diff --git a/tests/benchmark/src/java/com/android/microdroid/benchmark/MicrodroidBenchmarks.java b/tests/benchmark/src/java/com/android/microdroid/benchmark/MicrodroidBenchmarks.java
index 3c3faf2..cbe7072 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark/src/java/com/android/microdroid/benchmark/MicrodroidBenchmarks.java
+++ b/tests/benchmark/src/java/com/android/microdroid/benchmark/MicrodroidBenchmarks.java
@@ -80,10 +80,11 @@
     private Instrumentation mInstrumentation;
 
     @Before
-    public void setup() {
+    public void setup() throws IOException {
         grantPermission(VirtualMachine.MANAGE_VIRTUAL_MACHINE_PERMISSION);
         grantPermission(VirtualMachine.USE_CUSTOM_VIRTUAL_MACHINE_PERMISSION);
         prepareTestSetup(mProtectedVm);
+        setMaxPerformanceTaskProfile();
         mInstrumentation = getInstrumentation();
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java b/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java
index 536f663..d762310 100644
--- a/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java
+++ b/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
+import android.system.Os;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachine;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineCallback;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig;
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public abstract class MicrodroidDeviceTestBase {
+    private final String MAX_PERFORMANCE_TASK_PROFILE = "CPUSET_SP_TOP_APP";
+
     public static boolean isCuttlefish() {
         return DeviceProperties.create(SystemProperties::get).isCuttlefish();
     }
@@ -73,6 +76,17 @@
                 permission);
     }
 
+    protected final void setMaxPerformanceTaskProfile() throws IOException {
+        Instrumentation instrumentation = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation();
+        UiAutomation uiAutomation = instrumentation.getUiAutomation();
+        String cmd = "settaskprofile " + Os.gettid() + " " + MAX_PERFORMANCE_TASK_PROFILE;
+        String out = runInShell("MicrodroidDeviceTestBase", uiAutomation, cmd).trim();
+        String expect = "Profile " + MAX_PERFORMANCE_TASK_PROFILE + " is applied successfully!";
+        if (!expect.equals(out)) {
+            throw new IOException("Could not apply max performance task profile: " + out);
+        }
+    }
+
     private Context mCtx;
     private boolean mProtectedVm;