diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/Makefile.am b/platform/linux-generic/Makefile.am
index 79f0e70c..0cd81498 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/Makefile.am
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/Makefile.am
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 		  ${srcdir}/include/odp_errno_define.h \
 		  ${srcdir}/include/odp_forward_typedefs_internal.h \
 		  ${srcdir}/include/odp_internal.h \
+		  ${srcdir}/include/odp_ipsec_internal.h \
 		  ${srcdir}/include/odp_name_table_internal.h \
 		  ${srcdir}/include/odp_packet_internal.h \
 		  ${srcdir}/include/odp_packet_io_internal.h \
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ __LIB__libodp_linux_la_SOURCES = \
 			   odp_init.c \
 			   odp_impl.c \
 			   odp_ipsec.c \
+			   odp_ipsec_events.c \
 			   odp_name_table.c \
 			   odp_packet.c \
 			   odp_packet_flags.c \
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp/api/plat/event_types.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp/api/plat/event_types.h
index 0f517834..cb3a1f89 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp/api/plat/event_types.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp/api/plat/event_types.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ typedef enum odp_event_type_t {
 	ODP_EVENT_PACKET       = 2,
 	ODP_EVENT_TIMEOUT      = 3,
 	ODP_EVENT_CRYPTO_COMPL = 4,
-	ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_RESULT = 5
+	ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_RESULT = 5,
+	ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_STATUS = 6
 } odp_event_type_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_internal.h
index 90e2a629..149f8611 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_internal.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ enum init_stage {
 	CLASSIFICATION_INIT,
 	TRAFFIC_MNGR_INIT,
 	NAME_TABLE_INIT,
+	IPSEC_EVENTS_INIT,
 	MODULES_INIT,
 	ALL_INIT      /* All init stages completed */
 };
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ int _odp_ishm_init_local(void);
 int _odp_ishm_term_global(void);
 int _odp_ishm_term_local(void);
 
+int _odp_ipsec_events_init_global(void);
+int _odp_ipsec_events_term_global(void);
+
 int _odp_modules_init_global(void);
 
 int cpuinfo_parser(FILE *file, system_info_t *sysinfo);
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_ipsec_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_ipsec_internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f644a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_ipsec_internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2017, Linaro Limited
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * ODP internal IPsec routines
+ */
+
+#ifndef ODP_IPSEC_INTERNAL_H_
+#define ODP_IPSEC_INTERNAL_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <odp/api/std_types.h>
+#include <odp/api/plat/strong_types.h>
+
+#include <odp/api/ipsec.h>
+
+/** @ingroup odp_ipsec
+ *  @{
+ */
+
+typedef ODP_HANDLE_T(ipsec_result_t);
+
+#define ODP_IPSEC_RESULT_INVALID \
+	_odp_cast_scalar(ipsec_result_t, 0xffffffff)
+
+typedef ODP_HANDLE_T(ipsec_status_t);
+
+#define ODP_IPSEC_STATUS_INVALID \
+	_odp_cast_scalar(ipsec_status_t, 0xffffffff)
+
+typedef struct ipsec_ctx_s ipsec_ctx_t;
+
+/**
+ * @internal Free IPsec context
+ *
+ * Frees the IPsec context into the pool it was allocated from.
+ *
+ * @param ctx		IPsec context
+ */
+void _odp_ipsec_ctx_free(ipsec_ctx_t *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * @internal Process context filling operation result information
+ *
+ * Processes IPsec operation context related to completed operation, extracting
+ * operation result information. This function may update context provided via
+ * pointer to opaque context pointer.
+ *
+ * @param         ctx     IPsec context pointer.
+ * @param[out]    result  Pointer to operation result for output. May be
+ *                        NULL, if application is interested only on the
+ *                        number of packets.
+ *
+ * @return Number of packets remaining in the event.
+ * @retval <0     On failure
+ */
+int _odp_ipsec_ctx_result(ipsec_ctx_t *ctx, odp_ipsec_op_result_t *result);
+
+/**
+ * @internal Get ipsec_result handle from event
+ *
+ * Converts an ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_RESULT type event to an IPsec result event.
+ *
+ * @param ev   Event handle
+ *
+ * @return IPsec result handle
+ *
+ * @see odp_event_type()
+ */
+ipsec_result_t _odp_ipsec_result_from_event(odp_event_t ev);
+
+/**
+ * @internal Free IPsec result event
+ *
+ * Frees the ipsec_result into the ipsec_result pool it was allocated from.
+ *
+ * @param res           IPsec result handle
+ */
+void _odp_ipsec_result_free(ipsec_result_t res);
+
+/**
+ * @internal Send ODP_IPSEC_RESULT event
+ *
+ * Sends the ipsec_result event using provided information
+ *
+ * @param queue         destination queue
+ * @param ctx           IPsec context for the operation
+ *
+ * @retval 0 on success
+ * @retval <0 on failure
+ */
+int _odp_ipsec_result_send(odp_queue_t queue, ipsec_ctx_t *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * @internal Get ipsec_status handle from event
+ *
+ * Converts an ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_STATUS type event to an IPsec status event.
+ *
+ * @param ev   Event handle
+ *
+ * @return IPsec status handle
+ *
+ * @see odp_event_type()
+ */
+ipsec_status_t _odp_ipsec_status_from_event(odp_event_t ev);
+
+/**
+ * @internal Free IPsec status event
+ *
+ * Frees the ipsec_status into the ipsec_status pool it was allocated from.
+ *
+ * @param res           IPsec status handle
+ */
+void _odp_ipsec_status_free(ipsec_status_t status);
+
+/**
+ * @internal Send ODP_IPSEC_STATUS event
+ *
+ * Sends the ipsec_status event using provided information
+ *
+ * @param queue         destination queue
+ * @param id            status id
+ * @param ret           status value
+ * @param sa            SA respective to the operation
+ *
+ * @retval 0 on success
+ * @retval <0 on failure
+ */
+int _odp_ipsec_status_send(odp_queue_t queue,
+			   odp_ipsec_status_id_t id,
+			   int ret,
+			   odp_ipsec_sa_t sa);
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_event.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_event.c
index d71f4464..fd0a5ff9 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_event.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_event.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <odp/api/timer.h>
 #include <odp/api/pool.h>
 #include <odp_buffer_internal.h>
+#include <odp_ipsec_internal.h>
 #include <odp_buffer_inlines.h>
 #include <odp_debug_internal.h>
 
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ void odp_event_free(odp_event_t event)
 	case ODP_EVENT_CRYPTO_COMPL:
 		odp_crypto_compl_free(odp_crypto_compl_from_event(event));
 		break;
+	case ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_RESULT:
+		_odp_ipsec_result_free(_odp_ipsec_result_from_event(event));
+		break;
+	case ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_STATUS:
+		_odp_ipsec_status_free(_odp_ipsec_status_from_event(event));
+		break;
 	default:
 		ODP_ABORT("Invalid event type: %d\n", odp_event_type(event));
 	}
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_init.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_init.c
index 685e02fa..1ff6880f 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_init.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_init.c
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ int odp_init_global(odp_instance_t *instance,
 	}
 	stage = NAME_TABLE_INIT;
 
+	if (_odp_ipsec_events_init_global()) {
+		ODP_ERR("ODP IPsec events init failed.\n");
+		goto init_failed;
+	}
+	stage = IPSEC_EVENTS_INIT;
+
 	if (_odp_modules_init_global()) {
 		ODP_ERR("ODP modules init failed\n");
 		goto init_failed;
@@ -296,6 +302,13 @@ int _odp_term_global(enum init_stage stage)
 	switch (stage) {
 	case ALL_INIT:
 	case MODULES_INIT:
+	case IPSEC_EVENTS_INIT:
+		if (_odp_ipsec_events_term_global()) {
+			ODP_ERR("ODP IPsec events term failed.\n");
+			rc = -1;
+		}
+		/* Fall through */
+
 	case NAME_TABLE_INIT:
 		if (_odp_int_name_tbl_term_global()) {
 			ODP_ERR("Name table term failed.\n");
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_ipsec.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_ipsec.c
index 10918dfb..7d6b4103 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_ipsec.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_ipsec.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <odp/api/ipsec.h>
 
+#include <odp_ipsec_internal.h>
+
 #include <string.h>
 
 int odp_ipsec_capability(odp_ipsec_capability_t *capa)
@@ -73,6 +75,11 @@ int odp_ipsec_sa_destroy(odp_ipsec_sa_t sa)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+void _odp_ipsec_ctx_free(ipsec_ctx_t *ctx)
+{
+	(void)ctx;
+}
+
 int odp_ipsec_in(const odp_ipsec_op_param_t *input,
 		 odp_ipsec_op_result_t *output)
 {
@@ -114,18 +121,10 @@ int odp_ipsec_out_inline(const odp_ipsec_op_param_t *op_param,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int odp_ipsec_result(odp_ipsec_op_result_t *result, odp_event_t event)
+int _odp_ipsec_ctx_result(ipsec_ctx_t *ctx, odp_ipsec_op_result_t *result)
 {
+	(void)ctx;
 	(void)result;
-	(void)event;
-
-	return -1;
-}
-
-int odp_ipsec_status(odp_ipsec_status_t *status, odp_event_t event)
-{
-	(void)status;
-	(void)event;
 
 	return -1;
 }
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_ipsec_events.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_ipsec_events.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b491fa95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_ipsec_events.c
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2017, Linaro Limited
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <odp/api/ipsec.h>
+#include <odp/api/shared_memory.h>
+
+#include <odp_buffer_internal.h>
+#include <odp_buffer_inlines.h>
+#include <odp_debug_internal.h>
+#include <odp_ipsec_internal.h>
+#include <odp_pool_internal.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+	/* common buffer header */
+	odp_buffer_hdr_t buf_hdr;
+
+	ipsec_ctx_t *ctx;
+} ipsec_result_hdr_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	/* common buffer header */
+	odp_buffer_hdr_t buf_hdr;
+
+	odp_ipsec_status_t status;
+} ipsec_status_hdr_t;
+
+static odp_pool_t ipsec_result_pool = ODP_POOL_INVALID;
+static odp_pool_t ipsec_status_pool = ODP_POOL_INVALID;
+
+#define IPSEC_EVENTS_POOL_BUF_COUNT 1024
+
+int _odp_ipsec_events_init_global(void)
+{
+	odp_pool_param_t param;
+
+	odp_pool_param_init(&param);
+
+	param.buf.size  = sizeof(ipsec_result_hdr_t);
+	param.buf.align = 0;
+	param.buf.num   = IPSEC_EVENTS_POOL_BUF_COUNT;
+	param.type      = ODP_POOL_BUFFER;
+
+	ipsec_result_pool = odp_pool_create("ipsec_result_pool", &param);
+	if (ODP_POOL_INVALID == ipsec_result_pool) {
+		ODP_ERR("Error: result pool create failed.\n");
+		goto err_result;
+	}
+
+	param.buf.size  = sizeof(ipsec_status_hdr_t);
+	param.buf.align = 0;
+	param.buf.num   = IPSEC_EVENTS_POOL_BUF_COUNT;
+	param.type      = ODP_POOL_BUFFER;
+
+	ipsec_status_pool = odp_pool_create("ipsec_status_pool", &param);
+	if (ODP_POOL_INVALID == ipsec_status_pool) {
+		ODP_ERR("Error: status pool create failed.\n");
+		goto err_status;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_status:
+	(void)odp_pool_destroy(ipsec_result_pool);
+err_result:
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int _odp_ipsec_events_term_global(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	ret = odp_pool_destroy(ipsec_status_pool);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ODP_ERR("status pool destroy failed");
+		rc = -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = odp_pool_destroy(ipsec_result_pool);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ODP_ERR("result pool destroy failed");
+		rc = -1;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+ipsec_result_t _odp_ipsec_result_from_event(odp_event_t ev)
+{
+	ODP_ASSERT(ODP_EVENT_INVALID != ev);
+	ODP_ASSERT(ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_RESULT == odp_event_type(ev));
+
+	return (ipsec_result_t)ev;
+}
+
+static
+odp_event_t ipsec_result_to_event(ipsec_result_t res)
+{
+	ODP_ASSERT(ODP_IPSEC_RESULT_INVALID != res);
+
+	return (odp_event_t)res;
+}
+
+static
+ipsec_result_hdr_t *ipsec_result_hdr_from_buf(odp_buffer_t buf)
+{
+	return (ipsec_result_hdr_t *)(void *)buf_hdl_to_hdr(buf);
+}
+
+static
+ipsec_result_hdr_t *ipsec_result_hdr(ipsec_result_t res)
+{
+	odp_buffer_t buf = odp_buffer_from_event(ipsec_result_to_event(res));
+
+	return ipsec_result_hdr_from_buf(buf);
+}
+
+static
+ipsec_result_t _odp_ipsec_result_alloc(void)
+{
+	odp_buffer_t buf = odp_buffer_alloc(ipsec_result_pool);
+
+	if (odp_unlikely(buf == ODP_BUFFER_INVALID))
+		return ODP_IPSEC_RESULT_INVALID;
+
+	_odp_buffer_event_type_set(buf, ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_RESULT);
+
+	return _odp_ipsec_result_from_event(odp_buffer_to_event(buf));
+}
+
+void _odp_ipsec_result_free(ipsec_result_t res)
+{
+	odp_event_t ev = ipsec_result_to_event(res);
+	ipsec_result_hdr_t *res_hdr = ipsec_result_hdr(res);
+
+	_odp_ipsec_ctx_free(res_hdr->ctx);
+
+	odp_buffer_free(odp_buffer_from_event(ev));
+}
+
+int _odp_ipsec_result_send(odp_queue_t queue, ipsec_ctx_t *ctx)
+{
+	ipsec_result_t ipsec_ev;
+	ipsec_result_hdr_t *res_hdr;
+
+	ipsec_ev = _odp_ipsec_result_alloc();
+	if (odp_unlikely(ODP_IPSEC_RESULT_INVALID == ipsec_ev))
+		return -1;
+
+	res_hdr = ipsec_result_hdr(ipsec_ev);
+	res_hdr->ctx = ctx;
+
+	if (odp_queue_enq(queue, ipsec_result_to_event(ipsec_ev))) {
+		_odp_ipsec_result_free(ipsec_ev);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int odp_ipsec_result(odp_ipsec_op_result_t *result, odp_event_t event)
+{
+	ipsec_result_t ipsec_ev;
+	ipsec_result_hdr_t *res_hdr;
+
+	ODP_ASSERT(ODP_EVENT_INVALID != event);
+
+	ipsec_ev = _odp_ipsec_result_from_event(event);
+	ODP_ASSERT(ODP_IPSEC_RESULT_INVALID != ipsec_ev);
+
+	res_hdr = ipsec_result_hdr(ipsec_ev);
+
+	return _odp_ipsec_ctx_result(res_hdr->ctx, result);
+}
+
+ipsec_status_t _odp_ipsec_status_from_event(odp_event_t ev)
+{
+	ODP_ASSERT(ODP_EVENT_INVALID != ev);
+	ODP_ASSERT(ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_STATUS == odp_event_type(ev));
+
+	return (ipsec_status_t)ev;
+}
+
+static
+odp_event_t ipsec_status_to_event(ipsec_status_t status)
+{
+	ODP_ASSERT(ODP_IPSEC_STATUS_INVALID != status);
+
+	return (odp_event_t)status;
+}
+
+static
+ipsec_status_hdr_t *ipsec_status_hdr_from_buf(odp_buffer_t buf)
+{
+	return (ipsec_status_hdr_t *)(void *)buf_hdl_to_hdr(buf);
+}
+
+static
+ipsec_status_hdr_t *ipsec_status_hdr(ipsec_status_t status)
+{
+	odp_buffer_t buf = odp_buffer_from_event(ipsec_status_to_event(status));
+
+	return ipsec_status_hdr_from_buf(buf);
+}
+
+static
+ipsec_status_t odp_ipsec_status_alloc(void)
+{
+	odp_buffer_t buf = odp_buffer_alloc(ipsec_status_pool);
+
+	if (odp_unlikely(buf == ODP_BUFFER_INVALID))
+		return ODP_IPSEC_STATUS_INVALID;
+
+	_odp_buffer_event_type_set(buf, ODP_EVENT_IPSEC_STATUS);
+
+	return _odp_ipsec_status_from_event(odp_buffer_to_event(buf));
+}
+
+void _odp_ipsec_status_free(ipsec_status_t status)
+{
+	odp_event_t ev = ipsec_status_to_event(status);
+
+	odp_buffer_free(odp_buffer_from_event(ev));
+}
+
+int _odp_ipsec_status_send(odp_queue_t queue,
+			   odp_ipsec_status_id_t id,
+			   int ret,
+			   odp_ipsec_sa_t sa)
+{
+	ipsec_status_t ipsec_ev = odp_ipsec_status_alloc();
+	ipsec_status_hdr_t *status_hdr;
+
+	if (ODP_IPSEC_STATUS_INVALID == ipsec_ev)
+		return -1;
+
+	status_hdr = ipsec_status_hdr(ipsec_ev);
+
+	status_hdr->status.id = id;
+	status_hdr->status.ret = ret;
+	status_hdr->status.sa = sa;
+
+	if (odp_queue_enq(queue, ipsec_status_to_event(ipsec_ev))) {
+		_odp_ipsec_status_free(ipsec_ev);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int odp_ipsec_status(odp_ipsec_status_t *status, odp_event_t event)
+{
+	ipsec_status_t ipsec_ev;
+	ipsec_status_hdr_t *status_hdr;
+
+	if (odp_unlikely(ODP_EVENT_INVALID == event))
+		return -1;
+
+	ipsec_ev = _odp_ipsec_status_from_event(event);
+	if (odp_unlikely(ODP_IPSEC_STATUS_INVALID == ipsec_ev))
+		return -1;
+
+	status_hdr = ipsec_status_hdr(ipsec_ev);
+
+	*status = status_hdr->status;
+
+	return 0;
+}
