diff --git a/cmd/plugins/balloons/policy/balloons-policy.go b/cmd/plugins/balloons/policy/balloons-policy.go
index 490d43fe3..a5e4415f3 100644
--- a/cmd/plugins/balloons/policy/balloons-policy.go
+++ b/cmd/plugins/balloons/policy/balloons-policy.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ const (
 	PolicyName = "balloons"
 	// PolicyDescription is a short description of this policy.
 	PolicyDescription = "Flexible pools with per-pool CPU parameters"
-
 	// balloonKey is a pod annotation key, the value is a pod balloon name.
 	balloonKey = "balloon." + PolicyName + "." + kubernetes.ResmgrKeyNamespace
 	// hideHyperthreadsKey is a pod annotation key for pod/container-specific hyperthread allowance.
@@ -56,6 +55,12 @@ const (
 	// virtDevIsolatedCpus is the name of a virtual device close to
 	// host isolated CPUs.
 	virtDevIsolatedCpus = "isolated CPUs"
+	// virtDevECores is the name of a virtual device close to
+	// power efficient cores.
+	virtDevECores = "efficient cores"
+	// virtDevPCores is the name of a virtual device close to
+	// high performance cores.
+	virtDevPCores = "performance cores"
 )
 
 // balloons contains configuration and runtime attributes of the balloons policy
@@ -562,6 +567,8 @@ func (p *balloons) newBalloon(blnDef *BalloonDef, confCpus bool) (*Balloon, erro
 		virtDevCpusets: map[string][]cpuset.CPUSet{
 			virtDevReservedCpus: {p.reserved},
 			virtDevIsolatedCpus: {p.options.System.Isolated()},
+			virtDevECores:       {p.cpuAllocator.GetCPUPriorities()[cpuallocator.PriorityLow]},
+			virtDevPCores:       {p.cpuAllocator.GetCPUPriorities()[cpuallocator.PriorityHigh]},
 		},
 	}
 	if blnDef.AllocatorTopologyBalancing != nil {
@@ -1202,6 +1209,12 @@ func (p *balloons) fillCloseToDevices(blnDefs []*BalloonDef) {
 		if blnDef.PreferIsolCpus {
 			blnDef.PreferCloseToDevices = append(blnDef.PreferCloseToDevices, virtDevIsolatedCpus)
 		}
+		if blnDef.PreferCoreType == "performance" {
+			blnDef.PreferCloseToDevices = append(blnDef.PreferCloseToDevices, virtDevPCores)
+		}
+		if blnDef.PreferCoreType == "efficient" {
+			blnDef.PreferCloseToDevices = append(blnDef.PreferCloseToDevices, virtDevECores)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/config.nri_balloonspolicies.yaml b/config/crd/bases/config.nri_balloonspolicies.yaml
index 6babf6d1c..16f1d3872 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/config.nri_balloonspolicies.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/config.nri_balloonspolicies.yaml
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ spec:
                       items:
                         type: string
                       type: array
+                    preferCoreType:
+                      description: |-
+                        preferCoreType: prefer performance or efficient (P/E) CPU cores on
+                        hybrid architectures.
+                      enum:
+                      - efficient
+                      - performance
+                      type: string
                     preferIsolCpus:
                       default: false
                       description: 'preferIsolCpus: prefer kernel isolated cpus'
diff --git a/deployment/helm/balloons/crds/config.nri_balloonspolicies.yaml b/deployment/helm/balloons/crds/config.nri_balloonspolicies.yaml
index 6babf6d1c..16f1d3872 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/balloons/crds/config.nri_balloonspolicies.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/balloons/crds/config.nri_balloonspolicies.yaml
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ spec:
                       items:
                         type: string
                       type: array
+                    preferCoreType:
+                      description: |-
+                        preferCoreType: prefer performance or efficient (P/E) CPU cores on
+                        hybrid architectures.
+                      enum:
+                      - efficient
+                      - performance
+                      type: string
                     preferIsolCpus:
                       default: false
                       description: 'preferIsolCpus: prefer kernel isolated cpus'
diff --git a/pkg/apis/config/v1alpha1/resmgr/policy/balloons/config.go b/pkg/apis/config/v1alpha1/resmgr/policy/balloons/config.go
index f5b73c17e..04b582e63 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/config/v1alpha1/resmgr/policy/balloons/config.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/config/v1alpha1/resmgr/policy/balloons/config.go
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ type BalloonDef struct {
 	// preferIsolCpus: prefer kernel isolated cpus
 	// +kubebuilder:default:=false
 	PreferIsolCpus bool `json:"preferIsolCpus,omitempty"`
+	// preferCoreType: prefer performance or efficient (P/E) CPU cores on
+	// hybrid architectures.
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum:=efficient;performance
+	PreferCoreType string `json:"preferCoreType,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // String stringifies a BalloonDef