diff --git a/include/spdk/idxd.h b/include/spdk/idxd.h
index cadb680ed..933b5ac0a 100644
--- a/include/spdk/idxd.h
+++ b/include/spdk/idxd.h
@@ -333,6 +333,25 @@ int spdk_idxd_submit_decompress(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan,
 				struct iovec *siov, uint32_t siovcnt,
 				int flags, spdk_idxd_req_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 
+/**
+ * Build and submit an IDXD raw request.
+ *
+ * This function will process the supplied descriptor and then immediately submit
+ * by writing to the proper device portal.
+ *
+ * \param chan IDXD channel to submit request.
+ * \param desc proprely formatted IDXD descriptor.  Memory addresses should be physical.
+ * The completion address will be filled in by the lower level library.
+ * \param cb_fn Callback function which will be called when the request is complete.
+ * \param cb_arg Opaque value which will be passed back as the arg parameter in
+ * the completion callback.
+ *
+ * \return 0 on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+int spdk_idxd_submit_raw_desc(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan,
+			      struct idxd_hw_desc *desc,
+			      spdk_idxd_req_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
+
 /**
  * Check for completed requests on an IDXD channel.
  *
diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd.c b/lib/idxd/idxd.c
index a122e0534..10e24a6f2 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd.c
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd.c
@@ -1274,6 +1274,38 @@ spdk_idxd_submit_decompress(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+int
+spdk_idxd_submit_raw_desc(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan,
+			  struct idxd_hw_desc *_desc,
+			  spdk_idxd_req_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
+{
+	struct idxd_hw_desc *desc;
+	struct idxd_ops *op;
+	int rc, flags = 0;
+	uint64_t comp_addr;
+
+	assert(chan != NULL);
+	assert(_desc != NULL);
+
+	/* Common prep. */
+	rc = _idxd_prep_command(chan, cb_fn, cb_arg, flags, &desc, &op);
+	if (rc) {
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	/* Command specific. */
+	flags = desc->flags;
+	comp_addr = desc->completion_addr;
+	memcpy(desc, _desc, sizeof(*desc));
+	desc->flags |= flags;
+	desc->completion_addr = comp_addr;
+
+	/* Submit operation. */
+	_submit_to_hw(chan, op);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void
 _dump_sw_error_reg(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan)
 {
diff --git a/lib/idxd/spdk_idxd.map b/lib/idxd/spdk_idxd.map
index 9f96b5fa3..d603d23a2 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/spdk_idxd.map
+++ b/lib/idxd/spdk_idxd.map
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	spdk_idxd_submit_fill;
         spdk_idxd_submit_compress;
         spdk_idxd_submit_decompress;
+	spdk_idxd_submit_raw_desc;
 	spdk_idxd_process_events;
 	spdk_idxd_get_channel;
 	spdk_idxd_put_channel;