diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_hw.h b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_hw.h
index f57c26bee..a597383b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_hw.h
@@ -56,5 +56,6 @@ void txgbe_init_mac_link_ops(struct txgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 txgbe_reset_hw(struct txgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 txgbe_start_hw_raptor(struct txgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 txgbe_init_phy_raptor(struct txgbe_hw *hw);
+s32 txgbe_enable_rx_dma_raptor(struct txgbe_hw *hw, u32 regval);
 bool txgbe_verify_lesm_fw_enabled_raptor(struct txgbe_hw *hw);
 #endif /* _TXGBE_HW_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
index abc457109..4fab88c5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -1319,6 +1319,8 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops txgbe_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.link_update                = txgbe_dev_link_update,
 	.stats_get                  = txgbe_dev_stats_get,
 	.stats_reset                = txgbe_dev_stats_reset,
+	.rx_queue_start	            = txgbe_dev_rx_queue_start,
+	.tx_queue_start	            = txgbe_dev_tx_queue_start,
 	.dev_led_on                 = txgbe_dev_led_on,
 	.dev_led_off                = txgbe_dev_led_off,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.h
index 6739b580c..2dc0327cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.h
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ void txgbe_dev_tx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 int txgbe_dev_rxtx_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
+int txgbe_dev_rx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id);
+
+int txgbe_dev_tx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id);
+
 uint16_t txgbe_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c
index d3782f44d..ad5d1d22f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "txgbe_logs.h"
 #include "base/txgbe.h"
@@ -134,6 +135,38 @@ txgbe_dev_free_queues(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
 }
 
+static int __rte_cold
+txgbe_alloc_rx_queue_mbufs(struct txgbe_rx_queue *rxq)
+{
+	struct txgbe_rx_entry *rxe = rxq->sw_ring;
+	uint64_t dma_addr;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	/* Initialize software ring entries */
+	for (i = 0; i < rxq->nb_rx_desc; i++) {
+		volatile struct txgbe_rx_desc *rxd;
+		struct rte_mbuf *mbuf = rte_mbuf_raw_alloc(rxq->mb_pool);
+
+		if (mbuf == NULL) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "RX mbuf alloc failed queue_id=%u",
+				     (unsigned) rxq->queue_id);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		mbuf->data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
+		mbuf->port = rxq->port_id;
+
+		dma_addr =
+			rte_cpu_to_le_64(rte_mbuf_data_iova_default(mbuf));
+		rxd = &rxq->rx_ring[i];
+		TXGBE_RXD_HDRADDR(rxd, 0);
+		TXGBE_RXD_PKTADDR(rxd, dma_addr);
+		rxe[i].mbuf = mbuf;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void __rte_cold
 txgbe_set_rx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -382,13 +415,153 @@ txgbe_dev_tx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Set up link loopback mode Tx->Rx.
+ */
+static inline void __rte_cold
+txgbe_setup_loopback_link_raptor(struct txgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	wr32m(hw, TXGBE_MACRXCFG, TXGBE_MACRXCFG_LB, TXGBE_MACRXCFG_LB);
+
+	msec_delay(50);
+}
+
 /*
  * Start Transmit and Receive Units.
  */
 int __rte_cold
 txgbe_dev_rxtx_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(dev);
+	struct txgbe_hw     *hw;
+	struct txgbe_tx_queue *txq;
+	struct txgbe_rx_queue *rxq;
+	uint32_t dmatxctl;
+	uint32_t rxctrl;
+	uint16_t i;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+	hw = TXGBE_DEV_HW(dev);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		txq = dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		/* Setup Transmit Threshold Registers */
+		wr32m(hw, TXGBE_TXCFG(txq->reg_idx),
+		      TXGBE_TXCFG_HTHRESH_MASK |
+		      TXGBE_TXCFG_WTHRESH_MASK,
+		      TXGBE_TXCFG_HTHRESH(txq->hthresh) |
+		      TXGBE_TXCFG_WTHRESH(txq->wthresh));
+	}
+
+	dmatxctl = rd32(hw, TXGBE_DMATXCTRL);
+	dmatxctl |= TXGBE_DMATXCTRL_ENA;
+	wr32(hw, TXGBE_DMATXCTRL, dmatxctl);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_tx_queues; i++) {
+		txq = dev->data->tx_queues[i];
+		if (!txq->tx_deferred_start) {
+			ret = txgbe_dev_tx_queue_start(dev, i);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
+		rxq = dev->data->rx_queues[i];
+		if (!rxq->rx_deferred_start) {
+			ret = txgbe_dev_rx_queue_start(dev, i);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Enable Receive engine */
+	rxctrl = rd32(hw, TXGBE_PBRXCTL);
+	rxctrl |= TXGBE_PBRXCTL_ENA;
+	hw->mac.enable_rx_dma(hw, rxctrl);
+
+	/* If loopback mode is enabled, set up the link accordingly */
+	if (hw->mac.type == txgbe_mac_raptor &&
+	    dev->data->dev_conf.lpbk_mode)
+		txgbe_setup_loopback_link_raptor(hw);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Start Receive Units for specified queue.
+ */
+int __rte_cold
+txgbe_dev_rx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id)
+{
+	struct txgbe_hw *hw = TXGBE_DEV_HW(dev);
+	struct txgbe_rx_queue *rxq;
+	uint32_t rxdctl;
+	int poll_ms;
+
+	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	rxq = dev->data->rx_queues[rx_queue_id];
+
+	/* Allocate buffers for descriptor rings */
+	if (txgbe_alloc_rx_queue_mbufs(rxq) != 0) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not alloc mbuf for queue:%d",
+			     rx_queue_id);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	rxdctl = rd32(hw, TXGBE_RXCFG(rxq->reg_idx));
+	rxdctl |= TXGBE_RXCFG_ENA;
+	wr32(hw, TXGBE_RXCFG(rxq->reg_idx), rxdctl);
+
+	/* Wait until RX Enable ready */
+	poll_ms = RTE_TXGBE_REGISTER_POLL_WAIT_10_MS;
+	do {
+		rte_delay_ms(1);
+		rxdctl = rd32(hw, TXGBE_RXCFG(rxq->reg_idx));
+	} while (--poll_ms && !(rxdctl & TXGBE_RXCFG_ENA));
+	if (!poll_ms)
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not enable Rx Queue %d", rx_queue_id);
+	rte_wmb();
+	wr32(hw, TXGBE_RXRP(rxq->reg_idx), 0);
+	wr32(hw, TXGBE_RXWP(rxq->reg_idx), rxq->nb_rx_desc - 1);
+	dev->data->rx_queue_state[rx_queue_id] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Start Transmit Units for specified queue.
+ */
+int __rte_cold
+txgbe_dev_tx_queue_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id)
+{
+	struct txgbe_hw *hw = TXGBE_DEV_HW(dev);
+	struct txgbe_tx_queue *txq;
+	uint32_t txdctl;
+	int poll_ms;
+
+	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	txq = dev->data->tx_queues[tx_queue_id];
+	wr32m(hw, TXGBE_TXCFG(txq->reg_idx), TXGBE_TXCFG_ENA, TXGBE_TXCFG_ENA);
+
+	/* Wait until TX Enable ready */
+	poll_ms = RTE_TXGBE_REGISTER_POLL_WAIT_10_MS;
+	do {
+		rte_delay_ms(1);
+		txdctl = rd32(hw, TXGBE_TXCFG(txq->reg_idx));
+	} while (--poll_ms && !(txdctl & TXGBE_TXCFG_ENA));
+	if (!poll_ms)
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Could not enable "
+			     "Tx Queue %d", tx_queue_id);
+
+	rte_wmb();
+	wr32(hw, TXGBE_TXWP(txq->reg_idx), txq->tx_tail);
+	dev->data->tx_queue_state[tx_queue_id] = RTE_ETH_QUEUE_STATE_STARTED;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.h
index 2d337c46a..b8ca83672 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.h
@@ -5,20 +5,78 @@
 #ifndef _TXGBE_RXTX_H_
 #define _TXGBE_RXTX_H_
 
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Receive Descriptor
+ *****************************************************************************/
+struct txgbe_rx_desc {
+	struct {
+		union {
+			__le32 dw0;
+			struct {
+				__le16 pkt;
+				__le16 hdr;
+			} lo;
+		};
+		union {
+			__le32 dw1;
+			struct {
+				__le16 ipid;
+				__le16 csum;
+			} hi;
+		};
+	} qw0; /* also as r.pkt_addr */
+	struct {
+		union {
+			__le32 dw2;
+			struct {
+				__le32 status;
+			} lo;
+		};
+		union {
+			__le32 dw3;
+			struct {
+				__le16 len;
+				__le16 tag;
+			} hi;
+		};
+	} qw1; /* also as r.hdr_addr */
+};
+
+/* @txgbe_rx_desc.qw0 */
+#define TXGBE_RXD_PKTADDR(rxd, v)  \
+	(((volatile __le64 *)(rxd))[0] = cpu_to_le64(v))
+
+/* @txgbe_rx_desc.qw1 */
+#define TXGBE_RXD_HDRADDR(rxd, v)  \
+	(((volatile __le64 *)(rxd))[1] = cpu_to_le64(v))
 
 #define RTE_PMD_TXGBE_TX_MAX_BURST 32
 #define RTE_PMD_TXGBE_RX_MAX_BURST 32
 
+#define RTE_TXGBE_REGISTER_POLL_WAIT_10_MS  10
+
+/**
+ * Structure associated with each descriptor of the RX ring of a RX queue.
+ */
+struct txgbe_rx_entry {
+	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf; /**< mbuf associated with RX descriptor. */
+};
+
 /**
  * Structure associated with each RX queue.
  */
 struct txgbe_rx_queue {
 	struct rte_mempool  *mb_pool; /**< mbuf pool to populate RX ring. */
+	volatile struct txgbe_rx_desc *rx_ring; /**< RX ring virtual address. */
 	uint64_t            rx_ring_phys_addr; /**< RX ring DMA address. */
+	struct txgbe_rx_entry *sw_ring; /**< address of RX software ring. */
 	uint16_t            nb_rx_desc; /**< number of RX descriptors. */
+	uint16_t            queue_id; /**< RX queue index. */
 	uint16_t            reg_idx;  /**< RX queue register index. */
+	uint16_t            port_id;  /**< Device port identifier. */
 	uint8_t             crc_len;  /**< 0 if CRC stripped, 4 otherwise. */
 	uint8_t             drop_en;  /**< If not 0, set SRRCTL.Drop_En. */
+	uint8_t             rx_deferred_start; /**< not in global dev start. */
 	uint64_t	    offloads; /**< Rx offloads with DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_* */
 };
 
@@ -28,11 +86,15 @@ struct txgbe_rx_queue {
 struct txgbe_tx_queue {
 	uint64_t            tx_ring_phys_addr; /**< TX ring DMA address. */
 	uint16_t            nb_tx_desc;    /**< number of TX descriptors. */
+	uint16_t            tx_tail;       /**< current value of TDT reg. */
 	/**< Start freeing TX buffers if there are less free descriptors than
 	     this value. */
 	uint16_t            tx_free_thresh;
 	uint16_t            reg_idx;       /**< TX queue register index. */
+	uint8_t             hthresh;       /**< Host threshold register. */
+	uint8_t             wthresh;       /**< Write-back threshold reg. */
 	uint64_t offloads; /**< Tx offload flags of DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_* */
+	uint8_t             tx_deferred_start; /**< not in global dev start. */
 };
 
 /* Takes an ethdev and a queue and sets up the tx function to be used based on
