diff --git a/logcat/logcat.cpp b/logcat/logcat.cpp
index 736e02eaa..e598bb810 100644
--- a/logcat/logcat.cpp
+++ b/logcat/logcat.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <log/logd.h>
 #include <log/logger.h>
 #include <log/logprint.h>
+#include <utils/threads.h>
 
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_ROTATED_LOGS 4
 
@@ -221,6 +223,10 @@ static void setupOutput()
             fprintf(stderr, "failed to set to batch scheduler\n");
         }
 
+        if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) < 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "failed set to priority\n");
+        }
+
         g_outFD = openLogFile (g_outputFileName);
 
         if (g_outFD < 0) {
diff --git a/logd/main.cpp b/logd/main.cpp
index 6db819e31..47f11fb89 100644
--- a/logd/main.cpp
+++ b/logd/main.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <sys/capability.h>
 #include <sys/klog.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <log/event_tag_map.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
+#include <utils/threads.h>
 
 #include "CommandListener.h"
 #include "LogBuffer.h"
@@ -91,6 +93,10 @@ static int drop_privs() {
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     if (prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 1) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ static LogBuffer *logBuf = NULL;
 static void *reinit_thread_start(void * /*obj*/) {
     prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "logd.daemon");
     set_sched_policy(0, SP_BACKGROUND);
+    setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND);
 
     setgid(AID_SYSTEM);
     setuid(AID_SYSTEM);