diff --git a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc.c b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc.c
index bf40eeef23a8..180b6a39eb97 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc.c
+++ b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc.c
@@ -414,10 +414,11 @@ int msm_vidc_qbuf(void *instance, struct media_device *mdev,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * set perf mode for image session buffers so that
-	 * they will be processed quickly
+	 * set perf mode for image and thumbnail session buffers
+	 * so that they will be processed quickly
 	 */
-	if (is_grid_session(inst) && b->type == INPUT_MPLANE)
+	if ((is_grid_session(inst) || is_thumbnail_session(inst))
+		&& b->type == INPUT_MPLANE)
 		b->flags |= V4L2_BUF_FLAG_PERF_MODE;
 
 	timestamp_us = (u64)((b->timestamp.tv_sec * 1000000ULL) +
diff --git a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_common.c b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_common.c
index 071e616eec90..d22a7c85d0ea 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_common.c
+++ b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_common.c
@@ -735,15 +735,20 @@ int msm_comm_get_inst_load(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst,
 	 *                 | Power Request Load =       |
 	 *                 |          res * max(op, fps)|
 	 * ----------------|----------------------------|
-	 * NON-REALTIME/   | Admission Control Load = 0	|
-	 *  THUMBNAIL      | Power Request Load =       |
+	 * NON-REALTIME    | Admission Control Load = 0 |
+	 *                 | Power Request Load =       |
 	 *                 |          res * max(op, fps)|
 	 * ----------------|----------------------------|
+	 * THUMBNAIL       | Always Load = 0            |
+	 *                 | Perf mode added for        |
+	 *                 | thumbnail session buffers  |
+	 *                 | for faster decoding.       |
+	 * ----------------|----------------------------|
 	 */
 
-	if ((is_thumbnail_session(inst) ||
-		 !is_realtime_session(inst)) &&
-		quirks == LOAD_ADMISSION_CONTROL) {
+	if (is_thumbnail_session(inst) ||
+		(!is_realtime_session(inst) &&
+		 quirks == LOAD_ADMISSION_CONTROL)) {
 		load = 0;
 	} else {
 		load = msm_comm_get_mbs_per_sec(inst, quirks);