diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 722a2cd..888cc49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c

@@ -1352,6 +1352,8 @@ static int virtio_dev_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "virtio: using simple Rx path on port %u",
 			eth_dev->data->port_id);
 		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = virtio_recv_pkts_vec;
+	} else if (vtpci_packed_queue(hw)) {
+		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &virtio_recv_pkts_packed;

 	} else if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF)) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO,
 			"virtio: using mergeable buffer Rx path on port %u",

@@ -1507,7 +1509,8 @@ static int virtio_dev_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	/* Setting up rx_header size for the device */
 	if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF) ||
-	    vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1))
+	    vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1) ||
+	    vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED))
 		hw->vtnet_hdr_size = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf);
 	else
 		hw->vtnet_hdr_size = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);

 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_DEBUG_DUMP
 #define VIRTIO_DUMP_PACKET(m, len) rte_pktmbuf_dump(stdout, m, len)

@@ -428,6 +429,34 @@
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
+	if (vtpci_packed_queue(hw)) {
+		struct vring_desc_packed *desc;
+		struct vq_desc_extra *dxp;
+
+		for (desc_idx = 0; desc_idx < vq->vq_nentries;
+				desc_idx++) {
+			m = rte_mbuf_raw_alloc(rxvq->mpool);
+			if (unlikely(m == NULL))
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			dxp = &vq->vq_descx[desc_idx];
+			dxp->cookie = m;
+			dxp->ndescs = 1;
+
+			desc = &vq->vq_ring.desc_packed[desc_idx];
+			desc->addr = VIRTIO_MBUF_ADDR(m, vq) +
+				RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM - hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
+			desc->len = m->buf_len - RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM +
+				hw->vtnet_hdr_size;
+			desc->flags |= VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
+			rte_smp_wmb();
+			set_desc_avail(&vq->vq_ring, desc);
+		}
+		toggle_wrap_counter(&vq->vq_ring);
+
+		return 0;