diff --git a/data/org.gnome.mutter.gschema.xml.in b/data/org.gnome.mutter.gschema.xml.in
index 6cbd9c1b5..7bea9d66a 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.mutter.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.mutter.gschema.xml.in
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@
                                         framebuffers instead of window content,
                                         to manage HiDPI monitors. Does not
                                         require a restart.
+        • “rt-scheduler”              — makes mutter request a low priority
+                                        real-time scheduling. The executable
+                                        or user must have CAP_SYS_NICE.
+                                        Requires a restart.
       </description>
     </key>
 
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-settings-private.h b/src/backends/meta-settings-private.h
index 619de1710..9f07940b7 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-settings-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-settings-private.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ typedef enum _MetaExperimentalFeature
   META_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_NONE = 0,
   META_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_SCALE_MONITOR_FRAMEBUFFER = (1 << 0),
   META_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_KMS_MODIFIERS  = (1 << 1),
+  META_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_RT_SCHEDULER = (1 << 2),
 } MetaExperimentalFeature;
 
 #define META_TYPE_SETTINGS (meta_settings_get_type ())
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-settings.c b/src/backends/meta-settings.c
index 34d49b3ed..bc17969da 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-settings.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-settings.c
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ experimental_features_handler (GVariant *features_variant,
         features |= META_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_SCALE_MONITOR_FRAMEBUFFER;
       else if (g_str_equal (feature, "kms-modifiers"))
         features |= META_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_KMS_MODIFIERS;
+      else if (g_str_equal (feature, "rt-scheduler"))
+        features |= META_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_RT_SCHEDULER;
       else
         g_info ("Unknown experimental feature '%s'\n", feature);
     }
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
index c473681cb..6f21f9c2c 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "backends/native/meta-backend-native.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-backend-native-private.h"
 
+#include <sched.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "backends/meta-logical-monitor.h"
 #include "backends/meta-monitor-manager-private.h"
 #include "backends/meta-pointer-constraint.h"
+#include "backends/meta-settings-private.h"
 #include "backends/meta-stage-private.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-barrier-native.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-clutter-backend-native.h"
@@ -331,6 +333,7 @@ static void
 meta_backend_native_post_init (MetaBackend *backend)
 {
   ClutterDeviceManager *manager = clutter_device_manager_get_default ();
+  MetaSettings *settings = meta_backend_get_settings (backend);
 
   META_BACKEND_CLASS (meta_backend_native_parent_class)->post_init (backend);
 
@@ -338,6 +341,20 @@ meta_backend_native_post_init (MetaBackend *backend)
                                                 NULL, NULL);
   clutter_evdev_set_relative_motion_filter (manager, relative_motion_filter,
                                             meta_backend_get_monitor_manager (backend));
+
+  if (meta_settings_is_experimental_feature_enabled (settings,
+                                                     META_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_RT_SCHEDULER))
+    {
+      int retval;
+      struct sched_param sp = {
+        .sched_priority = sched_get_priority_min (SCHED_RR)
+      };
+
+      retval = sched_setscheduler (0, SCHED_RR | SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK, &sp);
+
+      if (retval != 0)
+        g_warning ("Failed to set RT scheduler: %m");
+    }
 }
 
 static MetaMonitorManager *