diff --git a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/Backup/DataBlockProcessor.cs b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/Backup/DataBlockProcessor.cs
index f1211a369..2ec79b592 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/Backup/DataBlockProcessor.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/Backup/DataBlockProcessor.cs
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2024, The Duplicati Team
 // https://duplicati.com, hello@duplicati.com
-// 
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a 
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), 
-// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation 
-// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, 
-// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the 
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
 // Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-// 
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in 
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 // all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-// 
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS 
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE 
-// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING 
-// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER 
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 // DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 using CoCoL;
@@ -55,12 +55,25 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup
                 BlockVolumeWriter blockvolume = null;
                 TemporaryIndexVolume indexvolume = null;
 
+                System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch sw_workload = new ();
+                long allowed_workload_ms = options.CPUIntensity * 100;
+
                 try
                 {
                     while (true)
                     {
                         var b = await self.Input.ReadAsync();
 
+                        // Check if the process has spent more than allowed workload time
+                        if (options.CPUIntensity < 10 && sw_workload.ElapsedMilliseconds > allowed_workload_ms)
+                        {
+                            // Sleep the remaining time
+                            int time_to_sleep = 1000 - (int) allowed_workload_ms;
+                            await Task.Delay(time_to_sleep);
+                            sw_workload.Reset();
+                        }
+                        sw_workload.Start();
+
                         // We need these blocks to be stored in the full index files
                         var isMandatoryBlocklistHash = b.IsBlocklistHashes && fullIndexFiles;
 
@@ -75,6 +88,7 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup
                             if (!isMandatoryBlocklistHash && await database.FindBlockIDAsync(b.HashKey, b.Size) >= 0)
                             {
                                 b.TaskCompletion.TrySetResult(false);
+                                sw_workload.Stop();
                                 continue;
                             }
 
@@ -140,6 +154,8 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup
 
                         // We ignore the stop signal, but not the pause and terminate
                         await taskreader.ProgressAsync;
+
+                        sw_workload.Stop();
                     }
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Options.cs b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Options.cs
index 8e40edffc..4d9bd1364 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Options.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Options.cs
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2024, The Duplicati Team
 // https://duplicati.com, hello@duplicati.com
-// 
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a 
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), 
-// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation 
-// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, 
-// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the 
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
 // Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-// 
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in 
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 // all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-// 
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS 
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE 
-// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING 
-// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER 
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 // DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 using System;
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main
 
                     new CommandLineArgument("auto-compact-interval", CommandLineArgument.ArgumentType.Timespan, Strings.Options.AutoCompactIntervalShort, Strings.Options.AutoCompactIntervalLong, "0m"),
                     new CommandLineArgument("auto-vacuum-interval", CommandLineArgument.ArgumentType.Timespan, Strings.Options.AutoVacuumIntervalShort, Strings.Options.AutoVacuumIntervalLong, "0m"),
+
+                    new CommandLineArgument("cpu-intensity", CommandLineArgument.ArgumentType.Integer, Strings.Options.CPUIntensityShort, Strings.Options.CPUIntensityLong, "10"),
                 });
 
                 return lst;
@@ -699,7 +701,7 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the time frames and intervals for the retention policy
-        /// </summary>        
+        /// </summary>
         public List<RetentionPolicyValue> RetentionPolicy
         {
             get
@@ -1932,6 +1934,24 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the CPU intensity level indicating target CPU utilization. 1 is the lowest, 10 is the highest. Default is 10.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int CPUIntensity
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                string value;
+                if (!m_options.TryGetValue("cpu-intensity", out value))
+                    value = null;
+
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
+                    return 10;
+                else
+                    return Math.Max(1, Math.Min(10, int.Parse(value)));
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a compression hint from a filename
         /// </summary>
@@ -1946,7 +1966,7 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a list of modules, the key indicates if they are loaded 
+        /// Gets a list of modules, the key indicates if they are loaded
         /// </summary>
         public List<KeyValuePair<bool, Library.Interface.IGenericModule>> LoadedModules { get { return m_loadedModules; } }
 
diff --git a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Strings.cs b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Strings.cs
index d90d461bf..f847ed187 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Strings.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Strings.cs
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2024, The Duplicati Team
 // https://duplicati.com, hello@duplicati.com
-// 
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a 
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), 
-// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation 
-// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, 
-// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the 
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
 // Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-// 
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in 
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 // all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-// 
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS 
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE 
-// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING 
-// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER 
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 // DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 using System;
 using Duplicati.Library.Localization.Short;
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main.Strings
         public static string AutoCompactIntervalShort { get { return LC.L("Minimum time between auto compactions"); } }
         public static string AutoVacuumIntervalLong { get { return LC.L("The minimum amount of time that must elapse after the last vacuum before another will be automatically triggered at the end of a backup job. Automatic vacuum can be a long-running process and may not be desirable to run after every single backup."); } }
         public static string AutoVacuumIntervalShort { get { return LC.L("Minimum time between auto vacuums"); } }
+        public static string CPUIntensityShort { get { return LC.L("CPU intensity level"); } }
+        public static string CPUIntensityLong { get { return LC.L("Set the CPU intensity level to limit CPU resource utilization. A higher number translates into a higher utilization budget. E.g. 10 would mean no restrictions. Must be an integer between 1-10."); } }
     }
 
     internal static class Common