diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
index 0ef671c06..7680ac0ce 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ struct nvme_bdev_io {
 
 	/** Saved status for admin passthru completion event, PI error verification, or intermediate compare-and-write status */
 	struct spdk_nvme_cpl cpl;
+	/** Extended IO opts passed by the user to bdev layer and mapped to NVME format */
+	struct spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_ext_io_opts ext_opts;
 
 	/** Originating thread */
 	struct spdk_thread *orig_thread;
@@ -3291,6 +3293,7 @@ bdev_nvme_readv(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 		void *md, uint64_t lba_count, uint64_t lba, uint32_t flags)
 {
 	int rc;
+	struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io = spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(bio);
 
 	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(bdev_nvme, "read %" PRIu64 " blocks with offset %#" PRIx64 "\n",
 		      lba_count, lba);
@@ -3300,7 +3303,18 @@ bdev_nvme_readv(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 	bio->iovpos = 0;
 	bio->iov_offset = 0;
 
-	if (iovcnt == 1) {
+	if (bdev_io->internal.ext_opts) {
+		bio->ext_opts.size = sizeof(struct spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_ext_io_opts);
+		bio->ext_opts.memory_domain = bdev_io->internal.ext_opts->memory_domain;
+		bio->ext_opts.memory_domain_ctx = bdev_io->internal.ext_opts->memory_domain_ctx;
+		bio->ext_opts.io_flags = flags;
+		bio->ext_opts.metadata = md;
+
+		rc = spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_readv_ext(ns, qpair, lba, lba_count,
+						bdev_nvme_readv_done, bio,
+						bdev_nvme_queued_reset_sgl, bdev_nvme_queued_next_sge,
+						&bio->ext_opts);
+	} else if (iovcnt == 1) {
 		rc = spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_read_with_md(ns, qpair, iov[0].iov_base, md, lba,
 						   lba_count,
 						   bdev_nvme_readv_done, bio,
@@ -3326,6 +3340,7 @@ bdev_nvme_writev(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 		 uint32_t flags)
 {
 	int rc;
+	struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io = spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(bio);
 
 	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(bdev_nvme, "write %" PRIu64 " blocks with offset %#" PRIx64 "\n",
 		      lba_count, lba);
@@ -3335,7 +3350,18 @@ bdev_nvme_writev(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 	bio->iovpos = 0;
 	bio->iov_offset = 0;
 
-	if (iovcnt == 1) {
+	if (bdev_io->internal.ext_opts) {
+		bio->ext_opts.size = sizeof(struct spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_ext_io_opts);
+		bio->ext_opts.memory_domain = bdev_io->internal.ext_opts->memory_domain;
+		bio->ext_opts.memory_domain_ctx = bdev_io->internal.ext_opts->memory_domain_ctx;
+		bio->ext_opts.io_flags = flags;
+		bio->ext_opts.metadata = md;
+
+		rc = spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_writev_ext(ns, qpair, lba, lba_count,
+						 bdev_nvme_readv_done, bio,
+						 bdev_nvme_queued_reset_sgl, bdev_nvme_queued_next_sge,
+						 &bio->ext_opts);
+	} else if (iovcnt == 1) {
 		rc = spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_write_with_md(ns, qpair, iov[0].iov_base, md, lba,
 						    lba_count,
 						    bdev_nvme_writev_done, bio,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
index 01e6eee2e..54fabb6fe 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
@@ -909,6 +909,32 @@ spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_writev_with_md(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair
 	return ut_submit_nvme_request(ns, qpair, SPDK_NVME_OPC_WRITE, cb_fn, cb_arg);
 }
 
+static bool g_ut_readv_ext_called;
+int
+spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_readv_ext(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
+			   uint64_t lba, uint32_t lba_count,
+			   spdk_nvme_cmd_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg,
+			   spdk_nvme_req_reset_sgl_cb reset_sgl_fn,
+			   spdk_nvme_req_next_sge_cb next_sge_fn,
+			   struct spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_ext_io_opts *opts)
+{
+	g_ut_readv_ext_called = true;
+	return ut_submit_nvme_request(ns, qpair, SPDK_NVME_OPC_READ, cb_fn, cb_arg);
+}
+
+static bool g_ut_writev_ext_called;
+int
+spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_writev_ext(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
+			    uint64_t lba, uint32_t lba_count,
+			    spdk_nvme_cmd_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg,
+			    spdk_nvme_req_reset_sgl_cb reset_sgl_fn,
+			    spdk_nvme_req_next_sge_cb next_sge_fn,
+			    struct spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_ext_io_opts *opts)
+{
+	g_ut_writev_ext_called = true;
+	return ut_submit_nvme_request(ns, qpair, SPDK_NVME_OPC_WRITE, cb_fn, cb_arg);
+}
+
 int
 spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_comparev_with_md(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 				  uint64_t lba, uint32_t lba_count,
@@ -1990,6 +2016,7 @@ test_submit_nvme_cmd(void)
 	struct nvme_bdev *bdev;
 	struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io;
 	struct spdk_io_channel *ch;
+	struct spdk_bdev_ext_io_opts ext_io_opts = {};
 	int rc;
 
 	memset(attached_names, 0, sizeof(char *) * STRING_SIZE);
@@ -2038,6 +2065,19 @@ test_submit_nvme_cmd(void)
 
 	ut_test_submit_fused_nvme_cmd(ch, bdev_io);
 
+	/* Verify that ext NVME API is called if bdev_io ext_opts is set */
+	bdev_io->internal.ext_opts = &ext_io_opts;
+	g_ut_readv_ext_called = false;
+	ut_test_submit_nvme_cmd(ch, bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_READ);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_ut_readv_ext_called == true);
+	g_ut_readv_ext_called = false;
+
+	g_ut_writev_ext_called = false;
+	ut_test_submit_nvme_cmd(ch, bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_WRITE);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_ut_writev_ext_called == true);
+	g_ut_writev_ext_called = false;
+	bdev_io->internal.ext_opts = NULL;
+
 	ut_test_submit_admin_cmd(ch, bdev_io, ctrlr);
 
 	free(bdev_io);