diff --git a/net/qrtr/Kconfig b/net/qrtr/Kconfig
index b74e6fc2222e..be1c32e10f18 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/Kconfig
+++ b/net/qrtr/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ config QRTR
 
 if QRTR
 
+config QRTR_NODE_ID
+	int "QRTR Local Node ID"
+	default 1
+	---help---
+	  This option is used to configure the QRTR Node ID for the local
+	  processor. The node ID published to other nodes within the system.
+	  This value can be overridden by the name service application. This
+	  option is for configurations where Node ID needs to be customized
+	  but the name service application is not priveleged enough to use
+	  netlink sockets.
+
 config QRTR_SMD
 	tristate "SMD IPC Router channels"
 	depends on RPMSG || (COMPILE_TEST && RPMSG=n)
diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 2d940d7a2d75..1f96dac37147 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static inline struct qrtr_sock *qrtr_sk(struct sock *sk)
 	return container_of(sk, struct qrtr_sock, sk);
 }
 
-static unsigned int qrtr_local_nid = 1;
+static unsigned int qrtr_local_nid = CONFIG_QRTR_NODE_ID;
 
 /* for node ids */
 static RADIX_TREE(qrtr_nodes, GFP_KERNEL);