diff --git a/lib/telemetry/rte_telemetry.h b/lib/telemetry/rte_telemetry.h
index 8776998b54..6a420f918c 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/rte_telemetry.h
+++ b/lib/telemetry/rte_telemetry.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ enum rte_tel_value_type {
 	RTE_TEL_STRING_VAL, /** a string value */
 	RTE_TEL_INT_VAL,    /** a signed 32-bit int value */
 	RTE_TEL_U64_VAL,    /** an unsigned 64-bit int value */
-	RTE_TEL_CONTAINER, /** a container struct */
+	RTE_TEL_CONTAINER,  /** a container struct */
+	RTE_TEL_PTR_VAL,    /** a pointer value */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -137,6 +138,22 @@ __rte_experimental
 int
 rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(struct rte_tel_data *d, uint64_t x);
 
+/**
+ * Add a pointer value to an array.
+ * The array must have been started by rte_tel_data_start_array() with
+ * RTE_TEL_PTR_VAL as the type parameter.
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The data structure passed to the callback
+ * @param x
+ *   The pointer value to be returned in the array
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, negative errno on error
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_tel_data_add_array_ptr(struct rte_tel_data *d, void *x);
+
 /**
  * Add a container to an array. A container is an existing telemetry data
  * array. The array the container is to be added to must have been started by
@@ -213,6 +230,24 @@ int
 rte_tel_data_add_dict_u64(struct rte_tel_data *d,
 		const char *name, uint64_t val);
 
+/**
+ * Add a pointer value to a dictionary.
+ * The dict must have been started by rte_tel_data_start_dict().
+ *
+ * @param d
+ *   The data structure passed to the callback
+ * @param name
+ *   The name the value is to be stored under in the dict
+ * @param ptr
+ *   The pointer value to be stored in the dict
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, negative errno on error, E2BIG on string truncation of name.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_tel_data_add_dict_ptr(struct rte_tel_data *d,
+		const char *name, void *ptr);
+
 /**
  * Add a container to a dictionary. A container is an existing telemetry data
  * array. The dict the container is to be added to must have been started by
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c b/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c
index 8665db8d03..5842b28740 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c
+++ b/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c
@@ -157,8 +157,10 @@ container_to_json(const struct rte_tel_data *d, char *out_buf, size_t buf_len)
 	size_t used = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	if (d->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_U64 && d->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_INT
-			&& d->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_STRING)
+	if (d->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_U64
+		&& d->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_INT
+		&& d->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_PTR
+		&& d->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_STRING)
 		return snprintf(out_buf, buf_len, "null");
 
 	used = rte_tel_json_empty_array(out_buf, buf_len, 0);
@@ -167,6 +169,11 @@ container_to_json(const struct rte_tel_data *d, char *out_buf, size_t buf_len)
 			used = rte_tel_json_add_array_u64(out_buf,
 				buf_len, used,
 				d->data.array[i].u64val);
+	if (d->type == RTE_TEL_ARRAY_PTR)
+		for (i = 0; i < d->data_len; i++)
+			used = rte_tel_json_add_array_ptr(out_buf,
+				buf_len, used,
+				d->data.array[i].ptrval);
 	if (d->type == RTE_TEL_ARRAY_INT)
 		for (i = 0; i < d->data_len; i++)
 			used = rte_tel_json_add_array_int(out_buf,
@@ -226,6 +233,11 @@ output_json(const char *cmd, const struct rte_tel_data *d, int s)
 						buf_len, used,
 						v->name, v->value.u64val);
 				break;
+			case RTE_TEL_PTR_VAL:
+				used = rte_tel_json_add_obj_ptr(cb_data_buf,
+						buf_len, used,
+						v->name, v->value.ptrval);
+				break;
 			case RTE_TEL_CONTAINER:
 			{
 				char temp[buf_len];
@@ -248,6 +260,7 @@ output_json(const char *cmd, const struct rte_tel_data *d, int s)
 	case RTE_TEL_ARRAY_STRING:
 	case RTE_TEL_ARRAY_INT:
 	case RTE_TEL_ARRAY_U64:
+	case RTE_TEL_ARRAY_PTR:
 	case RTE_TEL_ARRAY_CONTAINER:
 		prefix_used = snprintf(out_buf, sizeof(out_buf), "{\"%.*s\":",
 				MAX_CMD_LEN, cmd);
@@ -269,6 +282,10 @@ output_json(const char *cmd, const struct rte_tel_data *d, int s)
 				used = rte_tel_json_add_array_u64(cb_data_buf,
 						buf_len, used,
 						d->data.array[i].u64val);
+			else if (d->type == RTE_TEL_ARRAY_PTR)
+				used = rte_tel_json_add_array_ptr(cb_data_buf,
+						buf_len, used,
+						d->data.array[i].ptrval);
 			else if (d->type == RTE_TEL_ARRAY_CONTAINER) {
 				char temp[buf_len];
 				const struct container *rec_data =
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.c b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.c
index 77b0fe09a5..9384f48589 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.c
+++ b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ rte_tel_data_start_array(struct rte_tel_data *d, enum rte_tel_value_type type)
 			RTE_TEL_ARRAY_INT,    /* RTE_TEL_INT_VAL = 1 */
 			RTE_TEL_ARRAY_U64,    /* RTE_TEL_u64_VAL = 2 */
 			RTE_TEL_ARRAY_CONTAINER, /* RTE_TEL_CONTAINER = 3 */
+			RTE_TEL_ARRAY_PTR,    /* RTE_TEL_PTR_VAL = 4 */
 	};
 	d->type = array_types[type];
 	d->data_len = 0;
@@ -75,6 +76,17 @@ rte_tel_data_add_array_u64(struct rte_tel_data *d, uint64_t x)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+rte_tel_data_add_array_ptr(struct rte_tel_data *d, void *x)
+{
+	if (d->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_PTR)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (d->data_len >= RTE_TEL_MAX_ARRAY_ENTRIES)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	d->data.array[d->data_len++].ptrval = x;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 rte_tel_data_add_array_container(struct rte_tel_data *d,
 		struct rte_tel_data *val, int keep)
@@ -82,7 +94,8 @@ rte_tel_data_add_array_container(struct rte_tel_data *d,
 	if (d->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_CONTAINER ||
 			(val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_U64
 			&& val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_INT
-			&& val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_STRING))
+			&& val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_STRING
+			&& val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_PTR))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (d->data_len >= RTE_TEL_MAX_ARRAY_ENTRIES)
 		return -ENOSPC;
@@ -147,15 +160,34 @@ rte_tel_data_add_dict_u64(struct rte_tel_data *d,
 	return bytes < RTE_TEL_MAX_STRING_LEN ? 0 : E2BIG;
 }
 
+int
+rte_tel_data_add_dict_ptr(struct rte_tel_data *d,
+		const char *name, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct tel_dict_entry *e = &d->data.dict[d->data_len];
+	if (d->type != RTE_TEL_DICT)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (d->data_len >= RTE_TEL_MAX_DICT_ENTRIES)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	d->data_len++;
+	e->type = RTE_TEL_PTR_VAL;
+	e->value.ptrval = ptr;
+	const size_t bytes = strlcpy(e->name, name, RTE_TEL_MAX_STRING_LEN);
+	return bytes < RTE_TEL_MAX_STRING_LEN ? 0 : E2BIG;
+}
+
 int
 rte_tel_data_add_dict_container(struct rte_tel_data *d, const char *name,
 		struct rte_tel_data *val, int keep)
 {
 	struct tel_dict_entry *e = &d->data.dict[d->data_len];
 
-	if (d->type != RTE_TEL_DICT || (val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_U64
-			&& val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_INT
-			&& val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_STRING))
+	if (d->type != RTE_TEL_DICT ||
+		(val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_U64
+		 && val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_INT
+		 && val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_STRING
+		 && val->type != RTE_TEL_ARRAY_PTR))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (d->data_len >= RTE_TEL_MAX_DICT_ENTRIES)
 		return -ENOSPC;
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.h b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.h
index adb84a09f1..bb361e3bcc 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.h
+++ b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ enum tel_container_types {
 	RTE_TEL_ARRAY_INT,    /** array of signed, 32-bit int values */
 	RTE_TEL_ARRAY_U64,    /** array of unsigned 64-bit int values */
 	RTE_TEL_ARRAY_CONTAINER, /** array of container structs */
+	RTE_TEL_ARRAY_PTR,    /** array of pointer values */
 };
 
 struct container {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ union tel_value {
 	char sval[RTE_TEL_MAX_STRING_LEN];
 	int ival;
 	uint64_t u64val;
+	void *ptrval;
 	struct container container;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_json.h b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_json.h
index ad270b9b30..3e4f026b44 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_json.h
+++ b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_json.h
@@ -102,6 +102,19 @@ rte_tel_json_add_array_u64(char *buf, const int len, const int used,
 	return ret == 0 ? used : end + ret;
 }
 
+/* Appends a pointer value into the JSON array in the provided buffer. */
+static inline int
+rte_tel_json_add_array_ptr(char *buf, const int len, const int used,
+		void *ptr)
+{
+	int ret, end = used - 1; /* strip off final delimiter */
+	if (used <= 2) /* assume empty, since minimum is '[]' */
+		return __json_snprintf(buf, len, "[%ld]", (uintptr_t)ptr);
+
+	ret = __json_snprintf(buf + end, len - end, ",%ld]", (uintptr_t)ptr);
+	return ret == 0 ? used : end + ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Add a new element with raw JSON value to the JSON array stored in the
  * provided buffer.
@@ -136,6 +149,24 @@ rte_tel_json_add_obj_u64(char *buf, const int len, const int used,
 	return ret == 0 ? used : end + ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add a new element with uint64_t value to the JSON object stored in the
+ * provided buffer.
+ */
+static inline int
+rte_tel_json_add_obj_ptr(char *buf, const int len, const int used,
+		const char *name, void *ptr)
+{
+	int ret, end = used - 1;
+	if (used <= 2) /* assume empty, since minimum is '{}' */
+		return __json_snprintf(buf, len, "{\"%s\":%ld}", name,
+				(uintptr_t)ptr);
+
+	ret = __json_snprintf(buf + end, len - end, ",\"%s\":%ld}", name,
+				(uintptr_t)ptr);
+	return ret == 0 ? used : end + ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * Add a new element with int value to the JSON object stored in the
  * provided buffer.
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/version.map b/lib/telemetry/version.map
index bde80ce29b..d919340bc6 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/version.map
+++ b/lib/telemetry/version.map
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_tel_data_add_array_int;
 	rte_tel_data_add_array_string;
 	rte_tel_data_add_array_u64;
+	rte_tel_data_add_array_ptr;
 	rte_tel_data_add_dict_container;
 	rte_tel_data_add_dict_int;
 	rte_tel_data_add_dict_string;
 	rte_tel_data_add_dict_u64;
+	rte_tel_data_add_dict_ptr;
 	rte_tel_data_alloc;
 	rte_tel_data_free;
 	rte_tel_data_start_array;
