diff --git a/scripts/perf/nvmf/README.md b/scripts/perf/nvmf/README.md
index 651460e23..1f3033a86 100644
--- a/scripts/perf/nvmf/README.md
+++ b/scripts/perf/nvmf/README.md
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ Optional, SPDK Target only:
   for ADQ testing. You need and ADQ-capable NIC like the Intel E810.
 - bpf_scripts - list of bpftrace scripts that will be attached during the
   test run. Available scripts can be found in the spdk/scripts/bpf directory.
+- idxd_settings - bool. Only for TCP transport. Enable offloading CRC32C
+  calculation to IDXD. You need a CPU with the Intel(R) Data Streaming
+  Accelerator (DSA) engine.
 
 ### Initiator system settings section
 
@@ -226,6 +229,10 @@ Optional, SPDK Initiator only:
 - adq_enable - bool; only for TCP transport. Configure system modules, NIC
   settings and create priority traffic classes for ADQ testing.
   You need an ADQ-capable NIC like Intel E810.
+- enable_data_digest - bool; only for TCP transport. Enable the data
+  digest for the bdev controller. The target can use IDXD to calculate the
+  data digest or fallback to a software optimized implementation on system
+  that don't have the Intel(R) Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA) engine.
 
 ### Fio settings section
 
diff --git a/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py b/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py
index 60eb5020b..935774641 100755
--- a/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py
+++ b/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ class SPDKTarget(Target):
         self.num_shared_buffers = 4096
         self.bpf_proc = None
         self.bpf_scripts = []
+        self.enable_idxd = False
 
         if "num_shared_buffers" in target_config:
             self.num_shared_buffers = target_config["num_shared_buffers"]
@@ -1063,6 +1064,11 @@ class SPDKTarget(Target):
             self.dif_insert_strip = target_config["dif_insert_strip"]
         if "bpf_scripts" in target_config:
             self.bpf_scripts = target_config["bpf_scripts"]
+        if "idxd_settings" in target_config:
+            self.enable_idxd = target_config["idxd_settings"]
+
+        self.log_print("====IDXD settings:====")
+        self.log_print("IDXD enabled: %s" % (self.enable_idxd))
 
     def get_num_cores(self, core_mask):
         if "0x" in core_mask:
@@ -1219,8 +1225,11 @@ class SPDKTarget(Target):
             rpc.bdev.bdev_nvme_set_options(self.client, timeout_us=0, action_on_timeout=None,
                                            nvme_adminq_poll_period_us=100000, retry_count=4)
 
-        rpc.app.framework_set_scheduler(self.client, name=self.scheduler_name)
+        if self.enable_idxd:
+            rpc.idxd.idxd_scan_accel_engine(self.client, config_number=0, config_kernel_mode=None)
+            self.log_print("Target IDXD accel engine enabled")
 
+        rpc.app.framework_set_scheduler(self.client, name=self.scheduler_name)
         rpc.framework_start_init(self.client)
 
         if self.bpf_scripts:
@@ -1340,6 +1349,11 @@ class SPDKInitiator(Initiator):
         # Required fields
         self.num_cores = initiator_config["num_cores"]
 
+        # Optional fields
+        self.enable_data_digest = False
+        if "enable_data_digest" in initiator_config:
+            self.enable_data_digest = initiator_config["enable_data_digest"]
+
     def install_spdk(self):
         self.log_print("Using fio binary %s" % self.fio_bin)
         self.exec_cmd(["git", "-C", self.spdk_dir, "submodule", "update", "--init"])
@@ -1378,6 +1392,9 @@ class SPDKInitiator(Initiator):
             if self.enable_adq:
                 nvme_ctrl["params"].update({"priority": "1"})
 
+            if self.enable_data_digest:
+                nvme_ctrl["params"].update({"ddgst": self.enable_data_digest})
+
             bdev_cfg_section["subsystems"][0]["config"].append(nvme_ctrl)
 
         return json.dumps(bdev_cfg_section, indent=2)