diff --git a/lib/dp-packet.h b/lib/dp-packet.h index
9f8991faad52..6b90cec2afb4 100644
--- a/lib/dp-packet.h
+++ b/lib/dp-packet.h
@@ -53,7 +53,25 @@ enum OVS_PACKED_ENUM dp_packet_source {  enum
dp_packet_offload_mask {
     DP_PACKET_OL_RSS_HASH_MASK  = 0x1, /* Is the 'rss_hash' valid? */
     DP_PACKET_OL_FLOW_MARK_MASK = 0x2, /* Is the 'flow_mark' valid? */
+    DP_PACKET_OL_RX_L4_CKSUM_BAD = 1 << 3,
+    DP_PACKET_OL_RX_IP_CKSUM_BAD = 1 << 4,
+    DP_PACKET_OL_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD = 1 << 5,
+    DP_PACKET_OL_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD = 1 << 6,
+    DP_PACKET_OL_TX_TCP_SEG = 1 << 7,
+    DP_PACKET_OL_TX_IPV4 = 1 << 8,
+    DP_PACKET_OL_TX_IPV6 = 1 << 9,
+    DP_PACKET_OL_TX_TCP_CKSUM = 1 << 10,
+    DP_PACKET_OL_TX_UDP_CKSUM = 1 << 11,
+    DP_PACKET_OL_TX_SCTP_CKSUM = 1 << 12,
 };
+
+#define DP_PACKET_OL_TX_L4_MASK (DP_PACKET_OL_TX_TCP_CKSUM | \
+                                 DP_PACKET_OL_TX_UDP_CKSUM | \
+                                 DP_PACKET_OL_TX_SCTP_CKSUM) #define 
+DP_PACKET_OL_RX_IP_CKSUM_MASK (DP_PACKET_OL_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD | \
+                                       DP_PACKET_OL_RX_IP_CKSUM_BAD) 
+#define DP_PACKET_OL_RX_L4_CKSUM_MASK (DP_PACKET_OL_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD | \
+                                       DP_PACKET_OL_RX_L4_CKSUM_BAD)
 #else
 /* DPDK mbuf ol_flags that are not really an offload flags.  These are
mostly
  * related to mbuf memory layout and OVS should not touch/clear them. */ @@
-739,82 +757,79 @@ dp_packet_set_allocated(struct dp_packet *b, uint16_t s)
     b->allocated_ = s;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline bool -dp_packet_hwol_is_tso(const struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_is_tso(const struct dp_packet *b)
 {
-    return false;
+    return !!(b->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_TX_TCP_SEG);
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline bool -dp_packet_hwol_is_ipv4(const struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_is_ipv4(const struct dp_packet *b)
 {
-    return false;
+    return !!(b->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_TX_IPV4);
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline uint64_t -dp_packet_hwol_l4_mask(const struct dp_packet *b
OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_l4_mask(const struct dp_packet *b)
 {
-    return 0;
+    return b->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_TX_L4_MASK;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline bool -dp_packet_hwol_l4_is_tcp(const struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_l4_is_tcp(const struct dp_packet *b)
 {
-    return false;
+    return (b->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_TX_L4_MASK) ==
+            DP_PACKET_OL_TX_TCP_CKSUM;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline bool -dp_packet_hwol_l4_is_udp(const struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_l4_is_udp(const struct dp_packet *b)
 {
-    return false;
+    return (b->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_TX_L4_MASK) ==
+            DP_PACKET_OL_TX_UDP_CKSUM;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline bool -dp_packet_hwol_l4_is_sctp(const struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_l4_is_sctp(const struct dp_packet *b)
 {
-    return false;
+    return (b->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_TX_L4_MASK) ==
+            DP_PACKET_OL_TX_SCTP_CKSUM;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline void -dp_packet_hwol_set_tx_ipv4(struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_set_tx_ipv4(struct dp_packet *b)
 {
+    b->ol_flags |= DP_PACKET_OL_TX_IPV4;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline void -dp_packet_hwol_set_tx_ipv6(struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_set_tx_ipv6(struct dp_packet *b)
 {
+    b->ol_flags |= DP_PACKET_OL_TX_IPV6;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline void -dp_packet_hwol_set_csum_tcp(struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_set_csum_tcp(struct dp_packet *b)
 {
+    b->ol_flags |= DP_PACKET_OL_TX_TCP_CKSUM;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline void -dp_packet_hwol_set_csum_udp(struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_set_csum_udp(struct dp_packet *b)
 {
+    b->ol_flags |= DP_PACKET_OL_TX_UDP_CKSUM;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline void -dp_packet_hwol_set_csum_sctp(struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_set_csum_sctp(struct dp_packet *b)
 {
+    b->ol_flags |= DP_PACKET_OL_TX_SCTP_CKSUM;
 }
 
-/* There are no implementation when not DPDK enabled datapath. */  static
inline void -dp_packet_hwol_set_tcp_seg(struct dp_packet *b OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_hwol_set_tcp_seg(struct dp_packet *b)
 {
+    b->ol_flags |= DP_PACKET_OL_TX_TCP_SEG;
 }
 
 /* Returns the RSS hash of the packet 'p'.  Note that the returned value is
@@ -845,27 +860,31 @@ dp_packet_reset_offload(struct dp_packet *p)  }
 
 static inline bool
-dp_packet_ip_checksum_valid(const struct dp_packet *p OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_ip_checksum_valid(const struct dp_packet *p)
 {
-    return false;
+    return (p->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_RX_IP_CKSUM_MASK) ==
+            DP_PACKET_OL_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD;
 }
 
 static inline bool
-dp_packet_ip_checksum_bad(const struct dp_packet *p OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_ip_checksum_bad(const struct dp_packet *p)
 {
-    return false;
+    return (p->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_RX_IP_CKSUM_MASK) ==
+            DP_PACKET_OL_RX_IP_CKSUM_BAD;
 }
 
 static inline bool
-dp_packet_l4_checksum_valid(const struct dp_packet *p OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_l4_checksum_valid(const struct dp_packet *p)
 {
-    return false;
+    return (p->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_RX_L4_CKSUM_MASK) ==
+            DP_PACKET_OL_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD;
 }
 
 static inline bool
-dp_packet_l4_checksum_bad(const struct dp_packet *p OVS_UNUSED)
+dp_packet_l4_checksum_bad(const struct dp_packet *p)
 {
-    return false;
+    return (p->ol_flags & DP_PACKET_OL_RX_L4_CKSUM_MASK) ==
+            DP_PACKET_OL_RX_L4_CKSUM_BAD;
 }
 
 static inline bool
diff --git a/lib/userspace-tso.c b/lib/userspace-tso.c index
6a4a0149b7f5..f843c2a763ce 100644
--- a/lib/userspace-tso.c
+++ b/lib/userspace-tso.c
@@ -34,13 +34,8 @@ userspace_tso_init(const struct smap *ovs_other_config)
         static struct ovsthread_once once = OVSTHREAD_ONCE_INITIALIZER;
 
         if (ovsthread_once_start(&once)) { -#ifdef DPDK_NETDEV
             VLOG_INFO("Userspace TCP Segmentation Offloading support
enabled");
             userspace_tso = true;
-#else
-            VLOG_WARN("Userspace TCP Segmentation Offloading can not be
enabled"
-                      "since OVS is built without DPDK support.");
-#endif
             ovsthread_once_done(&once);
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore index
c5abb32d025a..d6591c3f5f8f 100644
--- a/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 /system-userspace-testsuite
 /system-userspace-testsuite.dir/
 /system-userspace-testsuite.log
+/system-tso-testsuite
+/system-tso-testsuite.dir/
+/system-tso-testsuite.log
 /system-offloads-testsuite
 /system-offloads-testsuite.dir/
 /system-offloads-testsuite.log
diff --git a/tests/automake.mk b/tests/automake.mk index
9c7ebdce9bf0..b8ddc069417e 100644
--- a/tests/automake.mk
+++ b/tests/automake.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	$(SYSTEM_TESTSUITE_AT) \
 	$(SYSTEM_KMOD_TESTSUITE_AT) \
 	$(SYSTEM_USERSPACE_TESTSUITE_AT) \
+	$(SYSTEM_TSO_TESTSUITE_AT) \
 	$(SYSTEM_AFXDP_TESTSUITE_AT) \
 	$(SYSTEM_OFFLOADS_TESTSUITE_AT) \
 	$(SYSTEM_DPDK_TESTSUITE_AT) \
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	$(TESTSUITE) \
 	$(SYSTEM_KMOD_TESTSUITE) \
 	$(SYSTEM_USERSPACE_TESTSUITE) \
+	$(SYSTEM_TSO_TESTSUITE) \
 	$(SYSTEM_AFXDP_TESTSUITE) \
 	$(SYSTEM_OFFLOADS_TESTSUITE) \
 	$(SYSTEM_DPDK_TESTSUITE) \
@@ -154,6 +156,10 @@ SYSTEM_USERSPACE_TESTSUITE_AT = \
 	tests/system-userspace-macros.at \
 	tests/system-userspace-packet-type-aware.at
 
+SYSTEM_TSO_TESTSUITE_AT = \
+	tests/system-tso-testsuite.at \
+	tests/system-tso-macros.at
+
 SYSTEM_AFXDP_TESTSUITE_AT = \
 	tests/system-userspace-macros.at \
 	tests/system-afxdp-testsuite.at \
@@ -183,6 +189,7 @@ TESTSUITE = $(srcdir)/tests/testsuite  TESTSUITE_PATCH =
$(srcdir)/tests/testsuite.patch  SYSTEM_KMOD_TESTSUITE =
$(srcdir)/tests/system-kmod-testsuite
 SYSTEM_USERSPACE_TESTSUITE = $(srcdir)/tests/system-userspace-testsuite
+SYSTEM_TSO_TESTSUITE = $(srcdir)/tests/system-tso-testsuite
 SYSTEM_AFXDP_TESTSUITE = $(srcdir)/tests/system-afxdp-testsuite
 SYSTEM_OFFLOADS_TESTSUITE = $(srcdir)/tests/system-offloads-testsuite
 SYSTEM_DPDK_TESTSUITE = $(srcdir)/tests/system-dpdk-testsuite
@@ -326,6 +333,10 @@ check-system-userspace: all
 	set $(SHELL) '$(SYSTEM_USERSPACE_TESTSUITE)' -C tests
AUTOTEST_PATH='$(AUTOTEST_PATH)'; \
 	"$$@" $(TESTSUITEFLAGS) -j1 || (test X'$(RECHECK)' = Xyes && "$$@"
--recheck)
 
+check-system-tso: all
+	set $(SHELL) '$(SYSTEM_TSO_TESTSUITE)' -C tests
AUTOTEST_PATH='$(AUTOTEST_PATH)'; \
+	"$$@" $(TESTSUITEFLAGS) -j1 || (test X'$(RECHECK)' = Xyes && "$$@" 
+--recheck)
+
 check-afxdp: all
 	set $(SHELL) '$(SYSTEM_AFXDP_TESTSUITE)' -C tests
AUTOTEST_PATH='$(AUTOTEST_PATH)' $(TESTSUITEFLAGS) -j1; \
 	"$$@" || (test X'$(RECHECK)' = Xyes && "$$@" --recheck) @@ -367,6
+378,10 @@ $(SYSTEM_USERSPACE_TESTSUITE): package.m4 $(SYSTEM_TESTSUITE_AT)
$(SYSTEM_USERSP
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AUTOTEST) -I '$(srcdir)' -o $@.tmp $@.at
 	$(AM_V_at)mv $@.tmp $@
 
+$(SYSTEM_TSO_TESTSUITE): package.m4 $(SYSTEM_TESTSUITE_AT)
$(SYSTEM_TSO_TESTSUITE_AT) $(COMMON_MACROS_AT)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AUTOTEST) -I '$(srcdir)' -o $@.tmp $@.at
+	$(AM_V_at)mv $@.tmp $@
+
 $(SYSTEM_AFXDP_TESTSUITE): package.m4 $(SYSTEM_TESTSUITE_AT)
$(SYSTEM_AFXDP_TESTSUITE_AT) $(COMMON_MACROS_AT)
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AUTOTEST) -I '$(srcdir)' -o $@.tmp $@.at
 	$(AM_V_at)mv $@.tmp $@
diff --git a/tests/system-tso-macros.at b/tests/system-tso-macros.at new
file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b2dcc85440b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/system-tso-macros.at
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# _ADD_BR([name])
+#
+# Expands into the proper ovs-vsctl commands to create a bridge with 
+the # appropriate type and properties m4_define([_ADD_BR], [[add-br $1 
+-- set Bridge $1 datapath_type="netdev" 
+protocols=OpenFlow10,OpenFlow11,OpenFlow12,OpenFlow13,OpenFlow14,OpenFl
+ow15 fail-mode=secure ]])
+
+# OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START([vsctl-args], [vsctl-output], [=override]) 
+# # Creates a database and starts ovsdb-server, starts ovs-vswitchd # 
+connected to that database, calls ovs-vsctl to create a bridge named # 
+br0 with predictable settings, passing 'vsctl-args' as additional # 
+commands to ovs-vsctl.  If 'vsctl-args' causes ovs-vsctl to provide # 
+output (e.g. because it includes "create" commands) then 'vsctl-output'
+# specifies the expected output after filtering through uuidfilt.
+m4_define([OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START],
+  [
+   OVS_WAIT_WHILE([ip link show ovs-netdev])
+   _OVS_VSWITCHD_START([--disable-system])
+   dnl Add bridges, ports, etc.
+   OVS_WAIT_WHILE([ip link show br0])
+   AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl set Open_vSwitch .
other_config:userspace-tso-enable=true])
+   AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl -- _ADD_BR([br0]) -- $1 m4_if([$2], [], [], [| 
+uuidfilt])], [0], [$2])
+])
+
+# CONFIGURE_VETH_OFFLOADS([VETH])
+#
+# Disable TX offloads for veths.  The userspace datapath uses the 
+AF_PACKET # socket to receive packets for veths.  Unfortunately, the 
+AF_PACKET socket # doesn't play well with offloads:
+# 1. GSO packets are received without segmentation and therefore discarded.
+# 2. Packets with offloaded partial checksum are received with the wrong
+#    checksum, therefore discarded by the receiver.
+#
+# By disabling tx offloads in the non-OVS side of the veth peer we make 
+sure # that the AF_PACKET socket will not receive bad packets.
+#
+# This is a workaround, and should be removed when offloads are 
+properly # supported in netdev-linux.
+m4_define([CONFIGURE_VETH_OFFLOADS],
+    [AT_CHECK([ethtool -K $1 sg on], [0], [ignore], [ignore])]
+    [AT_CHECK([ethtool -K $1 tso on], [0], [ignore], [ignore])]
+)
diff --git a/tests/system-tso-testsuite.at b/tests/system-tso-testsuite.at
new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..99d748006a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/system-tso-testsuite.at
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+AT_INIT
+
+AT_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 2020 VMware, Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may 
+not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
+limitations under the License.])
+
+m4_ifdef([AT_COLOR_TESTS], [AT_COLOR_TESTS])
+
+m4_include([tests/ovs-macros.at])
+m4_include([tests/ovsdb-macros.at])
+m4_include([tests/ofproto-macros.at])
+m4_include([tests/system-common-macros.at])
+m4_include([tests/system-userspace-macros.at])
+m4_include([tests/system-tso-macros.at])
+
+m4_include([tests/system-traffic.at])
