diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index 8c87882dc..dfe454132 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -389,6 +389,48 @@ bool spdk_bdev_has_write_cache(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
  */
 const struct spdk_uuid *spdk_bdev_get_uuid(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
 
+/**
+ * Get the most recently measured queue depth from a bdev.
+ *
+ * The reported queue depth is the aggregate of outstanding I/O
+ * across all open channels associated with this bdev.
+ *
+ * \param bdev Block device to query.
+ *
+ * \return The most recent queue depth measurement for the bdev.
+ * If tracking is not enabled, the function will return UINT64_MAX
+ * It is also possible to receive UINT64_MAX after enabling tracking
+ * but before the first period has expired.
+ */
+uint64_t
+spdk_bdev_get_qd(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
+
+/**
+ * Get the queue depth polling period.
+ *
+ * The return value of this function is only valid if the bdev's
+ * queue depth tracking status is set to true.
+ *
+ * \param bdev Block device to query.
+ *
+ * \return The period at which this bdev's gueue depth is being refreshed.
+ */
+uint64_t
+spdk_bdev_get_qd_sampling_period(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
+
+/**
+ * Enable or disable queue depth sampling for this bdev.
+ *
+ * Enables queue depth sampling when period is greater than 0. Disables it when the period
+ * is equal to zero. The resulting queue depth is stored in the spdk_bdev object as
+ * measured_queue_depth.
+ *
+ * \param bdev Block device on which to enable queue depth tracking.
+ * \param period The period at which to poll this bdev's queue depth. If this is set
+ * to zero, polling will be disabled.
+ */
+void spdk_bdev_set_qd_sampling_period(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t period);
+
 /**
  * Obtain an I/O channel for the block device opened by the specified
  * descriptor. I/O channels are bound to threads, so the resulting I/O
@@ -948,6 +990,7 @@ int spdk_bdev_queue_io_wait(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 void spdk_bdev_get_io_stat(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 			   struct spdk_bdev_io_stat *stat);
 
+
 /**
  * Return I/O statistics for this bdev. All the required information will be passed
  * via the callback function.
diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
index 5aca11d81..568e5b85a 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
@@ -306,6 +306,19 @@ struct spdk_bdev {
 
 		/** points to a reset bdev_io if one is in progress. */
 		struct spdk_bdev_io *reset_in_progress;
+
+		/** poller for tracking the queue_depth of a device, NULL if not tracking */
+		struct spdk_poller *qd_poller;
+
+		/** period at which we poll for queue depth information */
+		uint64_t period;
+
+		/** used to aggregate queue depth while iterating across the bdev's open channels */
+		uint64_t temporary_queue_depth;
+
+		/** queue depth as calculated the last time the telemetry poller checked. */
+		uint64_t measured_queue_depth;
+
 	} internal;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 2d6c95965..4b5e7fabc 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -1642,6 +1642,63 @@ spdk_bdev_get_uuid(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 	return &bdev->uuid;
 }
 
+uint64_t
+spdk_bdev_get_qd(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
+{
+	return bdev->internal.measured_queue_depth;
+}
+
+uint64_t
+spdk_bdev_get_qd_sampling_period(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
+{
+	return bdev->internal.period;
+}
+
+static void
+_calculate_measured_qd_cpl(struct spdk_io_channel_iter *i, int status)
+{
+	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = spdk_io_channel_iter_get_ctx(i);
+
+	bdev->internal.measured_queue_depth = bdev->internal.temporary_queue_depth;
+}
+
+static void
+_calculate_measured_qd(struct spdk_io_channel_iter *i)
+{
+	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = spdk_io_channel_iter_get_ctx(i);
+	struct spdk_io_channel *io_ch = spdk_io_channel_iter_get_channel(i);
+	struct spdk_bdev_channel *ch = spdk_io_channel_get_ctx(io_ch);
+
+	bdev->internal.temporary_queue_depth += ch->io_outstanding;
+	spdk_for_each_channel_continue(i, 0);
+}
+
+static int
+spdk_bdev_calculate_measured_queue_depth(void *ctx)
+{
+	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = ctx;
+	bdev->internal.temporary_queue_depth = 0;
+	spdk_for_each_channel(__bdev_to_io_dev(bdev), _calculate_measured_qd, bdev,
+			      _calculate_measured_qd_cpl);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+spdk_bdev_set_qd_sampling_period(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t period)
+{
+	bdev->internal.period = period;
+
+	if (bdev->internal.qd_poller != NULL) {
+		spdk_poller_unregister(&bdev->internal.qd_poller);
+		bdev->internal.measured_queue_depth = UINT64_MAX;
+	}
+
+	if (period != 0) {
+		bdev->internal.qd_poller = spdk_poller_register(spdk_bdev_calculate_measured_queue_depth, bdev,
+					   period);
+	}
+}
+
 int
 spdk_bdev_notify_blockcnt_change(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t size)
 {
@@ -2748,6 +2805,7 @@ spdk_bdev_init(struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 	}
 
 	bdev->internal.status = SPDK_BDEV_STATUS_READY;
+	bdev->internal.measured_queue_depth = UINT64_MAX;
 
 	TAILQ_INIT(&bdev->internal.open_descs);
 
@@ -3091,6 +3149,8 @@ spdk_bdev_close(struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc)
 		}
 	}
 
+	spdk_bdev_set_qd_sampling_period(bdev, 0);
+
 	if (bdev->internal.status == SPDK_BDEV_STATUS_REMOVING && TAILQ_EMPTY(&bdev->internal.open_descs)) {
 		do_unregister = true;
 	}