diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/BootManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/BootManager.cpp
index c4bf6d485a..6454df49d5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/BootManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/BootManager.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ bool BootCore(const std::string& _rFilename)
 
 	if (NetPlay::IsNetPlayRunning())
 	{
+		StartUp.bCPUThread = g_NetPlaySettings.m_CPUthread;
 		StartUp.bDSPHLE = g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPHLE;
 		StartUp.bEnableMemcardSaving = g_NetPlaySettings.m_WriteToMemcard;
 		SConfig::GetInstance().m_EnableJIT = g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPEnableJIT;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/SI.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/SI.cpp
index ebd839a8bf..9142919346 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/SI.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/SI.cpp
@@ -644,10 +644,12 @@ void RunSIBuffer()
 int GetTicksToNextSIPoll()
 {
 	// Poll for input at regular intervals (once per frame) when playing or recording a movie
-	if (Movie::IsPlayingInput() || Movie::IsRecordingInput() || NetPlay::IsNetPlayRunning())
+	if (Movie::IsPlayingInput() || Movie::IsRecordingInput())
 	{
 		return SystemTimers::GetTicksPerSecond() / VideoInterface::TargetRefreshRate;
 	}
+	if (NetPlay::IsNetPlayRunning())
+		return SystemTimers::GetTicksPerSecond() / VideoInterface::TargetRefreshRate / 2;
 
 	if (!g_Poll.Y && g_Poll.X)
 		return VideoInterface::GetTicksPerLine() * g_Poll.X;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp
index e10cc25186..33f31a1815 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayClient.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ unsigned int NetPlayClient::OnData(sf::Packet& packet)
 			{
 			std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lkg(m_crit.game);
 			packet >> m_current_game;
+			packet >> g_NetPlaySettings.m_CPUthread;
 			packet >> g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPEnableJIT;
 			packet >> g_NetPlaySettings.m_DSPHLE;
 			packet >> g_NetPlaySettings.m_WriteToMemcard;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayProto.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayProto.h
index 84e2b420fd..220195b3da 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayProto.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayProto.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 struct NetSettings
 {
+	bool m_CPUthread;
 	bool m_DSPHLE;
 	bool m_DSPEnableJIT;
 	bool m_WriteToMemcard;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp
index eaf02ea2c8..e6a96e8700 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/NetPlayServer.cpp
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ bool NetPlayServer::StartGame(const std::string &path)
 	sf::Packet spac;
 	spac << (MessageId)NP_MSG_START_GAME;
 	spac << m_current_game;
+	spac << m_settings.m_CPUthread;
 	spac << m_settings.m_DSPEnableJIT;
 	spac << m_settings.m_DSPHLE;
 	spac << m_settings.m_WriteToMemcard;