diff --git a/libcutils/sched_policy.c b/libcutils/sched_policy.c
index 2180566a6..9039620ec 100644
--- a/libcutils/sched_policy.c
+++ b/libcutils/sched_policy.c
@@ -66,9 +66,12 @@ static int system_bg_cpuset_fd = -1;
 static int bg_cpuset_fd = -1;
 static int fg_cpuset_fd = -1;
 static int ta_cpuset_fd = -1; // special cpuset for top app
+#endif
+
+// File descriptors open to /dev/stune/../tasks, setup by initialize, or -1 on error
 static int bg_schedboost_fd = -1;
 static int fg_schedboost_fd = -1;
-#endif
+static int ta_schedboost_fd = -1;
 
 /* Add tid to the scheduling group defined by the policy */
 static int add_tid_to_cgroup(int tid, int fd)
@@ -138,6 +141,8 @@ static void __initialize(void) {
         ta_cpuset_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
 
 #ifdef USE_SCHEDBOOST
+        filename = "/dev/stune/top-app/tasks";
+        ta_schedboost_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
         filename = "/dev/stune/foreground/tasks";
         fg_schedboost_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
         filename = "/dev/stune/tasks";
@@ -294,11 +299,11 @@ int set_cpuset_policy(int tid, SchedPolicy policy)
     case SP_AUDIO_APP:
     case SP_AUDIO_SYS:
         fd = fg_cpuset_fd;
-        boost_fd = bg_schedboost_fd;
+        boost_fd = fg_schedboost_fd;
         break;
     case SP_TOP_APP :
         fd = ta_cpuset_fd;
-        boost_fd = fg_schedboost_fd;
+        boost_fd = ta_schedboost_fd;
         break;
     case SP_SYSTEM:
         fd = system_bg_cpuset_fd;
@@ -313,10 +318,12 @@ int set_cpuset_policy(int tid, SchedPolicy policy)
             return -errno;
     }
 
+#ifdef USE_SCHEDBOOST
     if (boost_fd > 0 && add_tid_to_cgroup(tid, boost_fd) != 0) {
         if (errno != ESRCH && errno != ENOENT)
             return -errno;
     }
+#endif
 
     return 0;
 #endif
@@ -373,19 +380,26 @@ int set_sched_policy(int tid, SchedPolicy policy)
 #endif
 
     if (__sys_supports_schedgroups) {
-        int fd;
+        int fd = -1;
+        int boost_fd = -1;
         switch (policy) {
         case SP_BACKGROUND:
             fd = bg_cgroup_fd;
+            boost_fd = bg_schedboost_fd;
             break;
         case SP_FOREGROUND:
         case SP_AUDIO_APP:
         case SP_AUDIO_SYS:
+            fd = fg_cgroup_fd;
+            boost_fd = fg_schedboost_fd;
+            break;
         case SP_TOP_APP:
             fd = fg_cgroup_fd;
+            boost_fd = ta_schedboost_fd;
             break;
         default:
             fd = -1;
+            boost_fd = -1;
             break;
         }
 
@@ -394,6 +408,13 @@ int set_sched_policy(int tid, SchedPolicy policy)
             if (errno != ESRCH && errno != ENOENT)
                 return -errno;
         }
+
+#ifdef USE_SCHEDBOOST
+        if (boost_fd > 0 && add_tid_to_cgroup(tid, boost_fd) != 0) {
+            if (errno != ESRCH && errno != ENOENT)
+                return -errno;
+        }
+#endif
     } else {
         struct sched_param param;
 
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 72efd9274..0bf54b2f1 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -50,12 +50,16 @@ on init
     mkdir /dev/stune
     mount cgroup none /dev/stune schedtune
     mkdir /dev/stune/foreground
+    mkdir /dev/stune/top-app
     chown system system /dev/stune
     chown system system /dev/stune/foreground
+    chown system system /dev/stune/top-app
     chown system system /dev/stune/tasks
     chown system system /dev/stune/foreground/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/stune/top-app/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/foreground/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/stune/top-app/tasks
 
     # Mount staging areas for devices managed by vold
     # See storage config details at http://source.android.com/tech/storage/