diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index db642a54d8..ca435d81a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 #define I40E_PRTTSYN_TSYNTYPE 0x0e000000
 
 static int eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
+static int eth_i40e_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 static int i40e_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 static int i40e_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 static void i40e_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
@@ -294,9 +295,11 @@ static struct eth_driver rte_i40e_pmd = {
 	.pci_drv = {
 		.name = "rte_i40e_pmd",
 		.id_table = pci_id_i40e_map,
-		.drv_flags = RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_MAPPING | RTE_PCI_DRV_INTR_LSC,
+		.drv_flags = RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_MAPPING | RTE_PCI_DRV_INTR_LSC |
+			RTE_PCI_DRV_DETACHABLE,
 	},
 	.eth_dev_init = eth_i40e_dev_init,
+	.eth_dev_uninit = eth_i40e_dev_uninit,
 	.dev_private_size = sizeof(struct i40e_adapter),
 };
 
@@ -431,6 +434,7 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	hw->subsystem_device_id = pci_dev->id.subsystem_device_id;
 	hw->bus.device = pci_dev->addr.devid;
 	hw->bus.func = pci_dev->addr.function;
+	hw->adapter_stopped = 0;
 
 	/* Make sure all is clean before doing PF reset */
 	i40e_clear_hw(hw);
@@ -612,6 +616,65 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int
+eth_i40e_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
+	struct i40e_hw *hw;
+	struct i40e_filter_control_settings settings;
+	int ret;
+	uint8_t aq_fail = 0;
+
+	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		return 0;
+
+	hw = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+	pci_dev = dev->pci_dev;
+
+	if (hw->adapter_stopped == 0)
+		i40e_dev_close(dev);
+
+	dev->dev_ops = NULL;
+	dev->rx_pkt_burst = NULL;
+	dev->tx_pkt_burst = NULL;
+
+	/* Disable LLDP */
+	ret = i40e_aq_stop_lldp(hw, true, NULL);
+	if (ret != I40E_SUCCESS) /* Its failure can be ignored */
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "Failed to stop lldp");
+
+	/* Clear PXE mode */
+	i40e_clear_pxe_mode(hw);
+
+	/* Unconfigure filter control */
+	memset(&settings, 0, sizeof(settings));
+	ret = i40e_set_filter_control(hw, &settings);
+	if (ret)
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(WARNING, "setup_pf_filter_control failed: %d",
+					ret);
+
+	/* Disable flow control */
+	hw->fc.requested_mode = I40E_FC_NONE;
+	i40e_set_fc(hw, &aq_fail, TRUE);
+
+	/* uninitialize pf host driver */
+	i40e_pf_host_uninit(dev);
+
+	rte_free(dev->data->mac_addrs);
+	dev->data->mac_addrs = NULL;
+
+	/* disable uio intr before callback unregister */
+	rte_intr_disable(&(pci_dev->intr_handle));
+
+	/* register callback func to eal lib */
+	rte_intr_callback_unregister(&(pci_dev->intr_handle),
+		i40e_dev_interrupt_handler, (void *)dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 i40e_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -887,6 +950,8 @@ i40e_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct i40e_vsi *main_vsi = pf->main_vsi;
 	int ret, i;
 
+	hw->adapter_stopped = 0;
+
 	if ((dev->data->dev_conf.link_duplex != ETH_LINK_AUTONEG_DUPLEX) &&
 		(dev->data->dev_conf.link_duplex != ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX)) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Invalid link_duplex (%hu) for port %hhu",
@@ -1002,6 +1067,7 @@ i40e_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
 	i40e_dev_stop(dev);
+	hw->adapter_stopped = 1;
 
 	/* Disable interrupt */
 	i40e_pf_disable_irq0(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
index b150b62879..22d6099542 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,22 @@ i40evf_init_vf(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int
+i40evf_uninit_vf(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct i40e_vf *vf = I40EVF_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_VF(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
+
+	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	if (hw->adapter_stopped == 0)
+		i40evf_dev_close(dev);
+	rte_free(vf->vf_res);
+	vf->vf_res = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 i40evf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
@@ -1175,6 +1191,7 @@ i40evf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	hw->bus.device = eth_dev->pci_dev->addr.devid;
 	hw->bus.func = eth_dev->pci_dev->addr.function;
 	hw->hw_addr = (void *)eth_dev->pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
+	hw->adapter_stopped = 0;
 
 	if(i40evf_init_vf(eth_dev) != 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Init vf failed");
@@ -1195,6 +1212,28 @@ i40evf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+i40evf_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	eth_dev->dev_ops = NULL;
+	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = NULL;
+	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = NULL;
+
+	if (i40evf_uninit_vf(eth_dev) != 0) {
+		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "i40evf_uninit_vf failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
+	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
 /*
  * virtual function driver struct
  */
@@ -1202,9 +1241,10 @@ static struct eth_driver rte_i40evf_pmd = {
 	.pci_drv = {
 		.name = "rte_i40evf_pmd",
 		.id_table = pci_id_i40evf_map,
-		.drv_flags = RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_MAPPING,
+		.drv_flags = RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_MAPPING | RTE_PCI_DRV_DETACHABLE,
 	},
 	.eth_dev_init = i40evf_dev_init,
+	.eth_dev_uninit = i40evf_dev_uninit,
 	.dev_private_size = sizeof(struct i40e_vf),
 };
 
@@ -1524,6 +1564,8 @@ i40evf_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
+	hw->adapter_stopped = 0;
+
 	vf->max_pkt_len = dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len;
 	vf->num_queue_pairs = RTE_MAX(dev->data->nb_rx_queues,
 					dev->data->nb_tx_queues);
@@ -1723,6 +1765,7 @@ i40evf_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 
 	i40evf_dev_stop(dev);
+	hw->adapter_stopped = 1;
 	i40evf_reset_vf(hw);
 	i40e_shutdown_adminq(hw);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
index b89a1e2635..95c960c120 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
@@ -1061,3 +1061,37 @@ i40e_pf_host_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int
+i40e_pf_host_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
+	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_PF_TO_HW(pf);
+	uint32_t val;
+
+	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
+
+	/**
+	 * return if SRIOV not enabled, VF number not configured or
+	 * no queue assigned.
+	 */
+	if ((!hw->func_caps.sr_iov_1_1) ||
+		(pf->vf_num == 0) ||
+		(pf->vf_nb_qps == 0))
+		return I40E_SUCCESS;
+
+	/* free memory to store VF structure */
+	rte_free(pf->vfs);
+	pf->vfs = NULL;
+
+	/* Disable irq0 for VFR event */
+	i40e_pf_disable_irq0(hw);
+
+	/* Disable VF link status interrupt */
+	val = I40E_READ_REG(hw, I40E_PFGEN_PORTMDIO_NUM);
+	val &= ~I40E_PFGEN_PORTMDIO_NUM_VFLINK_STAT_ENA_MASK;
+	I40E_WRITE_REG(hw, I40E_PFGEN_PORTMDIO_NUM, val);
+	I40E_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
+
+	return I40E_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.h b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.h
index e08ba4951a..9c01829a25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.h
@@ -123,5 +123,6 @@ void i40e_pf_host_handle_vf_msg(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				__rte_unused uint32_t retval,
 				uint8_t *msg, uint16_t msglen);
 int i40e_pf_host_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+int i40e_pf_host_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 #endif /* _I40E_PF_H_ */