diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_dev.c
index 34ad1ac46b78..2c6776086130 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_dev.c
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ static int idpf_intr_reg_init(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 		intr->dyn_ctl = idpf_get_reg_addr(adapter,
 						  reg_vals[vec_id].dyn_ctl_reg);
 		intr->dyn_ctl_intena_m = PF_GLINT_DYN_CTL_INTENA_M;
+		intr->dyn_ctl_intena_msk_m = PF_GLINT_DYN_CTL_INTENA_MSK_M;
 		intr->dyn_ctl_itridx_s = PF_GLINT_DYN_CTL_ITR_INDX_S;
 		intr->dyn_ctl_intrvl_s = PF_GLINT_DYN_CTL_INTERVAL_S;
+		intr->dyn_ctl_wb_on_itr_m = PF_GLINT_DYN_CTL_WB_ON_ITR_M;
 
 		spacing = IDPF_ITR_IDX_SPACING(reg_vals[vec_id].itrn_index_spacing,
 					       IDPF_PF_ITR_IDX_SPACING);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_singleq_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_singleq_txrx.c
index 81288a17da2a..8e1478b7d86c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_singleq_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_singleq_txrx.c
@@ -1168,8 +1168,10 @@ int idpf_vport_singleq_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 						    &work_done);
 
 	/* If work not completed, return budget and polling will return */
-	if (!clean_complete)
+	if (!clean_complete) {
+		idpf_vport_intr_set_wb_on_itr(q_vector);
 		return budget;
+	}
 
 	work_done = min_t(int, work_done, budget - 1);
 
@@ -1178,6 +1180,8 @@ int idpf_vport_singleq_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	 */
 	if (likely(napi_complete_done(napi, work_done)))
 		idpf_vport_intr_update_itr_ena_irq(q_vector);
+	else
+		idpf_vport_intr_set_wb_on_itr(q_vector);
 
 	return work_done;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
index 1646ff3877ba..b496566ee2aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c
@@ -3639,6 +3639,7 @@ void idpf_vport_intr_update_itr_ena_irq(struct idpf_q_vector *q_vector)
 					      IDPF_NO_ITR_UPDATE_IDX, 0);
 
 	writel(intval, q_vector->intr_reg.dyn_ctl);
+	q_vector->wb_on_itr = false;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3930,8 +3931,10 @@ static int idpf_vport_splitq_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	clean_complete &= idpf_tx_splitq_clean_all(q_vector, budget, &work_done);
 
 	/* If work not completed, return budget and polling will return */
-	if (!clean_complete)
+	if (!clean_complete) {
+		idpf_vport_intr_set_wb_on_itr(q_vector);
 		return budget;
+	}
 
 	work_done = min_t(int, work_done, budget - 1);
 
@@ -3940,6 +3943,8 @@ static int idpf_vport_splitq_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	 */
 	if (likely(napi_complete_done(napi, work_done)))
 		idpf_vport_intr_update_itr_ena_irq(q_vector);
+	else
+		idpf_vport_intr_set_wb_on_itr(q_vector);
 
 	/* Switch to poll mode in the tear-down path after sending disable
 	 * queues virtchnl message, as the interrupts will be disabled after
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
index df76493faa75..50761c2d9f3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
@@ -495,9 +495,11 @@ struct idpf_vec_regs {
 struct idpf_intr_reg {
 	void __iomem *dyn_ctl;
 	u32 dyn_ctl_intena_m;
+	u32 dyn_ctl_intena_msk_m;
 	u32 dyn_ctl_itridx_s;
 	u32 dyn_ctl_itridx_m;
 	u32 dyn_ctl_intrvl_s;
+	u32 dyn_ctl_wb_on_itr_m;
 	void __iomem *rx_itr;
 	void __iomem *tx_itr;
 	void __iomem *icr_ena;
@@ -534,6 +536,7 @@ struct idpf_q_vector {
 	struct napi_struct napi;
 	u16 v_idx;
 	struct idpf_intr_reg intr_reg;
+	bool wb_on_itr;
 
 	u16 num_txq;
 	struct idpf_queue **tx;
@@ -973,6 +976,26 @@ static inline void idpf_rx_sync_for_cpu(struct idpf_rx_buf *rx_buf, u32 len)
 				      page_pool_get_dma_dir(pp));
 }
 
+/**
+ * idpf_vport_intr_set_wb_on_itr - enable descriptor writeback on disabled interrupts
+ * @q_vector: pointer to queue vector struct
+ */
+static inline void idpf_vport_intr_set_wb_on_itr(struct idpf_q_vector *q_vector)
+{
+	struct idpf_intr_reg *reg;
+
+	if (q_vector->wb_on_itr)
+		return;
+
+	reg = &q_vector->intr_reg;
+
+	writel(reg->dyn_ctl_wb_on_itr_m | reg->dyn_ctl_intena_msk_m |
+	       IDPF_NO_ITR_UPDATE_IDX << reg->dyn_ctl_itridx_s,
+	       reg->dyn_ctl);
+
+	q_vector->wb_on_itr = true;
+}
+
 int idpf_vport_singleq_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget);
 void idpf_vport_init_num_qs(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 			    struct virtchnl2_create_vport *vport_msg);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_vf_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_vf_dev.c
index 8ade4e3a9fe1..f5b0a0666636 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_vf_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_vf_dev.c
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ static int idpf_vf_intr_reg_init(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 		intr->dyn_ctl = idpf_get_reg_addr(adapter,
 						  reg_vals[vec_id].dyn_ctl_reg);
 		intr->dyn_ctl_intena_m = VF_INT_DYN_CTLN_INTENA_M;
+		intr->dyn_ctl_intena_msk_m = VF_INT_DYN_CTLN_INTENA_MSK_M;
 		intr->dyn_ctl_itridx_s = VF_INT_DYN_CTLN_ITR_INDX_S;
+		intr->dyn_ctl_wb_on_itr_m = VF_INT_DYN_CTLN_WB_ON_ITR_M;
 
 		spacing = IDPF_ITR_IDX_SPACING(reg_vals[vec_id].itrn_index_spacing,
 					       IDPF_VF_ITR_IDX_SPACING);
