diff --git a/src/control/server/engine/config.go b/src/control/server/engine/config.go
index e8c16ee15fb..b3224bde361 100644
--- a/src/control/server/engine/config.go
+++ b/src/control/server/engine/config.go
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ const (
 	envLogDbgStreams = "DD_MASK"
 	envLogSubsystems = "DD_SUBSYS"
 
-	minABTThreadStackSizeDCPM = 20480
-	minABTThreadStackSizeUCX  = 32768
+	minABTThreadStackSizeDCPM    = 20480
+	minABTThreadStackSizeUCX     = 32768
+	minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd = 24576
 )
 
 // FabricConfig encapsulates networking fabric configuration.
@@ -419,6 +420,37 @@ func (c *Config) UpdatePMDKEnvars() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Ensure at least 24KiB ABT stack size for md_on_ssd.
+func (c *Config) UpdateMdOnSsdStackSize() error {
+	stackSizeStr, err := c.GetEnvVar("ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE")
+	if err != nil {
+		c.EnvVars = append(c.EnvVars, fmt.Sprintf("ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE=%d",
+			minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd))
+		return nil
+	}
+	// Ensure at least 24KiB ABT stack size for an engine in md_on_ssd mode.
+	stackSizeValue, err := strconv.Atoi(stackSizeStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Errorf("env_var ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE has invalid value: %s",
+			stackSizeStr)
+	}
+	if stackSizeValue < minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd {
+		return errors.Errorf("env_var ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE should be >= %d "+
+			"for MD on SSD, found %d", minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd,
+			stackSizeValue)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Ensure 24k for md_on_ssd configuration
+func (c *Config) UpdateABTEnvarsMdOnSsd() error {
+
+	if c.Storage.Tiers.HasBdevRoleMeta() {
+		return c.UpdateMdOnSsdStackSize()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Increase ABT stack size for UCX provider.
 func (c *Config) UpdateABTEnvarsUCX() error {
 
diff --git a/src/control/server/engine/config_test.go b/src/control/server/engine/config_test.go
index 48c29a7b794..1c771cfe8b5 100644
--- a/src/control/server/engine/config_test.go
+++ b/src/control/server/engine/config_test.go
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ func TestConfig_UpdatePMDKEnvarsStackSizeDCPM(t *testing.T) {
 	validConfig := func() *Config {
 		return MockConfig().WithStorage(
 			storage.NewTierConfig().
-				WithStorageClass("dcpm"))
+				WithStorageClass(storage.ClassDcpm.String()))
 	}
 
 	for name, tc := range map[string]struct {
@@ -1162,6 +1162,76 @@ func TestConfig_UpdatePMDKEnvarsStackSizeDCPM(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestConfig_UpdateMdOnSsdStackSize(t *testing.T) {
+	validConfig := func() *Config {
+		return MockConfig().WithStorage(
+			storage.NewTierConfig().
+				WithStorageClass(storage.ClassRam.String()),
+			storage.NewTierConfig().
+				WithStorageClass(storage.ClassNvme.String()).
+				WithBdevDeviceRoles(storage.BdevRoleMeta))
+	}
+	for name, tc := range map[string]struct {
+		cfg                   *Config
+		expErr                error
+		expABTthreadStackSize int
+	}{
+		"empty config should not set ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE": {
+			cfg:                   MockConfig(),
+			expABTthreadStackSize: 0,
+		},
+		"non-md_on_ssd config should not set ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE": {
+			cfg: MockConfig().WithStorage(
+				storage.NewTierConfig().
+					WithStorageClass(storage.ClassRam.String())),
+			expABTthreadStackSize: 0,
+		},
+		"valid config for md_on_ssd should set ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE": {
+			cfg: validConfig().
+				WithEnvVarAbtThreadStackSize(minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd),
+			expABTthreadStackSize: minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd,
+		},
+		"config for md_on_ssd without thread size should set ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE": {
+			cfg:                   validConfig(),
+			expABTthreadStackSize: minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd,
+		},
+		"config for md_on_ssd with stack size big enough should not change ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE": {
+			cfg: validConfig().
+				WithEnvVarAbtThreadStackSize(minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd + 1),
+			expABTthreadStackSize: minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd + 1,
+		},
+		"config for md_on_ssd with stack size too small should fail": {
+			cfg: validConfig().
+				WithEnvVarAbtThreadStackSize(minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd - 1),
+			expErr: errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("env_var ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE "+
+				"should be >= %d for MD on SSD, found %d",
+				minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd, minABTThreadStackSizeMdOnSsd-1)),
+		},
+		"config for md_on_ssd with invalid ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE value should fail": {
+			cfg:    validConfig().WithEnvVars("ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE=foo_bar"),
+			expErr: errors.New("env_var ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE has invalid value: foo_bar"),
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := tc.cfg.UpdateABTEnvarsMdOnSsd()
+			test.CmpErr(t, tc.expErr, err)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			stackSizeStr, err := tc.cfg.GetEnvVar("ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE")
+			if tc.expABTthreadStackSize == 0 {
+				test.AssertTrue(t, err != nil, "Unexpected env var ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE")
+				return
+			}
+			test.AssertTrue(t, err == nil, "Missing env var ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE")
+			stackSizeVal, err := strconv.Atoi(stackSizeStr)
+			test.AssertTrue(t, err == nil, "Invalid env var ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE")
+			test.AssertEqual(t, tc.expABTthreadStackSize, stackSizeVal,
+				"Invalid ABT_THREAD_STACKSIZE value")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConfig_UpdateABTEnvarsUCX(t *testing.T) {
 	validConfig := func() *Config {
 		return MockConfig().
@@ -1223,7 +1293,7 @@ func TestConfig_UpdateABTEnvarsUCX(t *testing.T) {
 func TestConfig_UpdatePMDKEnvarsPMemobjConfDCPM(t *testing.T) {
 	validConfig := func() *Config {
 		return MockConfig().WithStorage(
-			storage.NewTierConfig().WithStorageClass("dcpm"))
+			storage.NewTierConfig().WithStorageClass(storage.ClassDcpm.String()))
 	}
 
 	for name, tc := range map[string]struct {
diff --git a/src/control/server/server.go b/src/control/server/server.go
index 4ea72603f3d..a35b83be964 100644
--- a/src/control/server/server.go
+++ b/src/control/server/server.go
@@ -109,12 +109,14 @@ func processConfig(log logging.Logger, cfg *config.Server, fis *hardware.FabricI
 		if err := ec.UpdateABTEnvarsUCX(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	}
 
-	for _, ec := range cfg.Engines {
 		if err := ec.UpdatePMDKEnvars(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		if err := ec.UpdateABTEnvarsMdOnSsd(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil