__rte_unused void *data)
 {
        struct cmd_config_max_pkt_len_result *res = parsed_result;
+       uint32_t max_rx_pkt_len_backup = 0;
        portid_t pid;
+       int ret;
 
        if (!all_ports_stopped()) {
                printf("Please stop all ports first\n");
                        if (res->value == port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len)
                                return;
 
+                       ret = eth_dev_info_get_print_err(pid, &port->dev_info);
+                       if (ret != 0) {
+                               printf("rte_eth_dev_info_get() failed for port %u\n",
+                                       pid);
+                               return;
+                       }
+
+                       max_rx_pkt_len_backup = port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len;
+
                        port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len = res->value;
+                       if (update_jumbo_frame_offload(pid) != 0)
+                               port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len = max_rx_pkt_len_backup;
                } else {
                        printf("Unknown parameter\n");
                        return;
 
  * Ethernet device configuration.
  */
 struct rte_eth_rxmode rx_mode = {
-       .max_rx_pkt_len = RTE_ETHER_MAX_LEN,
-               /**< Default maximum frame length. */
+       /* Default maximum frame length.
+        * Zero is converted to "RTE_ETHER_MTU + PMD Ethernet overhead"
+        * in init_config().
+        */
+       .max_rx_pkt_len = 0,
 };
 
 struct rte_eth_txmode tx_mode = {
        struct rte_gro_param gro_param;
        uint32_t gso_types;
        uint16_t data_size;
-       uint16_t eth_overhead;
        bool warning = 0;
        int k;
        int ret;
                        rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
                                 "rte_eth_dev_info_get() failed\n");
 
-               /* Update the max_rx_pkt_len to have MTU as RTE_ETHER_MTU */
-               if (port->dev_info.max_mtu != UINT16_MAX &&
-                   port->dev_info.max_rx_pktlen > port->dev_info.max_mtu)
-                       eth_overhead = port->dev_info.max_rx_pktlen -
-                               port->dev_info.max_mtu;
-               else
-                       eth_overhead =
-                               RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN;
-
-               if (port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len <=
-                       (uint32_t)(RTE_ETHER_MTU + eth_overhead))
-                       port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len =
-                                       RTE_ETHER_MTU + eth_overhead;
-               else
-                       port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
-                                       DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+               ret = update_jumbo_frame_offload(pid);
+               if (ret != 0)
+                       printf("Updating jumbo frame offload failed for port %u\n",
+                               pid);
 
                if (!(port->dev_info.tx_offload_capa &
                      DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE))
        }
 }
 
+/*
+ * Helper function to arrange max_rx_pktlen value and JUMBO_FRAME offload,
+ * MTU is also aligned if JUMBO_FRAME offload is not set.
+ *
+ * port->dev_info should be set before calling this function.
+ *
+ * return 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+int
+update_jumbo_frame_offload(portid_t portid)
+{
+       struct rte_port *port = &ports[portid];
+       uint32_t eth_overhead;
+       uint64_t rx_offloads;
+       int ret;
+       bool on;
+
+       /* Update the max_rx_pkt_len to have MTU as RTE_ETHER_MTU */
+       if (port->dev_info.max_mtu != UINT16_MAX &&
+           port->dev_info.max_rx_pktlen > port->dev_info.max_mtu)
+               eth_overhead = port->dev_info.max_rx_pktlen -
+                               port->dev_info.max_mtu;
+       else
+               eth_overhead = RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN;
+
+       rx_offloads = port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
+
+       /* Default config value is 0 to use PMD specific overhead */
+       if (port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len == 0)
+               port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len = RTE_ETHER_MTU + eth_overhead;
+
+       if (port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len <= RTE_ETHER_MTU + eth_overhead) {
+               rx_offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+               on = false;
+       } else {
+               if ((port->dev_info.rx_offload_capa & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) == 0) {
+                       printf("Frame size (%u) is not supported by port %u\n",
+                               port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len,
+                               portid);
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               rx_offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+               on = true;
+       }
+
+       if (rx_offloads != port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads) {
+               uint16_t qid;
+
+               port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads = rx_offloads;
+
+               /* Apply JUMBO_FRAME offload configuration to Rx queue(s) */
+               for (qid = 0; qid < port->dev_info.nb_rx_queues; qid++) {
+                       if (on)
+                               port->rx_conf[qid].offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+                       else
+                               port->rx_conf[qid].offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* If JUMBO_FRAME is set MTU conversion done by ethdev layer,
+        * if unset do it here
+        */
+       if ((rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) == 0) {
+               ret = rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(portid,
+                               port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len - eth_overhead);
+               if (ret)
+                       printf("Failed to set MTU to %u for port %u\n",
+                               port->dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len - eth_overhead,
+                               portid);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 void
 init_port_config(void)
 {