diff --git a/block/blk-mq-debugfs.c b/block/blk-mq-debugfs.c
index 28167c9baa55..047ec887456b 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-debugfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-debugfs.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static const char *const blk_queue_flag_name[] = {
 	QUEUE_FLAG_NAME(NO_ELV_SWITCH),
 	QUEUE_FLAG_NAME(QOS_ENABLED),
 	QUEUE_FLAG_NAME(BIO_ISSUE_TIME),
+	QUEUE_FLAG_NAME(ZONED_QD1_WRITES),
 };
 #undef QUEUE_FLAG_NAME
 
diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index 55a1bbfef7d4..ca8033e6d699 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -390,6 +390,36 @@ static ssize_t queue_nr_zones_show(struct gendisk *disk, char *page)
 	return queue_var_show(disk_nr_zones(disk), page);
 }
 
+static ssize_t queue_zoned_qd1_writes_show(struct gendisk *disk, char *page)
+{
+	return queue_var_show(!!blk_queue_zoned_qd1_writes(disk->queue),
+			      page);
+}
+
+static ssize_t queue_zoned_qd1_writes_store(struct gendisk *disk,
+					    const char *page, size_t count)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q = disk->queue;
+	unsigned long qd1_writes;
+	unsigned int memflags;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	ret = queue_var_store(&qd1_writes, page, count);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	memflags = blk_mq_freeze_queue(q);
+	blk_mq_quiesce_queue(q);
+	if (qd1_writes)
+		blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_ZONED_QD1_WRITES, q);
+	else
+		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_ZONED_QD1_WRITES, q);
+	blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(q);
+	blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(q, memflags);
+
+	return count;
+}
+
 static ssize_t queue_iostats_passthrough_show(struct gendisk *disk, char *page)
 {
 	return queue_var_show(!!blk_queue_passthrough_stat(disk->queue), page);
@@ -617,6 +647,7 @@ QUEUE_LIM_RO_ENTRY(queue_max_zone_append_sectors, "zone_append_max_bytes");
 QUEUE_LIM_RO_ENTRY(queue_zone_write_granularity, "zone_write_granularity");
 
 QUEUE_LIM_RO_ENTRY(queue_zoned, "zoned");
+QUEUE_RW_ENTRY(queue_zoned_qd1_writes, "zoned_qd1_writes");
 QUEUE_RO_ENTRY(queue_nr_zones, "nr_zones");
 QUEUE_LIM_RO_ENTRY(queue_max_open_zones, "max_open_zones");
 QUEUE_LIM_RO_ENTRY(queue_max_active_zones, "max_active_zones");
@@ -754,6 +785,7 @@ static struct attribute *queue_attrs[] = {
 	&queue_nomerges_entry.attr,
 	&queue_poll_entry.attr,
 	&queue_poll_delay_entry.attr,
+	&queue_zoned_qd1_writes_entry.attr,
 
 	NULL,
 };
@@ -786,7 +818,8 @@ static umode_t queue_attr_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	struct request_queue *q = disk->queue;
 
 	if ((attr == &queue_max_open_zones_entry.attr ||
-	     attr == &queue_max_active_zones_entry.attr) &&
+	     attr == &queue_max_active_zones_entry.attr ||
+	     attr == &queue_zoned_qd1_writes_entry.attr) &&
 	    !blk_queue_is_zoned(q))
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/block/blk-zoned.c b/block/blk-zoned.c
index 78810e726222..e1a23c8b676d 100644
--- a/block/blk-zoned.c
+++ b/block/blk-zoned.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/mempool.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 
 #include <trace/events/block.h>
 
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ static const char *const zone_cond_name[] = {
 /*
  * Per-zone write plug.
  * @node: hlist_node structure for managing the plug using a hash table.
+ * @entry: list_head structure for listing the plug in the disk list of active
+ *         zone write plugs.
  * @bio_list: The list of BIOs that are currently plugged.
  * @bio_work: Work struct to handle issuing of plugged BIOs
  * @rcu_head: RCU head to free zone write plugs with an RCU grace period.
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ static const char *const zone_cond_name[] = {
  */
 struct blk_zone_wplug {
 	struct hlist_node	node;
+	struct list_head	entry;
 	struct bio_list		bio_list;
 	struct work_struct	bio_work;
 	struct rcu_head		rcu_head;
@@ -623,7 +628,19 @@ static void disk_mark_zone_wplug_dead(struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug)
 	}
 }
 
-static void blk_zone_wplug_bio_work(struct work_struct *work);
+static bool disk_zone_wplug_submit_bio(struct gendisk *disk,
+				       struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug);
+
+static void blk_zone_wplug_bio_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug =
+		container_of(work, struct blk_zone_wplug, bio_work);
+
+	disk_zone_wplug_submit_bio(zwplug->disk, zwplug);
+
+	/* Drop the reference we took in disk_zone_wplug_schedule_work(). */
+	disk_put_zone_wplug(zwplug);
+}
 
 /*
  * Get a zone write plug for the zone containing @sector.
@@ -658,6 +675,7 @@ static struct blk_zone_wplug *disk_get_or_alloc_zone_wplug(struct gendisk *disk,
 	zwplug->wp_offset = bdev_offset_from_zone_start(disk->part0, sector);
 	bio_list_init(&zwplug->bio_list);
 	INIT_WORK(&zwplug->bio_work, blk_zone_wplug_bio_work);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&zwplug->entry);
 	zwplug->disk = disk;
 
 	/*
@@ -690,6 +708,7 @@ static inline void blk_zone_wplug_bio_io_error(struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug,
  */
 static void disk_zone_wplug_abort(struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug)
 {
+	struct gendisk *disk = zwplug->disk;
 	struct bio *bio;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&zwplug->lock);
@@ -703,6 +722,20 @@ static void disk_zone_wplug_abort(struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug)
 		blk_zone_wplug_bio_io_error(zwplug, bio);
 
 	zwplug->flags &= ~BLK_ZONE_WPLUG_PLUGGED;
+
+	/*
+	 * If we are using the per disk zone write plugs worker thread, remove
+	 * the zone write plug from the work list and drop the reference we
+	 * took when the zone write plug was added to that list.
+	 */
+	if (blk_queue_zoned_qd1_writes(disk->queue)) {
+		spin_lock(&disk->zone_wplugs_list_lock);
+		if (!list_empty(&zwplug->entry)) {
+			list_del_init(&zwplug->entry);
+			disk_put_zone_wplug(zwplug);
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&disk->zone_wplugs_list_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1137,8 +1170,8 @@ void blk_zone_mgmt_bio_endio(struct bio *bio)
 	}
 }
 
-static void disk_zone_wplug_schedule_bio_work(struct gendisk *disk,
-					      struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug)
+static void disk_zone_wplug_schedule_work(struct gendisk *disk,
+					  struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&zwplug->lock);
 
@@ -1151,6 +1184,7 @@ static void disk_zone_wplug_schedule_bio_work(struct gendisk *disk,
 	 * and we also drop this reference if the work is already scheduled.
 	 */
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(zwplug->flags & BLK_ZONE_WPLUG_PLUGGED));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(blk_queue_zoned_qd1_writes(disk->queue));
 	refcount_inc(&zwplug->ref);
 	if (!queue_work(disk->zone_wplugs_wq, &zwplug->bio_work))
 		disk_put_zone_wplug(zwplug);
@@ -1190,6 +1224,22 @@ static inline void disk_zone_wplug_add_bio(struct gendisk *disk,
 	bio_list_add(&zwplug->bio_list, bio);
 	trace_disk_zone_wplug_add_bio(zwplug->disk->queue, zwplug->zone_no,
 				      bio->bi_iter.bi_sector, bio_sectors(bio));
+
+	/*
+	 * If we are using the disk zone write plugs worker instead of the per
+	 * zone write plug BIO work, add the zone write plug to the work list
+	 * if it is not already there. Make sure to also get an extra reference
+	 * on the zone write plug so that it does not go away until it is
+	 * removed from the work list.
+	 */
+	if (blk_queue_zoned_qd1_writes(disk->queue)) {
+		spin_lock(&disk->zone_wplugs_list_lock);
+		if (list_empty(&zwplug->entry)) {
+			list_add_tail(&zwplug->entry, &disk->zone_wplugs_list);
+			refcount_inc(&zwplug->ref);
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&disk->zone_wplugs_list_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1423,6 +1473,13 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_write(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 		goto queue_bio;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * For rotational devices, we will use the gendisk zone write plugs
+	 * work instead of the per zone write plug BIO work, so queue the BIO.
+	 */
+	if (blk_queue_zoned_qd1_writes(disk->queue))
+		goto queue_bio;
+
 	/* If the zone is already plugged, add the BIO to the BIO plug list. */
 	if (zwplug->flags & BLK_ZONE_WPLUG_PLUGGED)
 		goto queue_bio;
@@ -1445,7 +1502,10 @@ static bool blk_zone_wplug_handle_write(struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 
 	if (!(zwplug->flags & BLK_ZONE_WPLUG_PLUGGED)) {
 		zwplug->flags |= BLK_ZONE_WPLUG_PLUGGED;
-		disk_zone_wplug_schedule_bio_work(disk, zwplug);
+		if (blk_queue_zoned_qd1_writes(disk->queue))
+			wake_up_process(disk->zone_wplugs_worker);
+		else
+			disk_zone_wplug_schedule_work(disk, zwplug);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zwplug->lock, flags);
@@ -1586,16 +1646,22 @@ static void disk_zone_wplug_unplug_bio(struct gendisk *disk,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&zwplug->lock, flags);
 
-	/* Schedule submission of the next plugged BIO if we have one. */
-	if (!bio_list_empty(&zwplug->bio_list)) {
-		disk_zone_wplug_schedule_bio_work(disk, zwplug);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zwplug->lock, flags);
-		return;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * For rotational devices, signal the BIO completion to the zone write
+	 * plug work. Otherwise, schedule submission of the next plugged BIO
+	 * if we have one.
+	 */
+	if (bio_list_empty(&zwplug->bio_list))
+		zwplug->flags &= ~BLK_ZONE_WPLUG_PLUGGED;
+
+	if (blk_queue_zoned_qd1_writes(disk->queue))
+		complete(&disk->zone_wplugs_worker_bio_done);
+	else if (!bio_list_empty(&zwplug->bio_list))
+		disk_zone_wplug_schedule_work(disk, zwplug);
 
-	zwplug->flags &= ~BLK_ZONE_WPLUG_PLUGGED;
 	if (!zwplug->wp_offset || disk_zone_wplug_is_full(disk, zwplug))
 		disk_mark_zone_wplug_dead(zwplug);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zwplug->lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -1685,10 +1751,9 @@ void blk_zone_write_plug_finish_request(struct request *req)
 	disk_put_zone_wplug(zwplug);
 }
 
-static void blk_zone_wplug_bio_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static bool disk_zone_wplug_submit_bio(struct gendisk *disk,
+				       struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug)
 {
-	struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug =
-		container_of(work, struct blk_zone_wplug, bio_work);
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct bio *bio;
@@ -1704,7 +1769,7 @@ static void blk_zone_wplug_bio_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!bio) {
 		zwplug->flags &= ~BLK_ZONE_WPLUG_PLUGGED;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zwplug->lock, flags);
-		goto put_zwplug;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	trace_blk_zone_wplug_bio(zwplug->disk->queue, zwplug->zone_no,
@@ -1718,14 +1783,15 @@ static void blk_zone_wplug_bio_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto again;
 	}
 
-	bdev = bio->bi_bdev;
-
 	/*
 	 * blk-mq devices will reuse the extra reference on the request queue
 	 * usage counter we took when the BIO was plugged, but the submission
 	 * path for BIO-based devices will not do that. So drop this extra
 	 * reference here.
 	 */
+	if (blk_queue_zoned_qd1_writes(disk->queue))
+		reinit_completion(&disk->zone_wplugs_worker_bio_done);
+	bdev = bio->bi_bdev;
 	if (bdev_test_flag(bdev, BD_HAS_SUBMIT_BIO)) {
 		bdev->bd_disk->fops->submit_bio(bio);
 		blk_queue_exit(bdev->bd_disk->queue);
@@ -1733,14 +1799,78 @@ static void blk_zone_wplug_bio_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		blk_mq_submit_bio(bio);
 	}
 
-put_zwplug:
-	/* Drop the reference we took in disk_zone_wplug_schedule_bio_work(). */
-	disk_put_zone_wplug(zwplug);
+	return true;
+}
+
+static struct blk_zone_wplug *disk_get_zone_wplugs_work(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&disk->zone_wplugs_list_lock);
+	zwplug = list_first_entry_or_null(&disk->zone_wplugs_list,
+					  struct blk_zone_wplug, entry);
+	if (zwplug)
+		list_del_init(&zwplug->entry);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&disk->zone_wplugs_list_lock);
+
+	return zwplug;
+}
+
+static int disk_zone_wplugs_worker(void *data)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = data;
+	struct blk_zone_wplug *zwplug;
+	unsigned int noio_flag;
+
+	noio_flag = memalloc_noio_save();
+	set_user_nice(current, MIN_NICE);
+	set_freezable();
+
+	for (;;) {
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE | TASK_FREEZABLE);
+
+		zwplug = disk_get_zone_wplugs_work(disk);
+		if (zwplug) {
+			/*
+			 * Process all BIOs of this zone write plug and then
+			 * drop the reference we took when adding the zone write
+			 * plug to the active list.
+			 */
+			set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+			while (disk_zone_wplug_submit_bio(disk, zwplug))
+				blk_wait_io(&disk->zone_wplugs_worker_bio_done);
+			disk_put_zone_wplug(zwplug);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Only sleep if nothing sets the state to running. Else check
+		 * for zone write plugs work again as a newly submitted BIO
+		 * might have added a zone write plug to the work list.
+		 */
+		if (get_current_state() == TASK_RUNNING) {
+			try_to_freeze();
+		} else {
+			if (kthread_should_stop()) {
+				set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+				break;
+			}
+			schedule();
+		}
+	}
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&disk->zone_wplugs_list));
+	memalloc_noio_restore(noio_flag);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void disk_init_zone_resources(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&disk->zone_wplugs_hash_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&disk->zone_wplugs_list_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&disk->zone_wplugs_list);
+	init_completion(&disk->zone_wplugs_worker_bio_done);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1756,6 +1886,7 @@ static int disk_alloc_zone_resources(struct gendisk *disk,
 				     unsigned int pool_size)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	atomic_set(&disk->nr_zone_wplugs, 0);
 	disk->zone_wplugs_hash_bits =
@@ -1781,8 +1912,21 @@ static int disk_alloc_zone_resources(struct gendisk *disk,
 	if (!disk->zone_wplugs_wq)
 		goto destroy_pool;
 
+	disk->zone_wplugs_worker =
+		kthread_create(disk_zone_wplugs_worker, disk,
+			       "%s_zwplugs_worker", disk->disk_name);
+	if (IS_ERR(disk->zone_wplugs_worker)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(disk->zone_wplugs_worker);
+		disk->zone_wplugs_worker = NULL;
+		goto destroy_wq;
+	}
+	wake_up_process(disk->zone_wplugs_worker);
+
 	return 0;
 
+destroy_wq:
+	destroy_workqueue(disk->zone_wplugs_wq);
+	disk->zone_wplugs_wq = NULL;
 destroy_pool:
 	mempool_destroy(disk->zone_wplugs_pool);
 	disk->zone_wplugs_pool = NULL;
@@ -1790,7 +1934,7 @@ static int disk_alloc_zone_resources(struct gendisk *disk,
 	kfree(disk->zone_wplugs_hash);
 	disk->zone_wplugs_hash = NULL;
 	disk->zone_wplugs_hash_bits = 0;
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void disk_destroy_zone_wplugs_hash_table(struct gendisk *disk)
@@ -1840,6 +1984,10 @@ static void disk_set_zones_cond_array(struct gendisk *disk, u8 *zones_cond)
 
 void disk_free_zone_resources(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
+	if (disk->zone_wplugs_worker)
+		kthread_stop(disk->zone_wplugs_worker);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&disk->zone_wplugs_list));
+
 	if (disk->zone_wplugs_wq) {
 		destroy_workqueue(disk->zone_wplugs_wq);
 		disk->zone_wplugs_wq = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index a49a1e38c6e7..ef6457487d23 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/minmax.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/bio.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
@@ -204,6 +205,10 @@ struct gendisk {
 	struct mempool		*zone_wplugs_pool;
 	struct hlist_head	*zone_wplugs_hash;
 	struct workqueue_struct *zone_wplugs_wq;
+	spinlock_t		zone_wplugs_list_lock;
+	struct list_head	zone_wplugs_list;
+	struct task_struct	*zone_wplugs_worker;
+	struct completion	zone_wplugs_worker_bio_done;
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED */
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CDROM)
@@ -668,6 +673,7 @@ enum {
 	QUEUE_FLAG_NO_ELV_SWITCH,	/* can't switch elevator any more */
 	QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED,		/* qos is enabled */
 	QUEUE_FLAG_BIO_ISSUE_TIME,	/* record bio->issue_time_ns */
+	QUEUE_FLAG_ZONED_QD1_WRITES,	/* Limit zoned devices writes to QD=1 */
 	QUEUE_FLAG_MAX
 };
 
@@ -707,6 +713,8 @@ void blk_queue_flag_clear(unsigned int flag, struct request_queue *q);
 	test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_DISABLE_WBT_DEF, &(q)->queue_flags)
 #define blk_queue_no_elv_switch(q)	\
 	test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_NO_ELV_SWITCH, &(q)->queue_flags)
+#define blk_queue_zoned_qd1_writes(q)	\
+	test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_ZONED_QD1_WRITES, &(q)->queue_flags)
 
 extern void blk_set_pm_only(struct request_queue *q);
 extern void blk_clear_pm_only(struct request_queue *q);