diff --git a/app/proc-info/main.c b/app/proc-info/main.c
index d52ac8a038..d8a9639ad2 100644
--- a/app/proc-info/main.c
+++ b/app/proc-info/main.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 #define STATS_BDR_STR(w, s) printf("%.*s%s%.*s\n", w, \
 	STATS_BDR_FMT, s, w, STATS_BDR_FMT)
 
+typedef int (*desc_dump_t)(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id,
+			   uint16_t offset, uint16_t num, FILE *file);
+
 /**< mask of enabled ports */
 static unsigned long enabled_port_mask;
 /**< Enable stats. */
@@ -103,6 +106,19 @@ static char *mempool_iter_name;
 static uint32_t enable_dump_regs;
 static char *dump_regs_file_prefix;
 
+/* Enable dump Rx/Tx descriptor. */
+#define DESC_PARAM_NUM 3
+
+struct desc_param {
+	uint16_t queue_id;  /* A queue identifier on this port. */
+	uint16_t offset;    /* The offset of the descriptor starting from tail. */
+	uint16_t num;       /* The number of the descriptors to dump. */
+	bool valid;
+};
+
+static struct desc_param rx_desc_param;
+static struct desc_param tx_desc_param;
+
 /**< display usage */
 static void
 proc_info_usage(const char *prgname)
@@ -130,6 +146,14 @@ proc_info_usage(const char *prgname)
 		"  --show-crypto: to display crypto information\n"
 		"  --show-ring[=name]: to display ring information\n"
 		"  --show-mempool[=name]: to display mempool information\n"
+		"  --show-rx-descriptor queue_id:offset:num to display ports Rx descriptor information. "
+			"queue_id: A Rx queue identifier on this port. "
+			"offset: The offset of the descriptor starting from tail. "
+			"num: The number of the descriptors to dump.\n"
+		"  --show-tx-descriptor queue_id:offset:num to display ports Tx descriptor information. "
+			"queue_id: A Tx queue identifier on this port. "
+			"offset: The offset of the descriptor starting from tail. "
+			"num: The number of the descriptors to dump.\n"
 		"  --iter-mempool=name: iterate mempool elements to display content\n"
 		"  --dump-regs=file-prefix: dump registers to file with the file-prefix\n",
 		prgname);
@@ -182,6 +206,23 @@ parse_xstats_ids(char *list, uint64_t *ids, int limit) {
 	return length;
 }
 
+static int
+parse_descriptor_param(char *list, struct desc_param *desc)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = sscanf(list, "%hu:%hu:%hu", &desc->queue_id, &desc->offset,
+		     &desc->num);
+	if (ret != DESC_PARAM_NUM) {
+		desc->valid = false;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	desc->valid = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 proc_info_preparse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -242,6 +283,8 @@ proc_info_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 		{"show-mempool", optional_argument, NULL, 0},
 		{"iter-mempool", required_argument, NULL, 0},
 		{"dump-regs", required_argument, NULL, 0},
+		{"show-rx-descriptor", required_argument, NULL, 1},
+		{"show-tx-descriptor", required_argument, NULL, 1},
 		{NULL, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
 
@@ -334,6 +377,22 @@ proc_info_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 					return -1;
 				}
 				nb_xstats_ids = ret;
+			} else if (!strncmp(long_option[option_index].name,
+				"show-rx-descriptor", MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ)) {
+				int ret = parse_descriptor_param(optarg,
+							&rx_desc_param);
+				if (ret < 0) {
+					printf("Rx descriptor param parse error.\n");
+					return -1;
+				}
+			} else if (!strncmp(long_option[option_index].name,
+				"show-tx-descriptor", MAX_LONG_OPT_SZ)) {
+				int ret = parse_descriptor_param(optarg,
+							&tx_desc_param);
+				if (ret < 0) {
+					printf("Tx descriptor param parse error.\n");
+					return -1;
+				}
 			}
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -1476,6 +1535,21 @@ dump_regs(char *file_prefix)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+nic_descriptor_display(uint16_t port_id, struct desc_param *desc,
+		       desc_dump_t desc_dump)
+{
+	static const char *nic_desc_border = "###";
+	uint16_t queue_id = desc->queue_id;
+	uint16_t offset = desc->offset;
+	uint16_t num = desc->num;
+
+	printf("%s NIC descriptor for port %u %s\n",
+		   nic_desc_border, port_id, nic_desc_border);
+
+	desc_dump(port_id, queue_id, offset, num, stdout);
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -1564,6 +1638,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			metrics_display(i);
 #endif
 
+		if (rx_desc_param.valid)
+			nic_descriptor_display(i, &rx_desc_param,
+					       rte_eth_rx_descriptor_dump);
+		if (tx_desc_param.valid)
+			nic_descriptor_display(i, &tx_desc_param,
+					       rte_eth_tx_descriptor_dump);
 	}
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_METRICS
