diff --git a/app/test/Makefile b/app/test/Makefile
index e5440774b..09567a239 100644
--- a/app/test/Makefile
+++ b/app/test/Makefile
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ SRCS-y += test_mempool.c
 SRCS-y += test_mempool_perf.c
 
 SRCS-y += test_mbuf.c
+SRCS-y += test_mbuf_perf.c
 SRCS-y += test_logs.c
 
 SRCS-y += test_memcpy.c
diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index 39f295d73..b64bc4684 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ test_sources = files('commands.c',
 	'test_lpm_perf.c',
 	'test_malloc.c',
 	'test_mbuf.c',
+	'test_mbuf_perf.c',
 	'test_member.c',
 	'test_member_perf.c',
 	'test_memcpy.c',
@@ -295,7 +296,8 @@ perf_test_names = [
         'hash_readwrite_perf_autotest',
         'hash_readwrite_lf_perf_autotest',
         'trace_perf_autotest',
-	'ipsec_perf_autotest',
+        'ipsec_perf_autotest',
+        'mbuf_perf_autotest',
 ]
 
 driver_test_names = [
diff --git a/app/test/test_mbuf_perf.c b/app/test/test_mbuf_perf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42f2079ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/test_mbuf_perf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd All Rights Reserved
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_memory.h>
+
+#include "test.h"
+
+#define NB_MBUF                 1024
+#define MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE	0
+#define MBUF_DATA_SIZE		2048
+#define MBUF_PRIV_SIZE		128
+#define REPEAT			(1024*1024)
+
+static int
+case_mbuf_alloc_free(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = TEST_SUCCESS;
+	int r;
+
+	struct rte_mbuf *m[NB_MBUF];
+	for (i = 0; i < NB_MBUF; i++)
+		m[i] = NULL;
+
+	for (r = 0; r < REPEAT; r++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < NB_MBUF; i++) {
+			m[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(pktmbuf_pool);
+			if (m[i] == NULL) {
+				printf("rte_pktmbuf_alloc() failed (%u)"
+					" at repetition %d\n", i, r);
+				ret = TEST_FAILED;
+				goto end;
+			}
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < NB_MBUF; i++) {
+			if (m[i] != NULL) {
+				rte_pktmbuf_free(m[i]);
+				m[i] = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+end:
+	for (i = 0; i < NB_MBUF; i++) {
+		if (m[i] != NULL)
+			rte_pktmbuf_free(m[i]);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+case_mbuf_bulk_alloc_free(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
+{
+	int ret = TEST_SUCCESS;
+	int r;
+	struct rte_mbuf *m[NB_MBUF];
+
+	for (r = 0; r < REPEAT; r++) {
+		ret = rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk(pktmbuf_pool, m, NB_MBUF);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			printf("rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk() failed"
+				" at repetition %d\n", r);
+			ret = TEST_FAILED;
+			break;
+		}
+		rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(m, NB_MBUF);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+case_mbuf_data_manipulation(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = TEST_SUCCESS;
+	int r;
+
+	struct rte_mbuf *m[NB_MBUF];
+	ret = rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk(pktmbuf_pool, m, NB_MBUF);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		printf("rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk() failed\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	for (r = 0; r < REPEAT; r++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < NB_MBUF; i++) {
+			if (!rte_pktmbuf_is_contiguous(m[i])) {
+				printf("rte_pktmbuf_is_contiguous() failed"
+					" (%u)\n", i);
+				ret = TEST_FAILED;
+				goto end;
+			}
+			if (rte_pktmbuf_append(m[i], 0) == NULL) {
+				printf("rte_pktmbuf_append() failed"
+					" (%u)\n", i);
+				ret = TEST_FAILED;
+				goto end;
+			}
+			if (rte_pktmbuf_trim(m[i], 0) < 0) {
+				printf("rte_pktmbuf_trim() failed (%u)\n", i);
+				ret = TEST_FAILED;
+				goto end;
+			}
+			if (rte_pktmbuf_prepend(m[i], 0) == NULL) {
+				printf("rte_pktmbuf_prepend() failed"
+					" (%u)\n", i);
+				ret = TEST_FAILED;
+				goto end;
+			}
+			if (rte_pktmbuf_adj(m[i], 0) == NULL) {
+				printf("rte_pktmbuf_adj() failed (%u)\n", i);
+				ret = TEST_FAILED;
+				goto end;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+end:
+	rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(m, NB_MBUF);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+case_mbuf_sanity_checks_without_header(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = TEST_SUCCESS;
+	int r;
+
+	struct rte_mbuf *m[NB_MBUF];
+	ret = rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk(pktmbuf_pool, m, NB_MBUF);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		printf("rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk() failed\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	for (r = 0; r < REPEAT; r++)
+		for (i = 0; i < NB_MBUF; i++)
+			rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m[i], 0);
+
+	rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(m, NB_MBUF);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+case_mbuf_sanity_checks_with_header(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = TEST_SUCCESS;
+	int r;
+
+	struct rte_mbuf *m[NB_MBUF];
+	ret = rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk(pktmbuf_pool, m, NB_MBUF);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		printf("rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk() failed\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	for (r = 0; r < REPEAT; r++)
+		for (i = 0; i < NB_MBUF; i++)
+			rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m[i], 1);
+
+	rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(m, NB_MBUF);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+case_mbuf_sanity_checks_with_header_in_chain(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = TEST_SUCCESS;
+	int r;
+
+	struct rte_mbuf *m[NB_MBUF];
+	ret = rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk(pktmbuf_pool, m, NB_MBUF);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		printf("rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk() failed\n");
+		return TEST_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 1; i < NB_MBUF; i++) {
+		ret = rte_pktmbuf_chain(m[0], m[i]);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			printf("rte_pktmbuf_chain() failed: %d\n", ret);
+			goto end;
+		}
+		m[i] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	for (r = 0; r < REPEAT; r++)
+		rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m[0], 1);
+
+end:
+	rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(m, NB_MBUF);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct testcase {
+	int (*func)(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool);
+	const char *name;
+	double time;
+	int ret;
+};
+
+#define TC(F) {.func = F, .name = RTE_STR(F), .time = 0.0, .ret = TEST_SKIPPED}
+
+static int
+test_mbuf_perf(void)
+{
+	int ret = TEST_SUCCESS;
+	struct timeval tv_begin, tv_end;
+	struct testcase cases[] = {
+		TC(case_mbuf_alloc_free),
+		TC(case_mbuf_bulk_alloc_free),
+		TC(case_mbuf_data_manipulation),
+		TC(case_mbuf_sanity_checks_without_header),
+		TC(case_mbuf_sanity_checks_with_header),
+		TC(case_mbuf_sanity_checks_with_header_in_chain),
+	};
+	int i, n = RTE_DIM(cases);
+	const char *status_ok = "[ OK ]";
+	const char *status_skip = "[SKIP]";
+	const char *status_fail = "[FAIL]";
+	const char *status;
+	struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool = NULL;
+
+	pktmbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("test_pktmbuf_pool",
+			NB_MBUF, MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE, MBUF_PRIV_SIZE,
+			MBUF_DATA_SIZE,	SOCKET_ID_ANY);
+	if (pktmbuf_pool == NULL) {
+		printf("cannot allocate mbuf pool\n");
+		ret = TEST_FAILED;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		printf("=== running %s ===\n", cases[i].name);
+		gettimeofday(&tv_begin, NULL);
+		cases[i].ret = cases[i].func(pktmbuf_pool);
+		gettimeofday(&tv_end, NULL);
+		cases[i].time = (double)(tv_end.tv_sec - tv_begin.tv_sec)
+			+ ((double)tv_end.tv_usec - tv_begin.tv_usec)/1000000;
+	}
+
+	printf("%-50s %-10s %s:\n", "TestName", "Status", "Time(seconds)");
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		if (cases[i].ret == TEST_SKIPPED)
+			status = status_skip;
+		else if (cases[i].ret == TEST_SUCCESS)
+			status = status_ok;
+		else {
+			status = status_fail;
+			ret = TEST_FAILED;
+		}
+		printf("%-50s %-10s %8.3f\n", cases[i].name, status,
+			cases[i].time);
+	}
+
+end:
+	if (pktmbuf_pool != NULL)
+		rte_mempool_free(pktmbuf_pool);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(mbuf_perf_autotest, test_mbuf_perf);
+
