diff --git a/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_publisher.cpp b/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_publisher.cpp
index 54b2b89a..36aa9fe0 100644
--- a/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_publisher.cpp
+++ b/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_publisher.cpp
@@ -386,70 +386,7 @@ rmw_publisher_get_actual_qos(
     return RMW_RET_ERROR;
   }
 
-  if (!data_writer) {
-    RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("publisher internal dds publisher is invalid");
-    return RMW_RET_ERROR;
-  }
-
-  switch (dds_qos.history.kind) {
-    case DDS_KEEP_LAST_HISTORY_QOS:
-      qos->history = RMW_QOS_POLICY_HISTORY_KEEP_LAST;
-      break;
-    case DDS_KEEP_ALL_HISTORY_QOS:
-      qos->history = RMW_QOS_POLICY_HISTORY_KEEP_ALL;
-      break;
-    default:
-      qos->history = RMW_QOS_POLICY_HISTORY_UNKNOWN;
-      break;
-  }
-  qos->depth = static_cast<size_t>(dds_qos.history.depth);
-
-  switch (dds_qos.reliability.kind) {
-    case DDS_BEST_EFFORT_RELIABILITY_QOS:
-      qos->reliability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_RELIABILITY_BEST_EFFORT;
-      break;
-    case DDS_RELIABLE_RELIABILITY_QOS:
-      qos->reliability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_RELIABILITY_RELIABLE;
-      break;
-    default:
-      qos->reliability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_RELIABILITY_UNKNOWN;
-      break;
-  }
-
-  switch (dds_qos.durability.kind) {
-    case DDS_TRANSIENT_LOCAL_DURABILITY_QOS:
-      qos->durability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_DURABILITY_TRANSIENT_LOCAL;
-      break;
-    case DDS_VOLATILE_DURABILITY_QOS:
-      qos->durability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_DURABILITY_VOLATILE;
-      break;
-    default:
-      qos->durability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_DURABILITY_UNKNOWN;
-      break;
-  }
-
-  qos->deadline.sec = dds_qos.deadline.period.sec;
-  qos->deadline.nsec = dds_qos.deadline.period.nanosec;
-
-  qos->lifespan.sec = dds_qos.lifespan.duration.sec;
-  qos->lifespan.nsec = dds_qos.lifespan.duration.nanosec;
-
-  switch (dds_qos.liveliness.kind) {
-    case DDS_AUTOMATIC_LIVELINESS_QOS:
-      qos->liveliness = RMW_QOS_POLICY_LIVELINESS_AUTOMATIC;
-      break;
-    case DDS_MANUAL_BY_PARTICIPANT_LIVELINESS_QOS:
-      qos->liveliness = RMW_QOS_POLICY_LIVELINESS_MANUAL_BY_NODE;
-      break;
-    case DDS_MANUAL_BY_TOPIC_LIVELINESS_QOS:
-      qos->liveliness = RMW_QOS_POLICY_LIVELINESS_MANUAL_BY_TOPIC;
-      break;
-    default:
-      qos->liveliness = RMW_QOS_POLICY_LIVELINESS_UNKNOWN;
-      break;
-  }
-  qos->liveliness_lease_duration.sec = dds_qos.liveliness.lease_duration.sec;
-  qos->liveliness_lease_duration.nsec = dds_qos.liveliness.lease_duration.nanosec;
+  dds_qos_to_rmw_qos(dds_qos, qos);
 
   return RMW_RET_OK;
 }
diff --git a/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_subscription.cpp b/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_subscription.cpp
index ef9e7cb5..4fe102eb 100644
--- a/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_subscription.cpp
+++ b/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_subscription.cpp
@@ -365,6 +365,36 @@ rmw_subscription_count_matched_publishers(
   return RMW_RET_OK;
 }
 
+rmw_ret_t
+rmw_subscription_get_actual_qos(
+  const rmw_subscription_t * subscription,
+  rmw_qos_profile_t * qos)
+{
+  RMW_CHECK_ARGUMENT_FOR_NULL(subscription, RMW_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
+  RMW_CHECK_ARGUMENT_FOR_NULL(qos, RMW_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
+
+  auto info = static_cast<ConnextStaticSubscriberInfo *>(subscription->data);
+  if (!info) {
+    RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("subscription internal data is invalid");
+    return RMW_RET_ERROR;
+  }
+  DDS::DataReader * data_reader = info->topic_reader_;
+  if (!data_reader) {
+    RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("subscription internal data reader is invalid");
+    return RMW_RET_ERROR;
+  }
+  DDS::DataReaderQos dds_qos;
+  DDS::ReturnCode_t status = data_reader->get_qos(dds_qos);
+  if (DDS::RETCODE_OK != status) {
+    RMW_SET_ERROR_MSG("subscription can't get data reader qos policies");
+    return RMW_RET_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  dds_qos_to_rmw_qos(dds_qos, qos);
+
+  return RMW_RET_OK;
+}
+
 rmw_ret_t
 rmw_destroy_subscription(rmw_node_t * node, rmw_subscription_t * subscription)
 {
diff --git a/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/include/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/qos.hpp b/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/include/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/qos.hpp
index 2c78f1b1..1949aafe 100644
--- a/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/include/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/qos.hpp
+++ b/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/include/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/qos.hpp
@@ -39,4 +39,22 @@ get_datawriter_qos(
   const rmw_qos_profile_t & qos_profile,
   DDS::DataWriterQos & datawriter_qos);
 
+template<typename AttributeT>
+void
+dds_qos_to_rmw_qos(
+  const AttributeT & dds_qos,
+  rmw_qos_profile_t * qos);
+
+extern template RMW_CONNEXT_SHARED_CPP_PUBLIC
+void
+dds_qos_to_rmw_qos<DDS::DataWriterQos>(
+  const DDS::DataWriterQos & dds_qos,
+  rmw_qos_profile_t * qos);
+
+extern template RMW_CONNEXT_SHARED_CPP_PUBLIC
+void
+dds_qos_to_rmw_qos<DDS::DataReaderQos>(
+  const DDS::DataReaderQos & dds_qos,
+  rmw_qos_profile_t * qos);
+
 #endif  // RMW_CONNEXT_SHARED_CPP__QOS_HPP_
diff --git a/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/src/qos.cpp b/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/src/qos.cpp
index 99f6a55b..7317db6b 100644
--- a/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/src/qos.cpp
+++ b/rmw_connext_shared_cpp/src/qos.cpp
@@ -222,3 +222,96 @@ get_datawriter_qos(
 
   return true;
 }
+
+void
+dds_qos_lifespan_to_rmw_qos_lifespan(
+  const DDS::DataWriterQos & dds_qos,
+  rmw_qos_profile_t * qos)
+{
+  qos->lifespan.sec = dds_qos.lifespan.duration.sec;
+  qos->lifespan.nsec = dds_qos.lifespan.duration.nanosec;
+}
+
+void
+dds_qos_lifespan_to_rmw_qos_lifespan(
+  const DDS::DataReaderQos & /*dds_qos*/,
+  rmw_qos_profile_t * /*qos*/)
+{
+  // lifespan does does not exist in DataReader, so no-op here
+}
+
+template<typename AttributeT>
+void
+dds_qos_to_rmw_qos(
+  const AttributeT & dds_qos,
+  rmw_qos_profile_t * qos)
+{
+  switch (dds_qos.history.kind) {
+    case DDS_KEEP_LAST_HISTORY_QOS:
+      qos->history = RMW_QOS_POLICY_HISTORY_KEEP_LAST;
+      break;
+    case DDS_KEEP_ALL_HISTORY_QOS:
+      qos->history = RMW_QOS_POLICY_HISTORY_KEEP_ALL;
+      break;
+    default:
+      qos->history = RMW_QOS_POLICY_HISTORY_UNKNOWN;
+      break;
+  }
+  qos->depth = static_cast<size_t>(dds_qos.history.depth);
+
+  switch (dds_qos.reliability.kind) {
+    case DDS_BEST_EFFORT_RELIABILITY_QOS:
+      qos->reliability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_RELIABILITY_BEST_EFFORT;
+      break;
+    case DDS_RELIABLE_RELIABILITY_QOS:
+      qos->reliability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_RELIABILITY_RELIABLE;
+      break;
+    default:
+      qos->reliability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_RELIABILITY_UNKNOWN;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  switch (dds_qos.durability.kind) {
+    case DDS_TRANSIENT_LOCAL_DURABILITY_QOS:
+      qos->durability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_DURABILITY_TRANSIENT_LOCAL;
+      break;
+    case DDS_VOLATILE_DURABILITY_QOS:
+      qos->durability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_DURABILITY_VOLATILE;
+      break;
+    default:
+      qos->durability = RMW_QOS_POLICY_DURABILITY_UNKNOWN;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  qos->deadline.sec = dds_qos.deadline.period.sec;
+  qos->deadline.nsec = dds_qos.deadline.period.nanosec;
+
+  dds_qos_lifespan_to_rmw_qos_lifespan(dds_qos, qos);
+
+  switch (dds_qos.liveliness.kind) {
+    case DDS_AUTOMATIC_LIVELINESS_QOS:
+      qos->liveliness = RMW_QOS_POLICY_LIVELINESS_AUTOMATIC;
+      break;
+    case DDS_MANUAL_BY_PARTICIPANT_LIVELINESS_QOS:
+      qos->liveliness = RMW_QOS_POLICY_LIVELINESS_MANUAL_BY_NODE;
+      break;
+    case DDS_MANUAL_BY_TOPIC_LIVELINESS_QOS:
+      qos->liveliness = RMW_QOS_POLICY_LIVELINESS_MANUAL_BY_TOPIC;
+      break;
+    default:
+      qos->liveliness = RMW_QOS_POLICY_LIVELINESS_UNKNOWN;
+      break;
+  }
+  qos->liveliness_lease_duration.sec = dds_qos.liveliness.lease_duration.sec;
+  qos->liveliness_lease_duration.nsec = dds_qos.liveliness.lease_duration.nanosec;
+}
+
+template
+void dds_qos_to_rmw_qos<DDS::DataWriterQos>(
+  const DDS::DataWriterQos & dds_qos,
+  rmw_qos_profile_t * qos);
+
+template
+void dds_qos_to_rmw_qos<DDS::DataReaderQos>(
+  const DDS::DataReaderQos & dds_qos,
+  rmw_qos_profile_t * qos);