diff --git a/include/drm-uapi/amdgpu_drm.h b/include/drm-uapi/amdgpu_drm.h
index f41f9ae08d8..da35a2e66a3 100644
--- a/include/drm-uapi/amdgpu_drm.h
+++ b/include/drm-uapi/amdgpu_drm.h
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ union drm_amdgpu_ctx {
 #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)
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.cpp b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.cpp
index a6b89f00e38..fa512190aee 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_cs.cpp
@@ -982,7 +982,8 @@ amdgpu_cs_create(struct radeon_cmdbuf *rcs,
       goto fail;
 
    if (acs->aws->info.userq_ip_mask & BITFIELD_BIT(acs->ip_type)) {
-      if (!amdgpu_userq_init(acs->aws, &acs->aws->queues[acs->queue_index].userq, ip_type))
+      if (!amdgpu_userq_init(acs->aws, &acs->aws->queues[acs->queue_index].userq, ip_type,
+                             acs->queue_index))
          goto fail;
    }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.c b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.c
index be5f42f9235..9a50d79fc20 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.c
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.c
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ amdgpu_userq_deinit(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq)
 }
 
 bool
-amdgpu_userq_init(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq, enum amd_ip_type ip_type)
+amdgpu_userq_init(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq, enum amd_ip_type ip_type,
+                  unsigned queue_index)
 {
    int r = -1;
-   uint32_t hw_ip_type, flags;
+   uint32_t hw_ip_type;
    struct drm_amdgpu_userq_mqd_gfx11 gfx_mqd;
    struct drm_amdgpu_userq_mqd_compute_gfx11 compute_mqd;
    struct drm_amdgpu_userq_mqd_sdma_gfx11 sdma_mqd;
@@ -98,9 +99,6 @@ amdgpu_userq_init(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq, enum am
    if (!amdgpu_userq_ring_init(aws, userq))
       goto fail;
 
-    /* Set normal priority for the user queue. */
-   flags = AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_NORMAL_LOW;
-
    switch (userq->ip_type) {
    case AMD_IP_GFX:
       hw_ip_type = AMDGPU_HW_IP_GFX;
@@ -178,11 +176,24 @@ amdgpu_userq_init(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq, enum am
    }
 
    uint64_t ring_va = amdgpu_bo_get_va(userq->gtt_bo);
-   r = ac_drm_create_userqueue(aws->dev, hw_ip_type,
-                               get_real_bo(amdgpu_winsys_bo(userq->doorbell_bo))->kms_handle,
-                               AMDGPU_USERQ_DOORBELL_INDEX, ring_va, AMDGPU_USERQ_RING_SIZE,
-                               amdgpu_bo_get_va(userq->wptr_bo), amdgpu_bo_get_va(userq->rptr_bo),
-                               mqd, flags, &userq->userq_handle);
+   unsigned priority = queue_index == AMDGPU_QUEUE_GFX_HIGH_PRIO ?
+                          AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH :
+                          AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_NORMAL_LOW;
+
+   while (1) {
+      r = ac_drm_create_userqueue(aws->dev, hw_ip_type,
+                                  get_real_bo(amdgpu_winsys_bo(userq->doorbell_bo))->kms_handle,
+                                  AMDGPU_USERQ_DOORBELL_INDEX, ring_va, AMDGPU_USERQ_RING_SIZE,
+                                  amdgpu_bo_get_va(userq->wptr_bo), amdgpu_bo_get_va(userq->rptr_bo),
+                                  mqd, priority, &userq->userq_handle);
+      if (r == -EACCES && priority == AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH) {
+         /* Try again with a lower priority. */
+         priority = AMDGPU_USERQ_CREATE_FLAGS_QUEUE_PRIORITY_NORMAL_HIGH;
+         continue;
+      }
+      break;
+   }
+
    if (r) {
       fprintf(stderr, "amdgpu: failed to create userq\n");
       goto fail;
diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.h b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.h
index 97364a48848..809ee4b5255 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.h
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.h
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ struct amdgpu_userq {
 };
 
 bool
-amdgpu_userq_init(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq, enum amd_ip_type ip_type);
+amdgpu_userq_init(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq, enum amd_ip_type ip_type,
+                  unsigned queue_index);
 void
 amdgpu_userq_deinit(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq);