diff --git a/felix/dataplane/linux/dscp_mgr.go b/felix/dataplane/linux/dscp_mgr.go
index 5feacac25b3..88b2dd7a766 100644
--- a/felix/dataplane/linux/dscp_mgr.go
+++ b/felix/dataplane/linux/dscp_mgr.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 package intdataplane
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
+	"github.com/projectcalico/calico/felix/nftables"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/calico/felix/proto"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/calico/felix/rules"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/calico/felix/types"
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ type dscpManager struct {
 	ipVersion    uint8
 	ruleRenderer rules.RuleRenderer
 	mangleTable  Table
+	mangleMaps   nftables.MapsDataplane
 
 	// QoS policies.
 	wepPolicies map[types.WorkloadEndpointID]rules.DSCPRule
@@ -40,11 +43,13 @@ type dscpManager struct {
 
 func newDSCPManager(
 	mangleTable Table,
+	mangleMaps nftables.MapsDataplane,
 	ruleRenderer rules.RuleRenderer,
 	ipVersion uint8,
 ) *dscpManager {
 	return &dscpManager{
 		mangleTable:  mangleTable,
+		mangleMaps:   mangleMaps,
 		ruleRenderer: ruleRenderer,
 		ipVersion:    ipVersion,
 		wepPolicies:  map[types.WorkloadEndpointID]rules.DSCPRule{},
@@ -151,6 +156,14 @@ func (m *dscpManager) CompleteDeferredWork() error {
 			return dscpRules[i].SrcAddrs < dscpRules[j].SrcAddrs
 		})
 
+		logrus.Infof("marva0 %v", dscpRules)
+		if m.mangleMaps != nil {
+			mappings := nftablesMappings(dscpRules)
+			logrus.Infof("marva %v", mappings)
+			mapMeta := nftables.MapMetadata{Name: rules.NftablesQoSPolicyMap, Type: nftables.MapTypeSourceNetMatch}
+			m.mangleMaps.AddOrReplaceMap(mapMeta, mappings)
+		}
+
 		chain := m.ruleRenderer.EgressDSCPChain(dscpRules)
 		m.mangleTable.UpdateChain(chain)
 		m.dirty = false
@@ -158,3 +171,13 @@ func (m *dscpManager) CompleteDeferredWork() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func nftablesMappings(rules []rules.DSCPRule) map[string][]string {
+	mappings := map[string][]string{}
+	logrus.Infof("marva1 %v", rules)
+	for _, r := range rules {
+		mappings[r.SrcAddrs] = []string{fmt.Sprintf("%d", r.Value)}
+	}
+	logrus.Infof("marva2 %v", mappings)
+	return mappings
+}
diff --git a/felix/dataplane/linux/dscp_mgr_test.go b/felix/dataplane/linux/dscp_mgr_test.go
index de286651f69..e2b91c7bbf9 100644
--- a/felix/dataplane/linux/dscp_mgr_test.go
+++ b/felix/dataplane/linux/dscp_mgr_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ func dscpManagerTests(ipVersion uint8) func() {
 				MarkDrop:     0x10,
 				MarkEndpoint: 0x11110000,
 			})
-			manager = newDSCPManager(mangleTable, ruleRenderer, ipVersion)
+			// TODO (mazdak): add more tests for new nftables optimization
+			manager = newDSCPManager(mangleTable, nil, ruleRenderer, ipVersion)
 		})
 
 		It("should program DSCP chain with no rule", func() {
diff --git a/felix/dataplane/linux/int_dataplane.go b/felix/dataplane/linux/int_dataplane.go
index a09f7d2a072..dbb77748486 100644
--- a/felix/dataplane/linux/int_dataplane.go
+++ b/felix/dataplane/linux/int_dataplane.go
@@ -1123,7 +1123,11 @@ func NewIntDataplaneDriver(config Config) *InternalDataplane {
 	dp.RegisterManager(newHostsIPSetManager(ipSetsV4, 4, config))
 
 	if !config.BPFEnabled {
-		dp.RegisterManager(newDSCPManager(mangleTableV4, ruleRenderer, 4))
+		var mangleMaps nftables.MapsDataplane
+		if config.RulesConfig.NFTables {
+			mangleMaps = mangleTableV4.(nftables.MapsDataplane)
+		}
+		dp.RegisterManager(newDSCPManager(mangleTableV4, mangleMaps, ruleRenderer, 4))
 	}
 
 	if config.RulesConfig.IPIPEnabled {
@@ -1324,7 +1328,11 @@ func NewIntDataplaneDriver(config Config) *InternalDataplane {
 		dp.RegisterManager(newHostsIPSetManager(ipSetsV6, 6, config))
 
 		if !config.BPFEnabled {
-			dp.RegisterManager(newDSCPManager(mangleTableV6, ruleRenderer, 6))
+			var mangleMapsV6 nftables.MapsDataplane
+			if config.RulesConfig.NFTables {
+				mangleMapsV6 = mangleTableV6.(nftables.MapsDataplane)
+			}
+			dp.RegisterManager(newDSCPManager(mangleTableV6, mangleMapsV6, ruleRenderer, 6))
 		}
 
 		// Add a manager for IPv6 wireguard configuration. This is added irrespective of whether wireguard is actually enabled
diff --git a/felix/fv/dscp_test.go b/felix/fv/dscp_test.go
index 07a4bbbadb4..a1a5d3719b0 100644
--- a/felix/fv/dscp_test.go
+++ b/felix/fv/dscp_test.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ var _ = infrastructure.DatastoreDescribe("_BPF-SAFE_ dscp tests", []apiconfig.Da
 		}
 	})
 
-	It("applying DSCP annotation should result is adding correct rules", func() {
+	It("pepper1 applying DSCP annotation should result is adding correct rules", func() {
 		dscp0 := numorstring.DSCPFromInt(0)   // 0x0
 		dscp20 := numorstring.DSCPFromInt(20) // 0x14
 		dscp32 := numorstring.DSCPFromInt(32) // 0x20
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ var _ = infrastructure.DatastoreDescribe("_BPF-SAFE_ dscp tests", []apiconfig.Da
 		}
 		ep2_2.UpdateInInfra(infra)
 
+		//time.Sleep(time.Minute * 20)
 		cc.ResetExpectations()
 		cc.ExpectSome(extClient, hostw)
 		cc.ExpectSome(extClient, ep1_1)
diff --git a/felix/generictables/match_builder.go b/felix/generictables/match_builder.go
index 45382cb3102..15e236442e5 100644
--- a/felix/generictables/match_builder.go
+++ b/felix/generictables/match_builder.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type MatchCriteria interface {
 	// Only supported in nftables.
 	InInterfaceVMAP(mapname string) MatchCriteria
 	OutInterfaceVMAP(mapname string) MatchCriteria
+	SourceNetVMAP(mapname string) MatchCriteria
 }
 
 type AddrType string
diff --git a/felix/iptables/match_builder.go b/felix/iptables/match_builder.go
index a57011f2a7f..5b628fe6098 100644
--- a/felix/iptables/match_builder.go
+++ b/felix/iptables/match_builder.go
@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ func (m matchCriteria) OutInterfaceVMAP(mapname string) generictables.MatchCrite
 	return m
 }
 
+func (m matchCriteria) SourceNetVMAP(_ string) generictables.MatchCriteria {
+	log.Panic("SourceNetVMAP not supported in iptables")
+	return m
+}
+
 func PortsToMultiport(ports []uint16) string {
 	portFragments := make([]string, len(ports))
 	for i, port := range ports {
diff --git a/felix/nftables/actions.go b/felix/nftables/actions.go
index cd135f116ae..7190a6679a2 100644
--- a/felix/nftables/actions.go
+++ b/felix/nftables/actions.go
@@ -517,7 +517,8 @@ type DSCPAction struct {
 }
 
 func (a DSCPAction) ToFragment(features *environment.Features) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("<IPV> dscp set %d", a.Value)
+	return "ip dscp"
+	//return fmt.Sprintf("<IPV> dscp set %d", a.Value)
 }
 
 func (a DSCPAction) String() string {
diff --git a/felix/nftables/maps.go b/felix/nftables/maps.go
index f7743a5ff52..a92b7f5bb83 100644
--- a/felix/nftables/maps.go
+++ b/felix/nftables/maps.go
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ var gaugeVecNumMaps = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 
 type MapType string
 
-const MapTypeInterfaceMatch MapType = "interfaceMatch"
+const (
+	MapTypeInterfaceMatch MapType = "interfaceMatch"
+	MapTypeSourceNetMatch MapType = "sourceNetMatch"
+)
 
 type MapsDataplane interface {
 	AddOrReplaceMap(meta MapMetadata, members map[string][]string)
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ func (s *Maps) LoadDataplaneState() error {
 		for _, e := range mapData.elems {
 			logCxt.WithField("element", e).Debug("Processing element")
 			switch metadata.Type {
-			case MapTypeInterfaceMatch:
+			case MapTypeInterfaceMatch, MapTypeSourceNetMatch:
 				strElems[e.Key[0]] = e.Value
 			default:
 				unknownElems.Add(UnknownMapMember(e.Key, e.Value))
@@ -442,7 +445,7 @@ func (s *Maps) NFTablesMap(name string) *knftables.Map {
 
 	var flags []knftables.SetFlag
 	switch metadata.Type {
-	case MapTypeInterfaceMatch:
+	case MapTypeInterfaceMatch, MapTypeSourceNetMatch:
 	default:
 		logrus.WithField("type", metadata.Type).Panic("Unexpected map type")
 	}
@@ -623,12 +626,32 @@ func CanonicaliseMapMember(mtype MapType, key string, value []string) MapMember
 		}
 		// An action and a chain.
 		return interfaceToChain{key, splits[0], splits[1]}
+	case MapTypeSourceNetMatch:
+		return sourceNetToAction{source: key, action: value[0]}
 	default:
 		logrus.Errorf("Unknown map type: %v", mtype)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// sourceNetToAction is a MapMember that represents a mapping from a source net to an terminal action.
+type sourceNetToAction struct {
+	source string
+	action string
+}
+
+func (m sourceNetToAction) Key() []string {
+	return []string{m.source}
+}
+
+func (m sourceNetToAction) Value() []string {
+	return []string{m.action}
+}
+
+func (m sourceNetToAction) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s -> %s", m.source, m.action)
+}
+
 // interfaceToAction is a MapMember that represents a mapping from an interface to an terminal action.
 type interfaceToAction struct {
 	iface  string
@@ -670,6 +693,12 @@ func mapType(t MapType, ipVersion int) string {
 	switch t {
 	case MapTypeInterfaceMatch:
 		return "ifname : verdict"
+	case MapTypeSourceNetMatch:
+		if ipVersion == 4 {
+			return "ipv4_addr : dscp"
+		} else {
+			return "ipv6_addr : dscp"
+		}
 	default:
 		logrus.WithField("type", string(t)).Panic("Unknown MapType")
 	}
diff --git a/felix/nftables/match_builder.go b/felix/nftables/match_builder.go
index e206c5d6adf..dc19de30c84 100644
--- a/felix/nftables/match_builder.go
+++ b/felix/nftables/match_builder.go
@@ -544,6 +544,11 @@ func (m nftMatch) OutInterfaceVMAP(name string) generictables.MatchCriteria {
 	return m
 }
 
+func (m nftMatch) SourceNetVMAP(name string) generictables.MatchCriteria {
+	m.clauses = append(m.clauses, fmt.Sprintf("<IPV> saddr @<LAYER>-%s", LegalizeSetName(name)))
+	return m
+}
+
 // PortsToMultiport converts a list of ports to a multiport set suitable for inline use in nftables rules.
 func PortsToMultiport(ports []uint16) string {
 	portFragments := make([]string, len(ports))
diff --git a/felix/nftables/table_layer.go b/felix/nftables/table_layer.go
index b440d0a5b7f..2ba553c3082 100644
--- a/felix/nftables/table_layer.go
+++ b/felix/nftables/table_layer.go
@@ -86,12 +86,20 @@ func (t *tableLayer) namespaceMapMember(m []string) []string {
 		return m
 	}
 
+	action := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(m[0]), " ")[0]
+
 	// TODO: We only use "goto" in map members right now. If we add other actions, we'll need to namespace them.
 	// This is a very brittle implementation that assumes that the map member is a single string that starts with "goto ".
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(m[0], "goto ") {
-		logrus.Panicf("Unexpected map member: %s", m)
+	switch action {
+	case "goto":
+		return []string{fmt.Sprintf("goto %s", t.namespaceName(m[0][5:]))}
+	case "dscp":
+		return m
+		//default:
+		//	logrus.Panicf("Unexpected map member: %s", m)
 	}
-	return []string{fmt.Sprintf("goto %s", t.namespaceName(m[0][5:]))}
+
+	return m
 }
 
 func (t *tableLayer) Name() string {
diff --git a/felix/rules/dscp.go b/felix/rules/dscp.go
index cd743b7d73b..9aec4632b87 100644
--- a/felix/rules/dscp.go
+++ b/felix/rules/dscp.go
@@ -24,8 +24,31 @@ type DSCPRule struct {
 }
 
 func (r *DefaultRuleRenderer) EgressDSCPChain(rules []DSCPRule) *generictables.Chain {
+	if r.NFTables {
+		return r.nftablesQoSPolicyRules(rules)
+	}
+	return r.defaultQoSPolicyRules(rules)
+}
+
+func (r *DefaultRuleRenderer) nftablesQoSPolicyRules(rules []DSCPRule) *generictables.Chain {
+	var renderedRules []generictables.Rule
+	// DSCP Ruls are sorted and validated by DSCP manager.
+
+	renderedRules = append(renderedRules, generictables.Rule{
+		Match: r.NewMatch().SourceNetVMAP(NftablesQoSPolicyMap),
+		//Match:  r.NewMatch(),
+		//Action: r.DSCP("vmap"),
+	})
+
+	return &generictables.Chain{
+		Name:  ChainEgressDSCP,
+		Rules: renderedRules,
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *DefaultRuleRenderer) defaultQoSPolicyRules(rules []DSCPRule) *generictables.Chain {
 	var renderedRules []generictables.Rule
-	// Rules are sorted and validated by DSCP manager.
+	// DSCP Ruls are sorted and validated by DSCP manager.
 	for _, rule := range rules {
 		renderedRules = append(renderedRules, generictables.Rule{
 			Match:  r.NewMatch().SourceNet(rule.SrcAddrs),
diff --git a/felix/rules/rule_defs.go b/felix/rules/rule_defs.go
index 38990354252..2b6f586f75f 100644
--- a/felix/rules/rule_defs.go
+++ b/felix/rules/rule_defs.go
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ const (
 	ChainManglePrerouting  = ChainNamePrefix + "PREROUTING"
 	ChainManglePostrouting = ChainNamePrefix + "POSTROUTING"
 
-	ChainEgressDSCP = ChainNamePrefix + "egress-dscp"
+	ChainEgressDSCP      = ChainNamePrefix + "egress-dscp"
+	NftablesQoSPolicyMap = ChainEgressDSCP + "-map"
 
 	IPSetIDAllPools             = "all-ipam-pools"
 	IPSetIDNATOutgoingMasqPools = "masq-ipam-pools"