diff --git a/Test/DurableTask.AzureStorage.Tests/TestPartitionIndex.cs b/Test/DurableTask.AzureStorage.Tests/TestPartitionIndex.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef96c213e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Test/DurableTask.AzureStorage.Tests/TestPartitionIndex.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+//  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  Copyright Microsoft Corporation
+//  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+//  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//  limitations under the License.
+//  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace DurableTask.AzureStorage.Tests
+{
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Threading;
+    using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+
+    [TestClass]
+    public class TestPartitionIndex
+    {
+        private AzureStorageOrchestrationService azureStorageOrchestrationService;
+        private AzureStorageOrchestrationServiceSettings settings;
+        private int partitionCount = 4;
+        private CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource;
+        private const string TaskHub = "taskHubName";
+
+        private Dictionary<uint, string> partitionToInstanceId = new Dictionary<uint, string>()
+        {
+            { 0, "sampleinstanceid!13"},
+            { 1, "sampleinstanceid!3"},
+            { 2, "sampleinstanceid!1!"},
+            { 3, "sampleinstanceid!1"}
+        };
+
+        private Dictionary<uint, string> partitionToInstanceIdWithExplicitPartitionPlacement = new Dictionary<uint, string>()
+        {
+            { 0, "sampleinstanceid!0"},
+            { 1, "sampleinstanceid!2!1"},
+            { 2, "sampleinstanceid!2"},
+            { 3, "sampleinstanceid!3"}
+        };
+
+        private Dictionary<uint, string> partitionToInstanceIdWithExplicitPartitionPlacementEndingWithExclamation = new Dictionary<uint, string>()
+        {
+            { 0, "sampleinstanceid!3!"},
+            { 1, "sampleinstanceid!2!"},
+            { 2, "sampleinstanceid!1!"},
+            { 3, "sampleinstanceid!0!"}
+        };
+
+        [TestInitialize]
+        public void Initialize()
+        {
+            cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+
+            settings = new AzureStorageOrchestrationServiceSettings()
+            {
+                StorageConnectionString = TestHelpers.GetTestStorageAccountConnectionString(),
+                TaskHubName = TaskHub,
+                PartitionCount = partitionCount
+            };
+
+            azureStorageOrchestrationService = new AzureStorageOrchestrationService(settings);
+
+            string str = "sampleinstanceid!0!";
+            var index = azureStorageOrchestrationService.GetPartitionIndex(str);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void GetPartitionIndexTest_EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement_False()
+        {
+            settings.EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement = false;
+
+            foreach (var kvp in partitionToInstanceId)
+            {
+                var instanceId = kvp.Value;
+                var expectedPartitionIndex = kvp.Key;
+                var partitionIndex = azureStorageOrchestrationService.GetPartitionIndex(instanceId);
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(expectedPartitionIndex, partitionIndex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void GetPartitionIndexTest_EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement_True()
+        {
+            settings.EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement = true;
+
+            foreach (var kvp in partitionToInstanceIdWithExplicitPartitionPlacement)
+            {
+                var instanceId = kvp.Value;
+                var expectedPartitionIndex = kvp.Key;
+                var partitionIndex = azureStorageOrchestrationService.GetPartitionIndex(instanceId);
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(expectedPartitionIndex, partitionIndex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void GetPartitionIndexTest_EndingWithExclamation_EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement_True()
+        {
+            settings.EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement = true;
+
+            foreach (var kvp in partitionToInstanceIdWithExplicitPartitionPlacementEndingWithExclamation)
+            {
+                var instanceId = kvp.Value;
+                var expectedPartitionIndex = kvp.Key;
+                var partitionIndex = azureStorageOrchestrationService.GetPartitionIndex(instanceId);
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(expectedPartitionIndex, partitionIndex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void GetPartitionIndexTest_EndingWithExclamation_EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement_False()
+        {
+            settings.EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement = false;
+
+            foreach (var kvp in partitionToInstanceIdWithExplicitPartitionPlacementEndingWithExclamation)
+            {
+                var instanceId = kvp.Value;
+                var expectedPartitionIndex = kvp.Key;
+                var partitionIndex = azureStorageOrchestrationService.GetPartitionIndex(instanceId);
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(expectedPartitionIndex, partitionIndex);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs
index 9f5d15047..63daf0ec1 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs
@@ -2048,9 +2048,9 @@ public Task<string> DownloadBlobAsync(string blobUri)
 
         // TODO: Change this to a sticky assignment so that partition count changes can
         //       be supported: https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-durable-extension/issues/1
-        async Task<ControlQueue?> GetControlQueueAsync(string instanceId)
+        internal async Task<ControlQueue?> GetControlQueueAsync(string instanceId)
         {
-            uint partitionIndex = Fnv1aHashHelper.ComputeHash(instanceId) % (uint)this.settings.PartitionCount;
+            uint partitionIndex = GetPartitionIndex(instanceId);
             string queueName = GetControlQueueName(this.settings.TaskHubName, (int)partitionIndex);
 
             ControlQueue cachedQueue;
@@ -2075,6 +2075,30 @@ public Task<string> DownloadBlobAsync(string blobUri)
             return cachedQueue;
         }
 
+        internal uint GetPartitionIndex(string instanceId)
+        {
+            uint totalPartitions = (uint)this.settings.PartitionCount;
+
+            int placementSeparatorPosition = instanceId.LastIndexOf('!');
+
+            // if the instance id ends with !nnn, where nnn is an unsigned number, it indicates explicit partition placement
+            // if the instance id has multiple ! then only the last one will be considered. i.e., abd!2!3 then !3 will be considered.
+            // and if the instance id ends with !, then it will considered in non '!nnn' format and hashing will be used for control-queue placement.
+            if (
+                this.settings.EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement
+                && placementSeparatorPosition != -1
+                && uint.TryParse(instanceId.Substring(placementSeparatorPosition + 1), out uint index))
+            {
+                var partitionId = index % totalPartitions;
+                return (uint)partitionId;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return Fnv1aHashHelper.ComputeHash(instanceId) % totalPartitions;
+
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Disposes of the current object.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationServiceSettings.cs b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationServiceSettings.cs
index 609a8b35d..6518fb1b9 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationServiceSettings.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationServiceSettings.cs
@@ -318,5 +318,14 @@ internal LogHelper Logger
         /// Consumers that require separate dispatch (such as the new out-of-proc v2 SDKs) must set this to true.
         /// </summary>
         public bool UseSeparateQueueForEntityWorkItems { get; set; } = false;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether to allow instanceIDs to use special syntax to land on a specific partition.
+        /// If enabled, when an instanceID ends with suffix '!nnn', where 'nnn' is an unsigned number, the instance will land on the partition/queue for to that number.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// It is not generally safe to change to this flag for pre-existing TaskHubs, as it may change the expected target queue for an instanceID.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public bool EnableExplicitPartitionPlacement { get; set; } = false;
     }
 }