diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp
index 6bfc942a..4921487a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp
@@ -1878,9 +1878,12 @@ int consoleWin_t::getSchedParam( int &policy, int &priority )
 	if ( sched_getparam( getpid(), &p ) )
 	{
 		ret = -1;
+		priority = 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		priority = p.sched_priority;
 	}
-
-	priority = p.sched_priority;
 
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 	struct sched_param  p;
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.cpp
index 58e9cd38..1650747b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 TimingConfDialog_t::TimingConfDialog_t(QWidget *parent)
 	: QDialog( parent )
 {
+	int opt;
 	QVBoxLayout *mainLayout, *vbox;
 	//QHBoxLayout *hbox;
 	QGridLayout *grid;
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ TimingConfDialog_t::TimingConfDialog_t(QWidget *parent)
 
 	setLayout( mainLayout );
 
+	g_config->getOption( "SDL.SetSchedParam", &opt );
+	
+	emuPrioCtlEna->setChecked( opt );
+
 	updatePolicyBox();
 	updateSliderLimits();
 	updateSliderValues();
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ TimingConfDialog_t::TimingConfDialog_t(QWidget *parent)
 	connect( guiSchedPolicyBox   , SIGNAL(activated(int))   , this, SLOT(guiSchedPolicyChange(int))   );
 	connect( guiSchedNiceSlider  , SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(guiSchedNiceChange(int))     );
 	connect( guiSchedPrioSlider  , SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(guiSchedPrioChange(int))     );
+	connect( emuPrioCtlEna       , SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(emuSchedCtlChange(int))      );
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TimingConfDialog_t::~TimingConfDialog_t(void)
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ void TimingConfDialog_t::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
    done(0);
 	deleteLater();
    event->accept();
+	saveValues();
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void TimingConfDialog_t::closeWindow(void)
@@ -110,6 +117,35 @@ void TimingConfDialog_t::closeWindow(void)
    //printf("Close Window\n");
    done(0);
 	deleteLater();
+	saveValues();
+}
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void TimingConfDialog_t::emuSchedCtlChange( int state )
+{
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.SetSchedParam", (state != Qt::Unchecked) );
+}
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void TimingConfDialog_t::saveValues(void)
+{
+	int policy, prio;
+
+	if ( consoleWindow == NULL )
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+	consoleWindow->emulatorThread->getSchedParam( policy, prio );
+
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.EmuSchedPolicy", policy );
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.EmuSchedPrioRt", prio   );
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.EmuSchedNice"  , consoleWindow->emulatorThread->getNicePriority() );
+
+	consoleWindow->getSchedParam( policy, prio );
+
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.GuiSchedPolicy", policy );
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.GuiSchedPrioRt", prio   );
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.GuiSchedNice"  , consoleWindow->getNicePriority() );
+
+	g_config->save();
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void TimingConfDialog_t::emuSchedNiceChange(int val)
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.h b/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.h
index ec80908a..11af5fd9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.h
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.h
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ class TimingConfDialog_t : public QDialog
 		void  updatePolicyBox(void);
 		void  updateSliderLimits(void);
 		void  updateSliderValues(void);
+		void  saveValues(void);
 
    public slots:
       void closeWindow(void);
 	private slots:
+		void emuSchedCtlChange( int state );
 		void emuSchedNiceChange( int val );
 		void emuSchedPrioChange( int val );
 		void emuSchedPolicyChange( int index );
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp
index 7c5aba61..42ca7dc6 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,14 @@ InitConfig()
 	config->addOption("_useNativeFileDialog", "SDL.UseNativeFileDialog", false);
 	config->addOption("_useNativeMenuBar"   , "SDL.UseNativeMenuBar", false);
     
+	config->addOption("_setSchedParam"      , "SDL.SetSchedParam" , 0);
+	config->addOption("_emuSchedPolicy"     , "SDL.EmuSchedPolicy", 0);
+	config->addOption("_emuSchedNice"       , "SDL.EmuSchedNice  ", 0);
+	config->addOption("_emuSchedPrioRt"     , "SDL.EmuSchedPrioRt", 40);
+	config->addOption("_guiSchedPolicy"     , "SDL.GuiSchedPolicy", 0);
+	config->addOption("_guiSchedNice"       , "SDL.GuiSchedNice  ", 0);
+	config->addOption("_guiSchedPrioRt"     , "SDL.GuiSchedPrioRt", 40);
+
 	// fcm -> fm2 conversion
 	config->addOption("fcmconvert", "SDL.FCMConvert", "");