diff --git a/include/zenoh_commons.h b/include/zenoh_commons.h
index 58e7a2856..a93304fd6 100644
--- a/include/zenoh_commons.h
+++ b/include/zenoh_commons.h
@@ -398,6 +398,13 @@ typedef struct z_timestamp_t {
   uint64_t time;
   struct z_id_t id;
 } z_timestamp_t;
+/**
+ * QoS settings of zenoh message.
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct z_qos_t {
+  uint8_t _0;
+} z_qos_t;
 /**
  * A data sample.
  *
@@ -418,6 +425,7 @@ typedef struct z_sample_t {
   const void *_zc_buf;
   enum z_sample_kind_t kind;
   struct z_timestamp_t timestamp;
+  struct z_qos_t qos;
   struct z_attachment_t attachment;
 } z_sample_t;
 /**
@@ -1711,6 +1719,22 @@ int8_t z_put(struct z_session_t session,
  * Constructs the default value for :c:type:`z_put_options_t`.
  */
 ZENOHC_API struct z_put_options_t z_put_options_default(void);
+/**
+ * Returns default qos settings.
+ */
+ZENOHC_API struct z_qos_t z_qos_default(void);
+/**
+ * Returns message congestion control.
+ */
+ZENOHC_API enum z_congestion_control_t z_qos_get_congestion_control(struct z_qos_t qos);
+/**
+ * Returns message express flag. If set to true, the message is not batched to reduce the latency.
+ */
+ZENOHC_API bool z_qos_get_express(struct z_qos_t qos);
+/**
+ * Returns message priority.
+ */
+ZENOHC_API enum z_priority_t z_qos_get_priority(struct z_qos_t qos);
 /**
  * Returns the attachment to the query by aliasing.
  *
diff --git a/src/commons.rs b/src/commons.rs
index 5d58663eb..8ac21cb11 100644
--- a/src/commons.rs
+++ b/src/commons.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 
 use crate::collections::*;
 use crate::keyexpr::*;
+use crate::z_congestion_control_t;
 use crate::z_id_t;
+use crate::z_priority_t;
+use crate::{impl_guarded_transmute, GuardedTransmute};
 use libc::c_void;
 use libc::{c_char, c_ulong};
 use zenoh::buffers::ZBuf;
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ use zenoh::prelude::SampleKind;
 use zenoh::prelude::SplitBuffer;
 use zenoh::query::ReplyKeyExpr;
 use zenoh::sample::Locality;
+use zenoh::sample::QoS;
 use zenoh::sample::Sample;
 use zenoh_protocol::core::Timestamp;
 
@@ -188,6 +192,47 @@ pub extern "C" fn zc_payload_null() -> zc_owned_payload_t {
     }
 }
 
+/// QoS settings of zenoh message.
+///
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct z_qos_t(u8);
+
+impl_guarded_transmute!(QoS, z_qos_t);
+impl_guarded_transmute!(z_qos_t, QoS);
+
+impl From<QoS> for z_qos_t {
+    fn from(qos: QoS) -> Self {
+        qos.transmute()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<z_qos_t> for QoS {
+    fn from(qos: z_qos_t) -> QoS {
+        qos.transmute()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns message priority.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn z_qos_get_priority(qos: z_qos_t) -> z_priority_t {
+    qos.transmute().priority().into()
+}
+/// Returns message congestion control.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn z_qos_get_congestion_control(qos: z_qos_t) -> z_congestion_control_t {
+    qos.transmute().congestion_control().into()
+}
+/// Returns message express flag. If set to true, the message is not batched to reduce the latency.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn z_qos_get_express(qos: z_qos_t) -> bool {
+    qos.transmute().express()
+}
+/// Returns default qos settings.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn z_qos_default() -> z_qos_t {
+    QoS::default().transmute()
+}
+
 /// A data sample.
 ///
 /// A sample is the value associated to a given resource at a given point in time.
@@ -207,6 +252,7 @@ pub struct z_sample_t<'a> {
     pub _zc_buf: &'a c_void,
     pub kind: z_sample_kind_t,
     pub timestamp: z_timestamp_t,
+    pub qos: z_qos_t,
     pub attachment: z_attachment_t,
 }
 
@@ -222,6 +268,7 @@ impl<'a> z_sample_t<'a> {
             _zc_buf: unsafe { std::mem::transmute(owner) },
             kind: sample.kind.into(),
             timestamp: sample.timestamp.as_ref().into(),
+            qos: sample.qos.into(),
             attachment: match &sample.attachment {
                 Some(attachment) => z_attachment_t {
                     data: attachment as *const _ as *mut c_void,
diff --git a/tests/z_int_pub_sub_test.c b/tests/z_int_pub_sub_test.c
index 8a2825618..cf005a80f 100644
--- a/tests/z_int_pub_sub_test.c
+++ b/tests/z_int_pub_sub_test.c
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ int run_publisher() {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    z_owned_publisher_t pub = z_declare_publisher(z_loan(s), z_keyexpr(keyexpr), NULL);
+    z_publisher_options_t publisher_options = z_publisher_options_default();
+    publisher_options.priority = Z_PRIORITY_DATA;
+    publisher_options.congestion_control = Z_CONGESTION_CONTROL_BLOCK;
+    z_owned_publisher_t pub = z_declare_publisher(z_loan(s), z_keyexpr(keyexpr), &publisher_options);
     if (!z_check(pub)) {
         perror("Unable to declare Publisher for key expression!");
         return -1;
@@ -68,6 +71,13 @@ void data_handler(const z_sample_t *sample, void *arg) {
         exit(-1);
     }
 
+    if (z_qos_get_congestion_control(sample->qos) != Z_CONGESTION_CONTROL_BLOCK
+        || z_qos_get_priority(sample->qos) != Z_PRIORITY_DATA
+    ) {
+        perror("Unexpected QoS values");
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+
     if (++val_num == values_count) {
         exit(0);
     };