diff --git a/test/validation/Makefile.am b/test/validation/Makefile.am
index 0b831d0..91adc7e 100644
--- a/test/validation/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/validation/Makefile.am
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ AM_LDFLAGS += -L$(CUNIT_PATH)/lib -static -lcunit
 if ODP_CUNIT_ENABLED
 TESTS = ${bin_PROGRAMS}
 check_PROGRAMS = ${bin_PROGRAMS}
-bin_PROGRAMS = odp_init odp_queue odp_crypto
+bin_PROGRAMS = odp_init odp_queue odp_crypto odp_pktio
 odp_init_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 odp_queue_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 odp_crypto_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -I$(srcdir)/crypto
 odp_crypto_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
+odp_pktio_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 endif
 
 dist_odp_init_SOURCES = odp_init.c
@@ -18,3 +19,4 @@ dist_odp_queue_SOURCES = odp_queue.c
 dist_odp_crypto_SOURCES = crypto/odp_crypto_test_async_inp.c \
 			  crypto/odp_crypto_test_sync_inp.c \
 			  odp_crypto.c
+dist_odp_pktio_SOURCES = odp_pktio.c
diff --git a/test/validation/odp_pktio.c b/test/validation/odp_pktio.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56fece9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validation/odp_pktio.c
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2014, Linaro Limited
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <odp.h>
+#include "CUnit/Basic.h"
+
+#define SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE	(512 * 2048 * 2)
+#define SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE	(1024 * 32)
+
+#define SHM_COMPL_POOL_SIZE	(128 * 1024)
+#define SHM_COMPL_POOL_BUF_SIZE	128
+
+static odp_pktio_t pktio;
+
+static void test_pktio_mtu(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	int ret;
+	int def;
+
+	def = odp_pktio_mtu(pktio);
+	CU_ASSERT(def > 0);
+
+	for (i = 64; i < 9000; i *= 2) {
+		printf(" %d ", i);
+
+		ret = odp_pktio_set_mtu(pktio, i);
+		CU_ASSERT(0 == ret);
+
+		ret = odp_pktio_mtu(pktio);
+		CU_ASSERT(ret == i);
+	}
+
+	ret = odp_pktio_set_mtu(pktio, def);
+	CU_ASSERT(0 == ret);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+static void test_pktio_promisc(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = odp_pktio_promisc_set(pktio, 1);
+	CU_ASSERT(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Check */
+	ret = odp_pktio_promisc_enabled(pktio);
+	CU_ASSERT(ret == 1);
+
+	ret = odp_pktio_promisc_set(pktio, 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Check */
+	ret = odp_pktio_promisc_enabled(pktio);
+	CU_ASSERT(ret == 0);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	odp_shm_t shm;
+	void *pool_base;
+	odp_buffer_pool_t pool;
+	odp_queue_t out_queue;
+	CU_pSuite ptr_suite;
+	CU_pTest ptest;
+
+	if (odp_init_global(NULL, NULL)) {
+		printf("ODP global init failed.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	odp_init_local();
+
+	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_packet_pool",
+			SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE,
+			ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
+
+	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+	if (!pool_base) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Packet pool allocation failed.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("packet_pool", pool_base,
+			SHM_PKT_POOL_SIZE,
+			SHM_PKT_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
+			ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_PACKET);
+	if (ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID == pool) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Packet pool creation failed.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	out_queue = odp_queue_create("crypto-out",
+			ODP_QUEUE_TYPE_POLL, NULL);
+	if (ODP_QUEUE_INVALID == out_queue) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Crypto outq creation failed.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	shm = odp_shm_reserve("shm_compl_pool",
+			SHM_COMPL_POOL_SIZE,
+			ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			ODP_SHM_SW_ONLY);
+	pool_base = odp_shm_addr(shm);
+	if (!pool_base) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Completion pool allocation failed.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	pool = odp_buffer_pool_create("compl_pool", pool_base,
+			SHM_COMPL_POOL_SIZE,
+			SHM_COMPL_POOL_BUF_SIZE,
+			ODP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE,
+			ODP_BUFFER_TYPE_RAW);
+	if (ODP_BUFFER_POOL_INVALID == pool) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Completion pool creation failed.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* Open a packet IO instance for this thread */
+	pktio = odp_pktio_open("eth0", pool);
+	if (pktio == ODP_PKTIO_INVALID) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: pktio create failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	printf("\tODP version: %s\n", odp_version_api_str());
+
+	/* initialize the CUnit test registry */
+	if (CUE_SUCCESS != CU_initialize_registry())
+		return CU_get_error();
+
+	/* add a suite to the registry */
+	ptr_suite = CU_add_suite(__FILE__, NULL, NULL);
+	if (NULL == ptr_suite) {
+		CU_cleanup_registry();
+		return CU_get_error();
+	}
+
+	ptest = CU_ADD_TEST(ptr_suite, test_pktio_mtu);
+	if (NULL == ptest) {
+		CU_cleanup_registry();
+		return CU_get_error();
+	}
+
+	ptest = CU_ADD_TEST(ptr_suite, test_pktio_promisc);
+	if (NULL == ptest) {
+		CU_cleanup_registry();
+		return CU_get_error();
+	}
+
+	/* Run all tests using the CUnit Basic interface */
+	CU_basic_set_mode(CU_BRM_VERBOSE);
+	CU_basic_run_tests();
+	CU_cleanup_registry();
+
+	odp_term_local();
+	odp_term_global();
+
+	return CU_get_error();
+}
