diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f190c4a30..7e14884137 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ DEFENABLEHUGEPAGES := false
 DEFENABLESWAP := false
 DEFENABLEDEBUG := false
 DEFDISABLENESTINGCHECKS := false
+DEFMSIZE9P := 8192
 
 SED = sed
 
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ USER_VARS += DEFENABLEHUGEPAGES
 USER_VARS += DEFENABLESWAP
 USER_VARS += DEFENABLEDEBUG
 USER_VARS += DEFDISABLENESTINGCHECKS
+USER_VARS += DEFMSIZE9P
 
 V              = @
 Q              = $(V:1=)
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ const defaultEnableHugePages bool = $(DEFENABLEHUGEPAGES)
 const defaultEnableSwap bool = $(DEFENABLESWAP)
 const defaultEnableDebug bool = $(DEFENABLEDEBUG)
 const defaultDisableNestingChecks bool = $(DEFDISABLENESTINGCHECKS)
+const defaultMsize9p uint32 = $(DEFMSIZE9P)
 
 // Default config file used by stateless systems.
 var defaultRuntimeConfiguration = "$(DESTCONFIG)"
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@ $(GENERATED_FILES): %: %.in Makefile VERSION
 		-e "s|@DEFENABLEMSWAP@|$(DEFENABLESWAP)|g" \
 		-e "s|@DEFENABLEDEBUG@|$(DEFENABLEDEBUG)|g" \
 		-e "s|@DEFDISABLENESTINGCHECKS@|$(DEFDISABLENESTINGCHECKS)|g" \
+		-e "s|@DEFMSIZE9P@|$(DEFMSIZE9P)|g" \
 		$< > $@
 
 generate-config: $(CONFIG)
diff --git a/cli/config.go b/cli/config.go
index 98629e152e..586bc6687b 100644
--- a/cli/config.go
+++ b/cli/config.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ type hypervisor struct {
 	Debug                 bool   `toml:"enable_debug"`
 	DisableNestingChecks  bool   `toml:"disable_nesting_checks"`
 	EnableIOThreads       bool   `toml:"enable_iothreads"`
+	Msize9p               uint32 `toml:"msize_9p"`
 }
 
 type proxy struct {
@@ -242,6 +243,14 @@ func (h hypervisor) blockDeviceDriver() (string, error) {
 	return h.BlockDeviceDriver, nil
 }
 
+func (h hypervisor) msize9p() uint32 {
+	if h.Msize9p == 0 {
+		return defaultMsize9p
+	}
+
+	return h.Msize9p
+}
+
 func (p proxy) path() string {
 	if p.Path == "" {
 		return defaultProxyPath
@@ -323,6 +332,7 @@ func newQemuHypervisorConfig(h hypervisor) (vc.HypervisorConfig, error) {
 		DisableNestingChecks:  h.DisableNestingChecks,
 		BlockDeviceDriver:     blockDriver,
 		EnableIOThreads:       h.EnableIOThreads,
+		Msize9p:               h.msize9p(),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -426,6 +436,7 @@ func loadConfiguration(configPath string, ignoreLogging bool) (resolvedConfigPat
 		DisableNestingChecks:  defaultDisableNestingChecks,
 		BlockDeviceDriver:     defaultBlockDeviceDriver,
 		EnableIOThreads:       defaultEnableIOThreads,
+		Msize9p:               defaultMsize9p,
 	}
 
 	err = config.InterNetworkModel.SetModel(defaultInterNetworkingModel)
diff --git a/cli/config/configuration.toml.in b/cli/config/configuration.toml.in
index b8ea01d8b2..7753093219 100644
--- a/cli/config/configuration.toml.in
+++ b/cli/config/configuration.toml.in
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ enable_iothreads = @DEFENABLEIOTHREADS@
 # 
 #disable_nesting_checks = true
 
+# This is the msize used for 9p shares. It is the number of bytes 
+# used for 9p packet payload.
+#msize_9p = @DEFMSIZE9P@
+
 [proxy.@PROJECT_TYPE@]
 path = "@PROXYPATH@"
 
diff --git a/cli/config_test.go b/cli/config_test.go
index 6b3f7c5818..9dd81cfb98 100644
--- a/cli/config_test.go
+++ b/cli/config_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func makeRuntimeConfigFileData(hypervisor, hypervisorPath, kernelPath, imagePath
 	default_memory = ` + strconv.FormatUint(uint64(defaultMemSize), 10) + `
 	disable_block_device_use =  ` + strconv.FormatBool(disableBlock) + `
 	enable_iothreads =  ` + strconv.FormatBool(enableIOThreads) + `
+	msize_9p = ` + strconv.FormatUint(uint64(defaultMsize9p), 10) + `
 
 	[proxy.kata]
 	path = "` + proxyPath + `"
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ func createAllRuntimeConfigFiles(dir, hypervisor string) (config testRuntimeConf
 		DefaultBridges:        defaultBridgesCount,
 		Mlock:                 !defaultEnableSwap,
 		EnableIOThreads:       enableIOThreads,
+		Msize9p:               defaultMsize9p,
 	}
 
 	agentConfig := vc.KataAgentConfig{}
@@ -525,6 +527,7 @@ func TestMinimalRuntimeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		DefaultBridges:        defaultBridgesCount,
 		Mlock:                 !defaultEnableSwap,
 		BlockDeviceDriver:     defaultBlockDeviceDriver,
+		Msize9p:               defaultMsize9p,
 	}
 
 	expectedAgentConfig := vc.KataAgentConfig{}