diff --git a/.reuse/dep5 b/.reuse/dep5
index 087f2d5..18d8100 100644
--- a/.reuse/dep5
+++ b/.reuse/dep5
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
 
-Files: VERSION .gitreview
+Files: VERSION README.md .gitreview
 Copyright: 2021 Open Networking Foundation
 License: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e4079d..60c0533 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-<!--
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2021 Open Networking Foundation <support@opennetworking.org>
-SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
---!>
 # sriov
 
 Create the maximum number of VFs a PF can support and bind half of them
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8bc4de2..4eccc44 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@
 
 # Provide number of 1Gi HugePages
 sriov_1g_hugepages: 32
+
+# Provide QAT driver parameters
+sriov_qat_enabled: false
+sriov_qat_driver_dir: "/opt/qat"
+sriov_qat_latest_name: "QAT.L.4.16.0-00017.tar.gz"
+sriov_qat_latest_url: "https://downloadmirror.intel.com/710050/QAT.L.4.16.0-00017.tar.gz"
+sriov_qat_checksum: "sha256:315f48057253798fae386e514ce834d6b5939eb842491fe27bfc019c42c430f4"
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 1e6905e..fd2805c 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -36,3 +36,18 @@
   changed_when: confirm_vfs.stdout | int == 0
   failed_when: confirm_vfs.stdout | int == 0
   when: molecule_handler_notest is not defined
+
+- name: enable sriov_qat.service
+  systemd:
+    name: sriov_qat
+    daemon_reload: true
+    enabled: true
+
+- name: reboot qat
+  reboot:
+    msg: "Reboot initiated by Ansible - QAT drivers blacklist task"
+    connect_timeout: 5
+    reboot_timeout: 600
+    pre_reboot_delay: 0
+    post_reboot_delay: 30
+    test_command: whoami
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 4bcc3e9..5781f24 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 galaxy_info:
+  role_name: sriov
   author: Open Networking Foundation
-  description: Configure SRIOV
+  description: Configure SR-IOV
   company: Open Networking Foundation
 
   issue_tracker_url: https://jira.opennetworking.org/browse/AETHER-1839
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@
   platforms:
     - name: Ubuntu
       versions:
-        - "16.04"
         - "18.04"
 
   galaxy_tags:
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index f7c365e..6e241b2 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
   loop:
-    - {src: 'sriov', dest: '/etc/default/sriov', mode: 644}
-    - {src: 'sriov.sh.j2', dest: '/usr/local/bin/sriov.sh', mode: 'a+x'}
-    - {src: 'sriov.service.j2', dest: '/etc/systemd/system/sriov.service', mode: 644}
+    - {src: "sriov", dest: "/etc/default/sriov", mode: 644}
+    - {src: "sriov.sh.j2", dest: "/usr/local/bin/sriov.sh", mode: "a+x"}
+    - {
+      src: "sriov.service.j2",
+      dest: "/etc/systemd/system/sriov.service",
+      mode: 644,
+    }
   notify: enable sriov.service
 
 - name: Flush handlers
@@ -49,8 +53,15 @@
     state: present
     backrefs: true
   loop:
-    - {regex: 'intel_iommu=', context: 'intel_iommu=on'}
-    - {regex: 'transparent_hugepage=', context: 'transparent_hugepage=never'}
-    - {regex: 'default_hugepagesz=', context: 'default_hugepagesz=1G'}
-    - {regex: 'hugepagesz=1G', context: 'hugepagesz=1G hugepages={{ sriov_1g_hugepages }}'}
+    - {regex: "intel_iommu=", context: "intel_iommu=on"}
+    - {regex: "transparent_hugepage=", context: "transparent_hugepage=never"}
+    - {regex: "default_hugepagesz=", context: "default_hugepagesz=1G"}
+    - {
+      regex: "hugepagesz=1G",
+      context: "hugepagesz=1G hugepages={{ sriov_1g_hugepages }}",
+    }
   notify: update grub
+
+- name: Install qat driver and configure sriov vfs
+  when: sriov_qat_enabled
+  include_tasks: qat.yml
diff --git a/tasks/qat.yml b/tasks/qat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c113db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/qat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+---
+# qat tasks/qat.yml
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2021 Open Networking Foundation <support@opennetworking.org>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+- name: Blacklist kernel QAT drivers
+  blockinfile:
+    create: true
+    dest: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-intel_qat.conf
+    mode: 0644
+    block: |
+      # Blacklist kernel QAT drivers
+      blacklist qat_c62x
+      blacklist qat_c62xvf
+      blacklist qat_c6xx
+      blacklist qat_c6xxvf
+      blacklist qat_c3xxx
+      blacklist qat_c3xxxvf
+      blacklist qat_d15xx
+      blacklist qat_d15xxvf
+      blacklist qat_c4xxx
+      blacklist qat_c4xxxvf
+      blacklist intel_qat
+    backup: true
+  notify: reboot qat
+
+- name: Flush handlers
+  meta: flush_handlers
+
+- name: Install QAT driver compile requirements
+  apt:
+    name:
+      - "libboost-all-dev"
+      - "pciutils-dev"
+      - "libssl-dev"
+      - "build-essential"
+      - "pkg-config"
+      - "yasm"
+    state: "present"
+    update_cache: true
+
+- name: Create root folder for QAT driver
+  file:
+    path: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0644"
+
+- name: Download QAT driver .tgz file
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ sriov_qat_latest_url }}"
+    dest: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}/{{ sriov_qat_latest_name }}"
+    owner: "root"
+    group: "root"
+    mode: "0644"
+    checksum: "{{ sriov_qat_checksum }}"
+
+- name: Unarchive QAT driver .tgz file
+  when: not sriov_qat_dkms_enabled
+  unarchive:
+    remote_src: true
+    list_files: true
+    src: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}/{{ sriov_qat_latest_name }}"
+    dest: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}"
+    owner: "root"
+    group: "root"
+    creates: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}/configure"
+
+- name: Configure QAT driver with SR-IOV host
+  when: not sriov_qat_dkms_enabled
+  command:
+    cmd: "./configure --enable-icp-sriov=host"
+    chdir: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}"
+    creates: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}/config.status"
+
+- name: Run the default target as root
+  when: not sriov_qat_dkms_enabled
+  command:
+    cmd: make
+    chdir: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}"
+    creates: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}/build/intel_qat.ko"
+
+- name: Run 'install' target as root
+  when: not sriov_qat_dkms_enabled
+  command:
+    chdir: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}"
+    cmd: "make install"
+    creates: "/usr/local/bin/adf_ctl"
+
+# - name: Run 'install-samples' target as root
+# #   command:
+#     chdir: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}"
+#     cmd: "make install-samples"
+#     creates: "{{ sriov_qat_driver_dir }}/build/cpa_sample_code"
+#   become: yes
+
+- name: Create sriov_qat system servqat
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  loop:
+    - {
+      src: "sriov_qat.sh.j2",
+      dest: "/usr/local/bin/sriov_qat.sh",
+      mode: "a+x",
+    }
+    - {
+      src: "sriov_qat.service.j2",
+      dest: "/etc/systemd/system/sriov_qat.service",
+      mode: 644,
+    }
+  notify: enable sriov_qat.service
diff --git a/templates/sriov_qat.service.j2 b/templates/sriov_qat.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a600e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/sriov_qat.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{#
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2022 Open Networking Foundation <support@opennetworking.org>
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#}
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Create QAT VFs
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/sriov_qat.sh
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/templates/sriov_qat.sh.j2 b/templates/sriov_qat.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22dda99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/sriov_qat.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+{#
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2022 Open Networking Foundation <support@opennetworking.org>
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2019 Intel Corporation
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# adapted from https://github.com/clearlinux/cloud-native-setup/blob/master/clr-k8s-examples/9-multi-network/systemd/sriov.sh
+#}
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+set -o nounset
+set -x
+
+QAT_PFs=($(lspci -Dmm | grep Quick | awk '{print $1}'))
+QAT_DIR="/sys/bus/pci/devices/"
+
+
+setup_qat_pf_vfs() {
+	echo "Restarting services qat_service and qat_service_vfs"
+    service qat_service restart
+    service qat_service_vfs restart
+}
+
+setup_pf() {
+	local pf=$1
+	local num_vfs
+
+	echo "Resetting PF $pf"
+	echo 0 | tee "$QAT_DIR"/"$pf"/sriov_numvfs
+	num_vfs=$(cat "$QAT_DIR"/"$pf"/sriov_totalvfs)
+	echo "Enabling $num_vfs VFs for $pf"
+	echo "$num_vfs" | tee "$QAT_DIR"/"$pf"/sriov_numvfs
+}
+
+vfio_bind() {
+	local pf=$1
+
+	vfs_dirs=($(ls "$QAT_DIR"/"$pf" | grep virtfn))
+
+    for vf_name in "${vfs_dirs[@]}"; do
+        local vf_dir="$QAT_DIR"/"$pf"/"$vf_name"
+
+		vfpci=$(ls -l "$vf_dir" | awk '{print substr($11,4)}')
+		vfpci_dir=$(readlink -f "$vf_dir")
+
+    	echo "Binding qat VF $vfpci with vfio-pci"
+
+	    echo "$vfpci" >"$vfpci_dir"/driver/unbind
+		echo "vfio-pci" >"$vfpci_dir"/driver_override
+		echo "$vfpci" >/sys/bus/pci/drivers/vfio-pci/bind
+    done
+}
+
+setup_qat_pf_vfs
+
+for pf in "${QAT_PFs[@]}"; do
+	# setup_pf "$pf"
+    vfio_bind "$pf"
+done