_start()
  *
+ * All device queues status should be `RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STOPPED` after stop.
+ *
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
  * @return
