diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuConfig.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/CpuConfig.cpp
index e9abd9e66..7ebe904bd 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuConfig.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static const char *kHwAes               = "hw-aes";
 static const char *kMaxThreadsHint      = "max-threads-hint";
 static const char *kMemoryPool          = "memory-pool";
 static const char *kPriority            = "priority";
+static const char *kYield               = "yield";
 
 #ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_ASM
 static const char *kAsm = "asm";
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ rapidjson::Value xmrig::CpuConfig::toJSON(rapidjson::Document &doc) const
     obj.AddMember(StringRef(kHwAes),        m_aes == AES_AUTO ? Value(kNullType) : Value(m_aes == AES_HW), allocator);
     obj.AddMember(StringRef(kPriority),     priority() != -1 ? Value(priority()) : Value(kNullType), allocator);
     obj.AddMember(StringRef(kMemoryPool),   m_memoryPool < 1 ? Value(m_memoryPool < 0) : Value(m_memoryPool), allocator);
+    obj.AddMember(StringRef(kYield),        m_yield, allocator);
 
     if (m_threads.isEmpty()) {
         obj.AddMember(StringRef(kMaxThreadsHint), m_limit, allocator);
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ void xmrig::CpuConfig::read(const rapidjson::Value &value)
         m_enabled   = Json::getBool(value, kEnabled, m_enabled);
         m_hugePages = Json::getBool(value, kHugePages, m_hugePages);
         m_limit     = Json::getUint(value, kMaxThreadsHint, m_limit);
+        m_yield     = Json::getBool(value, kYield, m_yield);
 
         setAesMode(Json::getValue(value, kHwAes));
         setPriority(Json::getInt(value,  kPriority, -1));
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuConfig.h b/src/backend/cpu/CpuConfig.h
index fa48e07bf..404b08fb4 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuConfig.h
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuConfig.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
     inline bool isEnabled() const                       { return m_enabled; }
     inline bool isHugePages() const                     { return m_hugePages; }
     inline bool isShouldSave() const                    { return m_shouldSave; }
+    inline bool isYield() const                         { return m_yield; }
     inline const Assembly &assembly() const             { return m_assembly; }
     inline const String &argon2Impl() const             { return m_argon2Impl; }
     inline const Threads<CpuThreads> &threads() const   { return m_threads; }
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ private:
     bool m_enabled       = true;
     bool m_hugePages     = true;
     bool m_shouldSave    = false;
+    bool m_yield         = false;
     int m_memoryPool     = 0;
     int m_priority       = -1;
     String m_argon2Impl;
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuLaunchData.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/CpuLaunchData.cpp
index bbfc6bba9..76da267c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuLaunchData.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuLaunchData.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ xmrig::CpuLaunchData::CpuLaunchData(const Miner *miner, const Algorithm &algorit
     assembly(config.assembly()),
     hugePages(config.isHugePages()),
     hwAES(config.isHwAES()),
+    yield(config.isYield()),
     priority(config.priority()),
     affinity(thread.affinity()),
     miner(miner),
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuLaunchData.h b/src/backend/cpu/CpuLaunchData.h
index 586738447..6a1ee30e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuLaunchData.h
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuLaunchData.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
     const Assembly assembly;
     const bool hugePages;
     const bool hwAES;
+    const bool yield;
     const int priority;
     const int64_t affinity;
     const Miner *miner;
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
index 7584b6867..2e223a31e 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ xmrig::CpuWorker<N>::CpuWorker(size_t id, const CpuLaunchData &data) :
     m_algorithm(data.algorithm),
     m_assembly(data.assembly),
     m_hwAES(data.hwAES),
+    m_yield(data.yield),
     m_av(data.av()),
     m_miner(data.miner),
     m_ctx()
@@ -236,6 +237,10 @@ void xmrig::CpuWorker<N>::start()
             }
 
             m_count += N;
+
+            if (m_yield) {
+                std::this_thread::yield();
+            }
         }
 
         consumeJob();
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.h b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.h
index 31819de97..11aba0478 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.h
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ private:
     const Algorithm m_algorithm;
     const Assembly m_assembly;
     const bool m_hwAES;
+    const bool m_yield;
     const CnHash::AlgoVariant m_av;
     const Miner *m_miner;
     cryptonight_ctx *m_ctx[N];
diff --git a/src/config.json b/src/config.json
index fbbf8225b..26a7288a3 100644
--- a/src/config.json
+++ b/src/config.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "hw-aes": null,
         "priority": null,
         "memory-pool": false,
+        "yield": false,
         "max-threads-hint": 100,
         "asm": true,
         "argon2-impl": null,