diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c
index ac5b05bb978f..355f727563e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c
@@ -1275,6 +1275,53 @@ ice_sched_find_node_in_subtree(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_sched_node *base,
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ice_sched_get_free_qgrp - Scan all queue group siblings and find a free node
+ * @pi: port information structure
+ * @vsi_node: software VSI handle
+ * @qgrp_node: first queue group node identified for scanning
+ * @owner: LAN or RDMA
+ *
+ * This function retrieves a free LAN or RDMA queue group node by scanning
+ * qgrp_node and its siblings for the queue group with the fewest number
+ * of queues currently assigned.
+ */
+static struct ice_sched_node *
+ice_sched_get_free_qgrp(struct ice_port_info *pi,
+			struct ice_sched_node *vsi_node,
+			struct ice_sched_node *qgrp_node, u8 owner)
+{
+	struct ice_sched_node *min_qgrp;
+	u8 min_children;
+
+	if (!qgrp_node)
+		return qgrp_node;
+	min_children = qgrp_node->num_children;
+	if (!min_children)
+		return qgrp_node;
+	min_qgrp = qgrp_node;
+	/* scan all queue groups until find a node which has less than the
+	 * minimum number of children. This way all queue group nodes get
+	 * equal number of shares and active. The bandwidth will be equally
+	 * distributed across all queues.
+	 */
+	while (qgrp_node) {
+		/* make sure the qgroup node is part of the VSI subtree */
+		if (ice_sched_find_node_in_subtree(pi->hw, vsi_node, qgrp_node))
+			if (qgrp_node->num_children < min_children &&
+			    qgrp_node->owner == owner) {
+				/* replace the new min queue group node */
+				min_qgrp = qgrp_node;
+				min_children = min_qgrp->num_children;
+				/* break if it has no children, */
+				if (!min_children)
+					break;
+			}
+		qgrp_node = qgrp_node->sibling;
+	}
+	return min_qgrp;
+}
+
 /**
  * ice_sched_get_free_qparent - Get a free LAN or RDMA queue group node
  * @pi: port information structure
@@ -1288,7 +1335,7 @@ struct ice_sched_node *
 ice_sched_get_free_qparent(struct ice_port_info *pi, u16 vsi_handle, u8 tc,
 			   u8 owner)
 {
-	struct ice_sched_node *vsi_node, *qgrp_node = NULL;
+	struct ice_sched_node *vsi_node, *qgrp_node;
 	struct ice_vsi_ctx *vsi_ctx;
 	u16 max_children;
 	u8 qgrp_layer;
@@ -1302,7 +1349,7 @@ ice_sched_get_free_qparent(struct ice_port_info *pi, u16 vsi_handle, u8 tc,
 	vsi_node = vsi_ctx->sched.vsi_node[tc];
 	/* validate invalid VSI ID */
 	if (!vsi_node)
-		goto lan_q_exit;
+		return NULL;
 
 	/* get the first queue group node from VSI sub-tree */
 	qgrp_node = ice_sched_get_first_node(pi, vsi_node, qgrp_layer);
@@ -1315,8 +1362,8 @@ ice_sched_get_free_qparent(struct ice_port_info *pi, u16 vsi_handle, u8 tc,
 		qgrp_node = qgrp_node->sibling;
 	}
 
-lan_q_exit:
-	return qgrp_node;
+	/* Select the best queue group */
+	return ice_sched_get_free_qgrp(pi, vsi_node, qgrp_node, owner);
 }
 
 /**