diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_thunderx2_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_thunderx2_linux_gcc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dc275644d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_thunderx2_linux_gcc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[binaries]
+c = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc'
+cpp = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-cpp'
+ar = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc-ar'
+strip = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-strip'
+pcap-config = ''
+
+[host_machine]
+system = 'linux'
+cpu_family = 'aarch64'
+cpu = 'armv8-a'
+endian = 'little'
+
+[properties]
+implementor_id = '0x43'
+implementor_pn = '0xaf'
diff --git a/config/arm/meson.build b/config/arm/meson.build
index 104acd6d48..ccf806e734 100644
--- a/config/arm/meson.build
+++ b/config/arm/meson.build
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ flags_default_extra = []
 flags_thunderx_extra = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx"'],
 	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', false]]
+flags_thunderx2_extra = [
+	['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx2"'],
+	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
+	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2],
+	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256],
+	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true]]
 
 machine_args_generic = [
 	['default', ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto']],
@@ -70,7 +76,8 @@ machine_args_cavium = [
 	['native', ['-march=native']],
 	['0xa1', ['-mcpu=thunderxt88'], flags_thunderx_extra],
 	['0xa2', ['-mcpu=thunderxt81'], flags_thunderx_extra],
-	['0xa3', ['-mcpu=thunderxt83'], flags_thunderx_extra]]
+	['0xa3', ['-mcpu=thunderxt83'], flags_thunderx_extra],
+	['0xaf', ['-mcpu=thunderx2t99'], flags_thunderx2_extra]]
 
 ## Arm implementer ID (ARM DDI 0487C.a, Section G7.2.106, Page G7-5321)
 impl_generic = ['Generic armv8', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
diff --git a/config/defconfig_arm64-thunderx2-linux-gcc b/config/defconfig_arm64-thunderx2-linux-gcc
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..b40a760b1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/defconfig_arm64-thunderx2-linux-gcc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+defconfig_arm64-thunderx2-linuxapp-gcc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/defconfig_arm64-thunderx2-linuxapp-gcc b/config/defconfig_arm64-thunderx2-linuxapp-gcc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc5c64ba02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/defconfig_arm64-thunderx2-linuxapp-gcc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2018 Marvell International Ltd
+#
+
+#include "defconfig_arm64-armv8a-linux-gcc"
+
+CONFIG_RTE_MACHINE="thunderx2"
+
+CONFIG_RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE=64
+CONFIG_RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES=2
+CONFIG_RTE_MAX_LCORE=256
diff --git a/mk/machine/thunderx2/rte.vars.mk b/mk/machine/thunderx2/rte.vars.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b80dc8680c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mk/machine/thunderx2/rte.vars.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2018 Marvell International Ltd
+#
+
+#
+# machine:
+#
+#   - can define ARCH variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+#   - can define CROSS variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+#   - define MACHINE_CFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+#   - define MACHINE_LDFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+#   - define MACHINE_ASFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+#   - can define CPU_CFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value) that
+#     overrides the one defined in arch.
+#   - can define CPU_LDFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value) that
+#     overrides the one defined in arch.
+#   - can define CPU_ASFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value) that
+#     overrides the one defined in arch.
+#   - may override any previously defined variable
+#
+
+# ARCH =
+# CROSS =
+# MACHINE_CFLAGS =
+# MACHINE_LDFLAGS =
+# MACHINE_ASFLAGS =
+# CPU_CFLAGS =
+# CPU_LDFLAGS =
+# CPU_ASFLAGS =
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.helper.mk
+
+MACHINE_CFLAGS += $(call rte_cc_has_argument, -march=armv8.1-a+crc+crypto)
+MACHINE_CFLAGS += $(call rte_cc_has_argument, -mcpu=thunderx2t99)