diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c
index add90e75f05c..9defb9d0fe88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "ice_dcb_lib.h"
 #include "ice_dcb_nl.h"
+#include "ice_devlink.h"
 
 /**
  * ice_dcb_get_ena_tc - return bitmap of enabled TCs
@@ -364,6 +365,12 @@ int ice_pf_dcb_cfg(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_dcbx_cfg *new_cfg, bool locked)
 	/* Enable DCB tagging only when more than one TC */
 	if (ice_dcb_get_num_tc(new_cfg) > 1) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "DCB tagging enabled (num TC > 1)\n");
+		if (pf->hw.port_info->is_custom_tx_enabled) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Custom Tx scheduler feature enabled, can't configure DCB\n");
+			return -EBUSY;
+		}
+		ice_tear_down_devlink_rate_tree(pf);
+
 		set_bit(ICE_FLAG_DCB_ENA, pf->flags);
 	} else {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "DCB tagging disabled (num TC = 1)\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.c
index 46f5b587b1c8..1d638216484d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "ice_devlink.h"
 #include "ice_eswitch.h"
 #include "ice_fw_update.h"
+#include "ice_dcb_lib.h"
 
 static int ice_active_port_option = -1;
 
@@ -713,6 +714,63 @@ ice_devlink_port_unsplit(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_port *port,
 	return ice_devlink_port_split(devlink, port, 1, extack);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ice_tear_down_devlink_rate_tree - removes devlink-rate exported tree
+ * @pf: pf struct
+ *
+ * This function tears down tree exported during VF's creation.
+ */
+void ice_tear_down_devlink_rate_tree(struct ice_pf *pf)
+{
+	struct devlink *devlink;
+	struct ice_vf *vf;
+	unsigned int bkt;
+
+	devlink = priv_to_devlink(pf);
+
+	devl_lock(devlink);
+	mutex_lock(&pf->vfs.table_lock);
+	ice_for_each_vf(pf, bkt, vf) {
+		if (vf->devlink_port.devlink_rate)
+			devl_rate_leaf_destroy(&vf->devlink_port);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&pf->vfs.table_lock);
+
+	devl_rate_nodes_destroy(devlink);
+	devl_unlock(devlink);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ice_enable_custom_tx - try to enable custom Tx feature
+ * @pf: pf struct
+ *
+ * This function tries to enable custom Tx feature,
+ * it's not possible to enable it, if DCB or ADQ is active.
+ */
+static bool ice_enable_custom_tx(struct ice_pf *pf)
+{
+	struct ice_port_info *pi = ice_get_main_vsi(pf)->port_info;
+	struct device *dev = ice_pf_to_dev(pf);
+
+	if (pi->is_custom_tx_enabled)
+		/* already enabled, return true */
+		return true;
+
+	if (ice_is_adq_active(pf)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "ADQ active, can't modify Tx scheduler tree\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (ice_is_dcb_active(pf)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "DCB active, can't modify Tx scheduler tree\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	pi->is_custom_tx_enabled = true;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * ice_traverse_tx_tree - traverse Tx scheduler tree
  * @devlink: devlink struct
@@ -914,6 +972,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_node_new(struct devlink_rate *rate_node, void **priv
 
 	pi = ice_get_pi_from_dev_rate(rate_node);
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_node->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	/* preallocate memory for ice_sched_node */
 	node = devm_kzalloc(ice_hw_to_dev(pi->hw), sizeof(*node), GFP_KERNEL);
 	*priv = node;
@@ -934,6 +995,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_node_del(struct devlink_rate *rate_node, void *priv,
 	if (!rate_node->parent || !node || tc_node == node || !extack)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_node->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	/* can't allow to delete a node with children */
 	if (node->num_children)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -950,6 +1014,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_leaf_tx_max_set(struct devlink_rate *rate_leaf, void
 {
 	struct ice_sched_node *node = priv;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_leaf->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!node)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -962,6 +1029,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_leaf_tx_share_set(struct devlink_rate *rate_leaf, vo
 {
 	struct ice_sched_node *node = priv;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_leaf->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!node)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -974,6 +1044,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_leaf_tx_priority_set(struct devlink_rate *rate_leaf,
 {
 	struct ice_sched_node *node = priv;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_leaf->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!node)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -986,6 +1059,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_leaf_tx_weight_set(struct devlink_rate *rate_leaf, v
 {
 	struct ice_sched_node *node = priv;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_leaf->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!node)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -998,6 +1074,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_node_tx_max_set(struct devlink_rate *rate_node, void
 {
 	struct ice_sched_node *node = priv;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_node->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!node)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1010,6 +1089,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_node_tx_share_set(struct devlink_rate *rate_node, vo
 {
 	struct ice_sched_node *node = priv;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_node->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!node)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1022,6 +1104,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_node_tx_priority_set(struct devlink_rate *rate_node,
 {
 	struct ice_sched_node *node = priv;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_node->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!node)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1034,6 +1119,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_rate_node_tx_weight_set(struct devlink_rate *rate_node, v
 {
 	struct ice_sched_node *node = priv;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(rate_node->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!node)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1059,6 +1147,9 @@ static int ice_devlink_set_parent(struct devlink_rate *devlink_rate,
 	if (!extack)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!ice_enable_custom_tx(devlink_priv(devlink_rate->devlink)))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!parent) {
 		if (!node || tc_node == node || node->num_children)
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.h
index 8bfed9ee2c4c..6ec96779f52e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.h
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ void ice_devlink_init_regions(struct ice_pf *pf);
 void ice_devlink_destroy_regions(struct ice_pf *pf);
 
 int ice_devlink_rate_init_tx_topology(struct devlink *devlink, struct ice_vsi *vsi);
+void ice_tear_down_devlink_rate_tree(struct ice_pf *pf);
 
 #endif /* _ICE_DEVLINK_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index a9fc89aebebe..d6f460ff1b72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -8580,6 +8580,12 @@ static int ice_setup_tc_mqprio_qdisc(struct net_device *netdev, void *type_data)
 	switch (mode) {
 	case TC_MQPRIO_MODE_CHANNEL:
 
+		if (pf->hw.port_info->is_custom_tx_enabled) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Custom Tx scheduler feature enabled, can't configure ADQ\n");
+			return -EBUSY;
+		}
+		ice_tear_down_devlink_rate_tree(pf);
+
 		ret = ice_validate_mqprio_qopt(vsi, mqprio_qopt);
 		if (ret) {
 			netdev_err(netdev, "failed to validate_mqprio_qopt(), ret %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c
index 46f58d48318c..109761c8c858 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "ice_devlink.h"
 #include "ice_sriov.h"
 #include "ice_tc_lib.h"
+#include "ice_dcb_lib.h"
 
 /**
  * ice_repr_get_sw_port_id - get port ID associated with representor
@@ -426,6 +427,10 @@ int ice_repr_add_for_all_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 			goto err;
 	}
 
+	/* only export if ADQ and DCB disabled */
+	if (ice_is_adq_active(pf) || ice_is_dcb_active(pf))
+		return 0;
+
 	devlink = priv_to_devlink(pf);
 	ice_devlink_rate_init_tx_topology(devlink, ice_get_main_vsi(pf));
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_type.h
index daf86cf561bc..e3f622cad425 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_type.h
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ struct ice_port_info {
 	struct ice_qos_cfg qos_cfg;
 	struct xarray sched_node_ids;
 	u8 is_vf:1;
+	u8 is_custom_tx_enabled:1;
 };
 
 struct ice_switch_info {