diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/devices.c b/src/vnet/devices/devices.c
index 38f3002..4164522 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/devices.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/devices.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 VLIB_REGISTER_NODE (device_input_node) = {
   .function = device_input_fn,
   .name = "device-input",
+  .runtime_data_bytes = sizeof (vnet_device_input_runtime_t),
   .type = VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT,
   .state = VLIB_NODE_STATE_DISABLED,
   .n_next_nodes = VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_N_NEXT_NODES,
@@ -83,18 +84,257 @@
 };
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
+static int
+vnet_device_queue_sort (void *a1, void *a2)
+{
+  vnet_device_and_queue_t *dq1 = a1;
+  vnet_device_and_queue_t *dq2 = a2;
+
+  if (dq1->dev_instance > dq2->dev_instance)
+    return 1;
+  else if (dq1->dev_instance < dq2->dev_instance)
+    return -1;
+  else if (dq1->queue_id > dq2->queue_id)
+    return 1;
+  else if (dq1->queue_id < dq2->queue_id)
+    return -1;
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void
+vnet_device_input_assign_thread (u32 hw_if_index,
+				 u16 queue_id, uword cpu_index)
+{
+  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
+  vnet_device_main_t *vdm = &vnet_device_main;
+  vlib_main_t *vm;
+  vnet_device_input_runtime_t *rt;
+  vnet_device_and_queue_t *dq;
+  vnet_hw_interface_t *hw = vnet_get_hw_interface (vnm, hw_if_index);
+
+  ASSERT (hw->input_node_index > 0);
+
+  if (vdm->first_worker_cpu_index == 0)
+    cpu_index = 0;
+
+  if (cpu_index != 0 &&
+      (cpu_index < vdm->first_worker_cpu_index ||
+       cpu_index > vdm->last_worker_cpu_index))
+    {
+      cpu_index = vdm->next_worker_cpu_index++;
+      if (vdm->next_worker_cpu_index > vdm->last_worker_cpu_index)
+	vdm->next_worker_cpu_index = vdm->first_worker_cpu_index;
+    }
+
+  vm = vlib_mains[cpu_index];
+  rt = vlib_node_get_runtime_data (vm, hw->input_node_index);
+
+  vec_add2 (rt->devices_and_queues, dq, 1);
+  dq->hw_if_index = hw_if_index;
+  dq->dev_instance = hw->dev_instance;
+  dq->queue_id = queue_id;
+
+  vec_sort_with_function (rt->devices_and_queues, vnet_device_queue_sort);
+  vec_validate (hw->input_node_cpu_index_by_queue, queue_id);
+  hw->input_node_cpu_index_by_queue[queue_id] = cpu_index;
+}
+
+static int
+vnet_device_input_unassign_thread (u32 hw_if_index, u16 queue_id,
+				   uword cpu_index)
+{
+  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
+  vnet_hw_interface_t *hw = vnet_get_hw_interface (vnm, hw_if_index);
+  vnet_device_input_runtime_t *rt;
+  vnet_device_and_queue_t *dq;
+  uword old_cpu_index;
+
+  if (hw->input_node_cpu_index_by_queue == 0)
+    return VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_INTERFACE;
+
+  if (vec_len (hw->input_node_cpu_index_by_queue) < queue_id + 1)
+    return VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_INTERFACE;
+
+  old_cpu_index = hw->input_node_cpu_index_by_queue[queue_id];
+
+  if (old_cpu_index == cpu_index)
+    return 0;
+
+  rt =
+    vlib_node_get_runtime_data (vlib_mains[old_cpu_index],
+				hw->input_node_index);
+
+  vec_foreach (dq, rt->devices_and_queues)
+    if (dq->hw_if_index == hw_if_index && dq->queue_id == queue_id)
+    {
+      vec_del1 (rt->devices_and_queues, dq - rt->devices_and_queues);
+      goto deleted;
+    }
+
+  return VNET_API_ERROR_INVALID_INTERFACE;
+
+deleted:
+  vec_sort_with_function (rt->devices_and_queues, vnet_device_queue_sort);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static clib_error_t *
+show_device_placement_fn (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input,
+			  vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
+{
+  u8 *s = 0;
+  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
+  vnet_device_input_runtime_t *rt;
+  vnet_device_and_queue_t *dq;
+  vlib_node_t *pn = vlib_get_node_by_name (vm, (u8 *) "device-input");
+  uword si;
+  int index = 0;
+
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  foreach_vlib_main (({
+    clib_bitmap_foreach (si, pn->sibling_bitmap,
+      ({
+        rt = vlib_node_get_runtime_data (this_vlib_main, si);
+
+        if (vec_len (rt->devices_and_queues))
+          s = format (s, "  node %U:\n", format_vlib_node_name, vm, si);
+
+        vec_foreach (dq, rt->devices_and_queues)
+	  {
+	    s = format (s, "    %U queue %u\n",
+			format_vnet_sw_if_index_name, vnm, dq->hw_if_index,
+			dq->queue_id);
+	  }
+      }));
+    if (vec_len (s) > 0)
+      {
+        vlib_cli_output(vm, "Thread %u (%v):\n%v", index,
+			vlib_worker_threads[index].name, s);
+        vec_reset_length (s);
+      }
+    index++;
+  }));
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+  vec_free (s);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (memif_delete_command, static) = {
+  .path = "show interface placement",
+  .short_help = "show interface placement",
+  .function = show_device_placement_fn,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+static clib_error_t *
+set_device_placement (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input,
+		      vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
+{
+  clib_error_t *error = 0;
+  unformat_input_t _line_input, *line_input = &_line_input;
+  vnet_main_t *vnm = vnet_get_main ();
+  vnet_device_main_t *vdm = &vnet_device_main;
+  u32 hw_if_index = (u32) ~ 0;
+  u32 queue_id = (u32) 0;
+  u32 cpu_index = (u32) ~ 0;
+  int rv;
+
+  if (!unformat_user (input, unformat_line_input, line_input))
+    return 0;
+
+  while (unformat_check_input (line_input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
+    {
+      if (unformat
+	  (line_input, "%U", unformat_vnet_hw_interface, vnm, &hw_if_index))
+	;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "queue %d", &queue_id))
+	;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "main", &cpu_index))
+	cpu_index = 0;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "worker %d", &cpu_index))
+	cpu_index += vdm->first_worker_cpu_index;
+      else
+	{
+	  error = clib_error_return (0, "parse error: '%U'",
+				     format_unformat_error, line_input);
+	  unformat_free (line_input);
+	  return error;
+	}
+    }
+
+  unformat_free (line_input);
+
+  if (hw_if_index == (u32) ~ 0)
+    return clib_error_return (0, "please specify valid interface name");
+
+  if (cpu_index > vdm->last_worker_cpu_index)
+    return clib_error_return (0,
+			      "please specify valid worker thread or main");
+
+  rv = vnet_device_input_unassign_thread (hw_if_index, queue_id, cpu_index);
+
+  if (rv)
+    return clib_error_return (0, "not found");
+
+  vnet_device_input_assign_thread (hw_if_index, queue_id, cpu_index);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*?
+ * This command is used to assign a given interface, and optionally a
+ * given queue, to a different thread. If the '<em>queue</em>' is not provided,
+ * it defaults to 0.
+ *
+ * @cliexpar
+ * Example of how to display the interface placement:
+ * @cliexstart{show interface placement}
+ * Thread 1 (vpp_wk_0):
+ *   GigabitEthernet0/8/0 queue 0
+ *   GigabitEthernet0/9/0 queue 0
+ * Thread 2 (vpp_wk_1):
+ *   GigabitEthernet0/8/0 queue 1
+ *   GigabitEthernet0/9/0 queue 1
+ * @cliexend
+ * Example of how to assign a interface and queue to a thread:
+ * @cliexcmd{set interface placement GigabitEthernet0/8/0 queue 1 thread 1}
+?*/
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (cmd_set_dpdk_if_placement,static) = {
+    .path = "set interface placement",
+    .short_help = "set interface placement <interface> [queue <n>] [thread <n> | main]",
+    .function = set_device_placement,
+};
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
 static clib_error_t *
 vnet_device_init (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
   vnet_device_main_t *vdm = &vnet_device_main;
   vlib_thread_main_t *tm = vlib_get_thread_main ();
+  vlib_thread_registration_t *tr;
+  uword *p;
 
   vec_validate_aligned (vdm->workers, tm->n_vlib_mains - 1,
 			CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+
+  p = hash_get_mem (tm->thread_registrations_by_name, "workers");
+  tr = p ? (vlib_thread_registration_t *) p[0] : 0;
+  if (tr && tr->count > 0)
+    {
+      vdm->first_worker_cpu_index = tr->first_index;
+      vdm->next_worker_cpu_index = tr->first_index;
+      vdm->last_worker_cpu_index = tr->first_index + tr->count - 1;
+    }
   return 0;
 }
 
 VLIB_INIT_FUNCTION (vnet_device_init);
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *