diff --git a/source4/torture/smb2/create.c b/source4/torture/smb2/create.c
index 8f1e94b5773..c944fe45c64 100644
--- a/source4/torture/smb2/create.c
+++ b/source4/torture/smb2/create.c
@@ -3112,11 +3112,14 @@ done:
  */
 
 struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn;
+struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop;
 
 struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state {
 	struct torture_context *tctx;
 	size_t num_conns;
 	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conns;
+	size_t num_loops;
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loops;
 	struct timeval starttime;
 	int timecount;
 	int timelimit;
@@ -3140,6 +3143,12 @@ struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn {
 	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state;
 	int idx;
 	struct smb2_tree *tree;
+};
+
+struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop {
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state;
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conn;
+	int idx;
 	struct tevent_immediate *im;
 	struct {
 		struct smb2_create io;
@@ -3164,138 +3173,138 @@ struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn {
 	NTSTATUS error;
 };
 
-static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_open(
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conn);
+static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_open(
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loop);
 
-static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_start(struct tevent_context *ctx,
+static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_start(struct tevent_context *ctx,
 						       struct tevent_immediate *im,
 						       void *private_data)
 {
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conn =
-		(struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *)
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loop =
+		(struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *)
 		private_data;
 
-	test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_open(conn);
+	test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_open(loop);
 }
 
-static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_opened(struct smb2_request *req);
+static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_opened(struct smb2_request *req);
 
-static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_open(
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conn)
+static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_open(
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loop)
 {
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state = conn->state;
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state = loop->state;
 
-	conn->opens.num_started += 1;
-	conn->opens.starttime = timeval_current();
-	conn->opens.req = smb2_create_send(conn->tree, &conn->opens.io);
-	torture_assert_goto(state->tctx, conn->opens.req != NULL,
+	loop->opens.num_started += 1;
+	loop->opens.starttime = timeval_current();
+	loop->opens.req = smb2_create_send(loop->conn->tree, &loop->opens.io);
+	torture_assert_goto(state->tctx, loop->opens.req != NULL,
 			    state->ok, asserted, "smb2_create_send");
 
-	conn->opens.req->async.fn = test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_opened;
-	conn->opens.req->async.private_data = conn;
+	loop->opens.req->async.fn = test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_opened;
+	loop->opens.req->async.private_data = loop;
 	return;
 asserted:
 	state->stop = true;
 }
 
-static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_close(
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conn);
+static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_close(
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loop);
 
-static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_opened(struct smb2_request *req)
+static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_opened(struct smb2_request *req)
 {
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conn =
-		(struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *)
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loop =
+		(struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *)
 		req->async.private_data;
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state = conn->state;
-	double latency = timeval_elapsed(&conn->opens.starttime);
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state = loop->state;
+	double latency = timeval_elapsed(&loop->opens.starttime);
 	TALLOC_CTX *frame = talloc_stackframe();
 
-	torture_assert_goto(state->tctx, conn->opens.req == req,
+	torture_assert_goto(state->tctx, loop->opens.req == req,
 			    state->ok, asserted, __location__);
-	conn->error = smb2_create_recv(req, frame, &conn->opens.io);
-	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok_goto(state->tctx, conn->error,
+	loop->error = smb2_create_recv(req, frame, &loop->opens.io);
+	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok_goto(state->tctx, loop->error,
 					state->ok, asserted, __location__);
-	ZERO_STRUCT(conn->opens.io.out.blobs);
+	ZERO_STRUCT(loop->opens.io.out.blobs);
 	SMB_ASSERT(latency >= 0.000001);
 
-	if (conn->opens.num_finished == 0) {
+	if (loop->opens.num_finished == 0) {
 		/* first round */
-		conn->opens.min_latency = latency;
-		conn->opens.max_latency = latency;
+		loop->opens.min_latency = latency;
+		loop->opens.max_latency = latency;
 	}
 
-	conn->opens.num_finished += 1;
-	conn->opens.total_latency += latency;
+	loop->opens.num_finished += 1;
+	loop->opens.total_latency += latency;
 
-	if (latency < conn->opens.min_latency) {
-		conn->opens.min_latency = latency;
+	if (latency < loop->opens.min_latency) {
+		loop->opens.min_latency = latency;
 	}
 
-	if (latency > conn->opens.max_latency) {
-		conn->opens.max_latency = latency;
+	if (latency > loop->opens.max_latency) {
+		loop->opens.max_latency = latency;
 	}
 
 	TALLOC_FREE(frame);
-	test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_close(conn);
+	test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_close(loop);
 	return;
 asserted:
 	state->stop = true;
 	TALLOC_FREE(frame);
 }
 
-static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_closed(struct smb2_request *req);
+static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_closed(struct smb2_request *req);
 
-static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_close(
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conn)
+static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_close(
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loop)
 {
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state = conn->state;
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state = loop->state;
 
-	conn->closes.num_started += 1;
-	conn->closes.starttime = timeval_current();
-	conn->closes.io.in.file = conn->opens.io.out.file;
-	conn->closes.req = smb2_close_send(conn->tree, &conn->closes.io);
-	torture_assert_goto(state->tctx, conn->closes.req != NULL,
+	loop->closes.num_started += 1;
+	loop->closes.starttime = timeval_current();
+	loop->closes.io.in.file = loop->opens.io.out.file;
+	loop->closes.req = smb2_close_send(loop->conn->tree, &loop->closes.io);
+	torture_assert_goto(state->tctx, loop->closes.req != NULL,
 			    state->ok, asserted, "smb2_close_send");
 
-	conn->closes.req->async.fn = test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_closed;
-	conn->closes.req->async.private_data = conn;
+	loop->closes.req->async.fn = test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_closed;
+	loop->closes.req->async.private_data = loop;
 	return;
 asserted:
 	state->stop = true;
 }
 
-static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_closed(struct smb2_request *req)
+static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_closed(struct smb2_request *req)
 {
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conn =
-		(struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *)
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loop =
+		(struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *)
 		req->async.private_data;
-	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state = conn->state;
-	double latency = timeval_elapsed(&conn->closes.starttime);
+	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state = loop->state;
+	double latency = timeval_elapsed(&loop->closes.starttime);
 
-	torture_assert_goto(state->tctx, conn->closes.req == req,
+	torture_assert_goto(state->tctx, loop->closes.req == req,
 			    state->ok, asserted, __location__);
-	conn->error = smb2_close_recv(req, &conn->closes.io);
-	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok_goto(state->tctx, conn->error,
+	loop->error = smb2_close_recv(req, &loop->closes.io);
+	torture_assert_ntstatus_ok_goto(state->tctx, loop->error,
 					state->ok, asserted, __location__);
 	SMB_ASSERT(latency >= 0.000001);
-	if (conn->closes.num_finished == 0) {
+	if (loop->closes.num_finished == 0) {
 		/* first round */
-		conn->closes.min_latency = latency;
-		conn->closes.max_latency = latency;
+		loop->closes.min_latency = latency;
+		loop->closes.max_latency = latency;
 	}
-	conn->closes.num_finished += 1;
+	loop->closes.num_finished += 1;
 
-	conn->closes.total_latency += latency;
+	loop->closes.total_latency += latency;
 
-	if (latency < conn->closes.min_latency) {
-		conn->closes.min_latency = latency;
+	if (latency < loop->closes.min_latency) {
+		loop->closes.min_latency = latency;
 	}
 
-	if (latency > conn->closes.max_latency) {
-		conn->closes.max_latency = latency;
+	if (latency > loop->closes.max_latency) {
+		loop->closes.max_latency = latency;
 	}
 
-	test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_open(conn);
+	test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_open(loop);
 	return;
 asserted:
 	state->stop = true;
@@ -3322,43 +3331,43 @@ static void test_smb2_bench_path_contention_progress(struct tevent_context *ev,
 
 	state->timecount += 1;
 
-	for (i=0;i<state->num_conns;i++) {
-		struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn *conn =
-			&state->conns[i];
+	for (i=0;i<state->num_loops;i++) {
+		struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loop =
+			&state->loops[i];
 
-		num_opens += conn->opens.num_finished;
-		total_open_latency += conn->opens.total_latency;
-		if (min_open_latency == 0.0 && conn->opens.min_latency != 0.0) {
-			min_open_latency = conn->opens.min_latency;
+		num_opens += loop->opens.num_finished;
+		total_open_latency += loop->opens.total_latency;
+		if (min_open_latency == 0.0 && loop->opens.min_latency != 0.0) {
+			min_open_latency = loop->opens.min_latency;
 		}
-		if (conn->opens.min_latency < min_open_latency) {
-			min_open_latency = conn->opens.min_latency;
+		if (loop->opens.min_latency < min_open_latency) {
+			min_open_latency = loop->opens.min_latency;
 		}
 		if (max_open_latency == 0.0) {
-			max_open_latency = conn->opens.max_latency;
+			max_open_latency = loop->opens.max_latency;
 		}
-		if (conn->opens.max_latency > max_open_latency) {
-			max_open_latency = conn->opens.max_latency;
+		if (loop->opens.max_latency > max_open_latency) {
+			max_open_latency = loop->opens.max_latency;
 		}
-		conn->opens.num_finished = 0;
-		conn->opens.total_latency = 0.0;
+		loop->opens.num_finished = 0;
+		loop->opens.total_latency = 0.0;
 
-		num_closes += conn->closes.num_finished;
-		total_close_latency += conn->closes.total_latency;
-		if (min_close_latency == 0.0 && conn->closes.min_latency != 0.0) {
-			min_close_latency = conn->closes.min_latency;
+		num_closes += loop->closes.num_finished;
+		total_close_latency += loop->closes.total_latency;
+		if (min_close_latency == 0.0 && loop->closes.min_latency != 0.0) {
+			min_close_latency = loop->closes.min_latency;
 		}
-		if (conn->closes.min_latency < min_close_latency) {
-			min_close_latency = conn->closes.min_latency;
+		if (loop->closes.min_latency < min_close_latency) {
+			min_close_latency = loop->closes.min_latency;
 		}
 		if (max_close_latency == 0.0) {
-			max_close_latency = conn->closes.max_latency;
+			max_close_latency = loop->closes.max_latency;
 		}
-		if (conn->closes.max_latency > max_close_latency) {
-			max_close_latency = conn->closes.max_latency;
+		if (loop->closes.max_latency > max_close_latency) {
+			max_close_latency = loop->closes.max_latency;
 		}
-		conn->closes.num_finished = 0;
-		conn->closes.total_latency = 0.0;
+		loop->closes.num_finished = 0;
+		loop->closes.total_latency = 0.0;
 	}
 
 	state->opens.num_finished += num_opens;
@@ -3452,21 +3461,29 @@ static bool test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared(struct torture_context *tctx,
 	struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state *state = NULL;
 	bool ret = true;
 	int torture_nprocs = torture_setting_int(tctx, "nprocs", 4);
+	int torture_qdepth = torture_setting_int(tctx, "qdepth", 1);
 	size_t i;
+	size_t li = 0;
 	int timelimit = torture_setting_int(tctx, "timelimit", 10);
 	const char *path = torture_setting_string(tctx, "bench_path", "");
 	struct smb2_create open_io = { .level = RAW_OPEN_SMB2, };
 	struct smb2_close close_io = { .level = RAW_CLOSE_SMB2, };
 	struct tevent_timer *te = NULL;
+	uint32_t timeout_msec;
 
 	state = talloc_zero(tctx, struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_state);
 	torture_assert(tctx, state != NULL, __location__);
 	state->tctx = tctx;
+	state->num_conns = torture_nprocs;
 	state->conns = talloc_zero_array(state,
 			struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_conn,
-			torture_nprocs);
+			state->num_conns);
 	torture_assert(tctx, state->conns != NULL, __location__);
-	state->num_conns = torture_nprocs;
+	state->num_loops = torture_nprocs * torture_qdepth;
+	state->loops = talloc_zero_array(state,
+			struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop,
+			state->num_loops);
+	torture_assert(tctx, state->loops != NULL, __location__);
 	state->ok = true;
 	state->timelimit = MAX(timelimit, 1);
 
@@ -3482,29 +3499,64 @@ static bool test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared(struct torture_context *tctx,
 	open_io.in.create_flags = NTCREATEX_FLAGS_EXTENDED;
 	open_io.in.oplock_level = SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_NONE;
 
+	timeout_msec = tree->session->transport->options.request_timeout * 1000;
+
 	torture_comment(tctx, "Opening %zd connections\n", state->num_conns);
 
 	for (i=0;i<state->num_conns;i++) {
+		struct smb2_tree *ct = NULL;
+		DATA_BLOB out_input_buffer = data_blob_null;
+		DATA_BLOB out_output_buffer = data_blob_null;
+		size_t pcli;
+
 		state->conns[i].state = state;
 		state->conns[i].idx = i;
-		state->conns[i].im = tevent_create_immediate(state->conns);
-		torture_assert(tctx, state->conns[i].im != NULL, __location__);
 
-		if (!torture_smb2_connection(tctx, &state->conns[i].tree)) {
+		if (!torture_smb2_connection(tctx, &ct)) {
 			torture_comment(tctx, "Failed opening %zd/%zd connections\n", i, state->num_conns);
 			return false;
 		}
-		talloc_steal(state->conns, state->conns[i].tree);
-		state->conns[i].opens.io = open_io;
-		state->conns[i].closes.io = close_io;
+		state->conns[i].tree = talloc_steal(state->conns, ct);
 
-		tevent_schedule_immediate(state->conns[i].im,
-					  tctx->ev,
-					  test_smb2_bench_path_contention_conn_start,
-					  &state->conns[i]);
+		smb2cli_conn_set_max_credits(ct->session->transport->conn, 8192);
+		smb2cli_ioctl(ct->session->transport->conn,
+			      timeout_msec,
+			      ct->session->smbXcli,
+			      ct->smbXcli,
+			      UINT64_MAX, /* in_fid_persistent */
+			      UINT64_MAX, /* in_fid_volatile */
+			      UINT32_MAX,
+			      0, /* in_max_input_length */
+			      NULL, /* in_input_buffer */
+			      1, /* in_max_output_length */
+			      NULL, /* in_output_buffer */
+			      SMB2_IOCTL_FLAG_IS_FSCTL,
+			      ct,
+			      &out_input_buffer,
+			      &out_output_buffer);
+		torture_assert(tctx,
+		       smbXcli_conn_is_connected(ct->session->transport->conn),
+		       "smbXcli_conn_is_connected");
+		for (pcli = 0; pcli < torture_qdepth; pcli++) {
+			struct test_smb2_bench_path_contention_shared_loop *loop = &state->loops[li];
+
+			loop->idx = li++;
+			loop->state = state;
+			loop->conn = &state->conns[i];
+			loop->im = tevent_create_immediate(state->loops);
+			torture_assert(tctx, loop->im != NULL, __location__);
+			loop->opens.io = open_io;
+			loop->closes.io = close_io;
+
+			tevent_schedule_immediate(loop->im,
+						  tctx->ev,
+						  test_smb2_bench_path_contention_loop_start,
+						  loop);
+		}
 	}
 
-	torture_comment(tctx, "Opened %zd connections\n", state->num_conns);
+	torture_comment(tctx, "Opened %zu connections with qdepth=%d => %zu loops\n",
+			state->num_conns, torture_qdepth, state->num_loops);
 
 	torture_comment(tctx, "Running for %d seconds\n", state->timelimit);