diff --git a/include/drm-uapi/amdgpu_drm.h b/include/drm-uapi/amdgpu_drm.h
index 5a48b0acc4d..f41f9ae08d8 100644
--- a/include/drm-uapi/amdgpu_drm.h
+++ b/include/drm-uapi/amdgpu_drm.h
@@ -329,6 +329,13 @@ 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
+/* 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.
@@ -355,7 +362,7 @@ struct drm_amdgpu_userq_in {
 	 * and doorbell_offset in the doorbell bo.
 	 */
 	__u32   doorbell_offset;
-	__u32   _pad;
+	__u32   flags;
 	/**
 	 * @queue_va: Virtual address of the GPU memory which holds the queue
 	 * object. The queue holds the workload packets.
diff --git a/src/amd/common/ac_linux_drm.c b/src/amd/common/ac_linux_drm.c
index c8656716366..70fb279f055 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/ac_linux_drm.c
+++ b/src/amd/common/ac_linux_drm.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ int ac_drm_va_range_free(amdgpu_va_handle va_range_handle)
 
 int ac_drm_create_userqueue(ac_drm_device *dev, uint32_t ip_type, uint32_t doorbell_handle,
                             uint32_t doorbell_offset, uint64_t queue_va, uint64_t queue_size,
-                            uint64_t wptr_va, uint64_t rptr_va, void *mqd_in, uint32_t *queue_id)
+                            uint64_t wptr_va, uint64_t rptr_va, void *mqd_in, uint32_t flags, uint32_t *queue_id)
 {
    int ret;
    union drm_amdgpu_userq userq;
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ int ac_drm_create_userqueue(ac_drm_device *dev, uint32_t ip_type, uint32_t doorb
 
    userq.in.mqd = (uintptr_t)mqd_in;
    userq.in.mqd_size = mqd_size;
+   userq.in.flags = flags;
 
    ret = drm_ioctl_write_read(dev->fd, DRM_AMDGPU_USERQ,
                               &userq, sizeof(userq));
diff --git a/src/amd/common/ac_linux_drm.h b/src/amd/common/ac_linux_drm.h
index e569ed421ec..ddb7e0d318d 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/ac_linux_drm.h
+++ b/src/amd/common/ac_linux_drm.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ PROC int ac_drm_va_range_alloc(ac_drm_device *dev, enum amdgpu_gpu_va_range va_r
 PROC int ac_drm_va_range_free(amdgpu_va_handle va_range_handle) TAIL;
 PROC int ac_drm_create_userqueue(ac_drm_device *dev, uint32_t ip_type, uint32_t doorbell_handle,
                                  uint32_t doorbell_offset, uint64_t queue_va, uint64_t queue_size,
-                                 uint64_t wptr_va, uint64_t rptr_va, void *mqd_in,
+                                 uint64_t wptr_va, uint64_t rptr_va, void *mqd_in, uint32_t flags,
                                  uint32_t *queue_id) TAIL;
 PROC int ac_drm_free_userqueue(ac_drm_device *dev, uint32_t queue_id) TAIL;
 PROC int ac_drm_userq_signal(ac_drm_device *dev, struct drm_amdgpu_userq_signal *signal_data) TAIL;
diff --git a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.c b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.c
index 6ce420feb14..be5f42f9235 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.c
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ bool
 amdgpu_userq_init(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq, enum amd_ip_type ip_type)
 {
    int r = -1;
-   uint32_t hw_ip_type;
+   uint32_t hw_ip_type, flags;
    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;
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ 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;
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ amdgpu_userq_init(struct amdgpu_winsys *aws, struct amdgpu_userq *userq, enum am
                                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, &userq->userq_handle);
+                               mqd, flags, &userq->userq_handle);
    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 28213778643..97364a48848 100644
--- a/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.h
+++ b/src/gallium/winsys/amdgpu/drm/amdgpu_userq.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ struct amdgpu_userq {
    uint32_t userq_handle;
    enum amd_ip_type ip_type;
    simple_mtx_t lock;
+   /* flags used for queue priority level */
+   uint32_t flags;
 
    union {
       struct amdgpu_userq_gfx_data gfx_data;