diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/driinfo_iris.h b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/driinfo_iris.h
index b44ff4aa32e..e781c41a33b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/driinfo_iris.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/driinfo_iris.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ DRI_CONF_SECTION_DEBUG
    DRI_CONF_LIMIT_TRIG_INPUT_RANGE(false)
    DRI_CONF_INTEL_ENABLE_WA_14018912822(false)
    DRI_CONF_INTEL_SAMPLER_ROUTE_TO_LSC(false)
+   DRI_CONF_INTEL_DISABLE_THREADED_CONTEXT(false)
 DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
 
 DRI_CONF_SECTION_PERFORMANCE
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.c
index 70d90ddc152..39b1080bee3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_context.c
@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@ iris_create_context(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, void *priv, unsigned flags)
    if (flags & PIPE_CONTEXT_COMPUTE_ONLY)
       return ctx;
 
+   /* Threaded context disabled via drirc. */
+   if (screen->driconf.disable_threaded_context)
+      return ctx;
+
    return threaded_context_create(ctx, &screen->transfer_pool,
                                   iris_replace_buffer_storage,
                                   &(struct threaded_context_options){
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.c
index 85618cdcd5a..b6220b46fea 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.c
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ iris_screen_create(int fd, const struct pipe_screen_config *config)
       driQueryOptionb(config->options, "intel_te_distribution");
    screen->driconf.generated_indirect_threshold =
       driQueryOptioni(config->options, "generated_indirect_threshold");
+   screen->driconf.disable_threaded_context =
+      driQueryOptionb(config->options, "intel_disable_threaded_context");
 
    screen->precompile = debug_get_bool_option("shader_precompile", true);
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.h
index c9bbeded842..3d420583db5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_screen.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct iris_screen {
       bool enable_vf_distribution;
       bool enable_te_distribution;
       unsigned generated_indirect_threshold;
+      bool disable_threaded_context;
    } driconf;
 
    /** Does the kernel support various features (KERNEL_HAS_* bitfield)? */
diff --git a/src/util/driconf.h b/src/util/driconf.h
index 2cea7766681..937aed7b00c 100644
--- a/src/util/driconf.h
+++ b/src/util/driconf.h
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@
    DRI_CONF_OPT_B(intel_sampler_route_to_lsc, def, \
                   "Intel specific toggle to enable sampler route to LSC")
 
+#define DRI_CONF_INTEL_DISABLE_THREADED_CONTEXT(def) \
+   DRI_CONF_OPT_B(intel_disable_threaded_context, def, "Disable threaded context")
+
 #define DRI_CONF_VK_REQUIRE_ETC2(def) \
   DRI_CONF_OPT_B(vk_require_etc2, def, \
                  "Implement emulated ETC2 on HW that does not support it")