diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index cb280abd..f95f85ad 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -4029,6 +4029,15 @@ static void master_thread(struct mg_context *ctx) {
   struct socket *sp;
   int max_fd;
 
+#if defined(ISSUE_317)
+  // Increase priority of the master thread
+  struct sched_param sched_param;
+  int policy;
+  pthread_getschedparam(pthread_self(), &policy, &sched_param);
+  sched_param.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_max(policy);
+  pthread_setschedparam(pthread_self(), policy, &sched_param);
+#endif
+
   while (ctx->stop_flag == 0) {
     FD_ZERO(&read_set);
     max_fd = -1;