diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/vhost_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/vhost_lib.rst
index 886f8f5e72..bbb7333d03 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/vhost_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/vhost_lib.rst
@@ -273,7 +273,12 @@ The following is an overview of some key Vhost API functions:
 
 * ``rte_vhost_clear_queue_thread_unsafe(vid, queue_id, **pkts, count, dma_id, vchan_id)``
 
-  Clear inflight packets which are submitted to DMA engine in vhost async data
+  Clear in-flight packets which are submitted to async channel in vhost
+  async data path without performing any locking. Completed packets are
+  returned to applications through ``pkts``.
+
+* ``rte_vhost_clear_queue(vid, queue_id, **pkts, count, dma_id, vchan_id)``
+  Clear in-flight packets which are submitted to async channel in vhost async data
   path. Completed packets are returned to applications through ``pkts``.
 
 Vhost-user Implementations
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst
index 60e5b4f9aa..ab754056b9 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_03.rst
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ New Features
   * Crypto producer mode helps to measure performance of OP_NEW and OP_FORWARD
     modes of event crypto adapter.
 
+* **Added thread-safe version of inflight packet clear API in vhost library.**
+
+  * Added an API which can clear the inflight packets submitted to
+    the async channel in a thread-safe manner in the vhost async data path.
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
diff --git a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_async.h b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_async.h
index b6ab0b06a2..eb1ddb2ec1 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_async.h
+++ b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_async.h
@@ -166,6 +166,31 @@ uint16_t rte_vhost_clear_queue_thread_unsafe(int vid, uint16_t queue_id,
 		struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t count, int16_t dma_id,
 		uint16_t vchan_id);
 
+/**
+ * This function checks async completion status and clear packets for
+ * a specific vhost device queue. Packets which are inflight will be
+ * returned in an array.
+ *
+ * @param vid
+ *  ID of vhost device to clear data
+ * @param queue_id
+ *  Queue id to clear data
+ * @param pkts
+ *  Blank array to get return packet pointer
+ * @param count
+ *  Size of the packet array
+ * @param dma_id
+ *  The identifier of the DMA device
+ * @param vchan_id
+ *  The identifier of virtual DMA channel
+ * @return
+ *  Number of packets returned
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+uint16_t rte_vhost_clear_queue(int vid, uint16_t queue_id,
+		struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t count, int16_t dma_id,
+		uint16_t vchan_id);
+
 /**
  * The DMA vChannels used in asynchronous data path must be configured
  * first. So this function needs to be called before enabling DMA
diff --git a/lib/vhost/version.map b/lib/vhost/version.map
index 968d6d4290..11c5fa635d 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/version.map
+++ b/lib/vhost/version.map
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	# added in 22.03
 	rte_vhost_async_dma_configure;
 	rte_vhost_async_try_dequeue_burst;
+	rte_vhost_clear_queue;
 };
 
 INTERNAL {
diff --git a/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c b/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c
index 3816caca79..ca96632ee5 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/virtio_net.c
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 
 #define MAX_BATCH_LEN 256
 
+static __rte_always_inline uint16_t
+async_poll_dequeue_completed_split(struct virtio_net *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
+		struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t count, uint16_t dma_id,
+		uint16_t vchan_id, bool legacy_ol_flags);
+
 /* DMA device copy operation tracking array. */
 struct async_dma_info dma_copy_track[RTE_DMADEV_DEFAULT_MAX];
 
@@ -2083,7 +2088,7 @@ rte_vhost_clear_queue_thread_unsafe(int vid, uint16_t queue_id,
 		return 0;
 
 	VHOST_LOG_DATA(DEBUG, "(%s) %s\n", dev->ifname, __func__);
-	if (unlikely(!is_valid_virt_queue_idx(queue_id, 0, dev->nr_vring))) {
+	if (unlikely(queue_id >= dev->nr_vring)) {
 		VHOST_LOG_DATA(ERR, "(%s) %s: invalid virtqueue idx %d.\n",
 			dev->ifname, __func__, queue_id);
 		return 0;
@@ -2104,11 +2109,81 @@ rte_vhost_clear_queue_thread_unsafe(int vid, uint16_t queue_id,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	n_pkts_cpl = vhost_poll_enqueue_completed(dev, queue_id, pkts, count, dma_id, vchan_id);
+	if (queue_id % 2 == 0)
+		n_pkts_cpl = vhost_poll_enqueue_completed(dev, queue_id,
+					pkts, count, dma_id, vchan_id);
+	else {
+		if (unlikely(vq_is_packed(dev)))
+			VHOST_LOG_DATA(ERR,
+					"(%d) %s: async dequeue does not support packed ring.\n",
+					dev->vid, __func__);
+		else
+			n_pkts_cpl = async_poll_dequeue_completed_split(dev, queue_id, pkts, count,
+					dma_id, vchan_id, dev->flags & VIRTIO_DEV_LEGACY_OL_FLAGS);
+	}
+
+	return n_pkts_cpl;
+}
+
+uint16_t
+rte_vhost_clear_queue(int vid, uint16_t queue_id, struct rte_mbuf **pkts,
+		uint16_t count, int16_t dma_id, uint16_t vchan_id)
+{
+	struct virtio_net *dev = get_device(vid);
+	struct vhost_virtqueue *vq;
+	uint16_t n_pkts_cpl = 0;
+
+	if (!dev)
+		return 0;
+
+	VHOST_LOG_DATA(DEBUG, "(%s) %s\n", dev->ifname, __func__);
+	if (unlikely(queue_id >= dev->nr_vring)) {
+		VHOST_LOG_DATA(ERR, "(%s) %s: invalid virtqueue idx %d.\n",
+			dev->ifname, __func__, queue_id);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	vq = dev->virtqueue[queue_id];
+
+	if (unlikely(!vq->async)) {
+		VHOST_LOG_DATA(ERR, "(%s) %s: async not registered for queue id %d.\n",
+			dev->ifname, __func__, queue_id);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(!dma_copy_track[dma_id].vchans ||
+				!dma_copy_track[dma_id].vchans[vchan_id].pkts_cmpl_flag_addr)) {
+		VHOST_LOG_DATA(ERR, "(%s) %s: invalid channel %d:%u.\n", dev->ifname, __func__,
+				dma_id, vchan_id);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!rte_spinlock_trylock(&vq->access_lock)) {
+		VHOST_LOG_DATA(ERR,
+			"(%d) %s: failed to clear async queue id %d, virtqueue busy.\n",
+			dev->vid, __func__, queue_id);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (queue_id % 2 == 0)
+		n_pkts_cpl = vhost_poll_enqueue_completed(dev, queue_id,
+					pkts, count, dma_id, vchan_id);
+	else {
+		if (unlikely(vq_is_packed(dev)))
+			VHOST_LOG_DATA(ERR,
+					"(%d) %s: async dequeue does not support packed ring.\n",
+					dev->vid, __func__);
+		else
+			n_pkts_cpl = async_poll_dequeue_completed_split(dev, queue_id, pkts, count,
+					dma_id, vchan_id, dev->flags & VIRTIO_DEV_LEGACY_OL_FLAGS);
+	}
+
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&vq->access_lock);
 
 	return n_pkts_cpl;
 }
 
+
 static __rte_always_inline uint32_t
 virtio_dev_rx_async_submit(struct virtio_net *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 	struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint32_t count, int16_t dma_id, uint16_t vchan_id)
