diff --git a/android/Android.mk b/android/Android.mk
index 7d4219d0..4d15e43e 100644
--- a/android/Android.mk
+++ b/android/Android.mk
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ audioadapter_libsource := \
     ../common/JackAudioAdapterFactory.cpp \
     ../linux/alsa/JackAlsaAdapter.cpp
 
+ifeq ($(SUPPORT_ANDROID_REALTIME_SCHED), true)
+sched_c_include := bionic/libc/bionic \
+    frameworks/av/services/audioflinger
+endif
+
 # ========================================================
 # libjackserver.so
 # ========================================================
@@ -251,6 +256,12 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(common_c_includes)
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libdl libcutils libutils libjackshm
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := eng optional
 LOCAL_MODULE := libjackserver
+ifeq ($(SUPPORT_ANDROID_REALTIME_SCHED), true)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DJACK_ANDROID_REALTIME_SCHED
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(sched_c_include)
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libbinder
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libscheduling_policy
+endif
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
@@ -283,6 +294,12 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(common_c_includes)
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libdl libcutils libutils libjackshm
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := eng optional
 LOCAL_MODULE := libjack
+ifeq ($(SUPPORT_ANDROID_REALTIME_SCHED), true)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DJACK_ANDROID_REALTIME_SCHED
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(sched_c_include)
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libbinder
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libscheduling_policy
+endif
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
diff --git a/android/JackAndroidThread.cpp b/android/JackAndroidThread.cpp
index 6c9e135d..ae46e5e5 100644
--- a/android/JackAndroidThread.cpp
+++ b/android/JackAndroidThread.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 #include <unistd.h> // for _POSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING check
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#ifdef JACK_ANDROID_REALTIME_SCHED
+#include "SchedulingPolicyService.h"
+#endif
+
 //#define JACK_SCHED_POLICY SCHED_RR
 #define JACK_SCHED_POLICY SCHED_FIFO
 
@@ -241,12 +245,20 @@ int JackAndroidThread::AcquireRealTimeImp(jack_native_thread_t thread, int prior
 
     jack_log("JackAndroidThread::AcquireRealTimeImp priority = %d", priority);
 
+#ifndef JACK_ANDROID_REALTIME_SCHED
     if ((res = pthread_setschedparam(thread, JACK_SCHED_POLICY, &rtparam)) != 0) {
         jack_error("Cannot use real-time scheduling (RR/%d)"
                    "(%d: %s)", rtparam.sched_priority, res,
                    strerror(res));
         return -1;
     }
+#else
+    if ((res = android::requestPriority(getpid(), gettid(), priority)) != 0) {
+        jack_log("Failed to get SCHED_FIFO priority pid %d tid %d; error %d",
+		    getpid(), gettid(), res);
+        return -1;
+    }
+#endif
     return 0;
 }