diff --git a/examples/vdpa/main.c b/examples/vdpa/main.c
index 5ab0765..1c809ab 100644
--- a/examples/vdpa/main.c
+++ b/examples/vdpa/main.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <cmdline_parse_string.h>
 #include <cmdline_parse_num.h>
 #include <cmdline.h>
+#include "vdpa_blk_compact.h"
 
 #define MAX_PATH_LEN 128
 #define MAX_VDPA_SAMPLE_PORTS 1024
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ struct vdpa_port {
 static int devcnt;
 static int interactive;
 static int client_mode;
+static int isblk;
 
 /* display usage */
 static void
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ struct vdpa_port {
 	printf("Usage: %s [EAL options] -- "
 				 "	--interactive|-i: run in interactive mode.\n"
 				 "	--iface <path>: specify the path prefix of the socket files, e.g. /tmp/vhost-user-.\n"
-				 "	--client: register a vhost-user socket as client mode.\n",
+				 "	--client: register a vhost-user socket as client mode.\n"
+				 "	--isblk: device is a block device, e.g. virtio_blk device.\n",
 				 prgname);
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ struct vdpa_port {
 		{"iface", required_argument, NULL, 0},
 		{"interactive", no_argument, &interactive, 1},
 		{"client", no_argument, &client_mode, 1},
+		{"isblk", no_argument, &isblk, 1},
 		{NULL, 0, 0, 0},
 	};
 	int opt, idx;
@@ -159,6 +163,52 @@ struct vdpa_port {
 };
 
 static int
+vdpa_blk_device_set_features_and_protocol(const char *path)
+{
+	uint64_t protocol_features = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rte_vhost_driver_set_features(path, VHOST_BLK_FEATURES_BASE);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, VDPA,
+			"rte_vhost_driver_set_features for %s failed.\n",
+			path);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = rte_vhost_driver_disable_features(path,
+		VHOST_VDPA_BLK_DISABLED_FEATURES);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, VDPA,
+			"rte_vhost_driver_disable_features for %s failed.\n",
+			path);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = rte_vhost_driver_get_protocol_features(path, &protocol_features);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, VDPA,
+			"rte_vhost_driver_get_protocol_features for %s failed.\n",
+			path);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	protocol_features |= (1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_CONFIG);
+	protocol_features |= (1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_LOG_SHMFD);
+
+	ret = rte_vhost_driver_set_protocol_features(path, protocol_features);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, VDPA,
+			"rte_vhost_driver_set_protocol_features for %s failed.\n",
+			path);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
 start_vdpa(struct vdpa_port *vport)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -192,6 +242,15 @@ struct vdpa_port {
 			"attach vdpa device failed: %s\n",
 			socket_path);
 
+	if (isblk) {
+		RTE_LOG(NOTICE, VDPA, "is a blk device\n");
+		ret = vdpa_blk_device_set_features_and_protocol(socket_path);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+				"set vhost blk driver features and protocol features failed: %s\n",
+				socket_path);
+	}
+
 	if (rte_vhost_driver_start(socket_path) < 0)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
 			"start vhost driver failed: %s\n",
diff --git a/examples/vdpa/vdpa_blk_compact.h b/examples/vdpa/vdpa_blk_compact.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7c0f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vdpa/vdpa_blk_compact.h
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _VDPA_BLK_COMPACT_H_
+#define _VDPA_BLK_COMPACT_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * Device specific vhost lib
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <rte_pci.h>
+#include <rte_vhost.h>
+
+/* Feature bits */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_SIZE_MAX     1    /* Indicates maximum segment size */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_SEG_MAX      2    /* Indicates maximum # of segments */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_GEOMETRY     4    /* Legacy geometry available  */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO           5    /* Disk is read-only */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE     6    /* Block size of disk is available */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_TOPOLOGY     10   /* Topology information is available */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_MQ           12   /* support more than one vq */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD      13   /* DISCARD is supported */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES 14   /* WRITE ZEROES is supported */
+
+/* Legacy feature bits */
+#ifndef VIRTIO_BLK_NO_LEGACY
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_BARRIER      0    /* Does host support barriers? */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_SCSI         7    /* Supports scsi command passthru */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH        9    /* Flush command supported */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE   11   /* Writeback mode available in config */
+
+/* Old (deprecated) name for VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH. */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_WCE VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH
+#endif /* !VIRTIO_BLK_NO_LEGACY */
+
+#ifndef VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES
+#define VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES 30
+#endif
+
+#define VHOST_BLK_FEATURES ((1ULL << VHOST_F_LOG_ALL) | \
+	(1ULL << VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC))
+
+#define VHOST_BLK_DISABLED_FEATURES ((1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY))
+
+#define VHOST_BLK_FEATURES_BASE (VHOST_BLK_FEATURES | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_SIZE_MAX) | (1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_SEG_MAX) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_GEOMETRY) | (1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_TOPOLOGY) | (1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_BARRIER)  | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_SCSI)     | (1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_MQ))
+
+/* Not supported features */
+#define VHOST_VDPA_BLK_DISABLED_FEATURES (VHOST_BLK_DISABLED_FEATURES | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_GEOMETRY) | (1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE) | \
+	(1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_BARRIER)  | (1ULL << VIRTIO_BLK_F_SCSI))
+
+/* Vhost-blk support protocol features */
+#define VHOST_BLK_PROTOCOL_FEATURES \
+	((1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_CONFIG) | \
+	(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_INFLIGHT_SHMFD))
+
+#endif /* _VDPA_BLK_COMPACT_H_ */
diff --git a/examples/vdpa/vhost_user.h b/examples/vdpa/vhost_user.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..137bbc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vdpa/vhost_user.h
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef _VHOST_NET_USER_H
+#define _VHOST_NET_USER_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <linux/vhost.h>
+
+#include "rte_vhost.h"
+
+/* refer to hw/virtio/vhost-user.c */
+
+#define VHOST_MEMORY_MAX_NREGIONS 8
+
+#ifndef VHOST_USER_MAX_CONFIG_SIZE
+#define VHOST_USER_MAX_CONFIG_SIZE		256
+#endif
+
+#define VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_FEATURES	((1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_MQ) | \
+			(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_LOG_SHMFD) |\
+			(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_RARP) | \
+			(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_REPLY_ACK) | \
+			(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_NET_MTU) | \
+			(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_SLAVE_REQ) | \
+			(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_CRYPTO_SESSION) | \
+			(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_SLAVE_SEND_FD) | \
+			(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_HOST_NOTIFIER) | \
+			(1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_PAGEFAULT))
+
+typedef enum VhostUserRequest {
+	VHOST_USER_NONE = 0,
+	VHOST_USER_GET_FEATURES = 1,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_FEATURES = 2,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_OWNER = 3,
+	VHOST_USER_RESET_OWNER = 4,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_MEM_TABLE = 5,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_LOG_BASE = 6,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_LOG_FD = 7,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_NUM = 8,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_ADDR = 9,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_BASE = 10,
+	VHOST_USER_GET_VRING_BASE = 11,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_KICK = 12,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_CALL = 13,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_ERR = 14,
+	VHOST_USER_GET_PROTOCOL_FEATURES = 15,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_PROTOCOL_FEATURES = 16,
+	VHOST_USER_GET_QUEUE_NUM = 17,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_ENABLE = 18,
+	VHOST_USER_SEND_RARP = 19,
+	VHOST_USER_NET_SET_MTU = 20,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_SLAVE_REQ_FD = 21,
+	VHOST_USER_IOTLB_MSG = 22,
+	VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_CREATE_SESS = 26,
+	VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_CLOSE_SESS = 27,
+	VHOST_USER_POSTCOPY_ADVISE = 28,
+	VHOST_USER_POSTCOPY_LISTEN = 29,
+	VHOST_USER_POSTCOPY_END = 30,
+	VHOST_USER_GET_INFLIGHT_FD = 31,
+	VHOST_USER_SET_INFLIGHT_FD = 32,
+	VHOST_USER_MAX = 33
+} VhostUserRequest;
+
+typedef enum VhostUserSlaveRequest {
+	VHOST_USER_SLAVE_NONE = 0,
+	VHOST_USER_SLAVE_IOTLB_MSG = 1,
+	VHOST_USER_SLAVE_VRING_HOST_NOTIFIER_MSG = 3,
+	VHOST_USER_SLAVE_MAX
+} VhostUserSlaveRequest;
+
+typedef struct VhostUserMemoryRegion {
+	uint64_t guest_phys_addr;
+	uint64_t memory_size;
+	uint64_t userspace_addr;
+	uint64_t mmap_offset;
+} VhostUserMemoryRegion;
+
+typedef struct VhostUserMemory {
+	uint32_t nregions;
+	uint32_t padding;
+	VhostUserMemoryRegion regions[VHOST_MEMORY_MAX_NREGIONS];
+} VhostUserMemory;
+
+typedef struct VhostUserLog {
+	uint64_t mmap_size;
+	uint64_t mmap_offset;
+} VhostUserLog;
+
+/* Comply with Cryptodev-Linux */
+#define VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_MAX_HMAC_KEY_LENGTH	512
+#define VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_MAX_CIPHER_KEY_LENGTH	64
+
+/* Same structure as vhost-user backend session info */
+typedef struct VhostUserCryptoSessionParam {
+	int64_t session_id;
+	uint32_t op_code;
+	uint32_t cipher_algo;
+	uint32_t cipher_key_len;
+	uint32_t hash_algo;
+	uint32_t digest_len;
+	uint32_t auth_key_len;
+	uint32_t aad_len;
+	uint8_t op_type;
+	uint8_t dir;
+	uint8_t hash_mode;
+	uint8_t chaining_dir;
+	uint8_t *ciphe_key;
+	uint8_t *auth_key;
+	uint8_t cipher_key_buf[VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_MAX_CIPHER_KEY_LENGTH];
+	uint8_t auth_key_buf[VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_MAX_HMAC_KEY_LENGTH];
+} VhostUserCryptoSessionParam;
+
+typedef struct VhostUserVringArea {
+	uint64_t u64;
+	uint64_t size;
+	uint64_t offset;
+} VhostUserVringArea;
+
+typedef struct VhostUserInflight {
+	uint64_t mmap_size;
+	uint64_t mmap_offset;
+	uint16_t num_queues;
+	uint16_t queue_size;
+} VhostUserInflight;
+
+/** Get/set config msg payload */
+struct vhost_user_config {
+	uint32_t offset;
+	uint32_t size;
+	uint32_t flags;
+	uint8_t region[VHOST_USER_MAX_CONFIG_SIZE];
+};
+
+typedef struct VhostUserMsg {
+	union {
+		uint32_t master; /* a VhostUserRequest value */
+		uint32_t slave;  /* a VhostUserSlaveRequest value*/
+	} request;
+
+#define VHOST_USER_VERSION_MASK     0x3
+#define VHOST_USER_REPLY_MASK       (0x1 << 2)
+#define VHOST_USER_NEED_REPLY		(0x1 << 3)
+	uint32_t flags;
+	uint32_t size; /* the following payload size */
+	union {
+#define VHOST_USER_VRING_IDX_MASK   0xff
+#define VHOST_USER_VRING_NOFD_MASK  (0x1<<8)
+		uint64_t u64;
+		struct vhost_vring_state state;
+		struct vhost_vring_addr addr;
+		VhostUserMemory memory;
+		VhostUserLog    log;
+		struct vhost_iotlb_msg iotlb;
+		VhostUserCryptoSessionParam crypto_session;
+		VhostUserVringArea area;
+		VhostUserInflight inflight;
+		struct vhost_user_config cfg;
+	} payload;
+	int fds[VHOST_MEMORY_MAX_NREGIONS];
+	int fd_num;
+} __attribute((packed)) VhostUserMsg;
+
+#define VHOST_USER_HDR_SIZE offsetof(VhostUserMsg, payload.u64)
+
+/* The version of the protocol we support */
+#define VHOST_USER_VERSION    0x1
+#endif
