diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
index faaa5ca2a117..62b80d57b72a 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
 #define XDP_SHARED_UMEM	(1 << 0)
 #define XDP_COPY	(1 << 1) /* Force copy-mode */
 #define XDP_ZEROCOPY	(1 << 2) /* Force zero-copy mode */
+/* If this option is set, the driver might go sleep and in that case
+ * the XDP_RING_NEED_WAKEUP flag in the fill and/or Tx rings will be
+ * set. If it is set, the application need to explicitly wake up the
+ * driver with a poll() (Rx and Tx) or sendto() (Tx only). If you are
+ * running the driver and the application on the same core, you should
+ * use this option so that the kernel will yield to the user space
+ * application.
+ */
+#define XDP_USE_NEED_WAKEUP (1 << 3)
 
 struct sockaddr_xdp {
 	__u16 sxdp_family;
@@ -25,10 +34,14 @@ struct sockaddr_xdp {
 	__u32 sxdp_shared_umem_fd;
 };
 
+/* XDP_RING flags */
+#define XDP_RING_NEED_WAKEUP (1 << 0)
+
 struct xdp_ring_offset {
 	__u64 producer;
 	__u64 consumer;
 	__u64 desc;
+	__u64 flags;
 };
 
 struct xdp_mmap_offsets {
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
index 680e63066cf3..17e8d79c11a8 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ int xsk_umem__create(struct xsk_umem **umem_ptr, void *umem_area, __u64 size,
 	fill->size = umem->config.fill_size;
 	fill->producer = map + off.fr.producer;
 	fill->consumer = map + off.fr.consumer;
+	fill->flags = map + off.fr.flags;
 	fill->ring = map + off.fr.desc;
 	fill->cached_cons = umem->config.fill_size;
 
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ int xsk_umem__create(struct xsk_umem **umem_ptr, void *umem_area, __u64 size,
 	comp->size = umem->config.comp_size;
 	comp->producer = map + off.cr.producer;
 	comp->consumer = map + off.cr.consumer;
+	comp->flags = map + off.cr.flags;
 	comp->ring = map + off.cr.desc;
 
 	*umem_ptr = umem;
@@ -564,6 +566,7 @@ int xsk_socket__create(struct xsk_socket **xsk_ptr, const char *ifname,
 		rx->size = xsk->config.rx_size;
 		rx->producer = rx_map + off.rx.producer;
 		rx->consumer = rx_map + off.rx.consumer;
+		rx->flags = rx_map + off.rx.flags;
 		rx->ring = rx_map + off.rx.desc;
 	}
 	xsk->rx = rx;
@@ -583,6 +586,7 @@ int xsk_socket__create(struct xsk_socket **xsk_ptr, const char *ifname,
 		tx->size = xsk->config.tx_size;
 		tx->producer = tx_map + off.tx.producer;
 		tx->consumer = tx_map + off.tx.consumer;
+		tx->flags = tx_map + off.tx.flags;
 		tx->ring = tx_map + off.tx.desc;
 		tx->cached_cons = xsk->config.tx_size;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.h b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.h
index 833a6e60d065..aa1d6122b7db 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct name { \
 	__u32 *producer; \
 	__u32 *consumer; \
 	void *ring; \
+	__u32 *flags; \
 }
 
 DEFINE_XSK_RING(xsk_ring_prod);
@@ -76,6 +77,11 @@ xsk_ring_cons__rx_desc(const struct xsk_ring_cons *rx, __u32 idx)
 	return &descs[idx & rx->mask];
 }
 
+static inline int xsk_ring_prod__needs_wakeup(const struct xsk_ring_prod *r)
+{
+	return *r->flags & XDP_RING_NEED_WAKEUP;
+}
+
 static inline __u32 xsk_prod_nb_free(struct xsk_ring_prod *r, __u32 nb)
 {
 	__u32 free_entries = r->cached_cons - r->cached_prod;