diff --git a/runtime/include/runtime.h b/runtime/include/runtime.h
index 81cfbd2..5e80a0a 100644
--- a/runtime/include/runtime.h
+++ b/runtime/include/runtime.h
@@ -40,35 +40,26 @@ enum RUNTIME_SIGALRM_HANDLER
 	RUNTIME_SIGALRM_HANDLER_TRIAGED   = 1
 };
 
-extern bool runtime_preemption_enabled;
-
-/*
- * Assumption: All cores are the same speed
- * See runtime_get_processor_speed_MHz for further details
- */
-extern uint32_t runtime_processor_speed_MHz;
-
-extern uint32_t runtime_quantum_us;
-
-/* Optional path to a file to log sandbox perf metrics */
-extern FILE *runtime_sandbox_perf_log;
-
+extern bool                         runtime_preemption_enabled;
+extern uint32_t                     runtime_processor_speed_MHz;
+extern uint32_t                     runtime_quantum_us;
+extern FILE *                       runtime_sandbox_perf_log;
 extern enum RUNTIME_SCHEDULER       runtime_scheduler;
 extern enum RUNTIME_SIGALRM_HANDLER runtime_sigalrm_handler;
+extern pthread_t                    runtime_worker_threads[];
+extern uint32_t                     runtime_worker_threads_count;
+extern int                          runtime_worker_threads_argument[RUNTIME_WORKER_THREAD_CORE_COUNT];
+extern uint64_t                     runtime_worker_threads_deadline[RUNTIME_WORKER_THREAD_CORE_COUNT];
 
-/* Count of worker threads and array of their pthread identifiers */
-extern pthread_t runtime_worker_threads[];
-extern uint32_t  runtime_worker_threads_count;
-extern int       runtime_worker_threads_argument[RUNTIME_WORKER_THREAD_CORE_COUNT];
-extern uint64_t  runtime_worker_threads_deadline[RUNTIME_WORKER_THREAD_CORE_COUNT];
-
+extern void runtime_initialize(void);
+extern void runtime_set_pthread_prio(pthread_t thread, unsigned int nice);
+extern void runtime_set_resource_limits_to_max();
 
+/* External Symbols */
 extern void  alloc_linear_memory(void);
 extern void  expand_memory(void);
 INLINE char *get_function_from_table(uint32_t idx, uint32_t type_id);
 INLINE char *get_memory_ptr_for_runtime(uint32_t offset, uint32_t bounds_check);
-extern void  runtime_initialize(void);
-extern void  runtime_set_resource_limits_to_max();
 extern void  stub_init(int32_t offset);
 
 static inline char *
diff --git a/runtime/src/runtime.c b/runtime/src/runtime.c
index a3c2e6f..b03fdb0 100644
--- a/runtime/src/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime/src/runtime.c
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <sched.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 
 #include "admissions_control.h"
 #include "arch/context.h"
@@ -110,3 +116,77 @@ runtime_initialize(void)
 	http_parser_settings_initialize();
 	admissions_control_initialize();
 }
+
+static void
+runtime_call_getrlimit(int id, char *name)
+{
+	struct rlimit rl;
+
+	if (getrlimit(id, &rl)) {
+		perror("getrlimit: ");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+runtime_call_setrlimit(int id, rlim_t c, rlim_t m)
+{
+	struct rlimit rl;
+
+	rl.rlim_cur = c;
+	rl.rlim_max = m;
+	if (setrlimit(id, &rl)) {
+		perror("getrlimit: ");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+runtime_pthread_prio(pthread_t thread, unsigned int nice)
+{
+	struct sched_param sp;
+	int                policy;
+
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_CPU, "CPU");
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_RTTIME, "RTTIME");
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, "RTPRIO");
+	call_setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, RLIM_INFINITY, RLIM_INFINITY);
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, "RTPRIO");
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, "NICE");
+
+	if (pthread_getschedparam(thread, &policy, &sp) < 0) { perror("pth_getparam: "); }
+	sp.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_RR) - nice;
+	if (pthread_setschedparam(thread, SCHED_RR, &sp) < 0) {
+		perror("pth_setparam: ");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+	if (pthread_getschedparam(thread, &policy, &sp) < 0) { perror("getparam: "); }
+	assert(sp.sched_priority == sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_RR) - nice);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+void
+runtime_set_prio(unsigned int nice)
+{
+	struct sched_param sp;
+
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_CPU, "CPU");
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_RTTIME, "RTTIME");
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, "RTPRIO");
+	call_setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, RLIM_INFINITY, RLIM_INFINITY);
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, "RTPRIO");
+
+	call_getrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, "NICE");
+
+	if (sched_getparam(0, &sp) < 0) { perror("getparam: "); }
+	sp.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_RR) - nice;
+	if (sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_RR, &sp) < 0) {
+		perror("setscheduler: ");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+	if (sched_getparam(0, &sp) < 0) { perror("getparam: "); }
+	assert(sp.sched_priority == sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_RR) - nice);
+
+	return;
+}