return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+ifcvf_get_device_type(struct rte_vdpa_device *vdev,
+       uint32_t *type)
+{
+       struct ifcvf_internal *internal;
+       struct internal_list *list;
+
+       list = find_internal_resource_by_vdev(vdev);
+       if (list == NULL) {
+               DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid vDPA device: %p", vdev);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       internal = list->internal;
+
+       if (internal->hw.device_type == IFCVF_BLK)
+               *type = RTE_VHOST_VDPA_DEVICE_TYPE_BLK;
+       else
+               *type = RTE_VHOST_VDPA_DEVICE_TYPE_NET;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static struct rte_vdpa_dev_ops ifcvf_net_ops = {
        .get_queue_num = ifcvf_get_queue_num,
        .get_features = ifcvf_get_vdpa_features,
        .get_vfio_group_fd = ifcvf_get_vfio_group_fd,
        .get_vfio_device_fd = ifcvf_get_vfio_device_fd,
        .get_notify_area = ifcvf_get_notify_area,
+       .get_dev_type = ifcvf_get_device_type,
 };
 
 static inline int
        .get_vfio_device_fd = ifcvf_get_vfio_device_fd,
        .get_notify_area = ifcvf_get_notify_area,
        .get_config = ifcvf_blk_get_config,
+       .get_dev_type = ifcvf_get_device_type,
 };
 
 struct rte_vdpa_dev_info dev_info[] = {