diff --git a/src/riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup.erl b/src/riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup.erl
index 46e0abb..f020aa3 100644
--- a/src/riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup.erl
+++ b/src/riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup.erl
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 %% -------------------------------------------------------------------
 -module(riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup).
 -behaviour(supervisor).
+-include_lib("kernel/include/logger.hrl").
 -export([start_link/0, init/1]).
 -export([start_pool/5]).
+-export([hard_reset_dscp_pool/5]).
 
 %% Helper macro for declaring children of supervisor
 -define(CHILD(I, PoolType, Args, Type, Timeout),
@@ -37,9 +39,9 @@ init([]) ->
     {ok, {{one_for_one, 5, 10}, []}}.
 
 %% @doc
-%% Start a node_worker_pool - can be either assuredforwardng_pool or
-%% a besteffort_pool (which will also be registered as a node_worker_pool for
-%% backwards compatability)
+%% Start a node_worker_pool - can be either assured forwarding pool or
+%% a best effort_pool (which will also be registered as a node_worker_pool for
+%% backwards compatibility)
 -spec start_pool(atom(), pos_integer(), list(), list(), worker_pool()) ->
                         ok | {error, Reason::term()}.
 start_pool(WorkerMod, PoolSize, WorkerArgs, WorkerProps, QueueType) ->
@@ -58,3 +60,96 @@ pool(WorkerMod, PoolSize, WorkerArgs, WorkerProps, QueueType) ->
                 [WorkerMod, PoolSize, WorkerArgs, WorkerProps, QueueType],
                 worker).
 
+
+-define(DSCP_POOLS, [be_pool,af4_pool,af3_pool,af2_pool,af1_pool]).
+
+% @doc
+% A hard reset of a dscp pool is tested only on a cluster not running active
+% queries.  All query runners should be killed as well the existing pool
+% managers
+% 
+% A new set of pools will be started with the new worker counts.
+% 
+% This will exit if a dscp pool strategy is not in use, without forcing the
+% hard reset.
+-spec hard_reset_dscp_pool(
+    pos_integer(),
+    pos_integer(),
+    pos_integer(),
+    pos_integer(),
+    pos_integer()
+) -> 
+    ok|{error, unexpected_state}.
+hard_reset_dscp_pool(AF1, AF2, AF3, AF4, BE) ->
+    {PoolList, PoolMap} =
+        element(4, sys:get_state(riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup)),
+    case lists:sort(PoolList) == lists:sort(?DSCP_POOLS) of
+        true ->
+            ?LOG_INFO(
+                "Attempting hard reset of dscp node worker pool to sizes: "
+                "AF1 ~w AF2 ~w AF3 ~w AF4 ~w BE ~w",
+                [AF1, AF2, AF3, AF4, BE]
+            ),
+            ?LOG_WARNING(
+                "Attempt to hard reset dscp pool will cancel will all running "
+                "query contributions on this node"
+            ),
+            true =
+                exit(
+                    whereis(riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup),
+                    kill
+                ),
+            true =
+                wait_until(
+                    fun() ->
+                        case whereis(riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup) of
+                            undefined ->
+                                false;
+                            Pid when is_pid(Pid) ->
+                                is_process_alive(Pid)
+                        end
+                    end,
+                    1,
+                    10
+                ),
+            lists:foreach(
+                fun({PoolName, PoolSize}) ->
+                    riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup:start_pool(
+                        riak_kv_worker,
+                        PoolSize,
+                        [],
+                        [],
+                        PoolName
+                    )
+                end,
+                [
+                    {af1_pool, AF1},
+                    {af2_pool, AF2},
+                    {af3_pool, AF3},
+                    {af4_pool, AF4},
+                    {be_pool, BE}
+                ]
+            ),
+            {_UpdlList, UpdPoolMap} =
+                element(4, sys:get_state(riak_core_node_worker_pool_sup)),
+            ?LOG_INFO("Pool update complete configuration ~0p", [UpdPoolMap]),
+            ok;
+        false ->
+            ?LOG_ERROR("Pool state not expected for DSCP Pool ~0p", [PoolMap]),
+            {error, unexpected_state}
+    end.
+
+-spec wait_until(
+    fun(() -> boolean()), pos_integer(), non_neg_integer()
+) -> 
+    boolean().
+wait_until(_Fun, _Delay, 0) ->
+    false;
+wait_until(Fun, Delay, Count) ->
+    case Fun() of
+        true ->
+            true;
+        _ ->
+            timer:sleep(Delay),
+            wait_until(Fun, Delay, Count - 1)
+    end.