diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/freebsd/mlx5_os.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/freebsd/mlx5_os.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af7cbeb418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/freebsd/mlx5_os.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2015 6WIND S.A.
+ * Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+ */
+
+#ifndef RTE_PMD_MLX5_OS_H_
+#define RTE_PMD_MLX5_OS_H_
+
+#include <net/if.h>
+
+/* verb enumerations translations to local enums. */
+enum {
+	MLX5_FS_NAME_MAX = IBV_SYSFS_NAME_MAX + 1,
+	MLX5_FS_PATH_MAX = IBV_SYSFS_PATH_MAX + 1
+};
+
+/* Maximal data of sendmsg message(in bytes). */
+#define MLX5_SENDMSG_MAX 64
+
+#define MLX5_NAMESIZE IF_NAMESIZE
+
+#endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_OS_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/freebsd/mlx5_socket.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/freebsd/mlx5_socket.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6356b66dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/freebsd/mlx5_socket.c
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2019 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
+ */
+
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include "rte_eal.h"
+#include "mlx5_utils.h"
+#include "mlx5.h"
+
+/* PMD socket service for tools. */
+
+#define MLX5_SOCKET_PATH "/var/tmp/dpdk_net_mlx5_%d"
+
+int server_socket; /* Unix socket for primary process. */
+struct rte_intr_handle server_intr_handle; /* Interrupt handler. */
+
+/**
+ * Handle server pmd socket interrupts.
+ */
+static void
+mlx5_pmd_socket_handle(void *cb __rte_unused)
+{
+	int conn_sock;
+	int ret;
+	struct cmsghdr *cmsg = NULL;
+	uint32_t data[MLX5_SENDMSG_MAX / sizeof(uint32_t)];
+	uint64_t flow_ptr = 0;
+	uint8_t  buf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))] = { 0 };
+	struct iovec io = {
+		.iov_base = data,
+		.iov_len = sizeof(data),
+	};
+	struct msghdr msg = {
+		.msg_iov = &io,
+		.msg_iovlen = 1,
+		.msg_control = buf,
+		.msg_controllen = sizeof(buf),
+	};
+
+	uint32_t port_id;
+	int fd;
+	FILE *file = NULL;
+	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct rte_flow_error err;
+	struct mlx5_flow_dump_req  *dump_req;
+	struct mlx5_flow_dump_ack  *dump_ack;
+
+	memset(data, 0, sizeof(data));
+	/* Accept the connection from the client. */
+	conn_sock = accept(server_socket, NULL, NULL);
+	if (conn_sock < 0) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "connection failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+		return;
+	}
+	ret = recvmsg(conn_sock, &msg, MSG_WAITALL);
+	if (ret != sizeof(struct mlx5_flow_dump_req)) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "wrong message received: %s",
+			strerror(errno));
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	/* Receive file descriptor. */
+	cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
+	if (cmsg == NULL || cmsg->cmsg_type != SCM_RIGHTS ||
+	    cmsg->cmsg_len < sizeof(int)) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "invalid file descriptor message");
+		goto error;
+	}
+	memcpy(&fd, CMSG_DATA(cmsg), sizeof(fd));
+	file = fdopen(fd, "w");
+	if (!file) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Failed to open file");
+		goto error;
+	}
+	/* Receive port number. */
+	if (msg.msg_iovlen != 1 || msg.msg_iov->iov_len < sizeof(uint16_t)) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "wrong port number message");
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	dump_req = (struct mlx5_flow_dump_req *)msg.msg_iov->iov_base;
+	if (dump_req) {
+		port_id = dump_req->port_id;
+		flow_ptr = dump_req->flow_id;
+	} else {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Invalid message");
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	if (!rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(port_id)) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Invalid port %u", port_id);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	/* Dump flow. */
+	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
+	if (flow_ptr == 0)
+		ret = mlx5_flow_dev_dump(dev, NULL, file, NULL);
+	else
+		ret = mlx5_flow_dev_dump(dev,
+			(struct rte_flow *)((uintptr_t)flow_ptr), file, &err);
+
+	/* Set-up the ancillary data and reply. */
+	msg.msg_controllen = 0;
+	msg.msg_control = NULL;
+	msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
+	msg.msg_iov = &io;
+	dump_ack = (struct mlx5_flow_dump_ack *)data;
+	dump_ack->rc = -ret;
+	io.iov_len = sizeof(struct mlx5_flow_dump_ack);
+	io.iov_base = dump_ack;
+	do {
+		ret = sendmsg(conn_sock, &msg, 0);
+	} while (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "failed to send response %s",
+			strerror(errno));
+error:
+	if (conn_sock >= 0)
+		close(conn_sock);
+	if (file)
+		fclose(file);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Install interrupt handler.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise.
+ */
+static int
+mlx5_pmd_interrupt_handler_install(void)
+{
+	MLX5_ASSERT(server_socket);
+	server_intr_handle.fd = server_socket;
+	server_intr_handle.type = RTE_INTR_HANDLE_EXT;
+	return rte_intr_callback_register(&server_intr_handle,
+					  mlx5_pmd_socket_handle, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Uninstall interrupt handler.
+ */
+static void
+mlx5_pmd_interrupt_handler_uninstall(void)
+{
+	if (server_socket) {
+		mlx5_intr_callback_unregister(&server_intr_handle,
+					      mlx5_pmd_socket_handle,
+					      NULL);
+	}
+	server_intr_handle.fd = 0;
+	server_intr_handle.type = RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialise the socket to communicate with the secondary process
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative value otherwise.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_pmd_socket_init(void)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_un sun = {
+		.sun_family = AF_UNIX,
+	};
+	int ret;
+	int flags;
+
+	MLX5_ASSERT(rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY);
+	if (server_socket)
+		return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Initialize the socket to communicate with the secondary
+	 * process.
+	 */
+	ret = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "Failed to open mlx5 socket: %s",
+			strerror(errno));
+		goto error;
+	}
+	server_socket = ret;
+	flags = fcntl(server_socket, F_GETFL, 0);
+	if (flags == -1)
+		goto error;
+	ret = fcntl(server_socket, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error;
+	snprintf(sun.sun_path, sizeof(sun.sun_path), MLX5_SOCKET_PATH,
+		 getpid());
+	remove(sun.sun_path);
+	ret = bind(server_socket, (const struct sockaddr *)&sun, sizeof(sun));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING,
+			"cannot bind mlx5 socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+		goto close;
+	}
+	ret = listen(server_socket, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "cannot listen on mlx5 socket: %s",
+			strerror(errno));
+		goto close;
+	}
+	if (mlx5_pmd_interrupt_handler_install()) {
+		DRV_LOG(WARNING, "cannot register interrupt handler for mlx5 socket: %s",
+			strerror(errno));
+		goto close;
+	}
+	return 0;
+close:
+	remove(sun.sun_path);
+error:
+	claim_zero(close(server_socket));
+	server_socket = 0;
+	DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot initialize socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+	return -errno;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Un-Initialize the pmd socket
+ */
+RTE_FINI(mlx5_pmd_socket_uninit)
+{
+	if (!server_socket)
+		return;
+	mlx5_pmd_interrupt_handler_uninstall();
+	claim_zero(close(server_socket));
+	server_socket = 0;
+	MKSTR(path, MLX5_SOCKET_PATH, getpid());
+	claim_zero(remove(path));
+}
