diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f0baeb4..bf4d0da 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -692,6 +692,11 @@ M: Nipun Gupta <nipun.gupta@nxp.com>
 F: drivers/event/dpaa2/
 F: doc/guides/eventdevs/dpaa2.rst
 
+NXP DPAA eventdev
+M: Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agrawal@nxp.com>
+M: Sunil Kumar Kori <sunil.kori@nxp.com>
+F: drivers/event/dpaa/
+
 Software Eventdev PMD
 M: Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
 F: drivers/event/sw/
diff --git a/drivers/event/Makefile b/drivers/event/Makefile
index 1f9c0ba..c726234 100644
--- a/drivers/event/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/event/Makefile
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SKELETON_EVENTDEV) += skeleton
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SW_EVENTDEV) += sw
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_OCTEONTX_SSOVF) += octeontx
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA2_EVENTDEV) += dpaa2
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA_EVENTDEV) += dpaa
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.subdir.mk
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile b/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd0b6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#   SPDX-License-Identifier:        BSD-3-Clause
+#   Copyright 2017 NXP
+#
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
+RTE_SDK_DPAA=$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/net/dpaa
+
+#
+# library name
+#
+LIB = librte_pmd_dpaa_event.a
+
+CFLAGS := -I$(SRCDIR) $(CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -O3 $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+CFLAGS += -Wno-pointer-arith
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK_DPAA)/
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK_DPAA)/include
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/bus/dpaa
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/mempool/dpaa
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/include
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include
+
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_dpaa_event_version.map
+
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
+# Interfaces with DPDK
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_DPAA_EVENTDEV) += dpaa_eventdev.c
+
+LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_dpaa
+LDLIBS += -lrte_mempool_dpaa
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring
+LDLIBS += -lrte_ethdev -lrte_net -lrte_kvargs
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eventdev -lrte_pmd_dpaa -lrte_bus_vdev
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4c81c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+/*   SPDX-License-Identifier:        BSD-3-Clause
+ *   Copyright 2017 NXP
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+#include <rte_byteorder.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_memcpy.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+#include <rte_memzone.h>
+#include <rte_pci.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
+#include <rte_dpaa_bus.h>
+#include <rte_dpaa_logs.h>
+#include <rte_cycles_64.h>
+
+#include <dpaa_ethdev.h>
+#include "dpaa_eventdev.h"
+#include <dpaa_mempool.h>
+
+/*
+ * Clarifications
+ * Evendev = Virtual Instance for SoC
+ * Eventport = Portal Instance
+ * Eventqueue = Channel Instance
+ * 1 Eventdev can have N Eventqueue
+ */
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dequeue_timeout_ticks(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint64_t ns,
+				 uint64_t *timeout_ticks)
+{
+	uint64_t cycles_per_second;
+
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	cycles_per_second = rte_get_timer_hz();
+	*timeout_ticks = ns * (cycles_per_second / NS_PER_S);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_event_dev_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+			struct rte_event_dev_info *dev_info)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	dev_info->driver_name = "event_dpaa";
+	dev_info->min_dequeue_timeout_ns =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MIN_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT;
+	dev_info->max_dequeue_timeout_ns =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT;
+	dev_info->dequeue_timeout_ns =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MIN_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT;
+	dev_info->max_event_queues =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES;
+	dev_info->max_event_queue_flows =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_FLOWS;
+	dev_info->max_event_queue_priority_levels =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_PRIORITY_LEVELS;
+	dev_info->max_event_priority_levels =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_EVENT_PRIORITY_LEVELS;
+	dev_info->max_event_ports =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_EVENT_PORT;
+	dev_info->max_event_port_dequeue_depth =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_DEQUEUE_DEPTH;
+	dev_info->max_event_port_enqueue_depth =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_ENQUEUE_DEPTH;
+	/*
+	 * TODO: Need to find out that how to fetch this info
+	 * from kernel or somewhere else.
+	 */
+	dev_info->max_num_events =
+		DPAA_EVENT_MAX_NUM_EVENTS;
+	dev_info->event_dev_cap =
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_DISTRIBUTED_SCHED |
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_configure(const struct rte_eventdev *dev)
+{
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	struct rte_event_dev_config *conf = &dev->data->dev_conf;
+	int ret, i;
+	uint32_t *ch_id;
+
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	priv->dequeue_timeout_ns = conf->dequeue_timeout_ns;
+	priv->nb_events_limit = conf->nb_events_limit;
+	priv->nb_event_queues = conf->nb_event_queues;
+	priv->nb_event_ports = conf->nb_event_ports;
+	priv->nb_event_queue_flows = conf->nb_event_queue_flows;
+	priv->nb_event_port_dequeue_depth = conf->nb_event_port_dequeue_depth;
+	priv->nb_event_port_enqueue_depth = conf->nb_event_port_enqueue_depth;
+	priv->event_dev_cfg = conf->event_dev_cfg;
+
+	/* Check dequeue timeout method is per dequeue or global */
+	if (priv->event_dev_cfg & RTE_EVENT_DEV_CFG_PER_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT) {
+		/*
+		 * Use timeout value as given in dequeue operation.
+		 * So invalidating this timetout value.
+		 */
+		priv->dequeue_timeout_ns = 0;
+	}
+
+	ch_id = rte_malloc("dpaa-channels",
+			  sizeof(uint32_t) * priv->nb_event_queues,
+			  RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+	if (ch_id == NULL) {
+		EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR("Fail to allocate memory for dpaa channels\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	/* Create requested event queues within the given event device */
+	ret = qman_alloc_pool_range(ch_id, priv->nb_event_queues, 1, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR("Failed to create internal channel\n");
+		rte_free(ch_id);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_event_queues; i++)
+		priv->evq_info[i].ch_id = (u16)ch_id[i];
+
+	/* Lets prepare event ports */
+	memset(&priv->ports[0], 0,
+	      sizeof(struct dpaa_port) * priv->nb_event_ports);
+	if (priv->event_dev_cfg & RTE_EVENT_DEV_CFG_PER_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT) {
+		for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_event_ports; i++) {
+			priv->ports[i].timeout =
+				DPAA_EVENT_PORT_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT_INVALID;
+		}
+	} else if (priv->dequeue_timeout_ns == 0) {
+		for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_event_ports; i++) {
+			dpaa_event_dequeue_timeout_ticks(NULL,
+				DPAA_EVENT_PORT_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT_NS,
+				&priv->ports[i].timeout);
+		}
+	} else {
+		for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_event_ports; i++) {
+			dpaa_event_dequeue_timeout_ticks(NULL,
+				priv->dequeue_timeout_ns,
+				&priv->ports[i].timeout);
+		}
+	}
+	/*
+	 * TODO: Currently portals are affined with threads. Maximum threads
+	 * can be created equals to number of lcore.
+	 */
+	rte_free(ch_id);
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_LOG("Configured eventdev devid=%d", dev->data->dev_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_start(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+dpaa_event_dev_stop(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_close(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE();
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+static const struct rte_eventdev_ops dpaa_eventdev_ops = {
+	.dev_infos_get    = dpaa_event_dev_info_get,
+	.dev_configure    = dpaa_event_dev_configure,
+	.dev_start        = dpaa_event_dev_start,
+	.dev_stop         = dpaa_event_dev_stop,
+	.dev_close        = dpaa_event_dev_close,
+};
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_create(const char *name)
+{
+	struct rte_eventdev *eventdev;
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *priv;
+
+	eventdev = rte_event_pmd_vdev_init(name,
+					   sizeof(struct dpaa_eventdev),
+					   rte_socket_id());
+	if (eventdev == NULL) {
+		EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR("Failed to create eventdev vdev %s", name);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	eventdev->dev_ops       = &dpaa_eventdev_ops;
+
+	/* For secondary processes, the primary has done all the work */
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		return 0;
+
+	priv = eventdev->data->dev_private;
+	priv->max_event_queues = DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES;
+
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
+{
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_LOG("Initializing %s", name);
+
+	return dpaa_event_dev_create(name);
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_event_dev_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
+{
+	const char *name;
+
+	name = rte_vdev_device_name(vdev);
+	EVENTDEV_DRV_LOG("Closing %s", name);
+
+	return rte_event_pmd_vdev_uninit(name);
+}
+
+static struct rte_vdev_driver vdev_eventdev_dpaa_pmd = {
+	.probe = dpaa_event_dev_probe,
+	.remove = dpaa_event_dev_remove
+};
+
+RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(EVENTDEV_NAME_DPAA_PMD, vdev_eventdev_dpaa_pmd);
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..306ab81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*   SPDX-License-Identifier:        BSD-3-Clause
+ *   Copyright 2017 NXP
+ */
+
+#ifndef __DPAA_EVENTDEV_H__
+#define __DPAA_EVENTDEV_H__
+
+#include <rte_eventdev_pmd.h>
+#include <rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h>
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
+
+#define EVENTDEV_NAME_DPAA_PMD		event_dpaa
+
+#define EVENTDEV_DRV_LOG(fmt, args...)	\
+		DPAA_EVENTDEV_INFO(fmt, ## args)
+#define EVENTDEV_DRV_FUNC_TRACE()	\
+		DPAA_EVENTDEV_DEBUG("%s() Called:\n",__func__)
+#define EVENTDEV_DRV_ERR(fmt, args...)	\
+		DPAA_EVENTDEV_ERR("%s(): " fmt "\n", __func__, ## args)
+
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORTS			8
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES			16
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MIN_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT	1
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT	(UINT32_MAX - 1)
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_FLOWS		2048
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_PRIORITY_LEVELS	8
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_EVENT_PRIORITY_LEVELS	0
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_EVENT_PORT		RTE_MAX_LCORE
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_DEQUEUE_DEPTH	8
+#define DPAA_EVENT_PORT_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT_NS	100UL
+#define DPAA_EVENT_PORT_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT_INVALID	((uint64_t)-1)
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORT_ENQUEUE_DEPTH	1
+#define DPAA_EVENT_MAX_NUM_EVENTS		(INT32_MAX - 1)
+
+#define DPAA_EVENT_DEV_CAP			\
+do {						\
+	RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_DISTRIBUTED_SCHED |	\
+	RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE;		\
+} while (0)
+
+#define DPAA_EVENT_QUEUE_ATOMIC_FLOWS	0
+#define DPAA_EVENT_QUEUE_ORDER_SEQUENCES	2048
+
+#define RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_DPAA_CAP \
+		(RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT | \
+		RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_MULTI_EVENTQ | \
+		RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_OVERRIDE_FLOW_ID)
+
+struct dpaa_eventq {
+	/* Channel Id */
+	uint16_t ch_id;
+	/* Configuration provided by the user */
+	uint32_t event_queue_cfg;
+	uint32_t event_queue_id;
+	/* Event port */
+	void *event_port;
+};
+
+struct dpaa_port {
+	struct dpaa_eventq evq_info[DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES];
+	uint8_t num_linked_evq;
+	uint8_t is_port_linked;
+	uint64_t timeout;
+};
+
+struct dpaa_eventdev {
+	struct dpaa_eventq evq_info[DPAA_EVENT_MAX_QUEUES];
+	struct dpaa_port ports[DPAA_EVENT_MAX_PORTS];
+	uint32_t dequeue_timeout_ns;
+	uint32_t nb_events_limit;
+	uint8_t max_event_queues;
+	uint8_t nb_event_queues;
+	uint8_t nb_event_ports;
+	uint8_t resvd;
+	uint32_t nb_event_queue_flows;
+	uint32_t nb_event_port_dequeue_depth;
+	uint32_t nb_event_port_enqueue_depth;
+	uint32_t event_dev_cfg;
+};
+#endif /* __DPAA_EVENTDEV_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/rte_pmd_dpaa_event_version.map b/drivers/event/dpaa/rte_pmd_dpaa_event_version.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..179140f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/rte_pmd_dpaa_event_version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+DPDK_18.02 {
+
+	local: *;
+};
