diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 5e5de4b0a433..f3a3b761abfb 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2071,6 +2071,8 @@ enum netdev_reg_state {
  *	@max_pacing_offload_horizon: max EDT offload horizon in nsec.
  *	@napi_config: An array of napi_config structures containing per-NAPI
  *		      settings.
+ *	@num_napi_configs:	number of allocated NAPI config structs,
+ *		always >= max(num_rx_queues, num_tx_queues).
  *	@gro_flush_timeout:	timeout for GRO layer in NAPI
  *	@napi_defer_hard_irqs:	If not zero, provides a counter that would
  *				allow to avoid NIC hard IRQ, on busy queues.
@@ -2482,8 +2484,9 @@ struct net_device {
 
 	u64			max_pacing_offload_horizon;
 	struct napi_config	*napi_config;
-	unsigned long		gro_flush_timeout;
+	u32			num_napi_configs;
 	u32			napi_defer_hard_irqs;
+	unsigned long		gro_flush_timeout;
 
 	/**
 	 * @up: copy of @state's IFF_UP, but safe to read with just @lock.
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 68dc47d7e700..5a3c0f40a93f 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6999,7 +6999,7 @@ int netif_set_threaded(struct net_device *dev,
 		       enum netdev_napi_threaded threaded)
 {
 	struct napi_struct *napi;
-	int err = 0;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	netdev_assert_locked_or_invisible(dev);
 
@@ -7021,6 +7021,10 @@ int netif_set_threaded(struct net_device *dev,
 	list_for_each_entry(napi, &dev->napi_list, dev_list)
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(napi_set_threaded(napi, threaded));
 
+	/* Override the config for all NAPIs even if currently not listed */
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_napi_configs; i++)
+		dev->napi_config[i].threaded = threaded;
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -7353,8 +7357,9 @@ void netif_napi_add_weight_locked(struct net_device *dev,
 	 * Clear dev->threaded if kthread creation failed so that
 	 * threaded mode will not be enabled in napi_enable().
 	 */
-	if (dev->threaded && napi_kthread_create(napi))
-		dev->threaded = NETDEV_NAPI_THREADED_DISABLED;
+	if (napi_get_threaded_config(dev, napi))
+		if (napi_kthread_create(napi))
+			dev->threaded = NETDEV_NAPI_THREADED_DISABLED;
 	netif_napi_set_irq_locked(napi, -1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_napi_add_weight_locked);
@@ -11873,6 +11878,7 @@ struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
 		goto free_all;
 	dev->cfg_pending = dev->cfg;
 
+	dev->num_napi_configs = maxqs;
 	napi_config_sz = array_size(maxqs, sizeof(*dev->napi_config));
 	dev->napi_config = kvzalloc(napi_config_sz, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 	if (!dev->napi_config)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.h b/net/core/dev.h
index ab69edc0c3e3..d6b08d435479 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.h
+++ b/net/core/dev.h
@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@ static inline enum netdev_napi_threaded napi_get_threaded(struct napi_struct *n)
 	return NETDEV_NAPI_THREADED_DISABLED;
 }
 
+static inline enum netdev_napi_threaded
+napi_get_threaded_config(struct net_device *dev, struct napi_struct *n)
+{
+	if (n->config)
+		return n->config->threaded;
+	return dev->threaded;
+}
+
 int napi_set_threaded(struct napi_struct *n,
 		      enum netdev_napi_threaded threaded);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/napi_threaded.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/napi_threaded.py
index b2698db39817..9699a100a87d 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/napi_threaded.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/napi_threaded.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ def _setup_deferred_cleanup(cfg) -> None:
     threaded = cmd(f"cat /sys/class/net/{cfg.ifname}/threaded").stdout
     defer(_set_threaded_state, cfg, threaded)
 
+    return combined
+
 
 def enable_dev_threaded_disable_napi_threaded(cfg, nl) -> None:
     """
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ def enable_dev_threaded_disable_napi_threaded(cfg, nl) -> None:
     napi0_id = napis[0]['id']
     napi1_id = napis[1]['id']
 
-    _setup_deferred_cleanup(cfg)
+    qcnt = _setup_deferred_cleanup(cfg)
 
     # set threaded
     _set_threaded_state(cfg, 1)
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ def enable_dev_threaded_disable_napi_threaded(cfg, nl) -> None:
     nl.napi_set({'id': napi1_id, 'threaded': 'disabled'})
 
     cmd(f"ethtool -L {cfg.ifname} combined 1")
-    cmd(f"ethtool -L {cfg.ifname} combined 2")
+    cmd(f"ethtool -L {cfg.ifname} combined {qcnt}")
     _assert_napi_threaded_enabled(nl, napi0_id)
     _assert_napi_threaded_disabled(nl, napi1_id)
 
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ def change_num_queues(cfg, nl) -> None:
     napi0_id = napis[0]['id']
     napi1_id = napis[1]['id']
 
-    _setup_deferred_cleanup(cfg)
+    qcnt = _setup_deferred_cleanup(cfg)
 
     # set threaded
     _set_threaded_state(cfg, 1)
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ def change_num_queues(cfg, nl) -> None:
     _assert_napi_threaded_enabled(nl, napi1_id)
 
     cmd(f"ethtool -L {cfg.ifname} combined 1")
-    cmd(f"ethtool -L {cfg.ifname} combined 2")
+    cmd(f"ethtool -L {cfg.ifname} combined {qcnt}")
 
     # check napi threaded is set for both napis
     _assert_napi_threaded_enabled(nl, napi0_id)