diff --git a/scripts/perf/nvmf/README.md b/scripts/perf/nvmf/README.md
index d0f9a0598..52c7d4879 100644
--- a/scripts/perf/nvmf/README.md
+++ b/scripts/perf/nvmf/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ Number of shared buffers to use when creating transport layer.
 
 Boolean. If set to true - enable "dif_insert_or_strip" option for TCP transport layer.
 
+### adq_enable
+
+Configure and use ADQ on selected system. Only available when using Intel E810 NICs.
+Set to "true" to enable.
+
 ## Initiator
 
 Describes initiator arguments. There can be more than one initiator section in the configuration file.
@@ -107,6 +112,11 @@ by default. Not used if "mode" is set to "spdk".
 Path to the fio binary that will be used to compile SPDK and run the test.
 If not specified, then the script will use /usr/src/fio/fio as the default.
 
+### adq_enable
+
+Configure and use ADQ on selected system. Only available when using Intel E810 NICs.
+Set to "true" to enable.
+
 ### extra_params
 
 Space separated string with additional settings for "nvme connect" command
diff --git a/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py b/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py
index ac5999be9..aef600c14 100755
--- a/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py
+++ b/scripts/perf/nvmf/run_nvmf.py
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ class Server:
         self.local_nic_info = []
         self._nics_json_obj = {}
 
+        self.enable_adq = False
+        self.adq_priority = None
+        if "adq_enable" in server_config and server_config["adq_enable"]:
+            self.enable_adq = server_config["adq_enable"]
+            self.adq_priority = 1
+
         if not re.match("^[A-Za-z0-9]*$", name):
             self.log_print("Please use a name which contains only letters or numbers")
             sys.exit(1)
@@ -705,7 +711,8 @@ class SPDKTarget(Target):
         # Create RDMA transport layer
         rpc.nvmf.nvmf_create_transport(self.client, trtype=self.transport,
                                        num_shared_buffers=self.num_shared_buffers,
-                                       dif_insert_or_strip=self.dif_insert_strip)
+                                       dif_insert_or_strip=self.dif_insert_strip,
+                                       sock_priority=self.adq_priority)
         self.log_print("SPDK NVMeOF transport layer:")
         rpc.client.print_dict(rpc.nvmf.nvmf_get_transports(self.client))
 
@@ -809,6 +816,12 @@ class SPDKTarget(Target):
             self.log_print("Target socket options:")
             rpc.client.print_dict(rpc.sock.sock_impl_get_options(self.client, impl_name="posix"))
 
+        if self.enable_adq:
+            rpc.sock.sock_impl_set_options(self.client, impl_name="posix", enable_placement_id=1)
+            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.nvmf.nvmf_set_config(self.client, acceptor_poll_rate=10000)
+
         rpc.app.framework_set_scheduler(self.client, name=self.scheduler_name)
 
         rpc.framework_start_init(self.client)
@@ -926,6 +939,10 @@ class SPDKInitiator(Initiator):
                     "adrfam": "IPv4"
                 }
             }
+
+            if self.enable_adq:
+                nvme_ctrl["params"].update({"priority": "1"})
+
             bdev_cfg_section["subsystems"][0]["config"].append(nvme_ctrl)
 
         return json.dumps(bdev_cfg_section, indent=2)