diff --git a/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.cpp b/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.cpp
index c820a1c48..ba7c8561b 100644
--- a/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.cpp
+++ b/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ bool ProcessGroupXCCL::WorkXCCL::wait(std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) {
   return true;
 }
 
-ProcessGroupXCCL::Options::Options() : Backend::Options(XCCL_BACKEND_NAME) {}
+ProcessGroupXCCL::Options::Options(bool is_high_priority_stream)
+    : Backend::Options(XCCL_BACKEND_NAME),
+      is_high_priority_stream(is_high_priority_stream) {}
 
 static std::atomic<size_t> process_group_id = 0;
 
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@ const std::string& ProcessGroupXCCL::logPrefix() const {
 }
 
 ProcessGroupXCCL::ProcessGroupXCCL(
-    const c10::intrusive_ptr<Store>& store,
+    c10::intrusive_ptr<Store> store,
     int rank,
     int size,
     c10::intrusive_ptr<Options> options)
@@ -377,7 +379,10 @@ ProcessGroupXCCL::ProcessGroupXCCL(
   std::string torch_distributed_debug =
       getCvarString({"TORCH_DISTRIBUTED_DEBUG"}, OFF.c_str());
   LOG(INFO) << logPrefix() << "ProcessGroupXCCL initialization options: "
-            << "size: " << size << ", global rank: " << rank_;
+            << "size: " << size << ", global rank: " << rank_
+            << ", USE_HIGH_PRIORITY_STREAM: "
+            << options_->is_high_priority_stream
+            << ", PG Name: " << options_->group_name;
 
   LOG(INFO) << logPrefix() << "ProcessGroupXCCL environments: "
             << "XCCL version: " << XcclVersion
@@ -534,9 +539,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<xcclComm_t> ProcessGroupXCCL::getXCCLComm(
     rank = p2pRank;
   }
 
-  c10::impl::VirtualGuardImpl impl(device.type());
-  c10::Stream stream =
-      impl.getStreamFromGlobalPool(device, /*isHighPriority=*/false);
+  bool force_high = getCvarBool(TORCH_XCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY, false);
+  c10::Stream stream = at::xpu::getStreamFromPool(
+      options_->is_high_priority_stream || force_high);
   sycl::queue& q = c10::xpu::XPUStream(stream).queue();
 
   auto ctx = ccl::create_context(q.get_context());
diff --git a/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.hpp b/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.hpp
index e7aa39c82..2516c0b91 100644
--- a/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.hpp
+++ b/src/xccl/ProcessGroupXCCL.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #include <xccl/ProcessGroupXCCLMonitor.hpp>
 namespace c10d {
 
+static std::vector<std::string> TORCH_XCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY = {
+    "TORCH_XCCL_HIGH_PRIORITY"};
+
 static std::vector<std::string> TORCH_XCCL_BLOCKING_WAIT = {
     "TORCH_XCCL_BLOCKING_WAIT",
     "XCCL_BLOCKING_WAIT"};
@@ -118,18 +121,19 @@ class TORCH_API ProcessGroupXCCL : public Backend {
   };
 
   struct Options : public Backend::Options {
-    explicit Options();
+    explicit Options(bool is_high_priority_stream = false);
 
-    static c10::intrusive_ptr<Options> create() {
-      return c10::make_intrusive<Options>();
+    static c10::intrusive_ptr<Options> create(
+        bool is_high_priority_stream = false) {
+      return c10::make_intrusive<Options>(is_high_priority_stream);
     }
-
+    bool is_high_priority_stream;
     std::vector<uint64_t> global_ranks_in_group;
     std::string group_name;
   };
 
   ProcessGroupXCCL(
-      const c10::intrusive_ptr<Store>& store,
+      c10::intrusive_ptr<Store> store,
       int rank,
       int size,
       c10::intrusive_ptr<Options> options = Options::create());
@@ -138,11 +142,16 @@ class TORCH_API ProcessGroupXCCL : public Backend {
       const c10::intrusive_ptr<Store>& store,
       int rank,
       int size,
-      const std::string& groupName)
-      : ProcessGroupXCCL(store, rank, size) {}
+      const std::string& groupName,
+      c10::intrusive_ptr<Options> options = Options::create())
+      : ProcessGroupXCCL(store, rank, size, std::move(options)) {}
 
   ~ProcessGroupXCCL() override;
 
+  c10::intrusive_ptr<Options> getOptions() {
+    return options_;
+  }
+
   const std::string getBackendName() const override {
     return std::string(XCCL_BACKEND_NAME);
   }