diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
index 93d2744c68..0417af2d5e 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 				.hfn = options->pdcp_ses_hfn_en ?
 					PDCP_DEFAULT_HFN : 0,
 				.hfn_threshold = 0x70C0A,
+				.sdap_enabled = options->pdcp_sdap,
 				.hfn_ovrd = !(options->pdcp_ses_hfn_en),
 			} },
 			.crypto_xform = &cipher_xform
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options.h b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options.h
index 09caefde22..613d6d31e2 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options.h
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #define CPERF_PTEST_TYPE	("ptest")
 #define CPERF_MODEX_LEN		("modex-len")
 #define CPERF_SILENT		("silent")
+#define CPERF_ENABLE_SDAP	("enable-sdap")
 
 #define CPERF_POOL_SIZE		("pool-sz")
 #define CPERF_TOTAL_OPS		("total-ops")
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ struct cperf_options {
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 	uint16_t pdcp_sn_sz;
 	uint16_t pdcp_ses_hfn_en;
+	uint16_t pdcp_sdap;
 	enum rte_security_pdcp_domain pdcp_domain;
 	uint16_t docsis_hdr_sz;
 #endif
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c
index 566255bf2d..10793ec82f 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ usage(char *progname)
 		" --pdcp-sn-sz N: set PDCP SN size N <5/7/12/15/18>\n"
 		" --pdcp-domain DOMAIN: set PDCP domain <control/user>\n"
 		" --pdcp-ses-hfn-en: enable session based fixed HFN\n"
+		" --enable-sdap: enable sdap\n"
 		" --docsis-hdr-sz: set DOCSIS header size\n"
 #endif
 		" -h: prints this help\n",
@@ -548,6 +549,15 @@ parse_silent(struct cperf_options *opts,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+parse_enable_sdap(struct cperf_options *opts,
+		const char *arg __rte_unused)
+{
+	opts->pdcp_sdap = 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 parse_cipher_algo(struct cperf_options *opts, const char *arg)
 {
@@ -879,6 +889,7 @@ static struct option lgopts[] = {
 	{ CPERF_PDCP_SN_SZ, required_argument, 0, 0 },
 	{ CPERF_PDCP_DOMAIN, required_argument, 0, 0 },
 	{ CPERF_PDCP_SES_HFN_EN, no_argument, 0, 0 },
+	{ CPERF_ENABLE_SDAP, no_argument, 0, 0 },
 	{ CPERF_DOCSIS_HDR_SZ, required_argument, 0, 0 },
 #endif
 	{ CPERF_CSV, no_argument, 0, 0},
@@ -951,6 +962,7 @@ cperf_options_default(struct cperf_options *opts)
 	opts->pdcp_sn_sz = 12;
 	opts->pdcp_domain = RTE_SECURITY_PDCP_MODE_CONTROL;
 	opts->pdcp_ses_hfn_en = 0;
+	opts->pdcp_sdap = 0;
 	opts->docsis_hdr_sz = 17;
 #endif
 	opts->modex_data = (struct cperf_modex_test_data *)&modex_perf_data[0];
@@ -994,6 +1006,7 @@ cperf_opts_parse_long(int opt_idx, struct cperf_options *opts)
 		{ CPERF_PDCP_SN_SZ,	parse_pdcp_sn_sz },
 		{ CPERF_PDCP_DOMAIN,	parse_pdcp_domain },
 		{ CPERF_PDCP_SES_HFN_EN,	parse_pdcp_ses_hfn_en },
+		{ CPERF_ENABLE_SDAP,	parse_enable_sdap },
 		{ CPERF_DOCSIS_HDR_SZ,	parse_docsis_hdr_sz },
 #endif
 		{ CPERF_CSV,		parse_csv_friendly},
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/cryptoperf.rst b/doc/guides/tools/cryptoperf.rst
index cf3b147213..c77e253417 100644
--- a/doc/guides/tools/cryptoperf.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/cryptoperf.rst
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@ The following are the application command-line options:
 
         Enable fixed session based HFN instead of per packet HFN.
 
+* ``--enable-sdap``
+
+        Enable Service Data Adaptation Protocol.
+
 * ``--modex-len <n>``
 
         Set modex length for asymmetric crypto perf test.