diff --git a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
index 4de1e84fbfcb..3aace34ab5c1 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using osu.Desktop.Security;
 using osu.Desktop.Overlays;
+using osu.Desktop.Performance;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game;
 using osu.Desktop.Updater;
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ protected override void LoadComplete()
 
             LoadComponentAsync(new DiscordRichPresence(), Add);
 
+            LoadComponentAsync(new HighPerformanceSession(), Add);
+
             if (RuntimeInfo.OS == RuntimeInfo.Platform.Windows)
                 LoadComponentAsync(new GameplayWinKeyBlocker(), Add);
 
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Performance/Gamemode.cs b/osu.Desktop/Performance/Gamemode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..90a6effa24f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Performance/Gamemode.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using osu.Framework.Logging;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.Performance
+{
+    public static class GamemodeRequest
+    {
+        [DllImport("libgamemode.so.0")]
+        private static extern int real_gamemode_request_start();
+
+        [DllImport("libgamemode.so.0")]
+        private static extern int real_gamemode_request_end();
+
+        public static void RequestStart()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                int gamemodeOutput = real_gamemode_request_start();
+
+                Logger.Log(gamemodeOutput < 0 ? "Gamemode \"Start\" request failed" : "Gamemode \"Start\" request was successfull");
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                Logger.Log("Gamemode is not present on the system");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void RequestEnd()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                int gamemodeOutput = real_gamemode_request_end();
+
+                Logger.Log(gamemodeOutput < 0 ? "Gamemode \"End\" request failed" : "Gamemode \"End\" request was successfull");
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                Logger.Log("Gamemode is not present on the system");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Performance/HighPerformanceSession.cs b/osu.Desktop/Performance/HighPerformanceSession.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4af165fd2a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Performance/HighPerformanceSession.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Game;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.Performance
+{
+    public class HighPerformanceSession : Component
+    {
+        private Bindable<bool> localUserPlaying;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuGame game, OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            localUserPlaying = game.LocalUserPlaying.GetBoundCopy();
+            localUserPlaying.BindValueChanged(e => onPlayerStateChange(e.NewValue));
+        }
+
+        private void onPlayerStateChange(bool state)
+        {
+            if (state)
+                enableHighPerformanceSession();
+            else
+                disableHighPerformanceSession();
+        }
+
+        private void enableHighPerformanceSession()
+        {
+            GamemodeRequest.RequestStart();
+        }
+
+        private void disableHighPerformanceSession()
+        {
+            GamemodeRequest.RequestEnd();
+        }
+    }
+}