diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/cgroups.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/cgroups.json
index aa71956..5871a63 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/cgroups.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/cgroups.json
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 {
   "Cgroups": [
     {
+      "Controller": "blkio",
+      "Path": "/dev/blkio",
+      "Mode": "0755",
+      "UID": "system",
+      "GID": "system"
+    },
+    {
       "Controller": "cpu",
       "Path": "/dev/cpuctl",
       "Mode": "0755",
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
index 5a090c5..985720f 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
@@ -334,6 +334,59 @@
     },
 
     {
+      "Name": "LowIoPriority",
+      "Actions" : [
+        {
+          "Name" : "JoinCgroup",
+          "Params" :
+          {
+            "Controller": "blkio",
+            "Path": "background"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "Name": "NormalIoPriority",
+      "Actions" : [
+        {
+          "Name" : "JoinCgroup",
+          "Params" :
+          {
+            "Controller": "blkio",
+            "Path": ""
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "Name": "HighIoPriority",
+      "Actions" : [
+        {
+          "Name" : "JoinCgroup",
+          "Params" :
+          {
+            "Controller": "blkio",
+            "Path": ""
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "Name": "MaxIoPriority",
+      "Actions" : [
+        {
+          "Name" : "JoinCgroup",
+          "Params" :
+          {
+            "Controller": "blkio",
+            "Path": ""
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    {
       "Name": "TimerSlackHigh",
       "Actions" : [
         {
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp b/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp
index 337b032..026c011 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@
 
     switch (policy) {
         case SP_BACKGROUND:
-            return SetTaskProfiles(tid,
-                                   {"HighEnergySaving", "ProcessCapacityLow", "TimerSlackHigh"})
+            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"HighEnergySaving", "ProcessCapacityLow", "LowIoPriority",
+                                         "TimerSlackHigh"})
                            ? 0
                            : -1;
         case SP_FOREGROUND:
         case SP_AUDIO_APP:
         case SP_AUDIO_SYS:
-            return SetTaskProfiles(tid,
-                                   {"HighPerformance", "ProcessCapacityHigh", "TimerSlackNormal"})
+            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"HighPerformance", "ProcessCapacityHigh", "HighIoPriority",
+                                         "TimerSlackNormal"})
                            ? 0
                            : -1;
         case SP_TOP_APP:
-            return SetTaskProfiles(tid,
-                                   {"MaxPerformance", "ProcessCapacityMax", "TimerSlackNormal"})
+            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"MaxPerformance", "ProcessCapacityMax", "MaxIoPriority",
+                                         "TimerSlackNormal"})
                            ? 0
                            : -1;
         case SP_SYSTEM:
@@ -126,15 +126,24 @@
 
     switch (policy) {
         case SP_BACKGROUND:
-            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"HighEnergySaving", "TimerSlackHigh"}) ? 0 : -1;
+            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"HighEnergySaving", "LowIoPriority", "TimerSlackHigh"})
+                           ? 0
+                           : -1;
         case SP_FOREGROUND:
         case SP_AUDIO_APP:
         case SP_AUDIO_SYS:
-            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"HighPerformance", "TimerSlackNormal"}) ? 0 : -1;
+            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"HighPerformance", "HighIoPriority", "TimerSlackNormal"})
+                           ? 0
+                           : -1;
         case SP_TOP_APP:
-            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"MaxPerformance", "TimerSlackNormal"}) ? 0 : -1;
+            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"MaxPerformance", "MaxIoPriority", "TimerSlackNormal"})
+                           ? 0
+                           : -1;
         case SP_RT_APP:
-            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"RealtimePerformance", "TimerSlackNormal"}) ? 0 : -1;
+            return SetTaskProfiles(tid,
+                                   {"RealtimePerformance", "MaxIoPriority", "TimerSlackNormal"})
+                           ? 0
+                           : -1;
         default:
             return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"TimerSlackNormal"}) ? 0 : -1;
     }
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 1c84d15..ce4b380 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/top-app/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/rt/tasks
 
+    # Create blkio tuning nodes
+    mkdir /dev/blkio/background
+    chown system system /dev/blkio
+    chown system system /dev/blkio/background
+    chown system system /dev/blkio/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/blkio/background/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/background/tasks
+
     restorecon_recursive /mnt
 
     mount configfs none /config nodev noexec nosuid