diff --git a/zenoh-plugin-dds/src/lib.rs b/zenoh-plugin-dds/src/lib.rs
index 705786e8..57ef9db4 100644
--- a/zenoh-plugin-dds/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zenoh-plugin-dds/src/lib.rs
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ impl<'a> DdsPluginRuntime<'a> {
         }
 
         if let Some(route) = self.routes_to_dds.get(&ke) {
-            // TODO: check if there is no type or QoS conflict with existing route
             debug!(
                 "Route from resource {} to DDS already exists -- ignoring",
                 ke
@@ -538,14 +537,38 @@ impl<'a> DdsPluginRuntime<'a> {
             // #102: in forwarding mode, it might happen that the route have been created but without DDS Writer
             //       (just to declare the Zenoh Subscriber). Thus, try to set a DDS Writer to the route here.
             //       If already set, nothing will happen.
-            if let Some(qos) = writer_qos {
-                if let Err(e) = route.set_dds_writer(self.dp, qos) {
-                    error!(
-                        "{}: failed to set a DDS Writer after creation: {}",
-                        route, e
+            match (writer_qos.clone(), route.get_qos()) {
+                (Some(new_qos), Some(exiting_qos)) => {
+                    info!("Route Zenoh->DDS ({} -> {}): Upgrading QoS {}->{}", 
+                        ke, topic_name,
+                        exiting_qos.clone().reliability.unwrap().kind as isize, 
+                        new_qos.clone().reliability.unwrap().kind as isize
                     );
-                    return RouteStatus::CreationFailure(e);
-                }
+                    
+                    // new reliability is higher than existing one. Destroy existing writer before creating new one
+                    if new_qos.clone().reliability.unwrap().kind as isize > exiting_qos.reliability.unwrap().kind as isize {
+                        route.delete_dds_writer();
+                        // route.set_qos(new_qos);
+                        if let Err(e) = route.set_dds_writer(self.dp, new_qos) {
+                            error!(
+                                "{}: failed to set a DDS Writer after creation: {}",
+                                route, e
+                            );
+                            return RouteStatus::CreationFailure(e);
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                (Some(new_qos), None) => {
+                    // no writer existing yet. Only create new one
+                    if let Err(e) = route.set_dds_writer(self.dp, new_qos) {
+                        error!(
+                            "{}: failed to set a DDS Writer after creation: {}",
+                            route, e
+                        );
+                        return RouteStatus::CreationFailure(e);
+                    }
+                },
+                _ => { } // no need to delete writer in any case if no QoS exists already
             }
             return RouteStatus::Routed(ke);
         }
diff --git a/zenoh-plugin-dds/src/route_zenoh_dds.rs b/zenoh-plugin-dds/src/route_zenoh_dds.rs
index 2f5641f5..97f4ea1b 100644
--- a/zenoh-plugin-dds/src/route_zenoh_dds.rs
+++ b/zenoh-plugin-dds/src/route_zenoh_dds.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //
 
 use cyclors::{
-    dds_entity_t, dds_get_entity_sertype, dds_strretcode, dds_writecdr, ddsi_serdata_from_ser_iov,
+    dds_entity_t, dds_get_entity_sertype, dds_strretcode, dds_writecdr, ddsi_serdata_from_ser_iov, dds_get_qos, dds_create_qos,
     ddsi_serdata_kind_SDK_DATA, ddsi_sertype, ddsrt_iovec_t,
 };
 use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
@@ -352,6 +352,24 @@ impl RouteZenohDDS<'_> {
     pub(crate) fn has_local_routed_reader(&self) -> bool {
         !self.local_routed_readers.is_empty()
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn get_qos(&self) -> Option<Qos> {
+        unsafe {
+            let qos = dds_create_qos();
+            let ret = dds_get_qos(self.dds_writer.load(Ordering::Relaxed), qos);
+            if ret == 0 {
+                return Option::Some(Qos::from_qos_native(qos));
+            } else {
+                log::warn!(
+                    "Retrieving QoS failed: {}",
+                    CStr::from_ptr(dds_strretcode(ret))
+                        .to_str()
+                        .unwrap_or("unrecoverable DDS retcode")
+                );
+                return Option::None;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn do_route_data(s: Sample, topic_name: &str, data_writer: dds_entity_t) {