diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 4395d8df1..bb4422344 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -810,6 +810,12 @@ F: doc/guides/nics/pfe.rst
 F: drivers/net/pfe/
 F: doc/guides/nics/features/pfe.ini
 
+Pensando ionic
+M: Alfredo Cardigliano <cardigliano@ntop.org>
+F: drivers/net/ionic/
+F: doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst
+F: doc/guides/nics/features/ionic.ini
+
 QLogic bnx2x
 M: Rasesh Mody <rmody@marvell.com>
 M: Shahed Shaikh <shshaikh@marvell.com>
diff --git a/config/common_armv8a_linux b/config/common_armv8a_linux
index 782877bb2..2057d9138 100644
--- a/config/common_armv8a_linux
+++ b/config/common_armv8a_linux
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_IOAT_RAWDEV=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PFE_PMD=y
 
 CONFIG_RTE_SCHED_VECTOR=n
+
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD=n
diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base
index 7dec7ed45..626c83d05 100644
--- a/config/common_base
+++ b/config/common_base
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_DEBUG_TX=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_DEBUG_TX_FREE=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_PF_DISABLE_STRIP_CRC=n
 
+#
+# Compile Pensando IONIC PMD driver
+#
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD=y
+
 #
 # Compile burst-oriented HINIC PMD driver
 #
diff --git a/config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc b/config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc
index c91423f0e..6ac7f47e4 100644
--- a/config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc
+++ b/config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc
@@ -57,3 +57,4 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_NFP_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HINIC_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HNS3_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_IOAT_RAWDEV=n
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD=n
diff --git a/config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc b/config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc
index b7b9d6f48..c917c4774 100644
--- a/config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc
+++ b/config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_AVP_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HINIC_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HNS3_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_IOAT_RAWDEV=n
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD=n
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/ionic.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/ionic.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a92eedc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/ionic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+;
+; Supported features of the 'ionic' network poll mode driver.
+;
+; Refer to default.ini for the full list of available PMD features.
+;
+[Features]
+x86-64               = Y
+Usage doc            = Y
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/index.rst b/doc/guides/nics/index.rst
index d61c27fdf..7b5fea029 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/index.rst
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Network Interface Controller Drivers
     ice
     ifc
     igb
+    ionic
     ipn3ke
     ixgbe
     intel_vf
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e81771cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ionic.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: (BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0)
+    Copyright(c) 2018-2019 Pensando Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+IONIC Driver
+============
+
+The ionic driver provides support for Pensando server adapters. 
+It currently supports the below models:
+
+- `Naples DSC-25
+<https://pensando.io/assets/documents/Naples-25_ProductBrief_10-2019.pdf>`_
+- `Naples DSC-100
+<https://pensando.io/assets/documents/Naples_100_ProductBrief-10-2019.pdf>`_
+
+Please visit https://pensando.io for more information.
+
+Identifying the Adapter
+-----------------------
+
+To find if one or more Pensando PCI Ethernet devices are installed
+on the host, check for the PCI devices:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      lspci -d 1dd8:
+      b5:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002
+      b6:00.0 Ethernet controller: Device 1dd8:1002
+
+Pre-Installation Configuration
+------------------------------
+
+The following options can be modified in the ``config`` file.
+
+- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD`` (default ``y``)
+
+  Toggle compilation of ionic PMD.
+
+Building DPDK
+-------------
+
+The ionic PMD driver supports UIO and VFIO, please refer to the
+:ref:`DPDK documentation that comes with the DPDK suite <linux_gsg>`
+for instructions on how to build DPDK.
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_02.rst
index 0eaa45a76..133c34e50 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_02.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =========================================================
 
+* **Added IONIC net PMD.**
+
+  Added the new ``ionic`` net driver for Pensando Ethernet Network Adapters.
+  See the :doc:`../nics/ionic` NIC guide for more details on this new driver.
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile
index cee30367a..63a52ee79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HNS3_PMD) += hns3
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD) += i40e
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IAVF_PMD) += iavf
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ICE_PMD) += ice
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD) += ionic
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IPN3KE_PMD) += ipn3ke
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD) += ixgbe
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LIO_PMD) += liquidio
diff --git a/drivers/net/ionic/Makefile b/drivers/net/ionic/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c2f9cf2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ionic/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0)
+# Copyright(c) 2018-2019 Pensando Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
+
+#
+# library name
+#
+LIB = librte_pmd_ionic.a
+
+CFLAGS += -O3
+CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
+
+EXPORT_MAP := rte_pmd_ionic_version.map
+
+LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring
+LDLIBS += -lrte_ethdev -lrte_net
+LDLIBS += -lrte_bus_pci
+
+#
+# all source are stored in SRCS-y
+#
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD) +=
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/drivers/net/ionic/meson.build b/drivers/net/ionic/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5386e23ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ionic/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0)
+# Copyright(c) 2019 Pensando
+
+sources = files(
+)
+
diff --git a/drivers/net/ionic/rte_pmd_ionic_version.map b/drivers/net/ionic/rte_pmd_ionic_version.map
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fb4ff7eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ionic/rte_pmd_ionic_version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+DPDK_20.0 {
+
+	local: *;
+};
+
diff --git a/mk/rte.app.mk b/mk/rte.app.mk
index 05ea034b9..57f5f77de 100644
--- a/mk/rte.app.mk
+++ b/mk/rte.app.mk
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HNS3_PMD)       += -lrte_pmd_hns3
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_PMD)       += -lrte_pmd_i40e
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IAVF_PMD)       += -lrte_pmd_iavf
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ICE_PMD)        += -lrte_pmd_ice
+_LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IONIC_PMD)      += -lrte_pmd_ionic
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD)      += -lrte_pmd_ixgbe
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_KNI),y)
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_KNI)        += -lrte_pmd_kni
