diff --git a/net/sched/Kconfig b/net/sched/Kconfig
index 403790cce7d2..9fb84f0de6af 100644
--- a/net/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/net/sched/Kconfig
@@ -352,6 +352,51 @@ config NET_SCH_PLUG
 	  To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called sch_plug.
 
+menuconfig NET_SCH_DEFAULT
+	bool "Allow override default queue discipline"
+	---help---
+	  Support for selection of default queuing discipline.
+
+	  Nearly all users can safely say no here, and the default
+	  of pfifo_fast will be used. Many distributions already set
+	  the default value via /proc/sys/net/core/default_qdisc.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
+if NET_SCH_DEFAULT
+
+choice
+	prompt "Default queuing discipline"
+	default DEFAULT_PFIFO_FAST
+	help
+	  Select the queueing discipline that will be used by default
+	  for all network devices.
+
+	config DEFAULT_FQ
+		bool "Fair Queue" if NET_SCH_FQ
+
+	config DEFAULT_CODEL
+		bool "Controlled Delay" if NET_SCH_CODEL
+
+	config DEFAULT_FQ_CODEL
+		bool "Fair Queue Controlled Delay" if NET_SCH_FQ_CODEL
+
+	config DEFAULT_SFQ
+		bool "Stochastic Fair Queue" if NET_SCH_SFQ
+
+	config DEFAULT_PFIFO_FAST
+		bool "Priority FIFO Fast"
+endchoice
+
+config DEFAULT_NET_SCH
+	string
+	default "pfifo_fast" if DEFAULT_PFIFO_FAST
+	default "fq" if DEFAULT_FQ
+	default "fq_codel" if DEFAULT_FQ_CODEL
+	default "sfq" if DEFAULT_SFQ
+	default "pfifo_fast"
+endif
+
 comment "Classification"
 
 config NET_CLS
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index fcb5ae581c04..9b09ef9f944d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -251,6 +251,15 @@ int qdisc_set_default(const char *name)
 	return ops ? 0 : -ENOENT;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SCH_DEFAULT
+/* Set default value from kernel config */
+static int __init sch_default_qdisc(void)
+{
+	return qdisc_set_default(CONFIG_DEFAULT_NET_SCH);
+}
+late_initcall(sch_default_qdisc);
+#endif
+
 /* We know handle. Find qdisc among all qdisc's attached to device
  * (root qdisc, all its children, children of children etc.)
  * Note: caller either uses rtnl or rcu_read_lock()