diff --git a/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_ops.c b/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_ops.c
index f70383b1281..23e98b96c59 100644
--- a/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_ops.c
@@ -1399,3 +1399,126 @@ cn10k_ml_inference_sync(void *device, uint16_t index, void *input, void *output,
 error_enqueue:
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int
+cn10k_ml_io_alloc(void *device, uint16_t model_id, const char *layer_name, uint64_t **input_qbuffer,
+		  uint64_t **output_qbuffer)
+{
+	struct cnxk_ml_dev *cnxk_mldev;
+	struct cnxk_ml_model *model;
+	struct cnxk_ml_layer *layer;
+
+	char str[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
+	const struct plt_memzone *mz;
+	uint16_t layer_id = 0;
+	uint64_t output_size;
+	uint64_t input_size;
+
+#ifndef RTE_MLDEV_CNXK_ENABLE_MVTVM
+	PLT_SET_USED(layer_name);
+#endif
+
+	cnxk_mldev = (struct cnxk_ml_dev *)device;
+	if (cnxk_mldev == NULL) {
+		plt_err("Invalid device = %p", cnxk_mldev);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	model = cnxk_mldev->mldev->data->models[model_id];
+	if (model == NULL) {
+		plt_err("Invalid model_id = %u", model_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+#ifdef RTE_MLDEV_CNXK_ENABLE_MVTVM
+	if (model->type == ML_CNXK_MODEL_TYPE_TVM) {
+		for (layer_id = 0; layer_id < model->mvtvm.metadata.model.nb_layers; layer_id++) {
+			if (strcmp(model->layer[layer_id].name, layer_name) == 0)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if (layer_id == model->mvtvm.metadata.model.nb_layers) {
+			plt_err("Invalid layer name: %s", layer_name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (model->layer[layer_id].type != ML_CNXK_LAYER_TYPE_MRVL) {
+			plt_err("Invalid layer name / type: %s", layer_name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
+	layer = &model->layer[layer_id];
+	input_size = PLT_ALIGN_CEIL(layer->info.total_input_sz_q, ML_CN10K_ALIGN_SIZE);
+	output_size = PLT_ALIGN_CEIL(layer->info.total_output_sz_q, ML_CN10K_ALIGN_SIZE);
+
+	sprintf(str, "cn10k_ml_io_mz_%u_%u", model_id, layer_id);
+	mz = plt_memzone_reserve_aligned(str, input_size + output_size, 0, ML_CN10K_ALIGN_SIZE);
+	if (mz == NULL) {
+		plt_err("io_alloc failed: Unable to allocate memory: model_id = %u, layer_name = %s",
+			model_id, layer_name);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	*input_qbuffer = mz->addr;
+	*output_qbuffer = PLT_PTR_ADD(mz->addr, input_size);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+cn10k_ml_io_free(void *device, uint16_t model_id, const char *layer_name)
+{
+	struct cnxk_ml_dev *cnxk_mldev;
+	struct cnxk_ml_model *model;
+
+	char str[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
+	const struct plt_memzone *mz;
+	uint16_t layer_id = 0;
+
+#ifndef RTE_MLDEV_CNXK_ENABLE_MVTVM
+	PLT_SET_USED(layer_name);
+#endif
+
+	cnxk_mldev = (struct cnxk_ml_dev *)device;
+	if (cnxk_mldev == NULL) {
+		plt_err("Invalid device = %p", cnxk_mldev);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	model = cnxk_mldev->mldev->data->models[model_id];
+	if (model == NULL) {
+		plt_err("Invalid model_id = %u", model_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+#ifdef RTE_MLDEV_CNXK_ENABLE_MVTVM
+	if (model->type == ML_CNXK_MODEL_TYPE_TVM) {
+		for (layer_id = 0; layer_id < model->mvtvm.metadata.model.nb_layers; layer_id++) {
+			if (strcmp(model->layer[layer_id].name, layer_name) == 0)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if (layer_id == model->mvtvm.metadata.model.nb_layers) {
+			plt_err("Invalid layer name: %s", layer_name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (model->layer[layer_id].type != ML_CNXK_LAYER_TYPE_MRVL) {
+			plt_err("Invalid layer name / type: %s", layer_name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
+	sprintf(str, "cn10k_ml_io_mz_%u_%u", model_id, layer_id);
+	mz = plt_memzone_lookup(str);
+	if (mz == NULL) {
+		plt_err("io_free failed: Memzone not found: model_id = %u, layer_name = %s",
+			model_id, layer_name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return plt_memzone_free(mz);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_ops.h b/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_ops.h
index 3e75cae65a3..055651eaa24 100644
--- a/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_ops.h
@@ -328,5 +328,8 @@ int cn10k_ml_layer_load(void *device, uint16_t model_id, const char *layer_name,
 int cn10k_ml_layer_unload(void *device, uint16_t model_id, const char *layer_name);
 int cn10k_ml_layer_start(void *device, uint16_t model_id, const char *layer_name);
 int cn10k_ml_layer_stop(void *device, uint16_t model_id, const char *layer_name);
+int cn10k_ml_io_alloc(void *device, uint16_t model_id, const char *layer_name,
+		      uint64_t **input_qbuffer, uint64_t **output_qbuffer);
+int cn10k_ml_io_free(void *device, uint16_t model_id, const char *layer_name);
 
 #endif /* _CN10K_ML_OPS_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/ml/cnxk/mvtvm_ml_ops.c b/drivers/ml/cnxk/mvtvm_ml_ops.c
index c251579668c..821b3e8f3c9 100644
--- a/drivers/ml/cnxk/mvtvm_ml_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/ml/cnxk/mvtvm_ml_ops.c
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ mvtvm_ml_model_load(struct cnxk_ml_dev *cnxk_mldev, struct rte_ml_model_params *
 		callback = &model->mvtvm.cb;
 		callback->tvmrt_glow_layer_load = cn10k_ml_layer_load;
 		callback->tvmrt_glow_layer_unload = cn10k_ml_layer_unload;
+		callback->tvmrt_io_alloc = cn10k_ml_io_alloc;
+		callback->tvmrt_io_free = cn10k_ml_io_free;
 	} else {
 		callback = NULL;
 	}
