diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/driinfo_freedreno.h b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/driinfo_freedreno.h
index a23b865ebd4..304262c3f90 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/driinfo_freedreno.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/driinfo_freedreno.h
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 DRI_CONF_SECTION_MISCELLANEOUS
    DRI_CONF_DISABLE_CONSERVATIVE_LRZ(false)
 DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
+
+DRI_CONF_SECTION_DEBUG
+   DRI_CONF_DISABLE_THROTTLING(false)
+DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c
index 0df23c38c25..e6b1cb3980d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ fd_screen_get_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, enum pipe_cap param)
       return is_a6xx(screen);
    case PIPE_CAP_TWO_SIDED_COLOR:
       return 0;
+   case PIPE_CAP_THROTTLE:
+      return screen->driconf.enable_throttling;
    default:
       return u_pipe_screen_get_param_defaults(pscreen, param);
    }
@@ -1110,6 +1112,8 @@ fd_screen_create(int fd,
 
    screen->driconf.conservative_lrz =
          !driQueryOptionb(config->options, "disable_conservative_lrz");
+   screen->driconf.enable_throttling =
+         !driQueryOptionb(config->options, "disable_throttling");
 
    struct sysinfo si;
    sysinfo(&si);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.h
index 23affe622f4..466e203d670 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.h
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ struct fd_screen {
        * suffer a performance loss with conservative LRZ.
        */
       bool conservative_lrz;
+
+      /* Enable EGL throttling (default true).
+       */
+      bool enable_throttling;
    } driconf;
 
    const struct fd_dev_info *info;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_driinfo.h.in b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_driinfo.h.in
index 301247b35ec..17e728b1920 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_driinfo.h.in
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_driinfo.h.in
@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@ DRI_CONF_SECTION_MISCELLANEOUS
      */
     DRI_CONF_DISABLE_CONSERVATIVE_LRZ(false)
 DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
+
+DRI_CONF_SECTION_DEBUG
+   /* Also needed for native-context drivers (freedreno) */
+   DRI_CONF_DISABLE_THROTTLING(false)
+DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
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