diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
index 6c25c8d..bd0f277 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@
 #define E1000_MISC_VEC_ID               RTE_INTR_VEC_ZERO_OFFSET
 #define E1000_RX_VEC_START              RTE_INTR_VEC_RXTX_OFFSET
 
+#define IGB_TX_MAX_SEG     UINT8_MAX
+#define IGB_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG UINT8_MAX
+#define EM_TX_MAX_SEG      UINT8_MAX
+#define EM_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG  UINT8_MAX
+
 /* structure for interrupt relative data */
 struct e1000_interrupt {
 	uint32_t flags;
@@ -315,6 +320,9 @@ int eth_igb_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 uint16_t eth_igb_xmit_pkts(void *txq, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts);
 
+uint16_t eth_igb_prep_pkts(void *txq, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+		uint16_t nb_pkts);
+
 uint16_t eth_igb_recv_pkts(void *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts);
 
@@ -376,6 +384,9 @@ int eth_em_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 uint16_t eth_em_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts);
 
+uint16_t eth_em_prep_pkts(void *txq, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
+		uint16_t nb_pkts);
+
 uint16_t eth_em_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index aee3d34..a004ee9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ static int eth_em_set_mc_addr_list(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &eth_em_ops;
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = (eth_rx_burst_t)&eth_em_recv_pkts;
 	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = (eth_tx_burst_t)&eth_em_xmit_pkts;
+	eth_dev->tx_pkt_prepare = (eth_tx_prep_t)&eth_em_prep_pkts;
 
 	/* for secondary processes, we don't initialise any further as primary
 	 * has already done this work. Only check we don't need a different
@@ -1079,6 +1080,8 @@ static int eth_em_set_mc_addr_list(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		.nb_max = E1000_MAX_RING_DESC,
 		.nb_min = E1000_MIN_RING_DESC,
 		.nb_align = EM_TXD_ALIGN,
+		.nb_seg_max = EM_TX_MAX_SEG,
+		.nb_mtu_seg_max = EM_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG,
 	};
 
 	dev_info->speed_capa = ETH_LINK_SPEED_10M_HD | ETH_LINK_SPEED_10M |
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
index 41f51c0..7e271ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include <rte_udp.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_sctp.h>
+#include <rte_net.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #include "e1000_logs.h"
@@ -77,6 +78,14 @@
 
 #define E1000_RXDCTL_GRAN	0x01000000 /* RXDCTL Granularity */
 
+#define E1000_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK ( \
+		PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM |       \
+		PKT_TX_L4_MASK |        \
+		PKT_TX_VLAN_PKT)
+
+#define E1000_TX_OFFLOAD_NOTSUP_MASK \
+		(PKT_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK ^ E1000_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK)
+
 /**
  * Structure associated with each descriptor of the RX ring of a RX queue.
  */
@@ -618,6 +627,43 @@ struct em_tx_queue {
 
 /*********************************************************************
  *
+ *  TX prep functions
+ *
+ **********************************************************************/
+uint16_t
+eth_em_prep_pkts(__rte_unused void *tx_queue, 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 & E1000_TX_OFFLOAD_NOTSUP_MASK) {
+			rte_errno = -ENOTSUP;
+			return i;
+		}
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
+		ret = rte_validate_tx_offload(m);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			rte_errno = ret;
+			return i;
+		}
+#endif
+		ret = rte_net_intel_cksum_prepare(m);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			rte_errno = ret;
+			return i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************
+ *
  *  RX functions
  *
  **********************************************************************/
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index 2fddf0c..015ef46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ static void eth_igbvf_interrupt_handler(struct rte_intr_handle *handle,
 	.nb_max = E1000_MAX_RING_DESC,
 	.nb_min = E1000_MIN_RING_DESC,
 	.nb_align = IGB_RXD_ALIGN,
+	.nb_seg_max = IGB_TX_MAX_SEG,
+	.nb_mtu_seg_max = IGB_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG,
 };
 
 static const struct eth_dev_ops eth_igb_ops = {
@@ -760,6 +762,7 @@ struct rte_igb_xstats_name_off {
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &eth_igb_ops;
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &eth_igb_recv_pkts;
 	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &eth_igb_xmit_pkts;
+	eth_dev->tx_pkt_prepare = &eth_igb_prep_pkts;
 
 	/* for secondary processes, we don't initialise any further as primary
 	 * has already done this work. Only check we don't need a different
@@ -963,6 +966,7 @@ struct rte_igb_xstats_name_off {
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &igbvf_eth_dev_ops;
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &eth_igb_recv_pkts;
 	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &eth_igb_xmit_pkts;
+	eth_dev->tx_pkt_prepare = &eth_igb_prep_pkts;
 
 	/* for secondary processes, we don't initialise any further as primary
 	 * has already done this work. Only check we don't need a different
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
index dbd37ac..8a3a3db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include <rte_udp.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_sctp.h>
+#include <rte_net.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #include "e1000_logs.h"
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@
 		PKT_TX_L4_MASK |		 \
 		PKT_TX_TCP_SEG)
 
+#define IGB_TX_OFFLOAD_NOTSUP_MASK \
+		(PKT_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK ^ IGB_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK)
+
 /**
  * Structure associated with each descriptor of the RX ring of a RX queue.
  */
@@ -616,6 +620,51 @@ struct igb_tx_queue {
 
 /*********************************************************************
  *
+ *  TX prep functions
+ *
+ **********************************************************************/
+uint16_t
+eth_igb_prep_pkts(__rte_unused void *tx_queue, 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];
+
+		/* Check some limitations for TSO in hardware */
+		if (m->ol_flags & PKT_TX_TCP_SEG)
+			if ((m->tso_segsz > IGB_TSO_MAX_MSS) || (m->l2_len + m->l3_len +
+					m->l4_len > IGB_TSO_MAX_HDRLEN)) {
+				rte_errno = -EINVAL;
+				return i;
+			}
+
+		if (m->ol_flags & IGB_TX_OFFLOAD_NOTSUP_MASK) {
+			rte_errno = -ENOTSUP;
+			return i;
+		}
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
+		ret = rte_validate_tx_offload(m);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			rte_errno = ret;
+			return i;
+		}
+#endif
+		ret = rte_net_intel_cksum_prepare(m);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			rte_errno = ret;
+			return i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************
+ *
  *  RX functions
  *
  **********************************************************************/
@@ -1364,6 +1413,7 @@ struct igb_tx_queue {
 
 	igb_reset_tx_queue(txq, dev);
 	dev->tx_pkt_burst = eth_igb_xmit_pkts;
+	dev->tx_pkt_prepare = &eth_igb_prep_pkts;
 	dev->data->tx_queues[queue_idx] = txq;
 
 	return 0;
