diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index 589121d..e54e2e5 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 			"Display:\n"
 			"--------\n\n"
 
-			"show port (info|stats|xstats|fdir|stat_qmap|dcb_tc|cap) (port_id|all)\n"
+			"show port (info|stats|summary|xstats|fdir|stat_qmap|dcb_tc|cap) (port_id|all)\n"
 			"    Display information for port_id, or all.\n\n"
 
 			"show port X rss reta (size) (mask0,mask1,...)\n"
@@ -7073,6 +7073,11 @@ static void cmd_showportall_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 	} else if (!strcmp(res->what, "info"))
 		RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(i)
 			port_infos_display(i);
+	else if (!strcmp(res->what, "summary")) {
+		port_summary_header_display();
+		RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(i)
+			port_summary_display(i);
+	}
 	else if (!strcmp(res->what, "stats"))
 		RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(i)
 			nic_stats_display(i);
@@ -7100,14 +7105,14 @@ cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_showportall_port =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_showportall_result, port, "port");
 cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_showportall_what =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_showportall_result, what,
-				 "info#stats#xstats#fdir#stat_qmap#dcb_tc#cap");
+				 "info#summary#stats#xstats#fdir#stat_qmap#dcb_tc#cap");
 cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_showportall_all =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_showportall_result, all, "all");
 cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_showportall = {
 	.f = cmd_showportall_parsed,
 	.data = NULL,
 	.help_str = "show|clear port "
-		"info|stats|xstats|fdir|stat_qmap|dcb_tc|cap all",
+		"info|summary|stats|xstats|fdir|stat_qmap|dcb_tc|cap all",
 	.tokens = {
 		(void *)&cmd_showportall_show,
 		(void *)&cmd_showportall_port,
@@ -7137,6 +7142,10 @@ static void cmd_showport_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 			nic_xstats_clear(res->portnum);
 	} else if (!strcmp(res->what, "info"))
 		port_infos_display(res->portnum);
+	else if (!strcmp(res->what, "summary")) {
+		port_summary_header_display();
+		port_summary_display(res->portnum);
+	}
 	else if (!strcmp(res->what, "stats"))
 		nic_stats_display(res->portnum);
 	else if (!strcmp(res->what, "xstats"))
@@ -7158,7 +7167,7 @@ cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_showport_port =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_showport_result, port, "port");
 cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_showport_what =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_showport_result, what,
-				 "info#stats#xstats#fdir#stat_qmap#dcb_tc#cap");
+				 "info#summary#stats#xstats#fdir#stat_qmap#dcb_tc#cap");
 cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_showport_portnum =
 	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_showport_result, portnum, UINT16);
 
@@ -7166,7 +7175,7 @@ cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_showport = {
 	.f = cmd_showport_parsed,
 	.data = NULL,
 	.help_str = "show|clear port "
-		"info|stats|xstats|fdir|stat_qmap|dcb_tc|cap "
+		"info|summary|stats|xstats|fdir|stat_qmap|dcb_tc|cap "
 		"<port_id>",
 	.tokens = {
 		(void *)&cmd_showport_show,
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index 14ccd68..237efc3 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -518,6 +518,43 @@ port_infos_display(portid_t port_id)
 }
 
 void
+port_summary_header_display(void)
+{
+	uint16_t port_number;
+
+	port_number = rte_eth_dev_count_avail();
+	printf("Number of available ports: %i\n", port_number);
+	printf("%s %s %10s %15s %8s %s\n", "Port", "MAC Address", "Name",
+			"Driver", "Status", "Link");
+}
+
+void
+port_summary_display(portid_t port_id)
+{
+	struct ether_addr mac_addr;
+	struct rte_eth_link link;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
+	char name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+
+	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN)) {
+		print_valid_ports();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	rte_eth_link_get_nowait(port_id, &link);
+	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
+	rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port(port_id, name);
+	rte_eth_macaddr_get(port_id, &mac_addr);
+
+	printf("%-4d %02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X %s, %s, %s, %u Mbps\n",
+		port_id, mac_addr.addr_bytes[0], mac_addr.addr_bytes[1],
+		mac_addr.addr_bytes[2], mac_addr.addr_bytes[3],
+		mac_addr.addr_bytes[4], mac_addr.addr_bytes[5], name,
+		dev_info.driver_name, (link.link_status) ? ("up") : ("down"),
+		(unsigned) link.link_speed);
+}
+
+void
 port_offload_cap_display(portid_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index a1f6614..f0bc716 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -594,6 +594,8 @@ void nic_xstats_display(portid_t port_id);
 void nic_xstats_clear(portid_t port_id);
 void nic_stats_mapping_display(portid_t port_id);
 void port_infos_display(portid_t port_id);
+void port_summary_display(portid_t port_id);
+void port_summary_header_display(void);
 void port_offload_cap_display(portid_t port_id);
 void rx_queue_infos_display(portid_t port_idi, uint16_t queue_id);
 void tx_queue_infos_display(portid_t port_idi, uint16_t queue_id);
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index dde205a..23c4feb 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -159,12 +159,14 @@ show port
 
 Display information for a given port or all ports::
 
-   testpmd> show port (info|stats|xstats|fdir|stat_qmap|dcb_tc|cap) (port_id|all)
+   testpmd> show port (info|summary|stats|xstats|fdir|stat_qmap|dcb_tc|cap) (port_id|all)
 
 The available information categories are:
 
 * ``info``: General port information such as MAC address.
 
+* ``summary``: Brief port summary such as Device Name, Driver Name etc.
+
 * ``stats``: RX/TX statistics.
 
 * ``xstats``: RX/TX extended NIC statistics.
