diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_common.h b/drivers/common/qat/qat_common.h
index 845c8d99ab..23715085f4 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_common.h
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_common.h
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ enum qat_service_type {
 	QAT_SERVICE_INVALID
 };
 
+enum qat_svc_list {
+	QAT_SVC_UNUSED = 0,
+	QAT_SVC_CRYPTO = 1,
+	QAT_SVC_COMPRESSION = 2,
+	QAT_SVC_SYM = 3,
+	QAT_SVC_ASYM = 4,
+};
+
 #define QAT_MAX_SERVICES		(QAT_SERVICE_INVALID)
 
 /**< Common struct for scatter-gather list operations */
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.c b/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.c
index e52d90fcd7..1b967cbcf7 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.c
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.c
@@ -148,6 +148,22 @@ qat_gen4_reset_ring_pair(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int qat_query_svc(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev, uint8_t *val)
+{
+	int ret = -(EINVAL);
+	struct qat_pf2vf_msg pf2vf_msg;
+
+	if (qat_dev->qat_dev_gen == QAT_GEN4) {
+		pf2vf_msg.msg_type = ADF_VF2PF_MSGTYPE_GET_SMALL_BLOCK_REQ;
+		pf2vf_msg.block_hdr = ADF_VF2PF_BLOCK_MSG_GET_RING_TO_SVC_REQ;
+		pf2vf_msg.msg_data = 2;
+		ret = qat_pf2vf_exch_msg(qat_dev, pf2vf_msg, 2, val);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 static void qat_dev_parse_cmd(const char *str, struct qat_dev_cmd_param
 		*qat_dev_cmd_param)
 {
@@ -296,9 +312,7 @@ qat_pci_device_allocate(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev,
 		qat_dev_parse_cmd(devargs->drv_str, qat_dev_cmd_param);
 
 	if (qat_dev->qat_dev_gen >= QAT_GEN4) {
-		int ret = qat_read_qp_config(qat_dev, qat_dev->qat_dev_gen);
-
-		if (ret) {
+		if (qat_read_qp_config(qat_dev)) {
 			QAT_LOG(ERR,
 				"Cannot acquire ring configuration for QAT_%d",
 				qat_dev_id);
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.h b/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.h
index 05e164baa7..228c057d1e 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.h
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_device.h
@@ -159,4 +159,7 @@ qat_comp_dev_create(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev __rte_unused,
 int
 qat_comp_dev_destroy(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev __rte_unused);
 
+int
+qat_query_svc(struct qat_pci_device *qat_pci_dev, uint8_t *ret);
+
 #endif /* _QAT_DEVICE_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.c b/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.c
index 8be59779f9..026ea5ee01 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.c
@@ -504,20 +504,43 @@ qat_select_valid_queue(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev, int qp_id,
 }
 
 int
-qat_read_qp_config(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev,
-			enum qat_device_gen qat_dev_gen)
+qat_read_qp_config(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev)
 {
+	int i = 0;
+	enum qat_device_gen qat_dev_gen = qat_dev->qat_dev_gen;
+
 	if (qat_dev_gen == QAT_GEN4) {
-		/* Read default configuration,
-		 * until some probe of it can be done
-		 */
-		int i = 0;
+		uint16_t svc = 0;
 
+		if (qat_query_svc(qat_dev, (uint8_t *)&svc))
+			return -(EFAULT);
 		for (; i < QAT_GEN4_BUNDLE_NUM; i++) {
 			struct qat_qp_hw_data *hw_data =
 				&qat_dev->qp_gen4_data[i][0];
-			enum qat_service_type service_type =
-				(QAT_GEN4_QP_DEFCON >> (8 * i)) & 0xFF;
+			uint8_t svc1 = (svc >> (3 * i)) & 0x7;
+			enum qat_service_type service_type = QAT_SERVICE_INVALID;
+
+			if (svc1 == QAT_SVC_SYM) {
+				service_type = QAT_SERVICE_SYMMETRIC;
+				QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
+					"Discovered SYMMETRIC service on bundle %d",
+					i);
+			} else if (svc1 == QAT_SVC_COMPRESSION) {
+				service_type = QAT_SERVICE_COMPRESSION;
+				QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
+					"Discovered COPRESSION service on bundle %d",
+					i);
+			} else if (svc1 == QAT_SVC_ASYM) {
+				service_type = QAT_SERVICE_ASYMMETRIC;
+				QAT_LOG(DEBUG,
+					"Discovered ASYMMETRIC service on bundle %d",
+					i);
+			} else {
+				QAT_LOG(ERR,
+					"Unrecognized service on bundle %d",
+					i);
+				return -(EFAULT);
+			}
 
 			memset(hw_data, 0, sizeof(*hw_data));
 			hw_data->service_type = service_type;
@@ -534,9 +557,9 @@ qat_read_qp_config(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev,
 			hw_data->rx_ring_num = 1;
 			hw_data->hw_bundle_num = i;
 		}
+		return 0;
 	}
-	/* With default config will always return success */
-	return 0;
+	return -(EINVAL);
 }
 
 static int qat_qp_check_queue_alignment(uint64_t phys_addr,
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.h b/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.h
index 3d9a757349..e1627197fa 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.h
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_qp.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ qat_select_valid_queue(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev, int qp_id,
 			enum qat_service_type service_type);
 
 int
-qat_read_qp_config(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev,
-			enum qat_device_gen qat_dev_gen);
+qat_read_qp_config(struct qat_pci_device *qat_dev);
 
 #endif /* _QAT_QP_H_ */
