diff --git a/mt792x.h b/mt792x.h
index 09840483..59562567 100644
--- a/mt792x.h
+++ b/mt792x.h
@@ -206,6 +206,23 @@ struct mt792x_irq_map {
 	} rx;
 };
 
+struct mt792x_dma_ring {
+	u8 qid;
+	u16 n_desc;
+	u32 ring_base;
+};
+
+struct mt792x_dma_layout {
+	struct mt792x_dma_ring tx_data0;
+	struct mt792x_dma_ring tx_mcu;
+	struct mt792x_dma_ring tx_fwdl;
+	struct mt792x_dma_ring rx_data;
+	struct mt792x_dma_ring rx_mcu;
+};
+
+#define mt792x_dma_ring(_qid, _n_desc, _ring_base) \
+	{ .qid = (_qid), .n_desc = (_n_desc), .ring_base = (_ring_base) }
+
 #define mt792x_init_reset(dev)		((dev)->hif_ops->init_reset(dev))
 #define mt792x_dev_reset(dev)		((dev)->hif_ops->reset(dev))
 #define mt792x_mcu_init(dev)		((dev)->hif_ops->mcu_init(dev))
@@ -421,6 +438,8 @@ void mt792x_sta_statistics(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 void mt792x_set_coverage_class(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int radio_idx,
 			       s16 coverage_class);
 void mt792x_dma_cleanup(struct mt792x_dev *dev);
+int mt792x_dma_alloc_queues(struct mt792x_dev *dev,
+			    const struct mt792x_dma_layout *layout);
 int mt792x_dma_enable(struct mt792x_dev *dev);
 int mt792x_wpdma_reset(struct mt792x_dev *dev, bool force);
 int mt792x_wpdma_reinit_cond(struct mt792x_dev *dev);
diff --git a/mt792x_dma.c b/mt792x_dma.c
index 2835bf27..c52d0c85 100644
--- a/mt792x_dma.c
+++ b/mt792x_dma.c
@@ -87,6 +87,62 @@ void mt792x_rx_poll_complete(struct mt76_dev *mdev, enum mt76_rxq_id q)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt792x_rx_poll_complete);
 
+int mt792x_dma_alloc_queues(struct mt792x_dev *dev,
+			    const struct mt792x_dma_layout *layout)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mt76_dma_attach(&dev->mt76);
+
+	ret = mt792x_dma_disable(dev, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* init tx queue */
+	ret = mt76_connac_init_tx_queues(dev->phy.mt76, layout->tx_data0.qid,
+					 layout->tx_data0.n_desc,
+					 layout->tx_data0.ring_base,
+					 NULL, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	mt76_wr(dev, MT_WFDMA0_TX_RING0_EXT_CTRL, 0x4);
+
+	/* command to WM */
+	ret = mt76_init_mcu_queue(&dev->mt76, MT_MCUQ_WM,
+				  layout->tx_mcu.qid,
+				  layout->tx_mcu.n_desc,
+				  layout->tx_mcu.ring_base);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* firmware download */
+	ret = mt76_init_mcu_queue(&dev->mt76, MT_MCUQ_FWDL,
+				  layout->tx_fwdl.qid,
+				  layout->tx_fwdl.n_desc,
+				  layout->tx_fwdl.ring_base);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* rx event */
+	ret = mt76_queue_alloc(dev, &dev->mt76.q_rx[MT_RXQ_MCU],
+			       layout->rx_mcu.qid,
+			       layout->rx_mcu.n_desc,
+			       MT_RX_BUF_SIZE,
+			       layout->rx_mcu.ring_base);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* rx data */
+	ret = mt76_queue_alloc(dev, &dev->mt76.q_rx[MT_RXQ_MAIN],
+			       layout->rx_data.qid,
+			       layout->rx_data.n_desc,
+			       MT_RX_BUF_SIZE,
+			       layout->rx_data.ring_base);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt792x_dma_alloc_queues);
+
 #define PREFETCH(base, depth)	((base) << 16 | (depth))
 static void mt792x_dma_prefetch(struct mt792x_dev *dev)
 {