diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile b/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile
index cf9626495..1856fa468 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/mempool/dpaa
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/include
 
+LDLIBS += -lrte_pmd_dpaa_sec
+CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec
+
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_dpaa_event_version.map
 
 LIBABIVER := 1
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
index 1e247e4f4..d02b8694e 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@
 #include <rte_eventdev_pmd_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
+#include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_dpaa_bus.h>
 #include <rte_dpaa_logs.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 
 #include <dpaa_ethdev.h>
+#include <dpaa_sec_event.h>
 #include "dpaa_eventdev.h"
 #include <dpaa_mempool.h>
 
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ dpaa_event_dev_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 	EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
 	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
-	dev_info->driver_name = "event_dpaa";
+	dev_info->driver_name = "event_dpaa1";
 	dev_info->min_dequeue_timeout_ns =
 		DPAA_EVENT_MIN_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT;
 	dev_info->max_dequeue_timeout_ns =
@@ -718,6 +720,149 @@ dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_stop(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+dpaa_eventdev_crypto_caps_get(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+			    const struct rte_cryptodev *cdev,
+			    uint32_t *caps)
+{
+	const char *name = cdev->data->name;
+
+	EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	if (!strncmp(name, "dpaa_sec-", 9))
+		*caps = RTE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADAPTER_DPAA_CAP;
+	else
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_eventdev_crypto_queue_add_all(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+		const struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev,
+		const struct rte_event *ev)
+{
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	uint8_t ev_qid = ev->queue_id;
+	u16 ch_id = priv->evq_info[ev_qid].ch_id;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cryptodev->data->nb_queue_pairs; i++) {
+		ret = dpaa_sec_eventq_attach(cryptodev, i,
+				ch_id, ev);
+		if (ret) {
+			DPAA_EVENTDEV_ERR("dpaa_sec_eventq_attach failed: ret %d\n",
+				    ret);
+			goto fail;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	for (i = (i - 1); i >= 0 ; i--)
+		dpaa_sec_eventq_detach(cryptodev, i);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_eventdev_crypto_queue_add(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+		const struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev,
+		int32_t rx_queue_id,
+		const struct rte_event *ev)
+{
+	struct dpaa_eventdev *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	uint8_t ev_qid = ev->queue_id;
+	u16 ch_id = priv->evq_info[ev_qid].ch_id;
+	int ret;
+
+	EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	if (rx_queue_id == -1)
+		return dpaa_eventdev_crypto_queue_add_all(dev,
+				cryptodev, ev);
+
+	ret = dpaa_sec_eventq_attach(cryptodev, rx_queue_id,
+			ch_id, ev);
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_EVENTDEV_ERR(
+			"dpaa_sec_eventq_attach failed: ret: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_eventdev_crypto_queue_del_all(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+			     const struct rte_cryptodev *cdev)
+{
+	int i, ret;
+
+	EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cdev->data->nb_queue_pairs; i++) {
+		ret = dpaa_sec_eventq_detach(cdev, i);
+		if (ret) {
+			DPAA_EVENTDEV_ERR(
+				"dpaa_sec_eventq_detach failed:ret %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_eventdev_crypto_queue_del(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+			     const struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev,
+			     int32_t rx_queue_id)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	if (rx_queue_id == -1)
+		return dpaa_eventdev_crypto_queue_del_all(dev, cryptodev);
+
+	ret = dpaa_sec_eventq_detach(cryptodev, rx_queue_id);
+	if (ret) {
+		DPAA_EVENTDEV_ERR(
+			"dpaa_sec_eventq_detach failed: ret: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_eventdev_crypto_start(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+			   const struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(cryptodev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dpaa_eventdev_crypto_stop(const struct rte_eventdev *dev,
+			  const struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev)
+{
+	EVENTDEV_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	RTE_SET_USED(cryptodev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct rte_eventdev_ops dpaa_eventdev_ops = {
 	.dev_infos_get    = dpaa_event_dev_info_get,
 	.dev_configure    = dpaa_event_dev_configure,
@@ -738,6 +883,11 @@ static struct rte_eventdev_ops dpaa_eventdev_ops = {
 	.eth_rx_adapter_queue_del = dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_del,
 	.eth_rx_adapter_start = dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_start,
 	.eth_rx_adapter_stop = dpaa_event_eth_rx_adapter_stop,
+	.crypto_adapter_caps_get	= dpaa_eventdev_crypto_caps_get,
+	.crypto_adapter_queue_pair_add	= dpaa_eventdev_crypto_queue_add,
+	.crypto_adapter_queue_pair_del	= dpaa_eventdev_crypto_queue_del,
+	.crypto_adapter_start		= dpaa_eventdev_crypto_start,
+	.crypto_adapter_stop		= dpaa_eventdev_crypto_stop,
 };
 
 static int flag_check_handler(__rte_unused const char *key,
@@ -806,6 +956,8 @@ dpaa_event_dev_create(const char *name, const char *params)
 		eventdev->dequeue_burst = dpaa_event_dequeue_burst_intr;
 	}
 
+	RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "%s eventdev added", name);
+
 	/* For secondary processes, the primary has done all the work */
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
index 8134e6ba9..b8f247c61 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.h
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ do {						\
 		RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_MULTI_EVENTQ | \
 		RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_CAP_OVERRIDE_FLOW_ID)
 
+#define RTE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADAPTER_DPAA_CAP \
+		(RTE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT_OP_NEW | \
+		RTE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADAPTER_CAP_INTERNAL_PORT_QP_EV_BIND | \
+		RTE_EVENT_CRYPTO_ADAPTER_CAP_SESSION_PRIVATE_DATA)
+
 struct dpaa_eventq {
 	/* Channel Id */
 	uint16_t ch_id;
