diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index c4fd93720..cd0b87246 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#include <Windows.h>
 #include <wincrypt.h>
 #include <iphlpapi.h>
 #endif
@@ -344,6 +345,9 @@ Session::Session(QObject *parent)
                             return tmp;
                         }
                  )
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    , m_OSMemoryPriority(BITTORRENT_KEY("OSMemoryPriority"), OSMemoryPriority::BelowNormal)
+#endif
     , m_resumeFolderLock {new QFile {this}}
     , m_refreshTimer {new QTimer {this}}
     , m_seedingLimitTimer {new QTimer {this}}
@@ -930,6 +934,10 @@ void Session::configureComponents()
             disableIPFilter();
         m_IPFilteringConfigured = true;
     }
+
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    applyOSMemoryPriority();
+#endif
 }
 
 void Session::initializeNativeSession()
@@ -2753,6 +2761,59 @@ QStringList Session::bannedIPs() const
     return m_bannedIPs;
 }
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+OSMemoryPriority Session::getOSMemoryPriority() const
+{
+    return m_OSMemoryPriority;
+}
+
+void Session::setOSMemoryPriority(const OSMemoryPriority priority)
+{
+    if (m_OSMemoryPriority == priority)
+        return;
+
+    m_OSMemoryPriority = priority;
+    configureDeferred();
+}
+
+void Session::applyOSMemoryPriority() const
+{
+    using SETPROCESSINFORMATION = BOOL (WINAPI *)(HANDLE, PROCESS_INFORMATION_CLASS, LPVOID, DWORD);
+    const auto setProcessInformation = Utils::Misc::loadWinAPI<SETPROCESSINFORMATION>("Kernel32.dll", "SetProcessInformation");
+    if (!setProcessInformation)  // only available on Windows >= 8
+        return;
+
+#if (_WIN32_WINNT < _WIN32_WINNT_WIN8)
+    // this dummy struct is required to compile successfully when targeting older Windows version
+    struct MEMORY_PRIORITY_INFORMATION
+    {
+        ULONG MemoryPriority;
+    };
+#endif
+
+    MEMORY_PRIORITY_INFORMATION prioInfo {};
+    switch (getOSMemoryPriority()) {
+    case OSMemoryPriority::Normal:
+    default:
+        prioInfo.MemoryPriority = MEMORY_PRIORITY_NORMAL;
+        break;
+    case OSMemoryPriority::BelowNormal:
+        prioInfo.MemoryPriority = MEMORY_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL;
+        break;
+    case OSMemoryPriority::Medium:
+        prioInfo.MemoryPriority = MEMORY_PRIORITY_MEDIUM;
+        break;
+    case OSMemoryPriority::Low:
+        prioInfo.MemoryPriority = MEMORY_PRIORITY_LOW;
+        break;
+    case OSMemoryPriority::VeryLow:
+        prioInfo.MemoryPriority = MEMORY_PRIORITY_VERY_LOW;
+        break;
+    }
+    setProcessInformation(::GetCurrentProcess(), ProcessMemoryPriority, &prioInfo, sizeof(prioInfo));
+}
+#endif
+
 int Session::maxConnectionsPerTorrent() const
 {
     return m_maxConnectionsPerTorrent;
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
index 8b6571666..80586a954 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ namespace BitTorrent
             AntiLeech = 2
         };
         Q_ENUM_NS(SeedChokingAlgorithm)
+
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        enum class OSMemoryPriority : int
+        {
+            Normal = 0,
+            BelowNormal = 1,
+            Medium = 2,
+            Low = 3,
+            VeryLow = 4
+        };
+        Q_ENUM_NS(OSMemoryPriority)
+#endif
     }
     using namespace SessionSettingsEnums;
 
@@ -387,6 +399,10 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void setTrackerFilteringEnabled(bool enabled);
         QStringList bannedIPs() const;
         void setBannedIPs(const QStringList &newList);
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        OSMemoryPriority getOSMemoryPriority() const;
+        void setOSMemoryPriority(OSMemoryPriority priority);
+#endif
 
         void startUpTorrents();
         TorrentHandle *findTorrent(const InfoHash &hash) const;
@@ -530,6 +546,9 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         void populateAdditionalTrackers();
         void enableIPFilter();
         void disableIPFilter();
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        void applyOSMemoryPriority() const;
+#endif
 
         bool addTorrent_impl(CreateTorrentParams params, const MagnetUri &magnetUri,
                              TorrentInfo torrentInfo = TorrentInfo(),
@@ -661,6 +680,9 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isDisableAutoTMMWhenCategorySavePathChanged;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isTrackerEnabled;
         CachedSettingValue<QStringList> m_bannedIPs;
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        CachedSettingValue<OSMemoryPriority> m_OSMemoryPriority;
+#endif
 
         // Order is important. This needs to be declared after its CachedSettingsValue
         // counterpart, because it uses it for initialization in the constructor
diff --git a/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp b/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
index d4d69d52d..b36a7360f 100644
--- a/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ enum AdvSettingsRows
 {
     // qBittorrent section
     QBITTORRENT_HEADER,
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    OS_MEMORY_PRIORITY,
+#endif
     // network interface
     NETWORK_IFACE,
     //Optional network address
@@ -151,6 +154,28 @@ void AdvancedSettings::saveAdvancedSettings()
     Preferences *const pref = Preferences::instance();
     BitTorrent::Session *const session = BitTorrent::Session::instance();
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority prio = BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::Normal;
+    switch (m_comboBoxOSMemoryPriority.currentIndex()) {
+    case 0:
+    default:
+        prio = BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::Normal;
+        break;
+    case 1:
+        prio = BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::BelowNormal;
+        break;
+    case 2:
+        prio = BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::Medium;
+        break;
+    case 3:
+        prio = BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::Low;
+        break;
+    case 4:
+        prio = BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::VeryLow;
+        break;
+    }
+    session->setOSMemoryPriority(prio);
+#endif
     // Async IO threads
     session->setAsyncIOThreads(m_spinBoxAsyncIOThreads.value());
     // File pool size
@@ -321,6 +346,33 @@ void AdvancedSettings::loadAdvancedSettings()
     addRow(LIBTORRENT_HEADER, QString("<b>%1</b>").arg(tr("libtorrent Section")), labelLibtorrentLink);
     static_cast<QLabel *>(cellWidget(LIBTORRENT_HEADER, PROPERTY))->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter | Qt::AlignVCenter);
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    m_comboBoxOSMemoryPriority.addItems({tr("Normal"), tr("Below normal"), tr("Medium"), tr("Low"), tr("Very low")});
+    int OSMemoryPriorityIndex = 0;
+    switch (session->getOSMemoryPriority()) {
+    default:
+    case BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::Normal:
+        OSMemoryPriorityIndex = 0;
+        break;
+    case BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::BelowNormal:
+        OSMemoryPriorityIndex = 1;
+        break;
+    case BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::Medium:
+        OSMemoryPriorityIndex = 2;
+        break;
+    case BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::Low:
+        OSMemoryPriorityIndex = 3;
+        break;
+    case BitTorrent::OSMemoryPriority::VeryLow:
+        OSMemoryPriorityIndex = 4;
+        break;
+    }
+    m_comboBoxOSMemoryPriority.setCurrentIndex(OSMemoryPriorityIndex);
+    addRow(OS_MEMORY_PRIORITY, (tr("Process memory priority (Windows >= 8 only)")
+        + ' ' + makeLink("https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/processthreadsapi/ns-processthreadsapi-memory_priority_information", "(?)"))
+        , &m_comboBoxOSMemoryPriority);
+#endif
+
     // Async IO threads
     m_spinBoxAsyncIOThreads.setMinimum(1);
     m_spinBoxAsyncIOThreads.setMaximum(1024);
diff --git a/src/gui/advancedsettings.h b/src/gui/advancedsettings.h
index 0a782a931..502b56320 100644
--- a/src/gui/advancedsettings.h
+++ b/src/gui/advancedsettings.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ private:
     // OS dependent settings
 #if (defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS))
     QCheckBox m_checkBoxUseIconTheme;
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    QComboBox m_comboBoxOSMemoryPriority;
 #endif
 };