diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 929c2c70d..075d99637 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "spdk/bdev.h"
 
+#include "spdk/accel.h"
 #include "spdk/config.h"
 #include "spdk/env.h"
 #include "spdk/thread.h"
@@ -263,6 +264,9 @@ struct spdk_bdev_channel {
 	/* The channel for the underlying device */
 	struct spdk_io_channel	*channel;
 
+	/* Accel channel */
+	struct spdk_io_channel	*accel_channel;
+
 	/* Per io_device per thread data */
 	struct spdk_bdev_shared_resource *shared_resource;
 
@@ -3277,6 +3281,7 @@ bdev_channel_destroy_resource(struct spdk_bdev_channel *ch)
 	}
 
 	spdk_put_io_channel(ch->channel);
+	spdk_put_io_channel(ch->accel_channel);
 
 	shared_resource = ch->shared_resource;
 
@@ -3494,6 +3499,12 @@ bdev_channel_create(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	ch->accel_channel = spdk_accel_get_io_channel();
+	if (!ch->accel_channel) {
+		spdk_put_io_channel(ch->channel);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	spdk_trace_record(TRACE_BDEV_IOCH_CREATE, 0, 0, 0, ch->bdev->name,
 			  spdk_thread_get_id(spdk_io_channel_get_thread(ch->channel)));
 
@@ -3508,6 +3519,7 @@ bdev_channel_create(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 	mgmt_io_ch = spdk_get_io_channel(&g_bdev_mgr);
 	if (!mgmt_io_ch) {
 		spdk_put_io_channel(ch->channel);
+		spdk_put_io_channel(ch->accel_channel);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -3524,6 +3536,7 @@ bdev_channel_create(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 		shared_resource = calloc(1, sizeof(*shared_resource));
 		if (shared_resource == NULL) {
 			spdk_put_io_channel(ch->channel);
+			spdk_put_io_channel(ch->accel_channel);
 			spdk_put_io_channel(mgmt_io_ch);
 			return -1;
 		}
diff --git a/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk b/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk
index 565536a92..2ddf7d0bc 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ DEPDIRS-net := log util $(JSON_LIBS)
 DEPDIRS-notify := log util $(JSON_LIBS)
 DEPDIRS-trace := log util $(JSON_LIBS)
 
-DEPDIRS-bdev := log util thread $(JSON_LIBS) notify trace dma
+DEPDIRS-bdev := accel log util thread $(JSON_LIBS) notify trace dma
 DEPDIRS-blobfs := log thread blob trace util
 DEPDIRS-event := log util thread $(JSON_LIBS) trace init
 DEPDIRS-init := jsonrpc json log rpc thread util
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
index 593af8667..49ccf10c7 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ DEFINE_STUB(spdk_memory_domain_get_dma_device_type, enum spdk_dma_device_type,
 
 static bool g_memory_domain_pull_data_called;
 static bool g_memory_domain_push_data_called;
+static int g_accel_io_device;
 
 DEFINE_RETURN_MOCK(spdk_memory_domain_pull_data, int);
 int
@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ spdk_memory_domain_push_data(struct spdk_memory_domain *dst_domain, void *dst_do
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct spdk_io_channel *
+spdk_accel_get_io_channel(void)
+{
+	return spdk_get_io_channel(&g_accel_io_device);
+}
+
 int g_status;
 int g_count;
 enum spdk_bdev_event_type g_event_type1;
@@ -66,14 +73,29 @@ spdk_scsi_nvme_translate(const struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 }
 
 static int
-null_init(void)
+ut_accel_ch_create_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-null_clean(void)
+static void
+ut_accel_ch_destroy_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx)
 {
+}
+
+static int
+ut_bdev_setup(void)
+{
+	spdk_io_device_register(&g_accel_io_device, ut_accel_ch_create_cb,
+				ut_accel_ch_destroy_cb, 0, NULL);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+ut_bdev_teardown(void)
+{
+	spdk_io_device_unregister(&g_accel_io_device, NULL);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -7012,7 +7034,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	CU_set_error_action(CUEA_ABORT);
 	CU_initialize_registry();
 
-	suite = CU_add_suite("bdev", null_init, null_clean);
+	suite = CU_add_suite("bdev", ut_bdev_setup, ut_bdev_teardown);
 
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, bytes_to_blocks_test);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, num_blocks_test);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
index e78716973..241673a11 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ spdk_memory_domain_push_data(struct spdk_memory_domain *dst_domain, void *dst_do
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int g_accel_io_device;
+
+struct spdk_io_channel *
+spdk_accel_get_io_channel(void)
+{
+	return spdk_get_io_channel(&g_accel_io_device);
+}
+
 struct ut_bdev {
 	struct spdk_bdev	bdev;
 	void			*io_target;
@@ -73,6 +81,17 @@ int g_status = 0;
 int g_count = 0;
 struct spdk_histogram_data *g_histogram = NULL;
 
+static int
+ut_accel_ch_create_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+ut_accel_ch_destroy_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx)
+{
+}
+
 static int
 stub_create_ch(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 {
@@ -300,6 +319,8 @@ setup_test(void)
 	spdk_bdev_initialize(bdev_init_cb, &done);
 	spdk_io_device_register(&g_io_device, stub_create_ch, stub_destroy_ch,
 				sizeof(struct ut_bdev_channel), NULL);
+	spdk_io_device_register(&g_accel_io_device, ut_accel_ch_create_cb,
+				ut_accel_ch_destroy_cb, 0, NULL);
 	register_bdev(&g_bdev, "ut_bdev", &g_io_device);
 	spdk_bdev_open_ext("ut_bdev", true, _bdev_event_cb, NULL, &g_desc);
 }
@@ -320,6 +341,7 @@ teardown_test(void)
 	unregister_bdev(&g_bdev);
 	spdk_io_device_unregister(&g_io_device, NULL);
 	spdk_bdev_finish(finish_cb, NULL);
+	spdk_io_device_unregister(&g_accel_io_device, NULL);
 	spdk_iobuf_finish(finish_cb, NULL);
 	poll_threads();
 	memset(&g_bdev, 0, sizeof(g_bdev));
@@ -2353,7 +2375,6 @@ bdev_init_wt_cb(void *done, int rc)
 {
 }
 
-
 static int
 wrong_thread_setup(void)
 {
@@ -2361,6 +2382,8 @@ wrong_thread_setup(void)
 	allocate_threads(2);
 	set_thread(0);
 
+	spdk_io_device_register(&g_accel_io_device, ut_accel_ch_create_cb,
+				ut_accel_ch_destroy_cb, 0, NULL);
 	spdk_bdev_initialize(bdev_init_wt_cb, NULL);
 	spdk_io_device_register(&g_io_device, stub_create_ch, stub_destroy_ch,
 				sizeof(struct ut_bdev_channel), NULL);
@@ -2388,6 +2411,7 @@ wrong_thread_teardown(void)
 	}
 	g_teardown_done = false;
 
+	spdk_io_device_unregister(&g_accel_io_device, NULL);
 	free_threads();
 	free_cores();
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/part.c/part_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/part.c/part_ut.c
index eb9ef6614..ec63bc6f2 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/part.c/part_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/part.c/part_ut.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct bdev_ut_channel {
 
 static uint32_t g_part_ut_io_device;
 static struct bdev_ut_channel *g_bdev_ut_channel;
+static int g_accel_io_device;
 
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_notify_send, uint64_t, (const char *type, const char *ctx), 0);
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_notify_type_register, struct spdk_notify_type *, (const char *type), NULL);
@@ -58,6 +59,39 @@ spdk_memory_domain_push_data(struct spdk_memory_domain *dst_domain, void *dst_do
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct spdk_io_channel *
+spdk_accel_get_io_channel(void)
+{
+	return spdk_get_io_channel(&g_accel_io_device);
+}
+
+static int
+ut_accel_ch_create_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+ut_accel_ch_destroy_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx)
+{
+}
+
+static int
+ut_part_setup(void)
+{
+	spdk_io_device_register(&g_accel_io_device, ut_accel_ch_create_cb,
+				ut_accel_ch_destroy_cb, 0, NULL);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+ut_part_teardown(void)
+{
+	spdk_io_device_unregister(&g_accel_io_device, NULL);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 _part_cleanup(struct spdk_bdev_part *part)
 {
@@ -358,7 +392,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	CU_set_error_action(CUEA_ABORT);
 	CU_initialize_registry();
 
-	suite = CU_add_suite("bdev_part", NULL, NULL);
+	suite = CU_add_suite("bdev_part", ut_part_setup, ut_part_teardown);
 
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, part_test);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, part_free_test);