diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b079d8..cabeba0 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ rdma_python_test(tests
   test_mlx5_uar.py
   test_mlx5_udp_sport.py
   test_mlx5_var.py
+  test_mlx5_vfio.py
   test_mr.py
   test_odp.py
   test_pd.py
diff --git a/tests/args_parser.py b/tests/args_parser.py
index 5bc53b0..4312121 100644
--- a/tests/args_parser.py
+++ b/tests/args_parser.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB)
 # Copyright (c) 2020 Kamal Heib <kamalheib1@gmail.com>, All rights reserved.  See COPYING file
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Nvidia, Inc. All rights reserved. See COPYING file
 
 import argparse
 import sys
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ class ArgsParser(object):
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
         parser.add_argument('--dev',
                             help='RDMA device to run the tests on')
+        parser.add_argument('--pci-dev',
+                            help='PCI device to run the tests on, which is '
+                                 'needed by some tests where the RDMA device is '
+                                 'not available (e.g. VFIO)')
         parser.add_argument('--port',
                             help='Use port <port> of RDMA device', type=int,
                             default=1)
diff --git a/tests/test_mlx5_vfio.py b/tests/test_mlx5_vfio.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06da8dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_mlx5_vfio.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB)
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Nvidia, Inc. All rights reserved. See COPYING file
+"""
+Test module for pyverbs' mlx5_vfio module.
+"""
+
+from threading import Thread
+import unittest
+import select
+import errno
+
+from pyverbs.providers.mlx5.mlx5_vfio import Mlx5VfioAttr, Mlx5VfioContext
+from tests.mlx5_base import Mlx5DevxRcResources, Mlx5DevxTrafficBase
+from pyverbs.pyverbs_error import PyverbsRDMAError
+
+
+class Mlx5VfioResources(Mlx5DevxRcResources):
+    def __init__(self, ib_port, pci_name, gid_index=None, ctx=None):
+        self.pci_name = pci_name
+        self.ctx = ctx
+        super().__init__(None, ib_port, gid_index)
+
+    def create_context(self):
+        """
+        Opens an mlx5 VFIO context.
+        Since only one context is allowed to be opened on a VFIO, the user must
+        pass that context for the remaining resources, which in that case, the
+        same context would be used.
+        :return: None
+        """
+        if self.ctx:
+            return
+        try:
+            vfio_attr = Mlx5VfioAttr(pci_name=self.pci_name)
+            vfio_attr.pci_name = self.pci_name
+            self.ctx = Mlx5VfioContext(attr=vfio_attr)
+        except PyverbsRDMAError as ex:
+            if ex.error_code == errno.EOPNOTSUPP:
+                raise unittest.SkipTest(f'Mlx5 VFIO is not supported ({ex})')
+            raise ex
+
+    def query_gid(self):
+        """
+        Currently Mlx5VfioResources does not support Eth port type.
+        Query GID would just be skipped.
+        """
+        pass
+
+
+class Mlx5VfioTrafficTest(Mlx5DevxTrafficBase):
+    """
+    Test various functionality of an mlx5-vfio device.
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Verifies that the user has passed a PCI device name to work with.
+        """
+        self.pci_dev = self.config['pci_dev']
+        if not self.pci_dev:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('PCI device must be passed by the user')
+
+    def create_players(self):
+        self.server = Mlx5VfioResources(ib_port=self.ib_port, pci_name=self.pci_dev)
+        self.client = Mlx5VfioResources(ib_port=self.ib_port, pci_name=self.pci_dev,
+                                        ctx=self.server.ctx)
+
+    def vfio_processs_events(self):
+        """
+        Processes mlx5 vfio device events.
+        This method should run from application thread to maintain the events.
+        """
+        # Server and client use the same context
+        events_fd = self.server.ctx.get_events_fd()
+        with select.epoll() as epoll_events:
+            epoll_events.register(events_fd, select.EPOLLIN)
+            while self.proc_events:
+                for fd, event in epoll_events.poll(timeout=0.1):
+                    if fd == events_fd:
+                        if not (event & select.EPOLLIN):
+                            self.event_ex.append(PyverbsRDMAError(f'Unexpected vfio event: {event}'))
+                        self.server.ctx.process_events()
+
+    def test_mlx5vfio_rc_qp_send_imm_traffic(self):
+        """
+        Opens one mlx5 vfio context, creates two DevX RC QPs on it, and modifies
+        them to RTS state.
+        Then does SEND_IMM traffic.
+        """
+        self.create_players()
+        if self.server.is_eth():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest(f'{self.__class__.__name__} is currently supported over IB only')
+        self.event_ex = []
+        self.proc_events = True
+        proc_events = Thread(target=self.vfio_processs_events)
+        proc_events.start()
+        # Move the DevX QPs ro RTS state
+        self.pre_run()
+        # Send traffic
+        self.send_imm_traffic()
+        # Stop listening to events
+        self.proc_events = False
+        proc_events.join()
+        if self.event_ex:
+            raise PyverbsRDMAError(f'Received unexpected vfio events: {self.event_ex}')
