diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index 27d690166..4fae63241 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -258,8 +258,16 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts {
 
 	/* Hole at bytes 610-616. */
 	uint8_t reserved610[7];
+
+	/**
+	 * Disable reading CHANGED_NS_LIST log page in response to an NS_ATTR_CHANGED AEN
+	 * The upper layer should reading CHANGED_NS_LIST log page instead if set to true.
+	 *
+	 * Default is `false` (CHANGED_NS_LIST log page is read).
+	 */
+	uint8_t disable_read_changed_ns_list_log_page;
 } __attribute__((packed));
-SPDK_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts) == 616, "Incorrect size");
+SPDK_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts) == 617, "Incorrect size");
 
 /**
  * NVMe acceleration operation callback.
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme.c b/lib/nvme/nvme.c
index 6a21cfa3e..a1aeb067b 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme.c
@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ nvme_ctrlr_opts_init(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *opts,
 	SET_FIELD(admin_queue_size);
 	SET_FIELD(fabrics_connect_timeout_us);
 	SET_FIELD(disable_read_ana_log_page);
+	SET_FIELD(disable_read_changed_ns_list_log_page);
 
 #undef FIELD_OK
 #undef SET_FIELD
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index a091b5d3c..f9f0ca63b 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_default_ctrlr_opts(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *opts, size_t
 	SET_FIELD(admin_queue_size, DEFAULT_ADMIN_QUEUE_SIZE);
 	SET_FIELD(fabrics_connect_timeout_us, NVME_FABRIC_CONNECT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT);
 	SET_FIELD(disable_read_ana_log_page, false);
+	SET_FIELD(disable_read_changed_ns_list_log_page, false);
 
 #undef FIELD_OK
 #undef SET_FIELD
@@ -2980,6 +2981,10 @@ nvme_ctrlr_clear_changed_ns_log(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	uint32_t	nsid;
 	size_t		buf_size = (SPDK_NVME_MAX_CHANGED_NAMESPACES * sizeof(uint32_t));
 
+	if (ctrlr->opts.disable_read_changed_ns_list_log_page) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	buffer = spdk_dma_zmalloc(buf_size, 4096, NULL);
 	if (!buffer) {
 		NVME_CTRLR_ERRLOG(ctrlr, "Failed to allocate buffer for getting "