diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index b97b6d16a..6293c1fda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ mlx5_args_check(const char *key, const char *val, void *opaque)
 	} else if (strcmp(MLX5_TXQS_MIN_INLINE, key) == 0) {
 		priv->txqs_inline = tmp;
 	} else if (strcmp(MLX5_TXQ_MPW_EN, key) == 0) {
-		priv->mps = !!tmp;
+		priv->mps &= !!tmp; /* Enable MPW only if HW supports */
 	} else {
 		WARN("%s: unknown parameter", key);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -408,10 +408,26 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 		sriov = ((pci_dev->id.device_id ==
 		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4VF) ||
 		      (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
-		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LXVF));
-		/* Multi-packet send is only supported by ConnectX-4 Lx PF. */
-		mps = (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
-		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LX);
+		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LXVF) ||
+		      (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
+		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5VF) ||
+		      (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
+		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EXVF));
+		/*
+		 * Multi-packet send is supported by ConnectX-4 Lx PF as well
+		 * as all ConnectX-5 devices.
+		 */
+		switch (pci_dev->id.device_id) {
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LX:
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5:
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5VF:
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EX:
+		case PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EXVF:
+			mps = 1;
+			break;
+		default:
+			mps = 0;
+		}
 		INFO("PCI information matches, using device \"%s\""
 		     " (SR-IOV: %s, MPS: %s)",
 		     list[i]->name,
@@ -719,6 +735,22 @@ static const struct rte_pci_id mlx5_pci_id_map[] = {
 			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LXVF)
 	},
 	{
+		RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5)
+	},
+	{
+		RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5VF)
+	},
+	{
+		RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EX)
+	},
+	{
+		RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX,
+			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EXVF)
+	},
+	{
 		.vendor_id = 0
 	}
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index c415ce32c..ee62e044e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ enum {
 	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4VF = 0x1014,
 	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LX = 0x1015,
 	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LXVF = 0x1016,
+	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5 = 0x1017,
+	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5VF = 0x1018,
+	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EX = 0x1019,
+	PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EXVF = 0x101a,
 };
 
 struct priv {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index 65228d5f9..fbb1b6566 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -1517,14 +1517,11 @@ void
 priv_select_tx_function(struct priv *priv)
 {
 	priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst;
-	/* Display warning for unsupported configurations. */
-	if (priv->sriov && priv->mps)
-		WARN("multi-packet send WQE cannot be used on a SR-IOV setup");
 	/* Select appropriate TX function. */
-	if ((priv->sriov == 0) && priv->mps && priv->txq_inline) {
+	if (priv->mps && priv->txq_inline) {
 		priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_mpw_inline;
 		DEBUG("selected MPW inline TX function");
-	} else if ((priv->sriov == 0) && priv->mps) {
+	} else if (priv->mps) {
 		priv->dev->tx_pkt_burst = mlx5_tx_burst_mpw;
 		DEBUG("selected MPW TX function");
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index 053665d55..4f36402eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ txq_ctrl_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq_ctrl *txq_ctrl,
 		.obj = tmpl.qp,
 		/* Enable multi-packet send if supported. */
 		.family_flags =
-			((priv->mps && !priv->sriov) ?
+			(priv->mps ?
 			 IBV_EXP_QP_BURST_CREATE_ENABLE_MULTI_PACKET_SEND_WR :
 			 0),
 	};
