diff --git a/examples/accel/perf/accel_perf.c b/examples/accel/perf/accel_perf.c
index 924a5b129..09d622e88 100644
--- a/examples/accel/perf/accel_perf.c
+++ b/examples/accel/perf/accel_perf.c
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ _batch_prep_cmd(struct worker_thread *worker, struct ap_task *task, struct spdk_
 						worker->ch, batch, task->dst, *(uint8_t *)task->src,
 						g_xfer_size_bytes, accel_done);
 		break;
+	case ACCEL_CRC32C:
+		rc = spdk_accel_batch_prep_crc32c(__accel_task_from_ap_task(task),
+						  worker->ch, batch, (uint32_t *)task->dst, task->src,
+						  g_crc32c_seed, g_xfer_size_bytes, accel_done);
+		break;
 	default:
 		assert(false);
 		break;
@@ -537,13 +542,8 @@ _init_thread(void *arg1)
 	g_num_workers++;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_workers_lock);
 
-	/* TODO: remove the workload selection checks once all are added. */
-	if ((g_workload_selection == ACCEL_COPY ||
-	     g_workload_selection == ACCEL_DUALCAST ||
-	     g_workload_selection == ACCEL_COMPARE ||
-	     g_workload_selection == ACCEL_FILL)
-	    && ((g_capabilites & ACCEL_BATCH) == ACCEL_BATCH) &&
-	    g_queue_depth > 1) {
+	/* TODO: remove batch check once implemented for IOAT */
+	if ((g_capabilites & ACCEL_BATCH) == ACCEL_BATCH && g_queue_depth > 1) {
 
 		/* Selected engine supports batching and we have enough, so do it. */
 		max_per_batch = spdk_accel_batch_get_max(worker->ch);
diff --git a/include/spdk/accel_engine.h b/include/spdk/accel_engine.h
index 428c771ca..dcf0ab130 100644
--- a/include/spdk/accel_engine.h
+++ b/include/spdk/accel_engine.h
@@ -299,6 +299,27 @@ int spdk_accel_batch_prep_fill(struct spdk_accel_task *accel_req, struct spdk_io
 int spdk_accel_submit_fill(struct spdk_accel_task *accel_req, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 			   void *dst, uint8_t fill, uint64_t nbytes, spdk_accel_completion_cb cb);
 
+/**
+ * Synchronous call to prepare a crc32c request into a previously initialized batch
+ *  created with spdk_accel_batch_create(). The callback will be called when the crc32c
+ *  completes after the batch has been submitted by an asynchronous call to
+ *  spdk_accel_batch_submit().
+ *
+ * \param accel_req Accel request task.
+ * \param ch I/O channel to submit request to the accel engine.
+ * \param batch Handle provided when the batch was started with spdk_accel_batch_create().
+ * \param dst Destination to write the CRC-32C to.
+ * \param src The source address for the data.
+ * \param seed Four byte seed value.
+ * \param nbytes Length in bytes.
+ * \param cb Called when this operation completes.
+ *
+ * \return 0 on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+int spdk_accel_batch_prep_crc32c(struct spdk_accel_task *accel_req, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
+				 struct spdk_accel_batch *batch, uint32_t *dst, void *src, uint32_t seed,
+				 uint64_t nbytes, spdk_accel_completion_cb cb);
+
 /**
  * Submit a CRC-32C calculation request.
  *
diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/accel_engine.h b/include/spdk_internal/accel_engine.h
index e8c2d880a..89f2117b5 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/accel_engine.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/accel_engine.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ struct spdk_accel_engine {
 				  void *src1, void *src2, uint64_t nbytes, spdk_accel_completion_cb cb);
 	int (*batch_prep_fill)(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_accel_batch *batch,
 			       void *dst, uint8_t fill, uint64_t nbytes, spdk_accel_completion_cb cb);
+	int (*batch_prep_crc32c)(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_accel_batch *batch,
+				 uint32_t *dst, void *src, uint32_t seed, uint64_t nbytes,
+				 spdk_accel_completion_cb cb);
 	int (*batch_submit)(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_accel_batch *batch,
 			    spdk_accel_completion_cb cb);
 	int (*compare)(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, void *src1, void *src2,
diff --git a/lib/accel/accel_engine.c b/lib/accel/accel_engine.c
index 7d36585d7..1f7973224 100644
--- a/lib/accel/accel_engine.c
+++ b/lib/accel/accel_engine.c
@@ -270,6 +270,21 @@ spdk_accel_batch_prep_fill(struct spdk_accel_task *accel_req, struct spdk_io_cha
 			batch, dst, fill, nbytes, _accel_engine_done);
 }
 
+/* Accel framework public API for batch prep_crc32c function.  All engines are
+ * required to implement this API.
+ */
+int
+spdk_accel_batch_prep_crc32c(struct spdk_accel_task *accel_req, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
+			     struct spdk_accel_batch *batch, uint32_t *dst, void *src, uint32_t seed,
+			     uint64_t nbytes, spdk_accel_completion_cb cb)
+{
+	struct accel_io_channel *accel_ch = spdk_io_channel_get_ctx(ch);
+
+	accel_req->cb = cb;
+	return accel_ch->engine->batch_prep_crc32c(accel_req->offload_ctx, accel_ch->ch,
+			batch, dst, src, seed, nbytes, _accel_engine_done);
+}
+
 /* Accel framework public API for compare function */
 int
 spdk_accel_submit_compare(struct spdk_accel_task *accel_req, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
@@ -664,6 +679,30 @@ sw_accel_batch_prep_fill(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+sw_accel_batch_prep_crc32c(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
+			   struct spdk_accel_batch *batch, uint32_t *dst, void *src,
+			   uint32_t seed, uint64_t nbytes, spdk_accel_completion_cb cb)
+{
+	struct sw_accel_op *op;
+	struct sw_accel_io_channel *sw_ch = spdk_io_channel_get_ctx(ch);
+
+	op = _prep_op(cb_arg, sw_ch, batch, cb);
+	if (op == NULL) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Command specific. */
+	op->dst = (void *)dst;
+	op->src = src;
+	op->seed = seed;
+	op->nbytes = nbytes;
+	op->op_code = SW_ACCEL_OPCODE_CRC32C;
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sw_ch->batch, op, link);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 sw_accel_batch_submit(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_accel_batch *batch,
 		      spdk_accel_completion_cb cb)
@@ -698,6 +737,9 @@ sw_accel_batch_submit(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_acce
 		case SW_ACCEL_OPCODE_MEMFILL:
 			memset(op->dst, op->fill_pattern, op->nbytes);
 			break;
+		case SW_ACCEL_OPCODE_CRC32C:
+			*(uint32_t *)op->dst = spdk_crc32c_update(op->src, op->nbytes, ~op->seed);
+			break;
 		default:
 			assert(false);
 			break;
@@ -801,6 +843,7 @@ static struct spdk_accel_engine sw_accel_engine = {
 	.batch_prep_dualcast	= sw_accel_batch_prep_dualcast,
 	.batch_prep_compare	= sw_accel_batch_prep_compare,
 	.batch_prep_fill	= sw_accel_batch_prep_fill,
+	.batch_prep_crc32c	= sw_accel_batch_prep_crc32c,
 	.batch_submit		= sw_accel_batch_submit,
 	.compare		= sw_accel_submit_compare,
 	.fill			= sw_accel_submit_fill,
diff --git a/lib/accel/spdk_accel.map b/lib/accel/spdk_accel.map
index e7f2f0546..d89d3172f 100644
--- a/lib/accel/spdk_accel.map
+++ b/lib/accel/spdk_accel.map
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	spdk_accel_batch_prep_dualcast;
 	spdk_accel_batch_prep_compare;
 	spdk_accel_batch_prep_fill;
+	spdk_accel_batch_prep_crc32c;
 	spdk_accel_batch_submit;
 	spdk_accel_submit_copy;
 	spdk_accel_submit_dualcast;