diff --git a/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/sched_policy.h b/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/sched_policy.h
index 945d90c..a18847e 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/sched_policy.h
+++ b/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/sched_policy.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     SP_DEFAULT = -1,
     SP_BACKGROUND = 0,
     SP_FOREGROUND = 1,
-    SP_SYSTEM = 2,  // can't be used with set_sched_policy()
+    SP_SYSTEM = 2,
     SP_AUDIO_APP = 3,
     SP_AUDIO_SYS = 4,
     SP_TOP_APP = 5,
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
index b528fa5..5b57bdd 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
+++ b/libprocessgroup/profiles/task_profiles.json
@@ -106,6 +106,19 @@
       ]
     },
     {
+      "Name": "ServicePerformance",
+      "Actions": [
+        {
+          "Name": "JoinCgroup",
+          "Params":
+          {
+            "Controller": "cpu",
+            "Path": "system-background"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
       "Name": "HighPerformance",
       "Actions": [
         {
@@ -591,6 +604,10 @@
       "Profiles": [ "MaxPerformance", "MaxIoPriority", "TimerSlackNormal" ]
     },
     {
+      "Name": "SCHED_SP_SYSTEM",
+      "Profiles": [ "ServicePerformance", "LowIoPriority", "TimerSlackNormal" ]
+    },
+    {
       "Name": "SCHED_SP_RT_APP",
       "Profiles": [ "RealtimePerformance", "MaxIoPriority", "TimerSlackNormal" ]
     },
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp b/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp
index 698e74d..c51ee61 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/sched_policy.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@
             return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"SCHED_SP_FOREGROUND"}, true) ? 0 : -1;
         case SP_TOP_APP:
             return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"SCHED_SP_TOP_APP"}, true) ? 0 : -1;
+        case SP_SYSTEM:
+            return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"SCHED_SP_SYSTEM"}, true) ? 0 : -1;
         case SP_RT_APP:
             return SetTaskProfiles(tid, {"SCHED_SP_RT_APP"}, true) ? 0 : -1;
         default:
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@
      */
     static constexpr const char* kSchedProfiles[SP_CNT + 1] = {
             "SCHED_SP_DEFAULT", "SCHED_SP_BACKGROUND", "SCHED_SP_FOREGROUND",
-            "SCHED_SP_DEFAULT", "SCHED_SP_FOREGROUND", "SCHED_SP_FOREGROUND",
+            "SCHED_SP_SYSTEM",  "SCHED_SP_FOREGROUND", "SCHED_SP_FOREGROUND",
             "SCHED_SP_TOP_APP", "SCHED_SP_RT_APP",     "SCHED_SP_DEFAULT"};
     if (policy < SP_DEFAULT || policy >= SP_CNT) {
         return nullptr;
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 6d497d1..9e1b6af 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -154,24 +154,28 @@
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/top-app
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/rt
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/system
+    mkdir /dev/cpuctl/system-background
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/foreground
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/background
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/top-app
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/rt
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system-background
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/foreground/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/background/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/top-app/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/rt/tasks
     chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/system-background/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/foreground/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/background/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/top-app/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/rt/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/system/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/cpuctl/system-background/tasks
 
     # Create a cpu group for NNAPI HAL processes
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@
     # Surfaceflinger is in FG group so giving it a bit more
     write /dev/cpuctl/foreground/cpu.rt_runtime_us 450000
     write /dev/cpuctl/foreground/cpu.rt_period_us 1000000
-    write /dev/cpuctl/background/cpu.rt_runtime_us 100000
+    write /dev/cpuctl/background/cpu.rt_runtime_us 50000
     write /dev/cpuctl/background/cpu.rt_period_us 1000000
     write /dev/cpuctl/top-app/cpu.rt_runtime_us 100000
     write /dev/cpuctl/top-app/cpu.rt_period_us 1000000
@@ -204,6 +208,8 @@
     write /dev/cpuctl/rt/cpu.rt_period_us 1000000
     write /dev/cpuctl/system/cpu.rt_runtime_us 100000
     write /dev/cpuctl/system/cpu.rt_period_us 1000000
+    write /dev/cpuctl/system-background/cpu.rt_runtime_us 50000
+    write /dev/cpuctl/system-background/cpu.rt_period_us 1000000
     write /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal/cpu.rt_runtime_us 50000
     write /dev/cpuctl/nnapi-hal/cpu.rt_period_us 1000000
     write /dev/cpuctl/camera-daemon/cpu.rt_runtime_us 50000