diff --git a/hw/net/igb_core.c b/hw/net/igb_core.c
index 9ab90e8..753f17b 100644
--- a/hw/net/igb_core.c
+++ b/hw/net/igb_core.c
@@ -784,6 +784,18 @@ igb_txdesc_writeback(IGBCore *core, dma_addr_t base,
     return igb_tx_wb_eic(core, txi->idx);
 }
 
+static inline bool
+igb_tx_enabled(IGBCore *core, const E1000E_RingInfo *txi)
+{
+    bool vmdq = core->mac[MRQC] & 1;
+    uint16_t qn = txi->idx;
+    uint16_t pool = qn % IGB_NUM_VM_POOLS;
+
+    return (core->mac[TCTL] & E1000_TCTL_EN) &&
+        (!vmdq || core->mac[VFTE] & BIT(pool)) &&
+        (core->mac[TXDCTL0 + (qn * 16)] & E1000_TXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE);
+}
+
 static void
 igb_start_xmit(IGBCore *core, const IGB_TxRing *txr)
 {
@@ -793,8 +805,7 @@ igb_start_xmit(IGBCore *core, const IGB_TxRing *txr)
     const E1000E_RingInfo *txi = txr->i;
     uint32_t eic = 0;
 
-    /* TODO: check if the queue itself is enabled too. */
-    if (!(core->mac[TCTL] & E1000_TCTL_EN)) {
+    if (!igb_tx_enabled(core, txi)) {
         trace_e1000e_tx_disabled();
         return;
     }
@@ -872,6 +883,9 @@ igb_can_receive(IGBCore *core)
 
     for (i = 0; i < IGB_NUM_QUEUES; i++) {
         E1000E_RxRing rxr;
+        if (!(core->mac[RXDCTL0 + (i * 16)] & E1000_RXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE)) {
+            continue;
+        }
 
         igb_rx_ring_init(core, &rxr, i);
         if (igb_ring_enabled(core, rxr.i) && igb_has_rxbufs(core, rxr.i, 1)) {
@@ -938,7 +952,7 @@ static uint16_t igb_receive_assign(IGBCore *core, const struct eth_header *ehdr,
 
     if (core->mac[MRQC] & 1) {
         if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(ehdr->h_dest)) {
-            for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+            for (i = 0; i < IGB_NUM_VM_POOLS; i++) {
                 if (core->mac[VMOLR0 + i] & E1000_VMOLR_BAM) {
                     queues |= BIT(i);
                 }
@@ -972,7 +986,7 @@ static uint16_t igb_receive_assign(IGBCore *core, const struct eth_header *ehdr,
                 f = ta_shift[(rctl >> E1000_RCTL_MO_SHIFT) & 3];
                 f = (((ehdr->h_dest[5] << 8) | ehdr->h_dest[4]) >> f) & 0xfff;
                 if (macp[f >> 5] & (1 << (f & 0x1f))) {
-                    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+                    for (i = 0; i < IGB_NUM_VM_POOLS; i++) {
                         if (core->mac[VMOLR0 + i] & E1000_VMOLR_ROMPE) {
                             queues |= BIT(i);
                         }
@@ -995,7 +1009,7 @@ static uint16_t igb_receive_assign(IGBCore *core, const struct eth_header *ehdr,
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < IGB_NUM_VM_POOLS; i++) {
                     if (core->mac[VMOLR0 + i] & E1000_VMOLR_AUPE) {
                         mask |= BIT(i);
                     }
@@ -1011,6 +1025,7 @@ static uint16_t igb_receive_assign(IGBCore *core, const struct eth_header *ehdr,
             queues = BIT(def_pl >> E1000_VT_CTL_DEFAULT_POOL_SHIFT);
         }
 
+        queues &= core->mac[VFRE];
         igb_rss_parse_packet(core, core->rx_pkt, external_tx != NULL, rss_info);
         if (rss_info->queue & 1) {
             queues <<= 8;
@@ -1571,7 +1586,8 @@ igb_receive_internal(IGBCore *core, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
         e1000x_fcs_len(core->mac);
 
     for (i = 0; i < IGB_NUM_QUEUES; i++) {
-        if (!(queues & BIT(i))) {
+        if (!(queues & BIT(i)) ||
+            !(core->mac[RXDCTL0 + (i * 16)] & E1000_RXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE)) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -1977,9 +1993,16 @@ static void igb_set_vfmailbox(IGBCore *core, int index, uint32_t val)
 
 static void igb_vf_reset(IGBCore *core, uint16_t vfn)
 {
+    uint16_t qn0 = vfn;
+    uint16_t qn1 = vfn + IGB_NUM_VM_POOLS;
+
     /* disable Rx and Tx for the VF*/
-    core->mac[VFTE] &= ~BIT(vfn);
+    core->mac[RXDCTL0 + (qn0 * 16)] &= ~E1000_RXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE;
+    core->mac[RXDCTL0 + (qn1 * 16)] &= ~E1000_RXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE;
+    core->mac[TXDCTL0 + (qn0 * 16)] &= ~E1000_TXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE;
+    core->mac[TXDCTL0 + (qn1 * 16)] &= ~E1000_TXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE;
     core->mac[VFRE] &= ~BIT(vfn);
+    core->mac[VFTE] &= ~BIT(vfn);
     /* indicate VF reset to PF */
     core->mac[VFLRE] |= BIT(vfn);
     /* VFLRE and mailbox use the same interrupt cause */
@@ -3914,6 +3937,7 @@ igb_phy_reg_init[] = {
 static const uint32_t igb_mac_reg_init[] = {
     [LEDCTL]        = 2 | (3 << 8) | BIT(15) | (6 << 16) | (7 << 24),
     [EEMNGCTL]      = BIT(31),
+    [TXDCTL0]       = E1000_TXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE,
     [RXDCTL0]       = E1000_RXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE | (1 << 16),
     [RXDCTL1]       = 1 << 16,
     [RXDCTL2]       = 1 << 16,
diff --git a/hw/net/igb_core.h b/hw/net/igb_core.h
index 8914e0b..9cbbfd5 100644
--- a/hw/net/igb_core.h
+++ b/hw/net/igb_core.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #define IGB_MSIX_VEC_NUM        (10)
 #define IGBVF_MSIX_VEC_NUM      (3)
 #define IGB_NUM_QUEUES          (16)
+#define IGB_NUM_VM_POOLS        (8)
 
 typedef struct IGBCore IGBCore;
 
diff --git a/hw/net/igb_regs.h b/hw/net/igb_regs.h
index a658f9b..c5c5b3c 100644
--- a/hw/net/igb_regs.h
+++ b/hw/net/igb_regs.h
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ union e1000_adv_rx_desc {
 #define E1000_MRQC_RSS_FIELD_IPV6_UDP       0x00800000
 #define E1000_MRQC_RSS_FIELD_IPV6_UDP_EX    0x01000000
 
+/* Additional Transmit Descriptor Control definitions */
+#define E1000_TXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE  0x02000000 /* Enable specific Tx Queue */
+
 /* Additional Receive Descriptor Control definitions */
 #define E1000_RXDCTL_QUEUE_ENABLE  0x02000000 /* Enable specific Rx Queue */
 
