diff --git a/include/uapi/vidc/media/msm_vidc_utils.h b/include/uapi/vidc/media/msm_vidc_utils.h
index e45ffa06f231..73ff48f86ca4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/vidc/media/msm_vidc_utils.h
+++ b/include/uapi/vidc/media/msm_vidc_utils.h
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_vidc_video_bitrate_savings_type {
 		(V4L2_CID_MPEG_MSM_VIDC_BASE + 135)
 #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_VIDEO_DISABLE_TIMESTAMP_REORDER \
 		(V4L2_CID_MPEG_MSM_VIDC_BASE + 136)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_VENC_COMPLEXITY \
+		(V4L2_CID_MPEG_MSM_VIDC_BASE + 137)
 
 #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_VIDEO_UNKNOWN \
 		(V4L2_CID_MPEG_MSM_VIDC_BASE + 0xFFF)
diff --git a/msm/vidc/msm_venc.c b/msm/vidc/msm_venc.c
index 2002a8bccaf3..c47f37121628 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/msm_venc.c
+++ b/msm/vidc/msm_venc.c
@@ -596,6 +596,16 @@ static struct msm_vidc_ctrl msm_venc_ctrls[] = {
 		.step = 1,
 		.menu_skip_mask = 0,
 	},
+	{
+		.id = V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_VENC_COMPLEXITY,
+		.name = "Encoder complexity",
+		.type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER,
+		.minimum = 0,
+		.maximum = 100,
+		.default_value = 100,
+		.step = 1,
+		.qmenu = NULL,
+	},
 	{
 		.id = V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_HIER_CODING_TYPE,
 		.name = "Set Hier coding type",
@@ -1976,6 +1986,11 @@ int msm_venc_s_ctrl(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst, struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_VENC_BITRATE_BOOST:
 		inst->boost_enabled = true;
 		break;
+	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_VENC_COMPLEXITY:
+		if (is_realtime_session(inst)) {
+			s_vpr_h(sid, "Client is setting complexity for RT session\n");
+		}
+		break;
 	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ENTROPY_MODE:
 		inst->entropy_mode = msm_comm_v4l2_to_hfi(
 			V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_ENTROPY_MODE,
diff --git a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_clocks.c b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_clocks.c
index 68841ff06206..7ddf39a1ba70 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_clocks.c
+++ b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_clocks.c
@@ -1434,6 +1434,7 @@ static inline int msm_vidc_power_save_mode_enable(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst,
 	void *pdata = NULL;
 	struct hfi_device *hdev = NULL;
 	u32 hfi_perf_mode;
+	struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl;
 
 	hdev = inst->core->device;
 	if (inst->session_type != MSM_VIDC_ENCODER) {
@@ -1443,6 +1444,9 @@ static inline int msm_vidc_power_save_mode_enable(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	ctrl = get_ctrl(inst, V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDC_VENC_COMPLEXITY);
+	if (!is_realtime_session(inst) && !ctrl->val)
+		enable = true;
 	prop_id = HFI_PROPERTY_CONFIG_VENC_PERF_MODE;
 	hfi_perf_mode = enable ? HFI_VENC_PERFMODE_POWER_SAVE :
 		HFI_VENC_PERFMODE_MAX_QUALITY;