diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index e11b140f3..550144466 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -1483,6 +1483,7 @@ bind [<address>]:<port_range> [, ...] interface <interface>
 bind [<address>]:<port_range> [, ...] mss <maxseg>
 bind [<address>]:<port_range> [, ...] backlog <backlog>
 bind [<address>]:<port_range> [, ...] maxconn <maxconn>
+bind [<address>]:<port_range> [, ...] nice <nice>
 bind [<address>]:<port_range> [, ...] transparent
 bind [<address>]:<port_range> [, ...] id <id>
 bind [<address>]:<port_range> [, ...] name <name>
@@ -1572,6 +1573,17 @@ bind /<path> [, ...] [ group <user> | gid <gid> ]
                   assigned if unset. Can only be used when defining only a
                   single socket.
 
+    <nice>        sets the 'niceness' of connections initiated from the socket.
+                  Value must be in the range -1024..1024, and default is zero.
+                  Positive values means that such connections are more friendly
+                  to others and easily offer their place in the scheduler. On
+                  the opposite, negative values mean that connections want to
+                  run with a higher priority. The difference only happens under
+                  high loads when the system is close to saturation. Negative
+                  values are appropriate for low-latency or admin services, and
+                  high values are generally recommended for CPU intensive tasks
+                  such as SSL processing which are less sensible to latency.
+
     <name>        is an optional name provided for stats
 
     <mode>        is the octal mode used to define access permissions on the
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 925013a35..00531e594 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -1875,6 +1875,32 @@ int cfg_parse_listen(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if (!strcmp(args[cur_arg], "nice")) {
+				struct listener *l;
+				int val;
+
+				if (!*args[cur_arg + 1]) {
+					Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s' : missing nice value.\n",
+					      file, linenum, args[0]);
+					err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
+					goto out;
+				}
+
+				val = atol(args[cur_arg + 1]);
+				if (val < -1024 || val > 1024) {
+					Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s' : invalid nice value %d, allowed range is -1024..1024.\n",
+					      file, linenum, args[0], val);
+					err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
+					goto out;
+				}
+
+				for (l = curproxy->listen; l != last_listen; l = l->next)
+					l->nice = val;
+
+				cur_arg += 2;
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if (!strcmp(args[cur_arg], "ssl")) { /* use ssl certificate */
 #ifdef USE_OPENSSL
 				struct listener *l;