diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k.h b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k.h
index 05aa1a2..83d2bfb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k.h
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
 #define FM10K_MAX_RX_DESC  (FM10K_MAX_RX_RING_SZ / sizeof(union fm10k_rx_desc))
 #define FM10K_MAX_TX_DESC  (FM10K_MAX_TX_RING_SZ / sizeof(struct fm10k_tx_desc))
 
+#define FM10K_TX_MAX_SEG     UINT8_MAX
+#define FM10K_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG UINT8_MAX
+
 /*
  * byte aligment for HW RX data buffer
  * Datasheet requires RX buffer addresses shall either be 512-byte aligned or
@@ -356,6 +359,12 @@ fm10k_dev_rx_descriptor_done(void *rx_queue, uint16_t offset);
 uint16_t fm10k_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 	uint16_t nb_pkts);
 
+uint16_t fm10k_prep_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+	uint16_t nb_pkts);
+
+uint16_t fm10k_prep_pkts_simple(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+	uint16_t nb_pkts);
+
 int fm10k_rxq_vec_setup(struct fm10k_rx_queue *rxq);
 int fm10k_rx_vec_condition_check(struct rte_eth_dev *);
 void fm10k_rx_queue_release_mbufs_vec(struct fm10k_rx_queue *rxq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
index 01f4a72..c9f450e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
@@ -1441,6 +1441,8 @@ fm10k_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		.nb_max = FM10K_MAX_TX_DESC,
 		.nb_min = FM10K_MIN_TX_DESC,
 		.nb_align = FM10K_MULT_TX_DESC,
+		.nb_seg_max = FM10K_TX_MAX_SEG,
+		.nb_mtu_seg_max = FM10K_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG,
 	};
 
 	dev_info->speed_capa = ETH_LINK_SPEED_1G | ETH_LINK_SPEED_2_5G |
@@ -2749,8 +2751,10 @@ fm10k_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			fm10k_txq_vec_setup(txq);
 		}
 		dev->tx_pkt_burst = fm10k_xmit_pkts_vec;
+		dev->tx_pkt_prep = fm10k_prep_pkts_simple;
 	} else {
 		dev->tx_pkt_burst = fm10k_xmit_pkts;
+		dev->tx_pkt_prep = fm10k_prep_pkts;
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "Use regular Tx func");
 	}
 }
@@ -2829,6 +2833,7 @@ eth_fm10k_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	dev->dev_ops = &fm10k_eth_dev_ops;
 	dev->rx_pkt_burst = &fm10k_recv_pkts;
 	dev->tx_pkt_burst = &fm10k_xmit_pkts;
+	dev->tx_pkt_prep = &fm10k_prep_pkts;
 
 	/* only initialize in the primary process */
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c
index 5b2d04b..a87b06f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2013-2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2013-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_pkt.h>
 #include "fm10k.h"
 #include "base/fm10k_type.h"
 
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ static inline void dump_rxd(union fm10k_rx_desc *rxd)
 }
 #endif
 
+#define FM10K_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK (  \
+		PKT_TX_VLAN_PKT |        \
+		PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM |        \
+		PKT_TX_L4_MASK |         \
+		PKT_TX_TCP_SEG)
+
 /* @note: When this function is changed, make corresponding change to
  * fm10k_dev_supported_ptypes_get()
  */
@@ -583,3 +590,71 @@ fm10k_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 
 	return count;
 }
+
+uint16_t
+fm10k_prep_pkts(void *tx_queue __rte_unused, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+		uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	int i, ret;
+	struct rte_mbuf *m;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
+		m = tx_pkts[i];
+
+		if ((m->ol_flags & PKT_TX_TCP_SEG) &&
+				(m->tso_segsz < FM10K_TSO_MINMSS)) {
+			rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+			return i;
+		}
+
+		if ((m->ol_flags & PKT_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK) !=
+				(m->ol_flags & FM10K_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK)) {
+			rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+			return i;
+		}
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
+		ret = rte_validate_tx_offload(m);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			rte_errno = ret;
+			return i;
+		}
+#endif
+		ret = rte_phdr_cksum_fix(m);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			rte_errno = ret;
+			return i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+/* fm10k vector TX path doesn't support tx offloads */
+uint16_t
+fm10k_prep_pkts_simple(void *tx_queue __rte_unused, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+		uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct rte_mbuf *m;
+	uint64_t ol_flags;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
+		m = tx_pkts[i];
+		ol_flags = m->ol_flags;
+
+		/* simple tx path doesn't support multi-segments */
+		if (m->nb_segs != 1) {
+			rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+			return i;
+		}
+
+		/* For simple path no tx offloads are supported */
+		if (ol_flags & PKT_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK) {
+			rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+			return i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return i;
+}
