diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index 9669cbd..e55964e 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -2564,7 +2564,6 @@ set_fwd_ports_list(unsigned int *portlist, unsigned int nb_pt)
 	unsigned int i;
 	portid_t port_id;
 	int record_now;
-
 	record_now = 0;
  again:
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_pt; i++) {
@@ -2587,6 +2586,88 @@ set_fwd_ports_list(unsigned int *portlist, unsigned int nb_pt)
 	}
 }
 
+static int
+parse_port_list(const char *list, int *values, int maxsize)
+{
+	unsigned int count = 0;
+	char *end = NULL;
+	int min, max;
+	int idx;
+
+	if (list == NULL || values == NULL || maxsize < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (idx = 0; idx < maxsize; idx++)
+		values[idx] = -1;
+	/* Remove all blank characters ahead */
+	while (isblank(*list))
+		list++;
+
+	min = maxsize;
+
+	do {
+		while (isblank(*list))
+			list++;
+		if (*list == '\0')
+			return -1;
+		errno = 0;
+		idx = strtol(list, &end, 10);
+		if (errno || end == NULL)
+			return -1;
+		if (idx < 0 || idx >= maxsize)
+			return -1;
+		while (isblank(*end))
+			end++;
+		if (*end == '-') {
+			min = idx;
+		} else if ((*end == ',') || (*end == '\0')) {
+			max = idx;
+			if (min == maxsize)
+				min = idx;
+			for (idx = min; idx <= max; idx++) {
+				if (values[count] == -1) {
+					values[count] = idx;
+					count++;
+				}
+			}
+			min = maxsize;
+		} else
+			return -1;
+		list = end + 1;
+	} while (*end != '\0');
+
+	if (count == 0)
+		return -1;
+	return count;
+}
+
+void
+parse_fwd_portlist(const char *portlist)
+{
+	int portcount = 0;
+	int portindex[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+	unsigned int idx;
+
+	/*
+	 * parse_port_list() will mark the portindex array
+	 * with -1 if the port is not listed and with a positive value
+	 * for the listed ports. So, the parser is designed in
+	 * such a way that it will fill the portindex array with the
+	 * valid ports from the user,and the function set_fwd_ports_list()
+	 * will set those ports in the forwarding mode
+	 */
+
+	if (parse_port_list(portlist, portindex, RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS) < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Invalid fwd port list\n");
+
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(idx) {
+		if (portindex[idx] != -1)
+			portcount++;
+	}
+	printf("portcount = %d\n", portcount);
+	set_fwd_ports_list((unsigned int *)portindex, portcount);
+}
+
 void
 set_fwd_ports_mask(uint64_t portmask)
 {
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
index 6340104..404dba2 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ usage(char* progname)
 	       "[--help|-h] | [--auto-start|-a] | ["
 	       "--tx-first | --stats-period=PERIOD | "
 	       "--coremask=COREMASK --portmask=PORTMASK --numa "
+	       "--portlist=PORTLIST "
 	       "--mbuf-size= | --total-num-mbufs= | "
 	       "--nb-cores= | --nb-ports= | "
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ usage(char* progname)
 	       "packet forwarding.\n");
 	printf("  --portmask=PORTMASK: hexadecimal bitmask of ports used "
 	       "by the packet forwarding test.\n");
+	printf("  --portlist=PORTLIST: list of forwarding ports\n");
 	printf("  --numa: enable NUMA-aware allocation of RX/TX rings and of "
 	       "RX memory buffers (mbufs).\n");
 	printf("  --port-numa-config=(port,socket)[,(port,socket)]: "
@@ -587,6 +589,7 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 		{ "nb-ports",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "coremask",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "portmask",			1, 0, 0 },
+		{ "portlist",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "numa",			0, 0, 0 },
 		{ "no-numa",			0, 0, 0 },
 		{ "mp-anon",			0, 0, 0 },
@@ -825,6 +828,8 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 				parse_fwd_coremask(optarg);
 			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "portmask"))
 				parse_fwd_portmask(optarg);
+			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "portlist"))
+				parse_fwd_portlist(optarg);
 			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "no-numa"))
 				numa_support = 0;
 			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "numa"))
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index 3dd5fc7..33ef3e2 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -614,6 +614,9 @@ lcore_num(void)
 	rte_panic("lcore_id of current thread not found in fwd_lcores_cpuids\n");
 }
 
+void
+parse_fwd_portlist(const char *port);
+
 static inline struct fwd_lcore *
 current_fwd_lcore(void)
 {
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
index 9ab4d70..655d194 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ The command line options are:
 
     Set the hexadecimal bitmask of the ports used by the packet forwarding test.
 
+*   ``--portlist=0-X`` or ``--portlist=X,X`` or ``--portlist=0-X,X``
+
+      Set the forwarding ports based on the user input used by the packet forwarding test.
+
 *   ``--numa``
 
     Enable NUMA-aware allocation of RX/TX rings and of RX memory buffers
