diff --git a/app/test-mldev/ml_options.c b/app/test-mldev/ml_options.c
index 01ea050ee7..1990939200 100644
--- a/app/test-mldev/ml_options.c
+++ b/app/test-mldev/ml_options.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ml_options_default(struct ml_options *opt)
 	opt->socket_id = SOCKET_ID_ANY;
 	opt->nb_filelist = 0;
 	opt->repetitions = 1;
+	opt->burst_size = 1;
 	opt->debug = false;
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +152,12 @@ ml_parse_repetitions(struct ml_options *opt, const char *arg)
 	return parser_read_uint64(&opt->repetitions, arg);
 }
 
+static int
+ml_parse_burst_size(struct ml_options *opt, const char *arg)
+{
+	return parser_read_uint16(&opt->burst_size, arg);
+}
+
 static void
 ml_dump_test_options(const char *testname)
 {
@@ -165,7 +172,8 @@ ml_dump_test_options(const char *testname)
 	if ((strcmp(testname, "inference_ordered") == 0) ||
 	    (strcmp(testname, "inference_interleave") == 0)) {
 		printf("\t\t--filelist         : comma separated list of model, input and output\n"
-		       "\t\t--repetitions      : number of inference repetitions\n");
+		       "\t\t--repetitions      : number of inference repetitions\n"
+		       "\t\t--burst_size       : inference burst size\n");
 		printf("\n");
 	}
 }
@@ -185,10 +193,11 @@ print_usage(char *program)
 	ml_test_dump_names(ml_dump_test_options);
 }
 
-static struct option lgopts[] = {
-	{ML_TEST, 1, 0, 0},   {ML_DEVICE_ID, 1, 0, 0}, {ML_SOCKET_ID, 1, 0, 0},
-	{ML_MODELS, 1, 0, 0}, {ML_FILELIST, 1, 0, 0},  {ML_REPETITIONS, 1, 0, 0},
-	{ML_DEBUG, 0, 0, 0},  {ML_HELP, 0, 0, 0},      {NULL, 0, 0, 0}};
+static struct option lgopts[] = {{ML_TEST, 1, 0, 0},	   {ML_DEVICE_ID, 1, 0, 0},
+				 {ML_SOCKET_ID, 1, 0, 0},  {ML_MODELS, 1, 0, 0},
+				 {ML_FILELIST, 1, 0, 0},   {ML_REPETITIONS, 1, 0, 0},
+				 {ML_BURST_SIZE, 1, 0, 0}, {ML_DEBUG, 0, 0, 0},
+				 {ML_HELP, 0, 0, 0},	   {NULL, 0, 0, 0}};
 
 static int
 ml_opts_parse_long(int opt_idx, struct ml_options *opt)
@@ -196,9 +205,10 @@ ml_opts_parse_long(int opt_idx, struct ml_options *opt)
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	struct long_opt_parser parsermap[] = {
-		{ML_TEST, ml_parse_test_name},	    {ML_DEVICE_ID, ml_parse_dev_id},
-		{ML_SOCKET_ID, ml_parse_socket_id}, {ML_MODELS, ml_parse_models},
-		{ML_FILELIST, ml_parse_filelist},   {ML_REPETITIONS, ml_parse_repetitions},
+		{ML_TEST, ml_parse_test_name},	      {ML_DEVICE_ID, ml_parse_dev_id},
+		{ML_SOCKET_ID, ml_parse_socket_id},   {ML_MODELS, ml_parse_models},
+		{ML_FILELIST, ml_parse_filelist},     {ML_REPETITIONS, ml_parse_repetitions},
+		{ML_BURST_SIZE, ml_parse_burst_size},
 	};
 
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(parsermap); i++) {
diff --git a/app/test-mldev/ml_options.h b/app/test-mldev/ml_options.h
index ad8aee5964..305b39629a 100644
--- a/app/test-mldev/ml_options.h
+++ b/app/test-mldev/ml_options.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define ML_MODELS      ("models")
 #define ML_FILELIST    ("filelist")
 #define ML_REPETITIONS ("repetitions")
+#define ML_BURST_SIZE  ("burst_size")
 #define ML_DEBUG       ("debug")
 #define ML_HELP	       ("help")
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ struct ml_options {
 	struct ml_filelist filelist[ML_TEST_MAX_MODELS];
 	uint8_t nb_filelist;
 	uint64_t repetitions;
+	uint16_t burst_size;
 	bool debug;
 };
 
diff --git a/app/test-mldev/test_inference_common.c b/app/test-mldev/test_inference_common.c
index f0b15861a0..252d77616c 100644
--- a/app/test-mldev/test_inference_common.c
+++ b/app/test-mldev/test_inference_common.c
@@ -129,6 +129,131 @@ ml_dequeue_single(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Enqueue inference requests with burst size greater than 1 */
+static int
+ml_enqueue_burst(void *arg)
+{
+	struct test_inference *t = ml_test_priv((struct ml_test *)arg);
+	struct ml_core_args *args;
+	uint16_t ops_count;
+	uint64_t model_enq;
+	uint16_t burst_enq;
+	uint32_t lcore_id;
+	uint16_t pending;
+	uint16_t idx;
+	int16_t fid;
+	uint16_t i;
+	int ret;
+
+	lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
+	args = &t->args[lcore_id];
+	model_enq = 0;
+
+	if (args->nb_reqs == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+next_rep:
+	fid = args->start_fid;
+
+next_model:
+	ops_count = RTE_MIN(t->cmn.opt->burst_size, args->nb_reqs - model_enq);
+	ret = rte_mempool_get_bulk(t->op_pool, (void **)args->enq_ops, ops_count);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		goto next_model;
+
+retry:
+	ret = rte_mempool_get_bulk(t->model[fid].io_pool, (void **)args->reqs, ops_count);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		goto retry;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ops_count; i++) {
+		args->enq_ops[i]->model_id = t->model[fid].id;
+		args->enq_ops[i]->nb_batches = t->model[fid].info.batch_size;
+		args->enq_ops[i]->mempool = t->op_pool;
+
+		args->enq_ops[i]->input.addr = args->reqs[i]->input;
+		args->enq_ops[i]->input.length = t->model[fid].inp_qsize;
+		args->enq_ops[i]->input.next = NULL;
+
+		args->enq_ops[i]->output.addr = args->reqs[i]->output;
+		args->enq_ops[i]->output.length = t->model[fid].out_qsize;
+		args->enq_ops[i]->output.next = NULL;
+
+		args->enq_ops[i]->user_ptr = args->reqs[i];
+		args->reqs[i]->niters++;
+		args->reqs[i]->fid = fid;
+	}
+
+	idx = 0;
+	pending = ops_count;
+
+enqueue_reqs:
+	burst_enq = rte_ml_enqueue_burst(t->cmn.opt->dev_id, 0, &args->enq_ops[idx], pending);
+	pending = pending - burst_enq;
+
+	if (pending > 0) {
+		idx = idx + burst_enq;
+		goto enqueue_reqs;
+	}
+
+	fid++;
+	if (fid <= args->end_fid)
+		goto next_model;
+
+	model_enq = model_enq + ops_count;
+	if (model_enq < args->nb_reqs)
+		goto next_rep;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Dequeue inference requests with burst size greater than 1 */
+static int
+ml_dequeue_burst(void *arg)
+{
+	struct test_inference *t = ml_test_priv((struct ml_test *)arg);
+	struct rte_ml_op_error error;
+	struct ml_core_args *args;
+	struct ml_request *req;
+	uint64_t total_deq = 0;
+	uint16_t burst_deq = 0;
+	uint8_t nb_filelist;
+	uint32_t lcore_id;
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
+	args = &t->args[lcore_id];
+	nb_filelist = args->end_fid - args->start_fid + 1;
+
+	if (args->nb_reqs == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+dequeue_burst:
+	burst_deq =
+		rte_ml_dequeue_burst(t->cmn.opt->dev_id, 0, args->deq_ops, t->cmn.opt->burst_size);
+
+	if (likely(burst_deq > 0)) {
+		total_deq += burst_deq;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < burst_deq; i++) {
+			if (unlikely(args->deq_ops[i]->status == RTE_ML_OP_STATUS_ERROR)) {
+				rte_ml_op_error_get(t->cmn.opt->dev_id, args->deq_ops[i], &error);
+				ml_err("error_code = 0x%" PRIx64 ", error_message = %s\n",
+				       error.errcode, error.message);
+			}
+			req = (struct ml_request *)args->deq_ops[i]->user_ptr;
+			if (req != NULL)
+				rte_mempool_put(t->model[req->fid].io_pool, req);
+		}
+		rte_mempool_put_bulk(t->op_pool, (void *)args->deq_ops, burst_deq);
+	}
+
+	if (total_deq < args->nb_reqs * nb_filelist)
+		goto dequeue_burst;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 bool
 test_inference_cap_check(struct ml_options *opt)
 {
@@ -178,6 +303,17 @@ test_inference_opt_check(struct ml_options *opt)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (opt->burst_size == 0) {
+		ml_err("Invalid option, burst_size = %u\n", opt->burst_size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (opt->burst_size > ML_TEST_MAX_POOL_SIZE) {
+		ml_err("Invalid option, burst_size = %u (> max supported = %d)\n", opt->burst_size,
+		       ML_TEST_MAX_POOL_SIZE);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* check number of available lcores. */
 	if (rte_lcore_count() < 3) {
 		ml_err("Insufficient lcores = %u\n", rte_lcore_count());
@@ -198,6 +334,7 @@ test_inference_opt_dump(struct ml_options *opt)
 
 	/* dump test opts */
 	ml_dump("repetitions", "%" PRIu64, opt->repetitions);
+	ml_dump("burst_size", "%u", opt->burst_size);
 
 	ml_dump_begin("filelist");
 	for (i = 0; i < opt->nb_filelist; i++) {
@@ -213,6 +350,7 @@ test_inference_setup(struct ml_test *test, struct ml_options *opt)
 {
 	struct test_inference *t;
 	void *test_inference;
+	uint32_t lcore_id;
 	int ret = 0;
 	uint32_t i;
 
@@ -237,13 +375,30 @@ test_inference_setup(struct ml_test *test, struct ml_options *opt)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	t->enqueue = ml_enqueue_single;
-	t->dequeue = ml_dequeue_single;
+	if (opt->burst_size == 1) {
+		t->enqueue = ml_enqueue_single;
+		t->dequeue = ml_dequeue_single;
+	} else {
+		t->enqueue = ml_enqueue_burst;
+		t->dequeue = ml_dequeue_burst;
+	}
 
 	/* set model initial state */
 	for (i = 0; i < opt->nb_filelist; i++)
 		t->model[i].state = MODEL_INITIAL;
 
+	for (lcore_id = 0; lcore_id < RTE_MAX_LCORE; lcore_id++) {
+		t->args[lcore_id].enq_ops = rte_zmalloc_socket(
+			"ml_test_enq_ops", opt->burst_size * sizeof(struct rte_ml_op *),
+			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, opt->socket_id);
+		t->args[lcore_id].deq_ops = rte_zmalloc_socket(
+			"ml_test_deq_ops", opt->burst_size * sizeof(struct rte_ml_op *),
+			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, opt->socket_id);
+		t->args[lcore_id].reqs = rte_zmalloc_socket(
+			"ml_test_requests", opt->burst_size * sizeof(struct ml_request *),
+			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, opt->socket_id);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 error:
diff --git a/app/test-mldev/test_inference_common.h b/app/test-mldev/test_inference_common.h
index b058abada4..75d588308b 100644
--- a/app/test-mldev/test_inference_common.h
+++ b/app/test-mldev/test_inference_common.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ struct ml_core_args {
 	uint64_t nb_reqs;
 	int16_t start_fid;
 	int16_t end_fid;
+
+	struct rte_ml_op **enq_ops;
+	struct rte_ml_op **deq_ops;
+	struct ml_request **reqs;
 };
 
 struct test_inference {
