diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme_zns.h b/include/spdk/nvme_zns.h
index 9ee02fa33..8624f1f7d 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme_zns.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme_zns.h
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ uint64_t spdk_nvme_zns_ns_get_num_zones(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns);
  */
 const struct spdk_nvme_zns_ctrlr_data *spdk_nvme_zns_ctrlr_get_data(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 
+/**
+ * Get the maximum zone append data transfer size of a given NVMe controller.
+ *
+ * \param ctrlr Opaque handle to NVMe controller.
+ *
+ * \return Maximum zone append data transfer size of the NVMe controller in bytes.
+ */
+uint32_t spdk_nvme_zns_ctrlr_get_max_zone_append_size(const struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+
 /**
  * Submit a Close Zone operation to the specified NVMe namespace.
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvme/Makefile b/lib/nvme/Makefile
index a468d4078..776de0b0d 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/Makefile
+++ b/lib/nvme/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
 SO_VER := 4
-SO_MINOR := 1
+SO_MINOR := 2
 
 C_SRCS = nvme_ctrlr_cmd.c nvme_ctrlr.c nvme_fabric.c nvme_ns_cmd.c nvme_ns.c nvme_pcie.c nvme_qpair.c nvme.c nvme_quirks.c nvme_transport.c nvme_uevent.c nvme_ctrlr_ocssd_cmd.c \
 	nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd.c nvme_tcp.c nvme_opal.c nvme_io_msg.c nvme_poll_group.c nvme_zns.c
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 7deeec193..fb78fca71 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1667,6 +1667,14 @@ nvme_ctrlr_identify_zns_specific_done(void *arg, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cpl
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* A zero zasl value means use mdts */
+	if (ctrlr->cdata_zns->zasl) {
+		uint32_t max_append = ctrlr->min_page_size * (1 << ctrlr->cdata_zns->zasl);
+		ctrlr->max_zone_append_size = spdk_min(ctrlr->max_xfer_size, max_append);
+	} else {
+		ctrlr->max_zone_append_size = ctrlr->max_xfer_size;
+	}
+
 	nvme_ctrlr_set_state(ctrlr, NVME_CTRLR_STATE_GET_ZNS_CMD_EFFECTS_LOG,
 			     ctrlr->opts.admin_timeout_ms);
 }
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
index eca1c05fb..c57bf85e8 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
@@ -848,6 +848,9 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr {
 
 	/* scratchpad pointer that can be used to send data between two NVME_CTRLR_STATEs */
 	void				*tmp_ptr;
+
+	/* maximum zone append size in bytes */
+	uint32_t			max_zone_append_size;
 };
 
 struct spdk_nvme_probe_ctx {
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_zns.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_zns.c
index 11818b9fd..ec68aa0f8 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_zns.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_zns.c
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ spdk_nvme_zns_ctrlr_get_data(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	return ctrlr->cdata_zns;
 }
 
+uint32_t
+spdk_nvme_zns_ctrlr_get_max_zone_append_size(const struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	return ctrlr->max_zone_append_size;
+}
+
 static int
 nvme_zns_zone_mgmt_recv(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 			void *payload, uint32_t payload_size, uint64_t slba,
diff --git a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
index d8b535bd7..de041cc2a 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
+++ b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 	spdk_nvme_zns_ns_get_zone_size;
 	spdk_nvme_zns_ns_get_num_zones;
 	spdk_nvme_zns_ctrlr_get_data;
+	spdk_nvme_zns_ctrlr_get_max_zone_append_size;
 	spdk_nvme_zns_close_zone;
 	spdk_nvme_zns_finish_zone;
 	spdk_nvme_zns_open_zone;