diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 1ca813b16e78..8917f2b3a783 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ struct cfq_data {
 	unsigned int cfq_slice[2];
 	unsigned int cfq_slice_async_rq;
 	unsigned int cfq_slice_idle;
+	unsigned int cfq_desktop;
 
 	struct list_head cic_list;
 
@@ -1951,7 +1952,7 @@ cfq_update_idle_window(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
 	enable_idle = old_idle = cfq_cfqq_idle_window(cfqq);
 
 	if (!atomic_read(&cic->ioc->nr_tasks) || !cfqd->cfq_slice_idle ||
-	    (cfqd->hw_tag && CIC_SEEKY(cic)))
+	    (!cfqd->cfq_desktop && cfqd->hw_tag && CIC_SEEKY(cic)))
 		enable_idle = 0;
 	else if (sample_valid(cic->ttime_samples)) {
 		if (cic->ttime_mean > cfqd->cfq_slice_idle)
@@ -2480,6 +2481,7 @@ static void *cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	cfqd->cfq_slice[1] = cfq_slice_sync;
 	cfqd->cfq_slice_async_rq = cfq_slice_async_rq;
 	cfqd->cfq_slice_idle = cfq_slice_idle;
+	cfqd->cfq_desktop = 1;
 	cfqd->hw_tag = 1;
 
 	return cfqd;
@@ -2549,6 +2551,7 @@ SHOW_FUNCTION(cfq_slice_idle_show, cfqd->cfq_slice_idle, 1);
 SHOW_FUNCTION(cfq_slice_sync_show, cfqd->cfq_slice[1], 1);
 SHOW_FUNCTION(cfq_slice_async_show, cfqd->cfq_slice[0], 1);
 SHOW_FUNCTION(cfq_slice_async_rq_show, cfqd->cfq_slice_async_rq, 0);
+SHOW_FUNCTION(cfq_desktop_show, cfqd->cfq_desktop, 0);
 #undef SHOW_FUNCTION
 
 #define STORE_FUNCTION(__FUNC, __PTR, MIN, MAX, __CONV)			\
@@ -2580,6 +2583,7 @@ STORE_FUNCTION(cfq_slice_sync_store, &cfqd->cfq_slice[1], 1, UINT_MAX, 1);
 STORE_FUNCTION(cfq_slice_async_store, &cfqd->cfq_slice[0], 1, UINT_MAX, 1);
 STORE_FUNCTION(cfq_slice_async_rq_store, &cfqd->cfq_slice_async_rq, 1,
 		UINT_MAX, 0);
+STORE_FUNCTION(cfq_desktop_store, &cfqd->cfq_desktop, 0, 1, 0);
 #undef STORE_FUNCTION
 
 #define CFQ_ATTR(name) \
@@ -2595,6 +2599,7 @@ static struct elv_fs_entry cfq_attrs[] = {
 	CFQ_ATTR(slice_async),
 	CFQ_ATTR(slice_async_rq),
 	CFQ_ATTR(slice_idle),
+	CFQ_ATTR(desktop),
 	__ATTR_NULL
 };