diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/merge_worker.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/merge_worker.cpp
index bd7eaca74..0f4674ced 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/merge_worker.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/merge_worker.cpp
@@ -577,8 +577,10 @@ bool MergeWorker::Run() {
         SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Merge terminated early...";
         return true;
     }
+    auto merge_thread_priority = android::base::GetUintProperty<uint>(
+            "ro.virtual_ab.merge_thread_priority", ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND);
 
-    if (!SetThreadPriority(ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND)) {
+    if (!SetThreadPriority(merge_thread_priority)) {
         SNAP_PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to set thread priority";
     }
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp
index d40b6d11d..35a162199 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 #include <libsnapshot/cow_format.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
+#include "android-base/properties.h"
 #include "read_worker.h"
 #include "snapuserd_core.h"
+#include "user-space-merge/worker.h"
 #include "utility.h"
 
 namespace android {
@@ -259,8 +261,10 @@ bool ReadWorker::Run() {
     SNAP_LOG(INFO) << "Processing snapshot I/O requests....";
 
     pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), "ReadWorker");
+    auto worker_thread_priority = android::base::GetUintProperty<uint>(
+            "ro.virtual_ab.worker_thread_priority", ANDROID_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
 
-    if (!SetThreadPriority(ANDROID_PRIORITY_NORMAL)) {
+    if (!SetThreadPriority(worker_thread_priority)) {
         SNAP_PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to set thread priority";
     }