diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
index 87220044a..7652c7431 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
@@ -1837,6 +1837,7 @@ dpaa2_sec_cipher_init(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 
 	flc = &priv->flc_desc[0].flc;
 
+	session->ctxt_type = DPAA2_SEC_CIPHER;
 	session->cipher_key.data = rte_zmalloc(NULL, xform->cipher.key.length,
 			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
 	if (session->cipher_key.data == NULL) {
@@ -1973,6 +1974,7 @@ dpaa2_sec_auth_init(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 	priv->fle_pool = dev_priv->fle_pool;
 	flc = &priv->flc_desc[DESC_INITFINAL].flc;
 
+	session->ctxt_type = DPAA2_SEC_AUTH;
 	session->auth_key.data = rte_zmalloc(NULL, xform->auth.key.length,
 			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
 	if (session->auth_key.data == NULL) {
@@ -2481,27 +2483,33 @@ dpaa2_sec_set_session_parameters(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 
 	/* Cipher Only */
 	if (xform->type == RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_CIPHER && xform->next == NULL) {
-		session->ctxt_type = DPAA2_SEC_CIPHER;
 		ret = dpaa2_sec_cipher_init(dev, xform, session);
 
 	/* Authentication Only */
 	} else if (xform->type == RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AUTH &&
 		   xform->next == NULL) {
-		session->ctxt_type = DPAA2_SEC_AUTH;
 		ret = dpaa2_sec_auth_init(dev, xform, session);
 
 	/* Cipher then Authenticate */
 	} else if (xform->type == RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_CIPHER &&
 		   xform->next->type == RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AUTH) {
 		session->ext_params.aead_ctxt.auth_cipher_text = true;
-		ret = dpaa2_sec_aead_chain_init(dev, xform, session);
-
+		if (xform->cipher.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL)
+			ret = dpaa2_sec_auth_init(dev, xform, session);
+		else if (xform->next->auth.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL)
+			ret = dpaa2_sec_cipher_init(dev, xform, session);
+		else
+			ret = dpaa2_sec_aead_chain_init(dev, xform, session);
 	/* Authenticate then Cipher */
 	} else if (xform->type == RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AUTH &&
 		   xform->next->type == RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_CIPHER) {
 		session->ext_params.aead_ctxt.auth_cipher_text = false;
-		ret = dpaa2_sec_aead_chain_init(dev, xform, session);
-
+		if (xform->auth.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL)
+			ret = dpaa2_sec_cipher_init(dev, xform, session);
+		else if (xform->next->cipher.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL)
+			ret = dpaa2_sec_auth_init(dev, xform, session);
+		else
+			ret = dpaa2_sec_aead_chain_init(dev, xform, session);
 	/* AEAD operation for AES-GCM kind of Algorithms */
 	} else if (xform->type == RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AEAD &&
 		   xform->next == NULL) {
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_priv.h b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_priv.h
index 648bf8045..64e340cde 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_priv.h
@@ -200,6 +200,27 @@ typedef struct dpaa2_sec_session_entry {
 } dpaa2_sec_session;
 
 static const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities dpaa2_sec_capabilities[] = {
+	{	/* NULL (AUTH) */
+		.op = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC,
+		{.sym = {
+			.xform_type = RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AUTH,
+			{.auth = {
+				.algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL,
+				.block_size = 1,
+				.key_size = {
+					.min = 0,
+					.max = 0,
+					.increment = 0
+				},
+				.digest_size = {
+					.min = 0,
+					.max = 0,
+					.increment = 0
+				},
+				.iv_size = { 0 }
+			}, },
+		}, },
+	},
 	{	/* MD5 HMAC */
 		.op = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC,
 		{.sym = {
@@ -356,6 +377,26 @@ static const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities dpaa2_sec_capabilities[] = {
 			}, }
 		}, }
 	},
+	{	/* NULL (CIPHER) */
+		.op = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC,
+		{.sym = {
+			.xform_type = RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_CIPHER,
+			{.cipher = {
+				.algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL,
+				.block_size = 1,
+				.key_size = {
+					.min = 0,
+					.max = 0,
+					.increment = 0
+				},
+				.iv_size = {
+					.min = 0,
+					.max = 0,
+					.increment = 0
+				}
+			}, },
+		}, }
+	},
 	{	/* AES CBC */
 		.op = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC,
 		{.sym = {
