diff --git a/ResourceManager.cpp b/ResourceManager.cpp
index 5e97dff08..b5641fa0d 100644
--- a/ResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/ResourceManager.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #include "filesystem.h"
 #include "StringUtils.h"
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#endif
+
 /*---------------------------------------------------------*\
 | Translation Strings                                       |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -190,6 +194,29 @@ ResourceManager::ResourceManager()
     profile_manager         = new ProfileManager(GetConfigurationDirectory());
     server->SetProfileManager(profile_manager);
     rgb_controllers_sizes   = profile_manager->LoadProfileToList("sizes", true);
+
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
+    | If configured, lower process priority to potentially  |
+    | reduce interference with other programs. Positive     |
+    | nice values decrease priority on Linux and MacOS.     |
+    \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
+    json general_settings   = settings_manager->GetSettings("General");
+    bool low_priority       = false;
+
+    if(general_settings.contains("low_priority"))
+    {
+        low_priority        = general_settings["low_priority"];
+    }
+
+    if(low_priority)
+    {
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
+        setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 10);
+#endif
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess(), BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS);
+#endif
+    }
 }
 
 ResourceManager::~ResourceManager()
diff --git a/qt/OpenRGBDialog/OpenRGBDialog.cpp b/qt/OpenRGBDialog/OpenRGBDialog.cpp
index 923210d23..b6cad235f 100644
--- a/qt/OpenRGBDialog/OpenRGBDialog.cpp
+++ b/qt/OpenRGBDialog/OpenRGBDialog.cpp
@@ -37,15 +37,10 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <functional>
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-#include <sys/resource.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include "macutils.h"
 #endif
 
-
 static int GetIcon(device_type type)
 {
     /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
@@ -193,18 +188,6 @@ OpenRGBDialog::OpenRGBDialog(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
-    /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
-    | Lower process priority to potentially reduce          |
-    | interference with other programs. Positive nice values|
-    | decrease priority on Linux                            |
-    \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
-    setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 10);
-#endif
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess(), BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS);
-#endif
-
     /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
     | Set window icon                                       |
     \*-----------------------------------------------------*/