diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index db2cb7bd..6fb2b60b 100644
--- a/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -2026,6 +2026,7 @@ int amdgpu_create_userqueue(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
 			    uint64_t wptr_va,
 			    uint64_t rptr_va,
 			    void *mqd_in,
+			    uint32_t flags,
 			    uint32_t *queue_id);
 
 /**
diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu_userq.c b/amdgpu/amdgpu_userq.c
index 3de0bde5..123c979e 100644
--- a/amdgpu/amdgpu_userq.c
+++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu_userq.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ amdgpu_create_userqueue(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
 			uint64_t wptr_va,
 			uint64_t rptr_va,
 			void *mqd_in,
+			uint32_t flags,
 			uint32_t *queue_id)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ amdgpu_create_userqueue(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
 
 	userq.in.mqd = (uint64_t)mqd_in;
 	userq.in.mqd_size = mqd_size;
+	userq.in.flags = flags;
 
 	ret = drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd, DRM_AMDGPU_USERQ,
 				  &userq, sizeof(userq));
diff --git a/include/drm/amdgpu_drm.h b/include/drm/amdgpu_drm.h
index a81eb7f9..822539f7 100644
--- a/include/drm/amdgpu_drm.h
+++ b/include/drm/amdgpu_drm.h
@@ -327,6 +327,16 @@ union drm_amdgpu_ctx {
 #define AMDGPU_USERQ_OP_CREATE	1
 #define AMDGPU_USERQ_OP_FREE	2
 
+/* queue priority levels */
+#define AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_MASK  0x3
+#define AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_SHIFT 0
+#define AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_NORMAL_LOW 0
+#define AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_LOW 1
+#define AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_NORMAL_HIGH 2
+#define AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH 3 /* admin only */
+/* for queues that need access to protected content */
+#define AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_SECURE  (1 << 2)
+
 /*
  * This structure is a container to pass input configuration
  * info for all supported userqueue related operations.
@@ -353,7 +363,11 @@ struct drm_amdgpu_userq_in {
 	 * and doorbell_offset in the doorbell bo.
 	 */
 	__u32   doorbell_offset;
-	__u32   _pad;
+	/**
+	 * @flags: flags used for queue parameters
+	 */
+	__u32 flags;
+
 	/**
 	 * @queue_va: Virtual address of the GPU memory which holds the queue
 	 * object. The queue holds the workload packets.