diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h
index 50aef4fe85..fde8fe4ecc 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define ROC_NIX_PFC_CLASS_INVALID     UINT8_MAX
 #define ROC_NIX_SQB_THRESH	      30U
 #define ROC_NIX_SQB_SLACK	      12U
+#define ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH	      95U
 
 /* Reserved interface types for BPID allocation */
 #define ROC_NIX_INTF_TYPE_CGX  0
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ struct roc_nix_fc_cfg {
 			uint16_t cq_drop;
 			bool enable;
 			uint64_t pool;
+			uint64_t pool_drop_pct;
 		} rq_cfg;
 
 		struct {
@@ -849,8 +851,8 @@ uint16_t __roc_api roc_nix_chan_count_get(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
 
 enum roc_nix_fc_mode __roc_api roc_nix_fc_mode_get(struct roc_nix *roc_nix);
 
-void __roc_api roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint64_t pool_id,
-				     uint8_t ena, uint8_t force, uint8_t tc);
+void __roc_api roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint64_t pool_id, uint8_t ena,
+				     uint8_t force, uint8_t tc, uint64_t drop_percent);
 int __roc_api roc_nix_bpids_alloc(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint8_t type,
 				  uint8_t bp_cnt, uint16_t *bpids);
 int __roc_api roc_nix_bpids_free(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint8_t bp_cnt,
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_fc.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_fc.c
index 3618d2920b..98dd9a9e66 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_fc.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ nix_fc_rq_config_set(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, struct roc_nix_fc_cfg *fc_cfg)
 {
 	struct nix *nix = roc_nix_to_nix_priv(roc_nix);
 	struct roc_nix_fc_cfg tmp;
+	uint64_t pool_drop_pct;
 	struct roc_nix_rq *rq;
 	int sso_ena = 0, rc;
 
@@ -307,13 +308,19 @@ nix_fc_rq_config_set(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, struct roc_nix_fc_cfg *fc_cfg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (sso_ena) {
+		pool_drop_pct = fc_cfg->rq_cfg.pool_drop_pct;
+		/* Use default value for zero pct */
+		if (fc_cfg->rq_cfg.enable && !pool_drop_pct)
+			pool_drop_pct = ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH;
+
 		roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(roc_nix, fc_cfg->rq_cfg.pool,
 				      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.enable, true,
-				      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.tc);
+				      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.tc, fc_cfg->rq_cfg.pool_drop_pct);
 
 		if (roc_nix->local_meta_aura_ena && roc_nix->meta_aura_handle)
 			roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(roc_nix, roc_nix->meta_aura_handle,
-					      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.enable, true, fc_cfg->rq_cfg.tc);
+					      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.enable, true, fc_cfg->rq_cfg.tc,
+					      fc_cfg->rq_cfg.pool_drop_pct);
 	}
 
 	/* Copy RQ config to CQ config as they are occupying same area */
@@ -476,8 +483,8 @@ nix_rx_chan_multi_bpid_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint8_t chan, uint16_t bpid,
 #define NIX_BPID_INVALID 0xFFFF
 
 void
-roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint64_t pool_id, uint8_t ena,
-		      uint8_t force, uint8_t tc)
+roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint64_t pool_id, uint8_t ena, uint8_t force,
+		      uint8_t tc, uint64_t drop_percent)
 {
 	uint32_t aura_id = roc_npa_aura_handle_to_aura(pool_id);
 	struct nix *nix = roc_nix_to_nix_priv(roc_nix);
@@ -513,7 +520,7 @@ roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, uint64_t pool_id, uint8_t ena,
 	}
 
 	bp_intf = 1 << nix->is_nix1;
-	bp_thresh = NIX_RQ_AURA_THRESH(rsp->aura.limit >> rsp->aura.shift);
+	bp_thresh = NIX_RQ_AURA_THRESH(drop_percent, rsp->aura.limit >> rsp->aura.shift);
 
 	/* BP is already enabled. */
 	if (rsp->aura.bp_ena && ena) {
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_inl.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_inl.c
index b16756d642..329ebf9405 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_inl.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_inl.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ roc_nix_inl_meta_aura_check(struct roc_nix *roc_nix, struct roc_nix_rq *rq)
 		 */
 		if (aura_setup && nix->rqs[0] && nix->rqs[0]->tc != ROC_NIX_PFC_CLASS_INVALID)
 			roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(roc_nix, roc_nix->meta_aura_handle,
-					      true, true, nix->rqs[0]->tc);
+					      true, true, nix->rqs[0]->tc, ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH);
 	} else {
 		rc = nix_inl_global_meta_buffer_validate(idev, rq);
 		if (rc)
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_priv.h b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_priv.h
index 7144d1ee10..f900a81d8a 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_nix_priv.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /* Apply LBP at 75% of actual BP */
 #define NIX_CQ_LPB_THRESH_FRAC	(75 * 16 / 100)
 #define NIX_CQ_FULL_ERRATA_SKID (1024ull * 256)
-#define NIX_RQ_AURA_THRESH(x)	(((x)*95) / 100)
+#define NIX_RQ_AURA_THRESH(percent, val) (((val) * (percent)) / 100)
 
 /* IRQ triggered when NIX_LF_CINTX_CNT[QCOUNT] crosses this value */
 #define CQ_CQE_THRESH_DEFAULT	0x1ULL
diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c
index 5ec436382c..3dc3d04a1e 100644
--- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c
+++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_eventdev_adptr.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ cnxk_sso_rx_adapter_queue_add(
 		if (rxq_sp->tx_pause)
 			roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(&cnxk_eth_dev->nix,
 					      rxq_sp->qconf.mp->pool_id, true,
-					      dev->force_ena_bp, rxq_sp->tc);
+					      dev->force_ena_bp, rxq_sp->tc, ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH);
 		cnxk_sso_tstamp_cfg(eth_dev->data->port_id, cnxk_eth_dev, dev);
 		cnxk_eth_dev->nb_rxq_sso++;
 	}
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ cnxk_sso_rx_adapter_queue_del(const struct rte_eventdev *event_dev,
 		rc = cnxk_sso_rxq_disable(cnxk_eth_dev, (uint16_t)rx_queue_id);
 		roc_nix_fc_npa_bp_cfg(&cnxk_eth_dev->nix,
 				      rxq_sp->qconf.mp->pool_id, false,
-				      dev->force_ena_bp, 0);
+				      dev->force_ena_bp, 0, ROC_NIX_AURA_THRESH);
 		cnxk_eth_dev->nb_rxq_sso--;
 
 		/* Enable drop_re if it was disabled earlier */
