diff --git a/src/uct/ib/mlx5/ib_mlx5_dv.c b/src/uct/ib/mlx5/ib_mlx5_dv.c
index cd1652c1565..9fc78ba9519 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/mlx5/ib_mlx5_dv.c
+++ b/src/uct/ib/mlx5/ib_mlx5_dv.c
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ ucs_status_t uct_ib_mlx5dv_init_obj(uct_ib_mlx5dv_t *obj, uint64_t type)
 static ucs_status_t uct_ib_mlx5_device_init(uct_ib_device_t *dev)
 {
     struct ibv_context *ctx = dev->ibv_context;
+    struct ibv_srq_init_attr srq_attr = {};
     struct ibv_qp_init_attr_ex qp_attr = {};
     struct mlx5dv_qp_init_attr dv_attr = {};
+    struct ibv_qp_attr attr = {};
     ucs_status_t status = UCS_OK;
+    struct ibv_srq *srq;
     struct ibv_pd *pd;
     struct ibv_cq *cq;
     struct ibv_qp *qp;
+    int ret;
 
     if (!(uct_ib_device_spec(dev)->flags & UCT_IB_DEVICE_FLAG_MLX5_PRM)) {
         return UCS_OK;
@@ -50,24 +54,63 @@ static ucs_status_t uct_ib_mlx5_device_init(uct_ib_device_t *dev)
         goto err_cq;
     }
 
-    qp_attr.send_cq              = cq;
-    qp_attr.recv_cq              = cq;
-    qp_attr.cap.max_send_wr      = 1;
-    qp_attr.cap.max_send_sge     = 1;
-    qp_attr.qp_type              = IBV_QPT_DRIVER;
-    qp_attr.comp_mask            = IBV_QP_INIT_ATTR_PD;
-    qp_attr.pd                   = pd;
+    srq_attr.attr.max_sge = 1;
+    srq_attr.attr.max_wr  = 1;
+    srq = ibv_create_srq(pd, &srq_attr);
+    if (srq == NULL) {
+        ucs_error("ibv_create_srq() failed: %m");
+        status = UCS_ERR_IO_ERROR;
+        goto err_srq;
+    }
+
+    qp_attr.send_cq       = cq;
+    qp_attr.recv_cq       = cq;
+    qp_attr.qp_type       = IBV_QPT_DRIVER;
+    qp_attr.comp_mask     = IBV_QP_INIT_ATTR_PD;
+    qp_attr.pd            = pd;
+    qp_attr.srq           = srq;
 
     dv_attr.comp_mask            = MLX5DV_QP_INIT_ATTR_MASK_DC;
-    dv_attr.dc_init_attr.dc_type = MLX5DV_DCTYPE_DCI;
+    dv_attr.dc_init_attr.dc_type = MLX5DV_DCTYPE_DCT;
+    dv_attr.dc_init_attr.dct_access_key = UCT_IB_KEY;
 
-    /* create DCI qp successful means DC is supported */
+    /* create DCT qp successful means DC is supported */
     qp = mlx5dv_create_qp(ctx, &qp_attr, &dv_attr);
-    if (qp) {
-        ibv_destroy_qp(qp);
+    if (qp == NULL) {
+        goto err_qp;
+    }
+
+    attr.qp_state         = IBV_QPS_INIT;
+    attr.port_num         = 1;
+    attr.qp_access_flags  = IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE |
+                            IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ  |
+                            IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC;
+    ret = ibv_modify_qp(qp, &attr, IBV_QP_STATE |
+                                   IBV_QP_PKEY_INDEX |
+                                   IBV_QP_PORT |
+                                   IBV_QP_ACCESS_FLAGS);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    attr.qp_state         = IBV_QPS_RTR;
+    attr.path_mtu         = IBV_MTU_256;
+    attr.ah_attr.port_num = 1;
+
+    ret = ibv_modify_qp(qp, &attr, IBV_QP_STATE |
+                                   IBV_QP_MIN_RNR_TIMER |
+                                   IBV_QP_AV |
+                                   IBV_QP_PATH_MTU);
+
+    if (ret == 0) {
         dev->flags |= UCT_IB_DEVICE_FLAG_DC;
     }
 
+err:
+    ibv_destroy_qp(qp);
+err_qp:
+    ibv_destroy_srq(srq);
+err_srq:
     ibv_destroy_cq(cq);
 err_cq:
     ibv_dealloc_pd(pd);