diff --git a/srsepc/hdr/hss/hss.h b/srsepc/hdr/hss/hss.h
index 4df632d83..6679e737c 100644
--- a/srsepc/hdr/hss/hss.h
+++ b/srsepc/hdr/hss/hss.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef struct{
     uint8_t  opc[16];
     uint8_t  amf[2];
     uint8_t  sqn[6];
+    uint16_t qci;
     uint8_t  last_rand[16];
 }hss_ue_ctx_t;
 
diff --git a/srsepc/src/hss/hss.cc b/srsepc/src/hss/hss.cc
index cd48f23c1..1cce6e652 100644
--- a/srsepc/src/hss/hss.cc
+++ b/srsepc/src/hss/hss.cc
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ hss::read_db_file(std::string db_filename)
   {
     if(line[0] != '#')
     {
-      uint column_size = 7;
+      uint column_size = 8;
       std::vector<std::string> split = split_string(line,',');
       if(split.size() != column_size)
       {
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ hss::read_db_file(std::string db_filename)
       m_hss_log->debug_hex(ue_ctx->opc, 16, "User OPc : ");
       m_hss_log->debug_hex(ue_ctx->amf, 2, "AMF : ");
       m_hss_log->debug_hex(ue_ctx->sqn, 6, "SQN : ");
-
+      ue_ctx->qci = atoi(split[7].c_str());
+      m_hss_log->debug("Default Bearer QCI: %d\n",ue_ctx->qci);
       m_imsi_to_ue_ctx.insert(std::pair<uint64_t,hss_ue_ctx_t*>(ue_ctx->imsi,ue_ctx));
     }
   }
@@ -258,10 +259,11 @@ bool hss::write_db_file(std::string db_filename)
       m_db_file << hex_string(it->second->amf, 2);
       m_db_file << ",";
       m_db_file << hex_string(it->second->sqn, 6);
+      m_db_file << ",";
+      m_db_file << it->second->qci;
       m_db_file << std::endl;
       it++;
   }
-  
   if(m_db_file.is_open())
   {
     m_db_file.close();
diff --git a/srsepc/user_db.csv.example b/srsepc/user_db.csv.example
index f1470c801..77ab1e7a8 100644
--- a/srsepc/user_db.csv.example
+++ b/srsepc/user_db.csv.example
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # .csv to store UE's information in HSS
-# Kept in the following format: "Name,IMSI,Key,OP_Type,OP,AMF,SQN"
+# Kept in the following format: "Name,IMSI,Key,OP_Type,OP,AMF,SQN,QCI"
 #
 # Name:    Human readable name to help distinguish UE's. Ignored by the HSS
 # IMSI:    UE's IMSI value