diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_nvme.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_nvme.c
index 9681121b62..dd3447298c 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_nvme.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_nvme.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct spdk_vhost_nvme_cq {
 	volatile struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cq_cqe;
 	uint16_t cq_head;
 	uint16_t guest_signaled_cq_head;
+	uint32_t need_signaled_cnt;
 	STAILQ_HEAD(, spdk_vhost_nvme_task) cq_full_waited_tasks;
 	bool irq_enabled;
 	int virq;
@@ -284,6 +285,28 @@ spdk_nvme_map_prps(struct spdk_vhost_nvme_dev *nvme, struct spdk_nvme_cmd *cmd,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+spdk_nvme_cq_signal_fd(struct spdk_vhost_nvme_dev *nvme)
+{
+	struct spdk_vhost_nvme_cq *cq;
+	uint32_t qid, cq_head;
+
+	assert(nvme != NULL);
+
+	for (qid = 1; qid <= MAX_IO_QUEUES; qid++) {
+		cq = spdk_vhost_nvme_get_cq_from_qid(nvme, qid);
+		if (!cq || !cq->valid) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		cq_head = nvme->dbbuf_dbs[cq_offset(qid, 1)];
+		if (cq->irq_enabled && cq->need_signaled_cnt && (cq->cq_head != cq_head)) {
+			eventfd_write(cq->virq, (eventfd_t)1);
+			cq->need_signaled_cnt = 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 blk_request_complete_cb(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, bool success, void *cb_arg)
 {
@@ -338,14 +361,11 @@ blk_request_complete_cb(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, bool success, void *cb_arg
 	cq->cq_cqe[cq->cq_head].status.p = cq->phase;
 
 	nvme_inc_cq_head(cq);
+	cq->need_signaled_cnt++;
 
 	/* MMIO Controll */
 	nvme->dbbuf_eis[cq_offset(cqid, 1)] = (uint32_t)(cq->guest_signaled_cq_head - 1);
 
-	if (cq->irq_enabled && (cq->cq_head != cq->guest_signaled_cq_head)) {
-		eventfd_write(cq->virq, (eventfd_t)1);
-	}
-
 	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&nvme->free_tasks, task, stailq);
 }
 
@@ -570,6 +590,9 @@ nvme_worker(void *arg)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Completion Queue */
+	spdk_nvme_cq_signal_fd(nvme);
+
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -716,6 +739,7 @@ vhost_nvme_create_io_cq(struct spdk_vhost_nvme_dev *nvme,
 	cq->virq = -1;
 	cq->cq_head = 0;
 	cq->guest_signaled_cq_head = 0;
+	cq->need_signaled_cnt = 0;
 	requested_len = sizeof(struct spdk_nvme_cpl) * cq->size;
 	cq->cq_cqe = spdk_vhost_gpa_to_vva(&nvme->vdev, dma_addr, requested_len);
 	if (!cq->cq_cqe) {