diff --git a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
index 061f25acf..cfa9758c8 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ GMainWindow::GMainWindow(Core::System& system_)
         }
     }
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess(), ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __unix__
     SetGamemodeEnabled(Settings::values.enable_gamemode.GetValue());
 #endif
diff --git a/src/citra_sdl/citra_sdl.cpp b/src/citra_sdl/citra_sdl.cpp
index 9c0f4470a..4afade839 100644
--- a/src/citra_sdl/citra_sdl.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_sdl/citra_sdl.cpp
@@ -463,6 +463,10 @@ int LaunchSdlFrontend(int argc, char** argv) {
         }
     }
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess(), ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __unix__
     Common::Linux::StartGamemode();
 #endif